.This Week at McAuliffe

December 8-12 Mrs. Williams' Class and the Daytona 500

Computer Science Education Week

Monday, December 8 - 2nd Grade Swim & Safety

Woodfired Pizza in Front Loop at Lunch - Community Welcome $13

SSA after school program

Tuesday, December 9 - 2nd Grade Swim & Safety

Marcus Boys Basketball v. Bowie at 6:15 at MHS

Wednesday, December 10 - Last Day to Donate Legos to Mrs. Dang's Class Project!

Thursday, December 11 - Grand Prix Assembly

Chess Club 7:00am - 7:30am

Friday, December 12 - Briarhill Winter Tour 2:10pm

Marcus Girls Basketball v. Lewisville at MHS at 6:15

The student of the week and month are students who model the McAuliffe values of: Respect of self, property, and others. Please ask your child about what respect looks like during class, recess, lunch, etc. These are regular conversations that we have in our classrooms! These are also shared everyday on announcements as part of our school pledge.

IF YOU COMPLETED YOUR VOLY BETWEEN AUGUST 12 and NOVEMBER 20, THIS PERTAINS TO YOU!

A new state requirement now asks volunteers who completed a background check through VOLY after August 12, 2025, to also complete a pre-service affidavit. This affidavit is a legal document that discloses certain background information and is now required for all individuals providing services in schools. Volunteers affected by this change should have received direct communication from the district, and will have until December 17, 2025, to complete the affidavit. You may continue volunteering as usual while you submit the affidavit. After December 17, volunteers who have not completed the affidavit will temporarily move to “Denied” status in VOLY until the new form is submitted and cleared.

All new volunteer applications beginning November 20 and after will include both the affidavit and a background check review.

PLEASE check your email. If this pertains to you, you should have an email from partnerships@lisd.net.

After a wonderful Wednesday that started with a precious puppy, another puppy arrived the following Wednesday. Now, we have a PLETHORA of puppies vying for the opportunity to make everyone smile!

So, we now have a sign up for WAGTASTIC WEDNESDAY! If you have a pup who has all of his/her shots and your child can handle on camera, we would love to invite you to join us on a selected Wednesday.

An adult must be with the furry friend at all times. You will hand him/her off to the child for the very end of announcements. Please arrive and check in at the office (with you ID) by 7:45am on your selected day. We should be done by 8:00am. You will need to be present the entire time.

The child will introduce their dog and complete the closing sentiments. It's super fast, but full of puppy love and stinky breath! It makes everyone smile. (Please don't bring a pup who doesn't like people. I may or may not be a tad terrified of animals in general - but don't tell the kids my secrets!) Please let me know if you have any questions. Email mattinglyj@lisd.net

WAGTASTIC WEDNESDAY LINK HERE!

We will not have any additional dates. You may continue to check the sign up in case someone can't attend!

All Fall Watch D.O.G.S. volunteer opportunities are full! 🙌

Thank you to everyone who signed up. Your involvement has had a big impact on the students and the school.

Keep an eye on VOLY for any last-minute openings throughout the semester.

If you didn’t get a chance to serve a full day, there are still great ways to be part of your student’s school experience:

🍕 Join them for lunch

🎉 Attend the holiday parties – Dec 19

The Spring Watch D.O.G.S. schedule will be posted toward the end of December.

Teacher Appreciation Week is around the corner, and this is such a fun, easy way to recognize anyone on the LISD staff! Once we receive them, we read (a very generic part) during our assembly. All the students cheer and go nuts saying thank you. It's AWESOME!

Please take 60 seconds and check it out!

Check out the Recognize SomeONE form here!

This form is an avenue for LISD families to recognize the exemplary work done on a daily basis on and around LISD!

✅ Visit the LISD Transportation Page

www.lisd.net/transportation

✅ Click "View Bus Locator" to check if there’s a bus stop for their address and to access other important details about bus service.