News You Can Use
March 16, 2020
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Presidents' Note
We have now officially sprung forward and our RES PTA is gearing up for a busy Spring! Here are a few NEW things that we're excited about this week!
NEW Fundraiser! We're excited to launch our newest fundraiser with Charleston Wrap! They've got awesome products for your family and your home, so please check it out! The RES PTA makes 40% of each sale and uses the money to fund Staff Grants and fun activities for our kids!
NEW Parent Support Zooms! Are you Parenting a Highly Sensitive Child? Join us tonight, Tuesday, March 16 at 7:30pm for this parent-led zoom call! Perhaps you may be interested in our Parenting Solo...but Never Alone Zoom Call led by Leslie Cohen-Rubury, LCSW, on Wednesday, March 24 at 8pm -space is limited-see sign up genius for more details.
NEW Welcome to Redding gift bags! Are you new to Redding in the past year? The RES PTA Welcome Wagon would love to deliver some fun RES/ Redding swag. Please email RESPTAKIDS@gmail.com to claim your bag.
We are always looking for a few volunteers to help....
- Are you passionate about bringing the World to RES? We need help with International Festival, Diversity and Inclusion or Cultural Programs!
- Do you love gardening and planting? We're looking for volunteers to help spruce up the flowerbeds around RES!
Have a great week!
Meredith and Angela
4th Grade Yearbook
Many parents have sent photos so we have been sorting through, tagging, and "filing". We are currently making sure we have photos of each child! Next step is for our yearbook rep to lay out the pages with our photos.
We will need your help with proofreading once the page layouts are completed in late March/early April! Final due date is April 23rd!
*If you would like to help "tag" photos or proofread the book and review pages, please let us know!
Contact: Jen Lyons jenlyons0@gmail.com for more information
Volunteer Opportunities
Contact: respta4kids@gmail.com if interested!
Flowerbeds and gardening: Do you love gardening and planting? We're looking for volunteers to help spruce up the flowerbeds around RES.
2021-2022 Town & School Budget Season
Budget season is well underway since January, so now is the time to speak your mind about your priorities and values as it pertains to town spending. The RES PTA closely follows the Board of Education budget as we care deeply about class sizes, arts programs, building repairs, staff retention, post-COVID catch-up, social and emotional learning, special education funding, advanced learning opportunities and much more.
Each meeting allows for public comment and we encourage you to attend and share. If your child really thrives in smaller classrooms and that’s a value our community holds dear, our elected officials need to know! If you can’t imagine a middle school without a robust music program, now is the time to share that! Whatever your perspective, the public comment time is there so our board members can hear feedback - and the voice of parents MUST BE well represented!
The RES PTA asks that we all do our part to shape our school’s futures - and the future of our kids! - by attending, listening and speaking up.
Key Upcoming Meeting Dates:
- Mar 18 Board of Finance - Meeting 7:30 PM
Sign up to receive information on all town meetings and events at https://townofreddingct.org/.
Bethel Self Storage
Bethel Self Storage is an easily accessible self storage facility with a variety of storage units to meet your needs. Storage units can be accessed from 7am-8pm 7 days a week.
Email: info@bethelselfstorage.com
Website: http://www.bethelselfstorage.com/
Location: 92 Wooster St, Bethel, CT 06801
Phone: (203) 790-0730
ER9 School Community COVID-19 Information
Grab-and-Go Meals
Reminder: Grab-and-Go meals are available for pick up to all students this year, regardless of financial need. We urge families to take advantage of the opportunity for healthy meals on the go to support students learning from home. Regular meal pick up at Joel Barlow High School will provide a nutritional boost to hard-working students with little to no preparation needed.
Please feel free to contact David Kennedy at David.Kennedy@compass-usa.com or Deena Robushi at drobushi@er9.org with any questions or concerns.
In case you missed it -- March PTA meeting
Easton, Redding, Region 9 Special Education Committee
The tri-district special education committee works to support students and families who rely on additional support services in kindergarten to 12th grade.
Learn more about the committee's efforts and events at its website here.
Employer Donation Matching
As we approach the end of the year, you may be thinking about charitable donations. The RES PTA is a 501(c)(3) organization, and if our work is valuable to you, you can consider making an angel donation right here, or by mailing it to the RES PTA at 33 Lonetown Rd., Redding, CT 06896.
We'd also like to remind you that your employer might be like Thomson Reuters -- a company that generously matches employee gifts to local nonprofits doing the work communities rely on. If that's the case, please let us know, and we'll help you complete all the paperwork you need to make it happen!
Contact Us
Email: respta4kids@gmail.com
Phone: (203) 938-2519
Join the PTA!
As a PTA, our main goals will remain what they have always been:
- To provide academic, cultural and social programs for our children to enhance their learning and
- To support our teachers and staff and to act to unify our school community.
To fulfill our mission for a unified parent/ teacher community, we strive for 100% PTA membership. Dues are $25 per family this year. For more information on how to join, go to:
RESCTPTA.MEMBERSHIPTOOLKIT.COM
We are planning lots of safe and exciting virtual events this year that will be available to PTA members only, so sign up today!