English Landing PTA News
August 2018
A Note from the PTA President
Welcome back to school, Eagles!
I’m honored to serve English Landing as the PTA President for the 2018-2019 school year. In my time with the PTA, I’ve had the privilege of meeting and working along-side the staff and teachers of English Landing, helping the PTA to provide awesome activities (field trips, StemScope night, and Staff Appreciation week just to name a few) and I’ve met amazing families that have given of their time and efforts to serve our school and our students.
I now invite you to join our PTA family to support English Landing’s students and staff for a most amazing year.
I hope to see each of you at our first meeting this coming Monday, August 27, 2018 at 6:30pm in the media center. Babysitting will be provided for school-age children at the cost of $2 per family.
In the meantime, please check out these ways to be involved with your EL PTA:
Ten easy ways to support PTA
1. Join! Visit https://tinyurl.com/ydh2r7c5 to join.
2. Donate to INVEST.
3. Attend a meeting! Our first one is Monday, August 27, 2018 in the media center.
4. Volunteer to help. Sign up to volunteer by using this link https://tinyurl.com/ydh2r7c5
5. Read the SMORE. It’s our digital monthly newsletter delivered directly to your inbox.
6. Save the date! November 9 will be our annual Fall Fundraiser…a school-wide Fun Run.
7. Collect BoxTops. Send them to school with your student. The school gets $0.10 for each Box Top!
8. Shop on AmazonSmile. It’s Amazon, but better! Shop at smile.amazon.com, choose PTA Missouri Congress English Landing PTA, and Amazon will donate a portion of your purchase to PTA.
9. Sign up to be a room parent or classroom party host/hostess.
10. Contact us! We’re here to answer your questions. Please contact Ginger Gimple, PTA President, 2018-2019 at thegimples@hotmail.com .
Ginger Gimple
PTA President
Next PTA Meeting - English Landing Elementary School, Media Center
Monday, Aug 27, 2018, 06:30 PM
English Landing Elementary School, Northwest Klamm Drive, KCMO, MO, United States
Save the Date for Future PTA Meetings
October 1, 2018, 5:30 pm - Riverside Community Center
January 7, 2019, 10:00 am - Flex Classroom
March 4, 2019, 6:30 pm - Media Center
May 6, 2019, 10:00 am - Flex Classroom
INVEST
Will you INVEST in your child?
Join the PTA in its primary fundraising initiative!
Donating to INVEST allows 100% of every donation to directly benefit your children and our school community.
Your tax deductible donation helps support programming and resources that wouldn't otherwise be possible, including:
*Field Trips
*Birthday Books
*Popcorn Friday
*Classroom Parties- Fall, Winter, Friendship
*Yearbook
*School Directory
*Staff Appreciation
*Classroom Materials
*Assembly Folding Chairs and Dolly (300 of them!)
*Playground Shelter
*STEMScope Showcase
*Veterans' Day Breakfast
*Field Day Supplies
*Media Center Enhancements (Green Screen)
*Back to School Night
*Student T-Shirts
*Student Lanyards
Our 2018 - 2019 INVEST fundraising goal is $6,000.
Every little bit will help us achieve our goal - What can you contribute this year?
Please use this link to sign up for membership: https://tinyurl.com/ydh2r7c5.
Membership dues (just $8.00/family) can be sent via cash or check in an envelope to school indicating: Julie Durrant, PTA Treasurer INVEST Donation, or you can pay online with PayPal.
PayPal Instructions:
1. Go to PayPal.com
2. Log in to your account
3. Select ptaenglishlanding@gmail.com
4. Select send to friends and family to avoid fees!
5. Enter payment amount.
Please contact Lauren Jeppson, lpjeppson@gmail.com with any questions.
Volunteer Opportunity!
We are looking forward to enjoying Popcorn Fridays this school year! Thank you SO MUCH to the Doss family and PopCulture for generously donating the popcorn again!
I need your HELP! I need someone (or two people) to commit to attending the 5 Popcorn Fridays and to facilitate the bagging and delivery of the popcorn.
I'd like to have a confirmed volunteer before we set the dates and we're hoping to set the dates soon.
It is a VERY FUN job and the kids always look forward to it!
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to know more details about the duties: Amy Moench: 913-708-0705 or amymoench@gmail.com
Party Planning and Room Parent Volunteers
English Landing classrooms need you for party planning and room parents!
There will be three parties this year. The Halloween Party will be October 31 from 2:00-3:00. Our Winter Party will be December 21 from 10:00 - 11:00. And finally, the Friendship party will be February 14 from 2:00-3:00. If you are available to be a room parent or are interested in hosting a party for your child's classroom please click on the links below! Thank you in advance!
Room Parents: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b4eacad2dab9-english2
Kindergarten: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b4eacad2dab9-kindergarten2
1st Grade: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050B4EACAD2DAB9-1stgrade2
2nd Grade: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050B4EACAD2DAB9-2ndgrade2
3rd Grade: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b4eacad2dab9-3rdgrade3
4th Grade: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050B4EACAD2DAB9-4thgrade2
5th Grade: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050B4EACAD2DAB9-5thgrade2
Park Hill Clothing Center
The PTA of the Park Hill School District runs a clothing center that provides free, gently used clothing and new socks and underwear to district students.
The PTA Clothing Center serves all Park Hill School District students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The PTA asks that you bring some proof that you are enrolled in a Park Hill school. This could be a student ID, bus pass, dated letter from a principal or social worker, class schedule or enrollment form.
Donations are welcomed at the Clothing Center, located at 8009 N Atkins, just south of the Gerner Family Early Education Center. Please make sure your donations are clean, in good condition and bagged in kitchen-sized bags that the volunteers can lift.
You can sign up to volunteer at the Clothing Center through this sign up genius.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084fa4a72ba0fa7-201819
You can also follow their Facebook page, Park Hill Clothing Center.
If you have any questions, please contact Amy Anderson, amyanderson5@gmail.com
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 Julie Durrant at Julie.Durrant@gmail.com
PTA Reimbursement Forms
English Landing PTA Executive Board 2018-2019
President
Ginger Gimple, thegimples@hotmail.com
Vice-President Membership
Lauren Jeppson, lpjeppson@gmail.com
Vice-President Volunteers
Katie Burgess, katieeburgess@gmail.com
Vice-President Fundraising
Haley Stone, haleystonefitness@gmail.com
Treasurer
Julie Durrant, Julie.durrant@gmail.com
Secretary
Maggie Parsley, Maggie_knapp@yahoo.com
Principal
Kerry Roe, roek@parkhill.k12.mo.us
Assistant Principal
Danny Todtfeld, todtfeldd@parkhill.k12.mo.us
PTA Committee Chairs/Leaders
Book Fair
Chris Albani, christinealbani@sbcglobal.net
Box Tops
Rashonda Mitchell, rashonda.mitchell@gmail.com
Clothing Center
Amy Anderson, amyanderson5@gmail.com
FEED
Tasha Olsen, natashaross@yahoo.com
Hospitality
Camille Murphy, camillemurphy226@yahoo.com
Popcorn Fridays
Stephanie Doss, stephanieldoss@gmail.com
Amy Moench, amymoench@gmail.com
Reflections
Ann Gochee, ann_gochee@yahoo.com.au
Room Parties
Susan Moore, susmoore28@gmail.com
School Supplies
Katie Burgess, katieeburgess@gmail.com
Staff Appreciation Week
Stacey Schmidt, slschmidt@cmh.edu
Kari Rush, karirush@gmail.com
Stemscope Showcase
Julie Durrant, julie.durrant@gmail.com
Lauren Jeppson, lpjeppson@gmail.com
Student Directory
Jenna Unruh, jennaunruh@gmail.com
Teacher Wish Tree
Angela Ensminger, angelaensminger@gmail.com
Variety Show
Sheri Thomson, sherithomson3@gmail.com
Yearbook
Anna Trower, annatrower@yahoo.com
Teresa Dwyer, dwyert@parkhill.k12.mo.us
If you are interested in leading an open committee please contact Katie Burgess at katieeburgess@gmail.com
Business Members
Keen Wealth Advisors
Northland Independent Group
Platte Valley Bank
Popculture Gourmet Popcorn
The Dickson Law Firm
Water Street Family Counseling