Austin Elementary PTO: Latest News

Mustang Mutual is not Friday, February 5th. It will be held on Friday, February 12th.

Want to donate to the auction but don’t know how? Well show your Alma Mater Pride and Spirit!

The Texas A&M Aggies already have. A loyal alum has created an A&M basket filled with all kinds of A&M goodies that will be up for bid in the Austin Online Auction to benefit Austin Elementary.

Hey, Longhorns, Horned Frogs, Raiders, Bears, Mustangs, Sooners, Cowboys, Razorbacks, Tigers! Don’t let the Aggies show you up.

Put together your own collection of college goodies for the benefit of our Austin students. You don’t have to do it alone. Simply sign up to be the contact and we’ll help you find fellow alums who are interested in helping you.

Contact Lian Loop at l.loop@verizon.net to sign up and show your college spirit!

Box Tops are due Friday 2/12. Please cut the Box Tops as close to the dotted lines as possible and place in baggies with your child’s grade and quantity labeled.

We have a new Box Tops for Education collection box which is located outside the office. Simply drop your clipped and counted Box Tops in the box.

The grade with the most Box Tops wins the coveted Super Clipper Trophy at the next Spirit Day.

Don’t forget!! Join your Austin friends at Mooyah on Tuesday, February 2 from 5:00 to 10:00 pm. Be sure and place your receipt in the Austin Bucket near the register. Austin PTO will receive 20% of our sales!!!

Congratulations to Austin 4th Grade Student, Jennifer Nachazel!! Jennifer wrote a poem that has been selected to be published in an anthology A Celebration of Poets. Thousands of students entered the poetry contest from all over the U.S. Naturally, we are proud that Jennifer was chosen to have her work published. Here is Jennifer’s poem:

Hope

Hope is something powerful,

No one should ever stop,

In these tough times,

Hope is what keeps us together.

The more we hope the more we believe,

So, hope all you can and don’t let anyone stop you,

What I know for sure is that hope will last for centuries more.

Mark your calendar – Austin’s Literacy Night – Under the Big Top will be held on Thursday, February 18 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Don’t miss it!!

• Door Prizes
• Guest Readers
• Grade level Activities
• Snacks
• Marimba Band

Dear Parent Art Volunteers,

In conjunction with Literacy Night, Thursday, Feb.18 will also be a Fine Arts Night with marimba performing and a ‘Kids Art Fair’ gallery-type show of our student work …www.kidsartfairs.com There will be more information to come.

This is going to be a fun and busy night!

I will need several volunteers to assist with the event that afternoon and evening. Because we’re having Literacy Night at the same time, I would not ask you to give up precious family/learning time to help volunteer in the evening. Therefore I am asking if you have any time that afternoon from about 1:30 to 3:30 to help prepare for this event OR finish-up/clean-up at the end of the fair from 7:00-8:30? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Please let me know at your earliest convenience.

Thank you so much, in advance!!!

Lisa Ricciardelli

Art Teacher

austinart.weebly.com

www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=1187

Please note – Kindergarten registration for the fall will be in April rather than February. Please watch the news for the new date.

The Austin office needs a creative group of volunteers to help make posters for TAKS week. Supplies and examples will be provided. What an easy way to make an impact for Austin!

Donna Broyles would like to meet with the volunteers during the 1st week of Feb. and needs the posters finished by March 1st.

If you’re interest, please contact Donna Broyles at dbroyles@coppellisd.com

Hosted by the Austin PTO to raise funds to support the students and staff of Austin Elementary

Online bidding opens March 12-March 26

Preview class baskets online beginning March 8

Baskets will be raffled off at the conclusion of Open House on Thursday, March 11

Auction donations being accepted now!

If you have items or services you would like to donate, please contact
Lian Loop: l.loop@verizon.net or call 972-304-5359

Volunteers are needed to man a table in the front foyer to greet people and keep them from going down the halls and to collect forgotten lunches in two hour increments for each testing date below. Testing will take place from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Volunteers will be needed during this time again in two hours increments.

If you are able to volunteer, please respond using the link below. The dates for testing are:

• March 3rd (4th grade Writing)
• April 6 (5th grade Math)
• April 7 (5th grade Reading)
• April 27 (3rd and 4th Math)
• April 28 (3rd and 4th Reading)
• April 29 (5th grade Science)

Thank you,

Tami Millspaugh

Join Coppell Gifted Association on Thursday, February 18 for a special presentation by guest speaker Dr. Joyce Juntune as she guides us through the key steps to jump-start our kids’ creative potential while having fun as a family.

This fun evening will take place at 7 p.m. at the CMS West Auditorium (dome building) located at 1301 Wrangler Dr., and is FREE to CGA members ($5 for non-members).

For more information go to www.coppellgifted.org