SIMPLE WAYS TO DONATE TO THE PTA

3/4/2021 4:05 pm

1. Donate to the PTA online! Please visit here to donate online!

2. You just keep shopping – let these stores do the donating for you!

• Kroger Community Rewards Program
• Tom Thumb Good Neighbor Program  
• Office Depot
• Box Tops
• Amazon Smile 

3. World Wear Project – Clean out your clutter of old toys, kitchen items, unused towels and bedding and of course CLOTHES!  Bring them up to the BIG BLUE Bin located in the west parking lot. 

Visit our Fundraising Page here for more information. 

Thank you to all who donated to our World Wear bin.  In December, we collected a total of 682 pounds and received $81.84! 

SMS PTA President Note - Feb. 25

2/25/2021 10:11 am

Hope this newsletter finds you well, warm, and safe.  Hard to believe that last week was single digit temperatures and this week we were into the 80s!  As they say here in Texas, if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes!  Though, unfortunately for some of us, we had to wait more like five days this time! 

There are resources to help if your family is in need, including the City of Plano website at:  Plano, TX - Official Website | Official Website where you can find helpful information, including a link to apply for Federal Disaster Aid.  Information about various Community Resources to assist students and families is also available on the PISD website at:  https://www.pisd.edu/Page/22602 

As always, please send me an email at president@smspta.org with any questions or concerns, and I and your PTA Board will do our best to help.

Michele Rohleder

Public Schools Week is February 22-26

2/25/2021 10:10 am

Public schools look different this year, but the commitment is the same: to keep every student safe, learning and growing. Join National PTA in celebrating Public Schools Week this week and show you're #PublicSchoolProud. Listen to a podcast featuring National PTA President Leslie Boggs (formerly Texas PTA President from 2014-16) on how parents and schools can work together to meet the growing social-emotional and mental health needs of students during the pandemic.

Black History Month: Historic Pioneers

2/25/2021 10:08 am

Did you know that Rosa Parks was not the first person to defy bus segregation laws? Or that in 1962, an African American commanded a U.S. Navy combatant ship? There are many incredible accomplishments of the African American community members that are not well-known, or that have been lost to the past.

Black History Month: Historic Pioneers | Our Children (ptaourchildren.org)

Re-watch Texas PTA Rally Day

2/25/2021 9:57 am

Thank you for joining Texas PTA for our largest and most celebrated advocacy event of the year!

Follow these links to re-watch Rally Day 2021:

Priorities Caucus – available on the Rally Day Band
*Join the band any time by following instructions below or HERE.

Rally Time – available on YouTube here with captions
*Click the “CC” icon to turn on captioning.

President’s Address - available on YouTube here with captions
*Click the “CC” icon to turn on captioning.

Sign Up for the Rally Day Band

Sign up for BAND to join the official Rally Day Band, the one-stop shop for Rally Day 2021. BAND is available online or through the app store, and it's free!

Easily join the Rally Day Band one of three ways (while logged into your free BAND account):

- Follow this link: https://band.us/n/a4a142haTcRe2
- Scan the QR code below.
- Use this invite code: 6687 STIR
  (On the BAND home screen, click the “More” tab and select “Check invite.” Then select “I got a code” and type 6687 STIR.)