PARKWAY PTA NEWSLETTER
February 2020
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IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
Events
PTA Meeting: 02/04
Parkway Bingo Night: 02/06
Chipotle Fundraiser Night: 02/12
Parkway Awards Ceremony: 02/14
Multicultural Night: 02/27
Support PES
Box Tops
Blessings in a Backpack - Feb Fundraiser
PTA Positions Still Open
Volunteering & Chaperoning
Amazon Smile
Reminders
Early Dismissal: 02/14
Schools Closed: 02/17
Parkway School Store - Panda Gear
Support Parkway while you shop
Update your Directory Listing
EVENTS:
Next PTA Meeting – February 04
Please join us for the next PTA meeting, on Tuesday, February 4 from 6:30-7:30pm in the Parkway Media Center (Library).
PTA meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month, from 6:30-7:30pm.
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 Bingo Night – February 06
Our second annual BINGO night will be held Thursday, February 6th from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Parkway gym. BINGO games are free with fun prizes for the winners. Pizza will be available in the cafeteria for a $1 donation. If you'd like to donate prizes (e.g., games, toys, art supplies, etc.), you can drop them off in the BINGO Prize Donation box at the front office. Also, if you have a BINGO number generator that we could borrow for the evening, we'd really appreciate it.
To make this event as successful and fun as last year's event we need your help. To volunteer your time the evening of the event, please sign-up at this link: PTA BINGO Night Volunteers
Chipotle Fundraiser – February 12
Come support Parkway at Chipotle! Between 4pm and 8pm, stop by the 997 W. Patrick St. location and mention Parkway's fundraiser! We'll receive a donation and you'll have dinner.
Awards Ceremony & Classroom parties – February 14
First Semester Awards Ceremony will be held at 9am. Teachers will communicate party schedules.
Multicultural Night – February 27
Let’s celebrate our diversity at Parkway’s Multicultural Night! We will honor and share our unique heritages through arts, crafts, music, dance, food and fun! To be held Thursday February 27 at 6pm.
Girls on the Run Team: this Spring at Parkway
As you may know, Parkway's Girls on the Run team was canceled for Fall 2019 due to low enrollment and not enough coaches. We are looking forward to restarting this excellent opportunity again at Parkway this spring! All training and materials will be provided to coaches - no experience necessary! If you are interested in coaching, please email jenn@gotrmidmd.org. More information on registering girls and coaches will be coming soon.
SUPPORT PARKWAY:
Box Tops!
Download the Box Tops for education app today! The NEW and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to our school's earning online.
Blessings in a Backpack!
Blessings in a Backpack is running a February Fundraiser - “Be the Change!” - Collection tub will be in the front office.
Blessings in a Backpack meets from 9-10am 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
AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support the Parkway PTA every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added benefit that Amazon will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to the Parkway PTA. Please go to smile.amazon.com to learn more about the program and to choose the Parkway PTA as your preferred charitable organization. Thank you!
REMINDERS:
Schools Closed February 17
2hr Early Dismissal February 14
School Store Open Thursdays
School Store is open Thursdays 8:30-9 am. Come get your Panda Gear!
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!
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