Dare to Dream!
Empowering World Class Leaders and Life-Long Learners!
Happy October!
We had a great time last week celebrating "Start with Hello!" Our K-2nd graders are contributing lots of canned items for Gracie's Canned Goods drive, and we appreciate your support of our PTA's Stuff the Boots Fundraiser and school programs such as Math Superstars, Spelling Bee, field trips, Passport to Sommer, library books, technology, speakers and so much more!
Fifth grade is deeply engrossed in their first PBLas they study about the first colonies.
Our students are definitely learning and leading!
New Running Club Schedule Beginning Sept. 30
Monday: K & 1st Grades
Tuesday: 2nd Grade
Wednesday: 3rd Grade
Thursday: 4th & 5th Grades
McNeil & Round Rock High Schools Homecoming Celebrations
- Open to future Mavs in elementary and middle school.
- 6:00-Arrival, 7:00 Game Kick-Off
- Registration, $10, includes Tunnel Stampede & t-shirt-due Sept. 25
- Trophy awarded for the school with the most registered participants
- Participants admitted free to the game.
- Eventbrite Information
- Oct. 9 Community Parade 4:00 Lineup, 5:00 Parade begins
- Oct. 9 Community Pep Rally following the parade
- Oct. 11 Homecoming Game
Parent Conferences
In the spirit of Empowering World-Class Leaders and Life-Long Learners, our 3rd-5th grades will be conducting student-led conferences. Time will be scheduled for you to visit with your children first as well as have time to ask questions and hear from the teachers.
The goals for our students include: Assuming responsibility for discussing their progress both academically and behaviorally Learning to communicate effectively and professionally Learning to assess their own work Being accountable for their work and behavior Setting personal goals
This conference is an opportunity for you as a parent to continue to demonstrate a positive interest in your child’s progress, hear your child’s evaluation of his/her accomplishments, and support your child with words of encouragement and positive feedback for his/her school work.
RRISD has set the date as Monday, Oct. 14 in order to be consistent across the district. We will also be scheduling conferences during the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 15. Please note that because of the format of our conferences being student-led, it is extremely important that you schedule time during one of these two days. Teachers are sending out the sign-ups this week so that you can plan accordingly.
We truly appreciate your support in allowing us to take ownership in their learning by applying real-world skills to present their learning to you.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your teachers or Nancy Varljen at 512-704-0600.
Original Math Practice from Mrs. Whitney's Class
Argumentative Texts in 5th Grade
Original Math Practice from Mrs. Whitney's Class
RRISD Chess Tournament
Upcoming Dates:
- Oct. 1 3:00-8:00 pm Donation Event for Gracie's Canned Goods at Orange Leaf
- Oct. 4 7:40 Friday Assembly: Grades 3-5
- Oct. 4 Kona Ice during lunch from PTA! Thanks for your support of Stuff the Boots!
- Oct. 9 5:00 RRHS Homecoming Parade & Community Pep Rally
- Oct. 11 6:00 McNeil Tunnel Run
- Oct. 11 McNeil & RRHS Homecoming Games
- Oct. 14 Parent Conferences/Student Holiday
- Oct. 15 AM Staff Professional Learning Day/PM Parent Conferences/Student Holiday
- Oct. 16 Author Stephen Swinburne-4th Grade
- Oct. 18 7:40 Friday Assembly K-2
- Oct. 18 Spelling Bee Semi-Finals for 4th/5th Grades
- Oct. 23 5:00 Parent Information Mtg for 4th/5th Grades
Celebrations
Congratulations to our 5th grade students who participated in the Meridian Chess Tournament K-5 U400 Category:
2nd Place: Aneesh Dwarsala
3rd Place: Spencer Griffin
8th Place: Nagaraj Bhadurgatte