Boggess Elementary

Hello Boggess Bengals,

What an exciting week we have had at Boggess! I am so proud of how students kept working and learning during our short power outage on Tuesday.

We had a huge number of students celebrating Dot Day on Thursday. It was amazing to see so many students wearing dots.

Bring your beautiful smiles for Picture Day on Tuesday, September 20th.

Next week is Education Go Get Week. Please see the flyer below for details and dress up day themes.

Free Meals grace period expires September 23rd. Please scroll below for more information and directions for completing the form.

CogAT Testing for some grade levels begins soon. See details, dates and testing grades below.

Fire Prevention Poster Contest has begun. Posters are due Wednesday, October 12th. Please scroll below for more information.

We look forward to seeing our Boggess Bengals at our PTA Movie Night on Thursday, September 22nd. The movie will begin at 6:00. Please see details below.

You are encouraged to order on line at www.myschoopicture.com.

Choose from 14 different backgrounds!

Proceeds

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT

WHAT: Benny Cinema presents Toy Story 4. Bring blankets and pillows, and come watch with the whole family! We have great prizes to give away during the movie. You can pre-order two slices of pizza and a drink for $5. Popcorn will be $2, first-come first-served. Please RSVP and pre-order at the link below so we can have enough concessions for everyone. All proceeds support Boggess PTA.

WHEN: Thursday, September 22, doors open at 5:45 p.m., movie from 6:00-7:45 p.m.

WHERE: Boggess Gym

RSVP: Please let us know you're coming and pre-order pizza here.

VOLUNTEERS: We need a few volunteers to help with prize giveaways and concessions. If you can help, please sign up in Voly. Thanks!

First Grade - September 26, 27, 28th

Second Grade (only students who do not have a score from first grade) - September 27th ,28th ,29th

Third Grade - October 3rd, 4th, 5th

Fourth Grade - October 3rd, 4th, 5th (only students who do not have a score from third grade)

Fifth Grade - October 3rd, 4th, 5th

K – 5th grade referrals are due October 21, 2022. (5:00 PM)

Meal Benefits Eligibility Expiration

Students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals at the end of last school year are eligible to participate at their current eligibility status for the first 30 calendar days of the 2022-2023 school year. In order for meal benefits to continue, a federal meal application for the 2022-2023 school year must be completed. Students with no application on file after 30 calendar days will return to full-paid eligibility status effective September 23, 2022. Households that have submitted a federal meal application for free or reduced-priced meals for the 2022-2023 school year do not need to reapply. Households who wish to apply for free or reduced-priced meals will need to complete an online federal meal application for the current school year via the website www.pisd.edu/mealprogram.

Applications will be processed within 10 business days. Eligibility notification letters will be sent via email. If you have not received the letter in your inbox, please check your junk and spam folders. View this SchoolCafe information video for instruction on how to complete the application.

We love our volunteers at Boggess. All volunteers will need to create an account and complete an application, online orientation and background check through the Plano ISD volunteer management system, VOLY, to be eligible for district/school volunteer opportunities. Please visit plano.voly.org to create a volunteer account and begin this process. These items will need to be completed by volunteers each school year.

Hello everyone,

I hope you have had a fantastic summer! At Boggess Elementary, our mission is to inspire successful life-long learners. It is my belief that the school environment should be a welcoming environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, learning is a priority for all, connections to the community are strong, and students grow both academically and socially in a safe learning environment.

I love reading, walking, shopping and taking road trips with my family. My husband and I are extremely blessed to have our daughter, her husband and our two wonderful grandchildren nearby.

I am honored to serve the Boggess community and I feel very fortunate to work with such amazing children and such a dedicated staff. I am just as excited for this school year to begin as I was 34 years ago when I first began my career in education. I look forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting those new to the Bengal family.

Working together I know we will make this school year one of growth, excitement, and achievement for all students.

I invite you to stay involved and informed. Below are several ways to stay connected:

• Register for our weekly eNews on your child’s parent portal
• Check our Boggess website at www.pisd.edu/boggess
• Follow us on Twitter at @BoggessBengals
• Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BoggessElementary
• Check your student's agenda daily
• Monitor your email for teacher communication

I strongly encourage all families to join PTA. Our PTA has a strong partnership with our school that benefits every child! The programs, volunteer support, family events and financial support are part of what makes Boggess great.

Thank you for sharing your child with us!

Plano ISD’s after school childcare program, PASAR, is currently hiring Site Managers, as well as Assistant Site Managers. Both roles are part time, 19.5 hours per week. Work hours are from 2:30pm- 6:30pm, Monday- Thursday; Friday hours are 2:30-6:00pm. During Early Dismissal days, work hours are from 10:45am-6:00pm. We currently have openings at your campus. If you are interested in learning more about working for the PASAR program. We invite you to complete the following short Google Form https://forms.gle/5katptQ4DcyqwJQN6 . A member of the PASAR staff will follow up with you.

We are also hiring Activity Specialists! If you know of a high school junior, senior, or college student who would be interested in working as an Activity Specialist, please include their information in the Google Form provided.

If you are NOT interested in exploring an employment opportunity with PASAR, but know of someone who could be, would you please help us by forwarding this information to them? Thank you!