English Landing PTA News
December 2017
Chris's Corner
Chris's Corner
As we wind down our first semester this year, I'd like to take a minute and revisit all that you and our PTA have accomplished. We have welcomed new and returning families with our Back to School Night and First Day of School Breakfast, fundraised over $7,600 through Box Tops for Education, our English Landing Cookbook sales, Popcorn Fridays, and INVEST, participated in opportunities to give back to the community by volunteering at the Park Hill PTA Clothing Center and providing BackSnacks for children at English Landing through FEED Northland Kids, offered a Veteran's Day Breakfast for our visiting Veterans, facilitated Fall Classroom Parties for all grade levels, produced a comprehensive digital School Directory, assembled a Teacher Wish Tree to replenish supplies for our classrooms, and received submissions for Reflections, the National PTA's Artistic Showcase. Sounds like a full year, right? That's only HALF! In the Spring, look forward to many more activities including a Family Fun/STEM Showcase night and Science Fair, Scholastic Book Fair, our Friendship Classroom Parties, Staff Appreciation Week, Student Variety Show, an opportunity to order school supplies for next year, and ongoing Yearbook assembly and distribution.
Our Winter Classroom parties are scheduled for Friday, December 22 at 10am. Please contact your classroom party planners if you are able to be of assistance. Also, please plan to attend our first PTA meeting of the new year on January 8, 2017 at 11:30pm in the Flexible Classroom at English Landing. I look forward to seeing you there!
Have a wonderful Winter Break,
Chris Albani
PTA President
Next PTA Meeting
Monday, Jan 8, 2018, 11:30 AM
English Landing Elementary School, Northwest Klamm Drive, KCMO, MO, United States
THANK YOU BROOKE CROSBY, VP OF FUNDRAISING
The PTA wishes to extend our thanks and good wishes to Brooke Crosby and family, who will be moving in December. Brooke successfully headed up our Fall Fundraiser this year; creating, designing, and organizing the printing of our English Landing Cookbook, which raised needed funds to support our students, teachers, and school. Way to go Brooke!
Haley Stone has been elected by the Executive Board to take over the VP of Fundraising position for the remainder of this school year. Thank you Haley for volunteering.
PTA Reflections Art Contest
CALLING ALL YOUNG ARTISTS! Join us for this year’s PTA Reflections Art Contest and have fun unleashing your inner artist with this year’s theme, “Within Reach”. Whether you draw, paint, dance, compose music, poetry, or film, this year’s theme is open to your own artistic interpretation! So pick up submission guidelines and an entry form today from the office and return your original works of art to the office by end-of-the-day Friday, December 8 for a chance to advance in the Arts!
For inspiration, visit the Reflections national art gallery and learn more about prizes and scholarships at PTA.org/Reflections
Watch a short video here: https://youtu.be/N3scXQrkbeo
For more information or questions, please contact PTA Reflections Chair, Jessica Johnson at jessi.rose.johnson@gmail.com
Book Fair Chairperson Needed!!
We are in need of a Chairperson for this year's Scholastic Book Fair, which is scheduled for the week of February 5, 2018. The Chairperson is responsible for planning and organizing our Fair that is held in English Landing's Media Center. There are many resources available to help plan this fun event. Please let Chris Albani (christinealbani@sbcglobal.net) know if you are interested in taking this position.
PTA committee highlight of the month - FEED - Feeding Eagles Every Day
For more information, please contact Sarah Andrews at sandrews9@mac.com.
Clothing Center Team Positions Open - Are You Interested?
The Park Hill PTA Clothing Center is looking for a few new faces to help manage several facets of the day to day running of the Center. Could this be you? No special knowledge is necessary, and the goal is to train new volunteers for next year before this summer. Time commitment varies by responsibility, but if you are interested in more information, please contact one of the current PTA Clothing Center team members: Katherine Distefano (kjdistefano@sbcglobal.net), Michael Atchison (matchison@kc.rr.com), or Susan Buckles (sbuckles29790@yahoo.com).
Winter Party
The Winter Party is here! Thank you to all the party hosts who are working to plan and organize the upcoming Winter Parties. Be on the lookout for possible ways you can help the hosts. Classroom Parties are December 22 from 10:00- 11:00 a.m.
If you have any questions, email Susan Moore at susmoore28@gmail.com
Repeated Information
Do you shop on Amazon.com?
Do you shop on Amazon.com?
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the English Landing PTA every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices as on Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the English Landing PTA. To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com and choose PTA Missouri Congress English Landing PTA as your organization of choice.
For more information, contact Ginger Gimple at thegimples@hotmail.com.
PTA Membership
The PTA membership drive kicked off at Back to School Night and is still underway. If
you have not yet joined, please do. Your support enables us to provide exciting
activities and upgrades for the school including the Reflections art program, the Science
Fair, the playground sunshade, folding chairs (300 of them), field trips, birthday books,
and much,much more. Please use this link to sign up for membership:
http://tinyurl.com/yd55k6ew . Membership dues (just $8.00/family) can be sent in an
envelope to school to the PTA Treasurer.
Contact Brandy Colson at brandy@blcolson.com or Lisa Darnell at darnellx3@yahoo.com for more information.
PTA Reimbursement Forms
English Landing PTA Executive Board 2017-2018
President
Chris Albani - christinealbani@sbcglobal.net
Vice-President Membership
Brandy Colson - brandy@blcolson.com
Lisa Darnell - darnellx3@yahoo.com
Vice-President Volunteers
Katie Burgess - katieeburgess@gmail.com
Vice-President Fundraising
Haley Stone - haleystonefitness@gmail.com
Treasurer
Ginger Gimple - thegimples@hotmail.com
Recording/Corresponding Secretary
Carolyn Arnold - tigergrad00@yahoo.com
Principal
Kerry Roe - roek@parkhill.k12.mo.us
PTA Committee Chairs/Leaders
Book Fair:
Brooke Crosby - brooke.crosby@hotmail.com
Box Tops:
Rashonda Mitchell - rashonda.mitchell@gmail.com
Clothing Center:
Amy Anderson - amyanderson5@gmail.com
Family Fun Night:
Lauren Jeppson - lpjeppson@gmail.com
Julie Durant - julie.durrant@gmail.com
FEED:
Sarah Andrews - sandrews9@mac.com
Hospitality:
Camille Murphy - camillemurphy226@yahoo.com
Popcorn Friday:
Stephanie Doss - stephanieldoss@gmail.com
Amy Moench - amymoench@gmail.com
Reflections:
Jessica Johnson - jessi.rose.johnson@gmail.com
Room Parties:
Susan Moore - susmoore28@gmail.com
School Supplies:
Katie Burgess - katieeburgess@gmail.com
Science Showcase Co-Chairs:
Jeanne Goodin - avocadonose@hotmail.com
Susan Moore - susmoore28@gmail.com
Maggie Parsley - maggie_knapp@yahoo.com
Staff Appreciation Week:
Haley Stone - haleystonefitness@gmail.com
Stacey Schmidt - slschmidt@cmh.edu
Student Directory:
Stacey Schmidt - slschmidt@cmh.edu
Teacher Wish Tree:
Angela Ensminger - angelaensminger@gmail.com
Variety Show:
Sheri Thomson - sherithomson3@gmail.co
Yearbook:
Anna Trowe - annatrower@yahoo.com
If you are interested in leading an open committee please contact Chris Albani at christinealbani@sbcglobal.net or Katie Burgess at katieeburgess@gmail.com
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