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PTA Newsletter, November 2011
Reflecting on our annual October event, Our Halloween Carnival was a success. The turnout was incredible and the kids loved it. Thank you to all who volunteered with set-up, clean-up, running games, snack bar and tickets sales. Also a big thank you to the Granada family for donations of those "huge" pumpkins. After the event, they were given away to garfield families. The school profited approx. $530.00 from this event. GREAT JOB EVERYONE!
The PTA also has recently purchased playground equipment , including various balls and jump ropes, for both playgrounds k-5. Box Top money stands at $530 this far in the school year. $200.00 was used for the purchase of these balls, to start. Thank you Daisy Dominic for assisting Mary Eisfeld with the box top store, every wednesday. The kids really love it!
Our Fundraiser, although has been over since Oct. 10th., continues to be a challenge. Several calls and late notice's have been given out to 25 families that still owe the school money for chocolate sales. Continues to be a work in progress to collect the remaining profit for the kids. Our next fundraiser, however is scheduled to start November 10th and continue through Thanksgiving break. ALL MONEY AND ORDERS DUE ON NOVEMBER 28TH. (in order to guarentee delivery by Christmas break) Catalog for "Elegant Accents" ,our holiday fundraiser, is due to be sent home by Nov. 9th.
Next PTA meeting wednesday, November 9th at 8:15am and again on November 30th. We will be discussing our biggest event of the year, "Pancake breakfast with Santa". EVERYONE WELCOME!!!! hope to see you there.
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Newsletter- December 2011
Happy Holidays Everyone! The December month has been a busy but fun month to end the year. First, we completed our " Elegant Accents" catolog fundraiser. We rushed to collect orders in time in order to receive products before the Christmas break. All products were delivered and distributed to students in record time and as a result, the school profited $1500. Secondly, Our Holiday pancake breakfast event on Dec. 10th., was so much fun. Approx. 100 students and their families gathered together for breakfast. Santa made a dramatic entrance and posed for pictures with the children. Crafts were being made and Raffle prizes were being given out. The food was delicious and hot. The circuit breakers never even went out this year. THANK YOU ALL who volunteered for set up, cook and clean. The event could not have happened without you! GREAT JOB EVERYONE! The lighted tree still stands on stage until Christmas break for all students to enjoy. The year for events has come to a close, but planning for field trips will be the main focus for January. Grade Reps. will meet in January to discuss their role with field trip planning. Our next PTA meeting will be on Wednesday, January 11th. at 8:15 am. EVERYONE WELCOME!!!!! Please continue to help us - help our school.
Newsletter- January 2012 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! End of year planning stages begin this month. Focusing are on spending money on the children, in the form of field trips and events. Parent representatives have been working with teachers to send their classes on field trips. Movie night is in the planning, as well as a spring fundraiser. "Mixedbag designs" has been chosen to start in february. Next PTA meeting wednesday February 8th. EVERYONE WELCOME! Thank you for your continued support.
March is "Magical" month here at Garfield. On March 7th. we have a very special magic show scheduled as part of rewarding the students for a successful fundraiser from last October. Our Spring Book Fair family event also focuses on magic. "Every book is a magical book" is the theme for our entertainment that evening. A magician is visiting our school to perform a show for the students on Book and Blanket night. This family event will be held on March 22nd from 5:45-7:30 pm. All children will receive a free book for attending and
refreshments will be served. Our Book Fair will be held in the School Library and will be open during Book and Blanket Night. All families are encouraged to visit the "luau in the library" and shop through a variety of books.
Thank you to those families who participated in our Spring Fundraiser. "Mixed Bag Designs" brought our school profits of over $1300.
Thanks to the parent reps., classes have field trips scheduled. The students are joining in the fun of walking or rolling to school and arriving safely, thanks to Gil and his team of traffic guards. The PTA encourages every family to join us in keeping Garfield students safe and leaving them with lasting memories. Our next scheduled PTA meeting will be held on March 13th. at 8:15 in the multipurpose room. Thank you.
March was truly a magical month. The students "raved "about the magic show that they earned as a fundraiser reward. World famous Chocolates came through with a great show.
Our "Golden Sneaker award" granted to Ms. B and Ms. O'Connor's classes for the students that walked the most to school, during the week of our contest. CONGRATULATIONS!
Our spring Book fair was the biggest yet. Our school sold $4200 worth of books. The Luiu theme was a hit. All the teachers were given $100 in scholastic dollars to build their classroom libraries. Total of $2200 dollars given back to the school. At Book and Blanket night, the students and their families (approx. 200 attended) enjoyed a night of cookies, milk juice, free book and a magic show. Thank you to Rod Miller for donating his time and talent to come and do a show for us that evening.
Ms. Fernandez has been working on a school-wide literacy project. Words are posted all over the school for students of all grade levels to see, study and retain.Some examples are as follows:
K- out, your, her, said, here
1st- went, they, want, house, behind
2nd- selection, charge, center, minute, brought
3rd- contrast, digit, table, diagram, numeral
4th- adjust, compose, glossary, improve, increase
5th- descend, modify, govern, convention, analyze
Next PTA mtg is scheduled for April 18th. at 8:15 AM . Discussion will include Walk/Roll to school and its future, Teachers appreciation luncheon , Possible walkathon, open house/ice cream social. Busy month in May. Please attend and help us get through the rest of the year. Thank you!