DT Shields Elementary PTA

09/04/2026

🍿 Popcorn Friday is coming! 🍿

Our September Popcorn Friday will be Friday, September 18th!

📅 Orders are due by Friday, September 11th.

You can order online here:
👉 https://sept-2026-popcorn-friday.cheddarup.com

📄 Popcorn Friday flyers will be sent home with students today or early next week, so be on the lookout!

Thank you for supporting Shields PTA and helping us make Popcorn Friday a fun tradition for our students! ❤️🤍

🍿 Don’t forget to get those orders in by 9/11!

09/02/2026

Join us tomorrow for our first general meeting of the year and stay to see how the 1st graders and new students get sorted.

Tomorrow is the night for our first graders and new to Shields students! 💙🐆💜🫎💚🐺🧡🦊
We will have our PTA and Title 1 meeting before! Please join us at 5:30!

09/01/2026

🎶 It’s Tuesday Tune-In! 🎶

Here’s what’s happening this week at Shields! 🦅❤️

Be sure to check out this week’s highlights, upcoming events, and important reminders so you don’t miss a beat.

And if you haven’t joined PTA yet, now is a great time! Every membership helps us support our students, staff, and school community as we continue to ElevAte: Climbing the Charts! 🎵📈

📲 Scan the QR code or visit joinpta.org to join today!

08/31/2026

🎶 MEMBERSHIP MONDAY 🎶

It’s a great week to get connected with Shields PTA! 🦅❤️🤍

Joining PTA is an easy way to support our students, teachers, and school community. There is no volunteer requirement to become a member—every membership helps us provide programs, events, teacher appreciation, family activities, and more throughout the year.

🎵 Join today: joinpta.org

📣 And don’t forget our first PTA meeting is THIS THURSDAY!

📅 Thursday, September 3
⏰ 5:30 PM
📍 Shields Cafeteria

Come meet the PTA, hear what we have planned for the year, learn how you can get involved, and help us kick off another great year at Shields! House Sorting will follow the meeting, so stick around for the fun!

Whether you’re a longtime member or thinking about joining for the first time, we’d love to see you Thursday.

🎶 Stronger Together. Higher Together.
🦅 Together, We ELEVATE!

08/28/2026

Please help us congratulate Mrs. Burkhalter and Mrs. Tucker on winning the $25 Amazon gift cards! 🥳

We are so thankful for their support of Donald T. Shields PTA. Every membership helps us support our students, teachers, and campus community.

Thank you for joining PTA and being part of what makes Shields so special!

08/24/2026

🎶 MEMBERSHIP MONDAY 🎶

Help Shields PTA keep climbing the charts this school year! 🦅🤍❤️ Joining PTA is one of the easiest ways to support our students, teachers, and school community—and there’s no volunteer requirement.

Want to get even more involved? We’re also looking for volunteers to join our PTA committees, including Popcorn, Fall Festival, Photo, Dance, Hospitality, Family Engagement, Apex Fun Run, and Running Club 5K. Whether you can help a little or a lot, there’s a place for you!

🎵 Join PTA: joinpta.org
🙋 Committee Sign-Ups: https://forms.gle/gX2NUPcE2JQk18ip9

Every member—and every helping hand—helps Shields ELEVATE! 🎶

08/21/2026

🌮 Tacos for our amazing teachers & staff! 🌮

What better way to wrap up the first full week of school than with tacos from Taqueria Santoyo? 🎉

Shields PTA was happy to provide lunch as a small way to say THANK YOU to our incredible teachers and staff for all the energy, care, and hard work they’ve already poured into our students this year.

We hope everyone enjoyed a well-deserved taco break! ❤️🤍

Here’s to a fantastic school year ahead! 🦅

08/20/2026

🎵 Want to help Shields PTA climb the charts this year?

Committee sign-ups are OPEN! ❤️🤍

From Popcorn and Fall Festival to the Dance, Apex Fun Run, Running Club 5K and more, there are lots of ways to get involved — and every little bit of help makes a difference.

Choose the committees that sound like a good fit for you:

👉 https://forms.gle/gX2NUPcE2JQk18ip9

🎤 Your time. Your talents. Our Shields community. Let’s ElevAte together!