Dear McCall Families,
 
McCall PTA’s main fundraiser this fall is the McCall Colt Color Run.  We are excited to bring the color run to McCall by our PTA and our very own Coaches so that our school keeps more of the money our students raise and prevents us from paying a company to run the color run. 
 
It will be a 2 week program where we kick off with a Prep Rally on October 6th, students and families will have time to get pledges, and then we’ll celebrate the students running in the Color Run on October 21st, 2017.  More details on the fundraiser to follow.
 
All families are invited to come out and cheer on our students at the Color Run and immediately following enjoy our free Fall Festival.
 
The Color Run Fundraiser in October and the Spring Carnival & Silent Auction in April are our main fundraisers for the year. Students look forward to these events and the money we raise will go to fully fund field trips for all grades, support programs for the year and purchase technology for the students.  If you would rather make a direct donation to help our students then you can donate online using our online toolkit on our McCall PTA website or write a check to McCall PTA.  
 
We thank you for your support! 

Sara McDonald
4th VP of Ways & Means
ways@mccallpta.org

McCall Families, Friends, and Faculty! It’s time to renew or start YOUr PTA membership!  ​We have a few different types of PTA memberships:

• Parent ($12) - Parents, what are you waiting for ?!!!!

• Student ($8) - We have a wonderful Student PTA which provides opportunities for students to develop leadership skills as well as a love for volunteering and community. 
• Grandparents ($10) - Grandparents, support your grandchildren at McCall and be a PTA member!
• Faculty ($10) - McCall teachers and staff, support your school and join now!
• Community ($10) - Anyone can join! Uncles, aunts, neighbors, local business owners, ... !!!

Just $12 or less for an individual means YOU are giving back to your school, commYOUnity, and most importantly… YOUr child!  You can also receive exclusive offers and discounts! Visit Member Perks for details.​

Little Medical School 1 - Tools, Heart, Lungs & More!
When : Fridays @ 3-4 pm, 10/13 - 11/17, 2017
Who: Kinder - 5th Graders
​Cost : $110 for 6 Week Course
Early registration $10 discount before 10/06/2017
Sign up TODAY at : Online Registration

Little Medical School® brings medicine, science, and the importance of health to children in an entertaining, exciting, and fun way. Children learn and have fun as they dress up like doctors, learn how to use instruments doctors use, and understand how the body works!
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In this course, you will learn how to use doctor tools and how the heart and lungs work in our bodies. You will also learn how the whole digestive system functions, and learn how to scrub in to surgery and perform sutures and tie
surgical knots…just like a real doctor!

More Information at :  www.littlemedicalschool.com/northtexas

Club Scouts Pack#6601 Recruitment Meeting
When: Wednesday, 10/04/2017 @ 3 pm
Where: McCall - Room C105
Cub Scout Pack 6601 is a McCall PTA sponsored program for boys in 1st through 5th grade that meets every Wednesday, right after school, for one hour. Join us to learn more about Scouting. Scouts do games, crafts, sports, STEM, help the community, camp and, most of all, have fun!  Membership fees are $9 for the year and include a subscription to Boy’s Life magazine. Financial assistance is available upon request. Please return the completed registration form to the fron desk or bring to the meeting if students are not with their parents.

Contact Paula Bramble at (469) 474-3686 or pmbramble@gmail.com for more information.

Introductory Meeting - Indoor
When: Friday, 09/29/2017 @ 6 - 7 pm
Where: McCall Library

Welcome to the McCall Astronomy Club! We are looking forward to seeing everyone at our Introductory meeting! We will have an introduction at the beginning, then snacks for the kids at the end. 

• To access the library, please park at the back of the school and use the backdoor to the library (east of the basketball court, next to the McCall Garden). 
• If you have friends outside of McCall that would like to join the club, they can also register using the website. If you have any problem with online registration, we can complete registration by paper this Friday. 

For those who are not enrolled at McCall who want to join our wonderful club: 

• Go to : Online Toolkit
• Log in or create an account. Update your family information.
• Select : 2017/2018 Astronomy Club Registration for your qualified children. (2nd - 5th Graders only)

Find out more by:

• Visiting McCall Astronomy Club to see registration information, participation guidelines, and meetings calendar.
• Contact: astronomy@mccallpta.org

Please be aware the folllowing important PASAR annoucement regarding new process on any after school club/choir/turoring activity:

• The protocol for PASAR is that the students attending PASAR after school clubs must be present at 2:45 pm when my staff is sent to pick them up from their individual halls and checked in for attendance.
• The person in charge of the club is responsible for checking the student out of PASAR and back in again. This must happen In order for that child to attend the after school club and then be released back into PASAR’s care afterwards.
• If we do not have students present at 2:45 pm and instead already attending the club, I will assume they are not attending PASAR that day and they will be marked as absent. These student’s will then be left in the hands of the person in charge of the club.
• It is very important for me to know the whereabouts of the PASAR children seeing as it will be my responsibility for their safety. 
• There is also a new carbon copy form that needs to be filled out and signed by each individual students guardian. This form gives permission to PASAR to release their child into to club and have them checked back in afterwards. This form must be kept on file for the student to be released into each individual club they will be attending.

Rulissa Chapa         
PASAR Site Manager
McCall Elementary
(214) 404-8609
rulissa.chapa@pisd.edu

Interested in being involved in the beautiful McCall Garden?  Please complete this very brief Google Form.

We have several areas for parents to get involved from one-time work day helpers to decision-making committee members. Garden experience is a plus, but NOT required.

Questions? Contact our Environmental Chair at environmental@mccallpta.org

BIG THANKS to our latest Colt Champion (Silver Level) - Gideon Math & Reading Center - East Plano. Your support is very important to our organization. Your donation helps us fund all the wonderful programs we provide to our students. We really appreciate your commitment to families and children. ​
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​Find out more about Gideon Math & Reading Center - East Plano by:

• Visiting their website : Gideon Math & Reading Center - East Plano
• Checkout and like their Facebook page

The North Texas Food Bank's Food 4 Kids program provides backpacks of food for Plano ISD elementary school students who are at risk of being food insufficient on the weekends. During the month of September, the North Texas Food Bank, in partnership with the Plano Mayor and City Council, is collecting peanut butter to help feed hungry children and their families. 

• McCall PTA will be collecting regular-sized (16 oz or 1 lb) plastic jars of peanut butter (or other butters).
• Do your part to feed the hunger !!! Please drop off the peanut butter plastic jars at McCall by 9 am on Tuesday, September 19, 2017.

We are so excited to be planting our first fall garden at McCall and we need your help!  Volunteers, along with a garden committee member, will assist the students in each of these grades with preparing their raised-bed for planting by adding organic matter, breaking up the soil, planting seeds and watering.  We will work with the students one classroom at a time in 15-20 min increments. This is a very rewarding, hands-on volunteer opportunity.

• All volunteers are required to complete PISD Volunteer Application online. Please do so BEFORE you come for lunch room help. Approval may take a few days, so please do it early.
• Sign Up at : SignupGenius

Questions ? Please contact Jennifer Garvin at environmental@mccallpta.org