Schimelpfenig Middle School PTA

🎉 Happy New Year from the Schimelpfenig PTA! 🎉

As we welcome the new year, we want to wish all of our Schimelpfenig families a year filled with happiness, health, and success. 🌟 Thank you for your continued support and dedication to our amazing school community. Together, let’s make 2025 an even more inspiring and impactful year for our students, staff, and families!

Here’s to a bright and exciting new year ahead! 💙

A message from National Charity League, Preston Bluebonnet Chapter:

Moms of current 6th grade daughters: We invite you to learn more about National Charity League Preston Bluebonnet Chapter. NCL is a national non-profit organization designed to foster the mother-daughter relationship through an ongoing commitment to philanthropy, culture, and community. Please join one of our meetings for more information. If you have additional questions, please contact Crystal Lippert at [email protected]

🎄✨ Happy Holidays from the Schimelpfenig PTA! ✨🎄

As we celebrate this season of joy, we want to take a moment to wish our Schimelpfenig families a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a joyful Kwanzaa! 🎅🕎🕯️

May your holidays be filled with love, laughter, and meaningful time spent with family and friends. Thank you for your continued support and involvement in making our school community so special.

Wishing you all peace, happiness, and warmth this holiday season. 💙

With love,
Schimelpfenig PTA

A heartfelt thank you to all the parents, students, and staff for your generous fleece donations and for your amazing teamwork on the blanket project for the children’s hospital. Your support has made a meaningful impact!

🌟 Wishing our Schimelpfenig Panthers a Wonderful & Restful Winter Break! 🌟

Take this time to relax, recharge, and enjoy special moments with family and friends. Classes resume on Tuesday January 7. We can’t wait to see all your smiling faces in 2025!

📌 Friendly Reminder 📌 This Friday, December 20th, is an early release day. Classes will end at 12:40 pm, and Schimelpfenig front office will close at 3pm. Plano ISD Winter Break is December 22 - January 5.

On December 20th, our school will participate in a campus-wide community service project by making no-sew blankets for patients at Children’s Hospital. Our goal is to create 300 blankets.

To achieve this, we need 1,200 yards of fleece (4 yards per blanket). Only blizzard or anti-pill fleece will work, and donations in 2-yard increments are preferred.

Sign up to donate fleece here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4BA9AC2DA7FCC34-53393570-fleece?useFullSite=true #/

If you prefer, you can contribute cash here: https://smspta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/315062

Thank you for helping make the holiday season brighter for children in our community!

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🌟 Join the Schimelpfenig PTA Team! We're Looking for Volunteers! 🌟

We have several opportunities to get involved and make a difference at our school! Whether you're interested in supporting school events, organizing school supplies, or helping with community outreach, there's a role for YOU! If you're interested in any of these positions below or want more information, please reach out to us at [email protected]

Current Open Positions:

🗣️ Parliamentarian – Attends meetings and ensures PTA is following bylaws and standing rules. Oversees Nominating Committee and submits updated bylaws at least every 3 years and standing rules adjustments as needed.

🤝 Community Outreach – Seek and create meaningful partnerships, collaborations and community involvement with SMS (programs, monetary donations, sponsorship, etc.)

🎉 Spring Social – Help plan and organize a fun event in the Spring for all grade levels. Can be one event or separated by grade.

🎓 8th Grade EOY Celebration – Work with a team to create an unforgettable end-of-year celebration for our graduating 8th graders based on input from school administration and parent volunteers.

📚 School Supplies – Work with teachers and EPI to provide school supply packs to students, as well as assist with organizing and distributing them.

👕 Spirit Wear – Create designs and choose merchandise for students and parents to purchase throughout the year.

More open positions can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bltw7CeOdQ4GFD8s0D1uAaxdfEJn6AXHGpt_eBKHWXQ/edit?tab=t.0

🎟️ Our annual Lunchapalooza event is on Friday, December 20th. Ticket sales will be held from December 2 - December 13.

📌 Lunchapalooza is a 2 hour National Junior Honor Society sponsored block lunch during which students have the opportunity to eat and take part in some fun, engaging activities with their grade level peers.

🍕 For the purchase of a meal ticket, students will receive 2 slices of cheese pizza, a bag of chips, and a soda or water for only $8. These tickets can be purchased with cash only in the cafeteria during all lunches. Students can even buy multiple meals if they want more pizza! The deadline for meal purchases will be Friday, December 13th, and students will NOT be able to purchase meals after this date. Lunch lines in the cafeteria will still be open that day for students who prefer this option.

🙋Sign up here to help us with the ticket pre-sales during lunch times: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A9AA2AA7FCC16-52838654-fall #/

Students and staff, it’s time to spread some holiday cheer! 🥳 We are excited to announce a series of fun and festive dress-up days here on campus. It’s your chance to get creative, show off your school spirit, and join in on the holiday fun!

🎁 Support Student Recognition & Staff Incentives – Gift Card Donations Needed! 🎁

The Schimelpfenig PTA is currently collecting gift card donations to be used for student recognition and staff incentives throughout the year. These contributions help us celebrate and motivate our students and staff in meaningful ways.

If you’d like to make a donation, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4BA9AC2DA7FCC34-53390744-gift #/

Your generosity makes a big impact, and we truly appreciate your support in creating a positive and rewarding school environment!

Thank you in advance for your kindness and contributions! 💙

Support Schimelpfenig Middle School!

Date: Tuesday, December 12
Time: All Day, during their open hours (11am-8:50pm)
Location: Angelo & Vito's Pizzeria
7000 Independence Pkwy, Suite 144, Plano, TX 75025

Join us for a delicious meal at Angelo & Vito's Pizzeria and help support Schimelpfenig Middle School! Whether you're grabbing lunch or dinner, every bite counts!

When you mention SMS, 15% of the net sales will be donated to our school. It's a great way to enjoy some tasty food and give back to our school community.

Come out and support SMS – we look forward to seeing you there. Spread the word and bring your family and friends!

Send a message to learn more

Like last year, our Panther family will be participating in a campus wide community service project on the last day of the semester. We have chosen to partner with Children's Hospital in providing one of their greatest needs, blankets for their patients. December 20th will be a half day for our students, and, that morning, our students and staff will make no-sew blankets to donate to this worthy cause.

Our goal as a campus is to make 300 blankets, but, in order to make this happen, we will need fleece...LOTS of fleece, 1200 yards to be exact, as it requires 4 yards of fleece to make one blanket. Only blizzard and anti-pill fleece can be used, and, if possible, please donate in increments of two yards. We would love to be able to show our Schim spirit by using our school colors in solids, plaids, and prints, but we are happy to accept any other colors donated.
https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C0A4BA9AC2DA7FCC34-53393570-fleece

📌 If you prefer to donate money instead, here is the link to do so:
https://smspta.membershiptoolkit.com/login-form?r=%2Fform%2Fm%2F315062

**TODAY/TOMORROW** - Please consider donating pies for our hard-working SMS teachers and staff to enjoy during the Thanksgiving holiday. Pies can be dropped off at the front office on Thursday, November 21th, or during carpool on Friday, November 22nd.
SIGN UP HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4BA9AC2DA7FCC34-53310026-thanksgiving?useFullSite=true #/

Thank you for you generosity!

Sharing this information from YMSL!

Now Recruiting for the Wildcat Chapter Class of 2029!! Please reach out and let us know if you have any questions.

***TONIGHT*** Parent Meeting for Current Sixth & Seventh Graders is tonight in the cafeteria. Class registration for the 2025-2026 school year begins this month. As a first step, please make plans to attend the upcoming parent meeting on Monday, November 11th, at 5:30pm, to learn more about course options and the registration process for your student. Please see the flyer below for details. If you have any questions or need information about this process, please contact your student's counselor.

Happy Veterans Day! We honor and thank all the brave men and women who have served in the U.S. military. We are tremendously grateful for your service and sacrifice!