Vaughan Viking Voice
April 14, 2021
Upcoming Events
April 14: Spirit Night at Hat Creek
April 15: Spirit Night at McDonald's
April 26: Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A
April 30: Final Friday Spirit Day
May 1: Attendance Credit Election
May 3-7: Staff Appreciation Week
Please see articles below with more details!
For a complete calendar of PTA events, please visit:
https://vaughanpta.membershiptoolkit.com/Calendar
Spring Pictures Are Here!
At home learners, who came to Vaughan to have their picture taken the same day, can arrange to pick these up by emailing nancy.compton@allenisd.org. Otherwise, the proofs will be sent home in the last material deployment.
To view all your image options, go to mylifetouch.com and enter your unique Portrait ID & Access Code that will be found on the proof.
There will be NO retakes for these pictures. You can contact Lifetouch directly for questions regarding pictures by calling Customer Service at 800-736-4753.
Standing and Special Committee Chair Nominations
Vaughan PTA is seeking nominations for Standing Committee Chairs. Please use this form to let us know you are interested.
Upcoming Attendance Credit Election
Allen ISD will hold a special election, known as an Attendance Credit Election, on May 1 seeking voter approval for the district to pay recapture by purchasing attendance credit from the State with local tax revenue. An attendance credit is simply the name given for a district to equalize its wealth through recapture payments.
To learn more about the election and its impact on our district, please click here.
Vaughan Staff Appreciation Week - Gift Card Donations Needed!
To round out the year, and prepare for Staff Appreciation Week, May 3rd - May 7th, PTA would love to include our families on a special gift to show our appreciation to our wonderful staff and help support our local Allen businesses. For more information on how to help us make this Staff Appreciation week extra special for our hardworking and selfless staff, please click here.
Volunteers Needed! Library and Watch D.O.G.S. Car Pool Helpers
There are two opportunities for volunteers at Vaughan:
- Library – daily from 9-11 am, assisting the librarian with tasks, there will be no student interaction
- Watch D.O.G.S. – assisting with morning and/or afternoon car pool
Volunteers will be begin on Tuesday, February 16. We ask to start that you volunteer for just one day. If you do check back a day or two before and there is no one signed up, you may go ahead and sign up even if you have already volunteered. We want to be sure that all our volunteers have the opportunity to help.
Here are the guidelines:
- Annual Allen ISD background check must be completed prior to time on campus. https://www.allenisd.org/page/214
- Adhere to Allen ISD Volunteer Guidelines found here: https://www.allenisd.org/page/214
- COVID self-assessment check must be done. Please see the student screener linked here for questions to consider prior to coming to campus. https://www.allenisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001197/Centricity/Domain/5585/STUDENT_HEALTH_SCREENING_Questionnaire.pdf
- Masks must be worn at all times.
- Keep social distance from staff and students while on campus.
- Stay in your designated volunteer area during your time on campus.
- Watch D.O.G.S. on campus: Consider air hugs, elbow bumps, or air high fives when greeting students to avoid direct physical contact.
CLICK HERE to sign up via Membership Toolkit. You will need to login. If you have not created an account, you will need to do that first.
Thank you all for the wonderful support you continue to show to our campus!
Water Conservation Newsletter
Click the link below for spring water conservation tips:
Sign up for the water conservation newsletter by clicking here.
Snack Needed for Staff!
The PTA would like to provide snacks for our staff this spring. If you are able to contribute, we would be grateful! To make this simple, you can order direct from an Amazon wish list and have it shipped directly to our staff appreciation coordinator. Thank you for your generosity!
NOTE: Be sure to select “Maria Uberta” as the Ship To when checking out to have the snacks go directly to our staff appreciation coordinator.
Easy Ways to Support Vaughan PTA
Amazon Smile
Shop the same great prices, selection and convenience you are used to with Amazon!
Click here for more info and to link your account.
Kroger Community Rewards
Kroger gives back on most purchases. For more info on how to link your shopper's reward card, click here.
Box Tops
Box Tops are a great way to earn funds for our school! They are phasing out the clipping and moving to solely scanning your receipts. Click here for more info.
Spirit Nights
Check back for more dates this spring!