Wrangler Family News

¿Sabía que puede traducir este boletín a más de 200 idiomas haciendo clic en el botón Traducir en la parte superior derecha? Las familias de Knowles Elementary hablan más de 10 idiomas diferentes además del inglés y el español.

Did you know that you can translate this newsletter into over 200 languages by clicking the Translate button on the top right. Knowles Elementary families speak more than 10 different languages in addition to English and Spanish.

• Friday, September 15-October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month

• Monday, September 25th - No School - Parent-Teacher Conferences & Title 1 Parent Meeting

• Wednesday, September 27th: Adventure Dash Kick Off!

• Friday, October 6th: Adventure Dash - See Schedule Below
  

• Monday, October 9th: No School for Students

• Thursday, October 12th: General PTA Meeting, 6:30pm Knowles Library

• Sign up for a parent teacher conference

• Sign Up for Adventure Dash

Friendly reminder that instructional time starts at 7:30a and school is dismissed at 2:45p. If an emergency has come up where your student will be arriving late or getting picked up late, please give us a call at your earliest convenience.

Adventure Dash is launching September 27th. The Adventure Dash Fun Run will be on Friday, October 6th. Due to time constraints, we will have a special run schedule for this day. More details will be in next week’s newsletter.

• 7:45-8:35 4th & 5th grades

• 8:45-9:35 2nd & 3rd grades

• 9:40-10:10 PreK 3 AM and PreK 4

• 11:55-12:25 PreK 3 PM & ECSE (ELE, ESLE)

• 12:30-1:20 Kindergarten & 1st grades

Does your 3rd-5th grade child like to build, design, invent, create, perform, and work with a team to solve challenges? If so, he or she might be interested in participating in Destination Imagination (DI). If you are interested in learning more about Destination Imagination, please visit this page. If you are interested in volunteering to be a DI team manager, please visit this page. All student and parent applications (both found here) need to be completed and turned in to Ms. Minardi by Oct. 2, 2023.

You can contact Ms. Minardi for more information at Joanna.Minardi@leanderisd.org.

If it’s September, then it’s time to wish you a Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! From September 15th to October 15th, people around the country gather to celebrate Latino Americans and the accomplishments of those who identify as having a Hispanic heritage.

Not only does this time give us an opportunity to recognize the contributions, milestones, and monumental accomplishments of people who identify as having Hispanic heritage, but it also memorializes various Latin American Independence Day achievements and Hispanic culture as a whole.

During Hispanic Heritage Month, people can find many different ways to commemorate and celebrate with the plethora of Latin communities across the country. From family to the wider community, you can honor this time and enrich yourself at the same time.

Below are links to digital books, color sheets, and a video.

School Counselor Library - Hispanic Heritage Books

Famous Hispanic Americans color sheets

Hispanic Heritage Month - Be Inspired - Disney

Office Hours: 7:10am-3:20pm

Email all transportation changes to knowlesadmin@leanderisd.org by 1:30pm. Please include your child’s first and last name, teacher name, and transportation change and specify if this is a one time or permanent change.

Email: alicia.harris@leanderisd.org
Website: https://knowles.leanderisd.org/
Location: 2101 Cougar Country Drive, Leander, TX, USA
Phone: 512-570-6200
Facebook: facebook.com/KnowlesElementary
Twitter: @KnowlesES