Community Connection

Ms. Shapiro along with Coach Henderson do a fantastic job of instilling a love of running but also the life lesson on the joy of working hard to achieve your goals.

Check out this fantastic article highlighting her and the students' hard work this year!

https://marathonkids.org/coach-stacey-shapiros/

Mark your Calendars for a great learning opportunity!!

February 17, Thursday 6:30-7:30 pm (immediately following PTA Meeting)

Parent/Caregiver/Educator workshop led by Creative Action Arts Organization. This is the same great company that brought us our Wish Tree this year.

This will be open to all Zilker families/educators and will be a community-centered zoom session meant to encourage dialogue around the theme “Conflict Resolution”.

In “Conflict Resolution: Four Steps to Peace,“ participants will learn a four-step conflict resolution process that can be shared with young people who are having difficulty getting along and/or sharing.

Goals:

• Define conflict and conflict resolution
• Share Four Steps to Peace from The Heroes/Los Heroes,
• Explore why these steps/frameworks are useful, and how we can share them with young people

*To read more about Creative Action Parent/Caregiver workshops go to: https://creativeaction.org/programs/school-based/educator-caregiver-workshops/

It is time to register for the 2022-2023 school year!! These numbers are tracked very closely and allow us to make staffing decisions. The more accurate the numbers, the more informed decisions we can make as a campus that benefits everyone.

ALL STUDENTS (new and returning) need to register at https://www.austinisd.org/enroll

For new students, If you are not in the Zilker attendance zone, you will need to submit a transfer request online at https://www.austinisd.org/transfer or through your parent portal.

Throughout February we are spreading the love. The SEL Focus for the month is Kindness. YOU can be the one to make a difference in someone's life this month. What will you choose?

Kind and Brave. In Ms. Vreeland's lesson this month, we are learning about being upstanders. Being an upstander requires kindness and bravery. When we see someone hurt or treated unkindly, we can find the courage to be the one to stand up for the person and show kindness and compassion, even when it is hard. We will discuss that reporting unkind behavior to an adult is another way to be an upstander.

Service Week (2/14-2/18): Every grade level is participating in Service Week this month. It's a way of giving time and lending resources to someone who could use the help. Giving back to our community is one of the ultimate acts of kindness! Look out for an email from your room parent or teacher for specific information!

Random Acts of Kindness Week (2/14-2/18): Kindness has been shown to benefit our emotional wellbeing and improve overall happiness. How many acts of kindness can we do this month? Check out the resources below for more ideas!

Guided Kindness Activity

Kindness Is A Muscle Song

Kindness Book List

Science of Kindness

Generation Serve

February 11: School Closed - new date approved by School Board

February 8: CAC Meeting at 4:00

February 17 - Torchy's Taco Event

February 17: PTA General Session and Special Parenting Workshop Presentation from Creative Action

February 21: Student Holiday - Teacher/Parent Conferences

March 4: School Closed - new date approved by School Board