The Peach Pit
GCA PTSO Newsletter- November 2019
In This Issue
Coach Cafe Dates
In Your Area This Month
Lead Announcement
Regional Connections
Regional Events Calendar
Volunteers & GCA PTSO Committees
GCA PTSO General Membership and Meeting Dates
GCA Spirit Gear
Fundraising From Home
Our Purpose
Contact Us
GCA Lanyard
T-shirts, Youth & Adult
Hand Fan
Coach Café
The Coach Café is experienced learning coaches hosting sessions to help other coaches. Questions can be asked in the main room or breakout rooms for private issues. Reminders will be posted on the GCA PTSO Regional Facebook pages.
If you have at least 2+ years’ experience as a GCA Learning Coach and would like to volunteer to help answer questions fill out this Survey to be contacted. If you are unable to attend the archive of the meeting will be placed on the Archive page of the GCA PTSO website the next business day.
Cafe Dates: 7pm on Nov. 11th, Dec. 9th, Jan. 13th, Feb. 10th, Mar. 9th, & April 13th.
In Your Area This Month:
Tellus Science Museum - Region 1 Event (Date Change!)
Nov. 22nd, 12- 3:00 pm. Bring a picnic and socialize before taking the tour. Summer will be there to greet you! Of course, all regions are invited!
Admission: $15.95 for adults and $11.95 for kids.
Region Events Calendar for location and iCal.
DEFY Savannah Trampoline Park
There IS a homeschool price for Mon-Thu, 10am-3pm, for monthly use of the floor and party rooms! Other pricing can also be found on the same page.
(This is not a pre-pay event. The PTSO will not be responsible for pre-purchased, unused tickets.)
Also, this event repeats on our PTSO Regional Events Calendar!
If you live in this area, have high school students, and would like to organize an evening or weekend event, please fill out this form and Lisa Moseley will contact you.
Thursday, Nov 7, 2019, 01:00 PM
3609 Ogeechee Road, Savannah, GA, USA
REGIONAL CONNECTIONS
We need as many parents as would be willing to organize events in their local area within each region! Let Lisa Moseley know here.
There are 12 regions across the state. Which one are YOU in? This year, we would like to see as many parents as possible POINTING THE WAY to a social event in THEIR AREA! Yay!
If you're a social media user, check out our main PTSO, High School, Middle School, and Elementary School Facebook pages.
Tweet us at @GcaPtso
Instagram us: #gcaptso
Volunteers & GCA PTSO Committees
We are looking for volunteers to fill our committees for the 2019-2020 school year. The volunteer list begins anew every year. We would love to have your help in enriching our GCA communities across the state and helping our teachers throughout the year! If you are interested, please fill out this survey and we will be in touch with you.
MEMBERSHIP AND MEETING DATES
Becoming a GCA PTSO member is easy! Select the Membership icon. For only $5 per school term you will receive access to special programs, have voting rights, and so much more. For GCA PTSO founding members, check your email for renewal instructions. GCA PTSO Members meet 4 times per year to provide progress reports, vote on new initiatives, and provide activity reports. Please join us! Also, all members that are present at each meeting will have a chance to get their name entered into a drawing for either some GCA spirit gear or an Amazon gift card.
The Next GCA PTSO Meeting Date for the 2019-2020 school year:
7:00PM, November 19, 2019
All meetings are accessed via the PTSO Room icon on the GCA PTSO webpage. If you are unable to attend, the archive of the meeting will be placed on the Archive page of the GCA PTSO website the next business day.
***** Back To School Fundraisers*****
GCA Spirit Gear
Your GCA PTSO is happy to announce our new Back to School Fundraiser. We have added some new items this year. Check them out now!
Visit the Online Store for more PTSO items, such as lanyards, fans, and T-shirts!
Learning Coach polo
Champ Mug
GCA Champion polo
*****Fundraising From Home*****
Box Tops & Labels for Education
After 23 years of clipping, Box Tops is changing to fit today’s families. To participate in the new digital program simply, download and use the Box Tops App! The new and improved app uses technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school’s earnings online.
FAQ on new program and how to redeem existing Box Tops
Amazon Smile
Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Georgia Cyber Academy every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. Find out how to make GCA your charitable organization!
Our Purpose
The Georgia Cyber Academy PTSO is a non-profit organization which is organized and operated for the charitable and educational purpose of assisting Georgia Cyber Academy in providing the best education possible to the children enrolled at the school.
To implement that purpose, the PTSO:
Provides family activities that build community within the school.
Provides learning opportunities through events and programs.
Provides funding for items not included in the school budget.
Provides teachers with incentives and other support materials.
Holds various fundraisers in accordance with Georgia Cyber Academy’s policies to fund the above activities.