Thank you to all Schimelpfenig PTA Members! Our PTA has the fourth largest increase in membership of all PTAs in Texas!
Join the Schimelpfenig PTA!
For less than $12, you can join and have access to member discounts and join one of the largest child advocacy groups in the nation.
Students who join get special perks...you never know what our spring event will be and what awesome deals come with that!
Just head to smspta.org and sign up!
Questions? Email Karen Gournay, VP Membership at membership@smspta.org.
Schimelpfenig MS 5th Grade Parent Night is Monday, March 22nd at 6:00 p.m. The Schimelpfenig Counseling department and 6th grade Team Leader put together a website with details regarding 6th grade registration and the upcoming Parent Information night: tinyurl.com/2021SMSgrade6.
UDPATE! SKI Plano is turning 25 in 2021 and we need YOU to help us celebrate our decades of success in supporting kids in Plano ISD! The SKI Plano committee decided to keep it SIMPLE this year, but that doesn't mean we don't need your help! Tickets are on sale now!
- You choose the “ticket package”! The choices are in the graphics below. You will register with ReadySetAuction when you purchase your package.
- You can log into the Silent Auction any time between March 19th at 10am and March 20 at 9pm.
- You will receive an email asking what day you want to pick up your experience package/box of goodies - between March 19-20.
- YOU will create your own experience in the comfort of your home while supporting kids, teachers and staff in Plano ISD!
Next week, from March 8 - March 12, is PISD Spring Break. Whether you and your family are staying home or venturing elsewhere, we hope you have a fun, restful, and safe break. See you back at Schimelpfenig on Monday, March 15th!
Michele Rohleder
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 – 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!
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 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.
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)
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.)
Next Wednesday, February 17th is Founder's Day -- the anniversary of the date PTA was founded. Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst founded an organization comprised of mostly women, some men, teachers, laborers, and others, during a time when women did not have the right to vote and social activism was not popular. They believed mothers would support their mission to eliminate threats that endangered children and started a nationwide campaign in early 1897. On February 17,1897, more than 2,000 people attended the first Congress of Mothers in Washington, D.C.
February is also Black History Month. In 1926, Selena Sloan Butler formed the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers to advocate for children, especially African American children in segregated communities. Following the Supreme Court decision that ended segregation, the two associations held their conventions together and worked to merge the groups in all fifty states. On June 22, 1970, the two congresses signed a Declaration of Unification and became one association, known today as National Parent Teacher Association (National PTA®). The year 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of the unification of the two groups.
Congratulations!
Here are 2021 Schimelpfenig Lifetime Member Award Winners!
Michele Rohleder | Stephanie Vaughn | Lisha Resser
Shealine Burks | Ashley Rael | Anita Frey
We recognize each one of these peoples’ contributions to making Schimelpfenig an amazing place to learn!
The instructional environment selection window for the final nine weeks of school is February 15-19 for all levels (elementary and secondary students). Students will be scheduled in the selected instructional environment, face-to-face or PISD School@Home, which will go into effect on March 15, 2021, the first day of the fourth 9-week grading period. If no changes are made in Parent Portal, then the current instructional environment will remain in effect until the last day of school.
Plano Council of PTAs is hosting an Advocacy Information Night next Tuesday, February 16th at 7 pm. You can register for this event at www.planopta.org. If you want to learn more about Plano Council's Legislative Priorities, this is the place to be! This is for all PTA members across Plano ISD and will get you ready for Rally Day on February 22nd.
