Students and staff had a great time celebrating Education Go Get It Week! It was inspiring to see the future aspirations of our Andrews Eagles and learn about the people who motivate them. Thank you for helping your child participate in the dress-up days and celebrating the amazing individuals they are and will become.

Next week, we kick off the PTA Fun Run, our main fundraiser this year. Funds raised will support grade-level field trips and PTA programs that directly benefit your child. The Run will be part of the Dash and Bash event on Tuesday, October 8, with the In-N-Out Burger Truck on-site. Pre-orders for food are required by October 4. More details are in the newsletter.

Additionally, our first PTA General Meeting and Parent Connection Workshop will be on Thursday, September 26. Ms. Garcia's workshop begins at 5 p.m. and will offer tips for your child’s success this year. Following that, the PTA General Meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. We hope to see you there!

We value the strong partnership between our school and community through the Andrews PTA and are excited to see it grow. This month, the PTA is holding a membership drive—the grade level with the most memberships by the end of the month will win a popsicle party and extra recess. Details are below.

Have a great weekend!

- Elyse Daly and Corinne Dias

• Allen Americans Plano ISD Spirit Night
• Parent Night Connection Event - September 26
• CogAT Letter to Families
• How to Report an Absence in Skyward
  
• PACE Referral Information
• HEArt of Andrews Award Information
• Kindness Card Challenge
• Fire Prevention Poster Contest
• Counselor's Corner
• PTA General Meeting September 26
• Join Andrews PTA!
  
• PTA Dash & Bash with In-N-Out Burger October 8
• PTA Yearbook 2024-2025
• PTA After School Programs Fall Semester 24-25
• 2024-2025 Free & Reduced Meal Application
  
• 2024-2025 Plano ISD Calendar
• 2024-2025 Volunteer Application - VOLY
• Fall Semester Lunch Visitors
  
• Fall Semester Musical Mornings
• Stay Connected

Would you like to have a fun outing with family and friends while also supporting Andrews Elementary at the same time? Consider going to the Allen Americans game on Wednesday, October 30. Tickets purchased through the QR code on the flyer below will have a portion of the ticket sales donated directly back to Andrews Elementary. Additionally, if we are the school with the most sales then Biscuit the mascot will make a special appearance at Andrews Elementary. Invite your friends and family to join you to make it a fun and special night.

**Please note that ONLY tickets purchased through the QR codes will direct the sales donation back to the school. Tickets purchased through the Allen Americans website will not have a place to type your school of choice, thus not donating a portion of sales back to the school or counting towards Andrews total ticket sales for Biscuit's visit.**

Please click the presentation below to learn more about the PACE program as well as the referral process. The deadline to refer students for testing this year is October, 11th by 5:00 pm. Referral forms are available in both English and Spanish below.

This year will be the inaugural year for our HEArt of Andrews award. This award if aimed at inspiring our students to think about how they can contribute to our community and grow academically but also in character and in the arts. Students who choose to participate in all three events this year will be award the HEArt of Andrews award at our last assembly of the 2024-2025 school year. Students do not need to place in any of the competitions (Kindness Card or Science Fair). This is a way to encourage our students to do something in three separate areas offered to students on our campus. The first of the three events for our HEArt of Andrews award is the Kindness Card Challenge. Information will be given to students beginning Tuesday, September 3, in Art class from Ms. Swenson.

Additional information about the other two events (Science Fair and Community Service Project) will come as those events become closer.

National Fire Prevention Week is October 6-12th.

THEME: “Smoke Alarms Make Them WORK For You!”

For more details, please read the Fire Prevention Poster Contest flyer.

Posters are due to your child's classroom teacher no later than Wednesday, October 9th by 7:40 a.m.

Questions? Please contact the Contest Coordinator at Lauren.Handler@pisd.edu

This past month, the PTA earned the Head Start Award by achieving 75% or more of last year's total membership already.

To help continue to build membership momentum, the PTA will award the GRADE LEVEL with the highest membership percentage during the membership drive throughout the next month. The winning grade level will receive a POPSICLE PARTY during and EXTRA RECESS period!

Make sure your Membership Toolkit account is updated with your student's correct grade level, so his/her class gets the credit. If you have siblings, all the grade levels listed on your account will get credit.

Ask your whole family and neighborhood to join today! For any questions, reach out to membership@andrewspta.org.

The In-N-Out Burger Cookout Trailer will stop at Andrews Elementary on Tuesday, October 8th, during our Fun Dash & Bash event! (Booster Fun Run/Party in the Park fall social)

Are you ready to enjoy a freshly made, juicy burger? Or perhaps a vegetarian grilled cheese is more your style? Either way, we've got you covered! It’s In-N-Out on wheels—a delicious way to support our school.

In-N-Out will be serving hamburgers, cheeseburgers, grilled cheese sandwiches, chips, and soft drinks. Best of all, your meal supports our school’s fundraising efforts!

To guarantee your meal, pre-orders are required and must be submitted by Friday, October 4th. There will be no on-site sales, so click HERE to place your order in advance!

Pick-up will begin at 5:30 PM on October 8th during the event. We can't wait to see you there!

The PTA is excited to offer four after school program options for the Fall 24-25 school year. Programs offered this semester will be Chess, Robotics, Challenge Island and All Star Soccer. Registration forms and information about each program are located below. If you would like to print off the registration form, click on the program's image below and it will take you to either the form or website you can complete your registration. Please remember that attendance for these programs is first come, first served and limited to active PTA families. If you are not a PTA member, and would like to participate in the After School Programs, information on how to join can be found above.

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 operating days of the 2024-25 school year or until a new eligibility determination is made, whichever comes first.

In order for meal benefits to continue, a federal meal application for the 2024-25 school year must be completed. Students with no application on file after 30 calendar days will return to full-paid eligibility status effective September 25, 2024.

Households that have submitted a federal meal application for free or reduced-priced meals for the 2024-25 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 at www.pisd.edu/mealprogram.

Applications will be processed within 10 business days. Eligibility notification letters will be sent via email. If families have not received the letter in their inbox, please check junk and spam folders.

If you would like to volunteer during the 2024-2025 school year, an application must be completed through Plano ISD's volunteer system, VOLY. Applications must be completed each school year for you to be eligible to volunteer.

Returning volunteers can access the application for this year with their same username and password from before to complete this year's application, orientation and background check.

New and Returning Volunteer Applications -

When you are done the following will be GREEN:

Volunteer Type - Plano ISD Volunteer Application - Orientation

When you are done the following will be YELLOW:

Background Check Form

There will be a PURPLE box stating "PENDING" for Plano Background Check Application.

Families who would like to eat lunch with their child will be able to do so utilizing the designated guest tables in the cafeteria. Space will be limited so we ask that families who wish to participate sign up in advance. As a courtesy to others, we ask that families only register for ONE SLOT PER STUDENT during this semester.

Additional information can be found on the Andrews Lunch Visitors - Fall 2024 Sign-Up linked below.

This year, Ms. Riordan will once again host Musical Mornings for students on selected days. If your child would like to participate this semester, please choose a day using the sign-up linked below.

Did you know that Plano ISD has an app for smartphones?

On the app you can:

• View student grades and attendance
  
• Access school and staff info
  
• View news stories
  
• Receive important alerts
  
• View calendar info
  
• Access PISD's tipline

More information can be found at: https://www.pisd.edu/mobileapp

Visit the Google Play or Apple App Store to download it today!

Plano ISD is implementing a text messaging option to provide our community with more ways to receive school and district information. Opt in today by texting “Y” to 67587.

If you don’t opt in manually, and the district has a cell phone number for you, you will receive a text message from Plano ISD in the coming days inviting you to opt in. The message will read:

“Plano Independent School District messages. Reply Y to confirm, HELP 4 info. Msg&data rates may apply. Msg freq varies. schoolmessenger.com/tm”

You must reply to this text message with “Y” to opt in to continue receiving text messages from the district. For more information, please visit the Text Opt in webpage.