Barksdale PTA

Read the September 27 edition of Round-up,

Box Tops for Education is now accepting products from Kleenex, Cottonelle, Scott and Viva. Companies and products already participating in this program are General Mills, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Old El Paso, Yoplait, Ziploc, Bugles, Fruit Roll-ups, and Pop Secret.

Remember to cut out each box top on the dotted line. This saves time because they all must be cut for redemption. Please send them in to your child’s teacher or place them in the PTA box in the mailroom.

GREAT NEWS!! It is even easier to turn in soup labels. CAMPBELL’S only wants the UPC code on the back of the soup can. NO more front panel labels will be accepted.

Worth 5 points

• All V8 Splash beverages
• All Campbell Supper Bakes Meal Kits
• All Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers
• All Campbell’s microwaveable soups
• 26 varieties Condensed Soup - *specially marked cans

Worth 1 Point

• Campbell’s Condensed & Healthy Request Soups Campbell’s Select & Gold Label Soups
• Campbell’s Chunky Soups & Chili
• Franco-American Gravy or Pasta
• Pepperidge Farm
• Swanson Broth Canned Chicken
• Market Day tub or carton

Lids (1 Point)

• Prego Pasta Sauce
• V8, V8 Splash, V-Fusion
• Campbell’s Tomato juice

Please contact Harriet Heckel for more information.

Many employers match charitable donations of their employees. Please see the Employer Matching Gift Program list of participating employers to see if your gift is eligible for a match.

Please contact Lisa Raskin, Third Vice-President - Ways & Means, for more information.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has good information on how to treat head lice.

The Spanish Program will be held between 2:45 - 4:00 p.m. on the following dates:

9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11

Parents must send a note to their child’s teacher every week in order for their child to attend. Students meet in the library and should bring a snack and/or drink with them.

We have reached our maximum number of students for this session, but will be registering for the next session sometime in November and December. Sessions are 12 weeks long and the cost for each session is $144.

Please contact Nikki Young, Spanish Program Chairman, if you have any questions.

Schoo Store will be open starting October 2, Tuesday through Thursday, from 7:30 to 7:45 a.m. Students will be able to purchase any school supplies to replenish existing supplies.

Please contact Monica Rooker, School Store Chairman, if you have any questions.

These are the forms and procedures for disbursements and tax exemption.

Reimbursement Procedures - Instructions on how to fill out a disbursement request.

Disbursement Form - Print and fill in all lines with complete and accurate information. You can fill the form within MS Excel or print it out.

Tax Exemption Certificate - Texas Sales and Use Tax Exemption Certificate.

Check Record - Use this form to account for all the checks received.

Petty Cash - Use this form to account for all the petty cash received.

Please contact Doug Rogers, treasurer, if you have any questions.

Updated for 2007-08 School Year.

It’s not too late to join our award-winning PTA. Membership is only $7 for a single-parent family and $14 for a two-parent family. Download the PTA Membership Form and join.

New this year is our “official” Barksdale PTA cards. If you joined the PTA at Packet Pick-up and did not receive one, please let Denise Stavely know so one can be sent to you quickly. Bring your new Barksdale PTA card to each PTA meeting and we’ll punch it for each meeting you attend. At the end of the year, your card will be entered to win an end-of-the-year basket.

Please contact Denise Stavely, Membership Chairman, with any question you might have regarding our PTA.

Do you have some time to spare? We’d love to have you volunteer in the library.

The duties include: Help students check out books; Shelve books; and Assist library staff with special projects.

We will do our best to schedule your volunteer time during your child’s class time in the library. You must have PISD volunteer clearance completed to be able to volunteer. A formal orientation for NEW library volunteers is scheduled for Wednesday, September 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the library.

Please contact Jan Richard, Library Chairman, for more information. See you in the library!

Family Art Night is a free event that gives you and your family to create art together. Seven art stations will take you on a creative adventure through painting, drawing, metal tooling, bark cloth, collage, and printmaking.

This event will take place on September 13, 2007, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Please contact Julie Kabel, Arts in Education Chairman, if you would like more information or to volunteer at this event.

All events are subject to change without notice. Please check back often for calendar updates.

The PTA has provided a few articles to help you prepare and know what questions to ask your child’s teacher.

Making Parent-Teacher Conferences Work for Your Child

10 Ways for Parents to Help Teachers

Parent Involvement and the Law

Here is a blank copy of the Plan of Work [.doc file] for PTA board members to use every year when planning the budget for the year.

You can download the National PTA Bylaws [pdf file] for your information. Here’s the Texas PTA Bylaws Web page (requires membership to access — the ID and password are on the back of your PTA Membership Card).