Brave News 2.21.23

Hello Brave Community! 

Happy Monday! I don’t know about you, but I am completely enjoying this mild weather! Winter (however brief) always deepens my appreciation for Spring weather. It is the perfect weather to go outside and Sharpen Your Saw! (See below.)


As a Leader in Me campus, we highlight one of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People each month.  Our habit of the month for January is Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw!  We teach our students the importance of taking care of their mind and body. We encourage students to value self-care and self-renewal.


Word of the Week (WOW):

Each week we have a word of the week. This week’s word of the week is INSPIRE.  It is a verb that means to encourage somebody to do something. Ask your student to use the word in a sentence or perhaps you could be very intentional in your use of our word.  Thanks for your participation!


UIL:

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in UIL last month. Parents, thank you for your support. Our students performed amazingly well! We finished in 3rd place in our Stony Point learning community! I can’t wait to celebrate on Thursday at 3pm with all of the students and teachers that worked so hard to bring so much pride and honor to Double File Trail! Lastly, we are especially grateful for Mrs. Michelle Small, who did an outstanding job as our campus UIL coordinator.  UIL Results!


From Parent Programs: 

We are excited to share with you our upcoming Parent Programs SEL initiative- "Family Conversation Kits." These kits will be provided for 4th and 5th grade families, and include fun and engaging materials to encourage meaningful conversations! Families will also have the opportunity to join our Remind class and ask any follow-up questions. These questions will be promptly answered by our district SEL experts! 

We are asking families to register for the kit for a follow up that will allow building the connection between home and school.  Check out our fun promo video to help spread the word about these conversation kits. I am also including the flyer with the link to register. 

ENGLISH VIDEO

SPANISH VIDEO


Leadership Day!:

Please join us for our annual Leadership Day on Friday, March 3rd. This event is completely student-led; our students will highlight the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey). There will be two short, student-led assemblies (the first at 8:00 for Kinder-2nd grade, and the second at 9:00 for 3rd-5th grade), as well as guided tours to classrooms where our students will share points of pride. 

Note:  Please fill out this pre-registration link if you are planning to attend Leadership Day so that we can print you a badge ahead of time!   


Looking Ahead:

Tuesday, 2/21-Thursday, 2/23: STAAR Interim Testing

Thursday, 2/23: UIL Celebration for all students who participated on 1/28!

Monday, 2/27: Site-Based Meeting @3:15pm

Friday, 3/3: Leadership Day!

Thursday, 3/9: Picture Day


Stay Connected: Double File Trail website; RRISD Facebook and Twitter pages.

Lastly, please feel free to contact me at alifia_britton@roundrockisd.org with any questions or concerns. Thank you for continuing to team with us! #DFTstrong!

Most Grateful,

Alifia Britton, Proud Principal of Double File Trail Elementary

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