PTA Newsletter -- September 30

STEAM Night needs volunteers!!

October 2nd from 5:30-7pm is our first Community STEAM Night, and we need more volunteers!!

Have fun exploring hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math activities with family and friends!

Volunteer form here

Reminders & Upcoming Events

Super Minimum Days

Oct 1-4 will be SUPER minimum days, for mandatory Goal Setting Conferences with your teacher.

Dismissal: TK 11am. Kinder 11:15am. 1st-3rd 11:30am. 4th-5th 11:45am.

October 1-4

STEAM Night

October 2nd from 5:30-7pm is our first Community STEAM Night!

Have fun exploring hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math activities with family and friends!

Volunteer form here

PTA meeting

Please join us on October 8th for our next PTA meeting, at 7pm in the staff room. Come hear about how YOU can support community events at the school! You can read the minutes from our last meeting at this link.

Tuesday, Oct 8 at 7pm in the staff room

RCSD Title I Parent Meeting

RCSD is hosting a virtual meeting for parents participating in Title I school programs. Topics will include parent involvement topics and resources for students. Access the link here: English - Google Meet Link October 8th Title I Parent Meeting 7:00pm

Tues, Oct 8 at 7-8pm (unfortunately, same time as our PTA mtg)

Fall Fiesta -- Tickets available now!

Fall Fiesta is on Friday, Oct 25, 5-8pm!! Enjoy carnival games, taco/quesadilla dinner cooked by the Dads' Club, bake sale, pumpkin walk, & more!

This year, we are also hosting a Class Pumpkin Contest -- your class can win a pizza party!! Donate one or more pumpkins (mini or larger) for the Fall Fiesta pumpkin walk during the month of October and the class who donates the most wins a yummy pizza party! Just bring the pumpkins to your classroom and the PTA will pick them up for a weekly tally!

We're hosting a bake sale at the upcoming Fall Fiesta and we need your help! Please sign up HERE if you can contribute baked goods to sell at the event.

Volunteers crucially needed the day of the even to make this a success! Please sign up HERE!

Also check out our Amazon wishlist, to help buy prizes for the carnival games.

Online tickets sales are now LIVE -- BUY NOW!

Direct Donation Drive

Our Direct Donation Drive starts NOW!

The PTA funds many programs that our children benefit from every day, and we need your support. Programs such as PE, music, art, field trips, and so much more are funded through the PTA.

Any donation amount is appreciated to meet our funding goals for the school year -- no donation amount is too small! All donations are tax deductible.

Ways to donate:

ONLINE via Credit Card: Click HERE

IN-PERSON: Make checks out to Henry Ford PTA. Cash and Check donations can be delivered to the school office addressed to "PTA Direct Donations".

CORPORATE GIFT MATCHING: Don't forget corporate gift matching! Please email officers@henryfordpta.org if you plan to submit your donation for matching. If you don't know if your company matches, just ask!

Don't forget...

To bookmark our PTA website and subscribe to this newsletter.

There are two ways to be added to the newsletter list:

1) Create an account through Membership Toolkit. This will also allow you to easily purchase tickets to future events.

2) Email ptanewsletter@henryfordpta.org

Parents WhatsApp group

Join the parents WhatsApp group! It's a great way to stay in the loop with other parents, be reminded of events and join in our wonderful community!

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