The Boon Patriot Post is a weekly newsletter published by E.T. Boon Elementary.

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Boon Patriot PostVolume 15, Issue 3 | Thursday, August 29, 2019

Here's What's Happening at Boon...

Patriot Calendar at a Glance

Aug 30 College Colors Day

Sept 2 Labor Day - No School

Sept 5 PTA Membership Meeting 5:30pmSTEAM Night 6pm

Sept 11 Patriot Day - Wear Red, White and Blue

Sept 12-19 Spencer Squire Book Drive

Sept 12 Donuts with DudesReading with the Eagles

Sept 16-21 Boon Spirit Week - Buttermilk Sky Pies

Sept 30-Oct 4 Scholastic Book Fair

Oct 3 Chili Cook-Off

Oct 11 Fall Picture Day

Oct 14-15 Student Holiday - No School

Oct 21-25 Red Ribbon Week

Oct 28 Parent-Teacher Conferences - No School

Nov 11 Veteran's Day Celebration

Nov 13 Fall Picture Re-Take

Nov 14 2nd & 3rd Grades Performance "World Cultures" 6:00pm

Nov 18-23 Boon Spirit Week - Nothing Bundt Cakes

Nov 25-29 Thanksgiving Break - No School

Boon CalendarAllen ISD 2019-2020 Calendar

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Patriots of the Week

Boon Elementary PTA would like to acknowledge the following people as our Patriotsof the Week:

Thank you to Tracy Newman, Boon's copy room chair. Tracy has taken the time tocoordinate and train the workroom volunteers. This is a huge help to all ourteachers. The copy room volunteers are awesome! We appreciate you all greatly.

Mark Your Calendars - New to Boon This Year

Grade Level Performances

Due to the day before Thanksgiving being a half day, we are having to make somechanges to VIP/Grandparents Day. Our student performances this year will bespread throughout the year to give our students a more versatile performanceexperience. We welcome all parents, grandparents, and VIPs to come and enjoythese shows. These performances will be at 6:00pm on the Boon Stage on thefollowing dates:

Kinder and 1st: "Go Fish", the Musical, February 6th

2nd and 3rd: "World Cultures" performance, November 14th

4th and 5th: Recorder and accompanying instrumental concert, April 30th

College Colors Day

Friday, August 30 is National College ColorsDay. Celebrate the start of the 2019 CollegeFootball Season by sending your Boon Patriot toschool dressed in their favorite college colors,t-shirt, or jersey.

STEAM Night - September 5

All Boon families are invited to this freeevent.

Thursday, September 5, from 6-8pm thecafeteria, library, and gym will be packedwith parent and student interactive stations: Mathnasium math games, ErecksonRobotics, Destination Imagination info, ThinkFun STEM games, maker spaceschallenges, tessellation art, doodle bots, 3-D printers, battlebots, Keep AllenBeautiful, and more.

We'll also be selling ThinkFun games at half off MSRP, Boon spirit wear, snacks (bythe 6th grade).

There will be a PTA meeting in the Multi-Purpose Room at 5:30 pm.

STEAM Night Flyer

Order Class Shirts and Party Fund

Purchase your class shirts, pay for class party funds, andsign up to volunteer all in one place! The deadline to orderclass shirts and pay for class party funds is August 30.

Boon is a special place because of volunteers, like you!

Attention 5th Grade Parents: All students will wear theirclass shirt to Sky Ranch next month.

Boon Elementary PTA Website

Spirit Week - Buttermilk Sky Pies

Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop is hosting Spirit Weekfor Boon Elementary School September 16-21.When you make a purchase, leave your receiptin the designated box for Boon Elementary andthe school will receive 30% of all purchases.

This yummy fundraiser is a great way to treatyourself, welcome a new neighbor, thank ateacher and so much more.

Spirit Week Flyer - Buttermilk Sky Pies

Spencer Squire Book Drive

Spencer Squire lived each and everyday ofhis short life to the fullest. He taught us allhow to love learning, friends, sports, andfamily. As a Boon Kindergartner, he learnedto be a great reader, writer, and anincredible math student. Not only did he loveto read, but he enjoyed sharing his love ofbooks with others.

Please join in helping promote literacy! Spencer Squire 13th Annual All Star StoryTime Book Drive September 12, 2019. The Book Drive will kick off with our annualReading with the Eagles. Wear your favorite team jersey and bring a NEW or GENTLYUSED book for the Book Drive. Books will be collected September 12 throughSeptember 19. All donations will go to the Allen Community Outreach for holidaybags that will be distributed in December to under-privileged children in Allen.

Spencer Squire Book Drive Flyer

Boon Environmental Club

Boon Elementary is proud to announce the 12th year ofour Environmental Club. The welfare of the environmentis extremely important and we believe that it is equallyimportant to educate our students about how they canimprove the quality of the environment.

If your child chooses to join the Boon EnvironmentalClub, they will not only learn how they can help, butthey will have the opportunity to directly impact theenvironment through many hands on activities in whichour club will participate. Any Boon student in 3rd - 6th grade can join theEnvironmental Club, by filling out the contract and returning it to your classroomteacher, or Mrs. Mitchell.

Boon Environmental Club Contract

Boon Spirit Wear - Get It Before It's Gone!

Show off your Patriot Pride in 2019! Purchase the latestPatriot fashions in Boon's online spirit wear store. Onlinepurchases will be bagged and delivered to your child'sclassroom for your convenience. Inventory is getting low,

so grab yours now.

Special Order Item

After selling out quickly, the Boon Women'sEmbroidered Hat is available again, but by pre-orderonly. This Adams style distressed red hat with blackembroidery is great for field trips, field day andmessy hair days.

Sunday, September 1 is your last chance to order.

Pre-Order Yours Today

Box Tops for Education

The Box Tops for Education program is changing theway we can earn cash for our school. Going forward,instead of clipping from packages and checkingexpiration dates, all Box Tops will be earned digitally byscanning your receipt. The Box Tops for Educationteam has worked hard to build a NEW-and-improved,user-friendly Box Tops mobile app, available now.

If you still have traditional Box Tops clips at home, make sure to send them toschool. We will still earn cash for all clipped Box Tops until they expire.

Get Bonus Box Tops at Costco

For each Box Tops product purchased at Costco between now and September 30,you can earn 10 Bonus Box Tops for Boon. Just make sure and scan your receiptwithin 14 days in the Box Tops App.

Also, 5000 members will be awarded 100 Box Tops! Help us earn money to continuemaking great investments at Boon.

Learn More About Box Tops for Education

WATCH D.O.G.S. Sign Up is Live

Be a HERO to your student and our school!

This is an innovative program that bringsfather figures into schools to provide positive malerole modeling, increased campussecurity and safety. You will get to spend time inyour child's classroom and help around the school

with an individual schedule planned just for you.

WATCH D.O.G.S. is an initiative of the National Center for Fathering and has been awonderful addition to our Boon campus. The time commitment is small, the positiveimpact on our Boon students is HUGE!

Sign Up for WATCH D.O.G.S.

We Need You!

The Boon Elementary PTA is in need of volunteers to chair REFLECTIONS, CHILICOOK-OFF and PATRIOT POST.

Reflections Program

Boon proudly participates in the National PTA Reflections art program.This program allows all students to showcase their artistic talent indrawing/painting, photography, writing, dance choreography, musiccomposition, and videography. Selected students will have their artshowcased at the district level with the potential to move to the Stateand National levels. Last year, an AISD students' art made it all the wayto the National level!

We are looking for someone to promote this program at Boon, facilitatethe collection of entries, coordinate judging, and deliver winning entriesto the district level. This program requires about 10 hours inOctober/November - most of which can be done from home.

Chili Cook-Off

The Chili Cook-Off is a fun, family event that has been a tradition at Boon formany years. We are seeking a chairman(s) to facilitate the advertisement ofthe event, promote ticket sales, coordinate all volunteers, and lead thefestivities on the night of the event.

Patriot Post

The Patriot Post is a PTA-driven informational newsletter written in ConstantContact. Do you have experience with this program? Do you have similarexperience and some administrative skills? Do you want to be in-the-know aboutwhat's happening at Boon the week before it happens? This role is for you!

If you would like further information about these role(s), please contact Tara Lollar.

Attendance

As we begin our 2019-2020 school year, hereare a few notes regarding attendancenotification.

Please report if your child will be absent or lateby 8:30am via one of these 3 methods:

Call the Boon front office at 972-747-3331.Report the absence in Family Access.Or email Cathy Slagle, registrar/attendance.

All absences require a signed note from the guardian, a doctor's note, or an entry in

Family Access explaining the absence within 3 school days of the absence.

Tardies - Truancies

School begins at 7:45am and students are responsible for being in their classroomsat that time. Attendance is taken promptly in order for teachers to begin the daywith their students. Students who arrive after 7:45pm, will be considered tardyunless they arrived late due to a medical appointment with a doctor's note.

To ensure your student starts their day off well, please ensure they are at schooland in their classroom by 7:45am.

New Morning Procedures

Supervision for Elementary Campuses begins at 7:25. This week, students have hada choice of where they go before school from 7:25-7:40. They have the option ofgoing to the playground to play, the computer lab, the library, cafeteria forbreakfast, or to Mrs. Guest's classroom for homework help. At 7:40 we line them upand walk the students to class to meet their teachers at the door and start theirday off on the best foot possible.

Please watch this Video to gain a better understanding of how the new morningprocedures work.

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Traffic Patterns

The beginning of the school year brings added congestion to both drop-off and pick-up. To help traffic flow, please be aware of the traffic patterns, unloading zones andpedestrian cross walks:

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