Patton PTA Pulse Newsletter

• Thank you to our Kindergarten Parent Room Representatives, Maddie Schultz, Madeleine Stamper, Lindsay Sudol, Jenny Steinbeck, Melissa Finnegan, Ashley Catalan, for planning a very fun and engaging Kindergarten Family Night! What a fun event!
  

We would LOVE to shout out your name in our next newsletter! Can’t wait for YOU to get involved!

Calling all 1st grade families! Please join us on Friday, September 27th from 6:30-7:30pm in the Patton gym for First Grade Family Night! Come meet other first grade families and have some fun!

Let’s run for fun!

4th and 5th graders bring your friends and join Mrs. Goumas for Running Club.

Running Club meets on Mondays in October (10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28) from 3:35-4:30. Each session will begin with a warm-up, 30 minutes of running at your own pace, and a cool-down. Use this link to sign up. More information will be sent to your email before the first session. Sign up before October 1st to secure your spot.

Do you have energy to burn and want to get your body moving? Interested in FUN and FITNESS? If so, Join Fitness Club! Fitness Club will meet on Wednesdays in October from 3:35-4:15. First meeting is October 2nd. (Enrollment limited to first 30 fitness fans!)

Parent volunteers are VITAL to the success of this program. Please sign up if you can help.

Please note: The club will not meet if it is raining.

Questions: Jenna Apel jenna.apel@gmail.com

Please sign up to donate treats to Stock the Staff Lounge, donations to be dropped by 7pm on Sun Oct 13. More details in the sign-up genius link.

School picture day is Tuesday, October 8th. You can order your package by clicking https://orders.colorportraits.com/prepay/ and use School Event Code 10025401. The linked flyer 10025401_Patton Elementary School.pdf has additional step by step order information if needed. Online ordering will be available until picture day. Questions? Email reneeklues@gmail.com.

Order yours today!

The Directory Spot app has been updated with this year’s student, staff, and PTA information. The app is available for iOS and Android devices and may also be accessed online at www.directoryspot.net. As a PTA Member, your account has been set up under the email address used when joining the PTA. New users should download the app, enter your email address as your user name, and click Reset Password. Once you’ve reset your password, you should be able to login.

Step-by-step instructions for downloading the app can be found here. Please contact Jim Graziano at jjamesgraziano@gmail.com if you have questions, have difficulty accessing the app or need help editing your information.

If you are not a PTA member and would like access to Directory Spot, please join the PTA for $12. More information on how to join is included in this newsletter.

• Picking up or dropping off your kiddos? Spend a half an hour helping out our wonderful and fun traffic team one shift or more each week!
• Can’t commit?! Feel free to sign up to sub.
• Have questions? See Melissa Andrews or Anthony Trester or email pattontrafficteam@gmail.com.
• Fill out the Google Form and Volunteer Now!

Thank you for making the first week go smoothly!

Just a reminder there is no supervision until 8:50am so please do not drop your child off before then. The traffic team is not responsible for supervising your child.

Year books are available for a 10% discount through October 31, 2024. Two free customizable pages are included. Teachers will be updated shortly if you have any problems please contact yearbookpatton@gmail.com

You can order online here.

Final day to purchase for a discount: October 31, 2024

Final day to purchase for school delivery: April 30, 2025

Personalized pages due: April 8, 2025

If there are any financial issues please contact: Barb Donahue bdonahue@sd25.org

Looking for a way to showcase your child’s talents and artistic expression? Encourage your child to submit entries for this year’s national PTA Reflections program, with the theme: Accepting Imperfection.

Students can submit projects in various categories, including Literature, Photography and Music Composition. Please look for more details on submission guidelines and due dates, and feel free to reach out to Tina Shah ( tinashah1@gmail.com) with any questions!

Mark your calendars to attend our PTA meetings this school year. They take place at 7:30 PM in the Patton Commons.

• November 20th
• January 15th
• March 12th
• May 14th

Thank you to all who attended our first meeting this past Wednesday. Please join us for our next PTA meeting on Nov. 20th! All parents are invited and encouraged to attend - we'd love to see you there! Even if you've never attended before, please consider attending! Your participation and presence makes a difference! Come see all that we do and learn more about where our budget goes, upcoming activities, hear from Mrs. Chin, and more. We promise we won’t make you volunteer for anything, unless you want to! After the meeting, join us for a meetup somewhere fun to be social and meet some new people. Hope to see many of your faces there!

Please contact the following email addresses INSTEAD of asking Patton School:

• General inquiries: ptapatton@gmail.com
• Traffic / Juvenile Safety: pattontrafficteam@gmail.com
• Room Reps / Class Parties: pattonroomrep@gmail.com
• Membership: ahpattonptamembership@gmail.com
• Yearbook: yearbookpatton@gmail.com
• Budget / Money: ahpattonptatreasurer@gmail.com

Email: ptapatton@gmail.com
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/pattonpta
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ptapatton