April 2008 Postings

Field Day T-shirt Order Form

Field Day T-shirt Order Form is now available here. The deadline for ordering is April 25, 2008.

Please contact Kelly Boyd, Field Day Chairman, for any questions.

Updated on April 19, 2008 9:10 AM |

PISD School Closure & Increment Weather Information

From: http://www.pisd.edu/about.us/safety/school.closure.shtml

Please also read about Increment Weather information from PISD.

The following information is provided to help parents understand how the district determines whether or not to hold school or delay opening school on bad weather days and the notification procedures which are in place. Please note that student and staff safety is our first priority. The decision to call off school is a very important one and is made only after thorough consideration.

Assume that school will open as usual.

Check with one of the following sources of information to obtain accurate information:

  • All major television stations including KDFW - Channel 4; KXAS - Channel 5; WFAA - Channel 8; KTVT - Channel 11; UPN 21; KDAF - WB33, News - Channel 33; and Channel 99, Time Warner Cable (PISD Station).
  • Major radio stations including KERA (90.1 FM); KEGL (97.1 FM); KHKS (106.1 FM); KPLX & KLIF (99.5 FM and 570 AM); KRLD (1080 AM); KVIL (103.7 FM); WBAP (820 AM).
  • By 6:00 a.m., a voice mail recording at each school will announce if school is closed.
  • By approximately 6:00 a.m., at the district’s main number, (469) 752-8100, a voice mail recording will announce whether school is closed or delayed.

Updated on April 17, 2008 1:30 PM |

Grandparents Day Information

Please check here for Grandparents Day information.

Updated on April 16, 2008 2:00 PM |

Reading Ambassador Week: April 14 - 18

Reading Ambassador Week is here! Celebrity guest readers’ schedule is now available here.

Updated on April 14, 2008 9:38 AM |

2008 - 09 PTA Executive Officers Elected

Congratulations to the following newly elected PTA Board Executive Officers for the 2008-09 school year:

  • President: Sherri Arvin
  • First Vice-President - Programs: Denise Stavely
  • Second Vice-President - Volunteers: Susan Schwartz
  • Third Vice-President - Ways & Means: Stacey Vail
  • Forth Vice-President - Communications: Liz Jackson
  • Secretary: Jennifer Fuller
  • Treasurer: Cagla Darveaux

Updated on April 13, 2008 7:37 PM |

Brown Bag Lunch with Mrs. Salmon & Mrs. Ledsome

Preparing Your Child for 1st and 2nd Grade

Please join us in the Barksdale library on Thursday, April 10, from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for a brown bag lunch with Team Leaders Jennifer Salmon and Cathy Ledsome. Mrs. Salmon and Mrs. Ledsome will present ideas and strategies to help prepare your student for 1st and 2nd grade. Come learn what to expect and how you can help you child be successful in these primary years.

We look forward to seeing everyone!

If you have any questions about this program, contact Karen Dibble, First Vice-President - Programs by email or by calling (972) 403-1813.

Updated on April 3, 2008 9:11 AM |