Doss Elementary PTA

February 9th is Mrs. Raven’s Birthday, don’t forget to wish her a Happy Birthday!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!
DOSS “JUMP ROPE FOR HEART”

Thursday, Feb 25, 7:45am-11:15am, volunteers needed in the Doss gym to help with the Doss “Jump Rope for Heart” event.

This is a great event to get our kids active and to learn about a healthy heart!!
We need 12 adult volunteers to help as “station managers”.  The kiddos will be rotating between 15 stations where they will be jumping in some sort of way.
There will also be a steel drum band playing and Smoothie King will be on hand giving out free samples.
Doss PE teacher LaTonya Wybrew has spent a lot of time organizing this event!  Let us show her our support!!

Please contact me if you can help!     Sheri Terrell sbterrell@yahoo.com/795-9244

Click Here to download the NCLB Report Card for Doss Elementary. The Report Card shows Doss Student performance compared to the state as a whole.

The Parent Principal Coffee Scheduled for this Friday, Feb. 5th has been CANCELLED.

Doss Daughter Dance February 5th! All Doss young ladies are invited to attend with an adult male chaperon. 7:00-8:30pm in the Doss cafeteria.

Cost is $10 per couple ($2 for additional Doss siblings with paid couple admission). Buy tickets via the Doss PTA online store now through Feb 5th, or at the door.

Please note: This event is for current Doss students ONLY, non-Doss siblings and former Doss students may not attend.  Thanks for your understanding - this is a special night for our Doss Daughters!

Our skating party is this Sunday February 7th from 11a.m.-1p.m.  All Doss boys are invited to join us with their mother (or other special guest) for an afternoon of skating, pizza and lots of fun at Playland Skate Center.  Tickets can be purchased on the Doss PTA online store https://portal.dosspta.org for $12 per couple ($4 for additional siblings and guests with paid couple admission).  Deadline for online ticket orders is Friday, February 5th.

Walking Wednesday
The weather is beginning to cooperate. It’s time to get out and walk those kids to school! Wednesday, February 3 is our next Walking Wednesday. Walk, bike, or skate to or from school that day. Invite some kids from the neighborhood to join you. The more, the merrier!

Green Kids
Each month, the Green Team honors a Doss kid who is making little (or big!) changes to be greener. Please let us know about why a child in your life should be next month’s Green Kid. Perhaps your child has started a campaign to turn off lights or conserve water in your house. Maybe he is walking more. Maybe she and her friends volunteered to pick up litter at a park or playground. If so, tell Kelly Rizk (kelly.rizk@gmail.com) or announce your nomination on our Facebook page! And then look for an announcement on our web site and in the Hoot. We’re very proud of our Green Kids!

Northwest Austin (NWA) Kickball is now accepting registrations for our Spring Kickball season. NWA Kickball is a girls only kickball league and has been providing girls with competitive/non-competitive kickball play for over 30 years. There are several divisions with players ranging from 4-18 years of age. Sign up individually or with a group of friends from your school, church or neighborhood.

REGISTER ONLINE at www.nwakickball.com or stop by the fields on January 30 to complete a registration form.

League play begins in late March and runs through the end of May. Most games are held on weekday evenings at our fields on Far West (Murchison Middle School). NWA Kickball is focused on providing a positive, safe environment for girls and young ladies to build SELF-CONFIDENCE, learn GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, make NEW FRIENDS and most importantly, HAVE FUN!

The Doss Adult Spring Party committee is already hard at work planning what is sure to be a Totally Awesome ’80s Party on Saturday, April 17, 2010. You will not want to miss traveling back in time with your fellow Doss Parents as we all sing and dance to our favorite ’80s hits performed by THE SPAZMATICS!!!

This annual “Adult Only” themed party raises money for the Doss PTA through a silent auction and ticket sales; however we also raise money through BUSINESS SPONSORSHIPS, so WE NEED YOUR HELP!

We are currently searching for businesses who would consider sponsoring at our TOTALLY RAD! and TUBULAR! levels. Click on this link for more information about sponsorships.

This fun-filled Candy Land event is coming up soon - all Doss young ladies are invited to attend with an adult male chaperone.  The event is from 7:00pm-8:30pm in the Doss cafeteria.  Cost is $10 per couple ($2 for additional siblings and guests with paid couple admission).  Buy tickets via the Doss PTA online store http://dosspta.org/ now through February 5th.

Encourage your children to ask family, friends and neighbors to sponsor them, then get reading! Record the number of pages they read each day of the read-a-thon February 1-12. Pledge envelopes will be delivered in January 27 Wednesday folders. The money students raise provides new books to area children who need them most. Want to pay with a credit card? Grandma live out of town? Individual students can receive credit for pledges made on line…just be sure supporters include Doss Elementary, the child’s teacher and grade along with the student’s name.  www.bookspring.org

Individual students can earn incentives, and classes can win prizes for high participation, too! Read, Read, Read!

If you have questions please contact:  Natalie Hetherly, Kimberly Upchurch, or Laura Yeager.

Do you own a business or do you know someone who does?
Do you have a beach house, ranch house or vacation home?
Do you have tickets to sporting events or performances?
Do you frequent certain restaurants, hair salon, spa, etc?

We are soliciting silent auction items for the Doss Spring Adult Party.  The party will take place on Saturday, April 17, 2010 – look for your personal invitation after spring break.

If you own a business or know someone who does, consider donating a gift certificate or items from the business!

If you have a vacation home, consider donating some nights!

If you have tickets to events – donate the ones that you are not using!!!

Other ideas: gift baskets, jewelry, amusement park tickets, hotel stays (hotel points), gift certificate from a favorite restaurant, hair salon, masseuse.  If you are a frequent customer, it doesn’t hurt to ask.

Please print out and complete the form below and return it to the PTA office or contact Tracy Sheridan, tsheridan1@austin.rr.com or 512-944-5826.

Download the form, Click Here