PTA Post
Edition 2
Week 1, DONE!!!
Here we are - through the first week of school! I was so excited to see so many of you at the Meet and Greet, those of you that stopped by our table, snagged a popsicle and reconnected with our school family. It was great to see so many new and familiar faces!!!
I have had kids in Walled Lake Schools for many years (I just sent my oldest to Grand Valley State a couple of weeks ago!!!). I am familiar with the PTA stereotypes that are out there. It is my personal goal to bust them for our Glengary community. We are here and would LOVE any help you want to give - that can be time, donations, ideas - a voice; but it also doesn't have to be. Being a member does not obligate any involvement other than an annual $10 membership fee. But, any parent that wants to show up for their children by participating with the PTA, has a place, here. There is no small contribution. We have an open door - we will be communicating often, and MEETINGS ARE NOT REQUIRED!!!
That being said (hahahaha!), our first meeting is TODAY at 6:30 in the Media Center - PLEASE join us! We will be going over the planning for some of our fall events and getting to know each other a little better!
Because we have added some events in the last couple of years and will be brining some of our pre-covid events back, see below for a brief explanation of what you can expect! This will be my first time seeing and planning some of these events, so it is a great time to jump in and help shape them!
Your children should have brought home a packet with information on our earliest Fall events and opportunities - including our Mum Sale (which kicked off yesterday 9/5/22), bagel sales, dining to donate flyer and the membership form. We recommend ordering your flowers and fall themed buckets early - many options sold out last year!!!
See below for a description of our favorite events that will be offered all year and if you have any questions, please reach out to us!
-Alison Burke
- Allows the Glengary PTA to pay dues to our district, state and national PTA organizations.
- Frees up the fundraising dollars from our events, so they can go to directly to our school.
- Gives your child's class the opportunity to win a bagel breakfast, pizza party lunch or popsicle treat!
- Allows all of the adults in your child's life the opportunity to have a say in how those dollars are spent! Sign up all adults in your household and they count toward your child's class!!!
- Sign you up to volunteer
- Make you come to meetings
It is so easy - click the button below, pay $10 individual membership and see which class ends up in the top 3 to win the Membership Challenge!
2022-2023 PTA Events
Fall Mum Sale
September 5 - 19, 2022
Pick up date: October 3, 2022
Walled Lake Northern Homecoming Parade!
Come walk in the Walled Lake Northern Homecoming Parade, Friday, September 16, 2022!
Annual Glengary Fun Run
This is a fun day for the whole school and our biggest fundraiser, by far. Our kids celebrate and run or walk on our school track and have a dance party celebration with a DJ playing music!
This is a web-based fundraiser, which makes it easy to donate and to share your students' personalized link with friends and family. The kids incrementally earn incentive prizes for reaching fundraising goals which turn into raffle tickets for prizes drawn at the end of the fun run. Every student receives 1 raffle ticket no matter what and this year your PTA membership will earn your student additional raffle tickets. This is in addition to the traditional raffle tickets dispersed based on fundraising goals. In the past we have had raffle prizes like large Lego sets, bikes, hoverboards and American Girl dolls. Families and local businesses have sponsored baskets or prizes, too - featuring books, tickets to local attractions or family memberships to museums or zoos!
Trunk or Treat
This was a new event for our school last year and it is back by popular demand! Families are encouraged to decorate your car trunk, come dressed and ready to hand out treats to our school community! There is no cost to participate but pre-registration will be requested closer to the event date to ensure we have enough space to accommodate everyone! We had an amazing turn out last year and everyone - parents and students alike - had a blast!
The Giving Tree, Positivity Project Helping Hands Night
The Giving Tree is our opportunity to support families in our community by helping them give their children a holiday full of joy. Our families donate new gifts based on anonymous wish lists supplied to the school. We are combining one of our drop off dates with our Positivity Project (P2) Helping Hands night where students will be able to use the character strengths they are learning in their classrooms to make gifts and spread the holiday spirit to other members of our community. In the past projects have made tie-fleece blankets, cards and more. Enjoy festive treats and hot chocolate while we give back!
The Variety Show
March is Reading Month
Family STEAM Night
Family Dance
Gardening Club and Green Committee
Spring Flower Sale
Family Game Day
Mileage Club
Mileage Club is back again this Fall! For those of you who don't know, Mileage Club is a running/walking program that encourages kids to exercise during their lunch recess.
We had so much fun in the Spring with our Glengary students that we are bringing it back twice a week this Fall!!
Our hope is to run Mileage Club on Tuesdays & Fridays. We hope to get started on September 20th and go through October (weather permitting).
This program can not run without volunteers! Click on this sign up genius to help!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c4dafad2aa64-glengary6
Reach out to Alaina Finkel at 734-718-2455 with questions.
Scholastic Book Fair
Sale runs December 2nd - 9th!
Bagel Days
Bagel Days are here again!!!
We will have 9 bagel days at Glengary this year.
We are only offering pre-order this year – NO SALES DAY OF!
Enjoy your choice of blueberry, cinnamon sugar or plain!
Order forms will be coming home soon!!!
Prepay forms are due September 12, 2022
-Bagel days are 9/30, 10/28, 11/18, 12/16, 1/27, 2/17, 3/24, 4/28, 5/26
-Bagels cost $1 each and will be delivered to your student first thing in the morning
-Questions? Contact Alison Burke at alisonburke521@gmail.com
PLEASE LOOK FOR FORM COMING HOME AND RETURN BY SEPTEMBER 12th
Dining To Donate
September is with locally owned and run, Beyond Juice, in Milford. Bring in, or show a digital copy of the flyer above and 20% of your order comes back to the PTA. This offer will be good on orders placed online as well!!!
If you have any questions, reach out to alisonburke521@gmail.com
Meeting Schedule
All meetings begin at 6:30 in the Glengary Media Center
October 11
November 1
December 6
January 10
February 7
March 7
April 4
May 9
Glengary PTA
Email: glengarypta@gmail.com
Website: https://glengarypta.wixsite.com/glengarypta
Location: 3070 Woodbury Street, Commerce Charter Township, MI, USA
Phone: 248-974-9387
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlengaryElementary