Announcements
Important Dates12/8 - Relish - Takeout Tuesday for Teachers (11am-10pm) - flyer here
December - Find PGES Staff Favorites here |
Thanks to all our 2020/2021
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PTA Membership Drive 2020/2021
Join the PTA for the 2020/2021 school year and stay connected to PGES! You can join online for $7.00 (plus fees) on MemberHub and also receive communications from the PTA. Please consider making a donation to the PGES PTA along with your membership.
Now more than ever our school needs the support of the PTA. PTA funding provides software for students to use during remote learning and cultural arts programs (even virtually!). Funding also supports grants to teachers for classroom support and materials they need. The PTA shows our appreciation by providing lunches and treats to help staff “feed their love of our students.” Please consider gifting the school a donation so we can continue to provide for our school, students and teachers. Check out the many great things the PGES PTA helped provide for our school in 2019/2020!
Now more than ever our school needs the support of the PTA. PTA funding provides software for students to use during remote learning and cultural arts programs (even virtually!). Funding also supports grants to teachers for classroom support and materials they need. The PTA shows our appreciation by providing lunches and treats to help staff “feed their love of our students.” Please consider gifting the school a donation so we can continue to provide for our school, students and teachers. Check out the many great things the PGES PTA helped provide for our school in 2019/2020!
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.
Harris Teeter TIE
Starting August 1st, link your Harris Teeter VIC card to PGES (school code 4001) and then scan your VIC card each time you shop for HT brands. A portion of your purchases benefit PGES. During the 2019/2020 school year, PGES earned $270 from Harris Teeter! You must re-link your card every year! Remind grandparents, friends, and neighbors as well! To learn more, check out their website.
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
