McNear PTA Newsletter
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Welcome Back McNear Families!
Get ready for the 2019-2020 school year, which kicks off this Wednesday, August 14th! We hope you had a great summer, enjoying time with your families - from all the photos I've seen, McNear certainly knows how to get outside and take advantage of the terrific sights that California has to offer.
Last year was a great one for McNear: we started efforts to increase our capacity for building student literacy, funded a new Student Advisor role for the '19-20 school year, refreshed our PE equipment and installed a new storage solution for it, continued to grow the MASC room and its programs (including adding a 3D printer) and continued to fund all manner of programs that make the lives of teachers, staff, parents and students much easier.
For 2019-2020 our big goal will be around building programs that drive inclusiveness and diversity in the McNear community and beyond. We hope you'll join us on what should be a really exciting journey!
If you have any thoughts, ideas, questions or comments, please let us know by sending an email to mcnearpta@gmail.com
Have a great school year!
Neil.
The First Week Back
Tuesday 8/13
TK and K families: Orientation will be on Tuesday morning, student last names A-M from 9-9:45am and N-Z from 10-10:45am
Class assignments will be posted outside the multipurpose room at 4pm
New Family Welcome: All new McNear families are invited to join us at McNear Park on Tuesday August 13th from 4pm-6pm for a fun event with cookies and lemonade! You'll get to meet some existing families and ask any questions you might have, while enjoying some treats in the park!
Wednesday 8/14
Back to School Coffee:
Please join our principal, Liza Eichert, for the annual Back To School Coffee outside the multipurpose room after drop off on Wednesday morning. Reconnect with families you know and get to know our new families, while enjoying pastries and coffee from the terrific Bright Bear Bakery!
Early release day:
TK/Kindergarten at 11:45am
Grades 1-3 at 12:35pm
Grades 4-6 at 12:40pm
Saturday 8/17
PCS Community Forum: The District will be hosting a community forum on Saturday August 17th from 10am-4pm at Lucchesi Community Center. It will be a chance to discuss topics such as diversity and equity, District-parent communications and arts curriculum. More info here.
Falcon Families Love Their PTA!
PTA membership supports efforts to advocate for schools at local, state and federal level. There is no time commitment to becoming a member, although many PTA members do chose to get more involved as they begin to see all the programs that the PTA manages, and how they can help.
The PTA funds and oversees our Garden Program, McNear Art and Science Center (MASC), Performing Arts, After-School Enrichment and Book Fairs and hosts social and fundraising events including our Welcome Back BBQ, Jogathon, Harvest Festival, Jingle Bell Jog and Wish Benefit.
Please show your support and become a member: as noted above, there is absolutely no time commitment required. The $15 membership fee per person is divided between McNear PTA, the CA state PTA and the national organization. All PTA members also get a complimentary copy of the school directory. Signing up is easy: just click here!
The PTA meeting calendar is still being finalized, but meetings are typically the first Monday of the month at 7pm in the Library. All are welcome!
This Year’s PTA Executive Board
President: Neil Smith (Poppy Nelson-Smith - 4th)
Executive VP: David Felix (Isabelle - 2nd)
Secretary: Amy Anderson (Josie - 4th and William - 1st)
Treasurer: Cyndy Shafer (Derek Nelson - 2nd)
Treasurer of Teacher Supply Fund: Jessica Valdez (Jose Barron Valdez - 6th, Pablo Barron Valdez - 3rd, Mauricio Barron Valdez - 1st)
Co-VP of Membership: Alisha Wilson (Ruby - 2nd and Dylan - K)
Co-VP of Membership: Kara Gamba (Tyler - 2nd and Ellie - K)
VP of Fundraising: Cailin Nelson (Quinn - 1st)
Historian: Leah Martinez (Lucia - 1st)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Back-to-School Night
Don’t miss out on this informative night! Parents/guardians come to school WITHOUT KIDS to meet teachers and find out what to expect from the coming year. So book your babysitter!
TK—August 22 @ 6:00-7:00pm
Kindergarten—August 22 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm
Grades 1-3—September 4 @ 5:30pm-6:30pm
Grades 4-6—September 4 @ 7:00-8:00pm
Labor Day Holiday
There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 2.
McNear Elementary PTA
Email: mcnearpta@gmail.com
Website: https://www.petalumacityschools.org/mcnear
Location: 605 Sunnyslope Avenue, Petaluma, CA, USA
Phone: (707) 778-4752
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McNear-Elementary-243976945636795/