President’s Message

Hello Travis Community!

The official countdown to the start of school has begun and today, our teachers are officially starting their school year with key trainings, classroom prep and all the love and care needed to welcome students back. Thank you for your great questions, and patience, as all the systems get moving and grooving for the first day!

Today is also a big day for your Travis PTA as memberships are NOW OPEN! Join now and be part of the magic that makes our school community so great. Select Houston ISD and William B. Travis Elementary School from the dropdown menus when signing up. We value your voice and your investment in all that we do!

Finally, don’t forget to grab your spirit store gear today and meet your 2024-25 PTA Board here . Mark your calendars with all of the upcoming meetings and events listed below and stay tuned for more to come soon as we move to weekly Tiger Beats to keep our Travis Tigers in the know!

Wishing you well!

Andrea French
Travis PTA President

It’s August - Join PTA!

We are an official PTA, affiliated with the Texas and National PTA. Membership allows you to vote in PTA meetings, and your $7 investment funds programming for our school. Parents, Grandparents, Guardians, Community Members, and Educators are all invited to enroll! Join here and choose Houston ISD and William B. Travis Elementary School from the dropdown menus.

PTA Meetings for the Fall

Mark your calendars! We have tentatively scheduled all of our PTA meetings for the fall. We will meet monthly on Fridays in the library after morning drop-off, with the potential for an evening meeting per semester to accommodate working parents. Meetings alternate between official PTA meetings and coffee chats with our principal, Mr. Church. We hope you can join us!

Last Call for Spirit Store!

4 days left! Order t-shirts, yard signs, and other Travis merchandise in our Spirit Store between now and Sunday, August 4th. We will temporarily close the store to fulfill orders, and you can pick up your purchases at Meet the Teacher!

Meet the Teacher / Watermelon Social

Come to school and meet your teachers (K - 5th) in their classrooms from 2:00-3:30pm on Friday, August 9th. PTA will be welcoming families back to school with watermelon slices in the cafeteria. We will have spirit store pre-orders available for pickup as well as booths from Garden, Girl Scouts, Kidventure, and the Travis Foundation.

Travis Foundation Supply Drive

Our amazing Travis Foundation is earning a community service grant through DT Midstream. Next time you’re grocery shopping or browsing the aisles of Target, throw in one or more of these 5 items listed above. Bring these school supplies to Meet the Teacher on Friday, August 9th, and drop them off at Foundation’s table. Let’s stock our teachers’ classrooms for the 2024-2025 school year!

Kinder Play Date

Come to the Travis Spark Park (playground) rain or shine and meet your new classmates and peers from 9-10am on Saturday, August 10th. PTA will be welcoming new and returning kinder families with donuts. Siblings are welcome. Bring a coffee or a water bottle - it will be warm! (Note: teachers will NOT be present)

Boohoo/Yahoo Breakfast

After dropping off your child for the first day, parents are invited to join us Monday, August 12th at 7:30am for coffee and light bites on the basketball court. Whether you are crying tears of sadness or joy, join PTA as we say goodbye to summer and send our students back to school on the first day.