TEACHnology Fair is coming - March 9th 7-9pm at Thomas
Come out and learn about new technologies from your peers and other community members! Students from all nine schools of District 25 are participating is this exciting and informative night. Topics include Scratch programing, Makey Makey technology, Stop-Motion Video, 3D Modeling, and much more. Please see the attached flyer for details. Get Further Involved! The Volunteer Form is Always Available Whether you are a newer family at Patton or part of the old guard, you can always become more involved with the Patton PTA. Access the Volunteer Form by clicking this link and browse our programs to find your interests. After you submit the form, you’ll be contacted around the time of the events you’ve chosen to see if you are still interested in helping. Get your name on the list, and get in the game with the PTA! PTA Dine & Share at Garibaldi’s Come out and join your friends on Thursday, March 17th from 5-8 pm. 25% of all purchases will go to the Patton PTA. Come in for dinner after your Patton Teacher Conferences, and save money by not running your dish washer! An informational flyer will come home via backpack mail soon. Attention 5th Graders… Get your Thomas Middle School Timberwolves Gear! The Thomas Middle School spring spiritwear sale starts on March 1st! Orders will be delivered to Patton School. Please see flyer for more details. If you have any questions, please contact Brett Hackmann ([email protected]). Volunteer Opportunity - TEACHnology We are in need of parent and student volunteers in order for the TEACHnology program to run smoothly. Assistance will be needed for greeting and directing visitors, assisting presenters with technology, and other miscellaneous assistance. Students can earn service hours for volunteering at this event. Please click HERE to sign up. Yearbook Picture Needs! As we are nearing the time to submit the final yearbook, we are in need of pictures from certain grades. We could use a few photos for 4th grade but we are in desperate need of pictures for 2nd grade. As of now, there is only one full page of second grade pictures. All pictures are welcome, but in particular, please send pictures for these grades to [email protected] by March 23. Thank you! Class Composite Keepsake If you ordered a class composite keepsake with your class pictures in October, it came home this week with your child. The keepsake includes your child’s picture, their entire class and all the teachers at Patton in one booklet. Please direct any questions to [email protected]. PTA Post Highlight - What’s in the Footer? Have you ever looked at the bottom of the Patton PTA Post? You may be interested to know about the five useful links to be found there. These include links to support Patton PTA when you shop at Amazon, a link to the Volunteer Form and PTA Membership purchase page, as well as links to Post archives and the Patton Elementary Parents Facebook page. Check them out - especially the first two links. Help fund our cause, and get involved!
Online Student Directory App As a PTA member, you have access to the online Patton Student Directory via the Directory Spot app, available for both IOS and Android devices. If you have yet to download the app, search “Directory Spot” in the Apple or Google Play store. Open the app, enter your email address, and click Reset Password. Follow the prompts, and you’ll be ready to go. You may also access the app on your computer at www.directoryspot.net. Please contact [email protected] if you have difficulty accessing the directory. Our Next PTA Meeting is Tuesday, March 8th at 9:15 AM in the Art Room We will hear the nominations for our 2016-17 Executive Committee and cover other important issues. Just Move it! Challenge Pre-Registration Deadline Thursday, March 31st! The Arlington Heights Council of PTAs and ABC/25 Foundation invite runners and walkers of ALL ages and abilities to participate in a 5k and 1 mile Run/Walk on April 16th that combines fitness and fun for the entire family! Entry fees increase after Thursday March 31st and only participants who register by this date will be guaranteed a race t-shirt in their school color and size. Contact your school representative Mary Goumas [email protected] or Pam Sloss [email protected] with questions or suggestions. 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! Comments are closed.
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