Newsletter - McCall Elementary PTA

October 2, 2014
Volume 1, Issue 2
Colt Community
McCall Elementary PTA
6601 Cloverhaven Way,
Fall Festival
Date: October 4th
Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
We are doing well to stay on
pace for our PTA membership
goal, so a BIG THANKS to the
Location: McCall
Elementary School
Playground and
Cafeteria.
Plano, Tx
by Kari Yeamans
All Colts and future
colts are invited to
enter the cake
decorating contest
and the costume
contest for a chance
to win a great prize.
families and individuals that
have joined this last month!! If
you have not joined yet, we
still need memberships to
ensure we reach our goal.
Membership can still be
purchased online through the
tool kit at
www.mccallpta.org. Watch
for the upcoming
announcement for the winner
of the class membership drive
PTA-sponsored Ice Cream
The Fall Festival is
coming! McCall Colts
and their Families &
Friends are invited to
attend. Join us for
Food, Hamster Ball
Inflatable, Bounce
Houses, DJ & Dancing,
Treat Walk, Pumpkin
Patch, Hay Ride and
much more!
There will be a silent
auction to auction off
all of our Talented
Teacher Decorated
Pumpkins and
Creative Colts
Decorated Cakes as
well.
See you there Colt
Community!
Show Your McCall Pride!
We Need your Help!
Volunteer at the Festival!
You do not need to be a
PTA Member to volunteer.
Help make the event a
success by giving an hour
of your time. Visit our
website at
www.mccallpta.org for
more information or
contact Andrea Sinclair at
carnival@mccallpta.org
Party!!!
Please join our PTA -- so that
we can give more to your
child's experience throughout
their school year. Thanks
Spirit Gear is here!
again -- Your McCall PTA
membership@mccallpta.org
Table of Contents
Painless Fundraising &
Hospitality
2
After School Programs &
Volunteers
3
Classroom Spotlight &
Upcoming Events
The Spirit Store now
has new Colt car
decal stickers and
yard flags available
for purchase!
4
Upcoming Events &
Colt Champions
5
PTA Event Calendar
6
Show your school
pride with these and
other great spirit items
such as plush colts, Tshirts, water bottles,
spirit sticks and more!
Visit the online toolkit
at www.mccallpta.org
to purchase online.
All orders will be
delivered to your
child’s classroom.
Yard Flag Design
How to Reach the PTA
www.mccallpta.org
https://www.facebook.com/MccallPTA
twitter Follow @McCallPTA
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MCCALL ELEMENTARY COLT COMMUNITY
Example Labels:
Painless Fundraising
Shoparoo!
Snap pictures of your
receipts and earn
money for
McCall! Download the
free app on your
smartphone today! Any
item/information you do
not wish to be shown
can be marked through
with a marker or
pen. Last year school,
we earned $170.82 from
Shoparoo with only 10
supporters. Imagine
how much McCall could
earn with 100 or 200
supporters!
'Like' us on Facebook to stay up-to-date with the
Painless contest progress and many other events at
McCall. www.facebook.com/MccallPTA
include your child's name, teacher, and grade on the
by Amanda Parker
Kroger Community
Rewards
Tie your Kroger Plus Card
to David McCall
Elementary PTA as your
school (NPO #90939)
at www.krogercommuni
tyrewards.com.
Painless (Box Tops)
Contest update:
Remember to send in
your Box Tops and all of
your painless fundraiser
items. The first contest
ends on October 17,
2014.
**Tip: You can write
your child's name,
teacher, and grade on
a piece of paper and
put it inside of the
baggie if you do not
have a marker handy.
baggie, a piece of paper in the baggie, or an envelope.
Hospitality Happenings
Target
If you shop at Target,
please consider getting a
Target RED card. Target
offers both DEBIT and
CREDIT versions of the
RED card. Not only do
you save 5% on all of your
Target purchases, but a
percentage of your
purchases goes to help
McCall! Last school year,
McCall earned $601.45
with 32
participates. Target's RED
card program is a 2 step
process:
1. Sign up for a RED
card http://www.target.c
om/redcard/main
2. After you receive your
RED card in the mail, tie
your RED card to McCall
at: https://wwwsecure.target.com/redca
rd/tcoe/designate?scho
olId=122570&enroll=yes
by Minoo Wille
On Friday, September 19, the teachers and staff were treated to a 'Back to School' Subway lunch. It was a
huge success. PTA provided the Subway sandwiches and our wonderful McCall hospitality committee
volunteers donated the chips, drinks and desserts. It was a special way to thank the teachers and staff for all
they do for our students each day, and for making the 'back to school' transition a smooth one.
The next hospitality event will be on Friday, October 31, 'Treats NOT Tricks'. We need bags of candy (granola
bars, individually packaged salty snacks, etc.) to be donated for this event. While you are out buying candy
and other treats for your family/neighborhood festivities, get an extra bag for our wonderful McCall Teachers
and Staff. You can drop off your donations in the front office during the week of October 26. I will set up all
the donated items for the teachers to enjoy throughout the day.
There will be several more events throughout the year, so stay tuned! We would really appreciate your help!
Would you like to be part of the wonderful McCall Hospitality Committee? Please contact Minoo Wille at
hospitality@mccallpta.org and I will add you to the list.
You can donate food or your time, as your schedule permits.
Thank you! Minoo Wille
McCall PTA - Hospitality Chair
hospitality@mccallpta.org
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After School Program s
Participate in these great enrichment programs:
Astronomy Club:
Meets Fridays 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the McCall Library with outdoor star gazing opportunities. For registration and
information on the club, visit: http://www.mccallpta.org/Online Toolkit.
Enrichment Chess: Meets Fridays, Sept. 5th - Dec. 5th 2:45-4:00 p.m and Chess tournament is run in the spring. Register & pay online at
www.EnrichmentChess.com.
Neat Spanish:
Meets Wednesday’s 3:00-4:00 p.m. Sep. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15 & 22. Register and pay online
at www.neatspanish.com or call 214-228-8089. Ask for Claudia.
Good News Club:
Meets Mondays: Fall: Nov. 3, 10, 17 & Dec. 1, 8 & 15. Contact Steve@thepritschows.com to register.
More Great Clubs and Activities are Coming! Check out the website
www.mccallpta.org and follow us on facebook for event
and program updates!
Volunteers
Needed!
The Book Fair is coming in November!
Please offer a couple hours of your time.
Volunteer Sign Up will be online soon.
Please Contact
programs@mccallpta.org for more
information.
We are in need of volunteers to join the
McCall PTA Fundraising Team. Work
with the Ways and Means Chair on
various projects and with our Corporate
Sponsors. Time can be as little or as
much as you feel comfortable giving.
Please contact Jayna Brennan at
ways@mccallpta.org.
There are still open PTA chair, co-chair
and committee positions available.
Check out openings at
www.mccallpta.org or email Jana Glod
at volunteers@mccallpta.org for more
information.
Picture Day Don Painter
Individual Picture Day is Tuesday,
October 14th. Order Envelopes and
additional information will be in an
upcoming Thursday information
packet.
TCBY Spirit Night
Every Thursday 3:00 – 11:00 pm
Spring Creek Location
Chuck E Cheese
Thursday, October 30th
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm
204 N Central Expy #33, Allen
Chick-fil-a
Thursday, October 30th
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Murphy Location, 117 E FM 544
Be Sure To Mention McCall
Elementary when checking out!
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MCCALL ELEMENTARY COLT COMMUNITY
Classroom Spotlight
We are looking for
volunteers to cover lunch
duty for our awesome
teachers!!! They do so
much for our children. If
you have the time please
consider offering up your
time.
It's an hour TOTAL, lunch
and getting you to and
from the school!!! Lunches
are only 30 minutes long!
If you are interested in
donating your time please
send an email to:
gradesK2@mccallpta.org
Please list grade/time,
Grade Levels
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
by Kelly Hopper
day/s of the week, months
available, and frequency.
Our goal is to get enough
parents that teachers don't
have to cover lunch anymore!!
Lunch
12-12:30
11:20-11:50
11:30-12
11:50-12:20
11-11:30
10:50-11:20
Teachers Need Our Support!
We look forward to hearing from
you!
Donations Needed!
We are having a bingo game for the
By Jana Neiman
An easy and fun way to show your
support is to come and help in our
workroom. There are no specific
hours, you can come anytime. Some
work you can even take home. It
involves cutting, cutting out,
laminating and other simple tasks.
second grade holiday party. We
Please contact
Jana Neiman: workroom@mccallpta.org
would like to use buttons as our
place holders. Buttons of any
469-682-8096
size? Any extras? Please send them
in a zip lock labeled PTA and we
will take care of the rest.
MultiCultural Night
Our biggest night of the year is just a few weeks
away! Multicultural Night will be celebrated
Friday, October 24th from 6:30-9:00 p.m in the
school cafeteria and gym. Flyers will be going
home this week, along with the sign up sheet to
bring a homemade dish from your native
country and the paper dolls for the students.
Don't miss the live entertainment: Mexico 2000
Ballet Folklorico and Baba Kwasi and help
make lasting memories for your child.
PTA will also be sponsoring a Tamale fundraiser
from Plano Tortilla Factory with a percentage
of proceeds going back to McCall
PTA. Tamales are made by Plano Tortilla
Factory. Samples will be available at MultiCultural Night on October 24, 2014. Sales will
begin on October 27, 2014 and end on
November 7, 2014.
Questions?
programs@mccallpta.org
Red Ribbon Week
The week of Octobe27-31 is Red Ribbon Week.
The 2014 Texas Red Ribbon Campaign is a statewide anti-drug, tobacco, and alcohol awareness
campaign. Our theme this year is “Knock Out
Drugs”!!! At McCall, we will be participating in
activities each day during the week as well as
having age-appropriate guidance lessons all
month about these topics. Each day the students
will receive a special token as a reminder to be
drug free. Also, the students will participate in fun
dress days. On Thursday, October 30th, the Mav
Man and Champ of the Dallas Mavericks will
present a 45 min program for Red Ribbon Week.
A week prior to Red Ribbon Week, the students
bring home a flyer that will give each parent
more details of all of the fun events. We would
appreciate your participation in our celebration
and pledging to stay drug-free.
Questions?
programs@mccallpta.org
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McCall PTA Art Reflections Contest
The PTA believes all
children deserve a
quality arts education
and encourages
students to pursue
artistic expression
through participation
in its annual arts
Reflections Program.
The Texas Reflections
program has the most
participation of any
PTA program with
entries totaling over
100,000 across the
state. The program
offers students the
opportunity to create
works of art for fun
and recognition.
Students in preschool
through grade 12 are
encouraged to
create and submit
works of art in six
areas: literature,
musical composition,
photography, the
visual arts, dance
choreography, and
film/video. In its 40+
year history, the
program has
of students across the
nation and in
American schools
overseas to create
works of art. Each
year, the Reflections
Program challenges
students to create art
that interprets a
specific theme. If you
would like to get a
head start on this
year’s program, the
2014-2015 theme is:
“The World Would Be
A Better Place If…”
by Hsuan Chiu
For more information
email
arts@mccallpta.org
or visit
http://www.pta.org/progr
ams/artsineducation.cfm
encouraged millions
Yearbooks are on sale now! Buy early and get
a special limited time discount. Visit the
mccallpta.org website online toolkit for
additional details. Or send in the orange form
that went home in the Thursday Packet.
Interested in helping to put together
the yearbook? Please contact
yearbook@mccallpta.org to
Volunteer to join the Committee!
Have pictures from PTA Events, Field Trips or
Classroom Parties? Go to www.HJeShare.com
and enter the school code: McCall . There is
also an app for your phone available.
Colt Champions…Colt Strong
Give a shout out to these businesses who have pledged to support our McCall Colt Community.
Do you have a business or know a business who would like to show
their support for McCall? Contact Jayna Brennan at ways@mccallpta.org.
Thank You to these Gold Level Sponsors:
Eastside Dojo
3420 K Ave. #303
eastsidedojo.com