Janney PTA Newsletter
November 29, 2011
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Upcoming Events | |
Tues, Nov 29, 3:15-5pm Grade 4 Auditions, Once Upon A Mattress
Wed, Nov 30, 8:45-9:30am 4th Grade Parent Coffee (Cafeteria)
Wed, Nov 30, 7pm PTA Education Workshop (Deal Middle School)
"Talking to Your Kids About Sex"
Thurs, Dec 1 (after drop-off) 5th Grade Parent Coffee (Cafeteria)
Thurs, Dec 1 (after drop-off) Unclaimed Lost & Found to be donated
Fri, Dec 2nd NO SCHOOL - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Wed, Dec 7th Picture Retake Day
Sat, Dec 10, 10am-1:30pm Janney Winter Fair
DEC 22-JAN 2ND WINTER BREAK
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Janney Winter Fair
Join Us for a Great Community Event on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10:00am - 1:30pm. We have 30+ student, family and professional vendors offering great gifts, toys, holiday decorations, beautiful jewelry, photo cards, NGO/Fair Trade goods, homemade crafts, as well as Janney cookbooks and more! We'll have craft stations where your kids can "Stamp It," "Dot It," and "Glitter It." Snacks, baked goods, and savory lunch items will also be available. Show your Jaguar Holiday Shopping Spirit and please be green by bringing your own shopping bags! Thanks!
For more info or to reserve a table, email: janneywinterfair@aol.com
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A note from the Janney Lost and Found
Adorable hoodies and hats,
Warm jackets and gloves
Umbrellas, lunch boxes, sweaters
Water bottles you love.
Come get your stuff
Before it's too late
We'll donate what's left
On this fateful date:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 (after drop-off)
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4th & 5th-Grade Parent Coffees This Week
Join Us After Drop-Off!
The 4th-grade parent coffee social is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov 30th, and the 5th-grade parent coffee social on Thursday, Dec. 1st, both in the cafeteria after morning drop off. Come socialize with other parents, enjoy coffee, and have a treat - what could be better?!? Thanks to the room parents for organizing!
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Take Two: Picture Retake Day at Janney Coming on December 7
If you ordered school photos, you may be admiring the portrait that represents the most beautiful person on the planet, your child.
Or, possibly, you are not impressed. Maybe the photo would not enhance your progeny's chance to win the "most gorgeous elementary school student" contest. Are you wondering if this is a photo of the person who lives in your house and eats your food? Or it seems your child thinks it's still Halloween, complete with a haunted look. Maybe your child wasn't at Picture Day (only signed and notarized excuses accepted). If this was the case, mark Wednesday, December 7 on your calendar for Picture Retake Day! If you would like your child's picture taken on Retake day December 7, email Amy Morrill Bijeau < morrillbijeau@yahoo.com>. *****If you are having your child's picture retaken, you must return your unsatisfactory package (*minus the class picture*) to the classroom teacher before Retake day.***** There is no charge for the retake when you return the less-than-desirable individual photo.
(Please note the change in retake day, originally scheduled on December 1st, which presented a conflict with the 4th grade Jamestown field trip.) If this is your child's first photo (and/or if you have not completed an order form), make sure you complete an order form with payment for the photo package that you would like. The order forms are in the Janney front office. Also, you can order photos if you contact Lifetouch here: www.lifetouch.com If you have any questions, please contact us. Thank you!
Photo Day Co-Chairs
Amy Morrill Bijeau
Nancie Rubin Thomas
Silvana Dias
Simonetta Nardin
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Other Upcoming Events
Highlights of events noted in last week's newsletter:
PTA Parent Education Workshop: Deborah Roffman: Talking to your Kids About Sex - Wednesday, November 30, 7 p.m. at Deal Middle School Holiday Gifts for DC Foster Kids: Donations of NEW toys, books, and clothing are still welcome and can be dropped off in the blue collection bins that will be located across from the security desk now through December 9th. Please contact Shana Zallman (olmeg1@mac.com) with any questions.
Auction Program Ads reach over 400 Janney families! This is a great way to get your name and business out there for all to see. Contact Katherine Martin via janneyads@gmail.com for ad rates & scheduling. |
Support Janney When You Do Holiday Shopping Online
 Planning any online shopping for the holidays at Apple, Best Buy, the Gap, Lego, Shutterfly, or other stores? Booking any travel online through Expedia or Travelocity? If so, you can earn money for Janney at no cost to you through the Box Tops for Education website.
Complete a one time registration, then just visit the site before you shop. To register, go to www.btfe.com and select "Join Box Tops" at the top right. Enter zip code 20016 to find Janney & register. Each time you shop online, go to the Box Tops Marketplace first and click on the store you want. A portion of each online purchase will go to Janney. |
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Safety Patrol Tip of the Week
You can make a difference by staying alert and taking extra care while driving where children are present.
Charlie Price, Junior Officer
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Contributing to the E-Newsletter
All submissions to the PTA newsletter should be emailed to:
janneynewsletter@yahoo.com
The deadline for submissions is Friday at 3:15 pm, for publication the following Tuesday. Because the newsletter is reviewed by several individuals before distribution, we must adhere to this deadline.
Material in the newsletter must be:
1) For the benefit of Janney students;
2) Related to activities or programs that take place on Janney school grounds, or for specific Janney-sponsored events or programs;
3) From, and for, not-for-profit organizations (unless #1 and #2 above are satisfied, and approved by both PTA presidents); and
4) Submitted by an official representative of the organization or program referenced.
Inclusion in the newsletter is at the discretion of the newsletter editors, the PTA presidents, and the principal.
Please include all text in the body of the email (rather than as an attachment). Small jpeg thumbnails may be attached and can be included in the newsletter.
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If you wish to run a notice for more than one week, please indicate the dates when the notice should run, or resubmit the notice by the Friday deadline for each week.
Please note there is no longer a box in the Janney office where hard-copy newsletter submissions can be turned in. Prepared fliers to be included in the Take Home Tuesday envelope should be turned into the school office by COB Monday.
Thank you!
The Editors:
Alisa Gogarty
Kristi Gunster
Vivienne Azarcon
Jenn Reid
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