Happy Wednesday Thunderbirds!
Welcome back! Hopefully, you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! We have a couple of amazing THES traditions coming up that we hope you and your families will be a part of—Tamalada and Cultural Fest.
Tamalada
Wednesday, December 5, 3–6pm
Get to know other parents and staff while learning how to make tamales in the THES cafeteria! No experience needed. There will be lots of fun activities for kids, and you will be able to come back and purchase tamales on Saturday during Cultural Festival ($12 a dozen). We still need more than 50 volunteers to make this event happen. Please sign up online!
Cultural Festival
Saturday, December 8, 10am–noon
We will celebrate the diverse cultures of Travis Heights Elementary with cultural tables, student performances, and a Mercado with local vendors. If you would like to host a cultural table or be a vendor at El Mercado, please fill out the red forms available in the office.
Also—we still need volunteers! Our awesome Cultural Festival Leader, Jennifer Barrera has to be out of town the day of the festival. She is helping to get all the details in place but we need a couple of people who can keep things running the day of the event. Please let us know if you can help with one of the following:
Cultural Tables: supervise set up and be a point of contact for the families hosting tables.
Performers: be a point of contact for the performers/MC, keep the schedule running smoothly.
Mercado: supervise set up and be a point of contact for the vendors.
Please contact Jennifer Barrera at volunteers@travisheightselementary.com or Gretchen Otto at ptapresident@travisheightselementary.com or sign up online.
Advocacy Team Meeting
Tuesday, December 4, 5:45–6:45pm, THES Library
We want you to join the Advocacy Team! Our mission is to work and advocate with families in the school community, in partnership with neighborhood groups, to address issues of common concern. All are welcome to come with a concern to share, or energy and interest in helping others in our school community. We work with parent leaders and families in the Travis Park, Lucero, and Heights on Congress apartments with issues like housing rights and immigration concerns. Contact Colin Clark by text or phone at 512.367.0309 or by email at advocacy@TravisHeightsElementary.com with any questions.
Holiday Attendance Reminder
This school year, Austin ISD changed their attendance policy in which vacation, travel time, and family trips are no longer approved as an excused absence. Please keep in mind that Travis Heights is still in session until Wednesday, December 19 and school will resume Monday, January 7. Thank you for being mindful when planning travel days.
Please contact Gio at 512.414.3478 with any questions, or stop by the front office.
Coffee Chat—this Friday!
Friday, November 30, 8am in the THES Library
Join us for a light breakfast and coffee while we discuss bullying: what it looks like, how to handle it, and how parents can help!
Prospective Parent Tour
Friday, December 7
Recruitment is key for keeping our school at capacity and thriving! Please be a THES advocate and help spread the word about how wonderful the Thunderbird Community is by telling your friends, neighbors, and co-workers about our Prospective Parent Tours.
- December 7: assembly at 7:40 am in the gym and tour at 8 am
- January 18: assembly at 7:40 am in the gym and tour at 8 am
- January 29: tour only at 8 am
Also, if you would like to share your THES experience by leading one of these tours, please contact PTA President, Gretchen Otto at gretchenotto7@gmail.com
Want to gift something to a teacher at THES this holiday season? Did you know we have a wish list online? You can find a link on our school’s homepage. Spread the holiday cheer!
If you would like to opt out of paper fliers, please be sure to check the box on the front of our child’s Wednesday folder. Please help us reduce waste and save money!
This week’s folder items:
Fliers:
Holiday Attendance Reminder
Tamalada & Cultural Festival
Coffee Chat
Prospective Parent Flier
Join the Advocacy Team
Lunch Menu
Upcoming Events
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Apr 17
Lunch with Your Thunderbird
Time: 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Description:
Join your Thunderbird for lunch. Check in at the office with a picture ID.
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Apr 18
PTA General Meeting & K-1 Student Performance
Time: 5:30 pm-6:30 pm
Description:
PTA Meeting at 5:30
Student Performance at 6:00
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Apr 19
Lunch with Your Thunderbird
Time: 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Description:
Join your Thunderbird for lunch. Check in at the office with a picture ID.
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Apr 19
Eid al-Fitr
Time: 5:00 pm-7:00 pm
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Apr 23
STAAR Testing
Time: 12:00 am-11:59 pm
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Apr 24
Lunch with Your Thunderbird
Time: 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Description:
Join your Thunderbird for lunch. Check in at the office with a picture ID.
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Apr 26
Coffee Chat with Principal Navarro
Time: 8:00 am-8:30 am
Location: THES Library
Description:
Meet Principal Navarro in the THES Library and discuss important issues for Thunderbirds. Watch Dojo for topics. Occurs the last Friday of every month.
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Apr 26
Lunch with Your Thunderbird
Time: 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Description:
Join your Thunderbird for lunch. Check in at the office with a picture ID.
Do you have information or an event to submit to THES’s Wednesday Folder? Please visit our Folder FAQ page for submission requirements and guidelines.
To subscribe to Wednesday eFolders and have the eFolder delivered to your inbox, please use the subscribe form in the footer of the website.
While our goal is to move most communications to digital methods some documents need to be delivered in hard copies so please continue to check your paper Wednesday Folder every week, sign, and return it on Thursday.
Thank you!