PTO Corner November 6th, 2022

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November 9 - Dine to Donate @ Papa Johns

November 10 - Veterans Day Program Grades 3&4 - 8:30am

November 11 - eLearning Day

November 16 - uPaint Pottery Studio @ GES - 6:30pm-8:30pm

November 18 - Community Helper Day

November 23-25 - Thanksgiving Break

December 16 - Classroom Winter Parties

Thank you to everyone who attended the Fall Festival. We hope you had a fabulous time and enjoyed your game and auction wins. It takes a team to pull this off and we need all the hands we can get. If you have suggestions, comments and/or would like to help next year, please reach out to gesptopres@gmail.com. The more hands we have, the less work everyone is responsible for. Get your friends and work together, it's fun!

On Wednesday, November 9th we have a dine to donate event with Papa Johns! Review the flyer below for all the details including a chance to win a class pizza party!

Are you drowning in Halloween candy? We would love to take any leftovers off your hands for the staff lounge. Drop off your extra candy in the box in the vestibule and we will put it to good use!

GES is hosting a Community Helper Day on Friday, November 18th from 8:00am-11:30am. We are looking for volunteers from all career backgrounds who can visit with our students! We encourage parents to sign up or provide connections to people with big trucks or machinery (police, fire, construction, postal, farm, etc.) that our kids will enjoy!

The goal is to fill the bus lot with stations for students to see vehicles our community helpers use.

If you, or someone you know can help, please click this sign-up link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=PkZ4tvvZX0eBU43PqJYEfRTtrXqY8wxLiSAeZSzlhfVUNlVVMFJUN003S1ZXR0w4NEhXOEJPVkZFSC4u

Mark your calendars for the return of uPaint Pottery Studio to our school!! On Wednesday, November 16th bring your kids in for a night of fun and painting! See flyer below for more details.

The staff enjoyed a Halloween lunch! Hotdogs, nachos, cupcakes and candy! YUM!

Thank you so much for the very generous donations that have been received from our “Stock the Lounge” Amazon Wishlist! The smiles and gratitude that come from the staff are great to see and would not happen without you! So again, THANK YOU!

Quick Links & Contact Information:

Here are quick links to our "Stock the Lounge" Amazon Wishlist and Staff Favorite List.

If you are interested in sponsoring a staff appreciation event please reach out to geistptotreasurer@gmail.com. Thank you for your continued support!

Holidays are coming up and GES Spirit Wear can make for a great gift. The sale runs November 7th-30th, so get some holiday shopping done early. This sale offers 20% off, free shipping over $75 and delivery is guaranteed by December 22nd or your order is free! Here's the link to order https://1stplace.sale/35772

**Of special note, the women's cut Ts style has been changed so that the sizes are true to fit (there was feedback that the former style ran very small).

Do you shop at Amazon or Kroger? If so, there is an easy way to donate a portion or percentage of your purchases to Geist Elementary. Although the percentage may seem small, the total amount back to GES adds up significantly the more people that register! These rewards programs do not cost anything to sign-up and are easy to register by using the following steps:

Amazon: Anytime you make a purchase on Amazon, go to Amazon Smile to shop at www.smile.amazon.com. Choose Geist Elementary PTO, Inc as your supporting organization and GES will receive 0.5% of your total purchases.

Kroger: Register your Kroger Plus Card at www.Kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow. Then, sign into your Kroger account and link your card to GES’s organization number which is GU130. Then, shop and swipe your Kroger Plus Card at the checkout and GES will earn cash! We had about 140 registered cards last quarter and GES earned over $4400 last year!

Thank you for registering and giving back through these programs!

If you are a soda drinker, Coke Rewards can be used to benefit Geist PTO! When you make Coca-Cola purchases, you simply enter the product codes here: Coke Donations (or google Coca Cola Gives)and our school receives a donation.