Teachers and students began the school year in updated, bright classrooms at The University of Texas Elementary School. During the summer, new classrooms were added and all existing classrooms were renovated, including updates to the floors, interior and exterior paint, new decking and modernized classroom technology. Currently the courtyard is… read more
Little Longhorns Celebrate Diez y Seis
UT Elementary School kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month with a fun-filled Diez y Seis celebration on Friday, Sept. 14. In honor of the anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain, first-grade students donned traditional sombreros and danced with maracas before an audience of teachers, classmates and family members. As part of… read more
Free ESL Classes
Please join us at UTES for an informational session on Adult ESL Classes. When: Thursday, September 13 at 4:30 p.m. in the Klein Classroom. Free Childcare is available. Please call 512-495-3300 for more information. Únase a nosotros en UTES para una sesión informativa sobre las clases de ESL para… read more
Little Longhorns Raise More Than $7,000 for Heart Health
Students at UT Elementary School (UTES) improved their cardiovascular skills to raise funds for the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart program. Coach Tori Sheard hosted the Heart Challenge fundraiser in which 96 students grades PreK-5th grade jumped rope for a total of 65 minutes between March 22nd… read more
UT Elementary Earns No Place for Hate Designation
UT Elementary has been officially designated as a No Place for Hate school for the 2017-2018 academic year by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). To earn the designation, schools commit to several anti-bias and diversity related activities throughout the year. They must also demonstrate leadership in teaching and modeling respect for individual and… read more
UT Elementary Fundraiser Event Celebrates 15 Years of Excellence
UT Elementary School celebrated its 15-year anniversary with more than 230 guests at a special fundraising dinner held on Monday, April 9. The event, which raised nearly $120,000, spotlighted the school’s signature “Margin of Excellence” programs including social and emotional learning, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), multicultural arts, music,… read more
Little Longhorns Turn the Classroom Into the Board Room on Market Fair Day
Throughout the first week of March, second-graders at UT Elementary School have been busy designing product prototypes, strategizing marketing plans and crafting pitches in the hopes of winning over judges at the Market Fair on Friday, March 6. Just minutes before presenting their products to the judges, the students practiced… read more
Now Accepting PK Lottery Applications for 2018-2019
We are now accepting PK Lottery Applications for 2018-2019. Please print out the Application and bring it in to the front office with the following documentation. Applications missing any documentation will not be accepted. If you have any questions please call or email UT Elementary at 512-495-3300 or ut.elementary@austin.utexas.edu. For… read more
Faculty Spotlight: Kameron Koeffler, UTES Third-Grade Teacher
For nearly two years, Kameron Koeffler has been teaching language arts and social studies to third-graders at UT Elementary School. The greatest part of the job, he says, is helping his Little Longhorns grow into lifelong learners. “I enjoy the freedom that I have as a teacher to incorporate systems,… read more
UT Elementary Celebrates Dr. Seuss’ Birthday
March second is Dr. Seuss’s birthday—and what better way to celebrate than to don a striped, floppy hat and read his seminal classics to a classroom of young students? In honor of his legacy, a gathering of friends visited the UT Elementary campus in East Austin to read classics like… read more
