Titan Times: Week 25

Titan Families,

Last week, we celebrated our 100th Day of School, and our 3rd grade Titans had the opportunity to go on a field trip to see a performance. Check out the pictures below!

National School Counseling Week 2024 (#NSCW24) is this week, and this is when we focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week, sponsored by ASCA, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated the first full week in February. The 2024 theme is "School Counseling: Standards-Based, Student-Focused." This week, please join us in celebrating our school counselor, Ms. Shannon Zepeda. She is a light of joy and promise in our Titan Community, and we are blessed to have her choose to serve here.

Please be sure to read through the information here to stay knowledgeable of our campus and district happenings. AND check out all of the lovely pictures of things that happened over the last week. This is truly a great community!

That's a wrap for now! As always, should you need anything, please reach out. Let's make it a great week of building and showing PRIDE in all we do!

Take care and lead well,

Dr. Amy Sharp

Proud RPE Principal

February: Black History Month

• 5-9th: National School Counseling Week
• 8th: STAAR Field Testing- No visitors on campus due to field testing in grades 3-5
• 12-16th: Kindness Week (See Info Below)
• 12-16th: #1LISD Volunteer Appreciation Week
  
• 19th Staff Development Day- No School for Students
  
• 20th: FPMS Parent Night for 5th Grade Families (See Flyer Below)
• 20th: FPMS Band-5th Grade only Meet the Instruments 7:45-8:35
• 23rd: 4th Grade Parents Performance (RSVP in teacher emails)/ 5th Grade Field Trip to FPMS
• 26th: Titan Time 4th Grade Performance

Check out our dress up days and themes below. Questions? Ask your Titan(s)'s classroom teacher or our school counselor, Ms. Zepeda.

We have had an uptick in requests to ride with someone on the bus. Though this is permitted, there are a few guidelines to follow and be aware of. When deciding to have your Titan(s) ride the bus home with another family, the dismissal change needs to be made in SDM and in an email to Ms. Natasha at natasha.lewis@leanderisd.org with Dr. Sharp copied at amy.sharp@leanderisd.org

Please know that this DOES NOT guarantee a spot on the bus if the bus is at capacity. If that is the case, registered bus riders are permitted to ride and not the additional ones. If you have any questions, please call our front office at 512-570-6900.

Check out the information below and contact riverplaceyearbook2024@gmail.com if you have any questions.

See info below.

Many families take time out of their day to let our office and administration team know how much they value our Titan Staff. We share with our staff in our staff newsletter and at staff meetings moments of "shine" from you, and we encourage you to consider filling out this form whenever you believe our district should celebrate a staff member publicly, too. If you have any questions, please let Dr. Sharp know.

Hello, Titan Families!

Some of you have reached out recently concerned about lice reports coming from classrooms, so I wanted to remind everyone of the CDC and Texas Department of Health Service's policies and procedures surrounding lice at school. If you discover that your child has lice, please notify me at emma.hoff@leanderisd.org as soon as possible. I will be in contact with you to answer any questions you have and provide recommendations for treatment options, including how to best treat your home from further exposure. We have learned that lice do not pose a health risk to the public therefore do not exclude any students from school due to lice, but do require the student to be treated on the day of discovery. Treatments can include a visit to the pediatrician, using drugstore products, utilizing a business like Fairy Lice Mothers, etc. Additionally, when lice is found in school or reported by a parent, I will notify the homeroom teacher who will then send a letter notifying all families in that classroom at the end of the week. We follow this guideline of notification at the end of the week, so as not to disrupt the educational process of our students.

Per district policy, I am not able to do mass classroom lice screenings, but I am able to check as many students as needed if there is a concern brought to me by the parent or teacher. There is a classroom cleaning protocol that teachers follow when lice has been reported in their classroom. We encourage our students never to share headphones, blankets, hats, etc. We also encourage all parents to share any case of lice so we can take the appropriate action and make all necessary families aware.

If you have any questions or concerns, please never hesitate to reach out at (512) 570-6928. Thank you for everything you do to support the health and safety of our students and staff!

Thank you,

Nurse Emma

All LISD parents and students have the opportunity to provide input on the adoption of primary instructional resources. A list of the courses adopting new resources this year, opportunities to view the resources, and opportunities to ask questions are provided on the Leander ISD Instructional Materials Selection website.

For our April 8th Eclipse viewing, Dr. Oliver Lou, Optometrist and Signature Eye Care are sponsoring PTA's goal for every student to have a pair of eclipse glasses for the Total Eclipse on April 8th! We are so thankful for this sponsorship and Dr.Lou working with our RPE community to make sure the kids can have fun and be safe that day.

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.

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