Patriot Post 2.27.2024
Brought to You by Shepard Elementary and the Shepard PTA
In this week's edition...
- Message from Mrs. Bishop
- Calendar
- PTA Silent Auction
- Book Character Day
- Book Fair
- PTA General Meeting
- Shepard Open House
- Shepard PTA Gala
- History Fair
- PTA Senior Scholarship
- Order Yearbooks & Submit Photos
- Join PTA
- Volunteer Opportunities
- District/Community Events
Message from Mrs. Bishop
Hey, Shepard Families!
Book Fair is coming! This Saturday, our Book Fair will be open in the library from 1:00-4:00. You can enter Shepard through the front doors (someone will be there to let you in.) This is a great non-rushed time to peruse our Book Fair and pick up some books for the kids and for yourself!
Don't forget that this Friday, March 1 is our annual Book Character Parade. Students may come to school dressed as a book character (and bring the book!) Please do not send students in horror/scary costumes and please do not send accessories/toys weapons, etc.
Kristin Bishop
Shepard Principal
Calendar of Upcoming Events
February
20-29| PTA Silent Online Auction
29| Shepard PTA Gala, BUY Tickets by 2/21
March
1| Book Character Dress Up Day
2| Book Fair Kick Off, 1-4:00pm, (Volunteer)
4-7| Book Fair (see below)
4-8| Read Across America Dress Up Week
4| Wear your favorite hat
5| Wear your favorite shirt
6| Wear your favorite sport or team apparel
7| Wear school shirts or colors
7| PTA General Meeting, 5:00pm, All Welcome
7| Shepard Open House, 5:30-7pm
8| Wear pajamas.
11-15| Spring Break- No School
Silent Auction Live, Ends 2/29!
Our Shepard Spring 2024 Auction is LIVE! Simply register and then start bidding! You can see the auction at https://givebutter.com/rD457u
We have a variety of items up for auction including an overnight stay at the Hilton, Heritage Farm Tickets, Guitar Lessons, Kendra Scott, Hawaiian Waters, Crayola Experience, BodyBar Pilates, Front Row at Choir & Musical Shows, Grade Level Teacher Experiences, Carpool Front of the Line, and so much more!
The auction will run from now until February 29th at 8pm. Feel free to share with friends and don't forget to set up those notifications. All proceeds go straight to our PTA to pay for field trips, field day shirts, and our community events.
Book Character Day, 3/1
Dress up as your favorite book character on Friday, March 1st! See the picture above for ideas.
Book Fair is Coming 3/2-3/7
Our Book Fair is coming, this Saturday and all next week! Celebrate reading with hundreds of fun, engaging, affordable books. Giving kids access to enjoyable books, especially the opportunity to choose their own books, motivates them to read more often. Every purchase supports our school.
SAVE THE DATE Shop our Book Fair:
Saturday, 3/2: 1:00-4:00pm
Monday-Thursday, 3/4-3/7: 7:20-8:00am, 11:00am-1:00pm, 2:55-4:00pm
Shop the last day during Open House, Thursday, March 7, 5:30-7:00pm.
Look up our homepage and set up an e-wallet as a safe and convenient way for your child to shop the fair by visiting: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/shepardelementary
We need your help! Share the joy and excitement by volunteering for a shift or better yet, shifts! Volunteer opportunities include: set-up, cashier and clean up. Do not worry about not having any experience! Someone will be there to show you what to do. Come and join the fun by clicking on the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FAAA622A7FDC34-47941001-shepard
Shepard Open House, 3/7
Please mark you calendar for our Open House on Thursday, March 7th, 5:30-7:00pm. It is come and go but don't forget to check out the Book Fair after you are done viewing all the amazing work your student has done in their classroom.
Also, PTA Hospitality would love your help gathering some snacks for the teachers to munch on while they are getting prepared. If you would like to bring something please see the sign up at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948AFA728A1F85-48106846-open
Donations will need to be dropped off by 2:30pm on March 7th.
PTA General Meeting, All Are Welcome, 3/7
We welcome you to join us at our General PTA Meeting before Open House on March 7 at 5pm. We will be voting and electing members to be in our nominating committee. The nominating committee is responsible for recruiting the best-qualified PTA executive board candidates for general members to approve by affirmative vote at a future election meeting.
Shepard PTA Gala 2/29
We can't wait to see everyone who purchased tickets, Our First Rodeo (adults only) will take place on February 29, 6-10 PM, at Urban Rio in the Rooftop event venue. We will have a DJ, dinner, and dancing as well as our silent auction items! Attire is cowboy casual (jeans and a nice shirt - like a good ol' boy at a wedding) to cowboy chic (break out the glitter and fringe - make Dolly proud!). Come ready to boot, scoot, and boogie all night!
Gala Sponsorship
Thank you to all of our sponsors listed below.
All funds raised from our silent auction and gala sponsorships will be used to improve classroom libraries and pay for digital reading software.
Shepard History Fair, 3/26
Hear Ye, Hear Ye? The time has come for the 2024 History Fair at Shepard Elementary! If your child is interested in participating, please send back the information request form that will be coming home in your child's folder, and you will be emailed the digital copy of the student handbook. Paper copies of the handbook are available upon request.
This year's topic is: Turning Points in History! Young historians are encouraged to research an impactful change or turning point that changed our world or civilization. Our History Fair will be hosted on Tuesday, March 26th in the library. Projects will be due to the library by 7:45 am. We can't wait to see what our young history buffs discover!
Interested in judging the History Fair? Complete your PISD volunteer application and contact emily.rodriguez@pisd.edu for more info!
Shepard PTA- Becky Washington Scholarship
Did you know Shepard PTA Offers a $500 scholarship to one graduating senior that attended and graduated Shepard?
Please go to https://shepardpta.membershiptoolkit.com/beckywashingtonscholarship to download the application and for more information. The deadline for submissions is April 12th at 10pm. Winners will be announced at the Senior Reception in May. More information on the reception to come closer to the date.
Email applications to shepardelementarypta@gmail.com
Buy Yearbooks & Submit Photos, 3/30
If you would like to purchase a yearbook for your student you can do so by going to https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productDetail/1141032/SHEPARD-ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL/Yearbook/20230915042919497100/CATALOG_SHOP/Yearbook/20230915042919547100#design/0
You can still submit pictures of your student(s) through March 30th to our PTA yearbook team. Any pictures you take at school events, field trips, parties, etc are great to turn in. You can submit them online at https://images.jostens.com/0BDtoSeT1IIcf78VDTsl6Lg Thanks for helping us make sure all of our students at Shepard are included in the yearbook this year!
Please Join our Amazing Shepard PTA!
The Shepard PTA website is also where you will be able to find our calendar of events, purchase spirit wear, and much more! Please feel free to head over there and look around. You can also find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ShepardPTA
Volunteer Opportunities at Shepard!
We have the following volunteer opportunities. We would love your help!
>Chess Club, looking for parents of students in chess to volunteer during chess class. Please find chess volunteer opportunities in Voly under Shepard Volunteer Opportunities.
Library Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering in the library this year, please fill out this Google form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWH4ApwaS5ZVNmYUl4_5Pzxr_c9vX7hvPWUEa8N0mrpLTj8g/viewform?usp=sf_linkbe You can also reach out to our PTA Library Coordinator, Jessica Glass at shepardelementarylibrary@gmail.com
Patriot Patio Sign Up & Lunch Menu
The Patriot Patio is now open for guests to come have lunch with their student. Our Patriot Patio is the area just outside our cafeteria, which we organize with table and chairs for our visitors. We utilize a Sign Up Genius sign up system so that we make sure there is space available. You may sign up for one spot per visitor(or family). When you come to have lunch with your child, please bring your driver's license so we can scan you into our Raptor badge system. All visitors must bring a driver's license to be verified in Raptor. (Remember that you may only have lunch with your child- they may not bring a friend.) We do welcome younger/older siblings for lunch!
Here is the link to sign up! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549AEAB2DA4FB6-shepard5
The February Lunch Menu (missing the last week) can be found by clicking the file below. You can add funds to your child's cafeteria account and see the breakfast and lunch menu through the School Cafe website at https://www.schoolcafe.com/pisd or download their app in the app store.
Click below to see information about the Free and Reduced Price Meal Program Eligibility for 23-24. https://www.pisd.edu/mealprogram
There Are So Many Ways to Support Shepard Elementary:
- Love Your Shepard PTA?: Make it official by joining today!
- Drop Donations in the World Wear Project. For a list of accepted donations click here.
- Support Shepard Elementary through Box Tops.
- Connect your Tom Thumb loyalty card to Shepard Elementary
- PTA membership, spirit wear and yard signs can be purchased all in one place, at the same time at the Shepard PTA website.
PISD and Community Events
PISD Strategic Roadmapping Meetings
As part of Plano ISDβs ongoing strategic roadmapping process and as the district begins work on a long range facility plan, Plano ISD families, staff and community members are invited to attend and participate in a community input meeting near you. Meetings are conveniently located at six locations throughout the district:
Clark High School
March 6, 2024
6-7:30 p.m.
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Shepton High School
April 9, 2024
6-7:30 p.m.
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Visit www.pisd.edu/facilityroadmap for more information.
PISD - Information for Parents of Special Education Students
Plano ISD would like to share two valuable resources to our parents of students served through special education. First, our Plano ISD Special Education Spotlight Update (English | Spanish) has been provided to ensure you are informed on current activities and events. In addition, there is information on our Parent Navigator. The Parent Navigator can be found on our departmentβs website and contains a wealth of information for parents. For questions, please reach out to Bethany Rogers or Sarah Robinson.