May the season brings you warmth, peace, blessings, and joy. Happy Holidays and have a wonderful Winter break, from all of us at Beverly PTA!

Last week our we got to spoil our teachers again as we enter the final stretch to Winter break.  

Thanks to our many volunteers our teachers were able to enjoy a hot, uninterrupted lunch, which they don’t get often!  

BIG thanks to Ellen's Restaurant at McDermott and 75 for donating the entire catered meal!! It was delicious. 

LAST CALL for Holiday Gift Drive!  If you have signed up for a gift card donation (or still want to), we need ALL GIFT CARDS this Thursday, December 15!

You can drop them off at the front office of Beverly during business hours

OR

If you are unable to make it to school during business hours, you can drop them off at PTA President Allison McFarland's house near the school anytime. Email president@beverlypta.com for address. 

Sign up here: http://bit.ly/holidaygiftdrive22

Our Kindness Crew has issued the December Challenge for our Bobcats!

The Kindness Crew will be collecting items for donation for the PISD Welcome and Enrollment Center from December 5-16.  If you'd like to donate new items, please send them to school with your child and drop them in the collection boxes in the front entrance area.  

The items needed for donation are listed in the picture above.

We all have culture to share! Beverly's Multicultural and Art Night is back! Save the date for our Multicultural Night on January 26 at 6:30-8! Let's participate on this amazing event that showcase the beautiful diversity at Beverly. 

Here are some ways that you can help: 

1. Sign up by hosting a country booth.  We will have the presentation area in the cafeteria with tables setup for countries' displays. Here are some ideas of things you can do: Dress in special traditional attire, provide food samples, share maps of your country, show interesting photos of the country's cultures, setup crafts for students/children to do, share holiday traditions, demonstrate music instruments, play/teach games, share art.  Those are just some ideas, but feel free to come up with yours too! All Bobcat students and their families are welcome to participate!

2. Sign up to perform at the event! Does your Beverly child sing, dance, do martial arts, or a part of other group that does performances from different cultures? This is a chance to show their talents! 

3. Help and volunteer! We need volunteers to help out either before/during/after with set up and clean up, as well as preparation and planning. 

Please click here to sign up or contact diversity@beverlypta.com if you have any questions!

Wouldn’t you love to see your design on the cover of the Beverly Yearbook? Enter the Beverly Yearbook Cover Art Contest!

This year our theme is:

“Bobcats Choose to be Kind!”

All entries are due January 9, 2023. Click here for the submission form, along with full instruction and rules!

The yearbook team need pictures from all grade levels and school clubs for our 2022-2023 Yearbook! What we are looking for are pictures from THIS year's events: 

- field trips
- 5th grade overnight camp
- class parties (Winter, Valentine)
- after school clubs (BBN, First Lego League, Science, Art etc)
- special events at school
- school contests (Book Fair, Reading Fair, Science Fair, Fire Prevention, Spelling Bee etc)
- PTA events (Spirit Night, family fun night, etc)
- music programs
- first day of school
- dress up days at school (Red Ribbon Week, College Week,etc)
- pictures with teacher or friends at school

Please send your pictures to pictures@beverlypta.com for a chance to be included in our yearbook, so your child's grade level can be represented! 

Pictures must be a high enough resolution. Most new mobile phones take great photos. Our yearbook team work really hard to make sure all grade levels are represented well, but we can't guarantee that all photos submitted will be used. 

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.

Funny name...serious subject! 😆 Beverly community, we could not be more excited about bringing Carolyn Brown and her program Hey Dude, Nice Shoes to our school THIS week! 

***If you can make it to only one event hosted by the PTA this year, please make it this!!!***

This isn't about shoes...well not really, anyway. That is merely the title of Carolyn's PRO-KINDNESS and ANTI-BULLYING program. She has presented to thousands of students from Kindergarten all the way to 12th grade in the state of Texas, and she always gets rave reviews! 

Parents and community members, please don't miss this presentation on Wednesday at 6:30pm-7:30pm in the Beverly Gym. She will speak about how to create kind children and a culture of kindness at our school as well as address what to do if your child is getting bullied. 

Carolyn was just recently featured in the Shoutout DFW website. Check out her interview here.

Light refreshments will be served, and we will have a movie playing for Beverly students in the cafeteria adjoining the gym as this presentation is geared toward parents. Students in the cafeteria will be supervised by two adult members of the Beverly PTA Board as well as 8th grade students from the National Junior Honor Society at Hendrick Middle School. There will be snacks for students as well! Beverly students will get the chance for their own age-appropriate presentation on Thursday, 9/29 during class time. 

Please note that we are not able to supervise children younger than kindergarten in the cafeteria. Younger children may accompany parents in the gym during the presentation, but we ask that you bring a quiet activity for them and remove them from the gym if they are becoming disruptive. We really appreciate your help in making this program a success for all Beverly families. 

Check out Carolyn's video below:

Join us for another Spirit Night! Tuesday, October 4 all day at Chick-Fil-A Twin Creeks Village location (902 W McDermott Dr, Allen, TX 75013). Head there  anytime on September 6 and order yummy Chicken Sandwiches, Nuggets, Salads, or anything you'd like. 

IMPORTANT: When you order, please tell your server that you are supporting Beverly Elementary. For online order through the Chick-fil-A Mobile app, indicate “Beverly Elementary” in the Special Request section.

When you mention "Beverly Elementary", Chick-FIl-A will give a percentage of your purchase to our school! If you are looking for an easy way to support Beverly, this has got to be the easiest and yummiest way!

Fall Book Fair is coming up on October 3-7! We need some parent volunteers to help us with this event. Please consider to help us out and sign up through our VOLY website. As always, volunteers must have been background-checked through our PISD volunteer website. 

**Picture Day has been moved to October 5.** This is the picture that goes in the yearbook. Order form will come home with students with Picture Day ID in the coming weeks. 

THEME: “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.”

DATES: Posters due to your school Wednesday, October 12th. The date for the Awards Ceremony for City contest winners will be coming soon. Students will be notified by the Plano Fire Department if their posters are selected in the citywide contest for recognition. 

Click here for rules and more information.

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.

Click here to register

Join us for Spirit Night at Handel's Homemade Ice Cream, next Monday, September 19, at 5-9pm, 4200 Legacy Dr, Plano TX. Stop by and get cool treats for your kiddos (or even for yourselves 😉). 

IMPORTANT: When you order, please tell your server that you are supporting Beverly Elementary. When you mention "Beverly Elementary", Handel will give a percentage of your purchase to our school! If our collective purchase reach $750, they will give Beverly 30% of the proceeds!

Thank you for coming to our Ice Cream Social and FIRST PTA Meeting of the year! We had a really good turnout and we loved seeing everyone. We had a really good and productive meeting, and we hope to see many of you again next month!

Dear Beverly Parents/Guardians:

We are excited to announce that Beverly’s 3rd Annual Reading Fair will be held during the week of September 26th, 2022.

While participation is optional, the Reading Fair provides students with an opportunity to have fun making an interesting and creative project about a book they love. Students will make a storyboard display highlighting the important elements of their favorite book and decorate their board to illustrate the theme of the story.

All projects are due to the library by Tuesday, September 27th - 8:00 a.m. Projects may also be turned in on Sept. 23rd or Sept. 26th.

Click here for more information.

October 5th is Fall Picture Day. This is the picture that goes in the yearbook. Order form will come home with students with Picture Day ID. We need a couple parent volunteers on that day. You will be getting them from classes and bringing them to the gym. Email diane.barnett@pisd.edu if you can help, or login to VOLY website to signup.

THEME: “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.”

DATES: Posters due to your school Wednesday, October 12th. The date for the Awards Ceremony for City contest winners will be coming soon. Students will be notified by the Plano Fire Department if their posters are selected in the citywide contest for recognition. 

Click here for rules and more information.

Friday, September 23, at 5pm

Save the date for the Family Fun Night with our Beverly Elementary families at Kidmania Plano! This event is FREE for Beverly students and their families. Please click here to register.

Socks are required. This is not a drop-off event. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Food and drinks will be provided.

Donations are optional and all donations collected will go towards funding of this event. Any excess donation will be pulled into general PTA funds. Click here to register or donate.

We’d love to tell you about our September Volunteer of the Month… Carolle Quillicy!!

After only one year as a Beverly parent, Carolle agreed to become our Treasurer for the 2022-2023 year. We are beyond thankful for her willingness to dive into the deep end and take on all things financial including bookkeeping, taxes, budgets and paying the bills. She keeps our 501 c3 non-profit in financial order, and we appreciate it so much. 

Carolle has a son in 4th grade at Beverly and an adorable one year old at home. She’s also a fitness instructor. We don’t know how she balances it all, but if you see her around, be sure to thank her!

Enjoy your reserved Volunteer of the Month parking spot in front of the school. (And everyone else please help us out by keeping the "Volunteer of the Month" parking spot free for her.)

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.

Save the date for our FIRST Spirit Night of the year! Next Tuesday, September 6 all day at Chick-Fil-A Twin Creeks Village location (902 W McDermott Dr, Allen, TX 75013). Head there  anytime on September 6 and order yummy Chicken Sandwiches, Nuggets, Salads, or anything you'd like. 

IMPORTANT: When you order, please tell your server that you are supporting Beverly Elementary. You might also need to turn in your receipt to the cashier. For online order through the Chick-fil-A Mobile app, indicate “Beverly Elementary” in the special instructions section, and turn in your receipt at the cashier when you pick up.

When you mention "Beverly Elementary", Chick-FIl-A will give a percentage of your purchase to our school! If you are looking for an easy way to support Beverly, this has got to be the easiest and yummiest way!

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!

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

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!***

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.

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.

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!