A Message from Curtis Principal, Sonya Pitcock
Cougar Parents,
It’s been fun seeing all the kids dressed up days for Red Ribbon Week and we are so appreciative for our PTA for bringing in the Red Ribbon Assembly. Our school and students benefit so much from this type of partnership!
We are excited about the start of the second quarter of school and have recognized so many students for good citizenship and excellence in their classrooms! Take a look at the pictures in the newsletter for just a few of the pics! Check out our website and twitter for more!
Please check our website for daily announcements (at the bottom) so you don’t miss out on the announcements your students are hearing regarding clubs, basketball tryouts, and other exciting opportunities at school!
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Sonya Pitcock
Upcoming Events
Oct. 29: Football v. Ereckson, 7th away/8th home
Oct. 31: Reflections Entries Due
Nov. 1: PTA Member Meeting, 10 am in the CMS staff lounge
Nov. 7-9: CMS Theatre presents Emma
Nov. 11-16: Buttermilk Sky Pie Spirit Week
Nov. 11: 7th grade basketball v. McMillan, girls away/boys home
Nov. 14: 8th grade basketball v. McMillan, girls home/boys away
Nov. 15: School Picture Retakes
Benefits for Being a Student Member of PTA
Student incentives are out and circulating! Your child may have mentioned these handy-dandy little coupon booklets. If you HAVEN’T heard about them—or are just plain unsure what they are talking about—we, with the endorsement of our wonderful principal, Sonya Pitcock, are offering these student incentives as a thank you to our current PTA student members
- Late homework passes (fall/spring)
- First bell tardy passes (fall/spring)
- Free service hours (fall/spring)
- Front of lunch line pass (fall/spring)
- Free Valogram
- Free slice of pizza at the spring dance
...and more! Become a student PTA member today and enjoy some of these great benefits that now come with your membership!
Of course, it goes without saying that without parental support, the Curtis PTA could not do what we do. Every PTA function is a direct result of the membership dollars, no-fuss donations and/or sponsorship that are generously given by YOU, the parents. With your help, we are able to provide concessions at in-house athletic events, fund the Spring Dance, supply Val-o-grams, provide programs such as author visits and Red Ribbon Week, provide scholarships, and more!
CLICK HERE to join. You will need to create an account if you do not have a Membership Toolkit account.
CMS Yearbook on Sale Through November 1
The last day to purchase your 2020 Curtis MS yearbook at the current price is Friday 11-1 at midnight. The price will go up at midnight on 11-1.
CLICK HERE to purchase.
PTA's Art Competition: Reflections Entries Due by October 31
PTA Reflections is a nationally acclaimed student recognition program to encourage artistic creativity in the classroom and at home. Students of all grades and abilities may participate and explore the arts based on the 2019-2020 theme: Look Within.
Entries may be taken to the CMS Library between Monday, October 28-Thursday, October 31, 2019. Be sure you have an entry form with your submission and a parent must be a PTA Member for your student to enter. For complete information including entry guidelines and submission forms, please CLICK HERE.
Volunteer Opportunities
- Basketball Concession Stand: Starting in November
- Copy Room
You will need to sign in to your account, select My Account in order to see the Volunteer opportunities.
Helping AISD Students Thrive
With feedback from campus counselors and nurses, AISD Council PTA has compiled a list of items that are needed at many of our AISD campuses.
Please consider donating and supporting students throughout AISD. These donations will be distributed to the campuses in the district that are in need.
Save a trip to the store and donate by ordering the district approved items via the Amazon wish lists below:
Thank you for helping students in Allen!
Daily Announcements on Curtis Website
Curtis Spirit Wear
You can still order Curtis spirit wear! All sizes of the Curtis Sweatshirt are available for purchase. The t-shirt styles have limited quantities. Sizes and quantities available are updated online.
Orders will be delivered to your student's homeroom teacher approximately 4 weeks after purchase. Please be sure you enter your student's homeroom teacher for easy delivery.
To order, visit CurtisCougarPTA.org, login or set up an account to place your order.
Questions? Please email Jennifer
Annual Rudolph Run: Sign Up by November 1
Curtis Middle School is gearing up for the annual City of Allen Rudolph Run. You can register now online through November 1st.
With registration for this event, you get a cool tee-shirt. Be sure to register under Curtis Middle School, so that our school gets credit for your entry.
See a PE teacher if you have any questions. Thanks for your support!
Aviation Art Contest
CMS Students are invited to participate in the International Aviation Art Contest. The art contest involves three levels of voting. The Art work is sent in to the State of Texas, if the art work places it is then sent to the National level for voting. If the art work places at the national level it is sent to the International level. The State of Texas had a winner at the International level last year. There were 359 entries from across the State of Texas which included individual drawings and paintings by young Americans between the ages of six and seventeen.
The aim of the contest is to motivate and encourage children to study aeronautics, engineering and science.
This year’s theme is “Flying Yesterday and Tomorrow”. CLICK HERE for a brochure and more info.
Annual AISD Volunteer Screening
This needs to be done annually and resets on July 1 of each year. Here is the link to get started:
Curtis Middle School PTA
Email: ptacommunications.curtis@gmail.com
Website: https://www.allenisd.org/curtisms
Location: 1530 Rivercrest Boulevard, Allen, TX, USA
Phone: 972-727-0340
Twitter: @CurtisCougars