English Landing PTA News
September 2017
Chris's Corner
Chris's Corner
Greetings, English Landing Families! Thank you for all who being a part of the August PTA meeting - we had several families new to English Landing attend, as well as many returning families. What a great way to start the year! We hope you found the meeting helpful and informative, and that it gave you a chance to catch a glimpse of what our PTA does at English Landing. We have many volunteer opportunities available and are confident that there is a place for everyone. Please don't hesitate to contact me or anyone on our Executive Board with any questions or comments.
Our goal is to offer meeting times that everyone can attend. Unfortunately, due to work schedules, kids' sports schedules, and general life we have not found that perfect time for everyone. So, we have decided to offer two different times, evening and daytime, in the hope that everyone could attend at least one meeting. We started off the year with an evening meeting and will again in the evening in March at 6:30pm in the Media Center at English Landing. For our meetings in January and May we will offer daytime meetings at 11am in the Flexible Classroom space. Our next meeting, October 2nd, will be held at the Riverside Community Center at 5:30pm. Please note the earlier time.
If you are unable to make a meeting, know that the information presented at the meeting will be shared with you in a few ways. Our PTA SMORE is packed full of monthly information and opportunities available that are coordinated by PTA. You will also hear about PTA events from your child(ren)'s teachers and in the weekly SMORE that comes from English Landing. Important reminders and sign ups will also come by email from the English Landing Office. We hope that you will take advantage of these information sources.
Coming in October will be Room Parties, a Hospitality opportunity during Parent Teacher Conferences, and the conclusion of our Fall Fundraiser, English Landing's own Cookbook! Also you can look forward to a presentation by Dr. Jeanette Cowherd, our Distict's Superintendent at our October 2nd meeting. We hope to see you there!
Chris Albani
English Landing PTA President 2017-2018
Next PTA Meeting
Monday, Oct 2, 2017, 05:30 PM
Riverside Community Center, Northwest High Drive, Riverside, MO, United States
PTA Membership Drive
The PTA membership drive kicked off at Back to School Night and is still underway. If
you have not yet joined, please do. Your support enables us to provide exciting
activities and upgrades for the school including the Reflections art program, the Science
Fair, the playground sunshade, folding chairs (300 of them), field trips, birthday books,
and much,much more. Please use this link to sign up for membership:
http://tinyurl.com/yd55k6ew . Membership dues (just $8.00/family) can be sent in an
envelope to school to the PTA Treasurer.
Thank you to these families and businesses who have already pledged their support!
Chris Albani & Justin Albani
Megan Amash
Amy Anderson
Sarah Andrews
Carolyn Arnold & Jeff Arnold
Susan Bartlett
Tara Bennett & Bob Bennett
Tracie Birks & Oren Birks
Krysten Bowman
Ashley Bracken
Katie Burgess & Doug Burgess
Brandy Colson & Bernie Colson
Chelsey Comer
Brooke Crosby & Dan Crosby
Lisa Darnell
Athena Dickson
Julie Doane & Michael Doane
Stephanie Doss & Channing Doss
Kathleen Duffy
Julie Durrant & Kevin Hutchison
Doni Edwards
Sarah Eisenmenger
Angela Ensminger
Deana Fajen
Amy Felton
Mindy Flanagan
Ginger Gimple
Heather Ginnings
Jeanne Goodin & Phil Goodin
Ieasha Green & Lee Hambrick Sr.
Lori Gritter & James Gritter
Beth Hazels
Julie Hendrickson & Brandon
Hendrickson
Jennifer Hensel & Dan Hensel
Wendi Hines
Katy Hornaday & John Hornaday
Ann Howel
Justine Jackson
Jessica Rose Johnson
Melanie Joseph & Kevin Joseph
Shannon Justice
Katie Karnes & Kirby Karnes
Jill Kimbrel & Mike Kimbrel
Laurie Lust & Brian Lust
Julie Masson
Stephanie McCleary & Randy McCleary
Amy McCowley
Jessica McDowell
Jennifer McGonigle
Laura McKinney
Lindsay McLean
Courtney McQueen
Amy Moench
Susan Moore & Jason Moore
Michelle Morgan
Camille Murphy & Mike Murphy
Cassidy Nelson
Stacey Nickell
Tracey Niehues
Gwen O'Brien & Jeremy O'Brien
Marie O'Quinn
Keri Oedewaldt & Seth Oedewaldt
Tasha Olsen
Amy Owens
Maggie Parsley & William Parsley
Gale Perkins
Teresa Reinking & Jeff Hilzinger
Kerry Roe
Kari Rush & Eric Rush
Kimberly Ryan
Stacey Schmidt & Guy Groves
Kirsten Schoster
Amy Sheehan & Kerry Sheehan
Megan Shields
Christy Smith & Brian Smith
Wendy Smith
Jane Stanley & Ryan Stanley
Paula Starr
Ryan Steitz & Shanna Steitz
Haley Stone
Anna Strobel
Sarah Stuart
Lindsey Summers
Christina Taylor & Todd Taylor
Jennifer Thomas & Nathan Thomas
Abbey Thomas
Stephanie Thompson
Sheri Thomson & Rob Thomson
Heidi Tolnai & Robert Tolnai
Kylie Toomey
Anna Trower & Robert Trower
Jenna Unruh & Derrick Unruh
Andrea Wenzel
Drew Whitney
Amie Wilson & Matt Wilson
Miranda Wingett
Katherine Wurzer & Mitch Wurzer
Aubrey Ziller
Atronic Alarms
DiPasquale Moore, LLC
Platte Valley Bank
Popculture
Water Street Family Counseling
Contact Brandy Colson at brandy@blcolson.com or Lisa Darnell at darnellx3@yahoo.com for more information.
Popcorn Friday
Popcorn Friday is back! Our first date is September 22nd, the prepaid order form is going home with students on September 1st and will be due on September 14th. Please let Amy Moench (amymoench@gmail.com) know if you are interested in volunteering for this fun and popular event - it's a quick and easy way to be involved!
Calling all Chefs!
The first piece of communication has gone out regarding our fall fundraiser. We are so excited that we have begun to receive recipes – and look forward to many more! Separate flyers will be sent home in the following weeks to outline some more details on the artist raffle, as well as the recipes. Don’t forget to send in a picture of your little chef or finished product, if you’d like!
We will be sending out a sign-up genius soon looking for volunteers to sell raffle tickets for a short period of time (8:15AM-8:40AM) on 4 designated days. Thanks in advance for your support!
Contact Brooke Crosby at brooke.crosby@hotmail.com for more information.
Teacher Wish Tree
Contact Angela Ensminger at angelaensminger@gmail.com for more information.
Room Parties
Thank you to all the parents who have already signed up to be room parents or host a classroom party. Many party hosts for the Fall Festival party on October 20 from 2:00-3:00 are still needed. Classrooms that still need hosts for this first party are Mehwald, Beck, Betts, Turnball, Davies, O'Connor, Peters. There are quite a few classrooms that don't yet have a room parent either. These classrooms are in need of a room parent: Mehwald, East, Pudenz, Willis, Beck, Wood, Betts, Dwyer, Turnball, and Sanders. Thank you in advance for your help!
Room Parent: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050B4EACAD2DAB9-english1
Kindergarten: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050B4EACAD2DAB9-kindergarten1
1st grade: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050B4EACAD2DAB9-1stgrade1
2nd grade: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050B4EACAD2DAB9-2ndgrade1
3rd grade: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050B4EACAD2DAB9-3rdgrade2
4th grade: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b4eacad2dab9-4thgrade1
5th grade: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050B4EACAD2DAB9-5thgrade1
If you have any questions, email Susan Moore at susmoore28@gmail.com
BoxTops for Education
Keep clipping those BoxTops! We are always collecting BoxTops, which can be turned into funds for our school. Did you know about the Box Tops for Education Bonus App? You can find more information about the bonus app here: http://boxtops4education.com/bonusapp
Contact Rashonda Mitchell at rashonda.mitchell@gmail.com for more information.
PTA committee highlight of the month - Box Tops
This month is: Box Tops!!
Box Tops for Education is a coupon program established by the cereal company General Mills in 1996. General Mills products contain a Box Top coupon that can be redeemed by schools for cash. Each coupon is worth $.10. The time commitment for the coordinator is around 2 hours per month. The coordinator would print Box Tops forms for students and distribute the forms the forms to the classrooms. They also collect the forms, mail collected Box Tops to Box Tops for Education for reimbursement, communicate to the PTA the status of reimbursement, and award the class each month that brings in the most Box Tops.
For more information, contact Rashonda Mitchell at rashonda.mitchell@gmail.com.
Thanks Rashonda for helping EL PTA with the Box Top program!
Do you shop on Amazon.com?
Do you shop on Amazon.com?
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the English Landing PTA every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices as on Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the English Landing PTA. To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com and choose PTA Missouri Congress English Landing PTA as your organization of choice.
For more information, contact Ginger Gimple at thegimples@hotmail.com.
PTA Reimbursement Forms
English Landing PTA Executive Board 2017-2018
President
Chris Albani - christinealbani@sbcglobal.net
Vice-President Membership
Brandy Colson - brandy@blcolson.com
Lisa Darnell - darnellx3@yahoo.com
Vice-President Volunteers
Katie Burgess - katieeburgess@gmail.com
Vice-President Fundraising
Brooke Crosby - brooke.crosby@hotmail.com
Treasurer
Ginger Gimple - thegimples@hotmail.com
Recording/Corresponding Secretary
Carolyn Arnold - tigergrad00@yahoo.com
Principal
Kerry Roe - roek@parkhill.k12.mo.us
PTA Committee Chairs/Leaders
Book Fair:
Brooke Crosby - brooke.crosby@hotmail.com
Box Tops:
Rashonda Mitchell - rashonda.mitchell@gmail.com
Clothing Center:
Amy Anderson - amyanderson5@gmail.com
Family Fun Night:
Lauren Jeppson - lpjeppson@gmail.com
Julie Durant - julie.durrant@gmail.com
FEED:
Sarah Andrews - sandrews9@mac.com
Hospitality:
Camille Murphy - camillemurphy226@yahoo.com
Popcorn Friday:
Stephanie Doss - stephanieldoss@gmail.com
Amy Moench - amymoench@gmail.com
Reflections:
Jessica Johnson - jessi.rose.johnson@gmail.com
Room Parties:
Susan Moore - susmoore28@gmail.com
School Supplies:
Katie Burgess - katieeburgess@gmail.com
Science Showcase Co-Chairs:
Jeanne Goodin - avocadonose@hotmail.com
Susan Moore - susmoore28@gmail.com
Maggie Parsley - maggie_knapp@yahoo.com
Staff Appreciation Week:
Haley Stone - haleystonefitness@gmail.com
Stacey Schmidt - slschmidt@cmh.edu
Student Directory:
Stacey Schmidt - slschmidt@cmh.edu
Teacher Wish Tree:
Angela Ensminger - angelaensminger@gmail.com
Variety Show:
Sheri Thomson - sherithomson3@gmail.co
Yearbook:
Anna Trowe - annatrower@yahoo.com
If you are interested in leading an open committee please contact Chris Albani at christinealbani@sbcglobal.net or Katie Burgess at katieeburgess@gmail.com
Repeated Information
We Love Our Business Members
Atronic Alarms
DiPasquale Moore, LLC
Platte Valley Bank
Popculture
Water Street Family Counseling