Issue XXXIII
Issue XXXIII May 2-‐6
Announcements May 2, 3, 5 & 6
May 5
Please know that the dancers will have practice on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 7:00am to 7:30am. Cheerleaders will have their last practice of the year on Thursday from 3:45-‐6pm on the stage.
May 5
Checkers club will have their last practice this Thursday from 7:30 to 8:00am in the computer lab.
May 6
Jump Rope for Heart finale. Our school goal is $3500. If we can reach our goal, Mrs. Leimann will kiss a pig.
May 7
We will have basketball camp for 4 th & 5 grade students. Boys will practice from 8:00-‐10:30am and girls from 11:00 – 1:30pm.
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Dear Parents, nd The Art Dept. will be hosting our 2 Annual Chalk Art Festival on Friday, th May 6 for all Elementary thru High School students. We are asking for all students to bring their sidewalk chalk no later than Friday morning to be able to participate. Prizes will be given to the winners. Please know that grade level field trips have started. If you are interested in volunteering to chaperon in your son/daughter’s field trip, a background authorization form must be cleared prior to attending the field trip. st Please know that background authorizations m ay take 5-‐10 business days. 1 th grade will be going on their field trip to Sea Turtle Inc. on Wednesday, May 4 . Please be sure to turn in all permission slips to your teacher. Elementary yearbook sales have been extended 1 more week. Price per yearbook is $25 and m oney may be turned in to your homeroom teacher. Don’t be left without one!!! Please know that we will begin STAAR testing next week again. We do ask that students be at school on time in order to get a good breakfast. We ask that you send your child with their lunch on their testing days, as we will not be having lunch deliveries in order to maintain a stable testing environment. Please do not bring backpacks nor electronics on testing days. th Monday, May 9 – Grades 3, 4, 6, & 7 Math, Grades 5 & 8 Math Retest th Tuesday, May 10 -‐ Grades 3, 4, 6 & 7 Reading, Grades 5 & 7 Reading Retest th Wednesday, May 11 – Grades 5 & 8 Science th Thursday, May 12 -‐ Grade 8 Social Studies . Thank you for your support, Administration
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Cafeteria
Office Reminders
In order to ensure your child has money in their lunch account, please use m ymealtime.com. This online software can be used to check your
Please m ake sure to stop by the front office if you have a change of address or phone number. It is important that we have your most current
child’s account. Our cafeteria department does their best to give a courtesy call in case that your child’s account is empty, but these calls are not m ade every day. It is the responsibility of the parent to keep current on their child’s account. Charging will not be allowed. Please know that we will offer an alternative meal if your child does not have money in their account. Please email Mr. Rendon if you have any questions at:
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information in case of emergencies.
Tutorial Reminders Please be advised that this week will be the last week for all grade level tutorials. We do also ask that all students be picked up promptly at 5pm from tutorials.
Fundraisers PTO has issued A pple bundle tickets to all students. Prize per ticket is $10. Please be aware that all money will be due on May th th 6 and raffle will take place on May 18 . Apple bundle prize includes: MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, iPhone 6S, and A pple watch. Thank you for your cooperation. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ The Elementary Art Dept. will be hosting st our 1 Annual Mother/Son Dance on th Friday, May 13 . The dance will be held in the Athlos gym from 6pm-‐8pm.
Teacher Appreciation Donations Dear Parents, Please know that Teacher Appreciation Week is this week. We would like to show our wonderful teachers how much we appreciate all of their hard work and dedication. We are asking for donations of gifts, gift cards, or gift certificates that we may present to them throughout the week. Any donation is greatly appreciated. You may drop off donations in the front office with Mrs. Patsy Muñiz, Parent Liaison, Monday-‐ Friday from 8am-‐4pm. Thank you
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Extra Curricular Activities Speed Racers will continue to have practice Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays in the gym from 7:30-‐8:00am. Please know that we have jumpstarted our Jump Rope for Heart. Please know that we are trying to raise 3,500. If we meet our goal, our principal, Mrs. Leimann will kiss a pig! All money is due by May 6.
On behalf of third grade, thank you m aking movie night a success! A th special thanks to Gabriela Perez & Faith A ldama, 6 grade students, for volunteering to help during with concession during movie night.
Thank you to Secretary of State, Mr. Cascos, for visiting Athlos Leadership Academy on Friday and speaking to our Middle School and High School on the importance of voting.
Our A thlos Cub Scouts Troop 189 participated in the “Hooked for Life” fishing event this Saturday at The Brownsville Events Center. Thank you to all the students & parents for representing our campus out in the
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