Akin News
Friday, March 8th, 2019
Note from the Principal
Dear Akin Families,
Student Safety - We encourage everyone to utilize the marked student drop-off and pick-up areas in the morning and afternoon. We encourage your arrival between 7:20-7:40 am to ensure our students are in the classroom ready to learn by 7:45 am. Parents, do not drop off students in the parking lots and have them walk across the street to the school building in the morning.
At dismissal, please stay in your vehicles and use the pick up lanes. Cars are continuously moving during drop-off and pick-up times and we have no crossing guard to assist students, and others, in getting across the streets safely.
We appreciate your support and understanding as student safety is a priority at Akin.
Thank you,
Mrs. Webster
Kindness Week Success!
At Akin Elementary we celebrated Kindness Week this week. PTA hosted a “Bowl Over Hunger” cereal drive to benefit HCCM food pantry and our Aviators did an amazing job (469 boxes)! In addition, the C2 students organized a number of activities to share kindness on campus. Thank you for your donations and for helping us spread kindness in our community and at Akin!
Great Staff Development led by our very own Ms. Tobolka!
Shapes all around in Mrs. Middleton's class!
The Power of Yet!
Field Day & Field Trip T-shirts on sale!
Our 2019 Field Trip shirts & Field Day shirts will be the same this year! ORDER FORM IS ONLINE, so please don’t send in cash or checks to the school. The online store will be available in two sessions with the first one running from January 24th to February 28th.
The store will re-open approximately mid-March for further purchases. Kinder, 3rd and 5th grades have a later field trip, so if you purchase during the second opening, shirts will be delivered prior to their field trip date. Please click on the link below to order now:
https://www.spiritworx.com/store/6683/
Please email Coach Steve if you have any questions!
PTA Updates
SPIRIT NIGHT
Join us at McAlister’s Deli for our next Spirit Night on Tuesday, February 26 from 5 to 10pm at 4701 183A Suite A in Cedar Park. Please sign up in advance, so they don’t cancel our event, at https://www.groupraise.com/events/83478. When you purchase your meal, mention your group's name to have 20% of your meal's price donated back to Akin Elementary PTA.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PTA MEMBERS
At our upcoming PTA general membership meeting on February 27, 2019 at 6:00pm, there will be two key items that we will be voting on: an amendment to the Monta Akin PTA bylaws and the adoption of standing rules. These documents can be found at akin.my-pta.org for your review.
Watch Dog Dad Program!
Watch D.O.G.S. is an innovative program of the National Center for Fathering, focusing on improving education in our nation's schools by using the positive influence of fathers and father figures.
For more information on this program and for step-by-step instructions on how to become a Watch D.O.G.S. volunteer (new and returning dads) go to http://akin.my-pta.org/ to visit our PTA website, then click on Watch D.O.G.S. to sign up. Come have fun with us at school!
Upcoming Events
2/27 PTA General Meeting 6:00 pm (Reflections Awards)
2/28 Green Apple Deposit Day
Mar. 4th-Mar. 8th Celebrate TX Public School Week
Mar. 11th-14th Book Fair
Mar. 13th PTA/Coach Steve's Family Fitness Night 6-7:30 pm
Akin Yearbook
Yearbooks are on sale for $20 until they are sold out. Last year we ran out, so buy them as soon as you can. Click on the link below to order your yearbook today!
https://www.balfour.com/shop/yearbook?smi=134859
If you have any questions, you can contact the yearbook sponsors at elise.richardson@leanderisd.org or crystal.lucero@leanderisd.org.
Aviator WINGS Winners!
"I Earned My Wings at Akin Elementary!"
Every week students who have earned their wings are entered into a drawing to be recognized for SOARing to Greatness with positive behavior at Akin Elementary.
This week's winners are:
Austin Thain - Niestradt
Connor Plante - Blume
Carter Muir - Davison
Erick Baxter - Sommer
Sara Guevara - Hall
Melina Nazari - Hawley
Way to go Aviators and keep SOARing to Greatness...Everywhere!