PTA Monthly Newsletter
May 2021
The Countdown is On!
There may be less than two months of school left, but there is still a lot to do! We have Teacher Appreciation Week, Fun Run, Spirit Nights, Book Fair, and more!
Thank you for supporting a local business and our school during the Food Truck Fridays in April! Thank you for purchasing Texas Roadhouse gift cards and joining our Spirit Night! It was fun to see so many Deer Park families at Texas Roadhouse! Thank you to our Spirit Night Committee Chair, Molli George for organizing a year full of spirit nights!
Our Diversity and Inclusion Committee hosted a discussion about Talking to Kids about Race, featuring EmbraceRace. It was a great discussion on teaching children social justice in a diverse world. Our PTA would like to host more events like this. If you would like to join our Diversity & Inclusion Committee, please feel free to reach out at pta.deerparkes@gmail.com.
Voting has ended for our new PTA board positions! Please welcome, Jennifer Hensley as our Vice President of Ways and Means, and Jeff Gossett as our Treasurer! Welcome to the PTA Board!
Enjoy your last quarter of our school year! Thank you for supporting our school and PTA!
Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 3 - 7! This year the theme is Superhero!! Help us celebrate the most talented, most extraordinary and most caring teachers and staff at Deer Park by creating an unforgettable week for them!!! We have fun ideas and cool activities for you and your kids to show your love to our "Super Hero" teachers on our PTA website.
Join us for a Teacher Appreciation, ice cream social on Tuesday, May 4th from 4-6pm at the Hersey's Ice Cream Truck (in front of deer park elementary)! Make sure to CHALK-THE-WALK with positive messages to our wonderful teachers on this day!
Thank you to our TAW committee chair, Bala Ramamurthy for all your coordination and to help our DPES staff!
Website: https://www.deerparkespta.org/events/teacher-appreciation-week
Fun Run
Bucky’s Fun Run is right around the corner and will happen on Friday, May 21st. This is the PTA’s major fundraiser for the year, so please be sure to register your child(ren) and promote your family’s donation page. Our goal is to raise $7,000 for our school and amazing teachers! Get ready for a fun event including a chance to pie some of your favorite teachers and principals in the face! It may not be the same as other years but we are ready for a fun month of May with some great events and culminating with a virtual fun run!! Get ready to raise money and run with your family with a "Superhero dress-up theme run"! Start putting your costumes together! The family with the best costume will win a dinner for 4 at Mellow Mushroom!!! A BIG shout out to our coordinators, Mat Campet, Jennifer Hensley, and Megan Durst! Without your work, this would not have been possible!
Website: www.deerparkespta.org
PTA Zoom Meeting
Join us for this month's PTA Meeting on Wednesday, May 5th at 7pm.
Online Book Fair
Our online book fair ends, Monday, May 10th! There are loads of books that will be sent out directly to the student's homes! Shipping is free for orders $30.00 or more. Use the link below to shop at our online book fair! Happy Shopping!
Chalk the Walk with a Dessert Food Truck
Spirit Night
Mark your calendar for a Pizza Spirit Night on Monday, May 17th at Manhattan Pizza!
Reminders!
- 5/3-7 Teacher Appreciation Week
- 5/4 Chalk the Walk, Ice Cream Social
- 5/5 PTA Meeting
- 5/10 Book Fair Ends
- 5/17 Spirit Night at Manhatten Pizza
- 5/21 Fun Run
- 5/26 Chalk the Walk, Kona Ice
Funds we raised in April:
- $291 Food Truck Fridays
- $154.00 Texas Roadhouse Spirit Night & Gift Cards Fundraiser
- $71.62 Staff Appreciation Donations
- $28.53 PTA Donations
How can YOU support the PTA?
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Donate to our PTA
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Contact us!
Vice President of Membership: Torrye Parker
Vice President of Ways & Means: Bekka Fontanilla
Treasurer: Tom Collens
Secretary: Kristen Angus
Principal: Bob D'Amato
Email: pta.deerparkes@gmail.com
Website: www.deerparkespta.org
Phone: 703-802-5000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deerparkpta