Austin Elementary PTO: Latest News

To celebrate the first week of school, Austin Elementary invites you to the following events!

Pastries for Parents
Wednesday, September 1st
7:00-8:00am
Where? In the Front of the School

Come Eat Lunch with Your Child!
Wednesday, September 1st
During your child’s lunch time—
Kindergarden: 10:15-10:45
1st: 11:05-11:35
2nd: 10:40-11:10
3rd: 12:00-12:30
4th: 11:30-12:00
5th: 12:30-1:00

While there, visit the newly remodeled library!

Volunteers are an integral part of the success of our school! Click your name in the green box below to review all the volunteer opportunities that are available. There is something for everyone!

All CISD volunteers need to complete a background check. So, don’t forget to download the form at cisdpto.com/background_check.pdf. Please submit the completed form to the front office.

Curriculum night is Wednesday, September 1st for all grade levels! Teachers will be holding two sessions so that parents of multiple grade levels will have the opportunity to attend multiple informational meetings.

*Session 1: 6:00pm – 6:30pm
*Session 2: 6:35pm – 7:05pm

Reminder—This night is for parents only. Please make child care arrangements if needed.

Austin Elementary is an Early Voting Site for the CISD Tax Rate Election. Voting is taking place in the Gym from 7:00am – 8:00pm on September 1st. Come exercise your right to vote!! Parking will be available in the front of the school.

On behalf of the Austin Elementary PTO Board, I would like to extend a warm welcome and invitation to all of our parents and encourage each of you to volunteer and participate at Austin Elementary this year. There really is something for everyone…so please take a few minutes to peruse the list of committees included in this newsletter and follow the steps to sign up today!

In an effort to elevate and enhance communication on campus, we will be holding our first general PTO meeting on October 19th at 7:00pm.
Hope to see you there!

Furthermore, I ask that you please stay tuned to our weekly electronic newsletter for more ways to get involved and support our children.

Thank you in advance for your time and energy!
Diana Gutierrez
PTO President

If you are interested in finding ways to help out at Austin Elementary, but are not sure where to go or how to help – then look no further! We need volunteers and helpers in the following areas, so sign up today.

*Library Volunteers
*Classroom Reading/Teacher Assistance Volunteers
*Field Day Volunteers
*Hospitality Volunteers
*Book Fair Volunteers
*School Fair/Special Event Volunteers
*Red Ribbon Week Volunteers
*Office Volunteers
*Fundraising Committee Volunteers
*Volunteers willing to contribute to professional/career sharing
*Volunteers that help from home with craft projects

If any of these areas peak your interest, or you need more information, we would love to hear from you. Feel free to contact us by emailing at austinelementarypto@gmail.com

IMPORTANT REMINDER:
All CISD volunteers need to complete a background check. So, don’t forget to download the form at cisdpto.com/background_check.pdf and submit your completed application to the front office administration.

Did you know that you could help earn cash for Austin Elementary just by clipping box tops from products you probably already use?!? Last year you helped Austin earn over $1600.00!! Let’s beat that number this year and start clipping!
Look for specially marked items that count as two box tops and make twice the impact! For a listing of eligible items, please visit boxtops4education.com

Thank you to the many volunteers who have already contributed so much to this school year! We had a lot of volunteers help us make our teacher assignment day run smoothly and can’t tell you how grateful we are…THANK YOU!
We would also like to send out a HUGE Mustang thank you to the PTO Hospitality Chair and Committtee for hosting the Back to School Luncheon for our teachers and the Boo Hoo Yahoo Breakfast on the first day of school!
Great job to all!

For families NEW to Austin Elementary, we request that you please visit the following link and complete the family signup form today!
cisd.ptoconnect.com/signup/Austinpto

If you are an EXISTING Austin Family and have not yet verified the accuracy of your child’s information, for inclusion in our school directory, we ask that you please do so no later than 9/1/2010.

-You can verify the accuracy of your information by clicking on the upper right hand link of this newsletter labeled, "yourfamilyname"@PTOconnect.
-Begin the process by reviewing the “Directory” tab contents and if the information is accurate, select the “accurate” button.
-In the event the data is “not accurate”, please edit your data on the “Members” tab and then re-confirm your new information as noted above.

Looking for an EASY way to support Austin Elementary and take a night off of cooking dinner? Then, mark your calendars for our September restaurant nights! A negotiated portion of every family ticket will be given to Austin Elementary. So, remember to drop your receipt in the appropriate bucket for it to count. It is that easy!

September 14— Which Wich
September 23— Rosa’s Cafe

Early Dismissal for K-2nd grade Assessments-
August 30th, 31st and September 1st

Early Voting at Austin Elementary on September 1st

Curriculum Night for K-5 on September 1st

CHS HOMECOMING TAILGATE

The CHS Homecoming game is September 10th and the CHS Boys Soccer Booster Club is sponsoring its Annual Tailgate Dinner partnering with Fat Daddy’s.

Dinner Tickets are $10 each which includes a Fat Daddy’s hamburger or chicken sandwich, chips and a drink.

Bake sale items will also be for sale that night.

Raffle tickets are $2 each for a chance to win an iPad.

The Tailgate will be located between the North Gym and the Visitor entrance from
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Come out early and get a good parking spot, have dinner with friends and then head to the game.

GO COWBOYS!!!!

For tickets please call 972 567-0669.