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Contribute to GiftCrowd Today!
Y'all thre is still time to show some love to the amazing teachers and staff who educate our Roadrunners each and every day. Join one or more of hte GiftCrowd pools to contribute directly to the Lee teachers and staff that mean the most to your child's education. This free / easy service was a great success last year. Your participation is entirely optional but highly appreciated.
Need to know:
Deadline to contribute: 12/20/23 at 12:00 PM (last day of school)
Your contribution amounts are entirely confidential
You can include a personal greeting!
Participate is optional
Join as many pools as you like! Zero fees!!
Teachers/Staff can choose to receive their gift in the format of one or more gift cards from over 400 different brands
Celebrations returns!
See Principal Sileo's Celebrations reminders here:
If you did not pick up your Celebrations wristband be sure to check those backpacks!!
Lots of new Lost & Found items collected this week!
Please stop by the 2nd grade hallway to take a look before or after our school Celebration programs next week! Thank you to all the parents who are labeling their kid's stuff, we've noticed an improvement!
The Lost & Found rack will be on display before and after Celebrations performances, so please swing by if your child is missing something.
Email lostandfound@russellleepta.org. with questions.
REMINDER: L&F items are posted in the Lee Facebook group frequently
3 ways to volunteer!
Seeking volunteers with experience installing drip irrigation system. We would love to keep our beautiful gardens alive and thriving for years to come even in the hot summer months. We are seeking someone in our Lee community to help install an irrigation system in collaboration with our garden team. Please let us know if this is in your wheelhouse!
Seeking a few additional sets of hands to help install the Russell Lee art exhibit on Monday, January 8th. The whole project should take a few hours, but even if you can help for an hour, we would appreciate the support. No special skills necessary. The exhibit will be open for public viewing on January 20th.
Seeking volunteers to support our Lee Live committee solicit donations from the community. We will provide you with all of the resources you will need- we just need your time and willingness to reach out behalf of our Lee community! email leelive@russellleepta.org.
If interested in any of these roles, please contact Jessica at president@russellleepta.org.
Seeking photos from Lee events
I was so sad to miss last week's Movie Night & Clothing swap but I've heard that it was a great success! This means I didn't take any photos to share today which got me thinking...
If you have photos from Lee events that can be shared with the Lee community and/or that the Historian can use in the Lee Yearbook -- WE WANT THEM!
Feel free to send anything to communications@russellleepta.org
Lee Calendar
Scroll for the December calendar!
Jan 13 | Science Fair - Project Help Day in the Library (12pm-2pm)
Jan 20 | Russell Lee photography Family Day
Feb 1 | Russell Lee Art - Webinar
Feb 2 | Black History Laser Art Show
March 2 | Lee Live - Mark your calendar!!
ALL YEAR | Minted (receipt share)
y'all check out this amazing deal!!
Get an early start on those holiday cards!
Receive 20% OFF Minted cards and gifts, and 15% of the proceeds will be given back to the school.
Use code "FUNDRAISERUSSELLLEE"
December 18 | Celebrations (1:45 PM)
Celebrations is a tradition in which the whole school unites to commemorate festivities from around the world in song, dance, poetry, spoken word, and visual art.
December 19 | Celebrations (9:00 AM & 6:00 PM)
Celebrations is a tradition in which the whole school unites to commemorate festivities from around the world in song, dance, poetry, spoken word, and visual art.
December 20 | Grade Level Parties!
Dec 21-Jan 8 | Winter Break
January 15 | Science Fair - Project Help Day in the Library
Ms Day and others will be available to help with Science fair projects!
Janaury 20 | Science Fair - Project Help Day in the Library
Ms Day and others will be available to help with Science fair projects!
January 20 | Russell Lee photography Family Day
Photography by Russell Lee will be on display at Lee Elementary for 5 weeks. On January 20th the community is invited to come emjoy these pieces of Lee Elementary history in person.
Volunteer to help install the Russell Lee art exhibit on Monday, January 8th by emailing president@russellleepta.org
January 23 | Celebration of Science
This event always seems to sneak up on us after Winter Break so mark your calendar and plan on some science fair prep at home and/or at school.
February 1 | Webinar Russell Lee Photograghy
February 2 | Black History Laser Show
March 2 | Lee Live
Lee Live is in it's "Clue" era so whether you're a Miss Scarlet, Professor Plum, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock or some other character... you're invited to Lee Live 2024.
Mark your calendar!!
DATE: March 2, 2024!
LOCATION: Austin Public Library downtown location!
Want to Volunteer? -- OUR fundraisig outreach team NEEDS YOU!
Want to donate to the silent or live auction?
have a question?
EMAIL: leelive@russellleepta.org
We're starting outreach for silent and live auction donation items so keep us in mind when you're thinking of regifting something quirky or something awesome! There is no donation too small for us so pass it along and we'll find a way to repurpose it.
Enroll in 2024-2025 School Year!
Save your seat in the 2023-2024 academic year! The new Enroll Austin is up and running so please log in to to register your child for the 2024-2025 school year!
Registering helps the school begin to plan for staffing and facilities needs and is mandatory for all students every year so don't delay! Register Today!
HELPFUL TIP FROM ANASTASIA COLOMBO:
There's currently a glitch in the Enroll Austin portal which is affecting some people. The problem is that after you complete all annual forms, the system won't let you upload them, and instead shows a rather huffy message stating incorrectly that you haven't completed your forms. If you run into this issue, please call 512.414.7328, and the very helpful people in that office will submit an issue ticket for you.
Thanks for reading this week's Roadrunner Rundown. As always feel free to share your comments or feature suggestions with Clarissa at communications@russellleepta.org.
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