WEEK 27

UPDATE

Hello Parents!

We have been busy since spring break! We had Writing Camp all last week and the Writing STAAR test yesterday. 

Writing camp was lots of fun and we worked on lots of great stuff to help us prepare for the test. I know that the students are glad to have that behind them.  Our next STAAR tests are in May, so we can breathe easy for a little while. Thank you for all of your contributions for camp and testing day. I appreciate your constant support. 

HOMEWORK

The students have not had any reading or spelling homework this week. We will be back on track next week. 

FIELD TRIP

You should receive a field trip permission slip (purple sheet) in folders tomorrow. Please make sure that you complete the front and the back. 

 They are due by April 11. We are going to the Bob Bullock Museum on April 26th. 

SAFETY PATROL

Students will receive safety patrol permission forms today (Wednesday). There are a limited number of spots, so please make sure you get your form turned in quickly if you are interested. 

BOOK ORDER

I sent home Scholastic Book orders home with your child today. When you order, it helps build our classroom library, so I greatly appreciate any order. If you are ordering online you will need the Class Activation Code. It is GT3NL.

Thank you!

KICKBALL AND FOOD DRIVE 

 The Service Club is helping with a Food Drive for the Round Rock Serving Center in conjunction with the Round Rock Empty Bowls Festival.  The Empty Bowls Festival is on Saturday, April 9 at Cedar Ridge High School from 11-2 pm.  To get ready for the event, we are collecting food. The food donations can be dropped off in the boxes outside the main office.  

Most Needed donations for RR Serving Center:

canned soup

canned fruit

canned vegetables (green beans and corn are favorites)

peanut butter

pasta

macaroni and cheese, rice, beans

toilet paper

diapers

cereal

canned meat and tuna

We will report our totals on April 8 and the elementary school with the greatest amount collected will receive a trophy!

Thank you in advance for your food donations!

Kickball Tournament

The Service Club is also helping to organize a Kickball Tournament with teams from FCE, Blackland Prairie, and Gattis Elementary.  Kids Kicking out Hunger will be held on May 1 at Gattis Elementary.  Your K-5th grader can register for a team or individually to play.  Registration is $10 per person and we are trying to have t-shirts for each school also.  All the money will go toward the Round Rock Serving Center and Friends of Los Ninos (which funds an orphanage and villages in Honduras).  It will be super fun to have some friendly kickball competition while helping kids locally and globally.  Come join us!  Create a team with friends (some team members may go to different schools) family, your scout troop, your soccer team, your dance group, etc....The school with the most participation will receive a plaque and there will be medals for the winning teams. Watch the video to learn more.  

My older daughter Blair and I went to Honduras in 2012 with Friends of Los Ninos and loved it there. Blair (in the green shirt) is in the video bagging rice and beans. Our family sponsors three of the children at the orphanage.  Susan Shogan has also been to Honduras with Friends of Los Ninos several times and sponsors several kids as well.  The Flip Flop Drive that FCE has organized for three years goes to this group.  This organization as well as the RR Serving Center are very worthy causes and are very dear to my heart.  Thank you in advance for your support.