MAES/Parr's PTA Chalkboard

President’s Message

It is only September and we are off to an amazing year.  The past few weeks have been full of  positive energy and FUNtasic events!!!

POPSICLES with PRINCIPALS: There is no better way to start the school year than to have popsicles with our Principals Mrs. Covino of Parr’s Ridge, Mrs. Blonkowski of MAES, and Assistant Principal Mrs. Cramer of MAES.  We are looking forward to having a FUNtastic school year with them and and welcome them to lead our schools.  We also are happy to welcome back our Assistant Principal Mrs. Bubnash of Parr’s Ridge.

THE FIRST WEEKS of SCHOOL: The FUN didn’t stop with popsicles.  One of my favorite things at the beginning of the school year is to see excitement and positive energy flowing through the hallways of both Parr’s Ridge and Mount Airy Elementary Schools.  It’s contagious!!! I invite you to join in on the FUN and be a part of the FANTASTIC things happening around our schools.

COMMITTEE CHAIR KICKOFF MEETING: Speaking of positive energy, our Committee Chairs all seem to be hard at work.  Our Kickoff Meeting was AWESOME.  We had a great time sharing information, eating yummy food, and getting to know each other.  I thank you for jumping into your positions and helping our students and our schools.                                                                                                              ***Go Team*** Go Team***

BACK to SCHOOL NIGHTS: It was a great  pleasure to see so many wonderful families at the Back to School Nights.  Thank you to everyone that came out and stopped by our PTA tables to say “Hi” and to show your support for our Elementary Schools.  Parr’s Ridge and Mount Airy Elementary are blessed with so many parents who are willing to get involved. I hope you are able to find a volunteer position that fits your special abilities.

BACK to SCHOOL SOCIAL: We could not have had a more beautiful afternoon for the Back to School Social.  THANK YOU to all of our volunteers and teachers that gave your time to make this community event a great success.  You make a difference every day!  The PTA appreciates the countless hours that our teachers and faculty give to our schools, families, and students.

Together Everyone Achieves More,

-Tanya

CALENDAR of  UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday  9-12 - Market Day Order Pick Up 5:30 – 6:30 in MAES Cafeteria

Monday 9-17- Schools are Closed for Rosh Hashanah

 Tuesday 9-18- The No Bake Bake Sale Begins

 Wednesday 9-26-  Schools are Closed for Yom Kippur

 Monday 10-8-  Early Dismissal from Schools for  Professional Development Time & No Bake Bake Sale Ends

 Wednesday 10-17- 6:30pm -Volunteer Training  at Parr’s Ridge   & 7pm -PTA General Meeting at Parr’s

 Friday 10-19- Schools Closed for Professional Meeting Day

 Friday 10-26- 6:30pm Fall Family BINGO NIGHT

HELP WANTED:  The Parr’s Post Office Committee is in need of volunteers to help the 2nd graders sort the mail. Sorting will take place approximately 9:00-9:30 each morning. If you are interested in helping, please contact Christine Hanson at 301-829-4331 or stasiasmom@gmail.com. Please provide the days of the week and number of days per month you are available. Thank you!

Volunteer Training News

Thank you to all 100+ Volunteers that have already come out and been volunteer trained!!!  Training will continue    before our general PTA meetings through January 2013.

*Due to time and the specifics of the trainings, late participants may be asked to attend other training sessions, so please arrive on time.

UPCOMING TRAINING DATES

Wed. October 17^th 6:30pm at Parr’s/  Wed. Nov. 14^th 6:30pm at MAES/   Wed. Jan. 16^th 6:30pm at Parr’s

Before you can volunteer in any Carroll County Public School, you must first attend volunteer training.  You must complete training at least 7 school days before volunteering.  You are required to renew your training each year.  Training attended during the 2011-2012 school year will expire on September 30^th regardless of how late in the year you took the training.

**SAVE THE DATE**  Family Bingo Night*****Friday, October 26, 2012 ****At Parr’s Ridge

Doors will open at 6:30pm ***** Super Fun!!! Prizes, Raffles, and More!!!

We are still looking for High Schoolers and Middle Schoolers to help with Bingo Night  for service hours.

Contact Lisa Trail to volunteer.  ( lisastrail@yahoo.com)

SHOUT OUTS from THE PTA 

Thanks to…

Katie Guynn, Bryce Averell, Garrett Averell, Kim Dibuono, Missy Sellers, & School Secretaries for helping get the Newsletter to families this summer.

All COMMITTEE CHAIRS for committing to the job & being a HUGE part of our success!

ALL VOLUNTEERS who SIGNED UP TO HELP!  We need you and are happy that you are willing to help make our schools the best they can be.

Chris Barker for all of your web work and Tech Support!!!! Thank you!

Teachers that scooped Rita’s-The kids love you!  We love you!  Thanks so much!!!

Kathie Borghans, Allyson Sealfon, Lora Hobbs, Ginger Berndt, Chris Bloch and Mt Airy Middle Volunteers for a GREAT Back to School Social!!!!

Melissa Finch and Cheryl Pickard for volunteer training all of us!!!

Box Tops Contest Information

PLEASE continue to send in those box tops!!!  We are able to earn money for our schools, MAES and Parrs!  That money is then used to purchase necessary supplies, equipment, and technology for our schools.  Every Box Top helps!!!  Please cut them out along the dotted lines and send them in a sealed baggie with your child.  This year, we are tracking Box Tops by homerooms.  There will be a winner both from MAES and Parrs.  For the class that brings in the most, there will be a class party in May.          Also, do you have a middle/high school student that would like to cut box tops to earn community service hours?   We could surely use the help!  Please email Lora Hobbs Lora.hobbs@comcast.net orTina Humble Tkhrn1227@gmail.com.      Thank you!

DO YOU SHOP AT SAFEWAY? 

eScrips will give up to 4% of you grocery bill back to our schools if you just

• log onto www.eScrip.com.
• Enter the our School I.D. 6625291

That’s it! It’s that easy—-A percentage of purchases will be automatically contributed to MAES and Parrs Ridge Elementary.

GOT JUNK?

The Holiday Shop Committee is looking for fun used (not broken) items that we can sell for super cheap in the Holiday Store.  We love the idea of the kids shopping for family members, but want to keep the items as affordable as possible. So if you have any costume jewelry, fast food toys, extra tools, picture frames, ect. and would like to get them out of your house, we would love to have them.  We will even pick them up.  Contact Missy Sellers  at missysellers@comcast.net / 301-829-5530 or Jen Aliftiras at  galiftrias@yahoo.com for more  information.

A Special Thank You to Patapsco Bike & Sport for their generous donation to our No Bake Bake Sale!!!!

KID’S CORNER…..

Knock knock **Who’s There?***Bee Hive****Bee Hive Who?*****Bee Hive or you will get in trouble!

MARKET DAY

Market day is a wonderful program that offers great restaurant-quality food.  All products are competitively priced and both Parr’s and MAES earn profit on all of your purchases! Many of these food items are quick healthy meals that are great for families that want to spend less time in the kitchen and more time together. Market Day has a little something for everyone, including gluten free and peanut options. Once a month, your child will come home with an order form that you can review and either fill out and return to your child’s teacher or order directly on line at www.marketday.com and enter in our account # 16312. You may pay on-line by credit card when you order OR by cash or check when you pick up your order (sorry no credit cards will be accepted the day of pick up). For those customers that order on-line, Market Day typically offers many additional promotions and discounts and will even email you promotion codes and  order pick up reminders. Generally, you can pick up your order on the 2^ND  Wednesday of the month at MAES from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

With their Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy, there is no reason not to give Market Day a try! Virginia John  scott2va@comcast.net and Heather Hibbard  hibbardh@comcast.net

 NO BAKE BAKE SALE  Coming Sept 18-Oct 8^th

WHO CAN GIVE?   your friends, family, neighbors, your place of business.

 WHAT ARE WE SELLING?  nothing.

WHAT ARE YOU BAKING?  nothing.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?  to provide materials and support educational programs for our kids that your tax dollar does not support.

WHAT IS OUR GOAL?  $40,000!

For more information, see our website  http://www.maes-parrspta.org/fundraisers.html  and look for the flyer this week with your child’s folder.

Questions? Contact Twilla Zirkle at rossandtwilla@msn.com   THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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 THE MAP (Mount Airy & Parr’s Ridge Newsletter)  

AUGUST 2012

President’s Message

Welcome to Mt. Airy and Parr’s Ridge Elementary School’s PTA.

We’re excited to start a new year and hope many families feel a part of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA). Our goals are to increase parent involvement and communication from the PTA.

Thank you, for the opportunity to be your PTA President.  I am so excited about all of the wonderful activities that are on the horizon. I am touched by the outpouring of volunteers and Committee Chairs that we have had in the past month. We have filled almost every  Committee Chair position. My team: Dawn Abell, 1st VP- will take care of our Committees, Missy Sellers, 2nd VP – will focus on communication Newsletter (MAP), Facebook, Website and guest speakers for General PTA meetings, Sue Askeland, Secretary- will take the minutes at the meetings and Lisa Witt, Treasurer-will look out for our budget. These ladies, as well as the Committee Chairs, have worked very hard this summer and I thank you for the great job you are doing and will do this year.

We can only be a successful organization with everyone’s support and help. We want all parents to feel welcome and included. Please feel free to contact me at TanyaAverell@aol.com or any of our board members throughout the year with suggestions or ideas.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support and help in making great things happen this year for our schools.

See you at Back to School Nights

-Tanya

2012 -2013 PTA Board

President:   Tanya Averell   tanyaaverell@aol.com
1^st Vice President:  Dawn Abell   abellhokies@msn.com
2^nd Vice President: Missy Sellers missysellers@comcast.net
Treasurer: Lisa Witt lisaj1205@gmail.com
Secretary:  Sue Askeland   sue.askeland@gmail.com

CALENDAR of UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday 8-20

PTA Committee Chair Mtg 7pm-8:30pm

Wednesday 8-22

Volunteer Training at Parr’s Ridge at 4:45pm  / 1^st Grade Back to School Night at 5:30pm
Popsicles at Parr’s with Mrs. Covino &  Mrs. Bubnash at 6:30p-7pm
2^nd Grade Back to School Night at 7pm

Thursday 8-23

Kindergarten Orientation at 9am
Open House for New Students of MAES at 1p-2p
Open House for Returning Students of MAES 2p-3p
Popsicles at MAES with Mrs. Blonkowski & Mrs. Cramer at 3pm-3:30pm

Monday 8-27

First Day Back to School!!!!!

Tuesday 8-28

Volunteer Training at MAES at 6pm / 3^rd grade Back to School Night at 6:45pm

Thursday 8-30

 Volunteer Training at MAES at 6pm / 4^th Grade Back To School Night at 6:45pm

Wednesday 9-5

Back to School Social at Watkins Park 6pm / (RAIN DATE is Wednesday 9/12.)

Thursday 9-6

Volunteer Training at MAES at 6pm  /5^th grade Back to School Night at 6:45pm

BOX TOPS AND FOOD LABELS 

Box Tops for Education and Campbell’s Labels for Education are a great way that we can earn cash for our schools.  We encourage everyone to clip them and send them to school with your child.  Collection bins are in the front lobbies of both schools.  We collect GM box tops and Campbell’s UPC codes including Prego, Swanson, Pepperidge Farm and V-8.  Last year we made over $1000 for our schools.  WAY TO GO POLAR BEARS & CARDINALS!!!!!!  Let’s keep up the great work!!!!

Volunteer Training News

Before you can volunteer in any Carroll County Public School, you must first attend volunteer training.  You must complete training at least 7 school days before volunteering.  You are required to renew your training each year.  Training attended during the 2011-2012 school year will expire on September 30^th regardless of how late in the year you took the training.  This year’s training will be held on Back to School Nights and before all general PTA meeting through January 2013.  Due to time and the specifics of the trainings, late participants may be asked to attend other training sessions, so please arrive on time.

UPCOMING TRAINING DATES

Wed. August 22^nd         4:45pm            at Parr’s           Wed. October 17^th        6:30pm            at Parr’s
Tues. August 28^th         6:00pm            at MAES            Wed. Nov. 14^th             6:30pm            at MAES
Thurs. August 30^th       6:00pm            at MAES            Wed. Jan. 16^th               6:30pm            at Parr’s
Thurs. September 6^th  6:00pm            at MAES