The Weekly Whinny

Dear Highland Park Elementary Community,

Hope you enjoyed your holiday weekend!

In this Weekly Whinny, learn more about:

• Volunteers needed for Movie Night Fri Sept 18
• Volunteers needed for Rummage Sale Sat. Sept 26
• Mark your calendar! HYBRID PTA meeting Tue Sept 29 at 6 p.m.; 530 p.m. Pizza dinner
• Join the PTA
• Connect on WhatsApp
• Upcoming Events and Activities

Volunteers needed for Movie Night Fri Sept 18

We're excited to host the first Movie Night of the year on Friday Sept 18. The Kindergarten kids will nominate movies and the 1st graders will vote to select the movie.

Pizza will be offered starting at 5:30pm and the movie starts at 6pm. Bake sale and food items offered with optional donation.

We need your help to make it run smoothly. Please consider donating items for the bake sale or volunteering during Movie Night by signing up for one of the following service opportunities:

• Set up chairs
• Pick up pizza and deliver to school
• Serve pizza/food during movie night
• Clean up after movie

See all the options and sign up on the Movie Night Volunteer sign up page on Evite.

Volunteers needed for Rummage Sale Sat Sept 26

It's that time again for our big biannual Rummage Sale on Saturday Sept 26 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (with item drop off starting at 8am).

Volunteers Needed: Help setup, run, and clean up one of our biggest events of the year!

You can help by:

• Helping to process donated items and getting tables ready
• Organizing items and helping people check out
• Cleaning up at the end and donating leftover items to a selected nonprofit

See all the options and sign up on the Rummage Sale Volunteer sign up page on Evite.

Mark your calendar! HYBRID PTA Meeting Tue. Sept 29 at 6 p.m.; 5:30 p.m. pizza dinner

Please mark your calendar for the PTA meeting on Tue Sept 29 at 6 p.m., with a pizza dinner offered at 5:30pm for those who come in person.

Note: this is a Hybrid meeting with both in person and Zoom options for attendance. The zoom link will be sent out the week of the meeting in the Weekly Whinny and on WhatsApp.

We hope to see you there, one way or another!

Join The PTA

We encourage ALL families to join the PTA, regardless of your ability to pay the membership dues. We have scholarship funds to cover the cost for any families who would prefer not to pay for any reason.

Being a member of the PTA allows you to vote on how we spend our resources and to have a voice in making decisions about the activities and events we work on during the year.

Connect on WhatsApp

The PTA and school community uses WhatsApp extensively to share information and communicate amongst ourselves.

Please join the HPE Volunteer WhatsApp Group to learn about volunteer opportunities and to stay connected with the school community about all sorts of things.

NOTE: You are not required to volunteer if you join this WhatsApp group.

Upcoming Events and Activities

September

• Sept 8: First day of school for preschool and kindergarten students
• Sept 18: Movie Night Doors at 5:30 p.m.; Movie at 6 p.m. - More details about movie night
• Sept 26: Rummage Sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Black Top - More details about the rummage sale
• Sept 29: HYBRID PTA Meeting 5:30 p.m. Pizza; 6 p.m. meeting start time. Families/children welcome! - Details to come
• Every Wednesday: Wonderful Wednesdays (Bring snacks and treats for Staff)

October

• Oct 1: Readathon Month of October - Details to come
• Oct 2: Individual Student Picture Day
• Oct 2: Popcorn Friday (First Friday of the Month)
• Oct 8: Curriculum Night 4:30-6:30 p.m.
• Oct 9: No School for students; State In-service Day
• Oct 30: Book Character Day - Details to come
• Every Wednesday: Wonderful Wednesdays (Bring snacks and treats for Staff)