October 3, 2025
Spicewood Principal Newsletter
Hello Spicewood Families,
It’s been a wonderful week at Spicewood! I’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our amazing parent volunteers who supported our campus this week. Our gratitude goes to the garden committee and everyone who came out on Saturday to clean and prepare the beds for planting—special thanks to Ms. Cimo and Ms. Keating for leading the effort! I also want to thank the parents who volunteered during the book fair. It has been such a joy to see our students’ excitement as they discovered and selected new books.
This week we also celebrated School Custodian’s Day, and we are truly fortunate to have some of the best, hardest-working custodians in the business! Their dedication goes far beyond keeping our campus clean—thanks to their care, our classrooms are well-stocked, our spaces are safe and welcoming, and our school shines every single day. We are so grateful for their pride in their work and the countless ways they support students and staff behind the scenes.
Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Melanie Solis
Principal
Spicewood Elementary
Upcoming Important Dates:
10/13- Student Holiday/Fall Teacher Conferences
10/20- No School for Staff or Students
10/21- TAG Referral Information Night 5:30 Library
10/23- Fall Picture Day
10/31- Storybook Character Dress-up (Kinder-4th)/Living Museum (5th)
11/4- Principal's Coffee 8:00 am (more info coming soon)
Class Dojo Information
Hello Parents!
Our Specials and Spanish team will now be using ClassDojo to communicate with parents and families about events and activities going on in those class periods. You should receive an invitation to join a class from Mrs. Price, our Instructional Technology Specialist. This is not spam. Please note that ClassDojo is free, but there is a subscription offer for ClassDojo Plus that may pop-up.
Parents are under no obligation to purchase the subscription - everything you need to communicate with your child's teacher is free. There will be a "Skip" button or an "X" button to close and bypass any in-app ads for ClassDojo Plus.
If you, as the parent, signed up for a 7-day free trial of ClassDojo Plus but did not cancel your subscription, you will be charged at the end of the trial using the payment method that you provided when purchasing the subscription. You can cancel your subscription at any time by following these steps: How to Cancel your ClassDojo Plus Subscription.
IB at Spicewood
Community Survey! What holidays do you celebrate?
We are gathering information on the holidays our Spicewood students celebrate and observe. Our goal is to acknowledge and showcase the variety of celebrations important to our population via Broadcast throughout the school year.
If interested, we will also be collecting videos and photos from families about a celebration important to them. PBS Learning Media has quality “All About the Holidays” clips, but we would love to see how YOU celebrate!
Fill out this survey to help us know which holidays our student population celebrates!
Nurse's Note
Hello Parents,
We will have Vision, Hearing, and AN Screenings next week. Please see the summary below and let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
In addition, we are looking for parents' volunteers. PTA president, Pryscila Guttoski, will create a signup genius and circulate it if you are interested in volunteering during Vision and Hearing Screenings. Thank you so much.
When: Thursday, Oct 9th, full day (7:45-2:30) and Friday, Oct 10th, half day (7:45-11)
Where: Library
Who: Kinder, 1st, 3rd, 5th grade students, New to Round Rock ISD 2nd, 4th students
Dyslexia Awareness Month
October is Dyslexia Awareness month. Dyslexia is a learning difference that is neurobiological in origin. It affects a person's ability to read with accuracy and fluency. If you want to learn more about dyslexia, please watch this brief video
This year we are going to celebrate our unique and brilliant students with a Dyslexia Awareness Dash (fun run) on October 30th. Please click this link if you are interested in attending.
Dyslexia Seminar
My apologies for the links not clicking on the flyer. Here is the link to register for the event. Here is the link for more information about the seminar.
Join Us on Wednesday!
Marathon Kids
TAG Information Session
Westwood Sock & Underwear Drive
PTA Clubs
Reflections
FLL Robotics Club
With support from the Spicewood Elementary PTA, teachers, school staff, and community members we are thrilled to introduce the new FLL- Robotics Club at SWE. Robotics Club promotes STEM skills, and intends to support our creative thinkers, passionate about designing, building, and programming robots. For more information, or queries please email Club Chair, Nidhi Parashar, at robotics@spicewoodpta.org
For the 2025-26 competition season, we are hoping to partner with FIRST LEGO League to be able to host the season FLL Qualifier at Spicewood Elementary. To help prepare, we are requesting all students, coaches, and parents/caregivers who will be registering for FLL Qualifiers to contact the club chair at robotics@spicewoodpta.org. We wish to estimate how many total teams from the SWE student body will be registering for FLL Qualifiers in the 2025 season. Stay tuned for more updates!
PTA Corner
Panther Patrol Volunteers Needed
The Panther Patrol is a parent volunteer group that coordinates with Principal and Teachers to identify volunteer opportunites that engage the community in student mentorship and campus improvements.
Parents can sign up at any of our monthly days to spend the day at Spicewood helping teachers and administrators behind the scenes with anything ranging from landscaping, preparing activities for teachers, and much more!
The dates for the school year are listed on the form so plan ahead, take the day off and join us at Spicewood! Here is the link to sign up if interested: https://forms.gle/GQUx1F2cSPZqoGwL9
