The first PTO meeting of 2026-2027 will be Thurs. Aug. 6 at 8:00 AM online. Email j@howdy.com to join.
Room Parents: Helps coordinate class activities, supports the teacher with communication, and organizes classroom needs.
coordinate/remind your class about your teachers' birthdays & Teacher Appreciation Week in May
coordinate help for classroom holiday parties or events
sharing teacher Wish Lists with the class families
sharing info that might not have made it to your parents, like Dress Down Days or Crazy Fridays
PSIA Lead: Supports the Private Schools Interscholastic Association (PSIA) program by helping organize students’ participation and assisting with competition logistics. They will work with Dean of Students, Jared Dailey.
PSIA was created to provide similar academic competition opportunities for students in 1st - 8th grade at private, parochial, and home schools, while UIL is primarily for public schools. The founder of PSIA conceived the idea while working at UIL, intending to create a similar, high-level, and comprehensive academic program.
Kirby Hall School is in District 7A (an "A" school).
Our Kirby Hall Penguins are PSIA PROUD, earning 3rd place overall in the recent statewide competition. We had nearly 30 students compete in a variety of academic and creative/artistic categories from 1st - 6th grades.
CONGRATULATIONS to all of our students who participated, and a huge thanks goes to Mr. Dailey, our teachers, and parents for all their time and efforts and helping us to train our brains!
Pre-K - Ms. Perez: Srimathi - on WhatsApp
Kindergarten - Ms. Loyd & Ms. Noid: Roxy - on WhatsApp
2nd Grade - Ms. Chesonis: Taylor on WhatsApp (both 2nd grade classes are combined into one chat group)
2nd Grade - Ms. Nguyen: Natalia on WhatsApp (both 2nd grade classes are combined into one chat group)
4th Grade - Ms. Halstead: Sara, Jill and Justinia - in a group text
5th Grade: Amy on Signal
6th Grade: Vanessa
Most grade levels, the PTO at-large, and each PTO event has its own WhatsApp group chat. Contact us to be added to the group(s).
Directions for Creating a Grade Level WhatsApp:
-Open WhatsApp
-Select KHS Parents 2025-2026
-Click the green + Add Group button
-Select Create new group
-Name the group “KHS - __ Grade”
-Click Add
Within the Group info tab, you can click invite via link or QR Code to gain the URL to share with your grade level parents!
Supply Lists for each grade level. If ordering from an Amazon Wish List, please include the name of the teacher in the gift notes.
The Faculty/Staff Favorites booklet is in the front office if parents ever want to reference it for one of their kiddo's teachers or school staff.
We often use it when we get birthday treats for each other, but we thought parents might like to know that it's available for them to look through as well if ever needed.
Thank you for appreciating the adults who make our school experience possible.