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Council Delegates
Used Book Sale
This month is the last
month for you to bring in your unwanted books, CDs, DVDs, audiotapes and
videotapes for the PTA Council's third annual Used Book Sale!!! Please bring
your old books to our general meeting, or call Kristin or Sounjalynne so
we can pick them up at your house. Any kind of book is fine, including adult
books, children's books, cookbooks, even old textbooks.
The
sale itself is Feb. 19-22 in the back corner of the Target shopping center
at Trinity Mills and Josey Lane in Carrollton. PLEASE COME!!!! The sale is
a great way to stock up on reading and listening materials at great prices!
Proceeds benefit the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District
Educational Foundation, which distributes funds to teachers and special projects
throughout the district.Your donations and your purchases help our kids in
public school! If you can help before, during or after the book sale, please
contact Kristin Eoff at (972) 417-0088. PTA volunteers get first dibs on
book purchases!
A silent auction of autographed books will
be held the weekend of the book sale. If you know an author, please contact
Kristin Eoff today! We need all the signed books we can get!
Vendor Fair
The PTA Council is holding
its annual Vendor Fair from 9 a.m. to noon April 6 at First Baptist Church
on Josey Lane in Carrollton. Vendors at the fair include food companies,
candle makers, gift companies, clothing manufacturers, etc. Come to taste
free samples and to discover many fund-raising opportunities for your club,
church, soccer team or school. Admittance is free. Many vendors say our fair
is the best they attend each year!!!
Clothes Closet
The PTA Clothes Closet
is still seeking donations of gently used clothing for both sexes and all
ages. The Closet has been busier than ever this year and has served 92 families
this school year alone! The Closet especially needs jeans, school uniforms
and new underwear. Please bring your donations to the next general PTA meeting,
or call Kristin or Sounjalynne to arrange a pickup. A big thank-you to member
Amy Turner for donating seven bags of baby clothes!!!
If you
can help out (without kids) on a Monday morning, your volunteer hours would
be greatly appreciated! Volunteers are needed to fold and sort clothes, and
Spanish speakers may be asked to help translate for visiting clients. Families
seeking free clothing at the Clothes Closet are referred by schools throughout
CFBISD. The next work day is Feb. 2. Contact Kristin Eoff for more information.
School Funding Update
The CFBISD Board of Trustees
voted in December to eliminate block scheduling at its high schools to help
reduce a projected deficit in 2004-05. No cuts have yet been made in elementary
education. The district's online survey received many responses, and as a
result of that input, the trustees are considering "outsourcing" busing and
janitorial services to save money, as well as offering early retirement to
longtime employees.
On the state front, education advocates
are pressuring Gov. Rick Perry to call a special session on school financing
this spring and come up with a better funding plan than the current "Robin
Hood" property-tax system. Perry has vacillated over whether to seek more
funding for public schools. If you care about this issue, PLEASE write to
Perry and/or your representatives in Austin to press for better funding for
ALL Texas schools! Info.: www.TexasSchoolFinance.com.
Upcoming Events
Feb. 2: Clothes Closet work day, 9:30 to noon.
Feb. 3: First of three free sessions on "Parenting with Love and Logic"
by CFBISD Parenting Dept. FACES office, 1721 Walnut in Carrollton. 6:30-8
p.m. Child-care reservations needed. (972) 323-2865. Continues Feb. 10 and
17.
Feb. 4: First of two free sessions on "Parenting with Love
and Logic" by CFBISD Parenting Dept. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, 14032
Dennis Lane in Farmers Branch. 7 to 8 p.m. Child-care reservations needed.
Continues Feb. 11.
Feb. 5: CFBISD Parenting Dept. presents "Today's
Child, Tomorrow's Parent." 6:30-7:30 p.m. Child care available. (972) 323-2866.
Central Elementary, 1600 S. Perry in Carrollton. Free.
Feb. 5:
First of three free sessions on "ADD/ADHD" by CFBISD Parenting Dept. FACES
office, 1721 Walnut in Carrollton. 6:30-8 p.m. Child-care reservations needed.
(972) 323-2865. Continues Feb. 12 and 19.
Feb. 12: Free parent-education
seminar on "Stepfamilies Working Together." Noon to 1 p.m. at FACES office.
Child care provided with reservations. (972) 323-2865.
Feb. 13: Blanton school carnival, 2525 Scott Mill Road in Carrollton.
Feb. 16: Clothes Closet work day, 9:30 to noon.
Feb. 17: National PTA Founder's Day.
Feb. 17-22: Annual Texas PTA convention at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott. Register online at www.txpta.org.
Feb. 20-21: Used Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Trinity Valley Shopping
Center (by PetSmart), Josey Lane and Trinity Mills.
Feb. 26: Free
parent-education seminar on discussing sex with your kids. Noon to 1 p.m.
at FACES office. Child care provided with reservations. (972) 323-2865.
March 1: Clothes Closet work day, 9:30 to noon.
March 4: CFBISD Parenting Dept. presents "Today's Child, Tomorrow's
Parent." 6:30-7:30 p.m. Child care available. (972) 323-2866. Central Elementary,
1600 S. Perry in Carrollton. Free.
March 8-12: CFBISD Spring Break.
March 22: Clothes Closet work day, 9:30 to noon.
March 25: Free parent-education seminar on "Consequences That Change
Behavior." Noon to 1 p.m. at FACES office. Child care provided with reservations.
(972) 323-2865.
Bunco
Geraldine Leondike (972) 394-8127
Bunco
is a fun and easy dice game with no prior experience required! We always
need subs! If you'd like to sign up for the sub list please give me a call!
Playgroups
Doan Ngo (972) 242-9518
Do
your kids need new playmates? Do you want to chat with other moms? The PTA
has ongoing playgroups that you can join. Please contact Doan Ngo at (972)
242-9518 or ngodtrang@yahoo.com if you need more information or if you are
interested in joining a group or starting a new one.
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