
Calling all seniors who attended McGowen Elementary! Join us for breakfast on May 19, starting at 7:30 am.
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Do you have a child starting kindergarten next year?


“I always say that we are all different people. We’re all different artists, and we all have a different style.”
See video: https://youtu.be/ONwyrZfbxec?si=LFyJJ-q-jX7Xku4N
Amy Arnold is the 2025 Teacher of the Year for McGowen Elementary. She is an art teacher, and she has worked as an educator for 18 years.
See video: https://youtu.be/ONwyrZfbxec?si=LFyJJ-q-jX7Xku4N
Amy Arnold is the 2025 Teacher of the Year for McGowen Elementary. She is an art teacher, and she has worked as an educator for 18 years.


ONE MORE DAY to shop!
The McGowen book fair will close on Friday, March 14th, 1:30.


Don't forget to set up your student's eWallet account for cashless, stress-less shopping. Friends and family can even contribute funds! Set one up here:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/mcgowenelementaryschool


A few more volunteer spots are open this week at the McGowen Book Fair! Sign up, and your student will enter a raffle for a prize!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4EAAAE29A6FA7-55475464-spring



This year's Book Fair is going to be epic! Visit the McGowen book fair on the evening of March 11, from 4:30-6:00pm. Then head to the gym for the first-ever Math Night from 6:00-7:00 pm. Bring your family to this event and students will receive a free book bag for book fair shopping and math night goodies.


It's a book fair pop-up! You are invited to visit the book fair in the school library!
McGowen Elementary's spring fair will open after school on Tuesday, March 11, and run through Friday, March 14.


2nd grader brings favorite book series to the McGowen learning commons. Her commercial on morning announcements has the series flying off the shelf! #misdreads


Did you know that in just MINUTES you can share our fundraiser with your friends and family and help us reach our goal? 😮 Visit mybooster.com and choose to get the word out through email, text, or on social media 💻📱with a simple click.
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Have a spare minute? That’s all it takes to share our McGowen Fun Run and help us reach our goal! 🎊Visit MyBooster.com to quickly share through email, text and on social media with just a click! 💻📱🙌


We are celebrating National Hispanic Heritage month at McGowen!



We kicked off our PTA Boosterthon fundraiser today. Your student came home wearing a lanyard showing how to register on MyBooster.com. All of the profits from this fundraiser goes back to supporting our McGowen students!


Watch Dog Dads kick off is Tuesday, September 24th from 6-7 PM. Following the kick off, our Scouts Program will have a meeting between 7-8 PM.


Join us tomorrow (September 12th) at 6:00 PM for our McGowen Title 1 Parent Meeting & PTA Community Helpers Event! The event will take place in our McGowen Gym!



Join us at McGowen for our Title 1 Parent Meeting on September 12th at 6:00 PM. Following the meeting our PTA will host a Community Helpers Event.



Have a great Labor Day weekend! Please remember that Monday & Tuesday are student holidays! Enjoy your long weekend!


Friday, September 6th is McGowen Night at the stadium. We are also having a pre-game party at McGowen before the event. Don't forget to purchase your adult ticket to the game. https://my.hometownticketing.com/agency/70dd26e6-3605-4be0-a838-8c85a777e78a



McGowen Spirit Week at Handel's is August 26th - August 30th. Stop by for an ice cream after school next week! Be sure to tell them you are with the McGowen PTA. 30% will go back to McGowen PTA. The PTA money is used for our McGowen students and teachers! Thank you for supporting our McGowen PTA!


Lunch visitors may begin on Monday, August 26th. All visitors must have a physical valid ID (photos of IDs are not accepted) to join your student at lunch. One of the visitors must be on the student's contact list in e-school. If your student has a grandparent or grand-friend planning on attending lunch the week of September 9th-13th, they must be with someone on the contact list or be added to your contact list. To add someone to your contact list, please email Wendy Sanchez at wsanchez@mckinneyisd.net.


Please help me welcome Stephanie Wolff, our Communities in Schools Dallas Region representative. If you want to know more about CIS, please see the link below!https://www.communitiesinschools.org/
