September 12, 2017
Brought to you by the Shepard Elementary PTA
From our Principal
Dear Shepard Families,
I know everyone is getting excited for our Shepard Sock Hop this Thursday from 6:00-7:30. Please join us up at Shepard for some old-fashioned family fun! Free ice cream, pizza for sale, and some great music. Feel free to come in your 1950’s attire and dance the night away (well, until the kids’ bedtimes anyway.) I hope to see you there!
Next week, Mr. Braden and I will be starting something new at Shepard. We’re calling it “The Principals’ Lunch Bunch.” Starting with fifth grade, the teachers will send about 10 students to eat lunch in the front office with Mr. Braden and me. Mr. Braden and I feel that it is very important for us to get to know the students’ names and interests. Taking the opportunity to get to know the kids in small groups will make us the best principals we can be for Shepard’s kids. It will take us a few weeks to work through each grade level (we’re not available every day…) but we hope to make it through every grade level eventually. We’re excited to start with 5th grade because we want to really know who we’re adventuring with when we head off to 5th Grade Camp in a couple months.
Thanks for taking the time to read the Post.
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Kristin
Sock Hop and Ice Cream Social + Volunteers Needed!
The PTA will host the annual Sock Hop on September 14th from 6-7:30 p.m.
Volunteers will be needed to make this event run smoothly and be fun for everyone.
Please follow this link to sign up to volunteer!
Needed: Parent Volunteers for our School Based Improvement Committee
We are looking for parent volunteers for our School Based Improvement Committee.
The committee meets three times per year for about an hour, once in September/October, once mid school year, and once at the end of the year. Although I know the committee can at times seem a bit dry and boring, it does offer a good insight into the deep curriculum work being done by our teachers in the classrooms.
Please email our assistant principal, Ben Braden (ben.braden@pisd.edu) if you are interested in joining the SBIC.
Join Scouting Night, Tuesday, September 19
Pack 287 is hosting a Join Scouting Night in the Shepard Cafeteria.
Tuesday, September 19 at 7 p.m.
Come learn about Scouting and the Pack's planned activities for this school year. Cub Scouts is open to current 1st-5th graders.
For more information, contact Cub Master David Shipp dbshipp@gmail.com.
From the Office: Absence & Tardy Information
Running late…
Please remember school starts at 7:45 am. Once the school doors are closed your child needs to come through the office for a Late Pass, and a tardy will be recorded.
If your child is going to be absent or arriving after 9 am…
Please remember to call the school’s Child Safe Line at (469) 752-3100. Dial #1 for English, or #2 for Spanish, and then dial #3 to report your child’s absence.
Please leave your child’s name, grade, teacher’s name, the reason they are absent and when they might be returning to school.
If we do not receive a call reporting the student absent by 9:00 am we are required to call to confirm their absence with a parent/guardian.
If your child has been absent…
Please send a doctor’s note or a note from a parent with the following information:
- Your student’s first and last name
- the date(s) they were absent
- the reason for their absence
- a parent’s hand written signature
All notes must be received by the school within 3 days of your child’s return to school to be considered for excused absence.
Absences due to illness for longer than five days will require a physician’s note to excuse.
Thank you!
Start Collecting Box Tops for Education Now!
Please start collecting your Box Tops for the first contest of the school year. Each grade level has a container, so your student just puts them in a baggie and brings them to their Gr. Level Box.
More prize details to come!
This is a huge fundraiser for PTA, and the funds always go back to the kids!
CALLING ALL SHEPARD FAMILIES! Join our PTA
As you may or may not know, Shepard’s PTA membership drive is in full swing.
We are looking for partners within our close-knit Shepard community. PTA’s sole purpose is to give a voice to every child and we do so by truly partnering with our school’s exceptional leaders, faculty and staff to give our children every advantage possible.
We need your help!
By simply signing up to become a member, you are helping us fund many activities, programs and resources that PTA provides.
Together, we can meet this year’s goal of increasing our membership to at least 85%
of all our families. This is very reasonable goal and if you were to break down the
membership by the school year months, a family membership is only $2.78 a month!
A single membership is only $1.77 a month! If your child attends Shepard, your child
directly benefits from all that the PTA does. We are all on this journey together so
please consider joining PTA by going to Shepardpta.org, click on the Volunteers tab at the top and log in.
If you would like to volunteer too, you are always welcome. Volunteering is not a requirement for becoming a member! Be sure if you are planning to volunteer at school that you have completed your PISD Background Check and Volunteer application.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Vanessa Hall (vmloya@yahoo.com) . Thank you for your time!
Elementary PACE Referral Information 2017-2018
For more detailed information about the PACE program, please click here.
Kindergarten – 5th Grade referral deadline is December 6, 2017.
Helpful Online Links
Online Federal Meal Application
Sign Up for Plano ISD eNews
Plano ISD Food and Nutrition Services
Click here for School Menus
Pre-pay here for School Meals at PayPams
Register here for PASAR (Paid After School Care located at Shepard)
How to Register for Parent Portal
You will need your child's student ID# to create an account. You can receive your child's ID# by calling the Shepard front office at 469-752-3100.
HOW TO CREATE A PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNT
You must have an email address to access Parent Portal. A confirmation email will be sent to that email address when you complete the sign up process. REMEMBER TO WRITE DOWN YOUR PASSWORD AND SECURITY QUESTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.
1. Open up your internet browser and go to http://parentportal.pisd.edu
2. Click on the "Register Here" link near the bottom of the page.
3. Enter the required information. Be sure to complete every field. If you have more than one student in PISD you will only need to submit the form for one student. The system will recognize all PISD students in your household.
4. After your Parent Portal account is created an email will be sent to you at the email address you provided.
5. If you have questions about the process, send an email to parentportal@pisd.edu Include the legal name of your child, their ID# and the school name. They will respond within 48 hours.
6. Your child should know their six-digit ID # if they attended PISD schools. It is the one they use to purchase lunch at school and sign on to the school computers.
Click here for Parent Portal
September
14- PTA Sock Hop 6-7:30 pm
October
5- Picture Day
6- PTA Executive Board Mtg 9:15am
9- Student and teacher holiday
10- Parent Teacher Conference Day (student holiday)
20- PTA Carnival/Auction
November
3- PTA Executive Board Mtg 9:15am
9- 3rd Grade Music Program; General PTA Mtg 6pm
10- Picture Retakes Day
13-15- 5th Grade Camp
20-24- Thanksgiving Break
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