Zilker Park Field Trip - Friday, May 15th 8:30am - 1:30pm
The entire 5th grade will hike to Zilker Park for a day of outdoor games and a picnic lunch. Parents, please plan
to be there for the fun, even if you can only come for a little while. We will have lunch delivered to the park from
Schlotzsky's (boxed turkey sandwich, chips, cookie, pickle) and a vegetarian option. If you need a vegetarian
option or have some other dietary conflict please contact Amy at her email below.
Parent Leader: Amy Ruedas – [email protected]
Budget: $500 food and drinks
Velma Cruz has generously agreed to cover half the cost of the boxed lunch and the Elliot Family has kindly offered
to help provide drinks and snacks!
Volunteer Needs: 20 people - 12 people to hike down with the classes (3 per class) and help keep the kids safe,
4 to coordinate food and drinks, 4 to help transport games, sports equipment, etc. to Zilker Park.
Graduation Ceremony - Thursday, June 4th
8:00am -10:30am
The Graduation Ceremony for 5th graders will take place in the cafeteria and last until about 10:30am. We will hang
a banner (made by Laura Logan) and have balloons (donated by Jen Gold). A small snack and drink (donated by
the Najera Family) will be handed out to each child before they walk in the cafeteria. We also plan to try and take a
panoramic picture of all the kids and teachers at the Zilker Park field trip and make a copy for each child as a
momento and graduation gift.
Parent Leaders: Jen Gold and Amy Spiro – [email protected]
Budget: $250 for extra snacks and photo souvenir
Volunteer Needs: 8 people - to coordinate decorations, set-up tables, decorate the morning of, and clean-up after
the ceremony. Please contact Amy Spriro at [email protected] if you are a photographer and are willing
to take pictures during the ceremony and clap-out and upload them on to Shutterfly or another shared site for
parents to download.
Last Day After-School Celebration - Thursday, June 4th 2:45pm - 5:00pm
We have been given permission by Mr. Thomson to have Waterslide Party on campus right after school on June 4th.
Even better, the 5th grade teachers have agreed to let us start the party during recess! Please note that this is a
parent sponsored event. So we do ask that a parent or guardian attend for every student. Siblings are also welcome
(no extra friends please)... this is an event specifically for our 5th graders . We have secured a giant Water Slide and
an Inflatable Slip n Slide. Both are double lane with a protective barrier down the middle to prevent collisions.
Parents, bring your lawnchairs to set up on the shaded basketball court! We’ll have food and drinks for the kids.
Parent Leader: Michele Hoelscher – [email protected]
Budget: $550 for 2 slide rentals, snacks, drinks
A special thanks to Greg Wright Crowe for generously donating the funds for this slide.
Volunteer Needs: 20 people - 8-10 people to work 20 min. shifts at each slide, 4-6 food coordinators,
4-6 to set up for the event.
Teacher Gifts
Based on the input we received from more than 20 parents who attend last week’s meeting, the group decided
to collectively raise money for teacher gifts for all 4 core teachers, Ms. Kraal, the 3 special area teachers and the
4 custodians, also possibly classroom aides and the front office staff. The size of the gift we will be able to give will
depend on how much money we raise over the next 2-3 weeks.
Legacy Project
Two ideas were presented at the meeting for a 5th grade Legacy Project:
(1) an in-ground walking maze, adjacent to the walking track, built of bricks personalized by each child; or
(2) a tile project where each child creates a ceramic tile to be mounted on a school wall.
The budget for the maze project would be around $900, while the tile project would be around $150.
The group decided to proceed with the tile project unless there was a desire by others to raise the additional
funds for the maze.
Parent Leaders: Mark Nathan and Andrea Ewen – [email protected]
Budget: $150 for tile project
Volunteer Needs: You can contact Andrea at 512-739-6934 (or email above) if want to volunteer to help
or can donate art supplies.