Friday Features

Thank you to all that joined our Family Tech Talk night on Wednesday! Thank you to our presenter Lynette from Trend Micro. The presentation was recorded and will be availble to us. As soon as we have the link, I will share it. Lynette discussed many different options for parents to monitor their childs screen time and access.

Our next PTO meeting is this coming Tuesday. See below for details. Hope to see you all there.

Please don't forget to send in your little bite wrappers.

4th grade yearbooks are on sale now! Don't forget to order yours.

Have a great weekend!

Briana George, PTO President

Briana George is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: PTO Meeting - 6

Time: Apr 20, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The colors of rainbows have many different meanings. Most recently, the range of colors depicted in a rainbow have been used to celebrate and raise awareness regarding the range of abilities of the individuals on the Autism Spectrum.

Every Friday (4/9, 4/23 & 4/30) during the month of April wear rainbow colors or autism awareness t-shirts.

Students please trace and decorate your own handprint to show the support of diversity of Autism Spectrum Disorder and turn them into school/your teacher by Friday, April 9 and we will hang them up in the hallways.

Please reach out with any questions and thanks for your support in helping spread awareness!

Nicole, Melissa, Paula and Jackie

Nicole Lewinski

Occupational Therapist

Please bring your little bites pouches in plastic bags and drop them in the purple bin outside the main door. We collect the pouches for recycling and earn some cash in the process. It's a win, win!

The student council is running a fundraiser. They come in two sizes, adult and teen. $10 each. Check out AtoZ Connect to place your order. You can also contact Kim Yacykewych @ kimyacykewych@gmail.com to place an order or ask questions.

The teen size is great for our school-aged children and those with thinner faces.

This week we are highlighting our Co- President position.

This position has several responsibilites that are shared among two people. They include:

1. Preside at meetings.

2. Prepare calendar of PTO events in partnership with the school principal. Make changes as necessary during year. Establish dates with the Council of Schools Association for meetings and to correlate calendars, including dates for all PTO functions.

3. Coordinate chairpersons and create special committees as needed.

4. Set agenda for PTO meetings.

5. Prepare budget with Treasurer.

6. Maintain PTO mailbox and PTO storage areas.

7. Sign checks and make deposits in absence of Treasurer.

8. Be ex-officio member of all committees.

9. Obtain all necessary state and local permits, licenses, etc.

10. Keep a list of all paid Bradley Gardens School PTO members, as provided by the Membership Chair

11. Establish review of the by-laws by the Board every 2 year and update Constitution and By-Laws, as deemed necessary by that review.

12. Will attend Council of Schools Association meetings as Bradley Gardens School PTO representatives, as calendared by the CSA.

We need three PTO members, if you've paid your dues - you're a member, to be part of our nominating committee. The nominating committee collects the names of people who want to run for PTO positions next year. They also receive recommendations from people and then prepare a slate for the elections. Elections are held in May.

If you have a talent for seeing the potential in people and matching them to a need, then WE NEED YOU!

Are you in the field of marketing or advertising? Maybe you can help with advertising the positions?

Many hands, make light work. If you can spare a few hours, we could use your help.

We are in need of volunteers to help run the PTO next year. Several board members have students in the 4th grade and will be leaving Bradley Gardens.

Specifically, we will need 2 PTO Presidents, 1 PTO Vice President, 2 PTO Treasurers, 1 Recording Secretary, and 1 Webmaster.

If you are interested in any of the positions, please email Briana George @ bgsptopresident@gmail.com.

The more help we have the easier it is to run the PTO events and manage the administration of the PTO. Hopefully next year we are back to "normal", but either way, the events we have come to love and the support that we have given the school in terms of assemblies, equipment and programs need to continue. Please consider joining our team.

Many people have asked where to find a description of the roles. You can find our complete by-laws on the PTO website under forms and documents. I am also including the section that specifically address the roles below.

We are happy to answer any and all questions.

Don't forget to use the Box Tops app and scan your receipts. Or better yet email your digital receipts to receipts@boxtops4education.com.

Bradley Gardens PTO

Briana George, President

Email: bgsptopresident@gmail.com
Website: www.bgspto.org
Facebook: facebook.com/PTOBradleyGard
Twitter: @PTOBradleyGard