Welcome to the Fallsmead PTA!
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Do some liquids heat faster than other? Do some sunglasses block UV light better than others? Can sound travel through a barrier?
Now is your chance to find out! The Fallsmead Science Fair is right around the corner!
Get your project ready for Wednesday, March 24th! Please print the SCIENCE FAIR PACKET for more information and the registration form.
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Catch the Fever....Bingo Fever!!
Join the fun at Bingo Night at Fallsmead! We'll have special guest callers, awesome door prizes, and snacks available for purchase. The 5th graders will host the bake sale, which will support their graduation!
Date: Sunday, February 21st Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Only $10 per family! Click here for the
sign-up sheet or register at the door.
Baked goods needed!: Please consider donating baked or purchased cookies and treats to the Bingo Night Bake Sale.
TUE 12/1 7:15p PTA Meeting in the Media Center
Please join us on Tuesday for our next PTA meeting. Mr. Payne will be presenting information (and answering questions) about the math program at Fallsmead. Hope to see you then!
SCRIP MALLS
If you haven’t made a SCRIP purchase yet, please consider making a purchase today. Please don’t assume that your SCRIP purchases are not truly needed. Your support is invaluable. You can select the following from our inventory: Giant, Safeway, GameStop, Starbucks, Great Harvest Bread, Barnes and Noble, and Shell. Remember you can always place your order online at
www.shopwithscrip.com, Code: E4FB2B2121943. Click here to find out more at our
scrip information page. Happy shopping!
The class with the most SCRIP orders in the month of December will win a pizza party! Place your order today at
www.shopwithscrip.com. Enrollment code is E4FB2B2121943.
5th Grade Celebration planning meeting WED 12/2:
There will be a planning meeting on Wednesday, December 2nd at 3:30pm in Ms. Samsock’s classroom to begin forming committees to plan the 5th Grade Celebration. Any parents who wish to help in planning this event are invited to attend this initial meeting. For those parents who would like to help but cannot attend this meeting please contact Tracy Clark at
dinner5th@fallsmeadpta.org. Committees will include: food, fundraising, decorations/teacher recognition, slide show/photo gathering, class gift, invitations/programs and T-shirts.
Store Card Sign up:
Fallmedium
Please click
HERE for the November issue of the Fallsmedium.
Fallsmedium is Going Green! Starting in December, the PTA newsletter will be published in an electronic format. If you would like to be on the distribution list, please sign up for PTO Manager at
http://fallsmead.ptomanager.com/or you can send your request (and questions) in an email to
president@fallsmeadpta.org. Sign up today so you don’t miss any important news.
Student Directories DistributedFallsmead Student Directories were distributed during the last week of October/first week of November. Everyone loves the new design and spiral binding! Directories were distributed to all who joined PTA. If you have put off joining or it slipped your mind, there’s still time to join and get a student directory. Go to
www.fallsmeadpta.org and click on Membership/About Us to join today. Questions? Email Vina Coonin or Tracy Clark at
membership@fallsmeadpta.org.
Falcon Spiritwear
Fall spiritwear has been on display in the front of the school since Oct. 26th and order forms were distributed to students for the Nov. 13th order deadline. For those who ordered, clothing should arrive before winter break and will be distributed to students in their classrooms. Enjoy showing your pride and spirit in Fallsmead! Contact Marjorie Topmiller,
falcongear@fallsmeadpta.org.
Join the PTA
Remember to join the PTA so you can enjoy all the benefits, support your school and receive a valuable directory with contact information for Fallsmead students. Click
here for more information about the PTA and how the PTA supports your children. You have two options to sign up:
Online (pay online using Paypal)
Offline (traditional way to download the form
(.pdf or
.xls) and send in your check with the printed form)
Forms for Fall 2009
After School Program Registration Forms
FLES is back! We are offering Spanish, French, and Chinese (pending sufficient enrollment).
- FLES program information
flyer- FLES K and 1 (French, Chinese, and Spanish) registration
form- FLES Gr. 2-5 ((French, Chinese, and Spanish) registration
form
School Supply List 2009-2010
Click
here for the UPDATED (8/25) 2009-2010 School Supply List. Click
Here for the old list for comparison.
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Current PTA Committee Chair Openings:
Please note that we are still trying to fill the following committee chair positions
Communications
Grant Writing
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Submit your feedback on our PTA
In the interest of continual improvement, we'd love to hear how we are doing. Please feel free to give feedback - good as well as "constructive". What did we do this year that we should keep for next? What did we do that could be improved? All ideas are welcome. You can submit to my email at president@fallsmeadpta.org, or anonymously in the PTA mailbox in the school's front office. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Please save your boxtops and pull tabs for collection in the fall - thanks!
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Math Curriculum Objectives: Interested in knowing the math objectives for each unit at each grade level? Check out the Parent Newsletters for each math unit
here.
Do you have good educational websites to recommend?
We are compiling online resources for students and parents. If you have an educational website to recommend, please forward the site (and a brief description) to Jamila or Lynn at
president@fallsmeadpta.org. Thanks!
Would you like to get weekly email updates on Fallsmead happenings?
PTA directories
PTA directories include contact information for all students and faculty as well as the PTA calendar. If you did not receive yours, or would like to join the PTA and receive a directory as part of your membership, please contact our membership chair at
membership@fallsmeadpta.org.