Campbell Newsletter - October 21, 2025
Upcoming Events
Friday, October 24th - Community Engagement Meeting with AISD Board of Trustees @ Campbell, 3:30-4:30 pm
Friday, October 24th - T-Shirt Design Contest Deadline
Mon-Fri, October 27th-31st - Red Ribbon Week / Spirit Week
Monday, October 27th - AISD Consolidation Plan Q&A (virtual) 5:30pm-8:30pm
Wednesday, October 29th - AISD Conversations with the Superintendent about consolidation @ Maplewood Elementary, 8am
Thursday, October 30th - Fall Festival, 6pm
Tuesday, November 4th - No school! Election Day
Wednesday, November 5th - Safe Routes to School Day
Thursday, November 6th - Academic / Fitness Night, 6pm
Friday, November 7th - Principal’s Coffee, 8:30am
Wednesday, November 12th - PTA Meeting, 5:30pm
Monday-Friday, November 17-21 - Readathon Week
Thursday, November 20th - Movie Night / Ice Cream Social, 6pm
Monday-Friday, November 24th-28th - No school! Fall Break
🏆 Scholar Awards 🏅
It was great to see our scholars get recognized for all their achievements this semester last Friday! If you couldn’t make it, the PTA will be sending home pictures of each scholar receiving their awards soon!
🏫 AISD Consolidation Community Engagement 💙
AISD has released a proposed plan to consolidate schools. This plan would close Maplewood Elementary and have those students attend Campbell; it would also adjust the school attendance boundaries and the transfer process
This week there is a Community Engagement meeting with the Austin ISD on Friday, October 24th at 3:30pm, in the Campbell cafeteria. Our trustees will be there to share updates on Campbell’s student outcome goals.
Here are some more upcoming events, and ways to learn more and lend your voice to this decision-making process:
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AISD is hosting a Q&A session on Monday, October 27th at 5:30-8:30pm. This event will be virtual, you can register to attend here
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Talk to AISD: You can comment here to send your feedback directly to the board by Tuesday, October 28th
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AISD is also hosting a Conversations with the Superintendent event on Wednesday, October 29th at 8am, at Maplewood Elementary
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There are several AISD board meetings coming up. These are held at the Austin ISD Board Auditorium, 4000 South Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Austin Texas 78704. You can watch these meetings live online, and register to comment in-person or over the phone: learn more here
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Thursday, October 30th, 6pm - Regular voting meeting
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Thursday, November 6th, 6pm - Information session
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Thursday, November 20th, 6pm - Regular voting meeting. This is when the consolidation plan will be voted on
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We will be here for our Campbell scholars no matter what. This plan has the potential to bring big changes to our school, and we want t make sure our parents, dragon leaders, and scholars have a voice in determining what those changes will look like. Stay dragon strong! 💙
👕 Campbell T-Shirt Design Contest 🎨
The deadline for the annual Campbell T-Shirt Design Contest has been extended! Scholars now have until Friday, October 24th to turn in your design to your teacher! Entry forms have been sent home with scholars. All blue dragons are invited to submit a design, and the winner will be printed on t-shirts which will be sold through the PTA!
Remember, these designs should be in one color and represent what it means to you to be dragon strong!
🎃 Fall Festival 🎟️
The days are getting shorter, and Fall Festival is almost upon us. This spooky event is a great opportunity to show off your costumes, get some treats, and have fun with the blue dragon community.
Join us at Campbell on Thursday, October 30th 6-8pm! And learn more about volunteering or contributing at this week’s PTA meeting!
Red Ribbon / Spirit Week
A fun week is coming up: October 27th-31st will be Red Ribbon Week, aka Campbell Spirit Week!
Red Ribbon week is an annual campaign to prevent abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. The theme is Protect Your Brain. This year we will be promoting our Campbell Spirit this same week!
Scholars are invited to participate in theme days throughout the week, and there will be a school wide spirit rally on Friday, October 31st at 2pm. Here are the theme days:
10/27: Mindful Monday - Participate in mindfulness activities at school
10/28: My Future is BRIGHT Tuesday - Wear sunglasses and BRIGHT or neon colors
10/29: Sock Full of Wellness Wednesday - Wear your coolest socks
10/30: Tip Your Hat Thursday - Wear a hat
10/31: Campbell Spirit Day - Wear blue and gold (no costumes!)
📆 Camps for Upcoming Days Off 🏕️
Don’t get caught off guard, there are several school holidays coming up
Tuesday, November 4th is a student holiday / staff development day for Election Day
Monday - Friday, November 24th-28th is Fall Break
If you need childcare for these days, there are options!
Austin Parks and Recreation offers day camps at multiple locations, including the nearby Mendez Recreation Center and Pan Am Center. The cost is $28 a day for Austin residents. Learn more here and register here now!
And Creative Action offers day camps for most of these dates. The cost is $75 a day. You can register here now!
🥨 Snack Shack 🍬
Snack Shack is in full swing, and we need more help for upcoming Fridays!
Every Friday, we need volunteers and donations to make Snack Shack run! If you’re interested in selling the snacks, you can sign up here through the rest the year (don’t forget to register as a volunteer! Details below). Volunteering involves being at the school from 2:35 until about 3:30, and selling the snacks at one of our three stations.
And if you want to donate goods to be sold, you can sign up here. Thank you in advance for your support, we can’t run Snack Shack without you!
🏫 AISD Volunteer Process 💙
The PTA runs on help from volunteers—we couldn’t do it without our community! And AISD has a process for volunteers to register and be cleared to help out at school events.
If you want to volunteer at a PTA-organized event, or any event at Campbell, please register here first! You just need to create an account and complete the volunteer requirements, it should take 10 minutes or less.
It may take a few days to get cleared. When you get a confirmation email please forward it to us at volunteer@bluedragonpta.org! (If you’re not seeing this confirmation email, please check your spam folder.)
Campus Information
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School begins at 7:30am, and lets out at 3:10pm
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Breakfast is served at from 7am-7:30am in the cafeteria, our school lunch menu can be found HERE
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Our school uniform policy can be found HERE
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Our school supply lists can be found HERE
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Our school bus finder can be found HERE, and school drop off line reminders can be found HERE
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Our campus after-school activities can be found HERE
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Our Teachers/School Amazon WishLists can be found HERE