Can you believe that we are almost done with October? Wow, time flies. Here is a brief update on what we have accomplished and what we are currently working on…..
Picture Day: We had a successful picture day with super cute and very well-behaved kids! Thanks to all the parents who volunteered!!! When the pictures are ready, we will be sending home information on how to view and order photos. Ordering photos is also a fundraiser, so a portion of sales goes to the PTA (not that you need any extra incentive to buy pics from Stomping Ground – they are amazing!). Retakes and sibling photos will be done on December 3rd. Information on how to sign up will be coming soon.
Walkie Talkies: We are excited to let you know that we received two walkie talkies from our Superintendent Ms. Mabel Muniz-Sarduy!!! A big thank you to our District 28 leaders who ensure our children’s safety. We are still short of our desired amount, but we are working with Mrs. Gallo to purchase the rest.
Diversity Grant: The Superintendent released the first draft on the process. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us or our parent coordinator. We will be talking about it at our next PTA meeting in November.
Participatory Budgeting: Please help us and support Rebekah Cabonargi’s idea to get new air conditioning in our Early Childhood Center (Pre-K thru 1st grade). So far, we only have a little over 20 votes. We can do a lot better! All you need to do is support and comment the idea to help spread the word.
Annual Appeal: Thank you to all the families who made a contribution! We have hit 51% participation for the whole school. That means we are just over half way to having everyone participate! Let’s try to get closer to 100%! Remember: no amount is too small to support our school community!
Upcoming Events:
This week: Thursday (10/31) – Harvest Parade Bake Sale. Please come watch our kids march in their parade (pray for no rain!) and buy some treats at our annual bake sale! All proceeds support the PTA.
Upcoming: Thursday (11/14) – Usborne Book Fair at Parent-Teacher Conference. Please share with us your child’s favorite reading topics, so that we can include your desired books at the fair. We created a Survey Monkey link, which you can find here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NNBWHJK
Upcoming: Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser. We will be kicking this off shortly. Be on the lookout for information in your child’s folder.
And, last but not least, our next PTA meeting is Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 7pm. Save the date!
Happy Halloween!