MDE PTA Calendar 2026-27
- calendar is subject to change -
This is a calendar of PTA Sponsored or Support Events. We have included some, but not all, key dates for school-led activities/events. Review the Pony Express (newsletter sent by our principal, Thayer Hutcheson) and principal/staff/teacher communications.
Dates of Fifth Grade Graduation activities will be announced in early 2027.
Red Text: MDE PTA Auction Event/Party (ticket must be purchased)
Announcements & links to purchase will be posted on the PTA website (memorialdrivepta.membershiptoolkit.com) and sent out via the PTA newsletter. Join the PTA to automatically receive these notifications.
AUGUST
1st - Annual Fund Begins
1st - Pony Packet Opens (actionable PTA checklist for parents)
1st - JOIN THE PTA
3rd - Teachers Return to School
8th - Kinder Social at Houston First Baptist
10th - Fourth Grade Boys Back-to-School (auction) Party from 10:30am-12:30pm
11th - Meet the Teacher
- New Parent Orientation 8:30 - 9:00
- Meet the Teacher (all grades) 9:00 - 9:45
- Lucy’s Lab Unveiling 9:45 - 10:15
11th - MDE Staff/Team Photos
11th - First Grade Boys Back-to-School (auction) Party from 4-6pm
11th - Second Grade Co-Ed Back-to-School (auction) Party from 2-4pm
11th - Third Grade Girls Back-to-School (auction) Party from 11-12:30pm
11th - Fifth Grade Boys Back-to-School (auction) Party from 12-1:30pm
11th - Fifth Grade Girls Back-to-School (auction) Party from 12-1:30pm
12th - Fourth Grade Girls Back-to-School (auction) Party from 10am-12pm
12th - PTA Committee Chairs Set Up for Welcome Coffee
13th - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
13th - Back to School PTA Welcome Coffee in Cafeteria
- Parents stop by after dropping your student in their classroom to mingle, join the PTA, sign up for room parent and library volunteer + learn more about upcoming PTA sponsored events!
14th - Third Grade Boys Back-to-School Party (auction) from 3:30-5pm
18th - Field Trip Shirts Intake (sizing taken at school)
20th - First Grade Girls Back-to-School Party (auction) from 4-6pm
21st - Room Parent Meeting in Multipurpose Room (time is TBD)
21st - PTA Back to School Parent Party from 6-8pm
- Host: John Hays & Carrie Compton (10926 Wickline Drive)
- only need to join the PTA to attend!
28th - Ponies on the Patio
28th - Staff Appreciation Lunch
31st - PTA Executive Board Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 12pm
SEPTEMBER
4th - PTA General Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 9:15am
7th - Holiday (Labor Day)
9th - MDE Open House 4:30 - 5:30pm
11th - Spring Branch Education Fund (SBEF) Style Show at 11am
14th - 18th - Hollibrook (Sister School) Shoe Drive
19th - PTA Printed Directory Confirmation Deadline
22nd - School Picture Day, Individual (taken by Inter-State Studio)
23rd - Early Dismissal (11:50am) for Staff Development
25th - Ponies on the Patio
25th - Staff Appreciation Lunch
28th - PTA Executive Board Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 12pm
29th - Running Club BEGINS
- Tues/Thurs 7:30 a.m.- 7:50 a.m.
- must sign waiver for your child to participate
- Questions? Contact Coach Nguyen (jordan.nguyen@springbranchisd.com) or Angela Sims (secretary@mdepta.org)
OCTOBER
2nd - PTA General Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 9:15am
2nd - PTA Directories go to Print
9th - Holiday (Staff Development)
12th - Holiday (Students & Staff)
13th - 16th - Pumpkin Decorating Contest
- winners announced on October 16
16th - Fall Festival and Haunted House from 4:30-6:30pm
16th - Staff Appreciation Lunch
20th - Retakes for School Pictures, Individual (taken by Inter-State Studio)
21st - 23rd - PTA Printed Directories Go Home
- Check your eldest child’s backpack
22nd - Early Dismissal (11:50am), Parent/Teacher Conferences
23rd - Early Dismissal (11:50am), Parent/Teacher Conferences
26th - 30th - Red Ribbon Week
30th - Ponies on the Patio
30th - Book Character Dress Up Day
NOVEMBER
2nd - PTA Executive Board Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 12pm
3rd - Holiday (Students & Staff)
5th - Family STEAM Night at MDE, 5:30 - 7pm
11th - Heroes Lunch
- lunch at MDE hosted for veterans and local first responders
13th - PTA General Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 9:15am
13th - Third Grade Musical
- 8:20 - 9:00am for students
- 2:10 - 2:45pm for parents
19th - Running Club ENDS
- Running club ends with a school-wide fun run from Chapelwood parking lot to MDE prior to school starting
20th - Ponies on the Patio
20th - Staff Appreciation Lunch
23rd - 27th - Thanksgiving Break
30th - Food & Coat Collection for Hollibrook (sister school) BEGINS
DECEMBER
1st - Cash for Custodians Collection Begins - Amber Lewis
7th - PTA Executive Board Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 12pm
8th - Spelling Bee
9th - 4th Grade Winter Choir/Handbell Concert
- 8:20 - 9:00am for students
- 1:20 - 2:10pm for parents
11th - PTA General Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 9:15am
11th - Food & Coat Collection for Hollibrook (sister school) ENDS
15th - Food & Coat DELIVERY to Hollibrook (sister school)
18th - Winter Parties
18th - Early Dismissal (11:50am)
Dec 21st - Jan 4th - Winter Break
JANUARY
1st - 4th - Winter Break Continues
5th - Classes Resume
5th - PTA Executive Board Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 12pm
8th - PTA General Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 9:15am
18th - Holiday (Students & Staff)
25th - 29th - MDE Book Fair
- Grandparents Day will be after school one-day during the week of Book Fair
28th - MDE Kindergarten Roundup at 9am
29th - Ponies on the Patio
29th - Staff Appreciation Lunch
FEBRUARY
1st - PTA Executive Board Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 12pm
8th - 11th - Cultural Arts Week
4th - Early Dismissal (11:50am), Parent/Teacher Conferences
5th - Early Dismissal (11:50am), Parent/Teacher Conferences
12th - PTA General Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 9:15am
12th - Valentine’s Day Parties
15th - Student Holiday (Staff Development)
26th - Go Texan Day (PreK - 2nd)
26th - Ponies on the Patio
26th - Staff Appreciation Lunch
27th - MDE Gala & Auction at Houston Country Club
MARCH
TBD - Healthy Lifestyles Farmers Market
1st - PTA Executive Board Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 12pm
1st - 5th - Talent Show at 7:30am
8th - 12th - Spring Break
16th - School Picture Day, Class Pictures (for the entire school) & Individual Pictures (new students and staff members)
18th - PTA General Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 9:15am
19th - Field Day
19th - Teacher & Staff Appreciation Lunch
19th - Ponies on the Patio
26th - Holiday (Students & Staff)
29th - Mother Goose is on the Loose at 8:50am (Pre-K performance)
APRIL
5th - PTA Executive Board Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 12pm
5th - 9th - Rafflemania
14th - STAAR Reading/LA (3rd - 5th only)
16th - STAAR Reading/LA Makeup (3rd - 5th only)
16th - PTA General Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 9:15am
21st - STAAR Science (5th only)
22nd - Gallery Night (school-wide art show)
23rd - STAAR Science Makeup (5th only)
26th - Holiday (Students & Staff)
28th - STAAR Math (3rd - 5th only)
30th - STAAR Math Makeup (3rd - 5th only)
30th - Ponies on the Patio
30th - Staff Appreciation Lunch
MAY
1st - School Principals’ Day (national day)
3rd - PTA Executive Board Meeting, Multipurpose Room at 12pm
- 2027-28 PTA Budget Vote
5th - Fifth Grade Recorder Concert at 2:10pm
4th - 8th - Staff & Teacher Appreciation Week
7th - Sister School Staff Appreciation Lunch
7th - Kinder Mother’s Day Tea & Performance
10th - 14th - Third Grade Ukulele Class Presentations at 2:10pm
14th - PTA May Luncheon
- 2027-28 PTA Budget Voted on by PTA Members
18th - School-wide ‘Teacher/Staff Member’ For - A - Day
24th - PTA Executive Board Transition Meeting at 9:15am
26th - 5th Grade Graduation Ceremony, School Clap Out & Graduation Party
26th - All School Picnic
- parents must pick up their students & escort them to the picnic on MDE fields
26th - Last Day of School - Early Dismissal (11:50am)
