Shepard Elementary PTA

05/24/2024

📣 Summer is almost here! ☀️

A friendly reminder that Friday, May 24, will be an early release day for all students. Early release times are as follows:

Early Childhood and Head Start – 11:55 a.m.
Elementary School – 12 p.m.
Middle School – 12:40 p.m.
Senior High Schools and High Schools – 1:10 p.m.
Academy High School – 1:30 p.m.

05/22/2024

Celebrate the end of school together at our last Spirit Day at Churn & Bake May 24, 12pm-10pm! Don’t forget to mention Shepard when you order. 🍦🍨

Churn & Bake is located at 2707 W 15th St Ste C, Plano, TX 75075

05/22/2024

We are celebrating 5th Graders “Glowing” to 6th Grade! Parents/guardians and 5th grade students are invited to an end of elementary party Thursday, May 23, 5:30pm-7pm. There will be food, music, and games! 🎉 🎉
Check the comments for other grade level party times. 👇

05/20/2024

If you didn’t order a yearbook, we actually have some extras we will be selling after school all week in front of the school. We’re accepting cash and card. Don’t forget to bring them back to be signed by all your friends. 📕 🖊️

05/15/2024

Have lunch with staff and other volunteers tomorrow, Thursday, May 16 from 10:30am-1pm. It’s come and go! See you there! More information ⬇️

Hello, Shepard Families! Due to unforeseen events, we will need to reschedule our Volunteer Appreciation lunch again. Our new date will be Thursday, May 16. We hope that if you have volunteered with us this year, you will join us for a lunch in your honor on May 16 from 10:30-1:00. It is a come and go event, and you can align your lunch with your child's teacher's lunch time.

05/14/2024

If you know a high school senior who went to Shepard, please extend our invitation to a reception this Wednesday, May 15, 5:00-6:00pm in the Shepard Library.

05/09/2024

We hope you can join us at Shepard PTA’s General Election Meeting on Thursday, May 16, at 6:00pm. During the general meeting the new officers for the 2024 - 2025 School Year will be elected. The nominees being put forth by the PTA Nominating Committee are below. Any new nominations from the floor may be received during this meeting.
2024-25 PTA Officers:
President - Molly Englerth
VP of Programs - Jenna Tipton
VP of Ways & Means - OPEN
VP of Membership - Emily Butler
VP of Volunteers - Taylor Walker
VP of Communications - OPEN
Treasurer - Christine Reber
Secretary - Jacqueline Bentley

05/08/2024

We are in our Teacher Appreciation Era! We hope our Shepard teachers and staff are feeling all the love this week! 💕 🪩 Our Hospitality Chair has planned some delicious and fun treats for all of our wonderful teachers and staff. We are so grateful for all they do for our students! Check out some of the fun below.

05/07/2024

Don't forget tomorrow is Walk, Bike, and Roll to school!

Get ready to walk, bike and roll to school tomorrow! 🚶🚲🛴

Join our campuses as we promote healthy habits, a cleaner environment and safe school routes!
https://www.pisd.edu/walkbikeroll

05/07/2024

We can’t wait to meet our future kindergarteners tomorrow, May 7, 4:30-5:30pm. See below for details and RSVP.

Do you have a child who will attend kindergarten at Shepard Elementary starting this fall? If so, please bring them to P*e Wee Patriots- a "first look" at Kindergarten at Shepard Elementary.

On May 7, from 4:30-5:30, our kindergarten will be open to visitors for future Shepard Patriots only! The attached flyer contains a link to RSVP to our event. The event will include some play time and an information meeting for parents. We would love to meet our newest Patriots, so please click on the link here https://forms.gle/p6MZ7a9VCbAwzmV99 or on the QR code on the attached flyer to RSVP.

All visiting adults will need to bring their driver's license to receive a visitor badge.

Please share this information with your friends and neighbors. We'd love to see them too!

05/05/2024

If you would like to volunteer on one of the most fun days of the year also know as FIELD DAY please sign up by tonight (May 5) in order to give the front office time to print badges and make sure our volunteers are background checked.

Volunteer-> https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C084FAAA622A7FDC34-48852162-shepard

There is also a special request for pop up tents to give volunteers some shade. Check out the sign up genius if you can help in any way. All parents are welcome to hang out with their student as well even if they can’t volunteer (like our class parties). P.S. The school parade is adorable so come check that out too if you can! 🐾 🏃 🐾

05/03/2024

Next week we are celebrating our amazing teachers and staff for Teacher Appreciation Week! “They make our whole school shimmer” (pretend Taylor is singing this 😉)
Here is the week’s activities for students to do.
Monday: Write teachers a note 📝
Tuesday: Wear your teacher’s favorite color 🎨
Wednesday: Bring your teachers a flower (even those specials teachers) 💐
Thursday: Wear pajamas
Friday: Wear sunglasses 😎