Dolphin Splash

Dear Davis Families,

This week begins with parent/teacher conference day and we are excited to welcome many parents/guardians to campus for these meetings! We hope to have a great turnout tomorrow evening for the WatchD.O.G.S. kick-off meeting, too.

We had a wonderful PTA meeting last week, with a great turnout and so much information shared about the different plans PTA has for supporting Davis and community building events this year. Huge thanks to Susanna Anderson, PTA President, for bringing everyone together and providing such great leadership to our PTA. Thanks also to the many volunteers who are coordinating events and improvement initiatives for our school. Look for more information soon on the upcoming Dolphin BOO Fest and on design plans and fundraising for 'The Meadow' outdoor improvement project.

Thank you for being a part of Davis!

Warm regards,

Jenny Daniels Principal, Davis Elementary

jennifer.daniels@austinisd.org

512-414-2580, ext 55182

• Davis Details: Weekly Spirit Days, WatchD.O.G.S. Kickoff Meeting & Pizza Night
• Looking Ahead: September 25-29
• Davis in Pictures: The Davis Way Awards 3rd-5th
• Upcoming Events
• From the Handbook: Cafeteria Meals & Procedures
• AISD News: AISD Textbook Nomination Committee Opportunity

Every week, we like to show our spirit as a school community. We have two designated spirit days each week and everyone is encouraged to participate. We love to see everyone showing off their spirit gear to support colleges, military branches, and Davis!

THURSDAYS: College & Military Spirit Day

FRIDAYS: Davis Spirit Day

WatchD.O.G.S. Kickoff Meeting

Tuesday, September 26th

6:30–7:30pm, Davis Cafeteria

Pizza and drinks will be provided. Family members are welcome.

The WatchD.O.G.S. program is a family involvement program where positive male role models volunteer on campus, demonstrating to students by their presence that education is important. WatchD.O.G.S. volunteers also provides an extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security.

Please join us for this kickoff event to learn more about what WatchD.O.G.S. volunteers do at Davis, the benefits we have experienced by having WatchD.O.G.S. volunteers at Davis, and how you can sign up for a half-day or full day to be a WatchD.O.G.S. volunteer!

Davis Way Focus

• K-2nd: Perseverance
• 3rd-5th: Creator & Innovator

MONDAY

• Conference Day, Student Holiday

  
  

TUESDAY

• 7:45-8:00am: 2nd Grade Assembly

• 9:00-9:45am: AISD Magnet School Presentation (5th students, Zoom)

• 6:30-7:30pm: WatchDOGS Kick-off Meeting, Davis Cafeteria

WEDNESDAY

• 7:45-8:00am: 1st Grade Assembly

• Number Sense Screener Closes (1st, 2nd)

  
  

THURSDAY

• 7:45-8:00am: K Assembly

FRIDAY

• 9am-12pm: Keep Austin Beautiful classroom visits (3rd)

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

3rd, 4th & 5th grade students were recognized for showing the Davis Way. Way to go, Dolphins!

October 2-6

GT Screener (2nd)

10/3: Fall Individual Photos

10/5, 8-9am: Principal Coffee- Human Sexuality & Responsibility (HSR) Lessons Information

10/5, 3:30-4:30pm: CAC Meeting

October 9-13

Custodian, Groundskeeping, & Transportation Appreciation Week

10/9: Staff Development Day, Student Holiday

10/12, 9:15am-1:30pm: Thinkery Field Trip (1st)

October 16-20

10/17, 9:30am-2:00pm: Bob Bullock Museum Field Trip (4th)

10/17: Dine with Davis @ The Kebab Shop

10/19, 10:00-10:45am: Murchison Middle School Visit (5th), Cafeteria

10/20, 5-8pm: Dolphin BOO Fest

October 23-27

10/23: GT Testing Window Opens (K, 1, 3, 4, 5)

10/23: Generation Zero- Classroom Visits (1st)

10/24: Evacuation Drill (fire, bomb)

10/24, 8am-1pm: McKinney Roughs Field Trip (5th- 2 classes)

10/25, 8am-1pm: McKinney Roughs Field Trip (5th- 2 classes)

Breakfast & Lunch

The cafeteria is open for breakfast each morning from 7:15 - 7:40 a.m. Students may purchase a lunch and are also welcome to bring their own lunches. Daily cafeteria lunch options include choice of a meat or vegetarian entree, milk, and side dish choices that include fruits and vegetables. For more information about cafeteria meals, visit the AISD Meal Programs page.

Menus & Meal Accounts

Breakfast and lunch menus may be accessed at schoolcafe.com/austinisd. Parents may set up a lunch account on this site for their child for automatic payments. Free and reduced price breakfast and lunch is available to students who qualify. Visit the AISD Applications, Payments, and Meal Prices page for information on how to apply for free/reduced price meals.

Monitors

Monitors supervise students eating lunch and are available to assist students as well as maintain courteous student behavior.

Parents/Guardians Eating Lunch with Students

Parents are always welcome to join their child for lunch. We encourage parents to take their child outside to one of the picnic tables for lunch. We also have a visitor table set up in the lobby for this purpose. When visiting for lunch, parents must check in and get a visitor badge before proceeding to the cafeteria. Please note that parents may only take their own child (no friends) to a different table for lunch.

AISD TEXTBOOK NOMINATION COMMITTEE OPPORTUNITY: Proclamation 2024 guides the adoption of textbooks/instructional materials for the following:

• Science, grades K–8

• Science (Spanish), grades K–6

• Aquatic Science

• Astronomy

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Earth Systems Science

• Environmental Systems

• Integrated Physics and Chemistry

• Physics

• Personal Financial Literacy

• Technology Applications K-8

Community participation in the nomination protocol is essential to support a successful adoption process. AISD is working to build a parent committee that reflects the diversity of Austin ISD. The steering committee will select the final committee members from campus nominations. In order to serve on the Community Textbook Adoption Committee, the candidate must:

• Be the parent/legal guardian of one or more children enrolled in Austin ISD schools;

• Not have received any kind of remuneration during the past three years from the publishers of the textbooks being considered for adoption;

• Attend an orientation meeting on Tuesday, November 14 (location TBD) from 5-7 p.m.; further meeting dates and information will be shared at that time.

If you are interested in serving on this committee, please email Principal Jenny Daniels at jennifer.daniels@austinisd.org by Monday, October 2.