Community Connection

No school Monday, October 14!

A reminder that students will not attend classes on October 14, 2024 for the observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. If you would like to learn more about this observance, please review these resources:
-Five Ideas for Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This Smithsonian magazine article explains the importance of Indigenous People’s Day and provides thoughtful suggestions for how to celebrate this holiday.
-This New York Times article provides the history of Indigenous Peoples’ Day and speaks to current issues facing indigenous people.
-This NPR story explains what Indigenous Peoples’ Day means to Native Americans.

Math and Literacy Co-Op - Volunteers Needed!

We are excited to bring back the Math Fact Fluency & Literacy Cooperative Programs to Zilker Elementary!

We are recruiting for parents or community members to work with students in grades 1-5 to provide one-on-one support to build selected students’ math-fact fluency, efficiency, and accuracy. Parent and community volunteers are essential to the success of this program! For more information and to sign up please visit our volunteer form here.

The Literacy Cooperative focuses on the reading and writing professional development interests of teachers and volunteer-led reading or writing practice sessions for students. The volunteer program is modeled after our campus's successful Math Cooperative and designed by Principal A.J. Pitts and the co-operative's teacher lead, Deborah Kent, Zilker's certified dyslexia interventionist. For more information and to sign up please visit our volunteer form here.

MONSTER MASH DANCE - PRE-K - 5TH GRADE
We have begun rehearsing for our annual Monster Mash event on Thursday, October 31st. All students will dance to 3 songs on the blacktop. Here is a page to view tutorials and practice at home! 

CAP10K UPDATES & FEE SCHEDULE:
We now have almost 70 members on our school team, Zilker Panthers! Here is a current roster to check for your names. Thanks to all for committing to this event. The registration price is now $40. See the fee schedule below for future rates. You can click here to join! 

We are excited to announce that our school is now using Voly, a new volunteer management system! If you are interested in volunteering on campus, please visit austinisd.voly.org to complete a quick background check.

This process is required for all volunteers, field trip chaperones, etc. and will help us ensure a safe and secure environment for our students. Thank you for your support and participation!

Join Austin Youth Fitness for biking club @ Little Zilker Park! 

Zilker Elementary students have the option of being picked up by coaches at school dismissal and guided to the park for the club start at 3:30pm.

AYF has been making “fitness fun” for 15 years! Our play-based running, biking, and yoga programs help kids develop strong bodies, minds, and spirits. And we hope your child will join us for some “Fitness Fun & Friendship” this fall!