Vol. 27|  STEM at GLEBE Edition   |   March 12, 2019

Upcoming Events

March 13 – STEM Night – Glebe Elementary

March 17-21 – Spring Enrichment Class Registration

March 18-21 – Book Fair Begins

March 20 – Dining Night – Pupatella

March 22 – Happy On Wheels assemblies – Glebe

March 23 – Glebe Social & Auction Gala – Knights of Columbus

March 26 – Rhyme & Cheese Night – Glebe Multipurpose Room

Dining Night at Pupatella

Wednesday, March 20th, 3 pm – close

Our last dining night at Pupatella in October was a huge success!  Take a break from cooking dinner on Wednesday, March 20, and head over to Pupatella (5104 Wilson Blvd. Arlington VA).  Mention Glebe Elementary when you order.  The PTA gets a percentage of the proceeds for Glebe events and activities!  Tell your friends too!

Happy on Wheels

Friday, March 22

Happy on Wheels will come to Glebe and present to our kiddos during daytime assemblies.  Ask them what they learned!

Glebe Spring Social & Auction

March 23 – Knights of Columbus

Register, donate, and plan to attend the March 23, 2019, Glebe PTA Social & Auction from 6pm-10pm at Knights of Columbus Hall in Arlington: https://glebe.ejoinme.org/2019registration

Rhyme & Cheese Night

Tuesday, March 26 – Multipurpose Room

Get ready for another Rhyme & Cheese Night!  Come join and support Glebe’s young writers!  We hope to see you there!

Heads up, writers!  Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 22…details to come!

News from External Affairs

March 6, 2019 – The Advisory Council on Instruction (ACI) Meeting Notes

DOROTHY HAMM MS PTSA UPDATE

Dear Families of Dorothy Hamm MS,

The parents on the Executive Committee are excited to announce that the Dorothy Hamm MS
PTSA was chartered at a meeting on February 19, 2019.
A PTSA – what is that, you may ask? A PTSA is a Parent, Teacher and Student Association. A
PTSA allows students a voice in their school and opportunities to help plan and organize PTSA-
sponsored events under the guidance of parents. Students in a PTSA can contribute to their
community in a positive way, and their involvement may help parents become more involved
too! Because DHMS is a brand-new middle school, the parents at the February 19 meeting
believed that forming a PTSA was important. We want the students to have a voice in building
our new DHMS community and in developing traditions and PTSA programs that will truly
benefit our students!
The following officers were elected to serve until the elections meeting in May for the 2019-20
school year:

 DHMS PTSA President: Debbie Pearson (PresidentDHMSPTSA@gmail.com)
 DHMS PTSA Treasurer: Dan Lyons (TreasurerDHMSPTSA@gmail.com)
 DHMS PTSA Secretary: Dena Porter (adenaporter12@gmail.com)
 VP Programs: Angela Huskey (angela@tinyelvis.com)
 VP Community: Heidi Gibson (CommunityDHMS@gmail.com)
 VP Communications: Lara Johnson (milesandlara@comcast.net)

There are many opportunities to become involved in our new DHMS PTSA!

1. Join the PTSA! You and your student are invited to join the DHMS PTSA! The PTSA will
be hosting several upcoming events where you can join the PTSA. Dues for parents
through June 30 are $10 each, staff members are $10 each, and students are $5 each. At
this time, we can accept only cash and check payments. Please contact President Debbie
Pearson at PresidentDHMSPTSA@gmail.com if you have any questions.

2. Engage at one of our upcoming “Creating Community” Chats! Please join us for a series
of casual brainstorming sessions and conversations about the type of community we
hope to build at DHMS. We are looking for ideas to bring people together and to make
the transition to DHMS not just tolerable, but amazing! Parents and future DHMS
students are welcome to attend. The first one will be held on Monday, March 11 at
7:00 pm at HB-Woodlawn (room TBA). Future dates include April 8 and May 9 (further
details TBD). Any questions? Please reach out to VP Community Heidi Gibson at
CommunityDHMS@gmail.com.

3. Attend one of our upcoming PTSA general membership meetings! The PTSA will have
three PTSA meetings this spring. We hope to see you there!! The dates are listed below:

 Tuesday, March 19 at 7:00 pm at HB-Woodlawn (room TBA)
 Tuesday, April 23 at 7:00 pm at HB-Woodlawn (Library)
 Tuesday, May 28 at 7:00 pm at HB-Woodlawn (Library)

4. Volunteer to help the PTSA! At the March PTSA meeting, we will continue
brainstorming ideas for our DHMS community, especially focusing on bringing our new
community together with events this spring and summer. We will need many volunteers
to help! Also, we will be discussing Committee Chair positions – which ones to have and
who might be interested in helping out!

5. Follow the DHMS PTSA on Facebook and Twitter! Until the PTSA can establish a
website and a weekly newsletter, we will be primarily using Facebook, Twitter and
School Talk messages like this one to send information to DHMS families about PTSA
events! Here are our social media links:

 DHMS PTSA on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/252586794927556/
 DHMS PTSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhms_ptsa

Thank you, and I look forward to meeting you and your future DHMS student at one of our
events sometime soon!!

Debbie Pearson
President, DHMS PTSA

PTA positions – Treasurer open now and next year’s openings

We are IN NEED of interested folks looking to volunteer next year.  The majority of the current Executive Board will hit their term limit in June and will need to step down.  We NEED members of our community to volunteer to keep PTA support and activities going.  Please contact Kristen at glebepta@gmail.com if interested in any position.

2018-19: OPEN POSITION – PTA Treasurer

19-20: President, VP Activities and Programs, VP Ways and Means, Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary and Recording Secretary

Thank You’s

• to Principal Ellen Smith of Dorothy Hamm Middle School for your introduction to the new school!

Reminders

• Have Box Tops?  You can turn these in to the collection box in the Front Lobby!
• 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!

Need to Reach Us?

For general questions, email glebepta@gmail.com – Kristen Johnson

For newsletter/school communications, email glebeptacomm@gmail.com – Chai Puri

For events/activities, email glebeactivities@gmail.com – Lauren Barber

For finance questions, email glebeptatreasurer@gmail.com – Diana Paulraj

Other PTA questions?  Find out who can help you!