It’s hard to believe that the final days of summer vacation
are winding down. Next week, we’ll be making school lunches, getting the kids
to the bus stop on time, and supervising homework in the evenings.
We hope we get a chance to see you on Friday at Discovery’s
Meet and Greet from 2 to 4 p.m. Please stop by the PTA table to say hello and
share your thoughts about what you would like to see us do this year!
You also can pick up your Discovery spirit wear.
Short-sleeved Discovery shirts will be available for $10, and you can order
long-sleeved shirts and hoodies as well.
But most important, you can sign up to join the Discovery
Elementary PTA. This is a way that you can benefit your children and help enhance
their school experience. PTA helps you keep up with what’s going on at school.
We know that most parents’ lives are jam-packed, so you can
decide what type of commitment you can give to the school. If you only have 30
minutes to give once or twice a year, that’s fine. Or if you have more time on
your hands, we’re looking for volunteers to coordinate our annual Moms and
Muffins/Dads and Donuts, and other fundraising and events.
The PTA is open to parents, teachers, grandparents, and even
community members. Membership fees are $8 for faculty, $10 for individuals, and
$18 for families. If you complete a PTA membership at Friday’s Meet and Greet,
we’ll enter your student(s)’ teacher(s)’ names into a drawing for a basket of
school supplies to start the year off right!
And if you don’t believe us on why you should join, here are
10 reasons from Believe Kids: http://www.slideshare.net/believekids/10-reasons-to-join-the-pta.
If you can’t stop by to chat with us on Friday, we hope
we’ll see you at the first PTA meeting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, or at the
Discovery Open House on Tuesday, Sept. 16. And you can sign up to receive this
PTA blog to keep up with the fun activities that will be going on this year at
Discovery.
Here’s to a great school year!
The Discovery Elementary PTA Board
What are Popcorn Fridays? My son will be headed to Discovery for the 1st year. He'll be in Full Day Kindergarten. Is this something he could participate in? Do they get Popcorn during school or something? Fill me in please. Cause he loves popcorn! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jennifer. Popcorn Fridays traditionally have been the first Friday of each month, and the PTA delivers bags of popcorn to each classroom for the students who preorder or send money in that day. Unfortunately, we will not be able to sell preorders at the Meet and Greet as originally said because there have been some new federal rules about school snacks. We're waiting to hear more, and hopefully popcorn will be allowed. We'll update our blog as soon as we have a final decision!
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