Pack Leader News
December 5 - 10, 2016 by John A. Bojescul
PTA Holiday Drive
HOLIDAY DRIVE FOR TEJEDA & EL DORADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Tejeda PTA is sponsoring a holiday gift drive to help select families of Tejeda and El Dorado Elementary experiencing economic difficulties.
This Week's Events & Activities
- Leadership Team Meeting w/Department Leaders, 7:30 a.m. in MPR
- Day 1 7th Math, 8th Science Benchmark
Tuesday, December 6th
- Day 2 7th Math, 8th Science Benchmark
- Day 1 6th Math Benchmark
- Orchestra Holiday Concert, 6:00 p.m. in cafeteria
Wednesday, December 7th
- Day 2 6th Math Benchmark
- Day 1 8th Social Studies Benchmark
- Faculty Meeting, 3:45 p.m. in library
- Girls' Basketball versus Hill, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.; 7th at Tejeda, 8th at Hill
Thursday, December 8th
- Day 2 8th Social Studies Benchmark
- Boys' Basketball versus Eisenhower, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.; 7th at Eisenhower, 8th at Tejeda
Friday, December 9th
- Band Region Clinic, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 at JHS
- Orchestra Region Clinic, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Tejeda
- Speech & Debate Tournament, 4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Lopez
Saturday, December 10th
- Band Region Clinic, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 at JHS
- Band Region Concert at 4:30 at JHS
- Orchestra Region Clinic & Concert, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Orchestra Region Concert, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at JHS
- Speech & Debate Tournament, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Lopez
PTA News!
Tejeda PTA Holiday Gift Drive-support Tejeda families and El Dorado Elementary School! 2016 Holiday Drive Flyer
- DONATE A GIFT CARD from a department store or grocery store. Gift cards to H.E.B., Target, Walmart, Academy, etc. are greatly appreciated. These gift cards will help fill twelve holiday baskets in our Tejeda community.
- Please give all gift cards to Mrs. Ramirez, Counseling Registrar, in the counseling office.
- DONATE NEW KIDS SHOES AND SOCKS (sizes 1-5) to our Partners in PTA school, El Dorado Elementary.
- Turn in shoes and socks to the wrapped box by the counseling office!
Please donate all items by Friday, December 16th, to the counseling office!
NEISD COUNCIL OF PTAS CLOTHES CLOSET OPENING SOON! The NEISD Council of PTAs will be opening a clothes closet for families in NEISD. Your clothing donations are needed! For more information & specific details about what is needed, please CLICK HERE FOR CLOTHES CLOSET FLYER. Donations will be accepted on Wednesdays from November 30th-December 14th, 10 AM-12 PM, at 8758 Tesoro Drive.
WE NEED TEJEDA WATCH D.O.G.S!-If you are interested in being a Watch D.O.G., please contact our new Top Dog, Kirk Wooster, kwooster@gvtc.com. Sign up for a full day, half day, or a shift (Shift #1: 7:30-10AM ; Shift #2: 10-1:05PM; or Shift #3:1:05-4 PM) CLICK HERE FOR WATCHDOGS INSTRUCTIONS
BE A VOLUNTEER: If you would like to be included on our 2016-2017 Tejeda Volunteer E-mail list, please complete the 2016-2017 Tejeda PTA Volunteer Google Form to receive e-mails from SignUp.com about all Tejeda volunteer opportunities. Anyone interested in volunteering this year, must complete the form to receive the e-mails. If you have not volunteered on a NEISD campus before or in the last 12 months, please visit http://www.neisd.net/vol/index.html to become DPS cleared.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: We need volunteers for the following events, so please sign up on SignUp.com
- Copy Room Volunteers (Monday- Friday): http://signup.com/go/9LdzK2
- Library Volunteers (Monday- Friday): http://signup.com/go/H6rKw
GET YOUR 8TH GRADE T-SHIRTS & WEAR ON FRIDAYS & TO THE END OF YEAR PARTY: If you would still like to purchase one to wear on Fridays & at the EOY Party or have not received your prepaid t-shirt, please contact Lori Martin, lorim002@aol.com, or Lori Carr, loricarr3827@yahoo.com, for one.
PVSA (Presidential Volunteer Service Award): It’s never too early to start logging your volunteer hours into the PVSA (www.presidentialserviceawards.gov) website. Parents, each student in your household needs a separate email address and password to begin logging hours. Also, if your student is new to Tejeda please change the Record of Service Key to Tejeda’s key: FCD-43444. Instructions are located on the PTA website. For questions please contact Cameron Weirbach at camweirbach@gmail.com.
For more info, please visit www.tejedapta.com and follow us on Facebook-Frank Tejeda Middle School PTA.
December Birthdays!
12/9 Ms. Ashley Guenther
12/10 Mrs. Imelda Hernandez-Cruz
Happy birthday to these teachers! I hope you all have a wonderful day!