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.

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

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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!

Plano ISD's Head Start program needs 146 coats for children, sizes 3T to 7, by this Friday, December 3rd.  They lost their sponsor, so Plano Council has asked for help from all Plano PTA members.  If you are able to donate a coat for a boy or girl, sizes 3T to 7, please contact president@smspta.org.  New coats, only, please!  

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 making a donation online to Plano ISD Education Foundation, donating a gift card to purchase supplies, or donating an item(s) on the Most Requested Items list, found here: Foundation Initiatives / CORE Store (pisd.edu).  All donated items must be received by us by Wednesday, December 8th 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.

Did you know that you can download the Membership Toolkit App to easily access the directory, calendar, sales & volunteer forms and also view our weekly newsletters? If you have multiple children at different schools, you can also easily switch between the various PTAs/Booster Clubs. Download the app here:

The Take Care of Texas Video is a fun way to learn about protecting the environment and come up with creative ways to share this knowledge with others.  Prizes for middle school students who place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will include a gift card for camera equipment.  

Contest runs from September through December 3rd.

For more information, click here!