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Newsletter for third week of Sept.
PTA
COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY
PLEASE NOTE THE PTACHC MEETING
WILL BE HELD AT HOMEWOOD SCHOOL (directly behind the DOE).
Monday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 pm in the cafeteria
PTA Collection
PTAs
in Howard County are asked to help in 3 collection drives this school
year. The drives meet PTA’s goals of child advocacy by promoting
the welfare of children at home and in school. Howard County Public
School System Pupil Personnel Workers will distribute these items
that are collected to needy Howard County students.
Please inform your membership about this year's three PTA collection
drives one month before the items are brought to the PTA Council General
Membership meeting to ensure a successful response. Donations
will be collected at the PTA Council General Membership meeting on
the dates listed below. Thanks for your help in this collection drives
that directly help children in our county!
1. Coat Drive - November 5th New or gently
used, clean coats that are ready to wear (no need to repair) in sizes
pre-K through; high school sizes. Hats and gloves are also welcome.
2. Book Drive - January 7, 2008 New or gently used
children, youth and adult books. Help is needed to sort books.
Contact PTA Council at 410-740-5153 (students are welcome to help for
volunteer hours) if you can help.
3. School Supplies Drive - June 2, 2008 New school
supplies and backpacks will be collected. Help is needed during the
summer to sort supplies and stuff backpacks. Contact PTA Council
if you can help.
PTA Presidents and
Treasurers:
Please remember to send
your PTA budget and audit report to Council. These are
due by Oct. 1. Send via the pony, fax 410-740-1207 or email ptachc@erols.com,
or snail mail: 10598 Marble Faun Ct. Columbia, MD 21044
Thanks.
Invite grandparents and
community members to join your PTA unit.
In your newsletter,
remind parents to sign up for the PTA Parent e-newsletter at www.pta.org
Sign up for the
National PTA Local Leader News e-newsletter at: www.pta.org/local_leadership_resources.html
FARM CITY FAMILY WALK - SEPT.
29TH
8:30 - 10:30 AM AT CLARK'S ELIOAK FARM
Come join Howard County families
for a FREE, noncompetitive Family Walk through a local farm.
Expose your family to the history and importance of farming in Howard
while intertwining nutrition education, physical activity and fun into
the day through special booths and activities along the way and
following the walk. Clarks Elioak Farm is located at 10500
Clarksville Pike. Registration is free at the door. www.clarklandfarm.com
for more information
HCPSS NEWS
The
Board of Education of Howard County regularly holds “Coffee &
Conversation” sessions at schools throughout the county. These
meetings provide citizens with an opportunity to share a cup of coffee
and chat informally with Board members. The meetings are held in
various regions of the county but interested persons from throughout the
county are invited to attend any or all of the meetings. The next
“Coffee & Conversation” session with the Board of Education will
be held:
•
Saturday, October 13, 2007, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Media Center at Howard High School
8700 Old Annapolis Road in Ellicott City
COMCAST
72 & VERIZON 42 Television Show
This
month the Parent Teacher Connection
takes an in-depth look at the Maryland High School Assessments,
Howard County’s HSA results for the Class of 2009, options
for students who don’t pass, and alternative tests being developed for
Special Education students.
Other
September features include…
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Parent host Jennifer Johnson gets advice on avoiding destructive,
abusive teen relationships from Robin McClave, a counselor with the
Howard County Domestic Violence Center, in the "What Parents Are
Asking” segment.
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Producer host Bruce Johnson looks at the positive impact
technology teachers are having in county elementary schools.
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HCPSS opens two new elementary schools.
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Older schools get renovations.
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Orientation gives 500 new teachers a great start.
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A Book Talk segment with Howard County Librarian Barb Langridge
features award winning children’s author-illustrator Robert Sabuda.
Parent
Teacher Connection
is a locally produced program that can be seen Wednesday nights
throughout September at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Saturdays at noon and 7
p.m., and Sundays at 5 p.m. on Comcast Cable Channel 72 and Verizon
Channel 42.
CALENDAR
Saturday,
Sept. 29th Farm City Family Walk, 8:30 am at Clark's Elioak
Farm, Route 108 Registration is Free and available at the door.
www.clarklandfarm.com for
more info.
Monday
Oct 1 - PTACHC General Meeting
will be held at New
Location for this month only: Homewood School (directly
behind the DOE), 7:30 pm
Monday,
Oct. 15th Healthy Fundraising Vendor Fair,
Faulkner Ridge Center, 7-9 pm
Thursday,
Oct. 18th - 7:30 pm DOE PTA Presidents meet with Board of
Education members
Monday,
October 29 - PTA Sharing Session/Workshop, 7 - 9 pm, Faulkner Ridge
Center, 10598 Marble Faun Ct. Columbia Topics: Bylaws, Treasurer,
FAQ's (for presidents and anyone else with questions, ideas to share,
etc.) Volunteerism, After Prom
Monday,
November 5 - PTACHC General Meeting at the DOE, winter coat drive -
please bring good used winter coats, these coats are given through the
school system's Pupil Personnel Workers to families in our community who
are in need
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