eNews 8.23.22

 

Ms.Savant (Beverly Principal) and Mrs. McFarland (Beverly PTA president) would love to invite new Beverly families for coffee and talk, on August 30 at 8am in the cafeteria. Please save the date and join us. We look forward to seeing many new Beverly families!

 
 

PACE – Plano Academic Creative Education is a program offered at all Plano ISD campuses that provides services for students who require academically gifted enrichment services and have demonstrated the need for advanced, differentiated instruction. If you are interested in submitting a referral for your child to be tested for this program, please click on this link: Elementary PACE Information.

Please remember the date to submit your online or hard copy referral packet is October 21, 2022 at 5:00 pm.

For additional information, please refer to the Plano ISD PACE Website or contact Alice Michael – alice.michael@pisd.edu

 
 

Complete these few and quick to-do list to support our school! All of these cost NOTHING to you and donations will be generated for our school when you shop!

✅ Shop through our Amazon Smile link and designate your charity of choice to Beverly Elementary.

✅ Update your Kroger Plus card link to Beverly Elementary (#84353)

✅ Update your Tom Thumb Reward card link to Beverly Elementary (#6930)


Click here for instructions on how to do all of the above and starts supporting Beverly with no additional cost to you!

***Please note that if you linked your card last year you will still need to confirm that the link is still there as our partners reset their links each year!***

 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 

Save the date for our first PTA Meeting of the year! Join us for a Back to School Ice Cream Social and PTA meeting on Thursday, September 8, at 6 pm. After a short PTA meeting, eat ice cream with us, chat and connect with other Bobcat families. Can't wait to see you!

 
 

*Important!* All PTA accounts become inactive every year in the summer. You need to log in to BeverlyPTA.com and become a CURRENT contact to keep receiving this e-Newsletter. Go to "My Account", then "Parent & Student Information". Update your information and update your child's teacher information as well.

 

 
VOLUNTEER
 

The PISD volunteer submission expires every year in July. Now is the time to submit your background check again! This MUST be completed for you to go Beverly to volunteer (e.g: lunch duty, class party, field trip, field day etc). Visit www.pisd.edu/volunteer to begin the process, which includes a background check. It only takes a few minutes! After submitting the form, the background check takes a few days to be approved, so it is best to get this done NOW so you don't have to worry about it. Once your application is complete, you will be able to sign up for volunteer opportunities at Beverly and our PTA.

PISD VOLUNTEER APPLICATION
 
FUNDRAISING
 

You shop. Amazon gives.

Shop through our Amazon Smile link and designate your charity of choice to Beverly Elementary. When you shop through the AmazonSmile link, the Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to us, at NO additional cost to you!

 

Watch this video to see how Box Tops works. Use the new Box Tops App to scan your receipt. The app will find participating products purchased at any store and instantly add cash to your organization's earnings online.

 
MISCELLANEOUS
 

Plano ISD’s after-school childcare program, PASAR, is currently hiring Site Managers, as well as Assistant Site Managers. 

Both roles are part-time, 19.5 hours per week. Work hours are from 2:30 pm- 6:30 pm, Monday- Thursday; Friday hours are 2:30-6:00 pm. During Early Dismissal days, work hours are from 2:30-6:00 pm. 

We currently have openings at Beverly. If you are interested in learning more about working for the PASAR program. We invite you to complete the following short Google Form: https://forms.gle/dPCkD77WQGmtfhC17. A member of the PASAR staff will follow up with you.

We are also hiring Activity Specialists! If you know of a high school junior, senior, or college student who would be interested in working as an Activity Specialist, please include their information in the Google Form provided.

If you are NOT interested in exploring an employment opportunity with PASAR, but know of someone who could be, would you please help us by forwarding this information to them? Thank you!

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