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. 
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!
3. World Wear Project –Time for Spring Cleaning and donations to our World Wear bin! In April, we collected 378 pounds and earned $45.36
Visit our Fundraising Page here for more information.
Please join the SMS PTA for our last virtual General Assembly Meeting of the 2020-2021 school year on Wednesday, May 19th at 6:00 p.m. We will be voting on our summer budget, appointing the Financial Reconciliation Committee, introducing new board members, and reviewing this interesting year that is coming to a close.
Please sign up in advance HERE
Since 1949, Mental Health America and affiliates across the country have observed May is Mental Health Month. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the mental health of people of all ages. Now, more than ever, it is critical to reduce the stigma around mental health struggles, because that stigma often prevents individuals from seeking help. Mental Health America’s 2021 Mental Health Month Toolkit #Tools2Thrive has practical tools that everyone can use to improve their mental health and increase resiliency. Learn more at: MHA | Mental Health America (mhanational.org)
May is also National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
Each May the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition encourages Americans to #MoveinMay in celebration of National Physical Fitness & Sports Month. This year, the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition is teaming up with the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion’s (ODPHP) to promote safe physical activity while practicing social distancing with the Move Your Way campaign. Learn more at: Walk. Run. Dance. Play. What's your move? - Move Your Way | health.gov
Michele Rohleder
SMS PTA President 2020-2021
Schimelpfenig PTA is offering a $500 scholarship in support of the higher education goals of graduating Plano ISD seniors who are alumni of Schimelpfenig Middle School.
In order to be eligible for a scholarship, an applicant must meet all of the following qualifications:
● Is a senior who will graduate in 2021 from a Plano ISD school.
● Attended Schimelpfenig Middle School from grades 6-8
● Must be a current student member of their high school PTSA
● Will be enrolled and attend full-time in an accredited college or a technical institute in the summer or fall immediately following high school graduation.
● Submit a completed application by May 12.
Details and application form are HERE. Questions? Email Karen at membership@smspta.org.
Here's an opportunity to participate in the first-ever Augmented Reality Science Fair.
Learn more by visiting
https://www.arsciencefair.com/
This is open to middle and high school students.
Registration: March 15, 2021- May 7, 2021
The Gateway Summer Engineering Camp will be a virtual, yet hands-on, project-based camp designed to introduce incoming 7th and 8th grade middle school students to the fundamentals of STEM and Project Lead the Way (PLTW) engineering courses within Plano ISD. Certified PLTW instructors provide expert instruction in a fun, exciting environment using leading-edge technologies to sample engineering related activities and projects and get a taste of how fun it can be to be an engineer.
Learn more about the camp and register at https://www.pisd.edu/
At its December 8th meeting, the PISD Board of Trustees approved the 2021-2022 school calendar.
School will start on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 and end on Friday, May 27, 2022. Winter break will run from Dec. 20-Jan. 3, followed by a staff work day on Jan. 4. Spring break will be a bit longer next year, with students off from March 7-14 and returning to classes on Tuesday, March 15.
We have some fun treats planned for our awesome Schimelpfenig teachers and staff! Please help us by having your student(s) add to a virtual "thank you" to be presented to our teachers. The link is: https://www.tribute.co/sms-
FREE! Vendor Fair Bag Pick Drive Through will be on Saturday, April 24th at the Plano ISD Administration Building at 2700 W. 15th Street, from 9:00 a.m. until the bags are gone!
Come to the Vendor Fair! Enter the virtual doors on May 1st staring at 10:00 a.m. and register to win one of many door prizes. Stroll through the list of participating vendors, stop to pick up a digital brochure and "click" to enter a virtual booth to learn more. More information is available here: Plano ISD Council of PTAs - Plano ISD, TX - Vendor Fair
Election Day is Saturday, May 1st. Early Voting starts on Monday, April 19th! For information about who is running for Plano ISD Board of Trustees, check out this voter guide from the Collin County League of Women Voters. The Trustees candidate information is available after the City Council races
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!
3. World Wear Project –Time for Spring Cleaning and donations to our World Wear bin! SMS PTA will receive an extra $100 if we can collect 2,500 lbs or more during the month of April. Please remember to place items in kitchen sized bags and only place one bag at a time in the bin. If items don't fit, please don't leave items on the ground. Come back later if the bin is full! Thank you!
Did you know? Earth Day started in the United States, conceived by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, inspired by Vietnam War protests and a massive oil spill off the coast of California in 1969. The first celebration of Earth Day was April 22, 1970. In 2009, the United Nations officially designated it, "International Mother Earth Day" though it is still just Earth Day here in the United States. Today, Earth Day is celebrated by over one billion people in 192 countries, making it the largest secular observance in the world.
This year's theme is Restore the Earth. If you are interested in learning more and/or viewing virtual Earth Day events, check out the official website at: www.earthday.org. Maybe today you will ride a bicycle, walk to school, recycle, or start using only reusable water bottles. Whatever you decide, definitely take some time to celebrate our beautiful planet!
SMS PTA is providing ice cream treats for all students this Friday, April 23rd. Treats will be offered to all F2F students during lunch periods.
For @Home students, only, we are offering drive-by pickup of ice cream treats after school from 3:45 to 4:30. Pickup location will be the bus drop-off area outside the cafeteria. If you plan to bring your @Home student, please sign up for a time-slot so that we can try to control the traffic flow.
We will be offering a choice of 6 ice cream bars -- all are nut-free, 4 are gluten free, 3 are non-chocolate, and 2 are dairy-free. Sign-up Genius is here!
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.
