Originally delivered on 3/11/2021 4:00 pm

SUBJECT: PTA News 3/11: PieTanza, Mental Health & more...


 

MARCH 11, 2021

In This Issue:

  • Restaurant Night: PieTanza, 3/14!
  • Weekend Bags Program
  • Yeabook Update - Send in Pics, Order Your Book
  • Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainings

This is LAST CALL for yearbook portrait photos! Don't let your kid be left out of the yearbook this year. Photos are due by TOMORROW, MARCH 12. Get all the details in the yearbook section below. 




 

Restaurant Night: THIS Sunday, March 14 at PieTanza
 
Celebrate Pie Day (3/14), support Discovery and a local business, and take a night off from cooking as we ease into Daylight Savings Time! Visit PieTanza between 11:30 am and 9 pm this Sunday for an easy and delicious dinner (dine-in or carry out). Don't forget to mention Discovery--a portion of all sales will be donated to the school. 

 

Weekend Bags Program

Please consider donating to the Weekend Bag program for Barcroft ES families.  Every week, Discovery families have provided at least 60 families with a bag of essential pantry staples. Let’s keep it up! There is also an online shopping option. Sign up here 


 
Yearbooks!

LAST CALL for yearbook PORTRAIT photos.  We have received over 75% of our student body...yay!!  If you missed the first opportunity or are new to our Explorer community, and would like your student’s portrait included, the deadline is TOMORROW, 3/12.

Guidelines for portraits:

  • File name should be clearly labeled with child’s name, grade level, and teacher (ex: JohnDoeGrade2Pollard.jpeg)

  • No screenshots or images downloaded from social media. Cell phone photos work great!

  • One child per photo (no family, friends, siblings, etc.)

  • Files should be JPEG

  • Student should be visible from the shoulders up

(If you have already submitted your child’s photo, you do not need to submit again!)

Please submit your student’s portrait photo to portraits@discoverypta.org. Deadline extensions will not be possible due to the printer’s deadline. 

Questions: reach out to jennifer.taylor2@apsva.us or heatherklanderman@apsva.us

 

PHOTO TOPIC...YOUR FAVORITE VIRTUAL LEARNING SPOT! 
We would love to see where our Explorers do their best virtual learning. Do you have a favorite distance learning spot? In a beanbag, in a treehouse, in a tent or just on a couch? We want to see your favorite spot for learning during virtual school this year. Send your photos to this  link  or send it to yearbookphotos@discoverypta.org. Be creative and be sure to include your student’s name and grade when you upload!!

PHOTO TOPIC...SPIRIT DAYS PHOTOS!
The PTA did such a great job with spirit days!  Did you take any photos of your Explorer with their favorite hat, pj’s, etc.? Send them in for a fun addition to your yearbook! Drop them to yearbookphotos@discoverypta.org.

ALL TOPICS...
The yearbook staff has asked and you all have responded with a great bounty of photos!!!  THANK YOU!!!!  **If you missed any topics for photo submission see the list below and submit to yearbookphotos@discoverypta.org with topic, student name and grade.

  • Summer of COVID
  • First Day of School
  • Sports
  • Music
  • Art
  • Favorite Face Mask
  • Cooking/Gardening 
  • You & your favorite Book

Thank you for all the fantastic support with submitting photos of your Explorers!! They are awesome and will help make the yearbook amazing! Keep it up!!  


You can purchase your copy of the Discovery Yearbook NOW! DEADLINE FOR ALL ORDERS IS APRIL 19TH!!! THAT’S ONLY 49 MORE DAYS!!!!

Don’t miss out on ordering your yearbook, created by ALL of YOU!  Thank you for all your help in making this historic yearbook possible. Order your copy here! Yearbooks are $15.

Steps for ordering your yearbook:

  • Use the link provided above to access the Online Pay Website. Click on the Register button.

  • Fill in the required information and click Submit.  **This step is ONLY registering your info...NOT ordering**

  • You will be taken to your Account Page. To view the product, click on the Memory Book by Jostens logo at the top of the screen.

  • Choose the Standard Yearbook. Once you have selected the yearbook, you will need to enter your student’s name and choose the class they are in. You will need to enter this information for each student you are ordering yearbooks for. 

  • Select quantity. Continue to checkout. Follow prompts to check out. 

NOTE: You will receive an email confirming your purchase from Memory Book by Jostens. This is your receipt** 
Please email questions to jennifer.taylor2@apsva.us or heather.klanderman@apsva.us 

 



 

 Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainings

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth. This 6-hour training gives adults who work with youth the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to children and adolescents (ages 6-18) who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care. Get all the details


To submit community news for publication in the Discovery PTA newsletter, please email a short blurb to newsletter@discoverypta.org.

Sponsorship


THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

 



 




We are currently offering sponsorship opportunities on the PTA website.  Becoming a sponsor allows you to advertise your business at an event, on our website, or in our newsletter while supporting our PTA. If you know anyone that is looking to do a little more marketing of their business or may be interested in becoming a sponsor, please let us know at fundraising@discoverypta.org

 

Grocery Cards-one of our biggest fundraisers! 

Harris Teeter
Link your Harris Teeter VIC Card to Discovery.  Visit harristeeter.com/together-in-education to sign up.  Please note that you need to link your account annually, and credit is given for purchases of Harris Teeter branded merchandise from August through May of each school year.

Giant
Please register your Giant cards to benefit Discovery. Go to Giant's website, click on Savings & Rewards, then "A+ School Rewards." Discovery is school #40035.
 

Amazon Smile

Link your Amazon account to Amazon Smile, and Discovery will receive 0.5% cash back on all eligible purchases.  NOW AVAILABLE ON THE AMAZON APP!

To access on App:
Click on Menu (3 horizontal lines), scroll down to Settings, choose AmazonSmile, and search for Discovery Elementary School PTA.
 

Box Tops

Box Tops has gone completely mobile!

The app allows you to photograph your receipt and immediately receive credit for Box Top labelled merchandise. If you have tangible Box Tops please contact 
fundraising@discoverypta.org to arrange a pick up.

CONTACT THE PTA

 



Discovery Elementary PTA
5241 N. 36th St.
Arlington, VA 22207