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Spring semester is in full swing!
I have a few housekeeping notes for you all and a call for volunteers. Please read and if you can, please volunteer. We'd love to have you on campus helping our teachers and students.
Next week we have a few things going on. Most clubs wills start up, there's no school on the 29th in honor of Lunar New Year and Principal Sileo is hosting a Principal's coffee on the 31st. Also on the 31st, the students will get to experience a special Lunar New Year performance during the school day!
Report cards for the 2nd 9 weeks were published. You can access them by logging in to your AISD Parent Portal and clicking on Student Documentation.
In case you missed it, the administration is asking that you please communicate any confirmed cases of Flu or Covid to Nurse Tori McFadden (tori.mcfadden@austinisd.org /512-414-0942). Please also review the Health Guidelines for Attendance, particularly symptoms of the flu/respiratory illness, such as fever, chills, cough, sore throat, or body aches. It is important that sick students remain home until fever-free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and symptoms are improving before returning to school. Together, we can help keep our school environment healthy and reduce the spread of illness. Thank you for your cooperation in this effort. More info from Principal Sileo's weekly email here.
Call for Volunteers
Fami-Lee, as we're through half of the academic year, we're making a call for your support. Several Lee PTA and School initiatives need your continued support. Please consider offering an hour or more of your time to help make things a little easier for our teachers and students this semester:
COPY CATS
Would you like to help teachers directly by making copies and doing other tasks in the workroom? The commitment is 1hr/week. No experience necessary. Please email copycats@russellleepta.org if you are interested.
Lost & Found
Stop by campus once a week to sort, label, and organize L&F items and send a quick snapshot to me for posting... email president@russellleepta.org
Morning Traffic Monitor Volunteers
This is a 30 minute commitment that can be fun and easy with 2 or more people working together! If you have a non-Lee parent willing to volunteer like a grandparent contact communications@russellleepta.org to get them on the schedule! VOLUNTEER HERE| Questions, email caitlin.sileo@austinisd.org
PTA Exec Board Recruitment 2025-2026
This is your chance to make a big impact on Lee. We're recruiting for the 2025-2026 PTA Executive Board. You can put yourself forward for any position that are about to be vacated are:
President
Vice President
VP of Communications
VP of Fundraising
VP of Educational Enrichment
Secretary
Historian
Parliamentarian
Reminder, you can remain in the same office for up to two years so in almost all of these positions, the incumbent has exhausted their term limits. Are you interested in any of these? Want to discuss directly with the person holding the role? Please, please reach out. Any of us would be thrilled about helping you decide to run for office.
The Lee Nominating Committee will be assembled on February 11th then they will spend the next month ramping up recruitment so they can narrow down the nominees so if you are interested, make sure you let us know so we can get you on our list. Send any questions to Kristy Orr, Lee Parliamentarian at parliamentarian@russellleepta.org.
Call for photos
Reminder to send photos of any Lee event to photos@russellleepta.org for use in the Yearbook and/or Roadrunner Rundown. Thank you to everyone who has sent photos so far!
Celebration of Science
This year's Celebration of Science was full of so many stellar submissions. Our judges has their work cut out for them but ultimately they announced the following winners:
3rd grade:
1st: Olivia Welch-Roberto; Testing music on plants
2nd: Willa Lowny; Floating eggs in acid
3rd: Izar Sachse; What's in the water?
4th: Sullivan Hutson; Conductivity
4th grade:
1st: Netrha Gopal; Pop-up penguins
2nd: Ruse Bohusiav; Terrific turbines
3rd: Alex Hilderbrant; Which one goes faster?
4th: Quinn Stanley; Is the water quality in Waller Creek healthy for simple living organisms?
5th grade:
1st: Ogden; How strong is your spaghetti bridge?
2nd: August; Racoon behavior
3rd: Juniper Virostko; Catching carbon
4th (runner up, doesn't go to regionals): Dani Cruz; Which soda best reacts with mentos?
6th grade:
1st: Buckley Valdez; Rust is a picky eater
While we celebrate these amazing students, please also hold space to thank our volunteer judges & chair who dedicated their time and expertise to this year's event:
Esti Ukar- science fair chair
Chris Sachse
Adrienne Dula
Zach Simpson
Diane Whitmer
Omar Valdez
Caroline Farrior
Membership Minute
by Sarah Farrell, PTA VP of Membership
We are so close to hitting our goal of 250 PTA members!
PTA membership is easy! It's only $8 for the year and takes 2 minutes of your time. You are not required to volunteer. If you are unsure about your membership status, please email membership@russellleepta.org. The membership year begins on August 1st each year. Join today at www.joinpta.org
Join us for Rally Day - Feb. 24
Rally Day Feb. 24 - RSVP Here!
Help us advocate for Texas public schools at TX PTA’s Rally Day! This legislative session is already shaping up to be one of the most significant in history when it comes to education - our success very much depends on showing up and advocating for our public schools!
RSVP for Rally Day here so we can start to coordinate transportation and lunch needs.
Lee Live Tickets
The countdown is on! Don’t miss out on securing your spot for Lee Live 2025. It'll be a fun-filled evening of live music, two-stepping, bull riding and fundraising.
📅 Date: Saturday, March 29th
🕒 Time: 6-10PM
📍 Location: Shady Springs Party Barn
The first 100 tickets sold will be entered to win a $100 HEB gift card. All proceeds from Lee Live will directly support Lee through upgraded technology, classroom supplies, professional development opportunities, updates to school facilities and student enrichment programs focused on social emotional awareness, creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking... and so much more! This year we're aiming to raise over $70,000!
🎟️ How to Purchase Tickets:
👋 Interested in Volunteering at the Event for Free Admission?
Let us know here: https://shorturl.at/yV1zV
🎯 Have a Donation for the Live and/or Silent Auction?
Fill out this form: https://shorturl.at/x2pdD or
Email us at leelive@russellleepta.org
Go on now, buy those tickets!
Get your Yearbook TODAY!!
24-25’ Yearbooks are on sale now!!
Custom pages are not due at time of order. You can go back and complete that step later.
Each book order includes 2 customized pages for your individual yearbook.
If you have any questions please reach out to Selena at historian@russellleepta.org
If you take photos at any Lee event that you think might look great in the yearbook, please send them to us at: photos@russellleepta.org
Lee Calendar
November calendar should be in backpacks next week!
1/26 - Most lee Clubs begin
1/28 - Campus tour for prospective families
1/29 - No School
1/31 - Principal's coffee
AISD THEATER NEWS
Did you know you can find all the latest show tickets in one place? Visit the AISD Performing Arts Center website to find out when and where to catch the next show. Were sharing two upcoming programs below...
Lamar Middle School Presents Annie!
Tickets are on sale now for Annie Jr. presented by the Lamar Middle School theater program. The best part... two Lee Alumni are in the show!! Congrats Lexie Yankeelov and Anika Bonser!! Come out and support two former Roadrunners while enjoying a great show! GET TICKETS HERE
Anie Jr, presented by Lamar Middle School
January 30th - February 1st
AISD Performing Arts Center
Wonka Jr. presented by Kealing Middle School
Kealing Theatre is proud to present Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr.! Come with us as we follow the enigmatic candy manufacturer, Willy Wonka, as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whomever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats, but the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka's rules in the factory — or suffer the consequences!
Show Dates and Times:
Weekend 1
Friday, January 31st at 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, February 1st at 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Weekend 2
Friday, February 7th at 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, February 8th at 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
GET TICKETS HERE $12 adults; $7 children
Thanks for reading this week's Roadrunner Rundown! Have something to add? Share your comments or feature suggestions with Clarissa at communications@russellleepta.org or online here.
