Alvis C. Story Elementary Storyteller- February 1st School website: http://www.allenisd.org/storyes/site/default.asp 1550 Edelweiss *Allen, TX 75002 *972 727 0570 Amanda Tabor, Principal Kathy Parker, Asst. Principal ACO 2017-2018 Care & Share Calendar February: Hygiene - Dental and Deodorant Staff Birthday s Sudler 11th Clark 11th Barrick 12th Wicks 20th Fisher 24th Kassem 28th Mark Your Calendar Feb 2nd - wear red Feb 5th - 100th Day of School Feb 5th-9th - Math Week Feb 6th - Counselor appreciation day Character Trait for February: Friendships S More s Class Winner Mitchel Happy Camper Award Twitter Award Thomas Palmer & Valentine
School Closings LAST CHANCE!!! If Allen ISD makes the decision to close school due to bad weather it will be posted in the following places: Did you know that the FINAL chance to get your yearbook is February 2, 2018?!?! That date will be here before you know it. Make sure to visit www.jostensyearbooks.com if you haven t yet! Facebook Twitter Allen ISD web page Story web page Local news channel And a phone message will go out to numbers listed in skyward. The second session of Allen ISD's Community Education E-hour After School Classes begins the week of February 12th. Classes range from golf and drama to computer coding and chess. E-hour after school classes are held on various elementary campuses. Follow the link below for more information: https://www.allenisd.org/page/52234. Allen ISD is seeking scout groups to present the flags and lead the pledge of allegiance at several spring semester school board meetings. This opportunity is available at meetings to be held on: March 26, 2018 April 23, 2018 May 21, 2018 School Board meetings begin at 7:00 pm in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 305 Century Parkway. Troops usually gather about 6:45 pm and are free to leave immediately following the ceremony (approximately 7:05.) Please contact Margaret Goodman at 972-727-0510 or Margaret.goodman@allenisd.org for more information or to schedule a date. Upcoming School Holidays: February 19th - No school March 12th - 16th - Spring break March 30th - Bad Weather Make Up day
Gifted and Talented There will be a Gifted and Talented information meeting on Tuesday, January 23rd at The Service Center from 6:30pm 7:30pm. The Service Center is located at 1451 North Watters Road, Allen, TX 75013. This meeting is designed for parents of interested students in grades K-12 to learn more about the gifted program and the process for identification and assessment and the programs that are offered. This is for new and interested students who want to attend our Gifted and Talented program. CogAT registration will open on the GT website on January 23rd and will close at 4pm on February 16th. Super Hero Mother - Son Dance Calling all superheroes and villains, too! Get here in a flash & join us for the 16th Annual Mother-Son Dance! There will be dancing, refreshments & a picture booth. The dance is for all boys up to and including those in the sixth grade. $40 per couple ($12 for each additional son). Purchase tickets on line at www.allenisd.org/communityed. Fresh flower boutonnieres for boys and carnation stems for moms may be pre-ordered for a fee. For more information, call 972-727-0502. Tickets to the dance will be mailed after Feb. 9, 2018, and cancellations may be made until noon of that day. Parents of rising 7th and 8th graders for 2018-2019 school year are invited to attend a Middle School Advanced Academics and beyond parent planning meeting. The planning meetings will be held at your students Middle School campus for the 2018-2019 school year. Current 6th grade parents please plan to attend your students attendance zone Middle School campus. If you are unable to attend your zoned campus meeting, please feel free to attend one of the other scheduled Middle School meetings. Ereckson Middle School planning meeting Thursday January 25 th 6:30pm 7:30pm in the Ereckson cafeteria Ford Middle School planning meeting Tuesday January 30 th 6:30pm 7:30pm in the Ford cafeteria Curtis Middle School planning meeting Tuesday February 6th 6:30pm 7:30pm in the Curtis cafeteria
Hello 5th Grade Parents! The time has come for your student to make a selection for their 6th grade music courses! They have spent the last few days in their music classes learning about the different options each organization offers. All 6th grade students in Allen must be in a performing Fine Arts Course. You have the option between Band, Orchestra, or Choir. Students received an FAQ page for you to go over as a family. In addition to this, they were able to watch informative videos during music class discussing each group. Once you feel like you have made a decision as to which class your student would like to take part in, please visit the digital sign up form located here: www.tinyurl.com/aisd-fms-5th-grade-music Please accurately and correctly fill out all the information on the form before the deadline of Friday, February 9th, 2018. If you have any additional questions, please address them to the following contacts: Band Kyle Wiechmann Kyle.wiechmann@allenisd.org Orchestra Valerie Curry Valerie.curry@allenisd.org Choir Rowena Sanders rowena.sanders@allenisd.org
News from PTA PTA Communication Contact: Samantha Stetsenko at vpcommunications@storypta.org important pta dates: January 30th: PTA Board Meeting 6:30 pm February 5th-9th: Math Week: Math is a Big Deal Program February 6th: Membership Meeting and STEAM Night 6:30 pm FOLLOW US FACEBOOK: TWITTER: WEBSITE: Story Elementary PTA @StoryPTA StoryPTA.org MATH A BIG DEAL! Math Week is coming! Which means we are hosting Math a Big Deal. Made possible by your FUN RUN donations! WHEN? FEBRUARY 8TH ALSO, ON FEBRUARY 8TH BE SURE TO WEAR A SHIRT WITH A NUMBER ON IT TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME FUN CHALLENGES! Calling all Volunteers!!! We will also be having STEAM night on February 6th. See below for more details We are in need of volunteers for our upcoming S.T.E.A.M. night. If you are interested, please go to our sign up page: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showsignup/4090b4a ABAF29A2FE3-steam We really appreciate all of the help. We couldn t do it without you. BOX TOPS CONTEST CONTEST ENDS SOON! We have decided to EXTEND our Collection date to FEBRUARY 23RD VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Math A Big Deal Hallway Decoration Crew. Everything looks amazing. Thank you all! Want to Volunteer? Contact Wendee Parker volunteer@storypta And don t forget Each student turning in a collection sheet with 10 non-expired Box Tops attached (Glued or taped) will get a coupon. The top THREE CLASSES will win prizes, BOTH students and teachers! So keep on clipping!! Thank you so much!! Sarah Hauser boxtops@storypta.org
Please join us for our Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math Night! Hosted by Story PTA Discover the fun of S.T.E.A.M. through hands-on activities for the whole family! DATE: Tuesday, February 6th TIME: 6:30 p.m. (Following our Feb. Meeting) SNACK: S MORES Trail Mix Come ready to learn new things and make new memories. We will have many stations to explore. We can t wait to see you there! For questions, please reach out to Brooke Vencill at: vpprograms@storypta.org
Here is the pta s S.T.E.A.M. Night Activity Map! We can t wait to see everyone!