Ruby Bridges PTSA Newsletter
Issue 4 May 2021
It's never too late to become a PTSA member!
Please Consider joining today!
Join by the May Membership Meeting
Help elect 2021-2022 PTSA Board and approve the 2021-2022 Budget.
In order to vote on items or be elected to the board, you must be a paid member of the PTSA.
It's easy to sign up or print the application.
May 11, 2021 6:30 pm General Membership Meeting
At our May Ruby Bridges Elementary PTSA General Membership meeting on
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 6:30 pm Zoom
We will be voting on a new Board of Directors.
The 2020-2021 Ruby Bridges Elementary PTSA nominating committee places the following names in nomination for the 2021-2022 Board of Directors:
For office of President: Barbara Taheri
For office of Vice President: Jennifer Herrman
For office of Secretary: OPEN
For office of Treasurer: Zheng Lv
We are still searching for someone to serve as Secretary. If interested, please reach out to Mary Khouzam, Alex Crane, Pauline Wray or Aishwariya Pushpangadan.
We will also be voting on next year's PTSA Budget.
Awards - Award nominations are due on May 14th 2021 - Committee Member needed!
Do you know of an outstanding teacher /educator who goes the extra mile for students?
How about a volunteer who quietly contributes
to Ruby Bridges Elementary School?
Or a volunteer that goes above and beyond?
Take a moment to think about the people who might be good candidates for any of the local PTsA awards.
Golden Acorn Award:
Recognizes an individual volunteer who has given outstanding volunteer service to all children in the school community. This acknowledges service by an individual "above and beyond" a particular job description.
Outstanding Educator Award:
Recognizes an individual educator who goes beyond the normal expectations of their jobs to make the learning environment fun, beneficial, and challenging for students.
To nominate, please complete our online confidential nomination form by May 14, 2021.
There is no limit for the number of nominations submitted per person!
Questions?
Contact the Awards Committee Chair, Jennifer Herrman at RubyBridgesPTSASecretary@gmail.com
Awards Committee Members**:
Jennifer Herrman, Karrie Palis, Karen Backman
Help us Select the Award Winners!
** Per our PTA Standing Rules, we need a PTA member (who is not on our board) to help sort through the nominees and decide on our winners this year! If you are interested, please contact Jennifer Herrman @ RubyBridgesPTSASecretary@gmail.com
Washington State PTA Convention - May 18 to May 23 - Virtual
Registration for the convention closes on May 3 at 6:59 am. Register here.
WSPTA members, with paid membership for 2020-2021, can attend this year’s WSPTA Convention 2021. The cost to participate is $70. This includes access to all professional development webinars, materials, prerecorded videos, keynote speakers, and general sessions.
If you're curious about what happens behind the scenes of the PTA, to decide if you'd like to become part of the Board, or you've decided to be a PTA board member and want some help figuring out what to do, the WSPTA Convention may be for you.
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- Just click on the link,
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Thank you to all teams who participated in the First Ever Ruby Bridges Goosechase online Scavenger Hunt
They won a $50 gift card to Zulu's Board Game Cafe in Bothell.
Thank you to Zulu Games for donating such a generous gift!
Junior Achievement
There are currently plans to offer Junior Achievement to a wider grade range next fall.