If you are new to MDE this 2026-27 school year, we are so excited to welcome you and your family through our doors on August 13th!  All PTA information and links can always be found on the MDE PTA website (memorialdrivepta.membershiptoolkit.com).  

 

HOW TO STAY CONNECTED:

  • Create a Membership Toolkit account (or login and update your account if your previous school used Membership Toolkit).  You will utilize this site for many things throughout your time at MDE: to purchase spirit store items, update family info for PTA directory, etc.
    • You can find additional information regarding membership toolkit below.
    • Questions? Email Melanie Baldridge at webmaster@mdepta.org 
  • Join the MDE PTA - you can do this starting August 1st!  Why Join the PTA?
    • Get connected with other parents through our monthly PTA meetings and volunteers opportunities
    • Get access to our online and printed PTA Directory (parents & student info) 
    • Stay informed on the 20+ events our PTA hosts or support at MDE (you will be added to our email list and receive weekly newsletters)
    • Access to vote on important items that impact your students, including our PTA budget 
  • GroupMe App (texting app)
    • Typically, there is a grade level boy GroupMe and girl GroupMe that parents use to communicate with each other.  You can ask any parent in the grade who is already on the GroupMe to add you or you can ask the room mom for your class to add you (room moms are typically in place by the second week of school).  Teachers are not on the GroupMe text chain.
  • Follow MDE PTA on Instagram: memorialdrivepta - stay up to date on all our events!

 

HELPFUL INFO 

  • At the beginning of the school year, you will keep hearing about the ‘Pony Packet’.  This is an online PTA actionable checklist for parents.  You will find it on the PTA website starting August 1st.

 

  • Our PTA supports our teachers and school in some amazing ways, plus we host over 20+ events throughout the school year (Book Fair, Fall Festival, Grandparents Day, STEAM Night, etc.).  To learn more about our Three Primary Fundraisers and what you are supporting by contributing to those, CLICK HERE.

 

  • Our 2026-27 PTA Calendar has been posted here!  Check out all the incredible events we have in store!

 

  • Volunteers: To volunteer on campus during school hours, you are required to register, here. At the Back-to-School Coffee at MDE on August 13th parents can sign-up to be Room Parents, Library Volunteers and Front Desk Volunteers.  As each PTA event draws near, we typically send out a Sign-up Genius (via the PTA Newsletter) asking for parent volunteers.

 

  • PTA Directory: Once you join the MDE PTA, you will have access to the online PTA directory and you will receive a printed directory in October.  Directory includes parent and student (teacher and grade level) information.  Our teachers and staff are not allowed to provide class lists.

     

SHOP and JOIN

 

  • PTA Spirit Store had a pre-sale July 1-19, 2026 for MDE swag.  It will re-open for a short period on time on August 1st to ensure our new families have a chance to order.

 

 

 

 

SAVE THE DATES

  • JULY 20th: Back to School Grade Level (1st - 5th) Pool Parties Go on Sale: Click here to purchase!
    • These are parties arranged by our auction team and generously hosted by MDE parents.  They typically take place slightly before or slightly after the first day of school.  
  • AUGUST 1st: Complete the Pony Packet
    • This is an actionable PTA checklist for parents
  • AUGUST 8th at 1pm: Kinder Welcome Party 
    • First Baptist Indoor Playground @ 7401 Katy Freeway [Kinder Families Only]
  • August 11th - New Parent Orientation, Meet the Teacher & Lucy’s Lab Unveiling
    • 8:30-9:00am is New Parent Orientation
    • 9:00-9:45am is Meet the Teacher
    • 9:45-10:15am is the revealing of Lucy’s Lab - a hands-on STEM learning space created to honor the life and legacy of Lucy Dillon
  • AUGUST 12th at 10am: PreK Welcome Party
    • The Brown Family home 
  • August 13th - First Day of School and Back-to-School Welcome Coffee at MDE
    • Stop by right after walking your kids to class. Here you can share coffee with new and old friends, learn more about upcoming PTA sponsored events, signup to join the PTA and Dad’s Club + signup to be a Room Parent, Library or Front Desk Volunteer.
    • We will have a New Families Welcome Table - come by and pickup up your ‘A New Pony Lives Here’ yard sign - a gift from our PTA
  • August 21st - PTA Back-to-School Parent Party 
    • 6-8pm at the home of John Hays and Carrie Compton
    • Just join the PTA and show up - no additional ticket purchase needed!  This is always so much fun!
  • August 28th - Ponies on the Patio
    • 7:30-7:55am in the MDE Courtyard
    • This is a monthly activity hosted by our school. Parents and students join for play time and connection!
  • September 4th - First PTA Meeting 
    • 9:15am at MDE in the Multipurpose Room (large meeting room immediately to your left upon entering the school)
  • Back to School Grade Level Parent Coffees
    • These are a great way to see old friends and meet new friends!  They are typically hosted for each grade level at the home of MDE parents around the start of school.  Additional information will be posted here and emailed out.

 

More on MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT

  • Create a membership toolkit account (if you have never had one before) or log into your membership toolkit account (if your previous school used membership toolkit) and update your information and your student’s information.
  • www.memorialdrivepta.membershiptoolkit.com is the website for the MDE PTA. The platform is called Membership Toolkit. This system allows you to sign up for volunteer opportunities, join the PTA, order spirit wear and yearbooks, make a donation, search our student directory and more.

Should my spouse/partner have a separate Membership Toolkit account? What is we want separate accounts

  • When possible, we recommend creating a single account so that all information including volunteer signs ups, completed forms and purchases, and directory information is stored in one place. When a primary user creates an account, there is a space to invite other email addresses to access the account. This secondary user will have his or her own login information but also have access to the family account, be listed in the directory and receive communications from your child’s teacher, room parents and the PTA. Both adults on the account will be able to sign up for volunteer opportunities, make purchases and complete forms for that student. Only two adults can be listed on one Membership Toolkit account.

  • For divorced or separated families, one family record can list two separate address and contact details – or each adult can register individually and be listed separately in the student directory. Note that if you do register individually, there may be some forms such as the PTA membership form that everyone will have to complete in order to have full access to the site.

 

 

PTA Questions?

 

Reach out to our 2026-27 PTA President, Michelle Williams at president@mdepta.org or our Vice President, Eric Winter at vicepresident@mdepta.org 

 

 

The school will provide additional information about school (not PTA) related activities, typically in the first newsletter (Pony Express) from the Principal, such as:

  • MDE Hours - doors open at 7:30, first bell is 7:50am, tardy bell is 7:55am and dismissal bell at 3:05pm
  • Skyward - where grades are posted
  • How to locate you child’s student ID number: log into Skyward, click on student info and look for ‘other ID’
  • School Cafe - school lunch account - you will need your child’s student ID number
  • School Lunch - Parents are welcome to join their child for lunch any day of the week.
  • SBISD app - replaces Remind app; an app teachers and staff use to communicate to parents
  • Child Pick-Up - bus rider, car rider/parent drive, biker or walker - parents pickup at the front of school.  Your child’s teacher will provide you with a car rider number tag at Meet the Teacher to keep in your car.
  • MDE Bus Routes
  • SPIRAL/PGP/GT/Math Movers - contact Counselor to learn more about testing dates and requirements
  • SBISD 2026-27 Calendar
  • MDE Website 

 

School Questions?

 

Helpful information can be found, here.

 

Having trouble with Skyward?  Contact MDE’s new registrar, Lainne.Ramos@springbranchisd.com

 

Emely Benavides (emely.benavides@springbranchisd.com) or Principal Thayer Hutchinson (thayer.hutcheson@springbranchisd.com)

 

 


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