Welcome from Curtis Principal, Sonya Pitcock
Cougar Families,
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We are looking forward to all the holiday things between now and winter break to close out 2023! The concerts, games, performances, events are all wonderful to see our kids in action! They are also in action learning and growing in their academics as well and we are proud of the growth kids are making each day.
We have a few reminders we are providing kids here at school lately, but if you could remind them of these at home too that would be great!
- Cell phones are expected to be in students’ backpacks, not pockets. The distractions phones cause to learning is why we ask students to keep those in the bags.
- Students should not be using body spray in halls or classrooms.
- Food should only be eaten in the cafeteria.
- Crossing the streets should be done in the crosswalks for safety.
Thank you for those of you who completed the parent needs survey. We will use that information to provide resources and information for parents through newsletters, parent nights and website information. One piece of information that was asked for was how best to communicate with us at school. Parents are always welcome to call any of our staff for support, questions or concerns. You are also welcome to send an email and ask for someone to give you a call. We want to partner with parents and we do our best to get back to parents within 24 hours if possible. Of course, if anything is sent over weekends or holidays it may take longer to get a response.
We hope everyone has a great week!
Sincerely,
Sonya Pitcock
Principal
Curtis Middle School
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Join us for this important discussion to grow the community of educated and empowered parents and students who know what fentanyl is, how to prevent accidental dosing, and how to recognize and respond to an overdose.
Texas PTA will host a panel of experts to discuss the fentanyl crisis and how it's impacting our children and communities. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions for our panelists prior to and during the webinar. Please follow the link below to register for this free webinar and include any questions you would like considered for the Q&A portion of the meeting.
Upcoming Events
December 4-December 8: Curtis Middle school Book fair
December 11th-January 15th: Preorder your Love Week 2024 tshirt!
December 13: Texas PTA Webinar Fentanyl Crisis
December 14: Jason's Deli Spirit night
December 22: End of 2nd semester
December 22: Early Release - school out @ 12:35pm
December 25-January 5: Winter Break (no school)
January 8: Staff Development Day (no school)
January 15: Martin Luther King Jr Holiday (no school)
January 19: PTA Membership Meeting
January 23: Middle School Expo Night
February 8: Marco's Pizza spirit night
March 21: Chick-Fil-A Spirit night (Stacey Road)
April 5: PTA Membership Meeting
April 11: Portillo's Spirit night
May 5: PTA Membership Meeting
May 8: PinStack Spirit night (Allen)
December Staff Meeting
It’s time for a Cookie Exchange!! The Curtis PTA would love your help in providing cookies, cakes, brownies and bars for our Curtis Staff for a cookie exchange on Thursday, December 21. Check out the sign up genius below for details and instructions on how to donate some sweet treats to our amazing staff. Thank you as always for your help and support, especially during this busy holiday season!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948A4AD22A0FDC52-46320544-cookie
Calling all Parents - we need your help!
Taking fun pics this year? Help the yearbook staff by uploading your photos to be featured!
Please submit them here https://tinyurl.com/CMSYBPIX24 or scan the QR code shown.
Need photos of: 1st day of school, CMS football, volleyball, cheer, dances, band, orchestra, etc.
Volunteers Needed - Copy Room Helpers!
Copy Room helpers are needed to help staff & teachers during their busy workday. Please take a look at the signup- https://curtisptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/114513
Please be sure you have completed your annual Allen ISD volunteer application and background check in order to volunteer. CLICK HERE for application.
Do you shop at Kroger?
Log onto the Kroger website or stop by the customer service desk at any Kroger. Link your Kroger rewards card to Curtis Middle School.
Our school code is XX655.
Allen ISD Volunteer Application
Volunteers who work with AISD student groups and organizations will need to complete a volunteer application. These groups include, but are not limited to, PTA organizations, booster clubs, cheerleading squads, dance squads (athletic and fine arts) and any other AISD student organizations where adults will be working with students other than their own children at AISD sponsored events.
Click on this link to fill out the volunteer application: https://www.allenisd.org/page/register-volunteer
Curtis Middle School PTA
Email: communications@curtiscougarpta.org
Website: https://www.allenisd.org/curtisms
Location: 1530 Rivercrest Boulevard, Allen, TX, USA
Phone: 972-727-0340
Twitter: @CurtisCougars