Let's Get Reading with Read-A-Thon, Through March 31!

Let's get reading, Huskies!

Please share your reader's page today so they can earn awesome prizes!
Read-A-Thon runs March 2-31, 2026

Why do we raise funds? This PTA Read-A-Thon fundraiser helps pay for PTA programming for the year, including upcoming events like end-of-year class parties, all-school assemblies, Spring Picnic, Field Day, and Staff Appreciation Week!

To share your student’s page or register, please visit tr.ee/E3x32Z

GRADE-LEVEL PRIZES:
(The grade level with the most minutes read gets first place and so on)
1st Place: Pizza Party for the Entire Grade
2nd Place: Popsicle Party for the Entire Grade
3rd Place: Set of Board Games for Each Class in the Grade
4th Place: Squishies/Fidgets for Each Student in the Grade
5th Place: Set of Books for Each Class in the Grade
6th Place: $50 to Teacher for Surprise Classroom Items for Each Class in the Grade
7th Place: Special Craft for Each Class in Grade

SCHOOL-WIDE PRIZES:
5,000 Minutes Read or $2,500 Raised: Hat Day
20,000 Minutes Read or $12,000 Raised: Principal Challenge (Special Principal Assembly)

For questions, please contact waysandmeans@harringtonpta.net 

Student PTA Meeting on March 7!

Student PTA Members: Meeting for a purpose
Let’s help Nurse Keri build student hygiene kits!

We invite ANYONE to provide items for the kits! Please visit tr.ee/2NiDiv

Student PTA Member Activity: Saturday, March 7, 2026, from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Location:
Phamily Weight Wellness Center
2419 Coit Road, Suite B, in Plano (on the west side of Coit, between Park & Parker)

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
Parents, please plan to remain at the location for the duration of the event.

For the signup and event details, please visit tr.ee/pVc5ub

Want to join in the fun by joining Harrington PTA? Please visit harringtonpta.net.

Spring Book Fair is Coming!

The Book Fair is coming to Harrington's Library, from March 9-13, 2026!

Please volunteer to make our Book Fair magic happen. Please see the VOLY links below to sign up. Volunteers must be VOLY approved for this school year before signing up.
Volunteer Signup Links:
Wednesday 3/4 Set Up: https://plano.voly.org/opportunity/view.html?id=115557 
Thursday 3/5 & 3/6 Optional Preview: https://plano.voly.org/opportunity/view.html?id=115566 
Monday 3/9 - Thursday 3/12 Shop: https://plano.voly.org/opportunity/view.html?id=115567 
Thursday 3/12 Open House Shop: https://plano.voly.org/opportunity/view.html?id=115568  
Friday 3/13 Shop & Tear Down: https://plano.voly.org/opportunity/view.html?id=115569 

Book Fair Parent Shopping
Students will be able to purchase books before and after school. We are excited to offer special opportunities to shop with your students before and after school! Below are the shopping times and link to sign up. Please be sure to check in at the office before heading to the library to shop.
Monday, March 9 - 7:15-8:00 a.m. and 3:00-3:45 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10 - 7:15-8:00 a.m. and 3:00-3:45 p.m.
Wednesday, March 11 - 7:15-8:00 a.m. and 3:00-3:45 p.m.
Thursday, March 12 - 7:15-8:00 a.m. and 3:00-3:45 p.m.
Friday, March 13 - 7:15-9:00am (shopping available for grownups only after the morning assembly)
Parent shopping signup: https://tr.ee/GdCkJa 

Thursday, March 12 - 5:30-7:00 p.m. - Open House shopping event! Stop by and shop the Book Fair after you have checked out your child's classroom!

Don’t forget to set up your student’s eWallet account for cashless, stress-less shopping.
If your child has funds remaining from our last book fair, you can add them back into their eWallets! When you login, you’ll be given prompts on how to transfer previous funds to this fair's eWallet.

Set up your eWallet: https://tr.ee/L2SnAi 

Shop our Book Fair online from 3/5-3/18 at https://tr.ee/L2SnAi 

25% of every online purchase directly benefits our school. Discover an expanded selection of exclusive books, new releases, value packs, and more. All orders ship direct to home. Book-only orders over $35 ship FREE.

PTA Meeting to Elect 2026-2027 Board on March 12

Harrington PTA Meeting
Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.
Harrington Elementary Cafeteria

2026-2027 PTA Board Election Meeting at 5:30
Book Fair Shopping from 5:30 - 7:00
Open House from 6:00 - 7:00

Everyone is welcome at the meeting. Only members may vote. Join PTA at harringtonpta.net.

Order Your 2025-2026 Harrington Yearbook!

ORDER YOUR 2025-2026 HARRINGTON YEARBOOK NOW!

This year, each yearbook comes with two optional free customized pages! You can add photos from your computer, Facebook, Instagram, Google Drive, and more. The custom pages are printed ONLY in your book. Want more pages? Each additional 2 pages is just $1.99.

Orders and customized pages are due Sunday, April 26, 2026.

Regular softcover price: $29.89 (*price does not include sales tax)
Hardcover option also available.

For families new to Treering (for most families that went to Harrington or a different school last year):
Go to treering.com/validate and use this passcode to sign up for a new account: 101757529231361

For families that previously used Treering (families that ordered a Davis yearbook last year):
Go to treering.com and log in.
Click My Stuff > My Kids > Settings > Add New School/Year > Add New School
Enter this code: 101757529231361
Choose your student's grade, teacher, and choose the 2025-2026 school year and hit Save
You will need to do this for each of your students.

If you have questions, please reach out to yearbook@harringtonpta.net

Share Photos with the Yearbook Team!

SHARE YOUR PHOTOS WITH THE YEARBOOK TEAM!

1) Upload photos to https://tr.ee/AZapmn.
(Or save the photo below to your phone and long-press the QR code from your photo app.)
If you haven't created an account yet and you're prompted for a yearbook passcode, enter 101757529231361. If you purchased a yearbook from Davis last year, please visit harringtonpta.net for instructions on switching schools.
You can add a bookmark or an icon to your home screen to keep this page saved to use all year long!
OR
2) Simply attach the photos you want to share and send them to notification.photos.456634304@treeringphotos.com - please make sure the email comes from your email address that's registered with Treering.
You can add this email address to your address book for easy emailing all year long!

For more information, please visit harringtonpta.net or for questions, please email yearbook@harringtonpta.net.

Shake Shack Spirit Day Benefitting Harrington PTA on Monday, March 30!

Please join us for a Harrington PTA Spirit Night at Shake Shack at Park & Preston!

Monday, March 30, 2026
10 a.m. - 11 p.m.

5009 W. Park Blvd in Plano
(On the northwest corner of Park & Preston)

Mention Donation Day at the register or drive-thru, or use promo code DONATE on the Shack App, web, or kiosk at checkout, and Shake Shack will donate 25% of your total meal purchase to Harrington PTA!

Please tell your friends!

Spring Individual Picture Day on Thursday, March 26!

Spring Picture Day is Thursday, March 26, 2026.

Order photos on mylifetouch.com

Picture Day ID: EVTGPTRXR

Spring individual pictures are usually an expanded headshot (more of the student will show in these pictures).

Student PTA Meetings: Meeting With a Purpose!

We love our student PTA members! We have some fun events coming up this school year!

Please take note of our upcoming meeting dates. Locations are TBA.

Saturday, December 6 - Support Our Troops
Saturday, January 31 - Craft for Kids
Saturday, March 7 - Classmate Kits
Saturday, May 9 - End-of-Year Party

For event signups and details, please visit https://tr.ee/pVc5ub

If your student isn't a PTA member yet, please visit harringtonpta.net to join.

Rent the Rock for Your Student's Special Occasion!

We've got exciting news! A special Davis Elementary tradition, "Rent the Rock" is now being carried on at Harrington! "The Rock" from Davis has been moved to the Harrington property, between two trees, near the Harrington marquee. For $20, families reserve a week-long window and paint the rock to celebrate their students' special occasions.

Please visit the Rent the Rock page for more information, including rental guidelines and the link to reserve your dates.

For questions, please email waysandmeans@harringtonpta.net.

Register for the Deafinitely Not Different 5K and Fun Run - Benefitting the Plano Regional Day School Program for the Deaf

Deafinitely Not Different 5k and Fun Run is a run/walk that benefits students who attend Plano Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.

Your participation could...

-help feed a family so that they can attend an Information Fair to learn more about deafness and resources,
-fund a field trip for our preschoolers to pick up new vocabulary from real life experiences,
-provide entry into competitions with kids across the country for our teens,
-buy books for our middle schoolers to use for Battle of the Books,
-and provide extra learning materials for our students and families to use.
These activities are spread out throughout the year. Regardless of when they take place, YOU get to help us create memories that last a lifetime!

Plano Regional Day School Program for the Deaf provides services for over 500 families of Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in Collin County, Richardson, and Coppell. Help us provide language rich opportunities to our babies all the way up to graduating Seniors!

A shirt is included with registration! Volunteers also get a shirt!

Thank you for supporting us year after year!

Families and staff receive a discount. Contact Definitely Not Different for the coupon code!

You don't actually have to run/walk--you can support by participating "virtually", too!

RACE HAPPENS RAIN OR SHINE.

Visit the Deafinitely Not Different Facebook Page

Visit the Deafinitely Not Different Homepage