Stay In-the-Know: This Week’s Top News You Can’t Miss

• You made it! It’s the last week of school!
• Graduating 5th Grade students will take their final walk around campus on Wednesday, May 27 followed by graduation on Thursday, May 28.
• Take a peek below at important Back to School dates for August 2026 and make sure you’ve completed your enrollment with the district.
• Get ready for next school year. Order your school supplies before the July 1st deadline!
• Don’t forget to check Konstella, the Casis website, and Instagram over the summer for any school updates.

Cougar PRIDE Families,

It’s going to be a great final week at Casis! Last week, our ‘Track & Field Days’ were so great – everything from the ‘Penny Wars’ to the ‘Poster Contest’ to our ‘Guest Speaker’ to the ‘T & F Stations’, including the ‘Tug for Fun’ events. Big congratulations to our Physical Education Team and Parent Volunteers for a job well-done. This 2025– 2026 school year has been so very rewarding and has brought many wonderful moments. And while sometimes there have also been challenges, those challenges have been faced head-on with resilience and positivity. Our Cougar Pride Family also experienced great loss and rose to the occasion to provide the needed support to all. I’m so very proud of our exceptional learning community. As school staff, parents, and students, we have all partnered together to keep learning a core focus, while we have also taken great measures to show care towards each other in so many ways. Our learning community is truly a family and we have accomplished so many things together. Once again, each experience has presented new learning and growing opportunities for us all. As we go into the summer months, I truly hope that everyone will enjoy family, friends, and a much slower pace. While Administration, Staff, and PTA have already been planning for the next school year, it is just as important that we all rejuvenate ourselves during this time off as well. Have a great summer vacation! Please see important information for the week below.

Mr. Tinnon

NEWS FROM THE PRINCIPAL

5TH GRADE FINAL WALK

Our 5th grade students will be taking their final 5th grade walk around the campus on Wednesday, May 27 at 8:00 a.m. right after the morning announcements. Our graduating class will walk through the neighborhoods and outdoor spaces of the campus, celebrating their exit from elementary school and their entry into middle school. 5th Grade Families will be outside cheering and beaming with pride for their elementary graduates. And all classes will be in the neighborhoods (hallways) and outside classrooms to wish these students well and cheer them all on, as they prepare to leave our learning community. We’re so proud of them all!

SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS

• The Imagine Learning platform for Math and Language & Literacy will be available to support students over the summer months. Imagine Learning will also offer Office Hours, where families can receive assistance and support for their child’s learning. See the Imagine Learning website link for families HERE.

• A ‘Math Fact Summer Challenge’ will be offered to students in self-paced virtual sessions to help keep math skills sharp for the summer months. See the flyer HERE.
• · A ‘Seuss Corner Summer Challenge’ will be offered to students in self-paced virtual sessions to help build a love of reading during the summer months. See the flyer HERE.

4TH 9-WEEKS REPORT CARDS

Families can expect to access and view Report Cards for the 4th and final 9-Weeks on Thursday, June 18. The AISD Portal/Frontline Parent Self Serve platforms give parents/guardians direct access to their child(ren)’s grades.

IMPORTANT AUGUST 2026 DATES

Below are the anticipated dates for our Beginning of the Year (BOY) Activities in August, 2026. These events are meant to get our year started off smoothly for both staff and families. Additionally, here’s the AISD 26 – 27 School Calendar to review. Please mark your calendars and know that some times may change.

2026-27 ENROLLMENT DATES & DEADLINES

Enrollment for the 2026 – 2027 school year is about to begin. Austin ISD’s goal is to re-register all 64,000+ PK-11th grade students who are currently enrolled students, as well as to register all new students by the end of May, 2026. Please see the following enrollment windows, by rounds/programs:

• Round 1 (Special Programs Enrollment): 1/12/26 – 2/6/26
• Round 2 (General Registration & Transfers): 2/16/26 – 4/10/26
• PK3 & PK4 (Pre-Kinder Registration): 4/1/26 – 5/22/26
• Round 3 (General Registration): 4/13/26 – 5/27/26

Following are some other enrollment support resources that families might find helpful: (1) Enroll Austin Family Support Manual and (2) Enrollment 101 Slide Deck. If families have additional questions, you may also go to the enrollment website (Enroll Austin Website).

CHARACTER STRONG IMPLEMENTATION & PRACTICES

This year, AISD and Casis Elementary are implementing a new Character Education and Behavioral Support program called Character Strong. This program is meant to provide students with the necessary skills and strategies to be the very best humans that they can be in the world. Students will hear morning messages and receive lessons from their teachers about topics like respect, gratitude, honesty, courage and more. Teachers will be providing weekly lessons and sending home monthly information to families about the different program topics learned each month. The lessons derive from a program called, “Purposefull People”. Here’s a Family Introductory Letter about Purposefull People. Each month we will cover a different Character Strong topic and resources will be shared to help families have meaningful conversations at home about the learned trait. Here’s an Overview of the monthly topics that will be taught. The Character Strong trait for the month of May is Creativity. Here’s the Family Connection Newsletter – Creativity for this month’s theme. We are so excited to be ‘Character Strong’ at Casis Elementary!

IMPORTANT DATES

May – Jewish American Heritage Month

May – Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Wed., May 27 – 5th Grade Final Walk the Halls at 8:00am

Thurs., May 28 – Last Day of School

TRAFFIC SAFETY AND PROCEDURES

Please adhere to the guidelines in your particular arrival/dismissal area (Front Circle Drive or North Parking Lot). See Arrival & Dismissal Plan here. We continually ask for your patience and cooperation in exercising safe practices in your area.

Additionally, please see the following reminders/updates:

• Walkers should use crosswalks at all times.
• Bikers should park bikes at bike racks and walk bikes through crosswalks.
• Drivers should ALWAYS be aware of our foot and bike traffic.
• Drivers should consider TURNING OFF ENGINES when not moving forward.
• Avoid Parking in the Casis Village, if conducting school business.
  • Front Circle Drive & Hillview are available for parent parking during the day.
  • The North Parking Lot is designated for staff parking only.
• Vehicles using the North Parking Lot during arrival and dismissal (3rd – 5th) should be aware of all walkers who are using the parking lot crosswalks.
• Vehicles cued on Northwood for Circle Drive afternoon pick-up should remain in one moving line to avoid double-parking.
• Vehicles who need to enter the North Parking Lot for morning/afternoon drop-offs/pick-ups of 3rd – 5th graders may safely by-pass the ‘Circle Drive’ vehicles to enter the parking lot.

We ask that everyone exercise extra caution and patience. Adherence will help to maintain safety for all. We truly appreciate everyone’s compliance with the above requests.

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