SPARKS ELEMENTARY PTA
2020 - 2021 CALENDAR
Dates are subject to change
AUGUST
- 8/5 First PTA Executive Board Meeting – 5:30 pm
- 8/13 First Day of School
- 8/20 Spirit Night- Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream 11:00 am- 10:00 pm
- 8/21 NO SCHOOL- STAFF DEVELOPMENT
- 8/28 NO SCHOOL- STAFF DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER
- 9/4 NO SCHOOL- STAFF DEVELOPMENT
- 9/7 NO SCHOOL – LABOR DAY
- 9/10 Picture Day- Face to Face Students
- 9/10 Virtual Curriculum Night
- 9/17 SPIRIT NIGHT- All day at Chick Fil A 6 am- 8 pm
- 9/17 September PTA Executive Board Meeting 5:30 pm
- 9/17 September PTA General Meeting 6:30 pm
- 9/21-10/9 Raise Craze Fundraiser
OCTOBER
- 10/2 National Walk to School Day
- TBD 5th Grade CogAT testing
- 10/7 Teacher Luncheon (last names A-L host)
- 10/12 NO SCHOOL
- 10/13 SPIRIT NIGHT- Community Grill 4 pm- 9 pm
- 10/12-23 Virtual Book Fair
- 10/22 October PTA Executive Board Meeting 5:30 pm
- 10/22 October PTA General Meeting 6:30 pm
- 10/23 Fall Box Top Deadline
- 10/26-30 Red Ribbon Week
- 10/20 Picture re-take day
- 10/29 Picture Day for Virtual Students
- 10/30 Reflections Deadline
NOVEMBER
- TBD 2nd Grade ITBS Testing
- 11/5 SPIRIT NIGHT- Raising Cane's
- 11/19 November PTA Executive Board Meeting 5:30 pm
- 11/19 November PTA General Meeting 6:30 pm
- 11/23-27 Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER
- 12/ Artome and STEAM Night- Art teacher selects
- 12/7-12 Spirit Week- Batch Bakery 10 am-7 pm
- 12/16 Treats for Teachers
- 12/18 Holiday parties – Throughout the Day
- 12/21-1/3 WINTER BREAK
JANUARY
- 1/4 NO SCHOOL – STAFF DEVELOPMENT
- 1/14 SPIRIT NIGHT – Pending pizza place
- 1/ 1st Grade CogAT testing
- 1/15 Spirit Store Open 7:30-8:30 am
- 1/18 NO SCHOOL
- 1/21 January PTA Executive Board Meeting 5:30 pm
- 1/21 January PTA General Meeting 6:30 Multicultural Night
- 1/22 Teacher Spring Book Fair Preview Day
- 1/25-28 Spring Book Fair Preview Week
- 1/29 Book Fair – Grandparents Day/Book Fair Sales Begin
FEBRUARY
- 2/4 February PTA Executive Board Meeting 5:30 pm
- 2/4 February PTA General Meeting – Book Fair Evening Event (5:30-7:30)
- 2/5 Spring Book Fair Sales End at 9:00am
- 2/11 Jump Rope For Heart
- 2/19 Spirit Store Open 7:30-8:30 am
- 2/12 NO SCHOOL – STAFF DEVELOPMENT
- 2/15 NO SCHOOL
- 2/21 Spring Box Top Deadline
- 2/23 SPIRIT NIGHT- Cookie Rack
MARCH
- 3/1-3 5th Grade to Sky Ranch
- 3/5 Spirit Store Open 7:30-8:30 am
- 3/8-12 SPRING BREAK
- 3/15-19 Spring Book Fair Preview Week
- 3/18 Spring Picture Day
- 3/18 Spirit Night - Pending Spring Creek
- 3/19 Grandparents Day
- 3/22-26 Spring Book Fair
- 3/23 Teacher Luncheon (last names M-Z Host)
- 3/26 Sparks PTA Carnival 5:30-7:30
APRIL
- 4/ Kindergarten roundup
- 4/ STAAR Testing
- 4/2 NO SCHOOL
- 4/3 NO SCHOOL – BAD WEATHER MAKE UP DAY
- 4/9 Spirit Store Open 7:30-8:30 am
- 4/13 SPIRIT NIGHT -
- 4/15 April PTA Executive Board Meeting 5:30 pm
- 4/15 April PTA General Meeting 6:30 pm
- 4/16 Sparks PTA Carnival Weather make up date
- 4/ BOGO Book Fair
- 4/ Open House
- 4/23 NO SCHOOL- BAD WEATHER MAKE UP DAY
- 4/26 NO SCHOOL – STAFF DEVELOPMENT
- 4/ Texas PTA Lifetime Membership Honoree Banquet (will be announced in Fall 2020)
MAY
- 5/4-6 BOGO Book Fair
- 5/5 National Bike to School Day
- 5/6 May PTA Executive Board Meeting – Library 5:30 pm
- 5/6 May PTA General Meeting 6:30 pm
- 5/7 Spirit Store Blow Out Sale 7:30-8:30 am
- 5/ Teacher Appreciation Week
- 5/7 Muffins with Mom
- 5/ Field Day
- 5/ Volunteer Breakfast- Correlates with Field Day
- 5/ STAAR Testing
- 5/12 SPIRIT NIGHT - Handel's Homemade Ice Cream
- 5/20 5th grade celebration and party at Main Event & Year end class parties (K-4)
- 5/21 Last day of school
