February 4, 2013 - PTA Weekly NewsFlash
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Latest News:
- Important PTA Forum this Wed., 2/6 @ 6:00 pm - Characteristics we would like in a Principal for CGES
- Music and the Underground Railroad - PTA Cultural Arts Assembly
- Winter Box Tops and Labels for Education Collection Promotion
- Help the CGES Media Center receive FREE books from Scholastic!
- Yearbook
- 5th Grade Photos for the Yearbook
- Rockville's Annual Student Art Show at Glenview Mansion
PTA Reminders:
Latest News
Join us at 6:00 PM this WEDNESDAY, 2/6 in APRPTA Forum to discuss the characteristics we would like in a Principal for CGES. |
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Please come at 6:00 pm this Wednesday, Feb. 6th to hear from Community Superintendent Dr. Donna Hollingshead, who will be there to discuss with the CGES community the characteristics we would like in a principal for our school.
Our monthly PTA Forum will immediately follow. Agenda items will include:
- Update on our annual PTA Budget
- MCCPTA Initiatives
Nominations Committee for the 2013-2014 slate. If interested in board positions or being on the nominating committee, contact any current board member.
Music and the Underground RailroadPTA Cultural Arts Assembly - Monday, Feb. 11 |
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Join us on Monday, February 11 for our third PTA sponsored Cultural Arts Assembly of the school year. Kim and Reggie Harris will entertain and educate students with their program entitled “Music and the Underground Railroad”. The shows are 9:45-10:30am for grades K-2 and 2:30-3:15pm for grades 3-5. Both shows are in the APR. Parents, guardians and siblings are welcome to attend.
Please contact Natalie Vankos at nvankos@juno.com if you are able to help at the assembly.
Winter Box Top and Labels for Education Collection Promotion |
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So the Winter Collection Drive is almost over!!! There are just two more weeks to submit your Labels for Education (Labels) and Box Tops for Education (Box Tops) for the winter drive!
Remember….the class that collects the most Box Tops and Labels for Education by February 15, 2013 will receive a class prize….A PIZZA PARTY and the winning teacher gets a Manicure and Pedicure!! There are also prizes for the second place class: a popsicle party, and third place class: a lollipop party.
There was a lot of movement in the 10 ten classes this week. So your submission of Labels and Box Tops does make a difference. Please keep collecting and sending in all of your Labels and Box Tops!!
The top ten classes as of February 1, 2013:
| 1. Adams | 6. Hernandez (moved into the top 10 this week) |
| 2. Gilbert | 7. Tubiolo (Was in 4th last week) |
| 3. Motayne | 8. Pockett (Was in 5th last week) |
| 4. Harris (Was in 6th place last week) | 9. Rueda (Was in 7th last week) |
| 5 Gretz (Was in 8th last week) | 10. Hafer (Was in 9th last week) |
LABELS for Education: To submit 1-point Labels for Education, just clip the UPC Code and glue it to a collection sheet (see attached). It’s fine to tape the UPC, but please use only a small amount of tape! For bottle caps and the 5- or 10-point Labels, put them in a sealed baggie or envelope. Don't forget to label the form or baggie/envelope with the teacher’s name. See collection sheet.
BOX TOPS: Box Tops can be glued and taped (NO STAPLES) onto the Box Top collection sheets. See collection sheet. Loose Box Tops can be submitted in baggies with the teacher’s name and grade clearly identified on the baggie.
Parents, if you haven’t done so already, please take a couple of minutes and register at www.BTFE.com. Once you have registered, you can earn FREE Box Tops for the school and receive coupons.
Questions: If you have any questions regarding Box Tops, please email: BoxTops_CGES@yahoo.com. If you have any questions about Labels for Education, please email: lauralauden@yahoo.com
Help the CGES Media Center receive FREE books from Scholastic! |
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Labels for Education and Scholastic have partnered together for an incredible promotion. If our school submits 2,000 UPCs/Labels by the end of March, the media center will receive 10 FREE books from Scholastic! We are on our way to this goal, but definitely need your help. If each family at College Gardens submits just 1 UPC/Label, we’ll be able to reach this goal in no time.
This promotion is based on the number of UPCs/Labels, not the point value, so every UPC truly counts. Unfortunately, bonus points and certificates do not count towards the total for this promotion (but will count towards the school’s point balance).
To submit UPCs/Labels, you can use a collection sheet. However, it may be easier to send the UPCs in a zip-top baggie or sealed envelope. Please use whatever is most convenient for your family. We need the UPCs/Labels submitted to your child’s teacher by February 28. Mark the sheets/baggies with your child’s teacher’s name to receive points for the effort with the Box Tops promotion. It’s truly win-win!
If you have any questions about the Labels for Education program or this offer for FREE books for our school’s media center, please contact Laura Laudenberger at lauralauden@yahoo.com.
Yearbook |
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The yearbook needs your help! If you took pictures at a school event, including, but not limited to, the first day of school, Back to School Picnic, Spirit Week, Class Field Trips, Classroom Parties or Presentations, Halloween, Instrumental Music, Chinese New Year, or Chorus Concert, we would love for your to send them to us at cgesyearbook@gmail.com. If you have too many to email, drop them onto a CD and leave them in the CGES front office marked, PTA Yearbook - attention Adelaide Giantelli or Rachel Navarro.
And if you are interested in joining the yearbook team - taking pictures at school events, designing yearbook pages, or tracking yearbook orders, please email Adelaide Giantelli or Rachel Navarro at cgesyearbook@gmail.com.
5th Grade Photos for the Yearbook |
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5th Grade Students and Parents, the yearbook needs your help! We will be doing some special pages for the 5th graders only in the yearbook. In addition to the yearbook portraits, we are planning to include a Kindergarten photo and publish a quote for each 5th grade student in the yearbook. Please see the attached flyers for more information in either Word or PDF format. Our preference is to receive this information electronically, so please submit your child's kindergarten photo and quote to cgesyearbook@gmail.com by February 28. Thanks everyone!
Rockville's Annual Student Art Show at Glenview Mansion |
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Sunday, Feb. 24, 1:30-3:30 p.m. drop off, Sunday, March 3, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Opening Reception and Awards
Glenview Mansion at Rockville Civic Center Park
K-12 students who live or attend school within the City limits of Rockville are invited to bring one piece of 2-D or 3-D artwork to be exhibited in the Art Gallery - great fun! Free (see information form)
PTA Reminders
List of Pending Maryland State Senate and House Bills Concerning Education and the Welfare of Students |
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CGES Cultural Heritage Night - Friday, March 15 |
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College Gardens Cultural Heritage Night is on Friday, March 15, 2013 from 6 PM to 9 PM. Come celebrate various cultures, taste ethnic food and watch performances by the various CGES kids. Volunteers are always needed, so if you would like to participate, please fill out the attached forms and return to your teacher by Feb 22nd.
Paper bags w/ handles needed for Family Math & Science Night |
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Mrs. Eldred, CGES ESOL Teacher, is in need of Starbucks-sized paper bags with handles for Family Math & Science Night. The color and printing on the bag doesn't matter. Please donate bags by the end of February by sending in via your child's communication folder ("For Mrs. Eldred") or drop off at the school office.
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The PTA NewsFlash is edited by Eric Van Ryzin
Please send blurb submissions to Eric_J_Van_Ryzin@mcpsmd.org. |