PTA Newsletter – February 18, 2020

Vol. 23 |  Happy Presidents Day! Edition   |  Feb. 18, 2020

Upcoming Events

Feb. 20 – Multicultural Night

Feb. 23 – Online Summer Camp Sale

Feb. 26 – Dining Night at Nando’s Peri-Peri Ballston

Mar. 3 – PTA Meeting

Mar. 5 – Early Release

Mar. 6 – NO SCHOOL – Conferences

Mar. 11 – Early Release AND STEM Night

Multicultural Night

Thursday, February 20, 6:30pm

Multicultural Night will be held Thursday, Feb. 20 starting at 6:30pm.  This year’s theme will be “Hello to the Children of the World” and each table will teach Glebers how to say “hello” in a different language.  Please sign up here to host a table to showcase a country or culture!  We also need plenty of people to sign up and help the evening run smoothly.  You can click here to sign up!

Dining Night at Nando’s Peri-Peri

Wednesday, February 26, 5-10pm

Need dinner and want a night out? Then head over to Nando’s PERi PERi – Ballston at 4401 Wilson Blvd. and have some tasty chicken, salads, and sides (see https://www.nandosperiperi.com/)! Nando’s chicken dishes originally come from southern Africa with a Portuguese twist. Peri Peri is the chili that grows in Mozambique and gives Nando’s chicken its unique flavor.

Nando’s Ballston will be generosly contributing 40% of Glebe sales and Glebe families will need to print or show this flyer from their mobile phones. Please come on out to have some tasty chicken and support Glebe PTA!

APS Updates

Through Feb. 28—2020 Your Voice Matters Survey

APS encourages families, students in grades 4-12, staff and teachers to participate in the 2020 Your Voice Matters survey before Feb. 28 to share insight on such topics as school and community climate, well-being, and engagement. The survey is confidential and administered by Panorama Education, which sent survey information to families via email or U.S. mail on Jan. 13. For more information, visit www.apsva.us/engage/your-voice-matters-survey-2020

Volunteers for 2019-2020 School Year Needed:

Want to get involved? We have an urgent need for a Spiritwear coordinator as well as someone to chair the Spring Showdown.There are many volunteer positions that we need to fill for the 2019-2020 school year!  If you are interested, please contact us at glebepta@gmail.com.

Lost and Found

The Lost & Found area is once again overflowing!  If you think your child has lost an item, you can click here to see a list of what’s there, or stop by to retrieve your item.  Lost & Found is on the first floor near Ms. Sebastian’s kindergarten classroom.

STEM Night

Wednesday, March 11, 6:30-8:00pm

Glebe STEM Night will be held on March 11 from 6:30-8:00pm and get ready for an amazing night of invention and discovery by our young scientists and engineers!!!  We do need a few hands to help make the night go smoothly so please sign up here if you’re available.  Display boards will be on sale before school and on the evening of February 20 for $3.  If you have questions, please contact our STEM Night coordinator, Rachael Scholz.

Thank You…

• • to everyone who helped make Valentine’s Day celebrations special and fun, all around Glebe!
    

Reminders

• Did you know you can buy Glebe Spiritwear online?  Every sale contributes to Glebe Elementary School PTA projects and events throughout the year.
• Did you know that you can earn money for Glebe at NO EXTRA COST to you?!?  Visit our website for more information on our Free Money Fundraisers, such as linking your Harris Teeter card and Amazon Smile to Glebe Elementary.  A percentage of your purchases goes directly to Glebe at NO COST to you!
• We collect Box Tops!  You can turn these in to the box in the Front Lobby or scan them with your phone!
• Please bring in food and toiletries for our Glebe Nourishment Center. Cart in the Front Lobby!
• Have used crayons? our The Crayon Initiative takes your broken, used crayons and re-purposes them. Just drop them off in the main office collection bin or in your child’s classroom!
• Want to include an item in the Gleagle News?  Just send an email with your updates, events, news and information! The deadline for the coming week’s edition is every Sunday at 7pm.
• Have you checked out our Facebook page?  You’ll find lots of posts for upcoming events, photos from school assemblies, and other important information you want as a Glebe parent!  Click here and ‘LIKE’ our page!

https://www.facebook.com/glebeelementaryschoolpta/

Need to Reach Us?

For general questions, email glebepta@gmail.com – Isabel Simmerman

For finance questions, email glebeptatreasurer@gmail.com – Jessica Burke

For events/activities, email glebeactivities@gmail.com – Amy LaFalce

For newsletter/school communications, email glebeptacomm@gmail.com – Rachel Barish

Other PTA questions?  Find out who can help you!