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Help Schimelpfenig PTA earn the Shining Star Award!
12/13/2021 12:11 pm
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!
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12/13/2021 12:09 pm
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.
National PTA News
12/13/2021 12:05 pm
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.
Reflections Winners 2021-2022
12/7/2021 12:41 pm
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.
- Riya Gudadhe, 6th Grade, Visual Arts
- Tina Wu, 7th Grade, Visual Arts
- Michael Yu, 8th Grade, Visual Arts
- Andrew Lee, 7th Grade, Visual Arts
- Nishka Kerkar, 7th Grade, Visual Arts
- Joseph Jacobs, 7th Grade, Photography
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.
Read MoreHoliday Donation Drives This Week at Schimelpfenig
12/7/2021 12:30 pm
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:
- Notebook paper
- Composition book
- Washable Art Marker
- Colored Pencils
- Crayons
- Glue (bottle or stick)
- Pencil pouch or box
- Single-subject notebook
- Highlighters
- Scissors
- Colored Construction Paper
- Erasers (beveled and pencil top)
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.
