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!

Congratulations to Aarya Dalal! Aarya submitted an entry to the 2024 PTA Reflections Art Program and her entry was chosen to advance to state! This year's Reflections theme was Accepting Imperfection. Aarya submitted Dance Choreography titled Beauty Lies in Embracing Imperfection. Congratulations and good luck at state! 

We continue our efforts to keep Allen & Kerr Beautiful through adopting our local neighborhood street to clean up around. We will have our third event on Monday, February 10th from 3-4pm! All parents, students, and teachers who would like to participate need to complete the one-time mandatory Safety Training that will be held before our event date.  Please sign-up using the link provided. Let's help keep Kerr Elementary and Allen Beautiful!

Complete our 2024-25 Volunteer Interest Form to find out all the ways you can help out today! 

We have MANY volunteer opportunities available throughout the year. Be sure to check our website and follow us on social media (Instagram and Facebook) so you don't miss out on anything! 

Kerr PTA hosts many events throughout the school year and we cannot do this without the help of our Kerr families.  We LOVE our volunteers and we always need more help.  Please scan the QR code or visit https://kerrpta.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/sign_up to see our current volunteer opportunities.

1) Become a PTA Member

2) Volunteer

3) Support PTA events/meetings

4) Donate

More info about PTA:

Joining PTA supports academic programs, family events and so much more! The PTA works with school administration and staff, community leaders, and other parents on behalf of our kids. Being involved in your child's school matters and it makes a difference! Join us on this journey. 

BONUS! Did you know that becoming a PTA member also grants you access to our member directory? If a family has opted in to share information, parents can view emails and contact information for their student's classmates. A great way to organize playdates and fun with your student's friends! 

Please check it out here:

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

In order to volunteer on any Allen ISD campus including chaperoning field trips, you must receive a cleared background check from AISD. Please follow the link to complete this as soon as possible if you haven't done so already! 

The Foundation For Allen Schools announced that it will fund 119 educational grants for the 2024-2025 school year in Allen ISD. You may have seen our Grant Winner celebration in September all over social media. These grants total $216,000 and bring the Foundation’s funding of grants to $2.1 million dollars to date. The Foundation’s Educational Grant Program provides resources for innovative, creative classroom and campus programs and projects. “Thousands of students and more than 300 teachers and staff will be involved in Foundation grants,” said Regina Taylor, Foundation Director. “These grants will impact classrooms from Pre-K to 12th grade, every curriculum area, and every Allen campus.” Teachers and staff submitted 189 applications; 62% were awarded funding. Individuals and businesses can support the grant program through their donations and may even qualify to have a grant named in their honor. To review all of the grants that have been awarded at Kerr Elementary review Grants at My Campus. For complete details, contact regina.taylor@allenisd.org or 972-727-0362. 

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.

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!

Please note: These Facebook groups are run by some wonderful Kerr parents and are not sponsored by PTA. However, we love to foster connection between our Kerr families and hope this helps those that would like to join! 

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