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Wednesday Thursday Folder – January 18, 2018

AISD Registration is open! Students who live within AISD boundaries can now register online for the 2018–19 school year. Registration forms and the transfer request forms are available in the Parent Cloud at my.austinisd.org. For more information, please visit www.austinisd.org/enroll or call the THES office at 414-4495. The earlier everyone registers, the better it is […]

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Looking for a kid-friendly event?

  Preservation Austin has planned a History Hunt in the neighborhood just west of THES, beginning and ending in Stacy Park/Blunn Creek Greenbelt. The date for this event will be February 10.  This is a free event, but reservations are required. You can find the specifics on the Preservation Austin website and there is a […]

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Wednesday Folder – January 10, 2018

Lots of important flyers this week- be sure to read the attachments and check your folders!! Prime Time is back! Forms are in your folders, be sure to turn them in quickly as classes are assigned first come, first served! Lower Grade Assembly on Friday (PK-1st) Pre-K will be joining the Friday assemblies this semester- […]

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Project-Based Learning

This information is about December’s PBL Units.  (The holidays have distracted one of your webmasters, so this is coming out late.  Sorry!) Based on the framework used by the Buck Institute, Project Based Learning allows students to apply their skills to complete a project or solve a problem.  This instructional format is structured with teachers […]

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Wednesday Folder – January 3, 2018

Hey Thunderbirds Welcome Back!! Hope y’all bundled up and stayed warm on your journey to school today! It’s like we’re having a real winter out there! Though I’m still having a hard time convincing my boys that shorts are probably not the best clothing option. I also hope y’all enjoyed the holiday break and spent […]

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Looking for 3rd Grade Photojournalists!

Don’t forget that applications are due this Friday, January 5th.  The children can bring them to me any time this week.  I will be in Mrs. DeVeny’s room all week! The Photojournalism Team is looking for 3rd graders who want to join. To find out what the Photojournalism Team does, check out here:  Student Blog.  To […]

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5th Grade PBL–Food Trucks

Did you know our 5th graders have been learning about becoming small business owners?  Using their creativity and math skills, they worked on developing a business plan for a food truck.  Specific vocabulary that they developed an understanding of included: expense gross income net income profit loss salary minimum wage property tax payroll tax income […]

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