Families of Zavala Week of Aug.31st

We are pleased to welcome you to our annual Thanksgiving meal Nov. 13th at your student(s) designated lunch time. Lunch times are located below for reference.

This lunch is designed to welcome parents to eat the Thanksgiving meal provided by our fabulous cafe staff. If you plan on attending, you are RSVP'ing to purchase the district meal. Please keep the following in mind:

RSVP CLOSES NOVEMBER 9TH AT 5:00PM TO ALLOW TIME TO CHECK BACKGROUND CHECKS

• If you RSVP, we are adding your RSVP to the lunch order we must order ahead of time. You are attending to each the provided lunch. No outside food will be allowed. You will be asked by admin to leave it in your car.

• No more than 2 adults per student/per lunch.

• If you have more than one child in school, you can stay to eat with each child, but will only need to purchase a meal one time. We will check you in one time.

• If your students have lunch at the same time, they can join you as they come in, but each student will leave after their lunch time is over and return to class.

• We will not be doing checkouts.

• We will not be combining students or pulling from class to eat with students outside of their lunch time.

• RSVP closes Nov. 10th to check background checks.

• This is a normal lunch for our students, but if you are planning to attend, we are planning to make the space for lunch and pre-ordering of food. Please do not RSVP if you do not plan to purchase a lunch.

• Our students who are free/reduced lunch will receive those prices, but parents/visitors pay full price.
  
  

We love having our families join us for special school events! We do ask that you please plan to allow your child to remain at school and return to class following the event. When students are checked out after seeing their families, it can create the expectation that seeing a parent means it is time to go home.

To help us maintain consistency and keep students in their regular routines, we will not be allowing student checkouts during lunch on this day.

If you feel your child may have a difficult time seeing you at the event and then returning to class, we kindly ask that you consider whether attending is the best choice for them.

A Tribute to Veterans

Click here or use QR code

Register HERE or use QR Code Below

The collection boxes will be located by the cafeteria for all donations.

Thank you for joining us for a wonderful night! We loved seeing our kids have fun with you and each other. Check out some great photos taken of the event.

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For our Environmental Leadership portion of class, we are learning about the importance of pollinators for our food supply.

To attract pollinators to our vegetable and herb gardens, we are revitalizing our butterfly garden with Texas native wildflowers. Each class is making two recyclable wildflower seedballs - one for our butterfly garden, and one to take home! You can see photos of us tossing our seedballs into our garden!

We obtained our seeds through a grant from the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, which gifted us $100 worth of Texas native wildflower seeds through Native American Seeds in central Texas. We recycled school paper, and mixed water and paper with the seeds to make our seedballs.

When your seedballs get home, please follow the attached instructions. The seeds must be dispersed outside, and they sit on top of the soil. If you bury them, the hard seed covering will not wear away.

You might get small plants now, but no flowers until the Spring. These seeds need lots of outdoor time and weather to germinate into the beautiful wildflowers that attract so many pollinators.

We want our staff to hear from you! If you have a teacher, employee, support staff, someone on campus that you would like to brag about, please send your email to Mrs. Whisenhunt at erin.whisenhunt@gpisd.org with the subject line "Shout Outs".

They will be shared with staff, and with permission shared in our staff and parent newsletters! These affirmations and Shout Outs mean everything to them, so send away!

The collection boxes will be located by the cafeteria for all donations.

As a friendly reminder “View your Picture” flyers were to students.

Also, View Pictures Online flyers are attached which email to families (two formats, PDF or JPG, same flyer).

For easy access to online proofs, the below to view gallery.

View Pictures at Online Gallery CLICK HERE.

Ver imágenes en la galería en línea HAGA CLIC AQUI.

Pictures are available to purchase online until August 1, 2027.

Please consider joining our PTA to support our students and staff. Use the QR code below or use this link to join.

Don't forget to check our AMAZING PTA Page for updates, news, how to get involved, and all other events. Visit https://www.zavalaesa.org

We have a change this year. We welcome parents and families to follow all expectations when you visit.

*All visitors will need to bring their photo ID and check in at back door - Door 15 nearest cafe. Please ring doorbell to be let in. Do not hold door open for other visitors. All visitors will receive a sticker.

*Due to the changes for students and to ensure we are giving all parents an opportunity for a comfortable visit. We are asking for parents to visit no more than 2x a week.

*You may only eat and bring food for your personal child/grandchild. Friends, neighbors, emergency contacts without relation, etc, must have a guardian present to eat.

My School Bucks (lunch account and tech insurance)

https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home

GPISD Lunch Menu (breakfast/lunch)
https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php...

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