JOIN THE AWARD-WINNING SMS PTA FOR 2025-2026!
Support the SMS students and teachers by showing that you value your child’s education by joining the PTA. Memberships start at $13 and students are only $7 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. 
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!
We have the 4th largest increase in membership in all of Texas!
SMS PTA has earned the Golden Apple (all SMS staff are members), MARS (Men Are Really Super) and Student Membership (at least 25 student members) Awards. Thank you to our Schimelpfenig Community for your support! If you are not yet a member, please help us to earn the April Showers Award -- 15 new members in April!
Support the SMS students and teachers by showing that you value your child’s education by joining the PTA. Memberships start at less than $12 and students are only $5 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.
Just head to smspta.org and sign up!
Questions? Email Karen Gournay, VP Membership at membership@smspta.org.
How do we raise a happy, confident kid? And how can we be confident that our parenting is preparing our child for success?
Confident Parents, Confident Kids lays out an approach for helping parents—and the kids they love—hone their emotional intelligence so that they can make wise choices, connect and communicate well with others (even when patience wears thin), and become socially competent and confident human beings.
Read-Along Schedule: 4 Hours of Meetup time.
Please save the dates.
Meeting 1: April 7, Wednesday 2021 from 6:30 to 7:30pm
Meeting 2: April 14, Wednesday 2021 from 6:30 to 7:30pm
Meeting 3: April 21, Wednesday 2021 from 6:30 to 7:30pm
Meeting 4: April 28, Wednesday 2021 from 6:30 to 7:30pm
Click here to register in advance for this meeting/Book club meet.
If your Panther student(s) is going to school Face-to-Face and needs more masks to wear at school, we still have Schimelpfenig face masks available for purchase!
Face masks are $8.00 each. Buy in bulk, any combination, for discount: 2 for $7.50 each; 5 for $6.60 each; $10 for $6.00 each. Discount will be calculated at checkout.
* It will be delivered on a weekly basis.
Our wonderful Schimelpfenig MS librarian, Carol Campbell, continues to support all Schimelpfenig students despite the challenges of Covid-19. If you see her this week, please give her a big smile and thank you for all that she does!
PISD is honoring all assistant principals, including our wonderful Schimelpfenig Assistant Principals, Ari Weinberg and Latasha Goodwin. #PlanoISDCelebratesAPs
Plano ISD will use Monday, April 26, as the designated inclement weather day for the weather-related closure on Thursday, February 11. Originally slated as a student holiday and staff development/work day, school will now be in session on April 26. TEA has approved waivers for the additional weather closures during Winter Storm Uri, so no additional make-up days are required.
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.
