Our PTA Membership Drive is over; we'll announce our grade-level winners next week. Even though the drive is over, you can join the PTA all-year-long, we'd LOVE to have you. 

If you couldn't make our first meeting, click on the graphic below for the slide deck. 

Our speaker, Melissa Fleming, gave us practical ways to deal with stress and anxiety, in ourselves and in our children. Due to technical problems, we were unable to record it, but you can find the slide deck and further resources here,

 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AT34sQOWSUs5nrWTI2Gr572fo38OlzajpQaUivbE840/edit?usp=sharing

School funding affects ALL of us. Please join us for a virtual meeting with Trustee Lynn Boswell. 

We need a quorum of 10 PTA members in order to vote on Proposition A with the Austin Council of PTA's. Please register for the event; we'll break-out in our own room at the end, and Nory will organize a vote. Thank you! 

Introduction to lacrosse at Bailey Middle School, click for more information.

Take a night off from making dinner, and support our PTA. Grab tacos at Torchys on Wednesday, September 18th. Be sure to show them this post. 

Right after school, the KONA ICE truck will be parked across the street from Baldwin. Enjoy an ice-cold treat and a portion of all purchases made will be donated to Baldwin Elementary!  

Now is the time to sign-up for WATCH D.O.G.'s!

In-person training 9/26, online training 10/17. Click on the images for links to next steps. 

Great Leaps is a fluency-building reading program, "staffed" by parent volunteers. Parents are trained as tutors and commit to one day per week for about 30-45 minutes. 

A tutor takes one student at a time into the learning area and reads with them for 3 minutes. Just 3 minutes can significantly increase reading skills and fluency.

This is a volunteer opportunity that really counts! You will truly see the benefits for both your child and all our 1st grade Bobcats and have an amazing opportunity to observe our students make “great leaps” in reading.

Sign up today at the email below to volunteer!

Our Reflections Program is a great way for your kids to express their creative side! This year's theme is "Accepting Imperfection." Click the image for more info.  

Thank you for helping us Stock the Lounge for our teachers. 

Our next event will be October 11th; we'll put the sign-up in the ROAR next week. Remember, you can show your teachers love anytime by suprising them with something from their list of favorites, https://baldwin.austinschools.org/about-us/grade-levels

The full calendar of events is available on our website,Teacher Appreciation Events.

At our events we have ice chests full of free beverages; that's because ya'll stock the drink pantry at the beginning of the year. 

Please donate and then enjoy!

We have some great new styles this year! Don't miss out on your chance to have a little school spirit and support our PTA!  Visit the Spirit Store and show your Bobcat pride!

On behalf of the PTA Executive Board, I'd like to thank all of you so much for your support! For those of you who have the ability to volunteer and have stepped forward, thank you so much! For the most part we have a lead person for nearly everything we do as a PTA, which is just incredible.If you don't want to be in charge of anything, but just want to help, we NEED you. Click the link below to sign-up and our amazing Volunteer Coordinator, Laura Marion-Faul will keep you on her list for future opportunities. 

 The only role we have left is a Business Booster Coordinator, info below. 

If you would like to submit content for our Weekly ROAR please use the link below.  Thanks for keeping our Bobcat community informed!

www.baldwinpta.org

Austin, TX 78739