Originally delivered on 11/16/2025 11:01 am

SUBJECT: Meyerland PVA PTO Newsletter (November 16, 2025)

November 16, 2025

Dear Greyhound Families,

 

Hello Greyhounds!
 

What a week! We had our second PTO General meeting, Magnet Open House, School Tours, and Greyhound Store! You all were super supportive and helpful! We have one week before our Thanksgiving Break. Let’s make it memorable! 

 

🥫 MPVA Food Drive

The Counseling Department is leading this year’s Food Drive, and we’d love your support! Donation bins are located at each grade-level entrance. Every item helps make a difference for families in need this season.

 

🤝 Adopt-a-Family for the Holidays

Want to spread a little holiday cheer? The Counseling Department is organizing our Adopt-a-Family program for the season. To participate, email president@mpvapto.com

or connect with Ms. Moody — your kindness can make a family’s holidays brighter!

 

🎒 Thursday, November 20 – School Tours

Thank you to those of you who answered the call to help with school tours. MPVA will continue to host School Tours for prospective families on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We still need a few more volunteers! Don’t worry — we’ve got maps ready to go, and you can even shadow one of our seasoned tour guides. It’s a great way to meet new parents and share what makes MPVA special.

 

 

💜 Thank You!

As always, thank you for your time, energy, and Greyhound spirit. Together, we’re making MPVA stronger every day!

 

Warmly,
 

Naomi Doyle-Madrid

MPVA PTO President

Need this information in another language? Simply click the Translate button in the top right corner of this newsletter to select your preferred language. This feature allows you to read our updates in over 100 languages, making sure every family can stay informed about our school news!


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Click Here to Become a Member!
Upcoming Events
Theatre Booster Club: Chipotle Spirit Night

November 19th | 5-9 pm 

Enjoy dinner at Chipotle while supporting MPVA Theatre Booster Club!

Order online for pickup using unique code CGJXN6D or show the flyer in the restaurant! You must mention the fundraiser when ordering.

@8825 W Loop South

Bingo at Betsy's Park

December 3rd | 6-8 pm 

Come play Bingo and have dinner at Betsy's while supporting MPVA PTO! Raffle for anime gift baskets, ballet tickets, and more!

@4400 Bellaire Blvd

Kona Ice Spirit Day

December 5th | 4pm

Enjoy Kona Ice while supporting MPVA PTO!

Kona Ice Trucks will be by Science Buildings on Wigton Dr.

Sign up to help HERE with crowd control!

Important Information
Pop Up Shop - Guitar Club Gear

Support Guitar Magnet by purchasing a t-shirt and/or hoodie!

Click HERE to purchase by November 23!

Magnet Program Support

Click on your student's magnet area to pay program support fees.

Art 

Band

Broadcast Journalism

Choir

Creative Writing

Dance

Guitar

Mariachi 

Orchestra

Piano

Theatre

The School Store is Open ONLINE

The school store is open online, you can order throughout the year and items will be delivered to your child's Homeroom class once a week on the last purple day of the week.  For questions, please contact orders@mpvapto.com

Buy Now
Class of 2026

8th Grade Parents, the wait is finally over!! 

8th Grade Packages are available for purchase. Don’t delay, pay today. Please note that you will be required to create a Membership Toolkit (MTK) account in order to purchase. Please put N/A for Homeroom Teacher until that information is provided. 

It’s going to be an exciting year for our Class of 2026 students! 

Click HERE to purchase your 8th Grade Package

~8th Grade Planning Committee

Schoolwide Free Dress Pass

Click HERE to purchase Free Dress Pass Bundle or Free Dress Single Day for the 25/26 school year! Available for all students.

2025-2026 Free Dress Days:

  • December 5th
  • January 9th
  • February 6th
  • March 6th
  • April 2nd
  • May 1st
All sales will benefit Class of 2026!
*Students must adhere to the 2025-2026 MPVA Dress Code*
Yearbooks for Sale

6th & 7th Grade Families - Yearbooks are on sale NOW!

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE! 

***8th Grade Families, remember the yearbook is included if you paid your 8th grade package fees!***

Volunteer Opportunities
Picture Retake Volunteers

November 18th 

Students will take fall makeup pictures on November 18th.

The students will be escorted to the auditorium by their respective teachers. They will be lined up, and the volunteers will provide them with their photo cards. Each student will approach one of the two photographers and have their photographs taken. The photo cards will be presorted for the volunteers to administer. If the student is absent, the card will be returned to its place, and the volunteer will move on to the next. The photographers will arrive at 7:45 to enter the auditorium to set up. Photos will be taken from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.  The volunteers would need to arrive by 8:30 am and will be able to take breaks per the schedule.  The last of the classes will be photographed at 3: 20 pm. 


Sign up HERE to volunteer!

Honor Roll Volunteer

November 18th | 10:50am - 1:15pm

Hand out cookies and Greyhound bucks to honor roll students during lunches.

Sign up HERE to volunteer!

Kona Ice Volunteer

December 5th | 4:00 - 5:00pm

Volunteers are needed to help with crowd control when Kona Ice Trucks come each month! This is a great fundraiser for MPVA PTO!

Sign up HERE to help!

Greyhound Store
MPVA Magnet Tours Volunteer

November 6th - February 12th | 1:00 - 2:30pm

As we enter magnet tour season, MPVA is seeking enthusiastic parent volunteers to serve as campus ambassadors. Volunteers will assist with greeting prospective families, guiding tours, and helping visitors experience the vibrant culture of our school.


Your participation helps families see firsthand the strong sense of community that defines MPVA. Tours begin November 6, 2025, and volunteer shifts are flexible.


If you’re interested, please contact VP of Magnet Relations at magnetrelations@mpvapto.com or sign up HERE to help!

PTO $$ at Work

Your support makes a difference! Thanks to your donations, PTO can continue to provide opportunities and resources that help us do the following...

💜 Breakfast and lunch for teachers during prep and the first week of school, and treats throughout the first couple of months.


💜 Supporting a summer admin retreat and teacher retreat for professional development and team building 


💜 Teacher grants: supplies for animation class, subscription for math program support, HoCo Photo Booth 


💜 Collection of some magnet fees and purchase of supplies:

Art: supplies for Dia De Los Muertos projects, sketchbooks, art supply packages

Broadcast: video and photo cameras, backdrop

Choir: music binders, clinician/accompanist fees, pre-concert meal

Piano: music theory books, headphones, classroom supplies

Dance: Fundraising support for fall fundraiser

Creative Writing: planning support for student workshops 


💜 Student incentives for Greyhound Store and honor roll, Kona Ice, free dress, and 8th grade planning and packages including yearbook, dance, field trip, and end of year fun events

Upcoming Events
Wednesday, December 3
6:00p Betsy's Benefit Bingo
Friday, December 5
4:00p Kona Ice Spirit Day
Friday, December 12
10:30a Greyhound Store
Friday, January 9
4:00p Kona Ice Spirit Day
Friday, January 16
10:30a Greyhound Store
Corporate Sponsors

Do you own a business, or do you know someone who does? Do you have a skill or service that could build up the MPVA community? Are you partial to helping support a certain type of event, want to underwrite an event, or would you like to just make a donation to be used as needed? We’d be glad to connect with you and make sure our community knows the people who raise their hand and give to make MPVA a truly wonderful school. Visit our website to check out Sponsorship Levels and email Luci Christian-Bell at fundraising@mpvapto.com to learn more. 

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