JOIN THE AWARD-WINNING SMS PTA FOR 2024-2025!
Support the SMS students and teachers by showing that you value your child’s education by joining the PTA. Memberships start at $12 and students are only $6 with a parent membership! As a benefit to members only, you will have access to an online directory as well as PTA member discounts. Student members receive special discounts during our spring and fall socials and have the opportunity to be involved in leadership opportunities. 
If we reach more than 100% of our membership from last year, we win the award and special recognition in the Superintendent's Report Card. We need 68 more members by December 19th in order to reach our goal of 600 members. Please help by encouraging your friends, family members, and community members to join our Schimelpfenig PTA!
Thank you for your support!
Plano ISD has a special challenge for current 8th grade students. The information shared on the Exploring Pathways to College and Careers webpage is great information that will help when creating a high school 4-year plan. Plano ISD 8th grade students have an opportunity to complete a Scavenger Hunt and an opportunity to win prizes. Students who complete the scavenger hunt and submit it by January 7, 2022, will be entered into a drawing. Prizes will be presented to students at their home campus during the month of January 2022.
Did you guess the mystery guest who is in Episode 51, which aired on December 8th? If you missed it, tune in to watch "Cooking With Kids: Tips from Duff Goldman" at: Notes from the Backpack - Podcast For Families | National PTA
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act on Nov. 19, providing a historic $1.75 trillion investment plan to support education, labor, childcare, health care, taxes, immigration and the environment. The bill will now move to the Senate and will likely be amended before voting takes place. Read the full press release.
Our 2021-2022 Reflections program ended on the 15th of November and our judges have spoken.
6 kids from Schimelpfenig Middle School progressed to the district level.
Kudos to kids for participating in the Reflections program! If you see them in the hallways of school, be sure to congratulate them and wish them luck for the district level.
Starting today, 8th grade PALs are collecting new, unused socks for men, women, and children. Socks are among some of the most requested items in homeless shelters. All donated items will be shared with area nonprofit organizations that support the Plano homeless community. Collection bins will be in the Schimelpfenig MS main hallway from today through Tuesday, December 14th.
Let's help ensure all of our Plano ISD Head Start students have a new coat for the winter! Plano Council is collecting new coats now through December 9th for boys and girls, sizes 3T to 7 years. Please contact president@smspta.org if you would like to donate!
It's the time of year when all Plano PTAs work together to restock the PISD Core Store. Launched in 2016, the CORE Store has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars in supplies and classroom materials to teachers throughout Plano ISD. The CORE Store allows teachers to shop for additional school supplies for their students at no cost. Please consider donating some of these most needed items:
All donations must be received by Schimelpfenig PTA no later than Thursday, December 9th or dropped off by you at the Core Store on Friday, December 11th between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Please contact president@smspta.org if you are interested in donating items.
Camp Just Imagine is a virtual arts enrichment program designed for students in 3rd through 8th grade to learn various art techniques through instruction by an expert illustrator, artist, and author. The camp will be three two-hour sessions, with Drawing on Monday, December 21, Writing on Tuesday, December 21, and Macrame on Wednesday, December 22. Sessions are $30 each or $75 for all three. Registration is open through December 9th. For more information, or to register, visit www.txpta.org/campji.
National PTA has a special surprise celebrity guest on its upcoming podcast episode! Can you guess who? Check out the clues on Facebook and share your guess in the comments! Don't forget to tune in Dec. 8 to see if you're correct!
The deadly gunfire in Oxford, Mich., added one more episode to a growing list of fatal shootings on school property in the United States this year. Read the article. PTA will continue to raise our voice to urge Congress to address the critical gun and school safety issues we are facing as a country. Those in need of mental health support can visit PTA.org/HealthyMinds for free resources and services.
Get expert tips and advice on parenting your connected kids in the digital age. Visit Verizon's award-winning website Parenting in a Digital World.
The World Wear Project is an easy way to help make some money for Schimelpfenig PTA! Just clean out your closets, bag up your gently-used items, and put them in the bin in the Schimelpfenig MS parking lot! Accepted items are: wearable shoes, clothing, purses, wallets, belts, hats/caps, backpacks, hard toys that fit into the bin, soft toys and stuffed animals
Holiday Shopping is upon us! If you use Amazon for your holiday shopping, set up your Amazon account through Amazon Smile, supporting Schimelpfenig Middle School PTA. Then, every time you make a purchase, a portion of your sale goes to Schimelpfenig PTA! For information on Amazon Smile, the Amazon Smile App, and how to sign up for both, go to: About AmazonSmile: Program details and FAQ
Signing up to link your Kroger card to Schimelpfenig MS PTA is easy! Under My Account, look for Community Rewards, and enroll with organization number KU864.
Schimelpfenig PTA is a partner in the Tom Thumb Good Neighbor Program. When you identify SMS PTA as one of your charities, we all benefit. There is no cost for participation and it does not interfere with any other Tom Thumb programs you may be enrolled in. Forms are available through the link above and at the Customer Service service desk at any Tom Thumb grocery store. Use Charity # 5107. You can also email the information to good.neighbor@tomthumb.com.
Watch for these items while shopping, save your receipts, and watch this video and see how easy it is now to earn money for Schimelpfenig Middle School!
Giving Tuesday is a worldwide celebration of generosity, an opportunity for people to come together through generosity in all its forms: sharing acts of kindness, giving your time as a volunteer, adding your voice to a cause, donating money or goods to support communities and causes. Please consider donating to your Schimelpfenig PTA to support our students and staff at Schimelpfenig Middle School PTA - Plano ISD, TX - SMS Donations 2021-2022 (membershiptoolkit.com) and/or to National PTA as a way to support students throughout the US at National Congress of Parents and Teachers - Giving Tuesday 2021 (networkforgood.com). #GivingTuesday
Parents, Students, Grandparents and other Community Members can join to support Schimelpfenig PTA.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Application Window for High School and Senior High School Academy Programs Now Open
Plano ISD eighth, ninth and tenth grade students who are interested in applying for academy programs at the high school and senior high schools for the 2022-2023 school year can do so as of Friday, November 19. Online applications are available on the Academy Programs of Plano webpage at www.pisd.edu/academies. Applications for Academy High School, the Health Sciences Academy and the IB World School at Plano East must be submitted by 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
Episode 50: Our Culture is More than a Holiday
From people who mispronounce your child’s name to teachers who expect them to explain your family’s holiday traditions to the class, your child may be struggling with the pressure to represent an entire culture. Actress and author Sheetal Sheth joins our hosts to offer her advice. Listen now.
The Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health is a distinction awarded by Mental Health America (MHA) to companies who meet the standards for a mentally healthy workplace. National PTA earned this status (just in time for Healthy Lifestyles Month!) for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to employee mental health and well-being. Learn more!
The mission of Plano ISD's Family Education and Guidance Services is to strengthen all families in the community by providing education, resources and services which support raising responsible, self-confident, emotionally healthy children in today's complex society. Please visit HERE to gain access to PISD supports that you and your family may wish to utilize throughout the year!
DISCLAIMER: The Schimelpfenig Middle School PTA is a noncommercial, nonsectarian, nonpartisan association that does not endorse any candidate or political party. This PTA does not endorse non-PTA products or services. If you have a concern, please contact a member of the PTA Executive Board.
