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 send our 6th grade families on their way with all of the advice you can spare! Are you and/or your former Kerr Comet interested in joining our student/parent panel? We'd love to hear from you!! 

Please help us celebrate our Rockstar Teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week starting May 6th! This year we'll show our teachers that we are their #1 fans! Please sign up to donate to our wonderful teachers. To allow our teachers more time to enjoy the treats we'd love for parents to help watch the kiddos during lunch. The sign-up lists are below:

Donation Requests - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CA5AD28A4FDC70-48984224-teacher

Lunch Monitor Requests - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CA5AD28A4FDC70-48984048-teacher

Everyone can join in on Teacher Appreciation Week! See the attached flyer for ways to show you're a #1 FAN!

https://kerrpta.membershiptoolkit.com/membership/faculty_favorites

Parent volunteers make this day successful! Sign up here!

Kerr PTA is selling school supplies using School Tool Box for next year. Order your school supplies for next year now and have them shipped to your home!

Kerr Elementary is participating in Walk & Bike to School Day on morning of Wednesday, May 8th! We encourage all students and families to join! 

Looking for parent volunteers to help with this event! Please see our sign-up ( https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48A5AF2EA4F5C70-48902322-walk) to help if you are interested. Thank you!

Stay tuned for more detailed information regarding individual class experiences!

Kerr PTA is excited to bring STEAM in-school programs for all students!

We have MANY volunteer opportunities available, to see how you can help please scan the QR code or go here: https://kerrpta.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/sign_up

We are excited to announce that our Kerr PTA members can receive a 10% discount at Mathnasium in Allen!!! Mathnasium has worked with Kerr PTA for years to make our STEAM nights a success! We are excited for this opportunity for our Kerr PTA families!

To receive this discount, download the Membership Toolkit app and provide your Membership Card to Mathnasium staff. If you have questions about how to access your card, please contact us at contactus@kerrcometspta.org.

Kerr Elementary PTA is better because of sponsors! Thank you to our continued support from our GOLD Level Sponsors!

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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