Bushy Park PTA Email
Leading with Kindness | April 27, 2020
I hope this email finds you and your family well.
The first week of distance learning for our 8th grader went well and all assignments were turned in on-time (wipes brow). He missed one Google Meet (wrote down the wrong meeting time), but made it on-time to the other six. In middle school, they have A and B weeks. So, this week is going to look different and include the alternating classes. Julian (4th Grade at Bushy Park) was up at the crack of dawn, as expected, and loved his orientation on Wednesday morning. He's been showing me DreamBox, Lexia Core5 and Fortnite. Fortnite is NOT a related arts.
Get your towels, sunglasses and wear your brightest colors to this week's Live! Family BINGO, hosted by Mrs. Sexton, Tuesday, April 21st, 6:30-7:30pm. Join at: https://zoom.us/j/441484999?pwd=b2FTYXdnMFlTUjB0Nlh3NUJ3anJRdz09 (password embedded)
Do you have a choreographer, poet, sculptor, composer, visual artist, or writer? Our PTA is hosting Create2020, modeled after the National PTA's Reflections program, for all HCPSS students (Pre-K to 12th Grade). Please submit all entries by Friday, May 8th.
We've been collaborating with multiple PTAs, including Running Brook and Gorman Crossing, to bring additional kid-friendly events to your homes. Did you like the virtual dance party or the circus science show, hosted by Gorman Crossing PTA? Did you enjoy the magic show hosted by Running Brook PTA? Our goal is to keep the kids engaged and connected during this time. If there is an event that your family has really enjoyed, please email me with feedback. Do you have any ideas for virtual events that would keep your kids engaged and connected? If so, please email them to me.
As school has adapted from in-person to virtual, the PTA has too. Please find an update on our events planned for this school year:
- Staff Appreciation: Be on the lookout for updates from your room parent(s).
- Bushy Blooms: Unfortunately, we are unable to have this event. We encourage you to work with our longtime event partner, Greenway Farms, for your spring planting needs.
- Spring Fling: Unfortunately, we need to cancel this event.
- Math Night: We are currently planning a virtual version of this event.
- Summer Family Potluck: We are currently planning a virtual version of this event.
- Junior Achievement (JA) Day: We will be promoting a self-service virtual option that JA now offers. The engagement will come through having families share their experiences and lessons learned from those activities.
Ramadan Mubarak (Happy Ramadan) to those that celebrate it! If you have any pictures of your family's celebration that you'd like to share, please email them to me. All are invited to a live family-friendly presentation on Friday, May 8th at 6:30pm about the month of Ramadan and the Festival of Eid, two of the most special holidays for some of our Bushy Park friends and families. We'll have a read-aloud, a Q&A, and a special follow-along craft too! Presentation details to follow in email. Thanks to the Husain Family, Rizvi Family and our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee for their contributions.
Thank you to all who submitted pictures of their family's Passover & Easter celebrations.
Especially now, self-care is so important. Please take a moment for yourselves. Hide in the bathroom and eat a Snickers. Take a walk. Swing a kettlebell. Bathe. Laugh at the concept of bathing. Breathe. You got this. You can do it.
Have a great week!
Best Regards,
Randee
Bushy Park Family Food Need Fund
If your family is in need of food, please email me confidentially at bpesptapres@gmail.com. We are in this together and support our community.
Custodial Team Thank You Notes (90 submitted as of 4/26)
Our custodial team will automatically receive your messages on form submission. https://forms.gle/cH3gMb2DpgkkeK488. Thank you, to all who've sent messages.
Supportive Messages for our Staff (75 submitted as of 4/26)
I know everyone is busy. It takes moments, not hours. Promise. All supportive messages, pictures and videos are being provided to the entire staff at a password protected page on the PTA's website this. https://forms.gle/y1YgL7YDRsroBPBy7. Thank you, to all who've sent messages.
What is MemberHub?
At the beginning of this school year, the Maryland PTA asked all PTA organizations to implement MemberHub to consistently track membership and administrative compliance. To encourage adoption, the Maryland PTA has made MemberHub free of charge to all local PTA organizations. If you have not received an email from MemberHub acknowledging your 2019-20 PTA membership, please visit: https://bpes.memberhub.com/join/875u4m. If you have already received an email from MemberHub and are a current PTA member. you may login with your email address and create a password at: https://bpes.memberhub.com.
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 mission is to promote a positive partnership among our educators, children, and community-at-large through advocacy efforts and programs focused on the education and well-being of our children.
Email: bpesptapres@gmail.com
Website: bushyparkpta.org
Location: 14601 Carrs Mill Rd, Glenwood, MD 21738
Phone: 410-313-5500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BushyParkPTA/
Twitter: @hcpss_bpes