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Challenger PTA News - February 2018 - Page 1 of 4
Challenger PTA News February 2018 – Challenger PTA Chapter 2.6.6 challengerpta.org
Your 2017-2018 Challenger PTA Officers are:
Presidents Vice Presidents Treasurers Secretaries
Libby Kell
Catherine Miano-Johnson
Alison Greer
Dawn Phillips
Shirley Rullan
Heather Matthews
Briana Segura
Anna Gibson
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:
2/1 Yearbooks go on sale
2/2 Karate West Parents’ Night Out
2/9 Spelling Bee 6:00pm (MPR)
2/16 Golden Acorn Nominations Due
2/19 STEM Fair Entry Forms Due
2/19-2/23 NO SCHOOL – Mid-Winter Break
3/1 Book Swap 6:00-7:30pm (MPR)
IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
PTA Presidents’ Message
Yearbooks
Karate West Parents’ Night Out
Golden Acorn Awards
STEM Fair
Book Swap
Eager Reader
Festival of Cultures Thank Yous
Popcorn Fridays
Box Tops for Education
Interested in After School Programs? The after school programs at Challenger are not sponsored by
the school or PTA. However, as a convenience, we do have a
listing of the available enrichment classes on our website.
More information available at:
http://challengerpta.org/Page/Programs/Enrichment
Like us on Facebook at Challenger Elementary PTA, and visit our website: www.challengerpta.org
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Challenger PTA News - February 2018 - Page 2 of 4
Presidents’ Message
Happy February!
Friendship and love are in the air this month, and we would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude towards several exemplary Challenger PTA volunteers who were hard at work over the last several weeks. Emily Lee and Shirley Rullan held their amazing Festival of Cultures on January 26, and the dedication, organization, and effort they poured into the lively and successful evening was incredible. Thank you also to all of the families and volunteers who participated in the Festival - your passion is a huge part of what makes this event such a deeply treasured Challenger tradition.
Prajakta Deshmukh and Bindya Devilal have also devoted a tremendous amount of their time and energy towards bringing the Scripps Spelling Bee to Challenger this year, and under their thoughtful direction, the preliminaries ran flawlessly. We are so proud of the 95 students who participated. Of these 95 students, 39 spelled all the words correctly and are now our finalists! Please join us in cheering these students on at the school’s Spelling Bee on February 9th at 6:00 p.m. in the MPR.
Jiayang Zhang Shikha Shitikond, Finley Boyd Haoyang Huang Arnavi Roy Yashasvi Mettu Caitilin Sohng Xiaoya Lu David Menendez Sixing Liao (Mia Liao) Maksim Jevremovic Erika Miranda Emma Pacifici Sabrina Shiu Sivani Devilal Elizabeth Johnson Anjali Lal Saanvi Misra Shachi Deshmukh Arnav Joshi Jacob Broadwell Bariah Rajaoub Katerina Kalinichenko Samuel Park Anisha Anand Rayirth Dasgupta Sophia Thelen Haniah Rajjoub Casey Segura Aiden Miranda Nooriya Vanak Danita Seju Deeptha Babu Selin Kim Abel Anand Satvik Maddipatla Jordan Wax Irene Philip Annika Vuppala
Lastly, we would like to thank Sara Jo Pietraszewski for the dedication she has shown towards all of our children, and for the years she has spent making Challenger such a warm, kind, and welcoming place. We will miss her very much, and wish her the best as she travels with her husband around the world after this school year ends.
The PTA is currently seeking members for our Nomination Committee as there will be many positions opening up on our Executive Board in 2018-2019. If you would like to help choose next year’s board members, please let us know as soon as possible. Our next PTA General Assembly will be on March 13th at 7:00 p.m. in the Challenger Library.
Thank you all very much for your time, and we hope you have a wonderful second Winter Break coming up!
Sincerely, Catherine Miano-Johnson ([email protected]) & Libby Kell ([email protected]) Challenger PTA Co-Presidents
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YEARBOOKS ON SALE TODAY, FEBRUARY 1ST!! In June students will receive their yearbook and get the chance to sign each others' books. Kids love seeing their photo in the
yearbook, so be sure to order one!
Take advantage of the early bird price of $15 and order by February 28th. If you order after March 1st, yearbooks will be $18 each.
To order: http://challengerpta.org/Page/Programs/Yearbook
**We are only pre-ordering books this year. We will not be selling books when they arrive in June.**
2018 Golden Acorn Let’s Recognize Challenger’s Outstanding Volunteers and Educators!
The Golden Acorn Award - Awarded to PTA volunteers who go above and beyond in their service to a school community. The Outstanding Educator Award - Awarded to a teacher or staff member who makes significant contributions that
enhance the education of students. Nomination forms are available in the office or online at www.challengerPTA.org
*Please note that previous recipients are not eligible for nomination; check plaques in the atrium for names of prior recipients.* Please return nomination forms to the PTA lock box no later than Friday, February 16th.
Recipients will be announced at a short ceremony on Friday, March 23rd at 3:50pm in the MPR. Everyone is invited to attend the ceremony so please mark your calendars and join us in celebrating our fabulous volunteers
and educators on March 23rd.
Upcoming Parents’ Night Out Drop your kids off (ages 6-12) and enjoy an evening to yourselves!
Cost is $35 per kid and 100% of all proceeds from these events will be donated to Challenger’s PTA. 6:00-9:00pm – dinner is included!
Here is the upcoming schedule: February 2nd * March 9th * April 6th * May 4th * June 1st For more information about future Parents’ Night Out events or to register, go to Karatewest.com and click on Parents Night
Out. Please note that all attendees must be pre-registered online.
STEM FAIR 2018 – GROW YOUR MIND! Friday, March 9th 6:30-8:00pm in the Challenger MPR
Calling all young scientists! It’s time for the Challenger Elementary annual STEM Fair! All students are encouraged to participate by working on a science project at home, and displaying it proudly at the fair for our community to enjoy.
Mad Science got our students excited about the STEM Fair during the kick off assembly on Tuesday, January 30th. Students have approximately five weeks to work on their own projects at home. They are welcome to do the experiment
with a buddy, sibling or friend from school. All entry forms should be submitted prior to February 19th. To enter, go to our online registration on our STEM Fair website: http://challengerstemfair.oursciencefair.com
Should you wish to volunteer to be a STEM mentor during the day or participate as a sponsor on March 9th, or if you have any questions, please contact the science fair chairs:
Spencer Wise [email protected] or Bindya Devilal [email protected] All students who participate in the STEM Fair will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a week long Destination
Science summer camp!
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Challenger PTA News - February 2018 - Page 4 of 4
2017-2018 PTA Popcorn Friday schedule:
February 2nd March 2nd April 6th May 4th June 1st
Popcorn is free! If you have any questions about popcorn
Fridays please contact: Jennifer McCommon
Help your class win FREE TCBY coupons while earning money for Challenger at the same time!
Our last Box Top submission date is fast approaching! You have until February 23rd to turn in box tops to be counted towards this school year! So far this year, we have collected approximately 7,500 box tops, which means we still need approximately
2,500 box tops in order to meet our goal of 10,000 box tops for this year!
Be sure to include your child’s name and teacher with the box tops you turn in. For your convenience, there is a collection box in the office labeled Box Tops. Let’s see if
we can fill it up this month!
The class that turns in the most Box Tops by February 23rd will also be awarded free
TCBY Frozen yogurt coupons. So start saving and sending in your Box Tops today!
Be sure to track our progress at www.boxtops4education.com. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Hollander at [email protected].
EAGER READER IS COMING SOON! What’s Eager Reader? Eager Reader is a voluntary reading program sponsored by the PTA designed to encourage students to read for their enjoyment outside of school. By logging their reading minutes, and receiving a few small prizes along the
way, students have a fun incentive to participate and READ. Plus, those who reach their grade level goal minutes will become “Royal Readers” and receive a free book! We will send more information closer to the program start date (March)
with details on goals, prizes, and logging minutes. Be on the lookout!
Festival of Cultures a HUGE Success!
Thank you to our amazing Challenger community for helping to make the Festival of Cultures a HUGE success! Special thanks to our wonderful hosts - we would not have a Festival without them: The Mendes Herrera family, Vida family, Rincon family, Rodrigues Harumi family, Elena Trindeva & Ivan Trindev, Rachelle Roberts, Janine Robinson, Aikou family, Qiana family, Mia family, Sarah family, Cory & Rachelle Hrncirik, Tommy & Emily Lee, Kalaivani Arun, Ramya Mettu, Shivani Srikanteshwara, Sonia Rebello, Luskin family, Yumiko Kodaira, Orr family, Senior family, Ella Clemente, Jevremovic family, Yunjung Kong, Sophie Huang, Monica Chiu, Joanna Chien, Amanda Lin, Tanya Zayka and Romero Sanchez Family.
Also, many thanks to the Challenger staff, families, volunteers and amazingly talented performers.
If you would like to be a host next year, please email Emily Lee: [email protected] or Shirley Rullan: [email protected].
CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY BOOK SWAP & SALE IS COMING!
WHEN: THURSDAY, MARCH 1ST, 6:30-8:00PM
WHERE: CHALLENGER MPR
DONATE BOOKS: FEB. 28TH 8:00-8:30am or 1:30-2:00pm & MAR. 1ST 8:00-8:30am or 3:30-5:00pm
2 DONATED BOOKS = 1 TICKET
1 TICKET = 1 “NEW TO YOU” BOOK
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! Please sign up here: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/70A084EA8A928A57-challenger5
Questions? Contact Heather Matthews at [email protected]
CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY BOOK SWAP & SALE IS COMING! WHEN: FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017 6:00-8:00PM WHERE: CHALLENGER MPR DONATE BOOKS: MARCH 2 ND 8:00 – 8:30am & 3:00 – 4:00pm MARCH 3 RD 8:00 -8:30am & 3:00 – 5:00pm 2 BOOKS = 1 TICKET 1 TICKET = 1 BOOK MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW! Please look for volunteer opportunities on the PTA website. Questions? Contact Heather Wolter at [email protected] or Heather Matthews at [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]://www.boxtops4education.com/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084EA8A928A57-challenger5mailto:[email protected]