PARKWAY PTA NEWSLETTER
November 2019
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IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
Events
PTA Meeting 11/05
Parkway Thanksgiving 11/13
Panda Coffee Chat 11/14
PTA Movie Night 11/15
Support PES
Panda Pacer Round-up
Thank you volunteers
Blessings in a Backpack
PTA Positions Still Open
Volunteering & Chaperoning
Reminders
Make-up Day for School Pictures 11/15
Schools Closed 11/08
Schools Closed 11/27-11/29
Parkway School Store
Support Parkway while you shop
Update your Directory Listing
Renew your 2019-2020 Membership Online at the PTA Website
EVENTS:
Next PTA Meeting – November 5
Please join us for the next PTA meeting, on Tuesday, November 5 from 6:30-7:30 pm in the Parkway Media Center (Library).
PTA meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month, from 6:30-7:30 pm.
Need childcare? No problem! The Parkway PTA is teaming with the Rotaract Club of Hood College to provide free childcare to parents attending the PTA meeting. So, bring the kids!
Parkway Celebration of Thanksgiving – November 13
Please join us for our Parkway Celebration of Thanksgiving on Wednesday, November 13, 2019.
Follow the link to access the RSVP form and the lunch schedule.
Thanksgiving RSVP & Lunch Schedule
Panda Coffee Chat – November 14
Please join us on Thursday, November 14, 2019 from 8-8:30am for the Parkway Elementary PTA Panda Coffee Chat with Parkway Principal Stephanie Brown! More details to follow.
Family Movie Night – November 15
Please plan to join us for “Wreck-it Ralph” on Thursday, November 15 from 6 - 8pm for our Family Movie Night in the multipurpose room.
Bring your sleeping bag, pillow, PJs, and/or whatever you need to be cozy!
This event is free to all Parkway families. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
SUPPORT PARKWAY:
Panda Pacer Round-Up
Many thanks to all our generous Panda Pacer volunteers, sponsors, and donors!
Our Parkway Pandas had a great race day on October 10, and thanks to our community's efforts, we surpassed our fundraising goal, raising $9,611!
We also received generous donations from the following local businesses:
All Around Plumbing
The Frederick Keys
Holistic Health Associates
The Maryland Ensemble Theater
Please thank these businesses for supporting Parkway!
Thank you to all volunteers!
The PTA would like to send a huge thank you to the Panda Pacer organizing committee for all their hard work and for an incredibly successful fundraiser! We would also like to thank our Book Fair organizers for their hard work sharing new books with our students and raising funds for our library. Thank you also to all of the volunteers who supported both of these events!
Blessings in a Backpack!
Blessings in a Backpack meets from 9-10 am every Tuesday at Orchard Grove Elementary School. We pack bags of food for over 300 Parkway and Orchard Grove students at the same time.
If you'd like to help or donate please contact Erin Lawrence at ersincevich@gmail.com
PTA Positions Still Open - We Need You!
We have a pressing need for a new website coordinator! This is a volunteer position that only requires a small amount of time per month for the rest of the year and our outgoing website coordinator will be happy to help get you started.
We also still have a few more important positions open that we need to fill:
lead/co-lead for the Auction (held during the Spring Dance)
lead/co-lead for the Yearbook
lead/co-lead for the Year-End DVD
If you are interested in volunteering for one or more of these roles, or even just to ask questions, please contact us at ptaparkway@gmail.com.
If you are interested in volunteering or chaperoning at Parkway, please visit the following link for more information: Parkway Parent Volunteer Links and Information
REMINDERS:
Schools Closed November 8
Schools closed on Friday November 8.
Make-up Day for School Pictures is November 15
Prints can be ordered online at mylifetouch.com, or using the order form sent home with students.
Schools Closed for Thanksgiving November 27-29
Have a great Holiday!
Support Parkway While You Shop
Please use AmazonSmile whenever you buy at Amazon – AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com.
The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice.
Click on this link to select the Parkway Elementary PTA as your chosen charitable organization. And share the link with your family, friends, coworkers, and others so all of their eligible shopping benefits the students at Parkway!
Stay in Touch with the AtoZConnect Directory!
The Parkway PTA uses A to Z Directories to provide us with a digital, free family directory.
This allows the PTA to connect with families directly and can be a great way for families to connect with each other, too!
Please go to https://atozconnect.com/ to update/verify your information today, or to create a new account if you're new to the school.
Renew your Membership Online at PTA Website
Check out the PTA’s website at http://parkwaypta.weebly.com/ to renew your PTA membership for 2019-2020 and find out the latest PTA-related news.
Pursue Dreams. Endure Challenges. Succeed Together.
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