Eagle Times - DRES PTA Newsletter
Durant Road Elementary School (DRES) PTA, December 2020
Join the PTA today!
Join the DRES PTA and show your commitment to our teachers, staff and students. The greater our membership numbers, the stronger our voice at the school, district and state levels.
Annual memberships are $10 per person or $15 per family. Join online today! A small online service fee applies (total including fees: $10.40/person and $15.63/family).
Spirit Night at Spanglish on Dec. 8
Join us for Spirit Night at Spanglish on Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m.
When you dine at Spanglish, a portion of your purchase will go back to DRES! Simply mention "DRES" when you place your order. Check out their menu online.
When: Tuesday, Dec. 8; 5 to 8 p.m.
Where: Spanglish, 10630 Durant Rd, Raleigh
How: Mention "DRES" when ordering
Located in North Raleigh, Spanglish offers an extended fare of Puerto Rican cuisine including rice bowls, mofongo, empanadas, sandwiches & more. Its informal & fast-casual setting makes it perfect for your everyday joint.
With a menu packed full of keto-friendly, vegan, and vegetarian options – for breakfast, lunch and dinner – we have something to appeal to all types of flavor inclinations. Their motto is simple, "Barriga Llena, Corazón Contento" which translates to "Full Belly, Happy Heart". Our food is designed to ensure you leave with a big smile.
Boundless Book Fair, order your books today!
Use code "DRE1" when you place your online order and the school will received 15% of all sales!
To purchase books, create an account in three easy steps:
- Go to bedfordfallsusa.com
- Click "login" at the top of the page
- Register as a "parent", use school code "DRE1" and start shopping!
Thank you for your support of our school and local business, Bedford Books! More details are online.
Suprise your teacher with a book!
Please consider purchase a book or two for your student's class! See directions above.
Join us for a teacher/staff parade on Dec. 16
Come and celebrate our teachers and staff on December 16, for the amazing work they’ve done this semester! We will use the DRES bus parking lot, as well as the Open Door Baptist Church parking lot to form a “parade route” and teachers/staff will drive through. We did this in the spring and it was fun for everyone!
Date: Wednesday, December 16 (Asynchronous Learning Day)
When: Families start lining up at 2:50, parade will begin at 3:30 p.m.
Feel free to decorate your car!
Join us for our PTA meeting on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.
Join us for our virtual December PTA meeting on Thursday, December 3 at 7 p.m.
- Meeting ID: 823 9986 7108
- Passcode: 765679
DRES Pajamas and face masks available! Order pajama pants and receive a t-shirt for $10!
New in the spirit wear store are DRES pajama pants! We contracted with a company that will ship the pajama pants directly to you, just click the link and get to shopping.
**When you purchase a pair of pajama pants, you can buy a grey DRES t-shirt for $10! Contact dresptatreasurer@gmail.com for the deal.
Also available are DRES branded face masks. Check it out here or here!
Order you spirit wear today
Spirit wear sweatshirts, t-shirts, pajama pants and masks are available for purchase in our DRES store. Order yours today!
Limited supply is available, so don't delay!
Donate to your children's school today! No fuss fundraising!
If that’s the case, then donate to the DRES PTA today! 100% of your donation stays at DRES and it is tax deductible. Online donations accepted via our DRES site (scroll to the middle section of the site). Thank you for supporting Durant Road Elementary School!
Upcoming events
- Book fair! See information in the newsletter
- 12/2: Asynchronous learning day
- 12/8: Spanglish Spirit Night, 5 to 8 p.m.
- 12/11: Last day of the book fair, order your books today!
- 12/16: Asynchronous learning day
- 12/16: Teacher parade
- 12/21 - 12/22: Asynchronous learning days
- 12/23 - 1/1: Christmas/Holiday break
January
- 1/4 - 1/22: Winter track out
- 1/25: Welcome back to school!
We need your recipes!
Contribute to our DRES recipe book! If you have a recipe that is special to your family, we’d love for you to share it with fellow DRES families.
We will compile all the submitted DRES recipes in a digital recipe book. In order to make this as special as possible, we need your contribution! Click here to include your family’s special recipe: https://forms.gle/Mo83pSLmmXzHrreB7
Let's shower our teachers with appreciation, share what you appreciate about your teachers with us
https://forms.gle/Ww6dHW4Mzf7QQ5ag9
Please share your appreciation accolades with us by Monday, December 14!
Apex Remix raised $30,000 for our school!
We are so proud of all of our students and families for learning how to be MIGHTY and helping us reach our fundraising goal for the Apex Remix Fundraiser! With your help, we raised just over $30,000!
Thanks to your generous contributions and efforts, this year we will be able to provide teacher appreciation activities, provide instructional enhancement via literacy and technology support, and support student and family engagement activities. Many thanks to Susan Hopper for heading up the fundraising effort!
Reflections art contest - the results are in!
The results are in! Congratulations to our 2020-2021 Reflections art contest visual arts winners!
The theme this year was “I Matter Because ...”
Congratulations to our 2020 Reflections contest winners:
1st: Sara-Beth Hague
2nd: Paige Arra
3rd: Kinnley Hague
Honorable Mention: Miette Hays
All entries will be sent on to compete at the county level.
2019/2020 Yearbooks available
Interested in connecting with other DRES parents and families?
Join the Durant Road Elementary School Parents Facebook page! The group is a place to connect with other parents, share ideas and support our school, our students, our teachers and staff.
The group is not sponsored by the DRES PTA, but we encourage you to join to meet other parents and families!
Learn more about our PTA
Let's be friends!
Our PTA uses social media to communicate with parents and the community. The result is a higher level of engagement and interest in PTA efforts and you can stay informed! Follow us on Twitter @DRESPTA, and like/follow our Facebook page @DurantRoadElementarySchoolPTA, and check out our website: http://durantroadpta.weebly.com and you’ll have all the pertinent information at your fingertips!
Take a deep breath and enjoy the year ahead — and feel free to reach out to any PTA board member or committee chair if there’s something we can do to help!
Easy, no fuss ways to earn money for DRES!
Together in education with Harris Teeter
DRES participates in Harris Teeter’s Together in Education program to help raise funds for our school.
It’s easy and it’s free! Simply give the cashier our school code "1489" and your VIC card when you check out and your card will be linked for the entire school year. Or, email your VIC number or phone number along with the last name associated with the VIC card to dresptanofuss@gmail.com and we will link it for you. Once your card is linked, our school will receive a percentage of your Harris Teeter purchases.
This program does not interfere with your VIC savings or cost you any money. Last year, DRES received $1,400 from Harris Teeter through this program. Learn more about the program online.
Shop on Amazon and give back to DRES!
Box Tops for Education, scan and earn!
Box Tops are available on a variety of items, such as General Mills cereals, Lysol products, Nature Valley snacks, etc. For a complete list of participating brands, visit boxtops4education.com.
Every valid Box Tops is worth $0.10 for our school! Box Tops are transitioning to becoming digital. Download and use the Box Tops app to scan your receipt. The app will find participating products purchased at any store and instantly add cash to our school’s earnings online.
Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza
Order online at PapaMurphys.com and enter the code SHARE at checkout and DRES PTA receives 25% of your total purchase.
Shop, send a photo of your receipt to RCityRocks
DRES is a participant in “RCityRocks,” a community program where community businesses donate money to the DRES PTA when you text a receipt photo to drespta@rcityrocks.com. Text JOIN to drespta@rcityrocks.com to start using it. Last year, we received over $600 from RCityRocks! Learn more online.
Visit RCityRocks for a list of participating businesses including Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken, The Butcher's Market, The Learning Express, Supper Meals, Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza, Papa Johns Pizza and more!
Teach Me Store - shop and earn
Mention DRES at checkout and 10% of all purchases made will be donated to a DRES account for classroom supplies.
The Teach Me Store is a great, local store that has educational "playthings" for parents, teachers, children and educators. Visit them today
Lowe's grocery store
We are looking for sponsors for the 2020/2021 school year!
Want an easy way to advertise your business and support our school? We are looking for sponsors for the 2020/2021 school year!
If you own a business or work in an industry that would like to partner with DRES, contact Ashley Johnson, dresptafundraising@gmail.com, for more info. Funds will help support our school and our teachers!