Virtual Teacher Appreciation Week: May 4-8^th

Our teachers have gone above and beyond for us this year. We are so thankful for their dedication and hard work! Let’s flood their inboxes with love from our students. We’ll also have posts up each day on the Bear Exploration PTA Facebook page where you can comment and share your pictures and videos. Here are some suggestions of ways you can show your appreciation:

Monday, May 4th: Classroom Teachers

Draw your teacher a flower, take a picture & email it to him/her.

Tuesday, May 5th: Specialists

Draw a flower, send a digital gift card to their favorite place or write a note & email it to one of our amazing Specialists.

            Tamara Bibbins             Mary Bonikowski           Carlos Booker               Gina Eagerton

            Sarah Fell                     Loretta Harrison            Claudia Hoit                  Laurie Houlditch

            Mary Lanier                   Amy Marshall                Jessica Myers               Sueanne Reynolds

           

Wednesday, May 6th: Classroom Teachers

Have students write a note or make a video for their teacher and email it to them.

Thursday, May 7th: Lunchroom*, Environmental* and Office Staff

Draw a flower or write a note & email it to our amazing lunchroom staff, environmental staff, or front office staff.

           

            Principal, Elizabeth Hill                                      Vice Principal, Brandi Moody

            Secretary, Carol Lasater                                    Bookkeeper, Amy Robinson

            Office Assistant, Janie Hodgson

Lunchroom Staff*: Olivia, Mr. Tony, Alecia, Callie, Linda

Environmental Workers*: Tony Green, Wanda, Courtney         

Friday, May 8^th: Classroom Teachers

Send your teacher a digital gift card to one of their favorite places listed on their favorite’s sheets.

All “Favorites” are linked on our Facebook page in the files section or on our blog.

All emails are firstname.lastname@mps.k12.al.us  ( example: elizabeth.hill@mps.k12.al.us )

*If you are wanting to send something to the lunchroom staff or environmental workers please email it to bearexploration.pta@gmail.com

Bear PTA Announcements -April 2020

Hello Bear PTA Family! 

We hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered our students’ ways of learning and socializing.  Who would have thought we would not return to school after Spring Break?  Thank you to our wonderful school administration and teachers who have worked tirelessly to develop new ways to teach and engage our students.   Parents, thank you for doing a wonderful job of taking on the new task of facilitating your children’s learning at home while still juggling a multitude of other tasks.

A HUGE thank you is given to our parents who are serving on the front line during this pandemic. We are so appreciative of the work you do! 

Here are some items of interest as we work to close out the 2019-2020 school year and prepare for the upcoming school year. 😊

PTA Executive Board Slate

On behalf of the nominating committee, I, Mindy Craymer, submit the following slate of names for the 2020-2021 Bear PTA Officers:

Anna Wamsted-President

Traci Schell - 1^st Vice President Membership

Kelly Stanton -2^nd Vice President Fundraising

Whittington Black-Secretary 

Lee Johnson-Treasurer 

Jill Sexton-Communication 

If there are any other nominations, please verify with the nominee and submit the recommendation to me, Mindy Craymer, at mac9-6@juno.com by Friday, April 17, no later than 11:59 p.m

Fun Run

We were so excited for our first annual Bear PTA Fun Run.  Unfortunately, we will have to reschedule for the next school year. All donations will be refunded, and all pledges made will be cancelled.  If you have any questions just let us know and thank you so much for your continued support. 

School Supplies

Although this year has been less than ordinary for our students, they will still need school supplies for next year. Information should be available by the end of April.  If you are experiencing an economic challenge, we will work with you to create a payment plan.  We are in this together!

Teacher Appreciation 

We still plan to recognize our wonderful teachers, administration, lunchroom staff, and environmental staff during the week of May 4^th -8^th.  More details will be coming in the next two weeks. 

Spirit Nights 

Our April Spirit Night was scheduled for La Zona Rosa. Unfortunately, we are unable to dine in at restaurants at this time. If you are comfortable with take-out service, we encourage you support La Zona Rosa https://www.zonarosa.net/ and other businesses on our Bear Discount Card. We feel it is important we support our local businesses, especially our Bear family owned businesses, during this unprecedent time. 

Bear Wear

If you placed a Bear Wear order in February, you will be contacted regarding pick-up times after the stay at home order has been lifted. Thank you for your patience! 

Bear Facebook Page

Thank you for your informative posts about what your child is doing while sheltering in place. 

In an effort to make sure posts are seen, the page has been reorganized to highlight two areas Fun and Educational Activities and Educational Resources.

Please post your pictures and/or activities in the comment section in the appropriate thread each week. This is a great way for the Bear Family to stay connected.

As always, we thank you for your support of the Bear PTA.