Announcements
Important DatesFebruary 23rd - PTA General Meeting - Budget vote (6:30pm)
February 26th - Final Day for Kids Heart Challenge! March 3-5 -Cultural Arts Program - Kinetic Works (all grades) |
Thanks to all our 2020/2021
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Kids Heart Challenge
It's the last week for the Kids Heart Challenge! Our school has raised over $16,000 and we've set a new goal of $20,000! Keep it up Flyers! You are doing a terrific job. This month students have learned and discovered ways to take care of our hearts and brains while practicing kindness, gratitude and learning ways to de-stress. Plus, we have the chance to earn PE equipment for our school! So happy to see the sun is out so we can all have a break from the wet and dreary weather. Get outside, take in the fresh air, and enjoy a walk, hike, or bike ride. Keep those hearts strong and healthy with the American Heart Health Challenge. Deadline for students to turn in their money raised through this fundraiser is Friday, February 26th. Check out more by going to this Kids Heart Challenge link.
CodeNinjas
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A big thanks to our PTA sponsor CodeNinjas for their coding demo February 12th and the special pricing they are offering PGES students! Here is the slide deck in case you missed the event, discount pricing information is included.
CodeNinjas is offering PGES families a 15% discount (code PGESCN2021) for any classes they are interested in! Check out their website at https://www.codeninjas.com/nc-cary/ |
Memberhub Givebacks
Guasaca Restaurant in the Triangle wants to support Pleasant Grove Elementary!
Click the buttons below by location to get this exclusive limited offer (only 500 available)
Buy the $10 voucher valued at $15 in our New and Improved Online MemberHub store!
Share the voucher / link with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. and ask them to grab one too!
We make $5 for each one sold!
It’s that Simple - CLICK - SAVE - SUPPORT
Let’s do this! 500 sold = $2,500 to go towards meeting the needs of our students and teachers!
While you're at it check out other Giveback offers on the MemberHub store to get some great discounts and support Pleasant Grove Elementary at the same time!
Click the buttons below by location to get this exclusive limited offer (only 500 available)
Buy the $10 voucher valued at $15 in our New and Improved Online MemberHub store!
Share the voucher / link with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. and ask them to grab one too!
We make $5 for each one sold!
It’s that Simple - CLICK - SAVE - SUPPORT
Let’s do this! 500 sold = $2,500 to go towards meeting the needs of our students and teachers!
While you're at it check out other Giveback offers on the MemberHub store to get some great discounts and support Pleasant Grove Elementary at the same time!
Virtual Therapy Session
Thank you to Heather McKenzie for the virtual therapy session she did for Pleasant Grove parents on October 12th. The presentation slides can be found here. Below are some additional resources discussed during the meeting:
Specific tips for parents and kids: https://www.mckenziecounseling.org/post/how-a-quarantine-can-impact-your-relationships-and-interactions
Education from home ideas (for the question about that extra time to fill):
https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1EpUcd8JO3e9gTobQcqijP_bwnWWaEu_eVuGSJHsToYA/mobilebasic
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/coping-with-traumatic-events/index.shtml
https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/helping-children-cope.html
Specific tips for parents and kids: https://www.mckenziecounseling.org/post/how-a-quarantine-can-impact-your-relationships-and-interactions
Education from home ideas (for the question about that extra time to fill):
https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1EpUcd8JO3e9gTobQcqijP_bwnWWaEu_eVuGSJHsToYA/mobilebasic
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/coping-with-traumatic-events/index.shtml
https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/helping-children-cope.html
PTA Communication / Social Media
Do you receive the PTA's weekly emails? If you already have a MemberHub account, check your spam folder as recent PTA emails have been sent there. Please add us to your address list! Create a new MemberHub account at https://pges.memberhub.com/. This is the main method of parent contact from the PTA.
Box Tops
After you've finished your shopping, don't forget to check your boxes and other items for Box Tops. Box Tops are going digital so make sure to download the Box Tops app (Google Play or App Store) and scan your receipts within 14 days of shopping. During the transition to digital any unexpired clippable labels will be accepted. Find a complete list of Box Tops Products here.
There are great promotions going on in August and September at Walmart($2.50), Food Lion ($2.50), Target($2), BJ's($5), Costco($1 per product purchased), Harris Teeter($5), Sam's Club($1.20 per product purchased) even Instacart ($5). You can buy a few Box Tops items and earn many extra Box Tops for our school! Check out the Box Tops website as well as the Box Tops app to see a full listing of the promotions.
Keep saving your unexpired clippable Box Tops, the PTA will collect those when the school does a supply distribution soon!!
More Passive Fundraising
Check out the PGES fundraising cheat sheet here. There are many easy ways to earn money for our school at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Publix, Staples, Office Depot, AmazonSmile, and Omaha Steaks.
Volunteers Needed!
- Our PTA board is always looking for volunteers. The more volunteers we have, the more we can do for our wonderful school! Email the PTA to help with the board or volunteer in other ways.
- Are you registered as an approved WCPSS volunteer? You need to (re)register every year if you want to be able to chaperone field trips and volunteer for many PTA activities. Please do so in person in the PGES media center.
- Check out the Volunteer page
