UT Elementary

During the first week of August, all faculty and staff from both UT University Charter School and UT Elementary came together at the Thompson Conference Center for two days of celebration and professional development. This years’ theme for the UT Charter School System (UTCSS) is: Change Starts Here – Trust… read more 

On Thursday, April 20, UT Elementary hosted their annual fundraiser, the Visualize Graduation Society Dinner. The event has the goal of raising $100,000 to support our Margin of Excellence Programs, i.e. Orchestra, Spanish and STEAM. Our school framers included these classes for all students because based on research they improve… read more 

After a three-year hiatus, UT Elementary’s STEAM class brought back their Science Fair Competition. On Thursday, January 26, almost 40 community members spent about two hours speaking with Little Longhorns about their science projects.  As we had 64 projects, we needed about 40 judges to allow each project to be… read more 

Strategic Planning for Both School Districts On January 20, UT University Charter School and UT Elementary kicked off their strategic planning sessions with stakeholders from both districts convening to begin the process. Members from both boards, parents and facility representatives along with classroom and district staff came together to start… read more 

The Austin Empty Bowl Project is a fundraiser that was created by local potters that benefits the Kid’s Café program of the Central Texas Food Bank and the Meals for Kids program of Meals on Wheels of Central Texas.  At their annual event which is held the Sunday before Thanksgiving,… read more 

UT Elementary hosted its annual Thanksgiving Luncheon after a pandemic hiatus. Families were invited to share lunch with their students and volunteers from our community served lunch to everyone. Chef Kim prepared a delicious lunch that was served to students by our board members Kathy Armenta and her husband Richard,… read more 

Every year, UT Elementary hosts student teachers from UT’s College of Education who are completing the student teaching (aka Professional Development Sequence) phase of their teacher certification process. In addition to Angela Kim (who was highlighted in our October newsletter), Sebastian Davila is gaining his field experience at UT Elementary.… read more 

UT Elementary 5th Grade students participated in Outdoor School this month and they had a blast! Outdoor school is a 3-day, 2-night sleepaway camp where students participate in a variety of hands on academic-based activities and outdoor sports. Outdoor School is very much academics based but it is also a… read more 

Angela Kim is a student teacher from the UT College of Education who is working with 5th graders in Ms. Hershey’s and Mr. Koeffler’s classrooms.  Ms. Kim grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area attending schools that helped shape who she is today. “From Kindergarten to 7th grade, I… read more