We had a busy month - here's what we've been up to!

• Gathered at the Space Cowboys baseball game for Spirit Night, and held Spirit Night at Raising Canes! 
• Got a yard sign to advertise Spirit Nights - look for it in the car rider line! THANK YOU to Ms. Kelleher for making this for us!
• Finalized our Fall Movie Night plans and are still taking pre-orders!
• Launched our online auction! We are currently at 70% of our goal ($3492 of $5000) with 5 days left to go!
• Hosted a "High Tea" teacher appreciation afternoon with snacks, pastries, tea, and coffee. Our hospitality team jazzed up the teacher breakroom and did an amazing job showering the teachers with love!
• Held our 2nd annual Partnership Programs Contest to help promote passive-income-generating programs such as Amazon Smile and Box Tops for Education. 
• Re-implemented recycling at Lakeview! Our Dudes on Campus (DOC) will be collecting paper recycling from each classroom on Fridays (in addition to their external lock-check walks). 
• Held our 2nd Spirit Wear sale with a new "Soar to Success" baseball tee!
• Submitted a grant application for the Healthy Minds program through National PTA.
• Started showering our principal with love and appreciation for National Principals Month (delivering coffee, flowers, lunch, and set up a bulletin board for parents, teachers, and students to post reasons why she's awesome). 
• Shared some great read-along books which showcase Hispanic culture for National Hispanic Heritage Month. For the list / videos of the read alongs (put together by our counselor, Beth Mullins), click here.

Our Fall Movie Night is THIS FRIDAY! Make sure to pre-order your meal packages by Wednesday to save money and save on time waiting in line! Doors will open at 6:30pm and the movie will start at 7pm. Make sure to bring blankets/chairs! 

Our online auction is currently going on and will end on Friday at our Movie Night! All bidding will occur online and there will be someone to help if you should need assistance. 

Make sure you stop by our front lobby to jot down a reason why Principal McClanahan is the best! We have post-its and markers at our bulletin board for you to use! You can also take a peek at her "Teacher Favorites" list for gift ideas, or send her an email to let her know how much we appreciate her!

When everyone chips in a little, we can get a lot done! Let us know if you're interested in any of the following opportunities:

• Help with concessions and our auction at our Fall Movie Night - we have different shifts available. Sign up here.
• "Spooktacular" Teacher Appreciation Lunch on Thursday, October 29th - sign up here to contribute salads, sandwiches, chips, drinks, or to help with set up/clean up! We esoecially need help with making the wrap sandwiches, so any contributions for that would be greatly appreciated!
• Upcoming Book Fair - volunteer to help with set up prior to the book fair, or to help during the book fair from November 1-4th. Sign up link is here.
• Viking Store - 4 weekly slots need to be filled!
• Dudes on Campus Committee - contact Shariff at doc@lvepta.org if you're interested; they will be volunteering in the morning car rider line and with security checks + recycling pick-up from each classroom on a weekly basis.
• Sponsorship Committee - contact businesses to ask for school sponsorship.
• Workroom Crew (laminating and cutting weekly)
• Treasurer in training

If you are interested in ever volunteering on campus, make sure to stop by our Volunteer Orientation / Coffee with Admin on Wednesday, October 26th at 11am. We'll go over everything you need to know to volunteer on campus!

This month, we want to highlight and thank four outstanding voluteers; from left to right:

Kimberly Listi for going above and beyond on the Hospitality Committee. She has helped out at each month's event and has been such a reliable volunteer. Kimberly is an avid baker and her delicious treats are absolutely LOVED by our teachers and staff! She has graciusly volunteered to bake all the treats for our Spooktacular Teacher Lunch coming up!

Blake Hutchins for being extremely helpful with our weekly door and lock walk-throughs. Blake's assistance contributed us passing our district safety check with flying colors! 

Shirin Aly for all her help with setting up and running the Viking Store each week. The PTA is back in charge of the Viking Store and it took a lot of effort to get everything up and going, but Shirin worked hard to do so and to keep it running each and every week!

Julie Tran for really stepping up and making sure everything is planned out and organized for our upcoming Fall Movie Night. Julie's attention to detail, organization skills, and reliability is such a breath of fresh air. She's easy and enjoyable to work with, and is an amazing team player.

Thank you SO MUCH to these outstanding volunteers and to everyone who has chipped in, one way or another. We are thankful for YOU and all that you do (even if all you did was read this newsletter!). 

Our next board meeting is on October 26th from 9-10 am via Zoom and our next membership meeting will be right before the Viking Choir performance on November 3rd (in person). If you would like to attend the board meeting and are not a PTA member, please email secretary@lvepta.org for the Zoom invite. The meeting agenda and Zoom invite will be emailed out a couple days before the meeting, so make sure to watch for it in your inbox!

The Fort Bend librarians are planning on hosting a Bookapalooza next semester at Clements High School (open to all). The librarians need your support by eating out at any of the following establishments on November 1st and mentioning the Fort Bend Education Foundation Dine Out for Librarians. See this flyer for details!

THANK YOU to our PLATINUM Corporate Sponsors: Imperial HOA, Imperial by Johnson Development,BEAM Orthodontics, and Capital Infectious Disease Associates. Thank you to our newest GOLD Corporate Sponsors: Core Dance Alliance, and Kristin and Dalton Lytle (Realtors at Hometown America, Incorporated)!

THANK YOU to our newest GOLD family sponsor: Mike and Frances Rychlik!

Did you know you can be a family sponsor too? Sponsorship levels range between $25 to $100 and includes perks like preferred seating at school programs and a free birthday marquee message.

Over the last month, we have used PTA funds to:

• Purchase concessions, movie license, and supplies, and paid for facility rental for our Fall Movie Night
• Purchased several upgrades for our online auction site
• Purchased coffee, flowers, lunch for Principal for National Principals Appreciation Month
• Paid for the 3rd Grade Field Trip to the Zoo
• Paid for the K-1st Grade Field Trip to Blessington Farms
• Paid for the 5th Grade Field trip (Crocodile Encounters)
• Paid for a Hispanic Heritage Month virtual field trip for Ms. Sanchez and Ms. Achiu
• Used a portion of the Treasured Viking Fund to pay for several 5th Grade t-shirts
• Renewed our Zoom license, as well as our Membership Toolkit (Website) subscription

Green = staff and faculty birthdays :)