The Galaxy Press is the free newsletter for the Kerr Elementary PTA. The newsletter contains articles about ongoing and upcoming PTA events, reminders, and news from our school. Be sure to create an account on our PTA website to ensure you automatically receive the Galaxy Press Newsletter! The Galaxy Press is published on Thursdays, on a bi-weekly schedule (unless there is a holiday). Be sure to scroll all the way through for important information and exciting events!

Help us fund the gap for our annual PTA budget AND vote to have either Ms. Halpin OR Ms. Gallen slimed!!! The one with the most money raised will be our WINNER and for their prize they will be able to be SLIMED!! Slime Showdown will close on October 27th at 7PM. The winner will be announced at our Fall Festival once funds have been tallied online and in-person. Cash donations are being collected in the front office. The WINNER will receive their 'prize' at the student assembly on November 17th! 

https://kerrpta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/262041

Kerr PTA would like to invite you for our Fall Family Night on October 27th.  We will have our book fair preview followed by Trunk O Treat in the parking lot. Join us for a free screening of "Scoob"! Bring your own dinner or purchase something from La Gran Empanada food truck! We would love volunteers to help make this event a success. 

Sign up TODAY to host a trunk!

We will also be collecting donations for ACO's food drive. If you would like to bring donations, please drop them off in the collection bins next to the book fair.

Please note: 

No cash sales during book fair Fall Family Night (only credit/debit). 

Food will be available for PURCHASE from La Gran Empanada from 5PM-8PM.

Thank you!

Please join us for our 2nd PTA Membership Meeting & Kerr PTA Literacy Night on Tuesday November 14th!

We invite Kerr students to join us at 5:30pm in the Library for Pajama reading with Allen PALS! Parents/guardians, please attend our PTA meeting from 5:45pm-6:15pm in the Kerr Cafeteria. You students will rejoin you in the Kerr Cafeteria at 6:15pm for cookies and a very special story time with Mrs. 'Happy' Halpin!

Please RSVP so we have enough COOKIES for everyone! You can wear your PJs too!

https://kerrpta.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/17776 ;

We are also looking for a few parent volunteers to help us decorate the library for a magical literacy adventure! Sign-up below if interested! 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CA5AD28A4FDC70-44861460-ptameeting

Still need a grade level t-shirt? We have some inventory left for purchase for Kinder through 5th Grade! Click here to purchase.

PTA has some AMAZING in-school STEM programs planned for our Kerr Comets! These type of programs are only made possible through fundraising from our community! These things can’t happen without YOUR support. 

Kerr Culture Share is Tuesday November 28th from 6-8pm.

Please join us in celebrating our diverse Kerr Family! 

Is your family interested in participating in 'Culture Café', 'Tour Around the World' poster presentations or Student Performances? Sign-up TODAY!

So far we have 2/10 students signed up for performances, and 11 countries represented in the 'Tour Around the World'. We are still looking for about 10 more families to join our poster presentation! Countries still needing representation include (but are not limited to): USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, Peru, Mexico, China, Australia, Scotland, Italy, Iran, Thailand, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Ireland, Sri Lanka, & Brazil. 

We have a variety of student and family participation opportunities for Kerr Culture Share! Please see flyer and website for more details!

Kerr PTA and Kerr Elementary are excited to partner again to provide our annual Spelling Bee on Tuesday, December 5th from 6pm-7:30pm. As an officially enrolled school with the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the Kerr Spelling Bee is an exciting tradition and a wonderful opportunity for our student spellers to compete on the local and possibly the national level. 

Interested in having your student participate? Great! Any Kerr student in Kindergarten-Sixth grade may try out for the Kerr Spelling Bee. The first step is to register/enroll your student here to start the process, and view our website or take-home flyer for the next steps in your Kerr Speller's Journey. https://kerrpta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/261603

Kerr Elementary PTA Reflections Contest (Deadline to submit Oct 27)

All students are encouraged to submit original works of art in the following categories to represent the them of I am Hopeful Because:

-Dance Choreography

-Film Production

-Literature

-Music Composition

-Photography

-Visual Arts

*Special Artist Division for students who identify as having a disability 

**At least one member of the household must be a member of the Kerr PTA to participate**

Visit https://kerrpta.membershiptoolkit.com/programs/reflections for more information!

Kerr is selling yearbooks! The deadline to order is November 10th. Once this deadline passes, the price will increase. Yearbooks are sold by the school. For additional inquires, please contact the front office.

https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1236741/Kerr-Elementary-School/

We love having grownups from our Kerr families helping out on campus! If you are interested in finding out more about volunteer opportunities, please contact Ashley Houck at vpvolunteers@kerrcometspta.org.

Immediate Needs

*We are currently in need of additional copy helpers for our wonderful teachers! Copy helpers do not need to make copies for their child's grade level, they can make them for other grades as well. For more information regarding copy schedules and duties, please visit our volunteering page at https://kerrpta.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/sign_up 

*We have the need for several room parent volunteers.  If you are interested, we need room parent volunteers for the following teachers:

Ms. Torres

Mrs. Ahmad

Mrs. Davis

Mrs. Porter

Mrs. Reed

Mrs. Coffey

If you are interested, please email Ashley, vpvolunteers@kerrcometspta.org

Allen ISD Background Check

Interested in volunteering at Kerr Elementary or another Allen ISD school this year? Be sure to complete your required background check! Background checks take up to 2 weeks to complete. 

Don't miss an important event or school annoucement! Subscribe to our PTA calendar for flawless integration into your Google calendar or iCal. It's easy to do - just visit our website and go to My Account>Calendar Subscriptions. Select the calendars you'd like to subscribe to - PTA events like movie nights, bookfair and funfest will automatically update to your calendar. You can also subscribe to the school calendar to update your calendar with school holidays, parent/teacher conferences, etc!

To access this feature, you'll need to create an account on our website - www.kerrcometspta.org. While you're there, take a look around and sign up for PTA membership!

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