Hello, Blackland Prairie Families,

As always, stay safe and take care out on the Prairie!

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Reminder: There will be no school on Friday, November 7, 2025. Enjoy your day off!

Calling All Veterans! We invite all Veterans to join Blackland Prairie Elementary and Ridgeview Middle School as we celebrate and honor YOU! Tuesday, November 11th at 8:30 AM. For more information and to sign up, please click HERE.

Students in 2nd-5th grades are invited to join the UIL Academics+ Contest, a fun and challenging way to showcase their talents and represent our school! Participants will sharpen their skills and compete with other students in our learning community in chess, spelling, writing, and more. This is a wonderful opportunity to build confidence, teamwork, and academic excellence. Families can learn more about the contest and find sign-up informationhere.  Sign-ups close November 8 and practices begin November 10. 

Wildcat 4th Grade DADS Day (TEKS) - November 14th, 2025. This is an excellent chance for Dads of students to come in and teach a lesson to their students' classroom! Please sign up at thisLINKto let us know you're coming!We look forward to seeing you there!All volunteers must have an approved RRISD Volunteer Application on file to participate. Please fill one out athttps://partners.roundrockisd.org/volunteer/

2026-2027 RRISD Pre-K registration opens April 1. Sign up and we'll notify you when registration opens. Round Rock ISD offers eligibility and tuition opportunities for 3- and 4-year-olds. Students must be 3 or 4 years old by Sept. 1, 2026. Sign up:https://rrisdschools.org/PreK2026 #ItStartsWithUs

Thank you for your continued support and adherence to our morning arrival and afternoon dismissal procedures.

We are excited to share the progress we've already made in 2 weeks! On the first day of school, dismissal took us almost until 3:35 p.m. to have all students exit the building. By the week during normal dismissal (outside the rainy day/lightning delay) we improved to 3:08. So impressed with all of your efforts with following the rules. Below are a few reminders to keep us safe and one update (shared above as well in the NEW this Week Section):

Reminders

• Our student safety patrol is back on schedule. You will see students in yellow vests assisting with opening and closing doors.

• Back carider lane does not allow for left turns out of the parking lot. This is posted on the STOP sign and can cause a serious collision for those traveling on Fernspring.

• Back walkers should enter the campus via the sidewalk closest to the pond. No walkers should cross from Trailing Vine to this location. All walkers need to utilize the crossing guards that are stationed at the two 4-way stops located at the front of the school and in the back by the pond.

Update

• You will now see cones placed in the front parking lanes next to our crosswalk for our district busses during MORNING drop-off. There has been additional busses add to our campus this year and the times are adjusted where they are not coming in right at 7:10 am. Car rider parents, please be aware of this change and following staff directions to keep this section open for this campus need once the busses arrive on campus.

Any student arriving late (after 7:35 AM) must be signed in at the front office by a parent or guardian. Please do not drop off your child without signing them in if they are late, as we will need to call you to return and complete the process. Thank you for your understanding.

October 20 No School

October 22 Fall Pictures

October 24 Round Rock Fire Department Public Education, Life & Fire

October 27 to October 31 Red Ribbon Week

October 29 Whiskers Fun Run

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