Roadrunner Rundown | 9/12

Sep 12
5 min read

Welcome
McCallum Football Elementary Night Tonight
PTA Membership Meeting 9/18
Teacher Lead Clubs - Spots still available!
Loteria Night - Save the Date!
Wait Until 8th
School Consolidation Webinars
Recap - Chipotle Receipt Share
Pre-Order Your Yearbook
Corporate Sponsorships
Shop with Lee
Lost and Found
Lee Calendar + Upcoming Events

Welcome

Starting off with a special shout out to our amazing volunteers from last weekend who showed up and showed out!

Our Roadrunner Roadies squad gave our trees some mulch needed love (get it?) - a huge thank you to everyone big and small for lending a hand, and to Susanna Prince for leading this effort!

And a huge thanks to Jessie Doloresco and Allison Spagnolo for kicking off our first parking lot fundraiser - these events are a huge benefit to our PTA with minimal lift. If you're interested in participating, reach out to Anjali Keller fundraising@russellleepta.org.

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McCallum Football Elementary Night Tonight!

Today, Friday, Sept 12 - 6:30 pm

Lacking in Friday night plans? Join our school vertical team for an elementary school night at McCallum’s football game - tonight at Nelson Field. Kids activities start at 6:30, game kickoff is 7:30. Tickets can be purchased though Hometown Ticketing here.

PTA Membership Meeting

September 18 @ 6 PM

Join us for our first PTA Membership meeting of the year on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 6 pm in the Lee Library. You'll get to meet our executive board and hear updates on all the fun we have in store for this year. You don't have to be a member to attend - we'd love to see you!

Lee's 6th grade will provide free child care for kids 5 and up.
PTA will supply light appetizers and beverages for attendees.

Thank you to Proud Pie's for providing delicious pies for this event!

Teacher Led Clubs - Spots still available!

We’re excited about all the amazing teacher-led clubs starting next week! If your student is registered, please don’t forget to complete your payment to secure their spot.

These teacher-led clubs still have spots open this semester:

📚 Roadrunner Readers (K–1): Thursdays 3:15 - 4:15pm Stories, crafts, and games bring books to life while building early literacy, vocabulary, and a love of reading. CLICK HERE! To Register

🌱 Gardening Club (All Grades)

Thursdays 3:15 - 4:15pm (K-1st) + Fridays 3:15 - 4:15pm (2nd - 6th) Explore nature and care for our campus gardens with hands-on activities. Projects vary each semester! Register HERE

➗ Math Club (4th–6th, younger welcome if ready!) Wednesdays 3:15 - 4:15pm Join us for fun math puzzles and games! Great for students fluent in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division who want to stretch their thinking. Register HERE

🎤 Lee Sings (4th–6th) Tuesdays 3:10 - 4:30pm Led by Dr. Margie Yankeelov with support from UT Music Education students, Lee Sings invites students to explore vocal styles through exercises, games, and choral pieces. Performance opportunities will be announced later this year. Open to all interested 4th–6th graders (no student limit). Register HERE

👟 Running Club (2nd–6th) Thursdays 3:10 - 4:10pm Our after-school Running Club promotes physical activity, goal-setting, and social-emotional learning through fun running challenges. Students will improve their running while building confidence, teamwork, and healthy race habits. We’ll also introduce opportunities to participate in local Austin races and practice race etiquette. Register HERE

Don’t wait — spots are limited in some clubs, and payment is required to confirm enrollment.

Loteria Night

Friday, September 26 from 5-7

Save the date - Loteria Night is just a few weeks away! In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Lee PTA is hosting this free family event.

We’re bringing the cards, the prizes, and the snacks—just bring your game face!

Interested in volunteering? We need help with setup, serving F&B, and post event clean up. Sign up on Konstella here.

Wait Until 8th

September 25 @ 6-7 PM

Please save the date for our first PTA sponsored vertical team event: "Wait Until 8th".

Join families from Ridgetop, Maplewood, Highland Park, Lee, Brentwood, and Reilly September 25th from 6-7 at the McCallum Theater to discuss with Brooke Shannon (founder of Wait Until 8th) about parenting in the digital age as well as the impact of social media and smart phones on children.

We hope to see you there!

AISD School Consolidate Webinar

September 15 @ 6-8 PM

Austin ISD is hosting its final meeting for this round of the school consolidation process. AISD will share goals and limitations in terms of programming, accountability, capacity and more.

Monday, September 15
6-8 p.m.
Zoom: bit.ly/AISDschoolsSEP9

If you haven’t yet, please consider filling out the consolidation survey here, which gives you a chance to share what you love about our school. This survey is open until Sept. 26.

You can also reach out to our AISD Trustee, Dr. Kevin Foster (kevin.foster@austinisd.org) , and Dr. Raechel French (raechel.french@austinisd.org), who is leading this work at a district level.

AISD will share a draft plan with the community before the Board Info Session on October 9th
The board is scheduled to vote on the plan on November 20.
School consolidations, boundary changes, and adjustments to transfer policies will go into effect beginning the 2026-27 school year.

For more information on the school consolidation process, visit Additional information can be found at Austin ISD’s website: AISD School Consolidations.

Recap: Chipotle Receipt Share

Thanks to those of you who supported our receipt share Tuesday at Chipotle - we were able to raise $240 for our PTA! Thank you to Chipotle for partnering with us.

Save the Date for our next receipt share - October 7 at Hopdoddy Triangle!

Pre-Order Your Yearbook Today!

Order your yearbook before Oct 31 and save 10%!

Go to Treering today and enter code 1015066231443557 to order yours - you get 2 custom pages to personalize for your kids!

https://web.treering.com/validate

Code: 1015066231443557

Corporate Sponsorships are Live!

Have a business or know of one that can help support Lee PTA? Our amazing fundraising team has pulled together Corporate Sponsorship packages for the 2025-26 school year. Reach out here if you're interested!

Shop + Support Lee All Year Round

Name Bubbles - All Year

Use this link to order personalized name labels—they're a simple way to keep track of your child's supplies all year long and avoid a trip to lost and found. When you use our purchase link, a portion of every order goes back to support our school!

Minted - All Year

Visit Minted.com and receive 20% off your purchase and Minted will donate 15% of your purchase to the school! Use code: FUNDRAISERUSSELLLEE

This is a great opportunity to get holiday cards and gifts for the upcoming holiday season.

Questions about Shop with Lee events and or interested in partnering with us on Shop with Lee initiatives at your business? Email fundraising@russellleepta.org.

Lost and Found

Lost and Found items will be available outside the front of school during pickup (weather permitting) this Friday. Here's a peek at what's waiting to be reunited with its kiddo.