Austin Tracy Elementary

Next week brings our last five days before Christmas Break! To celebrate the upcoming festivities, we have some fun dress up days this coming week! The theme for each day is posted in the graphic below!

Tomorrow is the last day for the Penguin Patch shop! If your child has not shopped and would like to do so, please send their money to school in the morning. Items range from .50 to $1.00 and new items have been added. Thank you to our PTO for sponsoring this wonderful event for our students.

Congratulations to our Eagles that competed at the 6th Grade Showcase hosted by Eastern Elementary! Students from Monroe County Middle School, Eastern Elementary, Temple Hill Elementary, and Austin Tracy Elementary competed in a variety of academic competitions. Our Eagles were great representatives of our school, and brought home some hardware!!! 🥈Runner-Up Quick Recall Team- Brentley Ellis, Lilah Gruber, Reese Jones, Maddie Sneed, Derrick Warner, and Asa Young Brentley Ellis- 🥇1st Place Math Assessment and 4th Place Arts & Humanities Assessment

Our Beta Club will be hosting a Christmas Plate Silent Auction tomorrow night at our Christmas Program. Below you will find the instructions and rules for bidding. 1. Find the Bid Sheet for the class plate you’d like to bid on. 2. Starting bid is $15 for each plate. 3. To place a bid, please write your name, bid amount, and contact info clearly on the line provided. 4. Each new bid must be at least $1 higher than the previous bid. 5. You may bid as many times as you’d like until the auction closes. 6. The auction will close 30 minutes after the Christmas Program has ended. No bids will be accepted afterward. 7. The highest bidder at closing time will be the winner and will be contacted to complete payment. Thank you so much for your support and generosity! 🎄✨

We can't wait to see everyone tomorrow night (Thursday 12/4) for our annual Christmas program! Student performers will need to be at school by 5:30 pm. Doors will open for our guests at 5:30, as well. The program will begin at 6:00pm. The students have been working so hard on their performance and you won't want to miss it! We ask that our guests enter through the main entrance before making their way to the gym. If you have family members that are in need of handicapped accessible seating, please call the school at 270-646-2236. It's going to be a great night!

Austin Tracy PTO is excited to bring the Penguin Patch Workshop to school. This will be an awesome time for students to do some Christmas shopping on their own. Our Christmas shop will be open December 8-12 from 1-2 pm each day. The gifts will range from 0.50 to $13.00. We will assign each grade a certain day to come and shop. There will be volunteers available to help students shop and wrap their items. Letters and money envelopes will come home with students after Thanksgiving. Students will be able to bring their envelopes back to school with their money and a list of whomever they plan to shop for. Please be on the lookout for these to come home after we return from Thanksgiving Break!

We wanted to send a quick reminder about our district's wellness policy. All students will receive a free ice cream at lunch for their birthday! If parents want to send non-food party favors for their student's classmates, that's more than fine! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the school.

We can't wait to see everyone tonight at our Family Literacy Night and Trunk or Treat! Doors will open at 5:30 pm! Come get a free meal, shop the book fair, and enjoy some awesome activities. We're going to move our Trunk or Treat Indoors so you won't have to worry about the wet, cold weather!

We are excited to host our grandparents tomorrow! Our students look forward to this day each year! Grandparents will have an opportunity to take their student through the book fair and get their photos made! Lunch times are listed below. We look forward to seeing you!

Tomorrow (Monday 10/27) will be Fall Picture Day for all students! We will get started with sibling pictures right after morning meeting so please be at school on time! Get some rest tonight so you'll look your best! Make-up pictures are scheduled for Friday November 18th.

1st 9 Weeks Report Cards are being mailed home today! Please be on the lookout for them! If you have any questions about your student's grades, please reach out to their teachers! Let's continue to work together to help our students be successful!

Students that signed up for a flu shot will be receiving them tomorrow (10/24) here at school through the Healthy Kids Clinic. Only students that sent in their completed form will be given a flu shot. If your student submitted their form after 10/17, their shot will be given at a later date.

ATE Families, don't forget that we will be hosting all of our wonderful grandparents on Wednesday October 29th! If you have not RSVP'd for the event, please call the school (270-646-2236) as soon as possible so that we can prepare enough food for everyone! Our students look forward to this day each year! Grandparents will also have an opportunity to take their student through the book fair, as well! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!

On Monday, our 4th through 6th grade students had the opportunity to participate in a variety of experiments, and activities, with the Mobile Science and Activity Center! The MSAC is a mobile classroom that provides real-world applications of the concepts students are learning about in class! Thank you to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and Kentucky Agriculture & Environment in the Classroom, Inc. for this wonderful opportunity for our students!

Please see the following message from Red Elephant Studio- School Picture Day is almost here—and we can't wait to see those smiles! We're counting down the days until we visit your school! To help make the day go smoothly, we've included some helpful tips and FAQs below. Once photos are taken, you'll get an email with all the details you need on ordering, deadlines, and how to get your favorite shots. 💬 Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram so you never miss important updates or sneak peeks! As a small, local business, we're so thankful to serve our community year after year. Your support keeps our studio personal, full of local friendly faces, and close to home—and we wouldn't have it any other way. We work hard so every child, parents, teacher, and staff member can have some incredible school photos and memories. 📝 Check out the tips below, and stay tuned for ordering info!

Last week, Austin Tracy Gifted and Talented students had the opportunity to tour the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science located on Western Kentucky University's campus. The Gatton Academy is Kentucky's first residential STEM Academy. It is a two year residential program for students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Instead of spending their junior and seniors years in traditional high schools, Gatton Academy students take all of their course work through WKU. Students that complete the program will earn a minimum of 60 college credit hours before they graduate! The Gatton Academy empowers exceptional young scientists and mathematicians to learn in an environment that offers advanced educational opportunities while living in a community that is supportive and fun.

Austin Tracy students had the opportunity to tour campus, listen to guest lectures, and experience what a "day in the life" of a Gatton Academy student would be like. Overall, our students were able to see the exceptional opportunities that are available if they continue working hard each day. We have some of the best and brightest at Austin Tracy. We want to empower our students with the belief that they can compete with the best and brightest!

Mark your calendars for this Saturday! The Austin Tracy PTO is hosting their annual "Fall Bizarre" on October 18th from 12-4pm at Austin Tracy Elementary. This is one of the main fundraising events for the PTO. You'll have the opportunity to shop over 20 different vendors. There will also be food, games, and arts and crafts. There will be something for people of all ages! Everyone is invited!! We look forward to seeing everyone there!