The Foghorn - Issue #6 | 03/01/2024
03/01/2024
What's Happening
Calendar of Events
March:
- 1st - Toy Maker (3rd & 5th Grade)
- 12th - PTA Meeting, 7:00-8:00 PM
- 13th - Toy Maker (4th Grade)
- 15th - STEAM Fair
- 15th - Popcorn Friday
STEAM Fair - 3/15
Science. Technology. Engineering. Art. Math
Friday March 15th | 6:00PM - 7:30PM
Booth Set up Begins at 5:15
WOW, we are so excited to see all the entries to the upcoming STEAM fair, but we want to 👀see more! We encourage any STEAM adventure that a student wants to explore and welcome all levels of engagement!
Need some inspiration - visit our STEAM Fair homepage or enjoy STEAM inspiration presented during upcoming library visits this week with Ms. Sterling.
➡Register this weekend. Display boards will be delivered Monday March 4th and Friday March 8th. Sign up on our Student Registration page!
🙋 Interested in helping out the day of, we would love to have you, snag a volunteer spot in SignUpGenius!
** We still have limited spots available for our Parent Participant Projects**
Do you work in a STEAM field? We would love for you to share your wisdom and experience with our students (full board presentation not required!) Do you have a passion or hobby that is STEAM related? Let's see it! Feel like tapping into your childhood sense of adventure? Grab your neighbor, friend, partner and have some fun!!! Sign up on our Parent Participation page!
The kids are super excited about this, and we would love for you to join in on this community event, so don't miss out!!
March PTA Meeting - 3/12
When: Tuesday 3/12 @ 7pm - 8pm
Where: Cottage Lake School Library & Zoom
Meeting ID: 425 408 4200
Passcode: Sailors!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4254084200?pwd=bHk3QWt6WXNjUlRNTkxpNEVjK001QT09
Join us for our March PTA meeting and see what we're all about. Meet other PTA members, hear updates from Principal Welch and learn about how the PTA supports our school. We'll also share info on upcoming events and activities planned for the year.
Refreshments provided. Everyone is welcome! We look forward to seeing you there!
Spirit Wear Feedback Wanted! - Respond by 3/13
Are you interested in buying spirit wear for you or your student(s)? Do you have any feedback for us from our February spirit wear store?
Fill out our Spirit Wear Survey by March 13th to help us finalize our upcoming offerings.
If there's enough interest we'll host one more Spirit Wear Store this school year, launching at our STEAM Fair on March 15th.
Yearbook Photos Due 4/1
March is the last month to upload photos for the school yearbook. Drop them on our Yearbook photo file share so we can capture those memories for our kids. We're starting to create yearbook layout pages so upload them while you can!
Our amazing yearbook designer will be aging out of Cottage Lake this year. She's looking for an apprentice to help out with this year's edition and take over next year. Interested? Contact president@cottagelakepta.org to let us know.
The Toy Maker is Back at Cottage Lake!
The Toy Maker adventures have returned to Cottage Lake Elementary, hosted by Cottage Lake PTA.
Rick Hartman, renowned as a master toymaker and educator, has dedicated over three decades to enriching children’s lives through marvelous toy-building programs embedded with learning. Rick is back teaching all grades a lesson, allowing them to build, enjoy their creation, then take it home.
Come Join the Fun
In order for Rick to be success with is lessons, 3-4 volunteers are needed for each class. Sign up to volunteer and join in the fun!
Get Involved
We are 100% dependent on family volunteers. If we want to be able to keep hosting fun events and supporting our classrooms, we need your help!
PTA hosted events and sponsored school services that don't have volunteers step up to run them will have to be cancelled.
We've seen our volunteer numbers drop steeply in the last few years. Come help us build our community and have some fun while you're at it!
Whether you can spare an hour to help setup an event, pass out popcorn, or would like to step into a board position, everyone is welcome and appreciated.
More information can be found on the Cottage Lake PTA website or by contacting president@cottagelakepta.org.
Nominating Committee Open for Volunteers
It's time to assemble our Nominating Committee for the 2024-2025 school year. Committee members will collect nominee submissions to be presented for voting at an upcoming PTA meeting. This is a short-term and social way to participate in shaping next year's leadership for our school's PTA supported efforts.
Interested? Reach out to President@CottageLakePTA.org or attend our next meeting on March 12th.
The committee will be seeking nominations for the following positions on the 2024-2025 Executive Board:
- Co-President - 2 positions open
- Co-Treasurer - 1 of 2 positions open
- Co-VP Communications - 1 of 2 positions open
- Co-VP Fundraising - 2 positions open
Know someone you feel would be great in one of these roles? Self-nominations are welcome! Please email nominations to President@CottageLakePTA.org
Fundraising Ideas Wanted
Do you have ideas on fun and fruitful ways to earn money for our school? Know a company that partners with non-profits to raise funds? Restaurants? Stores? Events? Something else?
We'd love to raise an additional $10k this year to help make sure next year's PTA is set up for success in supporting our students and staff. Send your ideas to President@CottageLakePTA.org
Garden Accessibility Improvements - Volunteers Needed
Do you know of a local corporation, club or group that is looking for volunteer opportunities or hours? We are looking for one or more volunteer groups to help us in our school garden. Please reach out to garden@cottagelakepta.org.
Thank you for supporting our community garden!
Staff Appreciation - Thank You Volunteers!
Thank you to our volunteers for providing food items for February's 'Chili & all the Fixin's' Staff Appreciation Potluck and for helping restock our Staff Pantry! Several staff members sent messages of gratitude, shared at our last PTA meeting.
The lunch was a huge success!
Join Us!
Join the PTA:
- Registration: Join (cottagelakepta.org)
Volunteer for an Event:
- Toy Maker: PTA Board and Committee: Toy Maker 2024 (signupgenius.com)
- Popcorn Friday: PTA Board and Committee: Popcorn Fridays (with prep day before) (signupgenius.com)
- Staff Pantry: CLE PTA Staff Appreciation Committee: Staff Pantry Donations (signupgenius.com)
- STEAM Fair: https://sites.google.com/cottagelakepta.org/clesteamfair2024/get-involved
- Watch DOGS: Cottage Lake Elementary PTA Watch D.O.G.S.: Watch D.O.G.S. 2023-2024 (signupgenius.com)
Join the PTA Board:
- Co-VP - Fundraising (2 openings) : Contact president@cottagelakepta.org
- Co-VP - Communications (1 opening) : Contact president@cottagelakepta.org
- Co-Treasurer (1 opening) : Contact president@cottagelakepta.org
Join a Committee:
- Nominating Committee: Contact president@cottagelakepta.org
- Yearbook: Contact yearbook@cottagelakepta.org
- Membership: Contact president@cottagelakepta.org
- 5th Grade Party: Contact president@cottagelakepta.org
- After School Enrichment: Contact president@cottagelakepta.org
- Art Docent: Cottage Lake Art Docent Sign-Up (google.com)
- Garden: Contact garden@cottagelakepta.org
Donate Funds:
- Donate: Donate (cottagelakepta.org)
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