Monday, January 14, 2019

Bear PTA News - January 14, 2019

SPECIAL PTA MEETING – TUESDAY, JAN 15 at 6:00
Parents and students… do you have questions about middle school? Please join us to learn more about the middle school transition. The program will feature the Floyd principal, 6th grade teachers, the Floyd PTA President and a parent. Bring your questions. The 5th grade class with the highest attendance wins a doughnut party, but all parents are encouraged to attend. It’s never to early to look ahead. 

REFLECTIONS ART CONTEST – AWARDS AT PTA MEETING
We are so proud of the students who turned in entries for the Reflections Art Contest last month. We have so many talented students. The following students were chosen as winners in the various categories and will receive CASH prizes at the January PTA meeting. All Reflections entries have been sent to compete at the Montgomery County level.

DANCE 
1st Place - Chandler Davis

PHOTOGRAPHY
Intermediate
1st Place - Addison Sexton 
Tied 2nd Place - Yates Gunnells and Dorothy Guilford 
Tied 3rd Place - Maggie Weatherford and Gabrielle Blackmon

Primary
1st Place - Jackson Sexton 
2nd Place - Cass Crawford

LITERATURE
Intermediate
1st Place - Sarah Stevens 
2nd Place - Sarah Cate Gulsby 
3rd Place - Morgan Eubanks

Primary
1st Place - Kendall Simpson 
2nd Place - Caroline Russell 
3rd Place - Harmony Griggs

VISUAL ARTS
Intermediate
1st Place - Olivia Hoit 
2nd Place - Stanley Chen 
3rd Place - Millie Deloach 
Honorable Mention - Addison Sexton

Primary
1st Place - Shelby Coon 
2nd Place - London McQueen 
3rd Place - Dylan Brown 
Honorable Mention - Avery Grace Stanton 
Honorable Mention - William Guyette

SPIRIT NIGHT
The January Spirit Night is January 22 at Pieology. You must bring this flyer or show it on your phone. The flyer will be distributed at school closer to January 22.

SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT
The Specialist Spotlight for January is Mrs. Bonikowski - Our Artist Who's the Smartest! Bring in an item from Mrs. Bonikowski's wish list this month, and your student will have a chance at winning a prize.
  • Pencils
  • Black Sharpies
  • Wamart or Amazon Gift Cards
  • Small Toys for Treasure Box
  • AA Batteries 

REMIND UPDATE – Verizon Customers
If you are signed up to receive text messages from the PA through the Remind app and are a Verizon customer… Beginning January 28, 2019, the people who normally get Remind messages as texts will no longer receive these messages if they have Verizon Wireless as their phone carrier. To make sure that Verizon customers continue receiving messages, you can download the mobile app or enable email notifications—both of which are free of charge.


Thursday, January 10, 2019

Bear PTA News - January 10, 2019

Happy New Year!

PTA MEETING
Our first PTA Meeting of 2019 is Tuesday, January 15 at 6:00 in the Bear lunch room. We are hosting a Floyd Magnet Middle School Forum. Floyd Principal, Mr. Vince Johnson, as well as the 6th grade teachers will join our meeting to talk about the transition to middle school. Prizes for our Reflections winners will also be given out at this meeting.

FACEBOOK LIVE
Can’t come to the PTA meeting? You can now watch it live on Facebook!

SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT
The Specialist Spotlight for January is Mrs. Bonikowski - Our Artist Who's the Smartest! Bring in an item from Mrs. Bonikowski's wish list this month, and your student will have a chance at winning a prize.
  • Pencils
  • Black Sharpies
  • Wamart or Amazon Gift Cards
  • Small Toys for Treasure Box
  • AA Batteries
TEXT UPDATES
Would you like to receive text updates from the PTA? Please text @bearpt to 81010 to be added to our contact list.

PENNY WAR
Thank you to EVERYONE for a great Penny War. Because of everyone’s generosity, we were able to surpass last year’s total. We raised $5,356.94!!!  Awesome job, Bear family!

FREE MONEY
The PTA needs parents and grandparents who can help us enter Coke Rewards codes. It is pretty easy to scan codes in with the Coke Rewards app. It can be done at home on your own time. Please let Kelly Stanton know if you are able to volunteer.

BEAR TOURS
Magnet school applications are available on the MPS website. Tours for the public for Bear Exploration Center will be held from 9-11 am on January 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, and 31. Invite your friends, neighbors and family to come see what makes Bear so special!

UPCOMING DATES
January PTA Meeting (Reflections Awards and Floyd Forum) – January 15
Spirit Night – January 22 – Pieology
Spirit Night – February 5 – Panera at Carter Hill
Family Dance – February 8
Science Night – February 21


Sunday, January 6, 2019

Bear PTA News - December 19, 2018

Happy Holidays, Bear Parents!

Just a few notes from the PTA before we break for a couple weeks… 

SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT
Don’t forget about bringing in a Christmas present for the animals in the science lab! Mrs. Sealy is our Specialist Spotlight for December. Mrs. Sealy’s wish list includes:

  • Gift cards – Walmart, Petco, Pet Supermarket
  • Zip-Loc bags – gallon, quart and pint
  • White card stock
  • Glade Plug-Ins – Hawaiian Breeze scent
  • Aluminum foil
  • Bags of potting soil
TEXT UPDATES
Would you like to receive text updates from the PTA? Please text @bearpt to 81010 to be added to our contact list.

PENNY WAR
Thank you to EVERYONE for a great Penny War. Because of everyone’s generosity, we were able to surpass last year’s total. We raised $5,356.94!!!  Awesome job, Bear family!

REFLECTIONS ART CONTEST
We are so proud of the students who turned in entries for the Reflections Art Contest last month. We have so many talented students. The following students were chosen as winners in the various categories and will receive CASH prizes at the January PTA meeting. All Reflections entries have been sent to compete at the Montgomery County level.

DANCE
1st Place - Chandler Davis

PHOTOGRAPHY
Intermediate
1st Place - Addison Sexton
Tied 2nd Place - Yates Gunnells and Dorothy Guilford
Tied 3rd Place - Maggie Weatherford and Gabrielle Blackmon

Primary
1st Place - Jackson Sexton
2nd Place - Cass Crawford

LITERATURE
Intermediate
1st Place - Sarah Stevens
2nd Place - Sarah Cate Gulsby
3rd Place - Morgan Eubanks

Primary
1st Place - Kendall Simpson
2nd Place - Caroline Russell
3rd Place - Harmony Griggs

VISUAL ARTS
Intermediate
1st Place - Olivia Hoit
2nd Place - Stanley Chen
3rd Place - Millie Deloach
Honorable Mention - Addison Sexton

Primary
1st Place - Shelby Coon
2nd Place - London McQueen
3rd Place - Dylan Brown
Honorable Mention - Avery Grace Stanton
Honorable Mention - William Guyette

FREE MONEY
The PTA needs parents and grandparents who can help us enter Coke Rewards codes. It is pretty easy to scan codes in with the Coke Rewards app. It can be done at home on your own time. Please let Kelly Stanton know if you are able to volunteer.

POPCORN
The PTA is looking for several consistent helpers to pop popcorn on Friday mornings. If you are available once a month from 8-10 a.m., please consider lending a hand. Contact Dawn Russell at 334-462-5843.

The school (not the PTA) sells the popcorn as a fundraiser for Bear. The PTA has supplied volunteers for years, and we would like to continue to help the school in this project. Moms, dads, grandparents, friends... all are welcome, and no experience is necessary.

FACEBOOK LIVE
Can’t come to the PTA meeting? You can now watch it live on Facebook!

UPCOMING DATES
January PTA Meeting (Reflections Awards and Floyd Forum) – January 15
Spirit Night – January 22 – Pieology
Spirit Night – February 5 – Panera at Carter Hill
Family Dance – February 8
Science Night – February 21

Have a safe and happy holiday!! See you in January!!

Amazon Wishlists: Bear Teachers & Specialists

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