August 20, 2012 - PTA Weekly News Flash
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Latest News:
- Welcome to the 2012-2013 School Year!!!
- Open House for Students and Parents is this Friday, 8/24
- Sign up for the PTA at the Open House or Back-to-School Night
- PTA News Flash Subscriptions
- School Supplies List
- Don't Miss the 2012 Back-to-School Fair!
- MCPS 2012-2013 Calendar
- Give with Target
- eScrip Program
- Office Depot Promotion
- Send in Your First Day of School Photos
Our Children (This week's feature article or link):
Latest News
Welcome to the 2012-2013 School Year!!! |
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Welcome back to all returning families and a big WELCOME to all new families. We are very excited for the new school year. This year, more than ever, the PTA needs YOUR help. The time you give to the PTA and the school will be worth your while-and fun! Please consider volunteering, it really does make a difference in the lives of all our children!
The PTA welcomes you to join our forums to raise your concerns and contribute your ideas and talents to better our school. We will have a table at open house in the main lobby. Please stop by for room parent sign ups, volunteer opportunities and memberships. We have a limited number of CGES water bottles for sale for $9.00. Arrive early - they will go fast!
Our first forum on Teaching and Learning will be held on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 7:00pm in the school all purpose room. All forum dates and activities will be posted regularly on the CGES PTA website.
We would like to thank you in advance for your support. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at info@cgespta.org.
Have a wonderful school year and we look forward to seeing you at Open House on Friday, August 24th from 9:30 to 12:00 and at Back to School Night.
Open House for Students and Parents is this Friday, 8/24 |
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The annual Open House is a popular event planned for students to meet their teaches and find their classrooms before the first day of school (Class lists will be posted at College Gardens at 4:00 pm this Thursday, August 23rd).
- 9:30 a.m. - Kindergarten parents and students are invited to an information meeting in the All Purpose Room.
- 10:15 a.m. - All families new to College Gardens are invited to an information meeting in the All Purpose Room.
- 11:00 - 12:00 - All parents and students are invited to meet briefly with their new teachers.
Sign up for the PTA at the Open House or Back to School Night |
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You can sign up for PTA at Open House and at Back to School Night. Membership is only $15.00 per person and $10 for each additional adult. Help support our school and join the PTA!
PTA NewsFlash Subscriptions |
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As you know, CGES and the PTA use the weekly NewsFlash to communicate important information to our families. Do you know an incoming family? Ask them to subscribe by sending an email to info@cgespta.org so we can help keep them informed.
School Supplies List |
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View the 2012-2013 School Supplies List here.
Don't Miss the 2012 Back-to-School Fair! |
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You won't want to miss the MCPS Back-to-School Fair on Saturday, August 25, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the grounds of the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. All MCPS students and their families are invited to attend this exciting event to kick off the school year and to learn about the school system's programs and services, while enjoying free entertainment, family activities and more.
Free backpacks and school supplies will be available to students that need them. The Back-to-School Fair is made possible thanks to the generosity of many sponsors, including Kaiser Permanente, Montgomery College, Party Plus and the Washington Talent Agency.
For more information about the fair, visit the Back-to-School Fair website or call the Division of Family and Community Partnerships at 301-279-3100.
MCPS 2012-2013 Calendar |
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View, print or download the MCPS 2012-2013 school calendar. Calendars are available in six languages.
Give With Target® |
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Want to help our kids? It’s easy. Our school can receive up to $10,000 in Target GiftCards® for books or any supplies we need. Wouldn’t that be great? All we need to do is vote for our school until September 8. You can vote every week. It’s part of Give With Target®. For every 25 votes our school receives, Target will send a $25 gift card. Find out more and vote at www.Facebook.com/Target.
The link for college gardens is https://apps.facebook.com/givewithtarget/schools/27137
It is not a contest....every school gets a $25 gift card for every 25 votes their school receives. While the promotion goes until September 8 they can end it sooner if they have given out all of the gift cards they plan to give so please participate now!
eScrip Program |
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Please register you Safeway Club Card by clicking on the link: https://secure.escrip.com/jsp/supporter/registration/step1.jsp
College Gardens number is 6490000
Safeway cards must be re-registered EVERY year!
If you don't know your Safeway club card number you can call Safeway to retrieve it at 1-877-SAFEWAY
Right now, Safeway is running a 10% Goes Back to Schools program until September 11th.
Look for the shelf tags and purchase participating products.
Use your Card to purchase products to earn for your school of choice (eScrip members contribute automatically).
If you are not an escrip member, you can also give the bottom of your receipt (with the redemption code) directly to the PTA mailbox in the main office once school starts.
Office Depot Promotion |
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Office Depot will donate 5% of your purchase to our school if you give them our school code. The school code for College Gardens is 70047229.
Send in Your First Day of School Photos |
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After parents have snapped the moments from the first day of classes, which is Monday, Aug. 27, they can select the best photo and email it to pio@mcpsmd.org. The pictures will be posted on the MCPS website beginning Monday morning.
For the third year, the MCPS Department of Public Information and Web Services is inviting parents to submit their favorite first-day-of-school snapshots for our back-to-school coverage.
To contribute a photo, follow these simple steps:
- Choose your best, horizontal snapshot.
- Send the photo as a jpeg file that is no larger than four megabytes and email it to pio@mcpsmd.org.
- Include your child's name, grade level and school name. (We will not publish last names.)
By submitting a photo, parents are agreeing to its use for publication on the MCPS website.
Our Children (This week's feature article or link):
Television Interview with Dr. Joshua Starr |
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Watch a TV interview with Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr as he discusses his focus for the 2012-2013 School Year.
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The PTA NewsFlash is edited by Eric Van Ryzin Please send article submissions to Eric_J_Van_Ryzin@mcpsmd.org. Deadline is COB Fridays. |