Originally delivered on 1/7/2016 9:01 am

SUBJECT: STEAM Night, PDQ Spirit Night & More!


 

Star to Star E-Newsletter

Dear Stinson Families,

Welcome back and Happy New Year! I hope you all had a fun and relaxing winter break. We have many fun things planned in the weeks ahead including STEAM NIGHT and our first PDQ Spirit Night.
 
Our auction committee is in full swing getting ready for this year's Online Auction. We will be auctioning off some great items and all proceeds will go directly towards activities and resources to help benefit your child. If you own a small business this is a great way to promote your business and give back to your child's school. Please let us know what your family is able to donate!
 
Have a terrific Thursday!
 
Kim Tingle
E-news Editor

WHAT'S HAPPENING



yearbook

We need YOUR help to ensure that the 2016 yearbook is GREAT!  We would love to include your pictures from Stinson events andactivities in our yearbook. Please use the website below and school code to upload your photos. There are different folders on this site so that you can assign your photos to the correct grade or activity. If you attend your child’s class party or a school program, feel free
to snap some photos and share them with us!!!!
 
Upload your photos to community.lifetouch.com
School Code: TLUNVR
If you have any questions please contact Yearbook Parent, Lori Todd at lorimtodd212@gmail.com

 

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college week

Monday: It’s Business as Usual

Dress like mom, dad, grandma or grandpa at work

Tuesday: Go Team!

Wear your favorite university shirt/colors

Wednesday: Someday I will . . .

Dress like what you want to be when you grow up

Thursday: Education is Important

Dress like a teacher

Friday: Open the Door to Your Future

Wear sunglasses and Stinson , Otto, Williams, or PESH colors/ spirit wear

 

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Hungry for Red Robin over the Thanksgiving break?

 If you said yes, be sure to read the Red Robin Burgers for Better Schools flyer!!  Sign up online and 1% of your total ticket will go to Stinson.  And the best part is that this is year round!  Sign up once and every time you eat at Red Robin, Stinson will benefit!  So go ahead and order that burger - it's helping our school!! 

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rube goldberg

Stinson Rube Goldberg Contest

 

Who: Stinson Stars and their families (all ages)

What: Build a Rube Goldberg Machine that can move candy from one spot to another

When:  Contest will be held January 14, 6-7 pm 

Where: Stinson Gym 

Why:  Increase problem solving skills, opportunity to develop grit, family time

For all of the details click here.

 



 

           auction

it’s time to start preparing for the 2016 Annual Silent Auction!  This year’s auction will once again be held online, during the week of February 29th – March 3rd.  And we are excited to announce that we will be holding an Auction Preview on the night of Stinson’s Open House, March 3rd.  This will give you a chance to see all the wonderful basket items, class projects and more before the auction closes at midnight.  Thanks to your past generous support, we’ve made up to $17,000 that directly benefited the students at Stinson.  One-hundred percent of the money made through the auction directly benefits Stinson. 

The success of our auction depends on the creativity and generosity of Stinson parents. We’d love for every Stinson family to think of at least one thing they could donate to the auction. 

Some ideas are: 

Tickets to Cowboys, Rangers, Stars or Rough Riders Games                                    

Swimming, piano, or art lessons

Concert Tickets

This is a great opportunity for you to promote your business and give back to your child's school!

If you have any questions, or want to brainstorm a creative idea,  please call or e-mail me at 972-767-9837 /auction@stinsonpta.org.  Donation deadline is Friday, January 29, 2015. 

Thank you for your continued support of our kids and their education!  

 Jenn and Kim

Auction Co-Chairs 2015-2016

For this year's grade level basket assignments click here.

Stinson Silent Auction Agreement 

 

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PACE

 If you are interested in learning more about the PACE (Gifted & Talented) program please check out the PACE Google site and Twitter account.

Heather Brzezinski- Gifted Specialist (PACE)      469-752-3467 Heather.brzezinski@pisd.edu

https://twitter.com/Stinson_PACE 

https://sites.google.com/a/pisd.edu/stinson-pace/

 Elementary PACE Referral Packet

Referral Deadlines

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after school programs

The Stinson PTA would like your feedback in order to develop our 2016 After School Programs.

The survey is available in the following languages and will take less than 5 minutes to complete.

* ENGLISH:  PTA After School Program Parent Survey 2015-2016 http://goo.gl/forms/ZM9uY2V57v

 *ARABIC:

استبيان الأهالي لبرنامج مابعد المدرسة لخريف 2015-2016 في مدرسة Stinson

http://goo.gl/forms/tu994nTlfI

*MANDARIN:

PTA课后班家长调查表2015秋季

http://goo.gl/forms/jWHj8ojscB

*HINDI: पीटीएवि|kलयपश्चात प्रश्नावली माता-पिता–पतझड़2015 http://goo.gl/forms/KC0Qwom9x5

The survey deadline has been extended to January 10th. Thank you in advance for your time and support!

For questions, contact: Kelly Wasemiller, kelly.wasemiller@tx.rr.com or Farah Kuzbari,farahkuzbari@gmail.com

        SAVE THE DATE!

 

 

STEAM

NIGHT AT STINSON! 

6:00- 7:00 PM

Thursday, Jan 14th

 

Bring your Stinson Stars and see what we’re getting all steamed up about! Get a glimpse of our leading edge school, where we nurture critical thinking and independent problem solving!

For more details click here

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pta meeting

PTA General Membership Meeting

Thursday, January 14th, 5:45PM

(Please arrive 5 minutes  early)

Stinson Cafeteria

Budget Amendments

Grab ‘n’ Go Snack

Spring Calendar

And more…

Afterwards, head to STEAM for fun and learning!!

 

     

 




pdq spirit night
 
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spelling bee
 
WHAT: Scripps Spelling Bee Final Round

WHO: Final Round Spelling Bee participants

WHEN: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 8:00-10:00 a.m.(approximately)

 

 

 

 

 

              THANK YOU COMMUNITY PARTNERS!

Joyce Lynn Chandler Ad

cool water car wash

Loriebby- Lori S         Lori Schnier 214-642-5674

Tiemeyer Team AD

 

 


 


 



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Richardson, TX 75082