december 2015 | volume 8 | issue 2
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December 2015 | Volume 8 | Issue 2
2015-16PTA BOARD MEMBERS
GENERALPTA MEETINGS
MARK YOURCALENDARS
PRESIDENT
VP MEMBERSHIP
VP FUNDRAISING
VP PUBLICITY
VP PROGRAMS
TREASURER
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
SECRETARY
HISTORIAN
PARLIMENTARIAN
TEACHER APPRECIATION
ROOM REP COORDINATOR
Danielle Sinha
Elizabeth Cole
Brook Cummings
Michelle Osman
Jessica Schielein
Heather Jones
Rachel Nichols
Laura Mcquinn
Magan Soileau
Kathleen Schoening
Katy Ridgway
Trudy Loofs
FEBRUARY 16
APRIL 19
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
DECEMBER 7-11
DECEMBER 8
DECEMBER 12
DECEMBER 17
DECEMBER 18
DECEMBER 21-JANUARY 1
JANUARY 21
FEBRUARY 8-12
FEBRUARY 9
Underwear Collection Week
Fall Picture Retake
Breakfast With Santa
Spirit Night @ Chick Fil A
Class Holiday Parties
Holiday Break
Spirit Night @ Chick Fil A
Spring Book Fair
Book Fair Family Night
PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY301 Garner Park Drive Georgetown, TX 78628
Main (512) 570-7100 Fax (512) 570-7105JOIN PTA TODAYhttp://www.parkside.my-pta.org/
The Breakfast with Santa decorating committee is planning to transform our school into a Winter Wonderland for Parkside's biggest fundraiser of the year.
They are requesting donations of snowflakes, the bigger the better! Snowflakes can be store-bought or homemade. Please turn all snowflakes into the Community Room by Monday, December 7th.
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volunteers help make great schools
We have the BEST volunteers at Parkside! In just the first two months of school, our volunteers have logged more than 2600 hours of time at the school. That is pretty incredible! Thank you to everyone that has given of their time and talents for school-wide initiatives, made food for our teachers, donated items or cash for fundraisers and programs, or helped a teacher with a classroom task. We appreciate it all!
A special shout out to these volunteers who have contributed an extraordinary amount of time to our school this year:
Hyuna HwangJennifer OrmanEdwin Salvant
Katie GrayJaime Cowan
New volunteers with a significant number of hours logged are recognized each quarter. You could be next!
For more information regarding volunteer opportunities,
please contact:
Rachel NicholsVolunteer [email protected]
Show Your Passion for Service & Commitment to the Kids
Contact Danielle Sinha: [email protected] for more info!
It’s time to start planning for the 2016-17 school year. There are many positions coming open on the PTA board waiting for YOU to fill them! If you have a passion for service, helping your school and want to get more involved, then the PTA Board is for you! Contact PTA President Danielle Sinha ([email protected]) with questions.
DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACTIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT?
BE A PART OF SOMETHING AMAZING!
BE A LEEF AMBASSADORAs a LEEF Ambassador, you will help promote annual
LEEF events at Parkside Elementary, such as Mudstacle, unGala, State of the District Luncheon and Teacher
Recognition Campaign. And you will organize and create a themed basket from your campus for the LEEF unGala
silent auction.
Benefits of participation: Make a positive impact in your LISD community Promote educational excellence in your school district Help LEEF better understand the needs of your campus LEEF Ambassador Badge and shirt Invitation to LEEF Ambassador Kick-off Event Free VIP Ticket to State of the District Luncheon Join the LEEF Grant Patrol!
LEEF is looking for 1-2 Ambassadors from each LISD school campus to help us promote the LEEF mission.
To find out more, please email [email protected]
Our school raised over 250lbs of food bringing in 2700 cans and Ms. Waltmon showed off many of her dance moves including the Whip & Nay Nay, on the morning announcements as a reward to the students. The cans were delivered to Hill Country Ministries in Leander. Thank you to all that helped by giving back to our community.
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300 S. West Drive Leander, TX
UNDERWEARCOLLECTION
WEEKDECEMBER 7-11, 2015
We will be collecting new/unopened packages of underwear to support the LISD Clothes Closet.Please look for the collection box in the front hallway.
We are greatly in needs of boxer briefs, from boy’s size 4 to men’s medium, and bikini briefs, from girls’ size 4 to women’s size 5/6. We kindly ask that no briefs (“tighty whities”), thongs or “granny panties” be donated.
Did you know that the LISD Clothes Closet provides clothing donations to any LISD child from Pre-K through high school? They also accept gently used clothes (especially boy’s pants) that we collect year round in the Clothes Closet collection bins.
For more information on how you can help, contact:Jessica Recupito
Clothes Closet [email protected]
The purpose of the Clothes Closet is to provide gently used, clean, school clothing, as well as brand
new underwear and socks to ANY students in our district who might
need them.
Here’s what you can do:DONATE
Bring your gently used, appropriate school clothing to the donation box
located outside the Library.
SHOPA parent will first need to stop by school clinic to obtain a voucher
from school nurse. Any student in need qualifies.
VOLUNTEER Come to the Clothes Closet on any of the days it is open. Your time is invaluable and greatly appreciated! CLOTHES CLOSET SCHEDULE
OPEN 10-12PM
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
1 | 5 | 8 | 15
5 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 26
6 | 9 | 16 | 23
1 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 29
2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 26
3 | 7 | 10 | 17
Parkside Elementary PTA earned the MARS (Men Are Really Super) Award from Texas PTA for recruiting 50 or more men in our PTA
We’re off to a great start! Already, we’ve earned $1,397.60--that’s 13,976 Box Tops! Our goal this year is to earn $4,000. Are you up to the challenge? If every student submitted at least 45 Box Tops, we could exceed our goal. Let’s make it happen!
Look for this special offer:
SAM’S CLUBEarn 100 eBoxTopsTM when you buy three or more participating items in one transaction. Enter code by 07/31/16.
You can find more offers and information about Box Tops, as well as find eligible products and track our school’s progress, atwww.boxtops4education.com
KEEP SEARCHING AND CLIPPING! And don’t forget to check the expiration date!
Scan on your mobile device to enter receipt code
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Enjoy a delicious meal and give back to Parkside PTA! This is an opportunity for students to eat out with their families and friends with a portion of the proceeds donated to Parkside PTA. Be sure to ask for a reciept to be collected at the register!
December 17
January 21
February 18
March 17
April TBD
May 19
1325 Whitestone BlvdCedar Park 78613
REMEMBER, RECEIPTS ARE COLLECTED ALL DAY, FROM 6AM-1OPM!
UPDATE
Thank you for making our Dining for Dollars events such a success. Our sincerest gratitude goes to all our Parkside families for supporting our community and PTA. Because of your continued support, we have already raised $847.63 from our Menchie’s, Charming Charlie’s, Chick Fil A and PDQ events!
The next Dining for Dollars Day is Decmber 17th at Chick Fil A. We hope to see all of you there!
Thank you for supporting your community and PTA
Please join us for FREE holiday fun including festive crafts and Letters to Santa, holiday shopping, Teacher Time raffle, a silent auction with AMAZING donations from our classrooms and our community, AND pictures with Santa!!
This year, we have expanded our raffle to include the ever-popular Teacher Time choices (in addition to a beautiful holiday wreath and a Kindle Fire). We hope this will give more people the opportunity to win these super special activities with their teachers. All classroom baskets and community donations will still be part of the silent auction - find all the baskets you want and try to
A Celebration of this Joyous Season
with Holidays from Around the World
Join in the Joy ~ Celebrate The Holiday Season at Breakfast with Santa
on Saturday, December 12, 9am-12pm! outbid the competition! Pre-register for your 3-digit bid number online at parksidebws.org. And make sure to have those raffle tickets!!
Class baskets and other auction items are on display in the Library. Come check them out before and after school! Your generosity when bidding on the Auction Baskets and purchasing raffle tickets helps to provide all of our kiddos’ field trips and other educational “bonuses.” So please bring CASH, CHECKS or CREDIT CARDS (credit card payments will incur a +3% service fee) and help fund these great opportunities!
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3401 ROYAL VISTA BLVD, SUITE B #102 | ROUND ROCK, TX 78681
www.LaCombeChiropractic.net Dr. Joel LaCombe,Chiropractor
Conditions treated in kids:Sports Injuries
Ear infection Bed wettingHead aches
Backpack injuriesADHD/ADD
Services:Chiropractic Care
MassageSports Physicals
XraysGraston/IASTM technique
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Sponsor Parkside Elementaryand gain awareness for your business!
Sponsor forms can be found atwww.parkside.my-pta.org
or contact Danielle Sinha at [email protected]
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Gorgeous 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath Brick Home in Parkside!
Wood & Tile Floors Throughout Downstairs
Huge Game Room Upstairs
Gourmet Island Kitchen with Granite Counters & Stainless
Appliances
Spacious Master Bedroom with Sitting Area Opens to Balcony
2 Car Insulated Garage with Extended Eave & Storage Closet
Shady Backyard with a Large, Covered, Stained Concrete Patio
& Established Oak Trees
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Aaron WatsonAmber Eskew
Andrea BorchgardtAcademy
Austin AquariumAustin Sports Arena
Austin SpursAustin Steam Train Association
Baby Face Too & Greg LaraBarbara ClarkBass Pro Shop
Beth Barr, Beachbody CoachBuck’s Bikes
Central Texas Foot SpecialistDr. Renee Pietzsch
Ceramic LodgeChaparral Ice
Clark’s Music Class Crystal Hudson Photography
to our 2015 Breakfast with Santa and Silent Auction Donors
Thank you to these generous donors and for the many helping hands the
Parkside community has contributed to make Breakfast with Santa an entertaining event and successful
fundraiser for our school. The donations continue to come in, and we
look forward to sharing an updated donor list with you following the event.
We hope to see you all at Breakfast with Santa on December 12th!
Dr. Michael Holmes of Whitestone Pediatrics
Electronic ArtsEmler Swim School
Erin IngramFancy Nails
FirestoneFive Guys
Flex Fit GymFLEX Fitness
Grape Creek VineyardsHeather Welbig, Executive Consultant
with Rodan & FieldsHitMaker Music School
Hop ‘N HappyJennifer Zamora, Stella & Dot Stylist
Jo Ann Tanzer, Jo Jo Fabrication Fabric Creations
JumpstreetLindsey Gilbert, Beachbody Coach
Lonestar Soccer ClubMariel Martin Photography
Michael AbrahamMMS GraphixMt. Playmore
NTB National Tire and BatteryNitro Swimming
Oak Haven MassageOld Settlers Dental
PDQ-People Dedicated to QualityPigtails & Crewcuts
Pragya Sharma Pump It Up
Rhanda Schrank, Independent Designer with Keep Collective
Rogue RunningRudy’s
Soccer ZoneStrait Music Company
TargetTexas Stars
Texas Stars Hockey ClubThe Black Family
The Brinkman FamilyThe Chase FamilyThe Cho Family
The Contreras FamilyThe Del Valle-Murga Family
The Giebelhaus FamilyThe Gordon Family
The Gray Family The Hamand FamilyThe Nichols FamilyThe Owens FamilyThe Petty Family
The Shawhan FamilyThe Sinha FamilyThe Snow Family
The Spa and Pool ShoppeJeff Vogel
The Strother FamilyThe Vaughan Family
The White FamilyTiNMAN Photo Booth
Tutor TimeUrban Air Trampoline Park
Vent BlotiqueWeathered Roots
Wildfire RestaurantBill Cox, Owner
Zero Gravity Gymnastics
and to ALL ourParkside Elementary
Class Auction Basket Coordinators,Classes & Families
JOY