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JBD FAMILY NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
NEXT WEEK AT DEY
Monday, Oct. 2 :
- 5th Grade Strings Program starts today! (Monday & Thursday)
- Girls on the Run 2:45 - 4:00
Tuesday, Oct. 3:
- PTA Tennis (K-2) - Pick up at 4 p.m. at VBTCC
- SCA Meeting (Exec. only) meeting ends at 3:30 p.m.
- PTA Play Date at Great Neck Park (K-2) Meet at the park
Wednesday, Oct. 4:
- WORD SHIRT WEDNESDAY!
- PTA Tennis (Gr. 3-5)
Thursday, Oct. 5:
- PTA Play Date at Great Neck Park ( Grades 3-5) Meet at the park
- Girls on the Run 2:45 - 4:00
Friday, Oct. 6:
- 5th Grade Strings
JBD'S SAND SCULPTING CONTEST
IMPORTANT DATES - COMING SOON!
- October 9: No school for students - Professtional Learning Day for Staff
- October 10 - Progress Reports
- October 10 - SCA Meeting (All) Meeting ends at 3:30 p.m. Executive Board will meet until 4:00 p.m.
- October 12: 1st Grade Field Trip - Brookedale Farms - 9:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
October is...
- Virginia Disability History and Awareness Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
PTA CORNER
1) PLEASE donate to **SEAGULL CIRCLE** our #1 fund raiser! Forms were sent home in your child's backpack last week! Please look for it and kindly return your support with your child to the school or donate online at www.jbdpta.com. We encourage you to participate so that we can provide many fun, educational and rewarding programs to the children at John B Dey! Any sponsorship or donation is welcome and appreciated!!!
2) DESTINATION IMAGINATION registration will be open until October 1st. Parent volunteers are needed to manage teams! Please contact JBDPTADI@gmail.com for questions or look online at www.jbdpta.com.
3) REFLECTIONS Art Contest submissions are due!!!! This program is sponsored by the National, State and Local PTA's. Please encourage your child to participate! Entries are due to be turned in at the LIBRARY by September 29th. There are many categories they can choose from including 1) Music Composition 2) Visual Arts 3) Dance Choreography 4) Photography 5) Film Production 6) Literature. There is a Tropical Smoothie Award for the classroom that has the most entries!
4) Collect Box Tops for a Pajama Day! Box Tops for Education is an easy way to raise money for John B. Dey! Box Tops can be found on many products including Ziploc, Betty Crocker, Cheerios and Pillsbury. Each Box Top is worth ten cents. To submit Box Tops, attach to the printable collection sheet (available on the JBD PTA website) or put in a baggie and send to school. Our first GOAL is to collect 1000 Box Tops by October 20, 2017. If we can reach this goal, students will have a PAJAMA DAY in November or December. Thank you!
5) Use your FARM FRESH KEY TAG at check out! We get a lot of purchase power with your store purchases!
6) Kroger Shopper? John B Dey now participates in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Register now online at krogercommunityrewards.com and when you shop at Kroger use your key tag to get credits ($$$) for John B Dey!
7) JBD ROLLER SKATE NIGHTS at Haygood Skating Rink are coming up in October! Tuesdays October 17th and October 24th. Pre-sale tickets will available at the school - details to come. Each night will be Halloween themed and focused but not limited to grade levels. October 17 focus on Grades K-2 and their families and October 24th focus on Grades 3-5 and their families. You can go to either one! Please join us!
8) Don't forget to JOIN THE PTA! And envelope was sent to you the first week of school. Please fill it out and send it in to the teacher. We appreciate your membership!!!
9) JBD after school programs:
A) You can still register for after school Spanish at www.jbdpta.com
B) VBTCC Tennis is in session! Registration is closed for tennis.
10) GREAT NECK PARK PLAY DATES
Please come to meet your child's classmates and their parents and to have a fun afternoon!
TUESDAY, OCT 3rd for grades K-2 from 3:00-4:30
THURSDAY, OCT 5th for grades 3-5 from 3:00-4:30
This is a family fun play date, so you must stay with your child/children to supervise their fun.
You can also do everything above or find anything you need to know about what is happening, deadlines, details. online at www.JBDPTA.com.
GIFTED PARENT CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The purpose of this conference is to increase parent/guardian collaboration with and involvement in Gifted Education to assist families in fulfilling their essential role as advocates for gifted students. Parents of students who are identified as gifted in Grades 2 - 12 are invited to attend. To register (Deadline: October 27) please use the link below:
Picture Day coming soon!
Home of the Soaring Seagulls
Email: ecbianch@vbschools.com
Website: www.deyes.vbschools.com
Location: John B Dey Elementary School, 1900 North Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Phone: 757-648-2440
Twitter: @JbdElem