Originally delivered on 9/28/2020 10:24 am

SUBJECT: Swenke PTO Newsletter 9.28.2020

Swenke Elementary PTO - Supporting Swenke Elementary
September 28, 2020

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." - Aesop


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Congratulations and Thank You!

Jennifer Huffer, Sara Snider and Emma Cornbower

are the winners of our Car Rider Line Fast Passes!

Your generosity raised $930 for the Swenke PTO!

Share the Love!

There are so many people that help make Swenke the wonderful place it is. We continue to be grateful for the leadership of Dr. Miller and the entire team at Swenke. Even during Beta, they were out in the pouring rain, making sure all of the children got in and out of school safe and sound.

Our Hospitality Committee needs your help! This committee takes care of the amazing people who take care of our children at Swenke. Hospitality plans and hosts outreach activities such as staff lunches and teacher appreciation events.

The beautiful succulents above were shared with the teachers, administrators and support staff during the first week of school to show our appreciation. We'd love to continue giving back - and we need your help to do it!

If you would like to Share the Love in this way, please click below and make sure to designate Hospitality Committee for your gift. Thank you for your generosity!

Donate to Hospitality

The 2020-2021 school year is off to a great start considering all the changes and adjustments that have had to be made. Normally, we would be hosting this meeting at the school, but due to district restrictions and safety measures in place to keep our little ones safe, we will be hosting a virtual general meeting through a Zoom Webinar on October 5th at 6:30pm.

This webinar will be limited to 100 attendees, so if you would like to participate, please RSVP here. The Zoom link to join the webinar will be emailed to you along with any further details needed.

If all 100 spots are filled for the Zoom Webinar, you will still be able to watch the webinar streamed live via the Swenke PTO Facebook page. If you do watch the live stream via Facebook, you are welcome to ask questions through the Swenke PTO Page's Facebook Messenger. We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to participate.

Introducing Homeroom Message Boards

We just added a new feature to our website that you are going to love! This will allow your student's homeroom parent (HRP) to communicate with the families in the class. Make sure you're registered on SwenkePTO.orgso you get all of the important messages!

To check out the new feature, login at SwenkePTO.org, hover over "My Account" in the blue bar, and you should see your student's homeroom teacher(s) listed in the dropdown. That's it! Your HRP will be posting messages in there throughout the year.

Show Your Swenke Spirit!

Another great way to support your PTO - and show your spirit - is by purchasing some Spirit Gear! We have so many great items available, including these awesome water bottles for $10.00 each. With colder weather (and pajama day) on the way, we also have some super comfy flannel pajama pants - in both pink and charcoal - with our Swenke paw print on them for $30.00 a pair. There are some discounted items - such as dri-fit youth size shirts for only $4.00! If you missed out on last year's amazing yearbook, we still have a few left for $25.00 each.

Click here to shop!

The Swenke Elementary PTO is very grateful for individuals and businesses that would like to sponsor our programs and fundraisers. The generosity and support of our donors and sponsors ensures that our fundraising will continue to be a great success!

Visit Donors/Sponsors Page
Share your yearbook photos!

This year, we really need your help in making a yearbook that includes all of our students, no matter where learning is taking place! We are also unable to take many photos on campus, so we need everyone to share your photos! Let's make this yearbook one to remember for everyone.

Download the Balfour Image Share app and use project number 127648 for easy uploading - or you can email your photos to yearbook@swenkepto.org.

Please include name/s, date and activity captured. We will contact you with any additional questions or information needed.

Swenke Spirit Night

Mark your calendars now for the Swenke Spirit Night at Spring Creek Barbeque on October 20-21. We will have more details as we get closer to the date - as always, we appreciate the support of our families and our community!

Many of our events have been canceled or postponed for the foreseeable future. We will keep you updated as changes occur. These events currently include:

PostponedCanceled
Swenke FestChili Cook Off
Family Game NightBuild a Snow Leopard
SRC DemosCookie Decorating
Nature Trails


TIP: If you subscribe to the PTO or CFISD calendars, you can set them up so the dates automatically integrate with your personal calendar. Click here to subscribe.

Upcoming Events
Monday, September 28
Instructional Change Window
Tuesday, September 29
Instructional Change Window
Fall Picture Day
Wednesday, September 30
Instructional Change Window
Thursday, October 1
Instructional Change Window
9:00a PTO Board Meeting
Friday, October 2
Instructional Change Window
Saturday, October 3
Instructional Change Window
Sunday, October 4
Instructional Change Window
Monday, October 5
6:30p PTO Fall General Meeting (Virtual)
Wednesday, October 14
College Day
Tuesday, October 20
5:00p Spring Creek Spirit Night
Wednesday, October 21
5:00p Spring Creek Spirit Night
Thursday, November 5
9:00a PTO Board Meeting
Connect using Remind

Remind is a private mobile messaging platform that aims to help teachers, parents, students and administrators in K–12 schools communicate with everyone at once. Messages are sent in real time to an entire grade, class, small group or a single person.

Get the Remind app here and look for your grade code/s to join your group. You can enable notifications directly from your settings within the app. If you have children in different grades, you can join multiple grade groups.