1st - 5th Grades PACE Referral Packet Due 2/29

First to Fifth Grades PACE Referral Packet is due on February 29. Testing will occur between March 3 and April 11. You can download the Referral Packet here. Barksdale PACE Brochure is available here. The district’s PACE website can be found here.

For more information about Barksdale’s PACE program, please contact Mrs. Laurie Kane, PACE Specialist, by email or by calling (469) 752-0152. A copy of her PowerPoint presentation can be found here.

International Day Is Coming on February 22!

Once again the PTA is excited to bring International Day to the children of Barksdale this February. International Day is a day set aside to learn an appreciation for cultures and countries in a “hands on” way. This day will include lots of fun activities, an assembly, and the popular Parade of Nations.

  • Morning assembly: The Parade of Nations begins at 8:15 a.m. with more then 70 children representing 28 countries.
  • Afternoon assembly begins at 1:15 p.m. where we will be learning more about Ireland and China. Each country will have a performance highlighting the beauty and mystic of each country.

Please contact Heather Goodman, International Day Chairman, by email or by calling (972) 862-7671 if you have any questions.

Special Person Donut Day: February 14, 2008

Mark your calendar for the annual Special Person Donut Day on February 14, 2008, from 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. Please enter the school through the gym doors.

This Week in Washington: 02-05-08

Read the latest issue of This Week in Washington.

Brown Bag Lunch with Mrs. Laurie Kane on Feb. 7

Barksdale PTA Presents a Brown Bag Lunch Featuring PACE Specialist Laurie Kane in the Barksdale library on Thursday, February 7, from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Mrs. Kane will talk about PISD’s TAG program, what PACE is like at Barksdale, the identification of gifted students and the testing process. The referral deadline for 1st to 5th grade students is February 29, 2008. Come and ask all your questions!

We look forward to seeing everyone! If you have any questions about the Brown Bag Lunch program, please contact Karen Dibble, First Vice-President - Programs, by email or by calling (972) 403-1813.

PTA General Meeting: February 7, 2008

Barksdale PTA will have a general meeting from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. on February 7, 2008, in the library.