Panda Family News
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A Note from Miss Fisher
Today's Panda Family News has information regarding:
- Read Across American Week
- PES Teacher of the Year - Mrs. Sturdivant!
- College & Career Week - Volunteers Needed
- PTA Updates & Volunteer Opportunities
Upcoming dates to place on your family calendar:
Read Across America Week begins (details below) - Monday, Feb 25th - Friday, March 1st
CCS Digital Learning Dayz begin - Monday, Feb 25th - 28th
CCS Family Fest - Tuesday, Feb 26th @ JM High School @ 5:30-7:30PM
PES Community Stakeholders Event for Chatham Grove Elementary - Thursday, Feb 28 @ 6 in the Multipurpose Room
School Improvement Team Meeting - Tuesday, March 5th @ 3:30
PTA Dining for Dollars @ The Pickle Jar - Wednesday, March 6th @ 5-9PM
Class Pictures - Friday, March 8th
Please follow us on Social Media for updates!
Wishing you well #PandaFamily,
Miss Fisher
Twitter: @kendrafisher82 @PboroElementary
Facebook: @PboroElementary
Instagram: @PboroElementary
Congratulations Mrs. Sturdivant! PES Teacher of the Year! #PandaProud
Read Across America Week February 25 - March 1st: Blast Into Reading!!
Read Across America Week starts Monday! To celebrate students will participate in spirit week. They’ll also enjoy guest readers and a Book Character Parade! Mark your calendars! Check out the week's events here!
Family Fest at Jordan Matthews High School
Community Stakeholders Event for Chatham Grove Elementary
Feb. 28 - Pittsboro Elementary - 6pm - 7pm
College & Career Week - Volunteers Needed!!
PAWSitive Office Referrals - for students & staff
#WeCelebrate our #PandaFamily that have demonstrated our school PAWS expectations!! Positive Attitude - Always Be Respectful - Work Hard - Stay Safe.
Fill out this online form or a paper form in the main office and we will share during our morning announcements to refer a PES staff member for a #PAWSitiveOfficeReferral.
The Great Panda Book Swap was a success!! Thank you PTA!!
PTA Updates!!
Thank you to everyone who helped get pledges for the Fun Run. We raised over $22,000 for PES!
New Thrift Shop Sign-ups available! Please remember that our Chatham PTA Thrift Ship Hours contribute to almost half of our yearly PTA budget. Please help us increase our Thrift Shop proceeds by spending a couple of hours emptying a Thrift Shop drop box or helping out at a Work Group. New time slots for February and March are now available: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0445aaa72dab9-pespta2. If you can't make it to a Work Group, you can also call the Pittsboro Store at (919) 542-4070 to volunteer during store hours or to volunteer to empty the store drop box in the morning.
Please join us for our upcoming Dining for Dollars Events:
Wednesday, March 6 - The Pickle Jar
Monday, March 25 - Al's Diner
Thursday, April 18 - Pittsboro Roadhouse
Wednesday May 1 - The Pickle Jar
Monday, May 20 - Al's Diner
Upcoming volunteer opportunities:
Spring Book Fair - We are bringing back the Spring Book Fair in March. We will need volunteers to staff the Book Fair March 18-22. If you would like to help, please reach out to Jessica Gibson at jessicacgibson@gmail.com.
Fashion Show - Our annual Thrift Shop Fashion Show and Talent Show will be held on March 19 this year. If your child is interested in being one of our models, please contact Paula Anstrom for more details at panstrom@gmail.com.
We are forming committees to manage Staff Appreciation Week, Spring Raffle and our Spring Carnival. We are in need of Volunteers to help with these events, especially the Carnival where our new Chair will need lots of help. I you are interested an any of these committees, please contact Amanda Klier at ptopta@gmail.com.
Finally, we have several board members stepping down at the end of this school year, so we need volunteers willing to help run the PTA next year. If this is something you are interested in, please contact our Nominating Committee Chair Lindsay Sturtz at sturtzfamily@mac.com.
Educational Alliance Grant Recipient - we received $500 from Exxon Mobil!
Pandas on Social Media!
Website: http://www.chatham.k12.nc.us/Domain/20
Location: Pittsboro, NC, United States
Phone: 919-542-3987
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pbopta/timeline
Twitter: @pboroElementary