Back to School Bash Tomorrow
All Patton families are invited to the annual Back to School Bash on the blacktop (or in the Commons if it’s raining) tomorrow, August 31st, at 6:00 pm. We have a DJ! There will be pizza, ice cream, and snacks for sale. Additionally, parents can enter a raffle to win 4 front row tickets to their child’s grade-level music performance. Please click here for more details. If you are interested in volunteering, sign up here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4aaeaf23a7fa7-back Front Row Seats Raffle Ticket Sale Look for us at the Back to School Bash to purchase your raffle tickets for front row seats (4 seats total!) for your child’s grade performance. Buy 1 ticket for $3, 4 tickets for $10, 10 for $20. Each PTA member gets 1 FREE ticket. Yearbook Chairperson We are in need of a Yearbook Chairperson, or co-chairs, to help with the Color Portrait school pictures and the Treering yearbook for 2018-19. Last year’s chair has transitioned to Thomas Middle school, but he is available for questions and has very good notes on how to run this committee. We have been very fortunate to have wonderful yearbooks produced each year and we would like to continue this tradition. It’s a great work from home, flexible committee that allows you to be more involved with the PTA. Volunteers Needed! This volunteer form lists opportunities for you to get involved at Patton. Someone will contact you if you express interest in a particular event. Thanks for helping out! Class Photographers If you are interested in being the classroom photographer for your child’s room, please either fill out the volunteer form directly above or send an email to [email protected]. Being classroom photographer involves taking one class picture before Thanksgiving break and taking some candid shots during the class parties. These pictures will be used for the yearbook. Patton Spiritwear- Ends 9/14 Welcome back to school Patton Panthers! What better way to show your Panther Pride than with some fun spiritwear! Please visit Patton’s online Spiritwear store at headsupapparel.com. Online sale will be open through Sept 14th. Feel free to take a peek at the samples hanging in the lobby near the main office. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Gries at [email protected] or Stephanie Notaro at [email protected]. New Patton Panther Car Magnets Purchase a newly designed Patton Car Magnet available for the first time at the Back to School Bash! They will be on sale at the raffle table for $5. If you would like to purchase a magnet, but can not attend the event please contact Larissa Laufenberg at [email protected]. Patton Traffic Team Thanks You! We want to thank everyone for being so kind and patient these first few days of school. This has been THE SMOOTHEST beginning of the year transition in many years. On Friday, we had the entire car line cleared by 3:45!! Great job everyone! Just a few reminders: *Patton Avenue is ONE WAY during pick up and drop off times. Please only go southbound on Patton Avenue and refrain from making U-turns at all times. *The staff lot off Patton Avenue is for staff parking only - with the exception of morning traffic team volunteers. *Also, please avoid crossing through the staff lot during drop off and pick up times. There are no sidewalks there and it is safer to avoid crossing through that area. Thank you for helping to keep Patton School and all our families safe during our pick up and drop off times! If you have any questions or concerns, email us at [email protected] ACE It! 25 (All Children Excel) “ACE It 25” is a PTA council committee that has been established in district 25 to support families of children with identified physical, behavioral, emotional, and intellectual needs. Please contact Bethany Larson or Julie Manis at [email protected] for additional information or if there is anything they can do to make our events more accessible and comfortable for all students. Questions or Ideas? Do you have a question or a great idea you want to share with PTA? A topic you would like to see on a PTA Meeting Agenda? Please email your ideas to Patton PTA at [email protected]. We are always looking for help for upcoming events and committees and would love to hear from you! Thank you! Welcome to the PTA
All PTA members will receive this weekly e-newsletter. Please reply if you’d like to unsubscribe. PTA is looking forward to a great year! We have the following meetings scheduled for this year: Tuesday, September 11 - 7:30 pm Tuesday, October 2 - 9:15 am Wednesday, November 7 - 7:30 pm Tuesday, January 15 - 9:15 am Tuesday, February 5 - 7:30 pm Tuesday, March 5 - 9:15 am Tuesday, April 9 - 7:30 am Tuesday, May 7 - 9:15 am Yearbook Chairperson We are in need of a Yearbook Chairperson, or co-chairs, to help with the Color Portrait school pictures and the Treering yearbook for 2018-19. Last year’s chair has transitioned to Thomas Middle school, but he is available for questions and has very good notes on how to run this committee. We have been very fortunate to have wonderful yearbooks produced each year and we would like to continue this tradition. It’s a great work from home, flexible committee that allows you to be more involved with the PTA. PTA Website We would love to get our PTA Website up and running this year. Please let us know if you have any interest in helping us with the website. Kingergarten Room Parents Kindergarten parents... please consider volunteering for Room Rep in your child’s classroom. Please contact Amy Klehr At [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to volunteer. Volunteers Needed! This volunteer form lists opportunities for you to get involved at Patton. Someone will contact you if you express interest in a particular event. Thanks for helping out! Back to School Bash, Friday 8/31 All Patton families are invited to the annual Back to School Bash on the blacktop (or in the Commons if it’s raining) next Friday, August 31st, at 6:00 pm. We have a DJ! There will be pizza, ice cream, and snacks for sale. Additionally, parents can enter a raffle to win 4 front row tickets to their child’s grade-level music performance. Please click here for more details. If you are interested in volunteering, sign up here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4aaeaf23a7fa7-back Patton Spiritwear- Ends 9/14 Welcome back to school Patton Panthers! What better way to show your Panther Pride than with some fun spiritwear! Please visit Patton’s online Spiritwear store at headsupapparel.com. Online sale will be open through Sept 14th. Feel free to take a peek at the samples hanging in the lobby near the main office. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Gries at [email protected] or Stephanie Notaro at [email protected]. Patton PTA Directory Spot App Is Live As of today, the Directory Committee has updated our feature-rich Directory Spot app with this year’s student, staff, and PTA information. The app is available for iOS and Android devices through their respective stores, and may also be accessed online at www.directoryspot.net. As a PTA Member, you have been set up to use the app already. New users should download the app, enter your email address as your user name, and click Reset Password. Once you’ve reset the password, you’ll be set to use the app. PTA Members may update their contact information within the app at any time during the year by logging in at www.directoryspot.net. New users, you can find step-by-step instructions for downloading the app by clicking here. Please contact Milla Bolotny [email protected] if you have questions or difficulty accessing the app or editing your information. Patton Traffic Team Thanks You! We want to thank all of our families for being so kind and patient the first few days of school while we iron out any wrinkles in our drop off and pick up systems. Many veteran team members have been lending an extra set of hands to help everything run as smoothly as possible so we can all drop off and pick up our students efficiently and safely. Please do not hesitate to approach one of our volunteer team members (the ones in those beautifully bright yellow vests or shirts) if you have any questions, especially if you are new to Patton. Thank you for driving slowly through the lot, using all designated crosswalks, not parking illegally, and having a smile on your face! School Supply Kits Thank you for ordering your school supplies through EPI for this school year. The kits were delivered to classrooms last week. As this is a new vendor, I welcome any feedback (pros or cons!). Contact Mairin Gradek at [email protected] ACE It! 25 (All Children Excel) “ACE It 25” is a PTA council committee that has been established in district 25 to support families of children with identified physical, behavioral, emotional, and intellectual needs. Please contact Bethany Larson or Julie Manis at [email protected] for additional information or if there is anything they can do to make our events more accessible and comfortable for all students. Questions or Ideas? Do you have a question or a great idea you want to share with PTA? A topic you would like to see on a PTA Meeting Agenda? Please email your ideas to Patton PTA at [email protected]. We are always looking for help for upcoming events and committees and would love to hear from you! Thank you! -- Click Here to support Patton PTA via smile.amazon.com. Click Here to purchase your PTA Membership. Click Here for Patton PTA Post archives. Click Here if you have non-PTA events to promote (i.e., party, garage sale etc.) and put your notice on the Patton Elementary School Parents Facebook Page. ---This language should be included on appropriate PTA flyers: PTA Sponsored Event: Notice: This event is solely sponsored by the PTA. School staff might not be present and have no responsibility for the event. Please direct all inquiries or concerns to the sponsoring PTA. |
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