Motto:  "The Best School in Our Town"
Colors:  Green and White
Mascot: Panther

Built in 1939

K-6th Grade

 

Contact Information:

School phone number:  414-2054
Fax number:  459-9047
Address:  3309 Kerbey Lane, Austin Texas  78793
School Office hours:  7:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Student hours:  7:45 - 2:45 p.m.
 
School Mission:
The mission of Bryker Woods Elementary School is to educate all students through an enriched, differentiated curriculum in a cooperative manner so they become successful, responsible citizens.

 

Belief Statements

The following belief statements were determined by parents, faculty/staff, Campus Advisory Council members, PTA members, and volunteers.  Each year these beliefs statements are reviewed and discussed.  The are supportive of district beliefs, goals, and initiatives.

At Bryker Woods Elementary School we believe that:

* all children should have the best educational opportunities;
* all children should be allowed to develop to their highest potential emotionally, socially, academically and physically;
* all children and teacher are entitled to a physically and emotional safe environment;
* all children have the right to develop a role for themselves within the school community and, ultimately, in the civic community;
* the best educational environment includes active participation by students, teachers, families and other community members;
* all children possess special gifts talents, skills and potential which must be discovered and nurtured;
* innovative teaching methods supplement traditional classroom teaching techniques to reach students with many learning styles;
* teachers should be given the opportunity to grow professionally and be given the resources with which to implement newly acquired knowledge;
* as a school we should encourage and demonstrate positive values.

School Goals

All students will be engaged in learning opportunities that meet their academic needs and interests.
Our faculty, staff, students and parents will participate in Austin High School Vertical Team plans and activities related to student achievement, curriculum alignment and transition.
All faculty/staff members will participate in professional development opportunities related to our school's initiatives and student needs.

Student Holidays

There will be no school on the following days 2007-2008:
September 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Labor Day
October 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Parent Teacher Conference Day
November 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Staff Development Day
November 21 - 23 . . . . . . . . .  Thanksgiving Holidays
December 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teacher Planning/Preparation Day
December 24 - January 7 . . . Winter Holidays
January 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff Development Day
January 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff Development Day
February 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parent Teacher Conference Day
March 10 - 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring Break
April 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Good Friday (Bad Weather)
May 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial Day

Student Meal Prices
Breakfast . . . . $1.25 (full price) / $.30 (reduced price)
Lunch . . . . . . . . $2.10 (full price) / $.40 (reduced price)
Milk only $.50
Parents/guardians are always welcome to have lunch with their children at school.  Adult lunches cost $3.00 each.

Bryker Woods Offers . . . .

• Grades Kindergarten - 6th grade

• Full-Day Kindergarten

• Band/Choir/Orchestra (6th grade)

• Full-time Music, Art & P.E.

• Full-time Librarian

• Full-time Counselor

• Special Education Services

• Speech Therapy

• Classroom Computers

• Study Trips

• Extend-A-Care

• Art Enrichment Program

• Fifth grade Opera

• Outdoor School Experience

• Small School Environment

• Learning Lab

• Weekly Student Work folders

• Regular School Newsletter

• Mid-Nine Week Reports

• Nine-Week Reporting Periods

• Parent/Teacher conferences

• Spanish Classes

• Gifted/talented Certified Teachers

• Active Parent-Teacher Association

• Full Breakfast & Lunch

• Student Assemblies/Programs/etc.

• Student Awards/Recognition

• Marine Activities, Resources & Education (M.A.R.E.)

• Music Memory

• Talent Show

• Great Teachers
   

Bryker Woods Library in 1949	Bryker Woods Library Today

 

 

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