Bowie PTA Mustang Link
August 18-22
Week of November 2-6
What's Happening This Week 📆
Monday, November 2: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, November 3: NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, November 4:
Thursday, November 5:
Friday, November 6: Stable 68 Dad's Club Tailgate at the Pearce Varsity Football Game
News
We hear you! You miss Sign & Go parties!!
Get excited! Sign & Go planning season is here! 🎉 Meet our Sign & Go Gurus, @helloerinburford and @sherryklein, who are helping bring your ideas to life. 💙
What’s a Sign & Go? A Sign & Go is when friends get together around a theme, host and pay for the party costs, and every dollar of ticket sales goes straight to @bowie_pta.
See an idea above you love?! Grab some friends and let’s go! Now accepting hosts and parties for Spring 2027 (and fall if you need more time to plan 😉).
📚 UIL A+ Academics sign-ups are open!
Join a Bowie team and put your skills to the test in academic events against other RISD schools! 🏆
📅 Sign up by October 30! Link in bio!
✉️ Questions? Contact ashleyjacoby@gmail.com.
Let’s go, Mustangs! ❤️💙
📸 Do you want your kid(s) in this year’s Bowie Yearbook?! ❤️💙
Help us capture all the fun, friendships, and Mustang memories throughout the year! We’d love for families to send us their best photos from school events, activities, and celebrations.
📧 Send photos throughout the year to bowieyearbookpictures@gmail.com. Be sure to include your child’s name, grade, and a brief description.
A few tips: choose your best, non-blurry photos, keep them student/staff focused, and bonus points for pictures with multiple Mustangs! 🐴📸
📚✨ YEARBOOKS ARE ON SALE! ✨📚
Order your Bowie yearbook now and save! ❤️💙
📕 Hardcover Yearbook: $32
⭐ Add your child’s name to the front cover for just $5 more!
⏰ ORDER EARLY! The $32 price is only available through November 19 — prices go up on November 20!
Yearbooks can be purchased directly through Membership Toolkit, making it quick and easy to order yours.
Don’t wait until spring — check this one off your list now! 📸🐴❤️💙
Events
🏈❤️💙 IT’S A MUSTANG FOOTBALL TAILGATE! 🐎
Join us on November 6 for a night of football, family, and Mustang spirit! 🎉
🔥 TAILGATE STARTS AT 6 PM
🏈 KICKOFF AT 7 PM
🍔 FREE BBQ!
❤️💙 Wear your team colors, bring the whole family, and come cheer on our Mustangs!
👏 A HUGE thank you to the Bowie Dad’s Club for sponsoring the tailgate and bringing our Bowie community together!
Let’s pack the stands and show our Mustang pride! 🐎🏈
Moms, grab your favorite cowboy and get ready for Boot Scootin’ Bowie, our annual Mother-Son Event! 💙
Join us Friday, November 13, for a boot-stompin’, toe-tappin’ good time!
🐂 Mechanical Bull Rides
🎶 DJ & Dancing
👢 Boots, Beats & Lots of Fun!
Saddle up for a special night of making memories with your favorite little cowboy!
🧡🎃 SMASHING HUNGER 2.0 🎃🧡
Let’s smash pumpkins AND hunger! ❤️ Join us in supporting Richardson ISD families this Thanksgiving break.
🎃 Bring a pumpkin to smash
🥫 Donate meal kits & hygiene supplies
🛒 Bring grocery gift cards to help feed families
📅 Sunday, November 8 | 4–6 PM
📍 Bowie Elementary School
🏀 Outdoor Basketball Court
📲 Questions or want to help? Text Rachel at 702-378-0453
Share this post and spread the word! 🧡🎃
📚🎈 SAVE THE DATE! ☁️✨
A Sky Full of Stories is coming to Bowie! 🌈⭐
Mark your calendars for November 16–20 and get ready to soar into a world of books, imagination, and adventure!
📖 Bowie Book Fair
📅 November 16–20
📍 Bowie Library
💳 You can set up your eWallet NOW! Get a head start on Book Fair shopping by setting up your student's eWallet today! No cash needed!
Volunteers
☀️ SUNSHINE’S UNEMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH! ☀️
👏 David Davila — K/1 Lunch Duty
Thank you for sharing your time and energy to keep Bowie running smoothly! To all our volunteers: you make our school a little brighter every day. 💛🐴
🎉 VOLUNTEERS OF THE MONTH — SEPTEMBER! 🎉
Help us celebrate our September Volunteers of the Month—the Merino and Ng families! ❤️💙
From filling last-minute needs to showing up throughout the month, these two families have given their time and energy to support Bowie.
We’re so grateful to have your families in our Mustang community. 🐴
🥪 Calling all lunch heroes! 🍎
Do you secretly love opening string cheese? 🧀
Wonder what everyone else packed for lunch? 👀
Have strong opinions about applesauce pouches? 🍏
Or maybe you just want to brighten a student’s day during lunch?
We’re looking for Lunch Volunteers to help supervise and support our Kindergarten & 1st Grade Mustangs this school year! ❤️💙
🕚 Monday–Friday
⏰ 10:50–11:55 a.m.
It’s a fun way to get involved, see your little Mustang during the day, and lend a hand to our amazing staff.
🔗 Sign up using the link in our bio
📚 Help Our Readers Grow!
If you'd like to volunteer in the library, please attend one of the following training sessions. If you cannot attend one of these sessions you can reach out to your library volunteer coordinators Mallory Crist and Cathy Hyman, or VP of Volunteers Rachel Roberts.
October 14 from 8:00–8:45 AM
October 16 from 2:15–3:00 PM
Once trained, volunteers can choose from weekly shifts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
Dad's Club
Are you a dad with a kid at Bowie? Want to get involved, meet other Bowie dads, and help support our school community?
Join Stable 68 — Bowie’s Dads Club! 🧲🐎
Membership is just $25 and includes an exclusive Stable 68 membership shirt! 👕
Come help us craft the spirit of Bowie through family, community & commitment.
Community Events
Have some fun while you support Pearce Volleyball!!
Register on the PABC site -
Mahjong:
https://www.pearceathletics.org/form/m/402497
Tennis:
https://www.pearceathletics.org/form/m/402514
What is Kickoff Crew?
Kickoff Crew is a group of K-6th grade Pearce community children who “Lead the Mustangs” through the Mustang tunnel and onto the field before Varsity home games.
Registration Details
Cost: $25 (includes Kickoff Crew T-shirt and membership, but does not include the game ticket.)
T-Shirt pick-up: You will receive an email with details on where to pick up your shirt.
Home Game Schedule
Fri. Aug. 28 Wylie (Elem. / Jr. High Night)
Fri. Sept. 4 McKinney Boyd (Teacher Appreciation)
Thurs. Oct 8 Lake Highlands (Officials Recognition)
Fri. Oct. 23 Richardson (Homecoming)
Fri. Nov. 6 Berkner (Senior Night)
All home games are at Mustang/Eagle Stadium - 1250 W Belt Line Rd, Richardson, TX 75080.
Game Day Details
YOUR CHILD MUST BE WEARING THE 2026 KICKOFF CREW SHIRT TO RUN ACROSS THE FIELD. Students will meet at the field north gate between 6:40pm-6:45pm. A volunteer will manage the kids before they run across field. As soon as the students have run through the tunnel to start the game, they will exit the field to meet their parent(s) at the south gate.
Questions: Contact Hillary Docekal - Hillary.Docekal@PulteGroup.com
