The Sunday Message
Announcements, Resources, Celebrations 10/23/17
Happy Birthdays
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Wednesday is National Unity Day
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Spooky Science Night This Week
The PTA presents Spooky Science this Thursday, Oct. 26. Dinner begins at 5:30 pm in the cafeteria and the pizza must be preordered through the PTA website. The free show begins at 6:30 in the gym. Everyone is welcome to attend. We hope to see you there.
To place an order for pizza, go to Pizza.
- Large pizzas (either cheer or pepperoni) will be $15 each.
- Pizza by the slice will be $2.50 each.
- Drinks will be available for purchase at the dinner.
- PIZZA ORDERS ARE DUE BY: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH at 6pm.
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AND THE PTA MEMBERSHIP CONTEST WINNER IS...
The winner of the PTA Classroom Membership Contest is Ms. Parrish's Track 4, First Grade class! A special treat is coming their way this week. Mrs. Gainey and Mr. Schoenebeck's classes tied for second place.
A special thank you to Panera Bread on Six Forks Road and Colonnade Center Drive and Bruegger's Bagels on Strickland Road for donating bowls and soup spoons for the Staff Appreciation luncheon on Friday.
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READ-A-THON DEADLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
Read-a-Thon, our primary fundraiser, will conclude this Friday, October 27th. This gives all tracks one more week to raise additional funds. As of Saturday the school has raised slightly more than $34,729.90. Please help our school and PTA raise meet our goal of $55,000. We need your help in this!!!
What Happens if We Don't Reach Our 2017-2018 goal?
- We could have to charge families for the Valentine’s Dance and Spring Fling.
- Decrease in funds for our technology, music, art and AIG departments.
- No grandparent’s breakfast, muffins for moms or donuts for dads.
- Less Author Visits and other Cultural Arts performances.
- This is PUE’s one fundraiser for the year. We will have to host another fundraiser at the school in order to provide for our teachers and administration at PUE.
- The PTA funds do not carry forward from each school year. These funds are required for the 2017-2018 school year.
Here's How YOU CAN still help?
- Get your child’s page set up and send it to close family and friends. There is no requirement to use social media. Let’s bring on the Wild Rumpus parties, dirt cake parties and pies in the face. This is a celebration of Reading and your child’s success in our school!
- Please remember that although large contributions help, it isn't the large contributions that make the difference in fundraisers. It is every participant setting up for 3, or more donors. Our goal was based on each Pleasant Union child arranging for 3 donors of at least $30 each to reach our $55,000 goal.
In addition:
- Businesses can sponsor students and the school.
- Our fundraising efforts are immediately realized as the Read-a-Thon Fundraiser collects Donations versus Pledges.
- Read-a-Thon is primarily done online. If, however, you cannot participate online you can write a check directly to the PUE PTA, who, in turn will deposit your check and transfer it to the online fundraiser.
Heather Wilson, President
Additional questions about Read-a-Thon please contact:
- Heather Wilson at heatherandmckenna@yahoo.com
Rachael Paden at rachaelpaden@hotmail.com
Kevin Biles at kbiles@wcpss.net
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"READVOLUTION" IS GOING STRONG.
Parent Letter About READVOLUTION (English)
Parent Letter About READVOLUTION (Spanish)
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Mark Your Calendar
Wednesday, October 25
- Unity Day-Be sure to wear orange
- 6:00 PM: Deadline to order your Pizza for Spooky Science night.
Thursday, October 26
- 5:30 PTA Family Fun Night Pizza Dinner--Be sure to pre-order your pizza
- 6:30 Spooky Science Night in gym
Friday October 27
- Read-a-Thon Deadline--PLEASE BE SURE YOU and YOUR CHILDREN HAVE SET UP THE SUGGESTED 3 DONORS SO THAT WE CAN REACH OUR GOAL.
- Report Cards-Track 4 go home