Calling all incoming Kinder Coyotes!

Pop on over to Tillery park to meet your new Carlson classmates and enjoy a sweet treat before school starts!

Water, juice, and popsicles will be provided.

Date: 8/8/2026 at 10AM

Location: Tillery Park

Hosted By: Jean O'Mara, Sarah Sandison, and Mandy Pendleton

Come flip your way into first grade with open gym time at Cheer Connection!

Where: Cheer Connection

When: 8/8/26 at 1 PM

Hosted By: Sarah Schneider, Lacey Kruger, Emily Hudgens, Jessica Latchaw, Carrie Franklin, and Lauren Valdez

Let's make a splash before the school year begins! Rising 1st graders and families are invited to a fun end of summer pool party to celebrate the exciting school year ahead. Come swim, play, and get pumped for first grade!

Where: Marine Park Pool

When: 7/31/26 at 7 PM

Hosted By: Holiday Bean, Kathryn Krieger, Celeste McCarron, Laura Yaneth Melendez, Jaclynn Santilli Jumayeva, Chelsea Coyne, & Anna Warren

Let's celebrate the end of summer and get ready for a great school year! Join us at Ridglea Pool Association for a fun pool day so the kids can reconnect before 2nd grade begins. Come ready to swim and play! Parents are welcome if you'll be swimming with your kiddo. Snacks and drinks will be provided, but feel free to bring your own food if you'd like.

Where: Ridglea Pool Association

When: Sunday, August 2 from 3-5pm

Hosted By: Valerie Barron, Madeleine Savage, and Megan Nelson

Calling all Rising Second Graders!

Peace out, first grade- hello second! Kids will stretch, play, and unwind with a fun YogiSquad class, plus enjoy crafts, story time, mindfulness moments, and snacks. It's all about having fun, making friends, and kicking off 2nd grade feeling happy and confident!

Where: Urban Yoga

When: 8/16/26 at 1-3PM

Hosted By: Angela Hall and Jean O'Mara

Current 2nd, rising 3rd grade, this party is for you!

Bring the whole family and lace up you skates for a private skating event for all rising 3rd graders and their family.

*Please note that each skater must have a ticket. If someone wants to jump in the day of the party, an additional skate pass can be purchased.

Location: Rollerland West

When: TBD

Hosted By: Maggie Philpot, Alison Downs, Katie Greenlee, Liz Justl, and Cady Miller.

Current 2nd, rising 3rd grade, this party is for you!

Join your classmates to decorate tote bags and tie dye a t-shirt!

When: 5/30/26 @ 10am

Where: Beaty Residence, 76116

Hosted By: Siobhan Beaty, Laura Melendez, & Ginny Fersch

Let's end summertime with a BANG! Its time to SPLASH into THIRD grade with your CARLSON friends!

When: 7/17/26 @ 7pm

Where: Marine Park Pool

Hosted By: Columba Gonzalez, Cynthia Gomez, Allie Dull, Maggie Bellinger, Daniela Luevanos and Adriana Duran

Grab your swim gear rising 4th graders! Join us in celebrating the incoming 4th grade class as they FLOAT into the new school year! We will have light snacks and beverages to share. And a huge thank you for buying tickets at auction to support AC!

Where: Marine Park Pool

When: 8/7/26 at 7PM

Hosted By: Carly Weyand, Holiday Bean, Lacey Kruger, Lindsey Parish, Storey Crabtree

Join us for a rising fourth grader mother/son nerf war full of fun, running, and laughs! Then refuel with pizza! The perfect way to celebrate after the action!

When: 6/6/26 at 6PM

Where: Tillery Park

Hosted by Madeleine Savage, Leonela Gonzalez, and Jessica Latchaw

4th, rising 5th grade, *Minions & Monsters Movie Mayhem* is for you!

Get ready for some summer fun! In July, our upcoming 5th graders will get together for a special movie day featuring Minions and Monsters! Each student will enjoy a ticket to the movie, along with popcorn and a drink for the full theater experience. It's a great way to celebrate, relax, and have some laughs with friends before the new school year begins!

When: TBD

Where: TBD

Hosted By: Brooke Istook, Megan Turner, Nicole Duvall, Crisha Pearson, & Tiina Carson

Our 4th grade Coyotes will be the big kids on campus next year, so let's start the celebration by Floating into 5th!

*One ticket is admission for one student and one parent. While there will be lifeguards, this is not a drop off party. (If we're able to welcome more family members, we'll update closer to time)

When: 7/26/26 from 7-9
Where: Marine Park Pool

Interactive play structure with water cannons and tipping bucket. Large slide with 'run-out' flume. Shade structures. Chaise, benches, tables

Hosted By: Kelly Gerber, Court of Achievers, Billy & Alex Southall, Christi & Dustin Walker, Chris & Ginny Fersch, and Jennifer & Josh Olson

Current 5th grade Coyotes, let's Paddle out of 5th Grade by kayaking the Trinity River together!

When: 5/27/26 @ 5:00p

Where: TC Paddlesports
480 North Taylor Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102

Hosted By: Jenny Huckaby & Brandy Schwarz

Mother Son Kickball
Moms/special lady figure and sons playing kickball!

Date: TBD

Hosted by; Natalie Miller and Dixie Johnson

Daddy Daughter Dance
Join us at the Carlson Gym for an evening of dancing and fun!

Purchase 1 ticket per student.

Friday, March 5, 2027

6:30-8:00

Hosted By: Melanie Stock, Alex Southall, Sara Pina, Lauren Shirk, Ginny Fersch, Kathryn Bruse

Unlock the fun ahead in third grade as you work together to solve clues, crack codes, and beat the clock to escape the second grade.

Parties will be broken up into 2 separate Friday's over the summer, sign up for Friday options will be sent closer to the date!

When: TBD

Hosted By: Jessica Johnson & Krystal Hunter

Go with Correy Sharkey to the Kimbell Art Museum!

Parents are welcome to stay. All grades welcome.

Win your child's class an opportunity to garden with Mary Jo in the OLE!

The child of the winner will get to write Mary Jo a letter requesting what they'd like to do or a favorite activity in the OLE. Their class will then get an extra 30 minutes sometime in the 2026 Spring semester to do the activity of their choice!

Mary Jo can help with ideas if needed ; )

This extra Garden Education class if provided by Made Greene.