Welcome to the Henry Ford Elementary School PTA, in Redwood City, CA!
See below for upcoming events and important announcements.
welcome back to school, henry ford mustangs!
Hello Henry Ford families! We are excited to be back on campus, as we continue to support the learning experiences of all Henry Ford students. We are eager to engage with a diverse and mighty community of volunteers to serve students through our various PTA supported programs.
Important Upcoming Dates
Thursday, Oct 14 - start of Fall Fundraiser! See below for details...
Friday, Oct 22 - Make-Up Picture Day.
Tuesday, Oct 26 - SSC meeting at 4pm
Friday, Oct 29 - Trunk or Treat -- see below for more information...
Sunday, Oct 31 - Order your yearbook before this date, to get 5% off! Order from TreeRing.
COVID Reminders
RCSD recently partnered with BayPal to increase on-site COVID-19 testing. Testers are at Henry Ford every Monday and Thursday, each registered student will be tested on one of those days.
See this flyer for more information from the District.
In order to be tested weekly at school:
1) Make sure your student is registered through Primary Health. Link here
2) Every week, schedule an "appointment" to consent for that week's test. Link here
In addition, there is weekly FREE COVID testing for all RCSD students and staff.
Thursdays 1:30pm -- 4:30pm at Hoover and Kennedy. See HERE for details
Don't forget to complete your Daily Wellness Survey before 7:30am every morning!
You can also complete a paper form, available onsite. Or print a copy HERE
Our Fall Fundraiser is back!
October 14 through November 2
Each student has a chance to earn money for Henry Ford and prizes for themselves during this event. This year we have a huge catalog of items to sell - Holiday gift wrap and other holiday items, chocolates, candies, popcorn, cookie dough, and much more!
Be on the lookout this week for the Fall Fundraiser catalog! See the flyers for more Information and instructions: English and Spanish
Calling all Project Cornerstone volunteers!
Project Cornerstone has gotten the go-ahead to allow parent volunteers IN THE CLASSROOM (yay!!), to help teach our children important social emotional lessons and skills.
See HERE for more information and to sign up.
Email pchenryford@gmail.com for details.
Announcing our first TRUNK OR TREAT event!
Friday, October 29, 9am-11am
Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to decorate their car trunks. Cars will be parked in the parking lot that morning, and students will get an opportunity to parade through the parking lot in their costumes, and view all the decorated trunks!
Due to COVID, parents can only observe the parade if they are in a car (or sit in a friend's car).
Yearbook Club needs old digital cameras
The Yearbook team is working out details to restart the Yearbook Club for 4th and 5th graders.
Do you have an old digital camera gathering dust? Consider donating to the Yearbook Club, so our "press team" can take photos and create an amazing yearbook!
Contact yearbook@henryfordpta.org
Have extra kids' face masks, or gently used toys?
The school is going through lots of face masks (imagine 400+ students dirtying and breaking face masks!), and is looking for any donations of kids masks!
Doing some fall cleaning and finding any forgotten toys? The school could use any gently used toys as prizes for PBIS and recognition of other good deeds on campus.
Bring any donations to the front office!
PTA Open Positions for the 2021-22 school year!
The Henry Ford PTA is looking for enthusiastic new members of our volunteer team. Whether you have been involved with the PTA or are new to volunteering, we welcome all. Training and support is provided. Immediate needs are:
Membership
Fall Fundraiser (co-coordinator)
You can find a list of positions and descriptions here. Please contact officers@henryfordpta.org if you are interested in any of the open positions.
Donate today and help fully fund programs at Henry Ford!
Consider making a tax-deductible donation. Any amount is gratefully appreciated and will make a difference.
Stay up-to-date with the PTA's Weekly Newsletter
Get important dates, event information, access to resources to help connect you with Henry Ford.
Just leave your name and email on our sign up form here.
Have you created your parent account with Class Dojo?
This is going to be the main form of communication with the School! Don’t miss out on great updates from your teachers, pictures, and fun activities.
If you haven’t received an invitation with the class code, please reach out to your teacher. General school information and classroom messages and updates are sent out via Class Dojo on a regular basis.
Henry Ford Spirit Wear
Show off your Mustang spirit! We make it easy by ordering online with items shipped to your home, or FREE pick-up at the store. Online orders supplied by Goetz Brothers, a local family owned and operated business.
Shop as you normally do and the school earns money at AmazonSmile!
A percentage of your eligible purchases on Amazon will be donated to the school.
Simply sign-up at AmazonSmile and enter Henry Ford.
Order your 2021-2022 yearbook now!
5% off if you order before October 31st!
Order your yearbook at TreeRing.
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