Hickory PTA Roundup

Hello Hickory Hounds!

As we enter Fall, we’re excited to launch our PTA Reflections program. We are continually impressed by our students' original artwork. Our first Family Night in September showcased this program, allowing attendees to participate in photography, a drum circle, author readings, and more.

We invite our families to join us for our annual Fall Movie Night, one of our favorite community events. We love welcoming families to enjoy the big screen and the crisp Fall weather.

At the end of the month, your PTA membership helps to grant you early entry into the Halloween parade. 1 PTA membership + 1 Adult Skechers Walk registration + 1 Student Skechers Walk registration= 1 early entry. To earn more early entry passes for your family, you need to register an additional adult walker and have an additional PTA membership for each pass. This is a great time to join or renew your PTA membership!

With gratitude,

Amy Brownstone

The annual Fall Hickory PTA-sponsored Movie Night is THIS Friday, October 4, 2024 on the Hickory field! Gates open at 5:30pm and the movie will begin at sunset. Thank you to everyone who casted votes for the movie: Inside Out 2 is the winner!

Bring your blankets and warm clothes for a fun-filled evening under the stars. There will be a concession stand run by the 5th grade promotion committee (cash only). Also, the Wetzel's Pretzel truck will be there selling their famous pretzels to support our 5th grade programs too!

For more information, please visit: https://www.hickorypta.net/events. We hope to see you there!

Support Hickory Elementary PTA through our photo fundraiser! Join Fund Photos in October and November 2024 for a classic family photo session in the South Bay.

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For $50 (plus a processing fee), each family or group of up to 6 people will receive a 15 minute portrait session and 2 digital images of their choice and Hickory PTA receives a $50 donation!

Additional digital images and prints available for purchase.

BOOK YOUR SESSION:

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/0d47938e/appointment/65130862?appointmentTypeIds[]=65130862

Hickory PTA is proud to sponsor Reflections, a nationwide PTA arts contest that allows students to express themselves while applying the theme to their art. This year’s theme is Accepting Imperfection.

DEADLINE TO ENTER IS OCTOBER 13, 2024.

Visit https://www.hickorypta.net/reflections for instructions on how to enter! If you have any questions, contact Sunny at hickoryptareflections@gmail.com.

The library has opened! Our Library Chair Sawa Funai, along with her amazing team of library prep volunteers worked hard through the summer and the start of the school year to sort, catalog, and remodel the library in preparation to open the doors to our students! Thank you to all of our classroom volunteers who will be running library time for each of our classes. In addition, we would like to extend our immense gratitude to our start up crew for their countless hours of volunteer time: Amy, Xindy, Yelli, Keri, Lina, Kumiko, Alicia, Kozue, Miki, Konomi, Chiharu, Julie, Amanda, Kururi, Kaori, Jessica, Hsin, and Nelly! This would not have been possible without you.

Please remind your students of the privileges of attending and borrowing books from our school library. Treat all books with respect, and make sure to have your students return them prior to their weekly library time.

If you purchased spiritwear during our fall sale, all orders have been delivered to the classrooms. We encourage all families to rock their spiritwear every Friday!

If you missed our sale this time around, we will be opening up our online pop up shop again in the spring. If you any questions, please reach out to our chairs at store@hickorypta.net

Thank you to Lina Awshee and Sawa Funai, Co-Chairs.

Thank you to everyone who came out to Bruster’s in September to support the Hickory PTA! We are excited to announce that we received a donation check for $562.72 from Bruster’s!

Did you know...PTA membership is open to everybody: parents, students, teachers, staff, relatives, community supporters, and local businesses! It's a great way to support Hickory PTA and be a part of making decisions and voting on what matters to you! Please help us to meet our membership goal of 425 Hickory PTA Members by renewing or joining for the 2024-2025 school year.

Support Hickory just by shopping at Ralph's supermarket! Enroll in Ralph's Community Contribution program and automatically donate every time you shop.

1. Visit https://www.ralphs.com/i/community/community-contribution-program

2. Search for Hickory PTA or find "Hickory Elementary School PTA" (organization number: VF854).

3. Make sure to press Save or Enroll... It's that easy!