Upcoming Events
May 18
• Elsmere Grade 5 visits BCMS
May 19
• Elsmere Applebee's Breakfast
May 21-24
• Elsmere Grade 5 Nature's Classroom
• Healthy Kids Week
May 25-28
• Memorial Day Weekend - NO SCHOOL
May 31
• Elsmere Art Show, 4:30 p.m.
Elsmere PTA
Welcome to the Elsmere PTA
Want to get more involved in your local school?
The Elsmere PTA is a great way to get started.
For more information and to become a member of the Elsmere PTA, please contact Jen Spore or Patty Michaelson.
PTA News
Elsmere Playground Project: Six Week Fitness Program
Sign up for this six week fitness program starting right
after spring break. Classes are twice a week and are designed to get you up, out
and moving. You will tone & tighten and stretch & sweat.
Package of twelve classes: $60
Individual Class Ticket: $6 in advance or $8 at the door
Classes are 7-8 p.m. at Elsmere (location indicated below).
For more information or to sign up, contact Robyn Holstein at
rspaz@hotmail.com or check
www.elsmereplayground.com
Class type is subject to change, please check website for updated schedule.
Elsmere Playground Project
During the fundraising process for the Elsmere Playground
Project, we will be asking for help and support. We will try to include
information about these events on our Facebook Page and on our website,
www.elsmereplayground.com.
WE NEED COFFEE CANS! If you have any coffee cans (or similar size large cans),
please send them into school. Lids are helpful, but not needed. We plan on
strategically placing these cans in local businesses to help raise money for the
playground. If you have any questions, please contact Robyn Holstein at
rspaz@hotmail.com.
Thank you.
Important change for Tools for Schools Program, in 2011-2012
The 2011-2012 school year will mark the 10th year for the Tools for Schools program. During that time hundreds of thousands of shoppers have registered their AdvantEdge cards; many shoppers have moved away and many changes have occurred with the schools themselves. LEARN MORE »
Help Elsmere win a playground
Help Elsmere win the Rally for Recess, a contest by Dannon where one winning school from each of the five leagues will receive a $20,000 playground makeover and an ultimate all-day recess party. Codes can be found under the overwrap of specially marked packages of DANNON® Danimals® Smoothie, Crush Cup™,Double Crush Cup™, and Coolision® products. Just cut out the codes and send them in with your kids in an envelope marked Dannon Codes. If each family sends in 3 codes, WE COULD WIN $20,000!
pta events
• Join the PTA - It's so simple. The form is right here on our web page [PDF]. Just print it out and send it in with your check. (The cost is $10 for one-parent families and $15 for two-parent families.) For more information on how your dues are used to help Elsmere, scroll down to the bottom of this page.
• Volunteer - The PTA coordinates events and activities over the course of the year to enrich the learning and social experience of Elsmere students. We really need your help to make it happen. Even if you can only donate your time to one event this year, every bit helps. Take a look at the Volunteer Opportunities form on this page.
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Campbell's Labels for Education: Please send in your Campbell's
Labels for Education to help us earn supplies for our school. For a
complete list of products with Labels for Education, click here; for
more information on the Labels for Education program, click here:
http://www.labelsforeducation.com/
• PTA
Reminder: Keep clipping Box Tops for Education! Look for Box Tops on
many of the products you purchase. Clip them and sent them to school
to help us earn money for Elsmere. For a complete list of products
with Box Tops, visit:
http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Brands.aspx
and for more information on the Box Tops program click here:
http://www.boxtops4education.com. Shop the Box Tops Marketplace
to earn money for Elsmere. Before shopping online, check the stores
available at the Marketplace and a percentage of your purchase will
go directly to our school (after you register).
• Hannaford Helps School Dollars - Hannaford sponsors this during the months of October and November. Place collected dollars in the pillar at the store or send them into Elsmere School. Last year, we were the top earner for the Delmar store and received an additional $1,000. Let's do it again! Learn more at www.hannaford.com
• Sign up for Price Chopper Tools for Schools at www2.pricechopper.com/toolsforschools/single.shtml (The Elsmere School number is 15747).
• Donate your used ink jet cartridges, cell phones, laptops - working or broken! Protect the environment and help our school by donating used cell phones, ink jet cartridges, laptops, digital cameras, MP3 players, GPS devices, radar detectors, and digital video cameras at school.
Come to PTA meetings. Learn about school and district issues, meet other parents and help shape our community.
Be a regular on the PTA website to see agendas, updates and pictures of PTA activities.
Volunteer! Click here for the Volunteer Opportunities/Form. [PDF]
Sign up to get PTA reminders and updates via e-mail. Send an e-mail to Nancy Kaplan or call her at 475-7697 to sign up.
pta meetings
All meetings will be held at 7 p.m.
9/13
10/11
11/9
12/13
1/10
2/7
3/13
4/17
5/7
6/5
how pta dues and volunteers enrich our schools
The staff, the students and the entire school community benefit when we have active parent participation through the PTA. Here's just a sample of how PTA dues and volunteers support Elsmere students:
1,000 book club
School banking
After-school enrichment programs
Book fair
Family activities (ice skating, bowling, river rats, winter fun day)
In-school programs to enhance curriculum
School art show
School improvements
School store
Science fair
Staff recognition luncheon
Yearbook
helpful links
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