Spicewood Spark 5/24/26

Posted Date: 05/24/26 (06:00 PM)

The Spicewood Spark

May 24, 2026

Happy Summer! We did it!

What a year! I am so thankful for the entire Spicewood community. This has been an incredible year. The amount of support that the staff, families, community, district, and students have shown is evidence that we all have a common goal of loving and inspiring.

I have spent the weekend reflecting on some of the amazing accomplishments that we have done together, and I hope you will humor me as I share highlights.

Play Club twice a week before school
5th grade girl groups and leadership speakers
3 successful family nights with community sponsors, such as the Science Mill and an author, with our largest turnout ever.
Family events such as Muffins with Mustangs, Donuts with Grownups, and Thanksgiving Feast
Family in Fitness day, Turkey Trot, and 2 additional parent vs. student kickball games
Field Day fun
Successful Fall Festival
Several Angel's Spirit Nights
Veterans Day Celebration with our largest crowd
AR reading awards, with many going on the Millionaire trip.
Grade level projects such as the Kinder author book, 3rd grade planet project, 1st grade chicken hatching, 4th grade Texas Map Projects, and 5th grade catapult...to name only a few.
3 Academic Celebration Lunch days.
Monthly Mustang of the Month awards
The new Monthly "Care Bear Safety Awards" from Officer Paz.
4 - AB-A-Perfect Attendance Awards
UIL participants and winners in the fall.
K-5 grade levels are going on fieldtrips and 1 Prek animal program.
Mad Science Program in April
4 Spill the Tea sessions with various topics and reflective conversations with parents.
3 CEIC meetings planning out goals and how to better our school.
STEAM Day success in March
3 Amazing Musical Performances with art on display
Fantastic Student Council Leaders with 2 spring fundraisers donating to Phoenix Center and also the Kind Kart.
VERY Active and giving PTO that supported funds for classrooms, every staff birthday gift cards, Fieldtrip support, Tiny Tot animal day for Prek, donut/ muffins events, and so much more.
2 Scholastic Book Fairs
Naming the SW Firehouse Drone Contest "Angel Wings"
Master Gardener partnership with ACE with yummy grown food and plans to expand during the school day.
TELPAS camps, which helped our students grow from 27%-50% this past year.
Leadership awards, including 2 All-American Soccer players and 1 invitation to the Lone Star Leadership Camp this summer.
New Mini Free SWE Library
A brand new office staff that rocked it as they all learned their new roles.
An incredible staff of teachers, support staff, custodial, maintenance, and cafeteria that worked daily to support our school.

This only scratches the surface of what we can do as a community when we work towards the same goal, and the staff is already excited about next year's plans.

Thank you again for making my first year as a principal quite spectacular, and I am look forward to our very bright future.

Have a great summer,

Tiffany Brantley

2026-2027 School Theme

Continue to Register!

Go to your SKYWARD account and begin registering each student.

If you will not be returning to our campus, please complete the "Not returning" link on SKYWARD.

STAAR Result Timeline

The students did a fantastic job this week finishing up STAAR testing even with the 1 day internet delay. I was a proud principal of their hard work.

Many people ask when we get results. Here is the timeline.

5/29: Admin gets PASS/ FAIL results.

Admin spends Friday, May 29th, calling ONLY students who failed Language Arts and Math.
Admin will provide summer school information.

Wednesday, June 3rd: Summer school begins.

Families will get an email with detailed student access/ reports around June 16th.

Summer Events

Enjoy our new Free Mini Library

We are excited about our new free mini library that was handmade by one of our 3rd grade dads, Richard Ortiz.

He did an incredible job. It is our goal to provide students with a way to read all summer long. We will maintain books that are free for anyone.

We will also add our summer reading logs. This will allow students to keep track of the amazing reading that they did all summer long.

Anxious Generation

Summer Book for Staff/ Parents

Join us for a Community Wide Book Study

This summer, we are providing an opportunity for both staff and parents to come together to read the book, The Anxious Generation.

We will provide 3 different in person/ online opportunities for you to join our community to discuss and talk about what it means to have technology in 2026 with our children. Each session will be the exact same, so you only need to attend one of them.

May/ June:

Begin reading the book, The Anxious Generation.

*Mrs. Brantley has 15 books to check out if you do not want to purchase your own.

*Complete the survey at the bottom to request a book to check out.

Option 1: Wednesday, June 17th - 3 pm

Zoom Option AND
Person Discussion Option (SWE Library)

Option 2: Wednesday, July 22 - 6 pm

Same Information as Option 1
Only Zoom Option
No In person

Option 3: September Session

We will have an option at the end of September for any new families.

This will be an online and in person option.
Date / Time TBA

Student Book: Amazing Generation

Are you interested in your child(ren) reading and discussing it with you?

The Amazing Generation is a book that just came out for ages 9 and up. It tackles much of the same content as The Anxious Generation, but in a kid friendly way.

Mrs. Brantley will provide a Book Club Lunch at the beginning of school, during school, for any student at SWE who has read the book. Parents will be welcome to join us that day.

Details such as Date/ Time TBA.

Summer Reading Challenge

NEW - Want to Order Your School Supplies for next year?

This year, PTO will be offering an amazing opportunity for you to order your student's school supplies. This is a win-win.

All supplies match the District's school supply list.
The price is comparable to nearby stores.
Delivered to your student's classroom by the first day of school.
Proceeds will go to the PTO/ school as a fundraiser.
Warranty of supplies such as headphones.

We hope that our families enjoy this new, fun way to be ready for the school year with no fuss, and to also raise money for the school.

EPI WEBSITE (School ID SPI000)

Upcoming Dates:

Anxious Generation Sessions:

6/17 3pm In person/Zoom at SWE Library
7/22 6 pm On Zoom
September TBA

Closed Offices: June 18-July 20

Meet the Teacher: Monday, August 17th

First Day of School: Wednesday, August 19th

EOY Awards

Attendance

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Question or concerns?

Per Senate Bill 12, parents may submit comments to the Campus or District Administration; their contact info can be found in the ParentSquare app. You also have the option to submit comments to the School Board via ParentSquare.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us at (830) 798-3675.

Office Contacts:

Tiffany Brantley, Principal

tbrantley@mfisd.org

Misty Carpenter, Assistant Principal

mcarpenter@mfisd.org

Emily Copeland, Counselor

ecopeland@mfisd.org

Maggie Garrett, Nurse

mgarrett@mfisd.org

Sarah Sims, Registrar/ Attendance

ssims@mfisd.org