The Mini Maverick Messenger is our monthly PTA newsletter for our wonderful Ogle families filled with upcoming events, fundraisers, photos, volunteer opportunities, & other information from your PTA. You can always find a copy of the newsletter on our PTA website at https://www.ogleelempta.com/.

Communicating gratitude is always important, but especially at Thanksgiving. We want to thank ALL of our wonderful Ogle Community for being a part of our fun events these last few weeks, and for helping us to really bring together our Ogle Ohana

We’re inviting parents to donate a pie (or two!) to show our teachers how much we appreciate all they do for our students. Your generous donation will help make the Thanksgiving season a little sweeter for our hardworking educators.

How You Can Help:

• Sign up to donate a pie by filling out the Sign Up Genius form below.
• Drop off your pie at the school on Thursday, November 21st from 7:15-7:45 pm or 5:00-6:00 pm.

Click on the photo below for the Sign Up Genius link!

We are thrilled to announce that for the second year in a row, Ogle will be participating in the heartwarming "Sponsor an Angel" program! This is an incredible opportunity for our Ogle community to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families in need in Frisco ISD during the holiday season.

Each grade level at Ogle will be helping to sponsor 1 Angel this year, providing gifts from their wish list to bring some holiday cheer. Starting November 11th and running through December 3rd, we are asking for unwrapped donations, which can be sent in with your child to Ogle.

FB Grade Level Pages:

Pre-K

Kinder

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

You will find information for each Angel's wish list via the Sign-Up Genius By Grade Level:

Pre-K

Kinder

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

If you'd prefer, you can make a cash donation via Zelle to smallworldangel1996@gmail.com support the program. Be sure to include your Angel's number when submitting your donation!

For more details about each Angel’s wish list or if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our wonderful program coordinators Ms Green or Amy Merritt by clicking on their names.

November 11th - December 3rd

Tuesday, November 19th from 10 am - 10 pm

Thursday, November 21st from 7:15 - 7:45 am or 5 - 6pm

(Pies will be handed out to the teachers on Friday, November 22nd before Thanksgiving break!)

Sign up to give a pie or two or three: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C49A4A92CA1FBC43-52991813-teacher

November 25th - 29th

*No School!*

Wednesday, December 4th @ 6:15 pm

*more info to come!*

Thursday, December 19th

*more info to come!*

December 23rd - January 6th

*No School!*

THANK YOU to everyone who contributed funds, supported all of our Ogle runners, volunteered their time, and shared our fundraiser with family & friends. Thanks to YOUR participation and contributions we raised $14,012 for Ogle! THIS IS AMAZING!! We will be able to provide ALL planned programs including the Fall Festival as well as some additional fun things we have in the works. We are currently working through the logistics and with teachers to find the best date for all incentives earned! We appreciate our Ogle Community so much and can't wait to share photos from all the fun events and programs you are helping us to support this year! THANK YOU OGLE FAMILIES!!

A big THANK YOU to our vendors and volunteers, as well as our Ogle Community for all the support!

Our Ogle staff is so much bigger than our classroom teachers! Did you know Ogle has more support staff than classroom teachers?! This year each class is “adopting” a support staffer! Our hope is that these teachers, custodians, admin, paras, diags, SLPs, specials teachers, cafeteria staff, and MORE feel the love all year long through teaming up with the teachers, students, and families that they serve every day.

Thank you Kristen Troutz for helping us organize the list of staff members!

• Organized a Fall Festival to create an event where our community can come together and have a great time.
• Encouraged participation in the Reflections Arts Program for Ogle PTA students of all ages and abilities to experience the benefits of creative expression and help find their own voice in telling their unique story.
• Hosted a Walk or Bike to School day to celebrate the joy and independence of walking, biking & rolling to school.
• Arranged Story Night to provide an engaging, fun way to foster a love of books and reading.
• Promoted a positive learning environment and setting a positive example for students as Watch D.O.G.S.
  

• Volunteered 797.36 hours to help optimize teachers and staff members' time

• Developed and implemented the Adopt a Staff Member Program to include staff members without classrooms in celebrations and parties!
  

For November, our PTA would like to recognize Wendy Huang. Wendy and her family of five just moved to the states a year ago, and she has made her presence known, actively volunteering and being a part of all of Ogle's events. Wendy has been volunteering every Wednesday helping out in the teacher workroom since her twins started Pre-K! She is always there to step in where needed and has become such a great asset to our volunteer community. THANK YOU, Wendy!

Our PTA appreciates every volunteer who assists our community, and as a small thank you we will be announcing a volunteer each month who will be awarded with a special thank you. (To nominate a volunteer please send an email to Michaela Madrigal, our Volunteer Coordinator, at volunteer@ogleelempta.org )

Frisco ISD Board Policy requires that each volunteer undergo a background check before working with students. You will be prompted to complete the background check during your Voly account creation. Keep an eye on your inbox for your background check approval (the process can take up to 3-5 business days.) If you signed up previously, please note that a new background check must be completed each school year as required by Frisco ISD!

Also please fill out our interest form at: Ogle PTA Volunteer Sign Up.

Click on the volunteer opportunities below to see them in Voly (our volunteer management system,) along with date/times needed. You must be logged into Voly to sign up for these volunteer opportunities.

1. Work Room Volunteers: Support our teachers by helping with lamination, cutting, sorting, stapling, etc. *All materials provided and younger siblings are welcome to join*

2. Watch D.O.G.S. (any male figure (or female!)): Spend the day on campus volunteering with your student & helping in your child's classroom

3. Mav Money Store Volunteers: Help run the MAV MONEY store during students' lunches.

If you encounter any issue with setting up a Voly account please email volunteer@friscoisd.org or complete a ticket through the VOLY support system here.

For frequent updates and reminders, join our PTA Facebook group at "Ogle Elementary Families" or our PTA What's App group at "Ogle PTA Communications." More information about our award-winning PTA can be found on our Ogle Elementary PTA website!

With your help and support this school year, our PTA has earned the following award!