JC St.Onge-Holm VP-Fundraising & Events

PTA News – August 17, 2016

2016-2017 PTA Board NH PTA will meet on the first Tuesday of the Month Sarah Post (except the September meeting to avoid coinciding President with the first day of school). There will only be give [email protected] PTA meetings this year, so make sure to put these JC St.Onge-Holm dates on your calendar now so that you can join us: VP-Fundraising & Events September 13th [email protected] November 1st rd Amy Morrow January 3 th VP-Communications March 7 [email protected] May 2nd

Melissa Scherf Meetings are held in the Media Center (library) and Treasurer run 6:30 – 8:00 PM. Childcare will be available this [email protected] year at each meeting. Are you able to be there but (To be voted on at the first meeting) not a member? You don’t have to be a member to Welcome Back to School! attend. Please come. Have some ideas about topics The NH PTA Board sends warm regards to all families, you’d like to see discussed, let any board member returning and new (familiar and fresh faces!) We know. We are always looking for good ideas. hope you had a wonderful, fun-filled, summer. Room Coordinators The PTA Board has been making plans for the 2016- As we start a new year Room Coordinators will need 2017 school year. We are excited to support our to be established quickly. Some grades have field students, staff and families to help make it a great trips and other activities very early and the teachers year for all. If you have questions about PTA or have need our help. The Room Coordinator is a parent questions about how to get involved, feel free to from each classroom who acts as the liaison between contact any of the officers (contact info on side bar). the teacher and the parents of the children in that We’d love your support! As you can see, we have classroom to organize parent volunteers for fieldtrips need for another member on our board. The positionand parties and other opportunities. Please consider of Secretary is open. Let us know if you’d like to signing up at Back to School Night for this important serve in this capacity. role. Many of you with returning students signed up at the end of last school year and we appreciate that. We are looking forward to seeing many of you at We’ll be in touch soon! “Back to school day” in two weeks. Feel free to stop by and see how you can get involved!

2015-2016 PTA Meeting Dates The Emma Kissock Friendship Bench Stay Connected Online – 3 Ways This Fall the NH PTA is happy to announce that the school playground will have a new friendship bench. 1. Facebook — “Like” the Normandale Hills In honor and memory of Emma Kissock there will be a Elementary PTA page on Facebook to get colorful spot on the playground where friendships information and updates about important at can be started! Tell your kids about this new school events and activities: playground bench. Remind them what it’s like to be https://www.facebook.com/NormandaleHillsPTA new and encourage them to look out for someone 2. NH PTA Website — We are planning to post links sitting on the bench who may be feeling shy and to important information and forms on the NH need a friend to play with. The friendship bench is PTA website: designed to be just that place to make all kids feel http://nh.bloomington.k12.mn.us/pta included. Thank you to our NH community for your Stay tuned for more information. financial contributions to PTA fundraisers. It is additions like this bench that are made possible by 3. NH E-Newsletter — Signup and receive your generosity! occasional emails with news and announcements about important events: Volunteer Opportunities http://eepurl.com/iHEPn Be on the look out in the weeks ahead. Do you desire to be the behind the scenes help at NH? We are always looking for willing volunteers to stuff brown envelopes on Wednesdays or to serve lunch any day of the week. Signups and additional information will be coming your way soon. Bloomington Heritage Days The 7th annual Heritage Days Parade is on Saturday, September 17th. Normandale Hills will have a float again this year. If you are interested in helping, stay tuned for more details.

Family Fun Night! A Fall Movie Night will be planned again for September 23rd. We’ll be requesting some help from parents who would be willing to help with concessions sales in the near future.