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## Council Delegates

## Used Book Sale

This month is the last month for you to bring in your unwanted books, CDs, DVDs, audiotapes and videotapes for the PTA Council's third annual Used Book Sale!!! Please bring your old books to our general meeting, or call Kristin or Sounjalynne so we can pick them up at your house. Any kind of book is fine, including adult books, children's books, cookbooks, even old textbooks.
The sale itself is Feb. 19-22 in the back corner of the Target shopping center at Trinity Mills and Josey Lane in Carrollton. PLEASE COME!!!! The sale is a great way to stock up on reading and listening materials at great prices! Proceeds benefit the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Educational Foundation, which distributes funds to teachers and special projects throughout the district.Your donations and your purchases help our kids in public school! If you can help before, during or after the book sale, please contact Kristin Eoff at (972) 417-0088. PTA volunteers get first dibs on book purchases!
A silent auction of autographed books will be held the weekend of the book sale. If you know an author, please contact Kristin Eoff today! We need all the signed books we can get!

## Vendor Fair

The PTA Council is holding its annual Vendor Fair from 9 a.m. to noon April 6 at First Baptist Church on Josey Lane in Carrollton. Vendors at the fair include food companies, candle makers, gift companies, clothing manufacturers, etc. Come to taste free samples and to discover many fund-raising opportunities for your club, church, soccer team or school. Admittance is free. Many vendors say our fair is the best they attend each year!!!

## Clothes Closet

The PTA Clothes Closet is still seeking donations of gently used clothing for both sexes and all ages. The Closet has been busier than ever this year and has served 92 families this school year alone! The Closet especially needs jeans, school uniforms and new underwear. Please bring your donations to the next general PTA meeting, or call Kristin or Sounjalynne to arrange a pickup. A big thank-you to member Amy Turner for donating seven bags of baby clothes!!!
If you can help out (without kids) on a Monday morning, your volunteer hours would be greatly appreciated! Volunteers are needed to fold and sort clothes, and Spanish speakers may be asked to help translate for visiting clients. Families seeking free clothing at the Clothes Closet are referred by schools throughout CFBISD. The next work day is Feb. 2. Contact Kristin Eoff for more information.

## School Funding Update

The CFBISD Board of Trustees voted in December to eliminate block scheduling at its high schools to help reduce a projected deficit in 2004-05. No cuts have yet been made in elementary education. The district's online survey received many responses, and as a result of that input, the trustees are considering "outsourcing" busing and janitorial services to save money, as well as offering early retirement to longtime employees.
On the state front, education advocates are pressuring Gov. Rick Perry to call a special session on school financing this spring and come up with a better funding plan than the current "Robin Hood" property-tax system. Perry has vacillated over whether to seek more funding for public schools. If you care about this issue, PLEASE write to Perry and/or your representatives in Austin to press for better funding for ALL Texas schools! Info.: www.TexasSchoolFinance.com.

## Upcoming Events

Feb. 2: Clothes Closet work day, 9:30 to noon.
Feb. 3: First of three free sessions on "Parenting with Love and Logic" by CFBISD Parenting Dept. FACES office, 1721 Walnut in Carrollton. 6:30-8 p.m. Child-care reservations needed. (972) 323-2865. Continues Feb. 10 and 17.
Feb. 4: First of two free sessions on "Parenting with Love and Logic" by CFBISD Parenting Dept. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, 14032 Dennis Lane in Farmers Branch. 7 to 8 p.m. Child-care reservations needed. Continues Feb. 11.
Feb. 5: CFBISD Parenting Dept. presents "Today's Child, Tomorrow's Parent." 6:30-7:30 p.m. Child care available. (972) 323-2866. Central Elementary, 1600 S. Perry in Carrollton. Free.
Feb. 5: First of three free sessions on "ADD/ADHD" by CFBISD Parenting Dept. FACES office, 1721 Walnut in Carrollton. 6:30-8 p.m. Child-care reservations needed. (972) 323-2865. Continues Feb. 12 and 19.
Feb. 12: Free parent-education seminar on "Stepfamilies Working Together." Noon to 1 p.m. at FACES office. Child care provided with reservations. (972) 323-2865.
Feb. 13: Blanton school carnival, 2525 Scott Mill Road in Carrollton.
Feb. 16: Clothes Closet work day, 9:30 to noon.
Feb. 17: National PTA Founder's Day.
Feb. 17-22: Annual Texas PTA convention at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott. Register online at www.txpta.org.
Feb. 20-21: Used Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Trinity Valley Shopping Center (by PetSmart), Josey Lane and Trinity Mills.
Feb. 26: Free parent-education seminar on discussing sex with your kids. Noon to 1 p.m. at FACES office. Child care provided with reservations. (972) 323-2865.
March 1: Clothes Closet work day, 9:30 to noon.
March 4: CFBISD Parenting Dept. presents "Today's Child, Tomorrow's Parent." 6:30-7:30 p.m. Child care available. (972) 323-2866. Central Elementary, 1600 S. Perry in Carrollton. Free.
March 8-12: CFBISD Spring Break.
March 22: Clothes Closet work day, 9:30 to noon.
March 25: Free parent-education seminar on "Consequences That Change Behavior." Noon to 1 p.m. at FACES office. Child care provided with reservations. (972) 323-2865.

## Bunco

Geraldine Leondike (972) 394-8127
Bunco is a fun and easy dice game with no prior experience required! We always need subs! If you'd like to sign up for the sub list please give me a call!

## Playgroups

Doan Ngo (972) 242-9518
Do your kids need new playmates? Do you want to chat with other moms? The PTA has ongoing playgroups that you can join. Please contact Doan Ngo at (972) 242-9518 or ngodtrang@yahoo.com if you need more information or if you are interested in joining a group or starting a new one.
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