Ending November on a high note!

We hope you enjoyed our first Usborne book fair as much as we did!  It was incredibly successful.  We  raised over $1600 in books for our school!  Way to go, AEA!

Our pie sale was also successful.  Final numbers will be announced soon.  Thank you to all the families and school staff who ordered. You will receive an email with pick up instructions.

You also should have received your Stomping Ground access code to view and order photos.  The jumping photos were amazing, right?  The first order deadline is Tuesday, December 3, 2019.  Those orders should arrive at the school by Tuesday, December 17, 2019.

Retakes and sibling photos will be on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.  Please note that you need to register for retakes and sibling photos through the link below.  There is a second grade field trip that day, but the school is aware of it and the second graders will take their retakes and sibling photos before they leave.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLmn5GKHaBxv2mw9cF1KK3OzoAaU8SYT_kLj3iudaaDgr_FQ/viewform

THIS week’s events:
Tuesday, November 19 at 8:30 am: D28 parent workshop at PS 220 – The Art of Candle Making.

Thursday, November 21: 
5:30 pm: Financial Workshop and Thanksgiving Potluck.
7 pm: PTA MEETING. If you are not already there for the financial workshop and Thanksgiving potluck, please make sure to come in a little earlier to buy raffle tickets. This month’s prize will be TWO weeks of Tiger Schulmann Kickboxing classes (valued at $250)!

Upcoming events:
Thanksgiving Food Drive (until 11/19):
The Thanksgiving Food Drive is coming to an end soon, but you can still donate non-perishable food items until tomorrow (Tuesday, November 19).  Carts will be outside during arrival and dismissal.  We hope to provide 45 families full Thanksgiving meals.  These families are in financial need and have one or more children with special needs.

Pajama Drive (until 12/4):
Our annual Pajama Drive is ongoing and runs till Wednesday, December 4.  Please donate new pajama sets (all sizes).  You can send your pajama sets in with your child.  Make sure to also decorate your “pajama” cutouts so we can place them on our bulletin board.

Toy Drive (until 12/8):
The PTA is supporting Yuval, one of our 4th graders, and his mom Avital in organizing a toy drive for Kids Need More (KNM).  Kids Need More is a non-profit organization that helps kids with cancer and their families at their most difficult times.  Each year, KNM organizes cheer buses that drive to families’ homes in Queens and Long Island to bring them Holiday Cheers and many gifts.  Last year they had 13 buses visiting 230 families.  This year we hope to make a real difference with our toy collection.   https://kidsneedmore.org/
Please leave your unwrapped and unopened toy donation in the box next to the security sign-in desk.

Holiday Card sale (until 12/31):
If you are interested in making holiday cards using your new photos from picture day, you can save 20% off holiday cards and gifts at Minted.com using code FUNDRAISEPS303.  The PTA receives 15% of the proceeds.  The discount code is valid from November 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.  Please check out their cards here: https://www.minted.com/

Looking ahead:
November 28 – December 1: Thanksgiving break (school is closed November 28 and November 29)
Tuesday, December 3: Retakes and siblings pictures
Thursday, December 5: CEC with presentation from WXY about D28 diversity process.

See you Thursday at the PTA meeting!!!

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