Bushy Park PTA Staff Newsletter
Leading with Kindness | September 19, 2019
Dear Staff,
I hope your school year is off to an excellent start.
Please allow me to be direct.
I want all of you to feel welcome at all PTA events. If you want to bring your kids to the Family Fun Nights (FFN), bring them. If you want to make Valentines with your grand-babies at our Valentine Workshop, bring them. If you want to skip making dinner and come to the Winter Potluck, come as you are. The PTA is for staff, families and building our community.
Now, on with the good stuff.
Staff Membership Drawing
- Details below. You're going to like it.
Community Offers for You!
- Salon Suna (formerly Salon Tusey) is offering a staff discount on Mondays and Tuesdays. More information below.
- Books with a Past is helping to build your library. More information below.
- Books with a Past is offering large bookshelves to BPES staff for $75. More information below.
Book Fair & Fundraisers
- Be sure to read the Fall Book Fair information below.
- We've launched our Mabel's Labels online fundraiser!
- Please add Tony Locos Give Back Nights to your calendar -- October 14th & 15th.
NEW PTA Meeting Format & Family Fun Night (FFN)
- Our next PTA meeting will be a recorded conference call/online on Thursday, October 3rd from 7-7:40pm. To join, please visit the PTA Calendar and select the date for details. The recording of the meeting will be available and will serve as meeting notes.
- Please register for our first Family Fun Night (FFN) of the year. We have partnered with The Create Can Art Studio to bring you a Family Art Night at special PTA member pricing. We will provide a brief PTA Update during the FFN.
Do you have any questions for me? Please feel free to email me directly at bpesptapres@gmail.com.
In Partnership,
Randee Wilding
BPES PTA Leadership Team, 2019-20
Randee Wilding, President
Kristin Baker, Treasurer
Voula Augustin, First Vice President
Gina Lease, Second Vice President
Michelle Sexton, Secretary
Jaime Belmore, Corresponding Secretary
Staff Membership Drawing "Movie Night"
Join the PTA between now and September and be eligible for this thrilling prize!
Salon Suna's Teachers Rock Discount
$20 off any color service
$10 any haircut & style
Call Salon Suna to schedule your appointment: 410-489-5990
PLEASE NOTE: A valid school ID is required upon service.
Books with a Past: Book Bank
Compiling a classroom library is no easy task. We know that teachers want their students to have access to robust reading resources without breaking their own banks. That’s where Books With A Past comes in! Set up a classroom account with us so that others can donate funds toward your classroom library. Other people donate money, and you pick the books! Classroom accounts are free to set up and anyone can donate. Your accounts are already setup.
Books with a Past: Bookshelf Sale
The bookshelves are 8 feet tall, 36-39 inches wide and 6-12 inches deep. They're unfinished wood and have either 7, 8, or 9 shelves. The shelves are not adjustable.
Erin Matthews, owner of Books with a Past, is offering them for $75. Please contact her with interest.
Fall Book Fair
Fall Book Fair starts on Monday, September 23, 2019.
Stop by on Friday, Sept 20 from 10:00 - 3:00 for a special teacher preview. Scholastic has provided us with gift certificates for $5 off $20 of your purchase. Also, don't forget to fill up your teacher wish boxes. Parents love to buy books for your classroom. We have a great selection of exciting new books.
Visit the Book Fair online at: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/bushyparkelementaryschool
NEW PTA Meeting Format & Family Fun Nights (FFN)
Monday, October 7th at 6:30pm will be our first FFN for the year! We have partnered with The Creative Can Art Studio to bring you a family art night! Come create your own fall sign on wooden pallet board. Don’t miss this special pricing (materials fee), especially for PTA members!
PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to participate in the family art night, but are under financial constraints, please contact Mrs. Bialeski directly. Financial constraints will not limit your participation.
So you may plan ahead, please find a list of these family activities below (start times may vary):
2019
- Monday, November, 11, PTA Update | FFN Fit Night with 39 Minute Workout
- Wednesday, December 4, FFN Robotics Night with Glenelg High's Robotiators 888
- Monday, December, 9, PTA Update | FFN Winter Potluck Dinner & Musical Guests from Damon Foreman Music Academy
2020
- Monday, January 13, PTA Update | FFN Story-time and Snacks
- Monday, February 10, PTA Update | FFN Valentine Workshop
- Monday, April 20, PTA Update | FFN Math Game Night
- Monday, May 1, PTA Update | FFN Talent Show
- Monday, May 11, PTA Update | FFN Adult Softball Game & Kids Cheering Section
- Monday, June 1, PTA Update | FFN Summer Potluck & Musical Guests from Damon Foreman Music Academy
Online Fundraiser: Mabel's Labels
- Visit http://campaigns.mabelslabels.com
- Enter "Bushy Park Elementary PTA"
- Shop
That's it! The PTA will receive 20% of all sales and you will know that your towels, lunch bags and water bottles will always be labeled!
September 2019
23-27 Fall Book Fair
24 Room Parent Orientation 9:30am
October 2019
3 PTA (Online) Meeting 7pm
11 Fall Fest 6-8pm
14 & 15 Tony Loco's Gives Back Dinner Fundraiser
31 Halloween Parade, Time TBD
Website PTA Calendar: https://www.bushyparkpta.org/calendar
Facebook PTA Events: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BushyParkPTA/events/
Bushy Park Elementary PTA
Our PTA is here to build a bridge between home and school, integrating the efforts of parents, teachers, staff and our community. It is an integral part of the Bushy Park community by offering many activities and programs to our families.
Our vision is simple. Lead with kindness and let everything follow.
Email: bpesptapres@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bushyparkpta.org
Location: 14601 Carrs Mill Rd, Glenwood, MD 21738
Phone: 410-313-5500
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BushyParkPTA/
Twitter: @hcpss_bpes