May 31, 2025
Dear Davis Families,
As we wrap up a fantastic 2024-2025 school year, I want to thank you for your ongoing partnership and continued support. Together, we’ve celebrated tremendous student growth and many special moments this year. Your partnership has meant the world to us, and we’re so proud of all our Davis Dolphins have accomplished. I hope you all have a safe and happy summer and I look forward to seeing everyone at Ice Cream Social in August!
FOND FAREWELLS
With the school year coming to an end, we once again have some Davis team members moving on with our heartfelt best wishes. Sarah Markos will be retiring after 31 years of teaching at Davis. Ms. Markos has made such a tremendous positive impact in her many years at Davis and we will miss her dearly. Alma Mellon (K Teacher), Julia Putman (K Teacher), Emily Shafer (1st Teacher), Nicole Crowe (2nd Teacher), Jena Dole (5th Teacher), Alleyne Rogers (Latin Teacher), Amy Hardin (SCORES Teacher), Rachel Hartz (SCORES Teacher), Sara Parks (Resource Teacher), Halah Helt (SBS Teacher), Suzy Wright (Dyslexia Interventionist), Melissa Rivers (Teaching Assistant) and Deborah White (Lunch Monitor) will also be leaving Davis. Each of these individuals has played an important role in making Davis a great place, and while their absence will be felt, we celebrate all they’ve given to our school. We send them off with fond farewells and look forward to hearing about the exciting new chapters ahead in their lives.
SUMMER CONSTRUCTION
Construction has already begun on our new secure entry vestibule! We are so glad that we will have this added safety feature beginning next school year. Due to the construction taking place, we will not be able to access the main building or cove/annex from now until the construction is complete (anticipated end of July). We do have access to the portable classrooms and will have some summer activities taking place in them. I will send a construction update in late July to let everyone know how it is progressing.
DAVIS OFFICE CLOSED FOR SUMMER BREAK
Laura Gonzalez, Davis Registrar, will be on campus through Wednesday, June 4, and will respond to phone messages and emails until then, so please call (512-414-2580) or email (laura.i.gonzalez@austinisd.org) before then if you have questions or need assistance with enrollment/registration. Ms. Gonzalez will be back in the office on Tuesday, July 22 and will begin responding to summer emails/voicemails at that time.
I will be accessible most of the summer via email (jennifer.daniels@austinisd.org), so please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or needs. I’ll be on summer break June 23-July 4 and will respond to emails received during that time as soon as I return.
ALVAN THE LITTLE BOOK BUS
Alvan the Little Book Bus will be visiting campuses across town with free brand-new books for students. The summer book bus is a program of the Library Services Department with the mission of keeping students reading all summer and preventing the “summer slide” in reading levels. Alvan’s Summer 2025 schedule is shown below and is available at https://sites.google.com/austinisd.org/bufordbookbus/home. The locations on the schedule are summer program sites, but ALL students are welcome to come and get books from Alvan, not just students who are in the program or who attend that campus. Books for all ages from babies to teens will be available.
SAVE THE DATE
7/1: Deadline to order school supplies (https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/gs/100274)
8/5, 9am-12pm: Kindercamp (transition camp for our incoming kindergarten students)
8/7: Deadline to order Davis Spirit Gear to pick up at Ice Cream Social (https://www.davisdolphins.org/spiritstore)
8/13-8/15: Davis on-site registration for new and returning families
8/14, 4:30-6:00pm: Ice Cream Social- 4:30-5:30pm Meet the Teacher; 5-6pm Ice Cream Social (https://www.davisdolphins.org/ice-cream-social/)
8/19: First Day of School!
8/19, 7:45-8:15am: BooHoo/Yahoo Parent Reception in the Meadow
8/21, 8-9am & 6-7pm: New Family Orientation, Davis Cafeteria
Happy Summer! Thank you for being a part of Davis!
Jenny Daniels
Principal, Davis Elementary