Archives for January 2016

Super Bowl 50 GameTime Fundraiser

January 20, 2016 by Madison Estes

The New England Patriots are making another Super Bowl run! Your PTA can enter to win 2 tickets to the Patriots Divisional Playoff Game (January 16 or 17, 2016) at Gillette Stadium.

This is a great, easy fundraiser for your local unit to participate in! Your school can sign up for our Patriots Playoff Fundraiser $10 per entry, or 3 entries for $25. (75% of the net proceeds* go back to your PTA).

*$50 cost of tickets is deducted from proceeds. 75% of the balance is paid to your school.

Here’s how it works:

Contact GameTime Fundraisers via email (katie@gametimefundraisers.com)
They will customize an email with your school’s name that can be sent out to parents
They will also provide a banner for your school website and Facebook page (optional)
All orders are placed on www.gametimefundraisers.com
Entries close on January 14; winner drawn on January 15, 2016
Funds remitted back to your school by January 29, 2016

Encourage participation from parents, friends of the school and the local community by posting on Facebook and Twitter. The more entries identifying your school, the more $$$$ your PTA will raise! Questions? Email katie@gametimefundraisers.com or call 1-888-973-7464.

Massachusetts PTA Winning Reflections Theme Entry Announced

January 18, 2016 by Madison Estes

We would like to congratulate Anika Prasad of F.L. Olmstead Elementary, North Easton, Massachusetts!

Anika submitted her theme, History’s Influence on You, for the 2017-18 Theme Search Contest. Anika’s submission will be forwarded to National PTA for consideration as the 2017-18 Reflections Theme. We ask you to join us in wishing Anika the best of luck!

Children and youth are given the chance to submit a national theme to serve as the inspiration for Reflections artists and their original works. Students submitting the winning theme receive $100 and recognition at the National PTA Convention.

Apply for Mary Lou Anderson Grant

January 9, 2016 by Madison Estes

Enhance PTA arts projects in your school community!

The National PTA Mary Lou Anderson Reflections Arts Enhancement Grant provides up to $1,000 in matching funds to support local PTA arts projects within their school community. Funded projects will increase access to learning opportunities in the literary, media, visual and/or performing arts for at-risk or underserved audiences. Arts projects must actively engage families and community partners to strengthen family-school partnerships.

Apply today!

Eligible applicants must be a PTA in good standing, as determined by the State PTA.

Review the 2016 call for proposals and submit your application online by 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST on Friday, March 11, 2016.

Past Funded Projects

Robert A. Millikan High School PTSA in Long Beach, CA, expanded learning with AP Studio Art curriculum, deepened learning with Long Beach Museum of Art instruction and expanded professional exhibit and portfolio building opportunities that better prepared all students for college and career opportunities.

Netzaberg Middle School PTSA a U.S. DoDEA (Department of Defense Education Activity School) in Germany., provided an after school Reflections Art Club led by teaching artists. Each of the six artistic disciplines represented in the National PTA Reflections Arts Program were offered at various times throughout the course of the year so that students had the chance to experiment with different media in an environment where a teaching team of adult mentors could increase the self-esteem of students who may lack this kind of adult interest and encouragement in their lives.

Mary McArthur A+ Elementary School PTA in Fayetteville, NC, hosted a series of Family Arts Nights in partnership with local arts organizations and businesses. Mary McArthur is a Cumberland County School District’s only self-contained deaf/hearing impaired elementary school and also serves many ESL students. Family-centered arts activities, hosted by professional artists, allowed parents to learn about the A+ model– in which school instruction is taught. Parents took home hands-on learning techniques for supporting their child’s learning at home.

Questions? Email Reflections@PTA.org

Health, Safety and Wellness Conference: Pre-planning Survey

January 9, 2016 by Madison Estes

Massachusetts PTA will be holding its first ever Health, Safety and Wellness State Wide Conference in October 2016. We are very excited about this and we invite you to be part of this process right from the very beginning planning stage.

TAKE SURVEY

This survey is intended to gather your thoughts, ideas and recommendations to make this conference productive, informative and one you would want to attend. Please take just a few moments to complete and return this survey. It will assist us in the planning.

Thank You! Please return this survey no later than January 29, 2016.

PLEASE NOTE :

Your Name will be entered to receive one (1) complimentary registrations to MA PTA Fall 2016 Health Conference if you return your survey on or before January 20, 2016. We already have three winners from our December Survey! You could be the next winner!

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