Membership
Can you believe it's already April?!?! At this point in time, you should be reaching out to your members for next year's board or have your slate already selected. Remember, those on your slate should currently be members of your PTA/PTSA.
Are you getting ready for and having celebrations that will carry on throughout the remainder of the year? Those who are volunteering to help, are they members of your PTA/PTSA? If not, get them to join. It's never too late to join!
Nicole Dant
nicole.dant@livoniaptsacouncil.org
Livonia PTSA Council, Membership Chair
PTA/PTSA Excellence Program (PEP)
Happy Spring!!!
I can't believe it's already April!?! The end of the PEP season for this year is almost here! Be sure to send all of your PEP submissions to PEP@livoniaptsacouncil.org no later than the end of the day on APRIL 30th! Starting 12:01a.m. on May 1, 2023, all submissions will go toward next year's qualifying PEP points. If there's anything you want to make sure is counted for in this year's PEP points, make sure it's sent to PEP. Remember, the top-ranking units will receive a gift from Livonia PTSA Council! Also, the order you are ranked with PEP credit is the order in which your PTA/PTSA unit will be able to select next year's Livonia PTSA Council liaison for your unit. If you have a specific liaison in mind that you really want to have for next year, you still have time to earn more PEP credit to possibly move your PTA/PTSA unit up the rankings. Curious as to what your unit has received credit for? You can find a breakdown on Livonia PTSA Council's website at https://livoniaptsacouncil.org/work/pep/. If you see any possible errors or have any questions, please contact PEP prior to April 30th.
Good luck to all of you!
Sara Bennett
Livonia PTSA Council - PEP Chair
Buchanan Elementary
The PTA held its annual readathon, which is a fundraiser that coincides with March is reading month at the school. This combined fundraiser creates an easy platform for teachers to track reading minutes and the PTA provides the prizes and incentives. With the incredible number of kids registered for this event, the PTA sent every student home with a book.
The PTA stocked the staff lounge with treats to keep the staff going during this crazy busy month and to show our great appreciation for them. We also made candy bouquets with Tim Hortons gift cards for our night maintenance staff as a special thank you for all their cleanup and set up during our dance.
Randolph Elementary
In February, we held our second Youth Making A Difference (YMAD) event. The kids made valentine cards for the seniors in our local community. The YMAD committee counted 30 students who signed up and we can't wait to celebrate them all on April 20th at Churchill High School. That is double from last year's participants. We are so proud of each of our kids who have given their time to our LPS community!
In February, we also had a fun Valentine BINGO night which was a huge success! So many happy faces as we heard "BINGO I won" over and over! Thanks to our parents' candy donations, there were plenty of prizes for our lucky winners!
At the end of February, we reignited our Watch D.O.G.S (Dads of Great Students) program. The Watch D.O.G.S program welcomes in volunteer dads of Randolph students to spend the day helping out and providing a positive male presence in the school. We have had so many dad volunteers that there is a wait list!
Lastly, our very own PTA enjoyed a table at the Livonia PTSA Council Founders' Day dinner. At the dinner, we got to award teacher Lisa Durand and Randolph PTA YMAD committee chair Sonja Vigil for their dedication and commitment to our students at Randolph! We truly appreciate all the support we receive from our Randolph elementary teachers and our parents. We were so proud to cheer them on as they were honored.
In March, we began our Living Color fundraiser where parents can get ready for spring purchasing beautiful spring flowers and vegetable plants for gardening! On the 15th, the PTA served lunch for our teachers during teacher staff day! We love our teachers and we hope they enjoyed it!
Also in March, we had two dine to donate events. The first was at UrbanAir on the 22nd and the second was at Chuck E Cheese on the 31st. So much fun and a great turn out for both events. Everyone is Excited to Spring into April!
Some events have set dates while others have tentative months. Please watch for finalized dates or any date changes.
Please mark your calendars now for Officer Training and the 2022-23 Audit Party.
2023
4/19 - LPTSA Council Meeting & Elections | 6 - 8 p.m. | Central Office
4/20 - YMAD Celebration | 6 - 8 p.m. | Churchill
5/10 - Reflections Ceremony | 6:30 p.m. | Franklin High School PAC
5/24 - Officer Training | 6 - 8 p.m. | Franklin High School (Front Room)
6/7 - LPTSA Council Meeting | 6 - 8 p.m. | Central Office
7/19 - LPTSA Council Audit Party | 6 - 8 p.m. | Central Office
Please note that these dates and times could be subject to change due to any change in COVID-19 regulations. We will inform all units of any updates or changes as soon as possible.
Getting Connected to Michigan PTA and National PTA
Michigan PTA Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/everychildonevoice
National PTA Website: https://www.pta.org/
National PTA Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ParentTeacherAssociation
National PTA Blog: https://onevoice.pta.org/
About us...
The Livonia PTSA Council is a group of 22 local PTA/PTSA Units within the Livonia Public Schools District. The Council is organized under the authority of the Michigan PTA for the purpose of promoting conferences, communications, leadership development and coordination of the efforts of the local units.
Interested in joining Council? There are chair opportunities available! Contact President Andrea Malenfant at andrea.malenfant@livoniaptsacouncil.org
Email: newsletter@livoniaptsacouncil.org
Website: www.livoniaptsacouncil.org
Location: 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI, USA
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