TONIGHT – First PTA Meeting – The first PTA meeting and New Family Welcome is TONIGHT at 6:30pm in the school gym. If you would like to review the proposed budget before the meeting, please click here. Babysitting is provided.
NEW INFORMATION
Annual Giving Campaign & PTA Membership – It’s been a great start to this new school year and your PTA has been hard at work! What we worry about the most at this time is “are we going to raise enough money to support all of our PTA sponsored programs this year?” We sure hope so! That’s why we are again launching our Annual Giving Campaign! This year we need to raise $85/per student to fund all of our current programs. If every family donated $85 per child, we would not have to do any other fundraisers. While we know this isn’t possible, we are asking parents to donate what suits your family. We hope to have 100% participation this year. The amount we receive from this campaign will determine the rest of the year’s fundraising goals. Please give what you can. All amounts are appreciated. The Pierce Downer PTA is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Click here to view the flyer that will be coming home this week.
We encourage everyone to become an active member of our PTA! By joining, you’ll have voting rights on decisions that affect our school.
- A Single PTA Membership costs $15 and gives you one login for our Directory Spot App.
- A Family Membership costs $20 and gives you access to the Directory Spot App for the entire family.
- Directory Spot provides easy access on the go for phone numbers and emails for other Pierce Downer families. Note, we will not be printing a paper directory.
To become and PTA Member and participate in our Annual Giving Campaign click on HERE!
Gifts & Goods Fundraiser – Thanks to all who have participated in our Gifts and Goods fundraiser (packets went home last week)! If you have not yet participated, keep in mind 50% of all wrapping paper sales and 40% of all kitchen and home items will go directly to Pierce Downer PTA! You can order online or, with an order form, additional packets are available in the school office!
Stop by the display cabinet (outside of the office) before tonight’s PTA meeting or at curriculum night to see a sample of the items being sold. Please contact Nicki Blattner with any questions at pattonnicki@hotmail.com.
Panther Pacers – Panther Pacers volunteers needed. Tuesdays and Fridays during the fall and spring, students can run/walk/skip around a “track” to earn tokens during lunch recess. Eight laps is equivalent to a mile! Parent volunteers are needed to run the biweekly program. Please follow this link to sign up for individual day spots. Any specific questions can be referred to Lisa Henrickson at lisa.a.henrickson@gmail.com.
DGN Homecoming Parade – Calling all future DGN students! Order your shirts with your graduation year to walk in the DGN homecoming parade on September 28th right after school! Shirts are $12.00/each. A flyer will be sent home with students soon, and you can click here to order. Any questions, please contact Victoria Jacknow at victoriajacknow@gmail.com or Veronica Roche at veronica.e.roche@gmail.com
REMINDERS
Fun Lunch – It’s time to order Fun Lunch! This is open to all students Kindergarten through 6th grade that would like to participate. Fun Lunch will be on Fridays this year. For information, ordering instructions and the link to order please click HERE. Orders for the first half of the year are due by THIS THURSDAY, September 6th!
STEAM – The STEAM committee is excited to bring a full year of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math offerings to PD. Please watch this newsletter and the PTA website (STEAM tab) for additional programs. In addition, if you would like to be a part of our committee or see if it may be a good fit for your volunteering time, please email Kate Urban at kateberry6@gmail.com. You can be involved as much or as little as you like!
- SPANISH, FRENCH, AND CHINESE: The Language Labs is back at Pierce Downer this year to host THREE different language classes: French, Spanish (two teachers for two levels to accommodate both beginners and advanced students), and a new offering this year, Chinese. All classes are offered over lunch. Spanish on Monday; Chinese on Thursday; French on Friday. Grades 1-6. Click here for general information about all 3 language classes. Click here for the Spanish flyer. Click here for the French flyer. Click here for the Chinese flyer.
- CHESS: Chess Scholars is also back after school on Mondays from 3-4pm. This is always a very popular offering for grades K-6! Click here for the flyer and more information on how to enroll.
Thank you to Dee O’Driscoll for also coordinating the Welcome Back Party!
Save the Dates-
TONIGHT – 1st PTA Meeting & New Family Welcome, 6:30pm
THURSDAY- Picture Day
THURSDAY – Fun Lunch Orders Due
9/11 – Curriculum Night 5:30pm- 7:50pm
9/11 – Curriculum Night 5:30pm- 7:50pm
9/14 – First Fun Lunch – American Bagel
9/20 – Half Day – dismissal at 11:40am
9/28 – Fun Lunch – Culvers
For more information on school or PTA activities please visit the school web site or PTA web site. For even more information on community events and activities please check out the District’s e-fliers page.
