Book Fair

10/18/2023 12:41 pm

Get ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way. Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. In addition to encouraging students to be great readers—every purchase you make at the Book Fair benefits our school.

Here’s what you need to know about the big event, which will take place:

Friday, October 20th through Friday, October 27th from 8:00 AM to 3:15 PM each day. Wednesday the 25th there will be a special night event where you can shop the book fair from 6:00-7:30 PM

Say goodbye to cash and hello to eWallet—your child’s digital payment account. Before the fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Anyone can contribute! Share each child’s eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give your kids more books to enjoy.

If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop at our school’s Book Fair online. All orders shipdirectly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Every online purchase will also benefit our school.

Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping: click here

The book fair needs volunteers, to sign up click here

Donations needed for the teacher preview of the book fair on October 19th. Sign up here to donate snacks!

2023 Field Day Shirt

9/21/2023 6:14 pm

2023 Field Day Shirts - Order Now

Prepare for field day on November 3rd by ordering field day shirts for your students and family!

Each grade level will receive a unique color shirt, please order for the current grade your student is in.

Available in all Youth & Adult sizes.

Sample Artwork [background color will vary]:

Events Calendar for 2023-2024

8/24/2023 1:11 pm

To help our families with planning, the Bethany PTA is publishing the scheduled dates for events through the full school year.

Welcome Back!

8/2/2023 3:52 pm

Hello Bethany Families! It’s the start of the new school year and we are very excited to see everyone back on campus. Our theme for Bethany 2023-24 is “Have Fun With New Ideas.” Please order your new Spirit Wear on our PTA website. Youth Sizes available in Blue and Adult Sizes available in Irish Green.

We have some new members on our PTA Executive Board this year; the roster and contact information for each officer can be found on our Bethany PTA website. We have two positions (Communications and Programs) still open on our Executive Board and would love to have any parent who wants to volunteer and join the Board. Please contact me directly if you are interested in joining our Board at president@bethanypta.org.

If you have not renewed your membership for the 2023-24 school year, please visit us at Bethanypta.org to renew and stay up to date on all the news and announcements.  Did you know your child can also be a Bethany PTA member? We would love to have them as members and please encourage other Bethany friends to join us on our website. We also welcome supporters from the community and they can sign up to support Bethany at Joinpta.org.

Please also be on the lookout for different PTA activities this school year and our first General Membership Meeting to be scheduled for September. We welcome all parents to attend the PTA General Membership meeting.

We also want to extend a warm welcome back to the entire Bethany faculty and staff. We are grateful for their commitment to our Bethany community.

The PTA Board is here to support the Bethany kids, our school, and the families and we look forward to collaborating with you all to make this school year the best one. Thank you for being part of the Bethany PTA community. Wishing all the kids the very best as they begin this new school year.

Stay well,  

Anu Shekar, President – Bethany PTA

School Supplies 2023-2024

7/28/2023 9:08 am

Lists of supplies for this year can be found here.

Spirit Wear 2023-2024

7/25/2023 2:44 pm

Spirit Wear for 2023-2024 is now available for purchase! <Order Here>

Pre Orders can be picked up at meet the teacher on August 8 - or will be delivered to your child's classroom.

2023-2024 Bethany PTA Executive Board Nominations

2/23/2023 11:12 am

The Bethany Elementary PTA Nominating Committee submits the following nominees for the year 2023-2024:

President:  Anu Shekar

1st Vice President (Aide to President):  Dinesh Vajala

2nd Vice President (Programs):  OPEN

3rd Vice President (Membership):  Katie Nunez

4th Vice President (Ways and Means):  Marshall Parker

5th Vice President (Volunteers):  Cristina Strain

Secretary:  Lauren David

Treasurer:  Tracy Isley

Communications:  OPEN

Diversity:  Joyce Lee

Council Delegate:  Lauren Challis

Parliamentarian:  Frank Vitale

Please join us at our In Person meeting on Thursday, March 2 at 5:30 PM in the gym before Open House for to vote on candidates for next year's Executive Board.

Spirit Night at The Taco Joint February 23

2/15/2023 10:54 am

Taco Thursday is coming! Join us to support our school for breakfast, lunch, and dinner at The Taco Joint, 1300 W. Plano Pkwy. #100 Plano, TX 75075 on Thursday, February 23. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

New After School Programs

2/15/2023 10:09 am

Bethany PTA is excited to introduce new after school programs starting this spring!

• B3 WeDo Lego Robotics for 1-3 meeting 2:45-3:45 PM starting Tuesday, 2/28
• Aryaa Art Academy for K-2 meeting 2:45-3:45 PM starting Wednesday, 3/1
• Aryaa Art Academy for 3-4 meeting 2:45-3:45 PM starting Wednesday, 3/1 

We will need a parent volunteer for the Aryaa Art Academy classes. For more information on these programs or to volunteer, please contact programsvp@bethanypta.org. 

Silent Auction Donations

2/6/2023 4:20 pm

Bethany PTA is requesting donations of gift certificates, goods, and services for our annual silent auction at Bethany Elementary's Open House event on Thursday, March 2. This is one of our school's largest and most attended events and proceeds from the auction will be used by the PTA to support the students and staff at our school. Please contact us at vp@bethanypta.org to make a donation or for more information on how you can participate.