Welcome to Austin Elementary School!

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

To register, please call 832-223-1000 to make an appointment.


Registration

Registering your future Astronaut is as simple as 1-2-3-4!
1. Visit LCISD.org > Students and Parents > Registration and scroll down to Students New to LCISD
2. Follow directions to locate your campus and complete the New Student Online Enrollment Application
3. Gather the required documents: Proof of Residency (closing documents, leasing agreement, fixed utility bill - electric, gas, water), copy of parent/guardian driver's license, student birth certificate, student immunization records
4.Call 832-223-1000 or email [email protected] to make an appointment to drop off documents


Attendance

Attendance notes may be sent by email but must come from a parent's verified email account. The email must be sent to the campus attendance clerk when your student returns to school. Please include your student's first name, last name, teacher name, grade and the date(s) which your student was absent. Please send your email to: [email protected]

Parent Information

Penny Wars
Sweets with Santa

School Hours

School Hours: 7:15 a.m. - 2:40 p.m. 
Students who arrive after 7:15 a.m. are tardy. 

Breakfast 6:45 a.m. - 7:15 a.m.
1st Bell 7:05 a.m.
Tardy Bell 7:15 a.m.
Dismissal Bell 2:40 p.m.

 

Upcoming Events at Austin

Nov. 17: Early Release (11:15 a.m.)
Nov. 20 - 24: Student Holiday (Thanksgiving Break)
Dec. 9: Sweets with Santa
Dec. 12: Holiday Program (3rd Grade)
Dec. 15: Early Release (11:15 a.m.)
Dec. 18 - Jan. 2: Student Holiday (Winter Break)

Austin PTO

To learn more about the Austin PTO, please visit their website and Facebook page:
Austin PTO Website
Austin PTO Facebook Page

Follow Austin Elementary

Please join us on Facebook to see pictures of school events and activities! 
 




 

Lunch Times

Kinder - Lemos, Sorbel: 11:50 a.m.
Kinder - Silva, Countryman, Fletcher: 12 p.m.
1st - Murphy, Harris: 11:30 a.m.
1st - Stockslager, Therrian, Young: 11:35 a.m.
2nd - Lohn, Stone: 12:20 p.m.
2nd - Ferguson, Tom, Venegas: 12:25 p.m.
3rd - Almendarez, Fetterman, Grimes: 11:10 a.m.
3rd - Broxson, Van Maanen: 11:15 a.m.
4th - Bullard, Allen: 10:30 a.m.
4th - Cruickshank, Faith, Burke: 10:35 a.m.
5th - Krenek, Covington: 10:50 a.m.
5th - Frewin, Lepler: 10:55 a.m.

Cafeteria

school cafe

Breakfast and lunch are FREE to all students at Austin, but students may purchase a la carte items. Your child's student ID number will also be their lunch number. You can also use this number to add money to their account online. Students will use their SMART Tag in the lunch line.

To make a payment on your child's account, please login to www.schoolcafe.com. 

For parent online help, please call 855-729-2328 or email [email protected].

To put restrictions on your child's account, please call 832-223-0180 or through your student's account on www.schoolcafe.com


SMART Tags

Lamar CISD implemented the SMART Tag system, which is designed to improve the safety and security of students who utilize school bus transportation. For more information, please click here.

If your student lost or breaks their SMART Tag, parents will need to purchase a new SMART Tag for $5.00.  Click here to purchase a new SMART Tag.

Please do not bend or punch a hole into the SMART Tag. 

  

Transportation Changes

Transportation changes must be submitted to the front office before 2:10 p.m. Transportation changes must be submitted by phone call or by a written note. 

On early release days, transportation changes must be submitted to the front office before 11 a.m. 

Permanent transportation changes must be made in writing.

  

Campus Forms & Documents   

After School Care   

For on-site after school care, please call the YMCA at 281-341-0791. Their program is for students K-5 and offered Monday - Friday (on regular school days) until 6:30 p.m. 

Below are the after school care facilities that provide transportation to and from Austin. 
Funshine Academy - 281-342-9624
Kids R Kids - 832-451-1111
Tree House Academy - 832-595-8500

Car Riders   

Please get a White Austin Visor Tag from your student's teacher. 

Place the White Austin Visor Tag in your front window.

If someone else picks up your child, please make sure they have the White Austin Visor Tag.

Please follow the car rider line route on the side of the building. 

All car riders must be picked up in the car ride line. 

Walkers/Bikers

Please meet your student(s) at the flag pole in the front of the bike rack.

Walker/Bikers will be released first. Please be at the flag pole at 2:40 p.m.

Kinder and 1st grade students must have an adult or older sibling present to receive their child. Individuals receiving Kinder or 1st grade students at the flag pole will need to be in possession of a picture ID, so the staff member can verify release authorization on the first day of school. We will then give a White Austin Walker/Biker Tag to use the following days. You could also get a White Austin Walker/Biker Tag from your child's teacher.

For Kinder and 1st grade, please email your child's teacher if you give permission for your child to be released by an older sibling. We must have this parent permission documentation on file. 

We will not release students to parents parked in the parking lot. You must meet your child at the flag pole. 

News

Astronotes for February 4, 2015

Feb 04, 2015 | Bud Whileyman

One area of the curriculum that has been difficult for schools to deal with has been the tough new math standards.  Grades in math have declined at all schools because the rigor of the math curriculum has forced teachers to teach many new concepts that were previously taught at a higher grade.  For example, in grades 4 and 5 less than 50% of the material was similar to last year’s curriculum.  The other half of math is either new or moved down from a higher grade level.  This is all by state mandate and not from the local districts.  So right now all teachers are trying to catch up to get students where they need to be at their current grade level.  Because of the difficulty of this year’s Math STAAR test, 5th grade students are not required to pass the math section in order to be promoted.  In fact only a raw score will be given in May for grades 3-5 and the pass/fail standard will not be established until August.  Our teachers are working very hard to meet this new challenge so that our students will be prepared for future grade levels.

Yearbooks are all sale through this month only.  You can order online also by visiting:  http://www.ybpay.lifetouch.com
Yearbook ID Code:  8717015.  




On a lighter note, the kindergarten students look so cute in their hundred day outfits.  It is hard to believe we have passed one hundred days of school which means we are well over halfway through the school year.  Many of the students and teachers in kindergarten dressed as older individuals symbolizing the aging process or what is would look like to be 100 years old.  

 

Calendar of Events


February
5th Choir: Speaking Parts Audition 2:30
9th 5th Grade Extended Day (Reading) 2:45 - 3:30
Speaking Parts Auditions: 7:15
10th Full Choir Rehearsal
11th Il Primo Spirit Night
12th Wertheimer Parent Meeting: 6:30
13th Early Release: 11:30
Jump Rope For Heart (during Specials)
Valentine's Day Parties: 1st & 2nd
16th President's Day Student Holiday / Staff Development
17th 5th Grade Extended Day Begins (Math) 2:45 - 3:30
4th Grade Extended Day Begins (Math) 2:45 - 3:30
3rd Grade Extended Day Begins 2:45 - 3:30
Full Choir Rehearsal
18th 4th Grade Extended Day Begins (Writing) 2:45 - 3:30
19th Art Club (2:45 - 3:45)
23rd 5th Grade Extended Day (Reading) 2:45 - 3:30
4th Grade Extended Day Begins (Reading) 2:45 - 3:30
3rd Grade Extended Day 2:45 - 3:30
Choir: Speaking Parts Rehearsal
24th 5th Grade Extended Day (Math) 2:45 - 3:30
4th Grade Extended Day (Math) 2:45 - 3:30
3rd Grade Extended Day 2:45 - 3:30
Full Choir Rehearsal
25th 4th Grade Extended Day (Writing) 2:45 - 3:30





Events