Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Welcome to GES PTA! Back to School Night Follow-up

On behalf of this year's officers, thank you for joining the PTA this year! We are looking forward to a great year together as we diligently strive to improve communication and enhance services provided for parents and teachers. We welcome your input and encourage you to provide feedback or ask questions through this email address gesptavoice@aol.com or through the wooden suggestion box located at GES outside Nurse Rowe's office.

The results from Back to School Night voting are in! The audit that was conducted on last year's financials has been adopted and the proposed budget for this year has been approved. Thank you to the 51 individuals and families that cast a ballot. With efforts to closely watch our financial status, the budget will be reviewed mid-year and any recommendations for modification will be passed along to the general membership for voting.

Holding our PTA meeting via the PA system was well received and the feedback, so far, on providing ballots for voting has been positive. If you'd like to share your opinion, we'd love to hear from you, too!

Please consider helping GES earn 50% profit from sales during our Fall Fundraisers with Van Bourgondien and Gertrude Hawk. Information was sent home with students for beautiful flower bulbs and delicious holiday chocolates & wrapping paper. (The holiday paper is included on the last page of the Gertrude Hawk catalog!) Please keep in mind the October 22nd deadline for both fundraising opportunities. The money we raise will be used to support our teachers and provide needed supplies to the school!

Thank you to those who have signed up to serve on committees this year. Committee Chairs will be meeting next week so you can expect to hear from someone soon regarding how you can help out!

Look for more information soon on these upcoming PTA events:
Oct. 24th at 5pm in the Goochland High School parking lot ~ Trunk or Treat (Contact Valerie Whitby, Trunk or Treat Committee Chair, if you would like to help out before or during this fun event)
Nov. 11th from 3 - 9pm ~ Chuck E. Cheese Night
Nov. 12th from 5 - 5:30pm ~ Appreciation Dinner for GES teachers & staff during Conference Day
Nov. 19th at 7pm at GES ~ Free seminar: "How to Stretch Your Money in Today's Economy"
Catch the latest PTA news at the weblog: http://ges-sc-pta.blogspot.com

Kindest Regards,
Elizabeth Dowdy
GES PTA President