Great evening fantastic families,

Welcome to the final week of 2021! This has been the fastest semester of my career and I hope our scholars have enjoyed the experience my staff and I have created for them. In the midst of the pandemic, we were able to do all of the things we are accustomed to with the proper safety guidelines. We had concerts, walking trips, field trips, competed in athletics, invited speakers, intramurals, completed service days and even had a pep rally. These are only a couple of the things we were able to accomplish this semester. This week we look forward to fine arts winter concerts and basketball playoff games for our girls basketball teams (more details below). We also have fun festive days scheduled for this final week, please assure your scholar is aware. We will also have our December CAC meeting where we will discuss more about the calendar and schedule plans for next year. We will communicate more about this hot topic once Austin ISD finalizes its plans. I will also attend a Principal's Round table this week to learn and determine what it means for individual campuses. Thank you for the opportunity to lead such a great school community and all of the support given along the way. #BEGREATmentality #ProgressNotPerfection

- Do you want to get gifts for teachers for the holidays? We have the perfect way to do that! The Young Scientists program and the PTA are hosting a holiday appreciation luncheon for all Kealing staff on Dec 10. In order to send the staff home with a holiday gift/show of appreciation, we are looking for volunteers to gift $20 or $25 gift cards and people to bring desserts of all kinds. We want every staff member to be able to take home a delicious treat and a gift card. Desserts can be homemade or store bought. If you'd like to help, sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0e4aadac29abfd0-holiday1

-Beth Reyburn, PTA President

Not a Kealing PTA member, yet? Click the link below to join Kealing PTA.

https://www.kealingpta.org/

Happy Holidays!

The Kealing PTA Executive Board

With many AISD students living in food insecure households, access to healthy food may be challenging when the district is closed. Families can use the community resources below to find free meals in their area while AISD offices and schools are closed for the winter break:

• Central Texas Food Bank - Find Food Now

• United Way for Greater Austin - ConnectATX

• Texas Health and Human Services - Call 2-1-1 or (877) 541-7905 to speak to a live operator.

The last day Food Service will distribute meal packs for virtual learners is Dec. 8. On this day, families will receive eight meal packs, to provide food through Dec. 17.

Greetings Nature Lovers!

This week we have a selection of job openings, volunteer opportunities, and upcoming summits/conferences to share. Read to the end for some fun family tips on having a more eco-friendly holiday season!

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Connect | Adapt | Share - Programs Conference: educational and enrichment session proposals are now open for the 2021 Programs Conference. Running from Dec 13-15, the Programs Conference is an opportunity to learn best practices within and outside the City of Austin's Department of Centralized Programs.

INSPIRATION

How to Have a Green Holiday Season: from our friends at the Office of Sustainability, learn how you and yours can have a more ecologically friendly holiday experience.

Have a beautiful weekend, everyone!

Julia Hill (she/her)

Program Coordinator – Cities Connecting Children to Nature

City of Austin | Parks & Recreation Department | Park Planning Division

+1 512-974-9466 | julia.hill@austintexas.gov

http://www.austintexas.gov/CCCN

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