PTA Newsletter

March 2025

 

 

A Note from the PTA

 

It seems the spring weather is finally here! 

 

Our Spring Talent Show was an AMAZING show! All of our scholars did an incredible job showcasing their talents! Check our PTA Facebook and Instagram pages for photos from the show. 

 

We also had a unique opportunity for all of our WatchDog dad volunteers this week! Thank you to those dads who participated! The kids really enjoyed it! 

 

Is your child a creative writer? It is time for our annual Meteor Manuscripts! This is an opportunity where your child can share their creativity by writing and illustrating their own book that we will publish into a bound book for them. Details below. Deadline to submit is March 31st.

 

Carnival is coming April 5th! Tickets are now available for pre-purchase! Volunteer opportunities are also available!

 

Join us after morning drop off on March 14th for our Parent Coffee. This month we will start with a brief general PTA meeting, followed by a speaker from PISD to share all the cool opportunities our kiddos will have available to them through the new Career and Technical Education center as they progress towards the high school years. Very cool opportunities! 

 

Have you checked out the Language Learning page on the PTA website recently? New updates have been added, so be sure to take a look and share some of these resources with your kids at home. 

 

Do you know a graduating senior who attended school at Mitchell? If so, they may qualify for a PTA scholarship opportunity. See below for details. Deadline to apply is March 15th.

 

Interested in getting more involved in PTA? Scroll down below for our Board Interest form for next year.

 

**Congratulations to this year's PTA Lifetime Member recipients Emily Paul, Lisa Simon, and Jennifer Carter! These three ladies have exhibited such dedication to our school and our Mitchell community and are very well deserving of this honor! Join us in congratulating them!**

 

If you haven't done so already, be sure to purchase your 2024-2025 yearbook! 5th grade parents - you can also purchase an ad for your scholar. Final sales are due by March 21st. Scroll down below for details.

  

Be sure to continue to check our Facebook and Instagram pages for updates and info on events as well. 

 

Thanks for supporting Mitchell!

 

-The Mitchell PTA 

 

Upcoming Events

• March 13th - Open House/Big Art Night (5-6:30pm)
• March 14th - PTA General Meeting (7:45am) & Parent Coffee Talk on PISD Career and Technical Education (8:00am)
• March 21st - Deadline to order your yearbook and purchase a 5th grade ad
• March 27th - Spirit Night at Taverna Rossa Plano
• March 28th - Incoming Kinder Information Night (4:30pm-5:15pm) & STEM Night (5:00pm-6:30pm)
• March 31st - Meteor Manuscripts Submission Deadline
• April 5th - Carnival! (12-3pm)

 

 

 

  

 

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

• Library Volunteers: Parent Volunteers: Library Help 2025
• Carnival Volunteers: Parent Volunteers: Carnival Volunteers (Mitchell Families)
• Carnival Supply Donations: Mitchell Elementary: Carnival Supplies (Mitchell Families)

 

Scholarship Opportunity for Graduating Seniors

If you know a 2025 graduating senior who attended Mitchell Elementary, they may be eligible for a scholarship. Deadline to apply is March 15th. For full details and online application form, visit: APPLICATION FORM

 

  

 

Meteor Manuscripts

Calling all Mitchell Authors:

 

Mitchell Meteor Manuscripts wants to turn your story into a BOOK. Are you doing something fun over the break? Do you have a funny story to tell? Do you enjoy creating your own stories straight from your imagination? Maybe you would like to share the facts you have researched about your favorite person, animal, or historical event. Are you a poet and would like to share your poems? Your very own literary creation can be hot off the press this spring!

 

Students in grades 2^nd-5^th, please take time to write a story or type it on a computer and submit it on 8 1/2 x 11 paper to your teacher by March 31st. You can add drawings, pictures, or images from the computer. You can just write your story and let your reader imagine what you describe. This is YOUR book!

 

For grades PK-1^st, all authors who wish to participate will complete and illustrate an “All About Me” book.  If you are interested, please email Nevyana (below) and a template will be sent to you.

 

STORIES DUE NO LATER THAN MONDAY, MARCH 31st.

 

Please plan for Student Author Reception on May 9^th.  An invitation will be sent home with the exact date and time.

Please contact Nevyana Sirakova at

meteormanuscripts@mitchellpta.net

with any questions.

 

 

 

Have you purchased your Yearbook?

Yearbook sales are still available until March 21st. Be sure to order yours today, so your kiddo can always remember their year at Mitchell. Click HERE to purchase.

 

Have some great photos you have taken throughout the year? Share them with our Yearbook Chair. Upload HERE or email our yearbook chair at yearbook@mitchellpta.net.

 

  

 

Attention 5th Grade Parents!

If you would like to purchase an ad for the Yearbook for your 5th grader, you can do so by visiting the yearbook website and click on the link at the bottom to "purchase ad." For questions, please contact yearbook@mitchellpta.net.

 

  

 

 

Interested in being on the PTA Board for next year?

We are currently seeking Board members for the 2025-2026 school year. If you have any interest in getting more involved with PTA, getting first-hand knowledge of everything going on at our campus, and monthly meetings with our Leadership, we encourage you to apply! Click HERE for our Standing Rules with a complete list of job descriptions.

 

 

PTA BOARD INTEREST FORM (English)

 

PTA BOARD INTEREST FORM (Spanish)

 

 

 

Nominating Committee Submissions

We are currently looking for PTA Members to serve on our Nominating Committee to help us in slating our Board for next year. If you are interested, please fill out the following form:

 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE FORM

 

METEOR SPOTLIGHT

 

 

Learn from the Shepton High School Drill Team

Join the students from Shepton Drill Team for a fun clinic for ages K-8th grade! See details below.

  

 

GOT KID ART PILING UP?
Support our school and turn your piles of kid art into a hardcover book or framed mosaic. Artkive will send you a box to ship back with all your kid art, then professionally photograph and edit all of your artwork, and print your hardcover book. Get $20 off your Artkive box today, and our school will get $20 back. Win win! Visit this link or use mitchellelem20ART at checkout.

 

 

JOIN MITCHELL PTA TODAY! 

Support our school and join the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) today! Parents, Students, Grandparents, and families are all welcome to join. Joining PTA does not obligate you to commit volunteer hours and membership is only $15 per person. It's a great way to give back and support our school programs and events!

  

Calling all Meteors! Help us show the love for all our amazing teachers and staff by restocking the teacher's lounge! 

 

 

Language Learning

Be sure to check out the new Language Learning page on our PTA website. We will be posting new learning tools throughout the year for you and your family to practice at home.

 

CLICK HERE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING RESOURCES

 

 

  

Stay Connected

Our Mitchell PTA website is a great resource for information and upcoming event details. It is also where you can join PTA, order Spirit Wear, donate, and see upcoming volunteer opportunities. 

 

Mitchell Elementary PTA - H O M E (membershiptoolkit.com)

 

Be sure to also follow us on social media:

• PTA Facebook Page
• Mitchell Meteor Community
• PTA Instagram Page
• School Facebook Page

  

Galaxy Way Sponsorship Program

Help support our school this year by donating to our Galaxy Way Sponsorship Program! All donors will be honored with a star with their name on our Galaxy Wall and recognized throughout the year. This is a great way to give back and help all our scholars shine bright this year!

 

CLICK HERE to DONATE 

 

    

      

 

Mitchell Ambassador Program

Thank you to these amazing Mitchell Ambassador Sponsors for supporting our campus! 

       

 

       

      

    

 

Volunteer Opportunities

We will have lots of opportunities to volunteer this year! Sign up for an area you are interested in this year! 

 

SEE ALL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

 

**Be sure to register on the PISD Voly system and complete your background check so you are ready to go! A reminder that this must be done annually.**

 

LINK: PISD Voly Registration

  

 

School Supplies

If you haven’t already purchased school supplies for your child, here is the full list:

Mitchell School Supplies Lists ALL GRADES

 

Mitchell received the National PTA School of Excellence Award!  

We are so excited that Mitchell Elementary was designated a 2023-2025 National PTA School of Excellence! Thanks to the feedback our community provided our PTA was able to bring our community together to create enriching programs. We are proud of what we have accomplished together and look forward to achieving even more in the future! Please consider joining our PTA community today to find out how you can get involved and support our PTA in the new school year!

 

 

Special Thanks to our 2024-2025 Mitchell Galaxy Donors! 

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Donate to our Meteor Market & Food 4 Kids

We have a wonderful program at Mitchell that ensures that all of our Meteors have the food and nutritional support they need! If you are interested in donating to this program, please see the Amazon Wishlist here: AMAZON WISH LIST

 

 

 

The Mitchell PTA is here to support all our families! If you have any questions or would like to get more involved, please reach out at any time. All our PTA Board contact information can be found on our PTA website: Mitchell Elementary PTA - PTA Board Members (membershiptoolkit.com)