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Originally delivered on 2/22/2022 10:31 pm

SUBJECT: 📫 Beverly Weekly eNewsletter • 02/22/2022

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Beverly Online Auction is ON!

https://bit.ly/beverlyauction2022

Register and start bidding now! Online auction is the PTA’s largest fundraiser of the year and helps pay for a series of programs for Beverly students, including field trips, class parties, Accelerated Reading (AR) program, student agendas, and so much more!

Bid on various staff and teacher experiences and school spirit or choose gift certificates from entertainment, classes, photography, etc. Here are some of the fun items you can bid on:

Principal for the Day
Paint a Guitar with Mr Porter
Drive In Movie Lunch with Ms Bulino
Lunch with Mayor of Allen
Fort Worth Zoo tickets
Dallas Arboretum tickets
... and many more!

While you bid, please consider contributing to a cause such as online teaching tools that help your bobcats learn or to the teacher’s wishlist.  

BEVERLY ONLINE AUCTION - BID NOW!
EVENTS + PROGRAMS
Open House

Save the Date for in person OPEN HOUSE at Beverly Elementary, on Thursday March 3, 6-7pm. We are excited to welcome parents and guardians back into our classrooms to see your child's knowledge and creativity at work!

FREE Coding Opportunities for students in Grades 3-5

Finastra is once again working with Plano ISD to hold four more after-school coding opportunities for students in grades 3 – 5.

· Monday, February 28 from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

· Monday, March 28 from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

· Monday, April 25 from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

· Monday, May 16 from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Parents interested in having their students participate should sign up by Friday, February 18, 2022. Here’s a link to the letter to share with parents in English and Spanish.

Please send any questions to Dan Blier, Computer Science Curriculum Specialist at dan.blier@pisd.edu.


ANNOUNCEMENTS
Yearbook's Early Bird Price

Don't miss purchasing the Beverly Elementary's yearbook at the early price of $25! The deadline for this early bird price is March 4. Price will increase after that date, so make sure to get your order in NOW at BeverlyPTA.com (login or create an account, then go to "My Account")!

Dr Seuss Week

Read Across America Spirit Week is February 28th-March 4th! We invite all our Bobcats students to participate in this fun dress up week celebrating Dr. Seuss! Click here for all the dress up theme. 

Field Day

Save the Date! Field day is April 14. We are asking students to wear T-shirts in their grade level color. Students may wear a t-shirt from home, or you may purchase from a retailer. The shirt can have a design that is school appropriate. This is not a requirement and strictly voluntary. It not only looks awesome when students wear the same color, it makes it easy to identify students!

GRADE LEVEL COLORS:

Kindergarten: Yellow
1st Grade: Neon Green
2nd Grade: Red
3rd Grade: Orange
4th Grade: Blue

5th Grade: Black or the 5th Grade shirt

Parent volunteers are needed! Only CLEARED volunteers are allowed to help on Field Day, so if you haven't, make sure to start your application process and get background checked now. Note that we have a NEW volunteering system this year called VOLY. Click here to apply.

More information about Field Day to come.

Thank you,

Your Beverly Coaches


5th Grade Recognition Ads in Yearbook

PURCHASE DEADLINE: 03/18
DESIGN DEADLINE: 03/26

Back again this year and special for our 5th graders: Recognition Ads are for sale (LIMITED QUANTITY)! Show your 5th grader student how special they are with a personalized ad in the 2021-2022 Yearbook. You can design and personalize your own ad with your student's pictures and special notes from you! Don't worry, there are tons of template available and it is very easy to design! Quarter-page ad (1/4) and Eight-page ad (1/8) available. 

Here is how to purchase and design the 5th Grade Recognition Ad:

Use Google Chrome browser and a laptop/desktop computer for best result

Go to: commpe.pictavo.com 

Click or tap ‘Create an Account’ 

Enter our School ID: 703059 (IMPORTANT!)

Enter your information. Then, verify e-mail and login.

Once you are logged in, click or tap ‘Shop My School’ 

Choose your desired ad size & ‘Add to Cart’ 

Enter student information 

‘Add to Cart’ & ‘Check Out’ to complete your purchase.

Head to ‘My Stuff’ to design and submit your masterpiece!

NOTE: An ad must be purchased before it can be designed. Designing must be done on a laptop or desktop computer. Click here to find helpful instructions. Feel free to e-mail us if you have any questions.


VOLUNTEER
Lunch Volunteers + Visitors

We are so excited to announce that we are once again open to lunch visitors and cafeteria volunteers.

Lunch Visitors, please abide by the following district guidelines:

  • Parents will be allowed to eat lunch with their child on campuses where space is available.

    • Non-school age siblings are not allowed.

    • Parents may only eat with their child. Their child is not allowed to invite a friend

    • Parents may not sit with their child's class.

  • Beverly Guidelines: (sign-ups are no longer necessary)
    • Parents are invited to come for lunch once per month per child

    • Limit to One parent per visit.

Cafeteria Volunteers - Sign up HERE

APPLY TO VOLUNTEER AT OUR SCHOOL
NATIONAL PTA NEWS
Notes from the Backpack Podcast

This week's episode topic is "Helping Kids Understands Money". Listen to the podcast here.

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.

CALENDAR
Sunday, February 27
12:00a Last day of PTA Online Auction
Monday, February 28
12:00a First day of Dr Seuss Week
2:00p Auction Item Pick-Up
Thursday, March 3
6:00p Beverly Open House

E-Newsletter Chair: Ivana Brata  •  enews@beverlypta.com

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