Andrews Elementary
On Wings of Excellence - Week of May 15th, 2017
Dear Andrews Family
We want to share with you a special honor received by one of our Andrews teachers at the PISD Teacher of the Year Gala last evening. Mrs. Lynn Varnau, one of our kindergarten teachers and our 2016-17 Andrews Teacher of the Year, was honored with an Excellence in Elementary Teaching Award! Only four other elementary teachers across the district received this prestigious recognition, and we are very proud of her. Way to go, Mrs. Varnau!
We look forward to seeing many of you at our PTA Spring Fling tonight, 5:30-8:00 PM! It is always so much fun to enjoy food and games with our Andrews community. We hope you will come and take part in the festivities!
Sincerely,
Dr. Joy Lovell, Principal
Andrews Elementary
Andrews PTA Spring Fling is tonight!
Please join us - 5:30-8:00 p.m.
The Andrews Dads’ Club is planning a fun lineup of activities for the Spring Fling TONIGHT, from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. There will be jump houses, auction baskets, lots of games, pizza and so much more.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, May 18th
- PTA Board Meeting: 8 a.m.
Friday, May 19th
- Andrews Games Day
- PTA General Meeting in Library: 12 p.m.
Thursday, May 25th
- 3rd Grade Field Trip to Heard Museum
- Kindergarten Field Trip to Frisco Safety Town
Friday, May 26th
- Parent Education Class "Middle School: It's so Different" at Andrews (Room F100): 7:45 a.m - 8:45 a.m.
Monday, May 29th
- Student/Teacher Holiday
Wednesday, May 31st
- SBIC Meeting: 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday, June 1st
- Grade Level Parties: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Friday, June 2nd
- End-of-Year Awards Assemblies: 3rd-5th - 8:00 a.m.; Kinder-2nd - 9:30 a.m.
- Report Cards Go Home
- Early Release @ Noon
After-School Programs
Wednesday, May 17th
- Cranialogix
- Drama Kids
Thursday, May 18th
- Watch Me Sculpt
PayPAMS will stop taking payments on May 29th, 2017. Payments for 2017-2018 will begin on July 31st, 2017.
Dates for Incoming Kindergarten Families
NURSE'S NEWS
Walk 'n Roll Wednesdays
Students enjoyed their Wednesday morning walk with our marvelous Andrews teachers and Nurse Sherbert! Daily walking can keep you fit and healthy. It aids the normal functioning of cardio-respiratory organs and considerably increases your body’s power. Come get healthy with us! Each Wednesday everyone is welcome to meet in the gym at 7:05 am and walk a few laps in the back carpool loop. We encourage all to make this a healthy habit on more than just Wednesdays!HURRY! Order your 2016-2017 yearbook TODAY!
The 2016-17 Andrews Yearbook is available for purchase online only . The yearbooks will be distributed at the end of the school year. Yearbook signing day is Thursday June,1. This day is set aside for students to sign each other’s yearbooks as a fun way to remember the year. If you have more than one child at Andrews, please consider ordering a yearbook for each child as sharing one book on signing day can be difficult. To order, visit andrewspta.org before May 22, and click on the SHOP button.
Andrews Elementary PTA Senior Scholarship 2017
Attention graduating seniors who attended Andrews Elementary: if you have a minimum 3.0 GPA and plan to attend a two- or four-year college or trade school in the fall, you are eligible to enter. This year’s theme: “What is the most difficult thing (for you) about planning for or attending college?”. The scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $500. Please submit an essay, maximum of two pages, due by Friday May 19, 2017, to Andrews Elementary PTA (in the front office or via email andrewselementaryplanopta@gmail.com, Attn: PTA Senior Scholarship.
The winner will be announced at the Senior Celebration to be held at Andrews Elementary on Thursday, May 25, from 4:45-6 p.m.
Summer Tennis Camps
There will be 2 tennis camps held at Plano West this summer for kids 7-16 years old. The dates are June 5-9, and July 31-August 5. Email Coach Walker for details at morgen.walker@pisd.edu
Choose one of the following options to register:
1. Call High Point at (972) 941-7170, Option 5
2. Register in person at Highpoint Tennis Center, 421 W Spring Creek Pkwy
3. Register On-line:
· Click on the Leisure Online Catalog button
· Click on “Programs” > “Tennis” > “Junior Camps”
· Choose the week, click on the “ADD” button to add it to your cart, and proceed to checkout.