December 2007
It has been a terrific first semester for the 2007-2008 school year here at Boggess Elementary. I would like to thank each and every family for all their support. Boggess is fortunate to have such fine fine families in our area. So many have united to form a fine fine PTA led by the very best board.

At this time I would like to extend a very big thank you to this fine group for all their hard work and support. The Boggess PTA has gone far and beyond in providing great entertainment, yet educational programs to our students. On December 18 all students enjoyed the program, “Count On Me” provided by PTA. On December 4, PTA went far and beyond with their generosity in providing a great luncheon for the staff. The baked potatoes ready to stuff and a spread of desserts that were fantastic. The food was truly outstanding and the staff remarked time after time how the PTA was there to serve and pamper them through their lunch. My staff joins me in thanking Mrs. Terri Larson and PTA.

Another fine fine group that supports us day after day is the Watch DOGS (Dads OF Great Students). We thank Mr. Fly for his hard work and organization to provide us with one or two dads every day here at the school that support us in many ways.

As the holiday season approaches, my staff and I would like to take this time to wish you a safe and happy holiday season. We will see you in 2008!

Here for your children.

Mark Speck

September 2007

A big WELCOME to all new and returning Boggess Bengals. For our new families, we are glad you are here and hope you experienced a smooth transition into your new school. For the returning families, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for working so hard with your child last school year. As you may know by now our state accountability rating for the 2006-2007 school year was Exemplary! We know we could not have done it without you.

Thank you for coming to our Back to School Nights. I hope you found them to be informative and productive.

As we begin to focus on this new school year, I am very excited about a new program for fathers called the "Watch Dog" Program. It will be coordinated through our PTA and will consist of providing many wonderful opportunities for our dads to volunteer at school. They may choose to read to our students in small groups, sign up to help with car drop-off duty in the mornings on their way to work, assist in monitoring our lunch room, just to name a few things. I am excited about this opportunity for our dads and would like to extend a thank you to our “Top Dog”, Steve Fly and to Pam Seeger, PTA Programs Director for finding this nationally recognized program for Boggess.

Another exciting program new at Boggess this year is an environmental program called the Boggess Earth Team (BET). Thank you to Ms. Marci Dondershine for heading this.

Excitement also filled our 5th grade halls as they headed to camp recently. This year our 5th graders attended the Collin County Adventure Camp on September 26-29. Everyone had a wonderful time!

Please remember to drive slowly as you enter and exit our parking lot and remind your child to always walk their bike while on campus grounds for everyone’s safety. For your convenience, children may be dropped off as early as 7:00 a.m. with supervision provided in the gymnasium. You may go off to work with less stress by dropping your child off between 7:00 and 7:25 a.m. There is no traffic congestion! I would like to remind everyone how important it is for our students to be in class, ready to learn, at 7:45 a.m.!

Please remember to sign up for a parent conference for Friday, October 26 with your child’s teacher. We are looking forward to serving you and your family in the 2007-2008 school year.
On behalf of the staff and myself please let us know how we may serve you and your children to make it the best school year ever.