The Titan Times: Week 8

• Message from Principal Sharp
• Mark Your Calendars and Info Links
• #1LISD Community News
• #RPEtitans Community News
• Counselor's Corner
• PTA Announcements
• Growing a Titan Mindset and Connection Every Day!

Titan Families,

We launched our APEX fundraiser last week, and it ends this week with our APEX Fun Run on Thursday, Sept. 21st. This year, we are hoping to fund our innovation lab for enrichment classes and create a "Zen Den" for our Titans to use as a calm area to reset. Thank you in advance for your support of our school. We look forward to celebrating our fundraising and leadership learning and experience on Thursday!

Should you need anything, please feel free to reach out to our front office team at 512-570-6900.

Take care and be well,

Dr. Amy Sharp

Proud RPE Principal

September: Hydrocephalus Awareness Month & Hispanic Heritage Month (Starting 9/15)

• 19th: Destination Imagination Parent Info Meeting for RPE & GVHE at 6 PM
• 21st: APEX Fun Run with K/1 at 8:30 AM/; 2/3 at 9:30 AM; and 4/5 at 10:30 AM Some lunch times and recess times have changed. See the schedule below.
• 25th: Teacher Conferences (See Info from Classroom Teachers)- No School for Students
• 28th: Fall Pictures (More Info Coming Soon)
• 29th: American Indian Heritage Day

October: Persons with Disabilities Month & Hispanic Heritage Month (Ending 10/15)

• 2nd- 6th: Custodial Appreciation Week
• 9th: Staff Development Day- No School for Students
• 9th- 13th: National School Lunch Week: CNS Staff Appreciation Week
• 13th: End of 1st Nine Weeks

Hey Leander ISD We are so excited to once again partner with Nothing Bundt Cakes (Cedar Park, TX) to treat a much deserving staff to some yummy bundtinis! What better way to show love to your campus than treating your favorite teachers and staff to these delicious mini bundt cakes?! Join LEEF’s Monthly Giving today through September 21st to put your campus in the running for the most community member sign ups during this time! *All prior donors during our campaign will count towards your campus total* https://bit.ly/LEEFMonthlyGiving #LEEFMonthlyGiving

The application for the 23-24 GT District Advisory is now open. All GT parents, GT teachers, GT students, GT Counselors, and GT administrators interested in serving this important role should complete the LISD GT Advisory Interest Form 23-24 by Friday, September 29, 2023. Those selected for service on the committee will be notified by October 6, 2023. Please share the parent information session and call for applicants with your community.

Contact Shirley Bachus with questions.

WATCH D.O.G.S. is a national program focusing on the prevention of violence in our children’s schools by using the positive influence of fathers and father-figures to be a positive role model for all students. The change this year is that you don't need to volunteer for an entire day; we will have hourly opportunities available should you prefer that. Anything to keep your involvement on campus!

While on campus, WATCH D.O.G.S may-

• work in small groups with kids,

• support staff out at recess,

• support lunch room clean up and etiquette eat lunch,

• monitor the school entrances and hallways,

• assist with arrival and dismissal,

• mentor students, and much more!

How to get Involved-

1. Read through the expectations and sample schedule

2. Register as a Leander ISD Volunteer

3. Fill out the RPE Watch Dogs Registration Form

4. After confirming volunteer status, our assistant principal, Lacy Olmstead, will reach out with more information and schedule.

If you have an appointment to take your Titan(s) to, please be sure to check them out with this time in mind. As the dismissal time nears (especially on Mondays during Titan Time), it is a challenge to get students out early. Please plan accordingly and thanks in advance for your understanding of our front office team's efforts.

Our classroom teachers have snack options for student who may need financial support with this ask funded by PTA. We don't provide classroom, whole group snacks as a campus. Therefore, please be sure your Titan(s) bring a water bottle and a light snack daily. Thanks!

Beginning September 11th, all RPE students will participate in Enrichment on Mondays! While teachers are meeting with their Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), each student will engage in an Enrichment Rotation and an additional 45 minutes of Run Club. Please note that this is in leu of our previous morning Run/Read Club.

The first session will run from September 11 through October 30th. See times below AND be sure to read your Titan(s)'s classroom teacher's email to learn their rotation schedule for enrichment and run club.

4th & 5th 7:45-9:15am

2nd & 3rd 9:45-11:15am

Kinder & 1st 12:30-2:20pm

Titan Time: 2:20- 2:40 PM

PTA is recruiting volunteers for run club, and the good news is that it rotates throughout the day instead of just the morning at drop off. Thanks!

Does your 3rd- 5th grader love to build, design, invent, create, perform and work with a team to solve challenges? If so, she or he might be interested in participating in Destination Imagination! DI is an extracurricular, school sponsored program that fosters creativity, team-based problem solving and life skills for students. There is more information on the RPE website on the QUEST page. There will be a parent DI INFORMATION MEETING on September 19th at 6:00 pm in the RPE MPR (Gym). All 3rd - 5th graders are welcome! Have questions leading into the information session, reach out to Ms. Solberg at allison.solberg@leanderisd.org

... of $14 they will get a sun butter and jelly sandwich. Please plan your budget accordingly and if you need to join our Free and Reduced Lunch Program, please navigate to this link or ask your Titan(s)'s teacher for a form. This week, if your Titan(s) has a negative balance, there will be a note stapled in their Wednesday folder from the cafeteria.

Join PTA TODAY because increasing our membership, even by one, makes it possible to:

• Get funds to teachers to supplement classroom needs.
• Connect with teachers, parents, and administration to voice needs for our school and our Titans.
• Fund library technology, guest speakers, playground equipment.
• Help plan community activities such as Fall Fest, Apex Fun Run, Book Fair, Mentoring
• programs, Field Day, Career Day & STEAM Night.
• Support Teacher and Staff Appreciation.

Myths Debunked!

• PTA does NOT require mandatory meetings or volunteer hours.
• PTA is NOT just for stay-at-home parents or for those who want to take on a large leadership role.

PTA is-

• for ANYONE who wants to be a bit more connected to teachers, principals and the Titan community. In sum, there is no wrong or right way to be in PTA!
• something that takes 5 minutes to join and if you join now your $10 membership will enter you in a monthly raffle for gift cards, free water bottles, and MORE!
• easy to join! ----------> https://riverplacepta.membershiptoolkit.com

Incentive:

August Paid PTA Membership Sign Ups will be in a raffle with a chance to win a HEB, Target, Oz. Tap House gift cards, or Titan Shirts or water bottles. Our 10 lucky winners will be announced the first week of September!

These go fast, families! Please be sure to order as soon as possible. We are excited to see what it will look like and hold for this year.

Are you looking for ways to stay connected and know what is happening on campus? Great!

Here are our Titan Community Communication Tools-

• River Place Elementary School Website
• Twitter Account
• PTA Facebook Page
• Remind App for River Place Insiders

Email: ContactTeacher@leanderisd.org
Website: https://riverplace.leanderisd.org/
Location: 6500 Sitio Del Rio Blvd, Austin, TX 78730, USA
Phone: 512-570-6900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiverPlaceElementaryPTA/
Twitter: @RiverPlaceTitan