Caraway Principal's Weekly Update
Celebrating 40 Years of Serving Families
December 10-14
Our Annual International Festival is this Thursday, December 13th beginning at 6:00 p.m. This is a great cultural experience for the entire family. We hope to see you there. You can also take advantage of the book fair that evening. See the eFlyer from Mrs. Letendre.
Warmly,
Katrina Bailey, Principal
Reminders for this Week
- International Festival, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
- The Book Fair will be open late, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Bringing Home the Trophy
Reflections Results
Dance Choreography Intermediate Level
Pratiksha Sathyanarayanan- Award of Excellence
Literature Primary Level
Aryann Prabhakar- Award of Excellence
Abhiram Kadiyala- Award of Merit
Literature Intermediate Level
Anagha Alluri- Award of Excellence
Music Composition Primary Level
Travis Grigsby- Award of Excellence
Photography Primary Level
Trevor Beck- Award of Excellence
Photography Intermediate Level
Graham Beck- Award of Excellence
Visual Arts Primary Level
Trevor Beck- Award of Merit
Noelle Henry- Honorable Mention
Pranavan Narenthirakumar- Honorable Mention
Abhiram Kadiyala- Award of Excellence
Visual Arts Intermediate Level
Graham Beck- Award of Merit
John Magdaleno- Award of Merit
Malia Ochs- Award of Merit
Malia Ochs- Honorable Mention
Malia Ochs- Honorable Mention
Arya Ramaiah- Award of Excellence
Ethan Timmens- Award of Merit
Ethan TImmens- Honorable Mention
Ethan TImmens- Honorable Mention
Eganth Vasanthakumar- Award of Excellence
Aaron Yoo- Award of Excellence
Science Fair
Science Night Volunteers
Science night is coming on January, 23! This will be the same night as the Science Fair. We are looking for volunteers to help put together some hands-on experiments for the kids to enjoy as well as volunteers to run the experiments (45 minute time slots). If you are interested in helping out, please contact Amy McCurdy at singprov@gmail.com.
First Students PBL Project (help needed)
Please see their letter attached below to find out more.
Dream Box (online math program)
Great news! Our wonderful Caraway PTA has purchased a year subscription to DreamBox Learning, a K-8 digital math program. The program individually tailors every math lesson and ensures that students work in their optimal learning zone. The DreamBox experience is student-driven and boosts inspiration and confidence for all learners. Driven by Intelligent Adaptive Learning™ technology, DreamBox adapts to students’ actions to meet them at the right level–with personalized instruction that promotes student decision making and strategy development.
Please see the letter attached to find out more information including how to login from home.
After School Enrichment
Online registration is open for Spring 2019 after school enrichment classes. Most classes start in January and are held once a week for six weeks at Caraway. Activities are led by qualified instructors who enjoy helping students pursue their passion or discover a new talent. Cross this off of your list of things to do, REGISTER TODAY. Classes that don’t meet minimum enrollment before the start date may be canceled.
Caraway Academy
Lifetouch - Important Reminder
Attached is a flyer to share with your families featuring exclusive benefits of ordering on mylifetouch.com, such as a FREE 8x8 Shutterfly photo book and a one-time FREE digital image in your Shutterfly account.
Many of your families have already taken advantage of the free Shutterfly photo book offer by ordering online. This is a wonderful way for families to receive added value for their memory keeping and gift giving. Please see the attached flier for more information.
Teacher Cookie Exchange - December 20th
International Night
We are happy to share that we have 16 countries participating in the International festival this year. If you are interested in volunteering please contact the respective team. Thank you Dun & Bradstreet for donating $1000 for our event!
1. Germany - Sunnie Schuler (sunnie_schuler@roundrockisd.org)
2. Greece - Vicky Phrydas (vickyphrydas@gmail.com)
3. Peru - Jennifer Portilla (jenniferswalker@gmail.com)
4. Colombia - Guillermo Martinez (guillermo.martinez@gmail.com)
5. China - Estella Liu (estella.ly@gmail.com)
6. India - Aruna Lakshmanan (arunalakshman@gmail.com)
7. Filipino - Theda Fresques (thedafresques@gmail.com)
8. Italy - Melina Caruso (caruso.mel@gmail.com)
9. Korea - Jeeyuon Lee (lee.jeeyoun@gmail.com)
10. Hungary - Hanna Horsey (hannapog@gmail.com)
11. Japan - Maki (temaki1220@gmail.com)
12. Spain - Kim Correa (kimcorrea@gmail.com)
13. Scandinavia - Rochelle (rrperry78@gmail.com)
14. France - Jane Strachey (jane.strachey@gmail.com)
15. Iraq - Sarah Alsalihi (sarahalsalihi@gmail.com)
16. Mexico - Areli Buenrosto (arelibuenrostro@hotmail.com)
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December Events
- December 10-14 - Book Fair Week
- December 13 - International Night, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
- December 19 - Winter Parties/ Students Last Day
- December 21-January 7 - Winter Break/No School for Students and Staff
Katrina Bailey, Principal
Caraway Office Team
Melanie Solis, Assistant Principal
Marjan Amiri, Counselor
Tania Valdez, Counselor
Lisa Costello, Instructional Technology Specialist (ITS)
Grace Mims, Administrative Associate
Nancy Richards, Registrar
Judy Gullen, Nurse
Cheryl Borden, Office Specialist