November 1, 2017
Brought to you by the Shepard Elementary PTA
From our Principal
Dear Shepard Families,
Thank you for supporting us for Red Ribbon Week!
The assembly was fun and the kids enjoyed a great dress up week. Mrs. Christenson did some fantastic age appropriate lessons on drug awareness and how to be safe!
Can you believe it is November?
Please check out the calendar of excitement at the bottom of the flyer!
It’s going to be a great month!!!
Sincerely,
Kristin
Shepard PTA Spirit Night at Chipotle
Simply tell the cashier you’re supporting Shepard Elementary School PTA to make sure we receive 50% of the proceeds!
Come in to the Chipotle at 4901 W. Park Ste 539 in Plano
Thursday, November 2
5 - 9 p.m.
And make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support Shepard Elementary School PTA.
Texas PTA Reflections Program
The Shepard PTA encourages your children to participate in the Texas PTA Reflections Program this year. REFLECT ON THE THEME, CREATE AN ORIGINAL WORK OF ART, AND BE RECOGNIZED!
Engaging in the Arts not only promotes creativity, but it also strengthens critical thinking and cognitive skills! The theme for this year is “Within Reach.” The students may use their imagination to create a film, song, artwork, photograph, poem, short story, or dance routine.
Click here for Shepard PTA rules.
All original artwork is due on Thursday, November 2.
For complete rules and the official entry form, see http://www.txpta.org/programs/reflections/.
We hope to see many representations of Shepard's creative spirit in November!
Medications for 5th Grade Camp due November 6
Attention 5th Grade Parents!
Medications for camp are due on November 6.
Please call Nurse Sue with questions.
Elementary PACE Referral Information
Kindergarten – 5th Grade referral deadline is December 6.
For more detailed information about the PACE program, please click here.
FREE parenting classes from Plano ISD
There are many series coming up, including sessions about parenting strong-willed children, parenting children with ADHD, and grandparents raising grandchildren. We will also have four parenting classes here at Shepard this year.
You can find more information and other free classes being offered by the district at: www.pisd.edu/parentworkshops
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the counselor, Mrs. Christenson, at 469-752-3115 or erin.christenson@pisd.edu
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 a.m…
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!
November
2 PTA Executive Board Mtg 9:15 am
2 Shepard PTA Spirit Night at Chipotle, 5-9 pm
3 3rd Grade Field Trip: Holifield Outdoor Learning Center, 10-2
9 3rd Grade Music Program; General PTA Mtg, 6 pm
10 Picture Retakes Day
13-15 5th Grade Camp
20-24 Thanksgiving Break
December
1 PTA Executive Board Mtg, 9:15 am
4-8 Book Fair
5 PTA Story Night, 6-7:30 pm
14 Winter Choir Concert
19 Class Winter Party Day
20 Early Release, 12 pm
21-Jan 2 Winter Break
Going Shopping? Shop and Give Back!
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Here's how:
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Tom Thumb's Good Neighbor Program: Another Way to Give Back!
Tom Thumb will pay 1% of our members' total grocery purchases to Shepard Elementary. The amount of the check depends on the amount of our supporters' total purchases.
Click here to sign up give back to Shepard Elementary. Use Shepard Elementary School PTA vendor #: 228023
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)
Shepard Elementary
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School website: www.pisd.edu/shepard
Staff contact list: www.pisd.edu/domain/2020
Website: www.ShepardPTA.org
Location: 100 Wilson Drive, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469-752-3100
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