Penguin Press News
The Week of January 8, 2018
A MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL BAME
Dear Penguin Families,
Happy New Year! We hope tracks 1,2, and 3 have enjoyed the unexpected second Winter break this past week! 2018 is sure to be an exciting year with fun events and wonderful learning experiences. We are looking forward to sharing making memories with our Penguin Families this calendar year.
Registration for Kindergarten began today. We will host tours throughout the spring. Please see the live link located on our main webpage if you are interested in signing up. On Wednesday, January 10th we will host an Open House from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Please let your friends and neighbors know to check out website for all the registration details.
Please join us on Thursday, January 18th for our STEAM night. more information can be found below in this newsletter. Our PTA is looking for parent volunteers. Please see the sign up link below if you are interested in helping. Get ready for some fun with your family!
Important information for walkers: As of right now the county will be closing the railroad crossing at Laura Duncan Road at 11:00 PM on Jan 16th. Plan on the crossing being closed for 3-4 days. They will have someone there to get people across the sidewalk from 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM and then again from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM on these days. Wake County will keep us posted if the work they are conducting is postponed. Thank you for your patience!
*** In addition, time is running out to order a 2017-2018 LPES Yearbook. We have really exciting additions this year that we believe your child will treasure for years to come! See the link below...
Kind Regards,
Mrs. Raleigh Bame
Principal
PBIS Corner
Box Tops for Education Initiative!
How to Help Our School
Want a quick and easy way to help your school earn money?
From linking your grocery store cards to shopping online, here are some simple everyday things you can do to help raise money for our school.
Link your Kroger Card:
Sign in (or create an account) and then link your Kroger Plus Card to Laurel Park (# 86113)
www.kroger.com/communityrewards
Link your Harris Teeter Card:
- Link or Relink your VIC card to Laurel Park Elementary School. You can do this in store or with the link below.
- Don’t forget ALL VIC cards will need to be RE-LINKED each school year.
- https://www.harristeeter.com/together-in-education
Publix:
Coming soon
Clip Box Tops:
Simply cut box top labels off of participating brands and send them into your child`s classroom. It is that easy.
For each Box Top, our school earns 10 cents.
Shop AmazonSmiles:
Shop AmazonSmile and indicate Laurel Park Elementary PTA. The school will receive 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchase. You can find a direct link on the PTA website.
We love that we can now follow the PTA on Twitter! You should follow too!
Check it out @lpes_pta.