PTA Newsletter April 4, 2014

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1 Adams Elementary School 3420 North 78 th Street Omaha, NE PTA Newsletter April 4, 2014 PTA Meeting Happenings Our final meeting was held on Tuesday, April 1st with 16 people in attendance. Topics included Art & Music Festival, Yearbook, Skate Daze Party, Teacher Thank You Lunch, Sixth Grade Recognition and next year's officers and committee chairs. Mr. Kelln spoke on state required testing taking place this month and renovations this summer to the school building. Mrs. Pederson was gracious enough to take kids to her room during the meeting since I had forgot to schedule child care. PTA Scholarship winners will be announced during the Art & Music Festival on April 22nd. Art & Music Festival The PTA will present scholarship winners at the start of the Art & Music Festival. Next year's officers will also be announced and any chairpersons who have signed up. There will be concessions available of hot dogs, chips, water and cookies so that you can stay as a family and enjoy the evening without needing to rush home to have supper. Yearbooks This year the school yearbooks are being published by an Omaha company which has been printing school yearbooks for over 25 years. We will have more control over the final product and can better specify the delivery date. Forms will be going home soon for ordering yearbooks and submitting the "Notes From Home" messages. Did you take any pictures during school parties, sports, after school activities, Fall Festival, Holiday Program or anytime during the school year? If you have any you would like to share, please to Michele Kennedy at [email protected]. Photos will be used as space permits. Spring Skate Daze Party Friday, May 9th will be the spring Skate Daze party. The time will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and since they are open late on Friday nights, you may stay after 8 for a small fee and continue to skate or use the Playdazium. Once again there will be a prize for the classroom with the highest attendance. Please contact Jessica Melancon at if you would be able to help ask and chart the number of students and family members as they come in the building.

2 Field Day Field Day will be held on May 20th this year and the PTA will be providing shirts for all the students free of charge. A form has been sent home requesting the size shirt needed for each student. If you have misplaced the form, please write out your child's first and last name, shirt size and teacher's name on a sheet of paper and have them give it to their teacher. Shirts will be given out the day of the event. There will be a BBQ lunch for students and family members to enjoy together. The PTA will also provide a treat for all students once the games have concluded. We are requesting volunteers from area high schools to help but any help from parents either with the lunch or monitoring game stations will be appreciated. Sixth Grade Recognition May 23rd is the last day of school and also Sixth Grade Recognition for our graduating students. The PTA will be providing refreshments and decorations for this event PTA It's that time of year again to elect new officers and committee chairs for the PTA. Our volunteers do a wonderful job helping out every year to benefit out students, their families and our school staff. Please consider offering your talents and time to continue this fantastic benefit of Adams Elementary for our kids. Forms are available in the office and attached to the newsletter. New Carpeting For The School Adams Elementary has been fortunate to not only be scheduled for renovation for renovation of the library this summer but the entire school will be re-carpeted this summer. The down side of this is that everything needs to be packed up and moved to the gym before this can take place. Wednesday, May 28th is packing and moving day. Adults and high school age students can volunteer to assist teachers and staff in packing, labeling and moving supplies, books and furniture. Coming Soon Art & Music Festival, Tuesday, April 22nd, 6:30 p.m. Administrative Professional Day, Wednesday, April 23rd Teacher "Thank You" Lunch, Tuesday, May 6th Skate Daze, Friday, May 9th, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Field Day, Tuesday, May 20th Sixth Grade Celebration, Friday, May 23rd

3 Adopt-A-School Partners Please support those who support our school: 90th & Maple 80th & Cass Skyline Retirement Community YMCA 76th & Maple Our PTA Business Members:

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5 Adams Elementary Parent Teacher Association 3420 North 78 th Street Omaha, NE Phone (402) Fax (402) It s That Time Of Year Again... The PTA officers and committee chairs for the school year will be elected in April of this year. We have always been fortunate at Adams to have wonderful parent volunteers. If you would like to volunteer for any of the following positions, please return this form to the office by Friday, April 4th. You do not need to be a current PTA member to volunteer for a position for next year. A brief description of the different positions is on the back of this page. If you have any questions, please contact Marci Mrsny at or [email protected]. Thank you. I would like to be considered for the following: PTA Officer, President PTA Officer, Vice President PTA Officer, Treasurer PTA Officer, Secretary PTA Membership Committee Chair PTA Activity Committees: Bake Sale Chair Book Fair Chair Craft Show Chair Enrichment Club Chair Fall Festival Chair Family Events Chair Field Day Chair Fundraiser Chair Grandparents Luncheon Chair Scholarship Chair School Rewards Chair Sixth Grade Celebration Chair Spirit Sales Chair Teacher & Staff Appreciation Chair Valentine s Day Chair Yearbook Chair Name Best Contact Phone Number

6 President (Year Round) Conduct meetings, work with committee chairs and other officers to make sure PTA runs smoothly. Vice-President (Year Round) Help president and other officers/committee chairs with PTA. Treasurer (Year Round) Keep track of all incoming & outgoing payments, balance account, complete paperwork necessary. Secretary (Year Round) Record meeting notes, keep copies of necessary papers for PTA. PTA Membership (Year Round) Send out flyers to parents and business to promote membership. Enter information in Nebraska PTA spreadsheet, submit and distribute cards to parents/businesses. Bake Sale (Open House in September and Holiday Program in December) Send out flyers & coordinate volunteers to assist in donating items, pricing and organizing items, sales and clean up. Book Fair (Fall and Spring Parent Teacher Conferences) Coordinate schedule volunteers to help in one or two hour shifts during the book fairs that are held twice a year during teacher conferences and send home flyers. Craft Fair (Fall) Coordinate date and volunteers for setting up tables, helping vendors bring in items, concessions, PTA table and clean up. Enrichment Club (Year Round) Coordinate volunteers to conduct an after school enrichment club for students. Fall Festival (October) Chair will send out flyers, organize volunteers to help with ticket sales, game booths and concession stand, as well as set-up and clean up. Family Social Activities Ice Cream Social (August), Memories with Mom Breakfast (January) Donuts with Dads Breakfast (March or April) Chair will obtain breakfast items needed for event, send out flyers, organize volunteers, oversee set up and clean up. Field Day (May) Organize volunteers to help set up and monitor outdoor activity centers for students. Fundraiser (September/October) Send home information, schedule dates, with volunteer help organize order forms, payments, and distribution of product to students. Grandparents Luncheon (Fall) Send out flyers, organize volunteers to help with decorations, name tags, picture taking and greeting. Scholarship (Spring) Coordinate volunteers to review Scholarship applications from graduating Omaha area seniors who attended Adams Elementary for two or more years and select recipients. School Rewards (Year Round) Send home flyers for student and family participation and send in all items to various companies for reimbursement. Sixth Grade Celebration (May) Coordinate volunteers to help organize the decorations, dance, cake, punch, etc honoring our 6th grade graduates. Spirit Wear (Year Round) Order and keep track of inventory as well as coordinate volunteers to assist in the selling, order taking and distribution of Adams Spirit Wear during school events throughout the year. Teacher & Staff Appreciation (Fall & Spring Parent Teacher Conferences Dinners & Spring Luncheon) Send out flyers and coordinate volunteers to bring food for dinner for the teachers and staff. Valentine s Day Parties (February) Send out flyers to obtain one parent for each classroom who will plan the one hour Valentine s Day parties for their room with the help of other parents. Fifth and Sixth Grade students have a dance in the gym organized by parents. Yearbook (January - May) With the help of volunteers, use a computer program from specialized yearbook printing company to organize school photographs, include candid photos, PTA Business Member advertisements, send out sales forms and process orders.