North Collins Elementary School Parent & Teachers Association
Keep Collecting Box Tops for Education!
Family Fun Reading Night Is March 15
Please join us from 6:30-8 p.m. on Monday, March 15, in the elementary school cafeteria for activities and fun.
PTA Spring Fundraiser Order Pick-Up on March 19-20
The PTA spring Niagara Candy orders can be picked up from 3 to 6 p.m. on March 19 and from 10 a.m. to noon on March 20. If you have questions or can help distribute orders, contact Brenda Musacchio, PTA vice president, at 337-2144.
Our Next PTA Meeting Is March 17
Please join us for our next meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17 in the elementary school cafeteria. Refreshments are served and all are welcome.
PTA Virtual Lobby Day Is March 17
Wednesday, March 17 is also NYS PTA Virtual Lobby Day, and we are asking everyone to contact our legislators to oppose the governor’s proposed budget cuts to state aid for our schools and as well as increased funding for a charter schools at the expense of public schools. Please call, e-mail, and/or fax our legislators on March 17. You can learn more about the statewide Virtual Lobby Day by going to http://www.nyspta.org/advocacy/lobbyday.cfm.
Drive One 4 UR School Fundraiser Volunteers Needed
On Saturday, April 17, the North Collins PTA and the Music Boosters in conjunction with the Ford Motor Company will offer a Drive One 4 UR School test drive fundraiser at the North Collins High School. For every test drive (must be 18+), Ford will donate $10 to the PTA and $10 to the Music Boosters. More information will be distributed in March, but we need help making sure forms are completed and the program is coordinated well.
Spring Box Tops for Education (BTFE) and Tyson Project A+ Label Collection Contests
During our fall and winter contests, the North Collins community collected over 1700 Box Tops for Education (BTFE) and Tyson Project A+ labels.
To be eligible for the spring contest, please collect your labels and turn them into your child's teacher by May 14, 2010. The three classrooms and top BOCES classroom collecting the most labels will earn their choice of a pizza party or an ice cream social.
We have collection worksheets for BTFE labels available on our Web pages. Using these worksheets for the submitting the labels really helps our label coordinator count the labels so please utilize and submit—even if the sheet is incomplete. Each student that submits a complete sheet of 25 labels will be entered into a drawing for two $10 Wal-Mart gift cards during each contest period--fall, winter and spring. Make sure you put your child's name, their grade, and teacher's name on each sheet.
We also have a drawing for a $10 gas card that will include teacher's whose classrooms meet their goals. The classroom goals are:
700 labels - Pre-K (AM/PM combined)
500 labels - Kindergarten
440 labels - First and Second Grades
500 labels - Third Grade
600 labels - Fourth Grade
700 labels - Fifth and Sixth Grades
200 labels - BOCES classes
Earn Money for Our School Through the Click of Your Mouse
If you haven't signed up at the Box Tops for Education program's Web site, please do so here: http://www.boxtops4education.com/passion/. You will earn our school five extra box tops if you sign up before Dec. 31, 2009. You will also be able to participate in contests and special programs where our school can earn more box tops labels.
Bonus Box Tops are an easy way to make a big difference. Each month, you'll find special promotions and sweepstakes where you can enter for a chance to win thousands of Bonus Box Tops. Check back often for the latest bonus opportunities and remember to spread the word! The more people who enter, the greater your school's chance of winning.
Campbell's Labels for Education Program
We are now collecting Campbell's Labels for Education so please start clipping labels from these products—Campbell's, Swanson, Pepperidge Farms, Franco-American, V8 (caps), Prego, and Spaghettios. Click on the Campbell's Web page for more information and collection sheets. Save labels and caps to turn inor else drop these off in our Save-a-Lot collection bin. Learn more.
Turn Your Garbage Into Money for the School
The PTA is collecting used CapriSun, Honest Kids, Kool-Aid and generic brand drink pouches. By collecting these, the PTA will receive 1-2 cents per pouch.
We will send these to TerraCycle, Inc., which will turn these into bags, pencil pouches, folders, and more. Their products are available at Target.
It's important that only empty pouches without straws are collected. We are not collecting other types of beverage containers. We have collection bins at school. If collected at home, pouches should be cut at top seam, rinsed and turned in at Save-A-Lot or the elementary school.
