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, 6^th grade teachers, the Floyd PTA President and a parent. Bring your questions. The 5^th 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.

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

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!!

Bear PTA News - October 25, 2018

All the news you need from the PTA… and there is a lot!

Spirit Night TONIGHT!

Don't forget to start out the long weekend by grabbing dinner at Moe's TONIGHT on Zelda Road in honor of our first Spirit Night of the year. Just place your receipt in the Bear bucket by the register & Moe's will donate 20% of the proceeds to our school! The next Spirit Night will be November 27 at the Peppertree Chappy’s Deli.

Red Ribbon Week

Next week is Red Ribbon Week at Bear. This is where we celebrate and encourage students to stay Drug-Free with a week of theme days.

Tuesday – “It’s COOL to be Drug-Free” – Students can wear sunglasses.
Wednesday – “Say BOO to Drugs” – regular uniform
Thursday – “TEAM UP Against Drugs” – Wear your favorite sports team shirt.
Friday – “I CAN, You CAN, We CAN Live Drug Free” – Friday attire. Bring in canned goods for the food pantry at Church of the Holy Comforter, our neighborhood church.

Garden Day on Monday

We will be a having a GEM day on Monday, October 29 during the Bear Open House. Children are welcome to hang out in the garden while parents visit their child’s teacher. We ask that if you drop your child off, please take 15-20 minutes to help pull some weeds before you leave. The garden is a wonderful teaching tool, but it takes a village to keep up the maintenance. If we can get parental help, then your children will be able to use it for a teaching tool instead of always having to do maintenance. Mrs.Sealy will be there from 9 am-3 pm. Garden Chair Ashleigh Livingston will be there from 11 am-3 pm. Looking forward to seeing some new friends on Monday!

Bear Brick Orders are Here

If you ordered a brick for the Bear garden, they have arrived. Come Monday or to a future GEM Day to install your own brick into our beautiful Outdoor Classroom. This is a great way to leave your permanent mark at Bear.

Reflections Art Contest

Across the nation, local PTAs compete in Reflections Art Contests. Bear has had several students compete and win awards at the county and state levels. There are cash prizes for students who compete and win at the school level. The submission deadline is November 15th. The (very important) theme is "Heroes Around Me." The six categories are art, music, dance, writing, film production, and photography. The competition is broken down into grades K-2 and 3-5. Students can enter multiple categories.

All entries must be turned in with an Entry Form. How to Enter and Official Rules can be found on the Bear Blog. All forms can be picked up from Mrs. Bonikowski, or you can email Joanna Kirkland who can send hard copies home with your student.

Bear Wear
Are your students getting chilly? Have they already lost their jacket and sweatshirt? Bear Wear will be available to purchase online starting tonight through next Friday. You can also download an order form and return it to school with cash or check. We have a limited quantity of short-sleeved and long-sleeved Fall Festival t-shirts left. First come, first served.

Specialist Spotlight

The Specialist Spotlight for October is Coach Reynolds – the PE teacher. Coach Reynolds has specifically requested Band-Aid brand bandages - large ones to fit elbows and knees. Other items on her wish list include Lysol wipes, paper towels, gallon Zip-Loc bags (for ice), instant ice packs and AA batteries. If your child brings in an item for Coach Reynolds, make sure that they sign the Gift Log so that they will be entered into a drawing for a prize. There is a collection box in the PE room. 

Summer Packet Prizes

Congratulations to all of the students who completed summer packets and turned them in at the beginning of the school year. The PTA was finally were able to deliver prizes to the students today. We are so thankful that they did not let their brains get “squishy” this summer.

Fall Festival

Thank you to all of the parents, grandparents and volunteers who assisted at Fall Festival this year. It was a HUGE success. This year’s Festival was lead by the amazing Traci Bludsworth Schell and Jennifer Parsons. Golden Bears were organized by Mindy Craymer and Toshia Martin. The beautiful gift baskets were made by Jennifer Henderson, and concessions were organized by Angie Heilman. It truly is a team effort that makes Bear such a wonderful school! 

Note to Golden Bears

Thanks so much to all who contributed to the baked goods sale. All of the yummy goodies looked and tasted wonderful! Thank you to all the volunteers that showed up and showed out. You guys were full of energy and fun. Everyone made this sale easy and successful!

Chuck E. Cheese’s Field Trip

Students who sold 25 or more discount cards will be invited to attend a field trip to Chuck E. Cheese. The date is Thursday, November 15. Parents can meet us at Chuck E. Cheese as we celebrate with games and pizza.

Bear PTA News - October 2, 1018

BASKET ITEMS NEEDED!
Fall Festival is right around the corner and we are all so excited!! Our basket raffle is one of the highlights of the Festival. In years past, we have had wonderful baskets due to the generosity of our amazing parents. The deadline for basket items is Friday, October 5th. Basket themes for each grade level are:

Kindergarten - Family Fun
First - Pamper Me
Second - Arts & Crafts
Third - Gourmet Chef
Fourth - Camping
Fifth - Gift Card

Please submit all basket donations by this Friday. Thank you all for your support!

SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT
The Specialist Spotlight for October is Coach Reynolds – the PE teacher. Coach Reynolds has specifically requested Band-Aid brand bandages - large ones to fit elbows and knees. Other items on her wish list include Lysol wipes, paper towels, gallon Zip-Loc bags (for ice), instant ice packs and AA batteries. If your child brings in an item for Coach Reynolds, make sure that they sign the Gift Log so that they will be entered into a drawing for a prize. There is a collection box in the PE room.


Thank you to Banks and Blevins Henderson, Dylan Hines, and Amelia Johnson for bringing in gifts for Mr. Booker. DYLAN HINES is the winner of the prize for September.


NATIONAL PTA SURVEY
We are going to be sending home a survey to parents for their feedback on our PTA. Your participation will help us make improvements, as well as qualify our PTA for a national award. Your participation is appreciated. Surveys are due Oct. 19.


UPCOMING EVENTS
Oct. 4 – Picture Day

Oct. 15 – Deadline for prepaid FF wristbands

Oct. 16 – FALL FESTIVAL

Oct. 19 - PTA survey due

Oct. 24 – GLOW - The Teacher Appreciation committee will be contacting volunteers soon to provide a wonderful luncheon for our teachers.

Oct. 25 – Box Tops submission date for October. Be on the lookout for additional information about Box Tops coming home with your child this week.

Oct. 30 – Nov. 2 – Red Ribbon Week – Say No to Drugs. Information will be sent home after the Fall Festival.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS - NO SCHOOL – Oct. 8, 26, 29

Bear PTA News - September 27, 2018

REMIND TEXT MESSAGES

The Bear PTA will now send text messages to parents using Remind. If you would like to receive messages from us, there are two ways to join our group:

You can use this link. The group name is bearpt

OR

Text @bearpt to 81010

We look forward to having another avenue to share updates, notes and more with you.

FALL FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS
TOMORROW is the last day to order Fall Festival t-shirts. Send in your order form to school or order online. Keep in mind that the comfort colors run small, so order up a size. Please check out the attached picture to notice the size difference between a theme shirt small and a comfort color small. There will be a few additional t-shirts ordered, but a very small number, so order NOW!

SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT
Last chance to buy Batteries for Booker! 

Stay tuned for October’s Specialist Spotlight and the winner of the September drawing.

 

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Bear PTA News - September 21, 2018

DISCOUNT CARD UPDATE
Amazing job, Bear Family! We have raised $45,156 with our Discount Card campaign. The PTA will be taking a record-breaking 98 STUDENTS to Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate selling 25 cards. Lynn Nguyen was the top seller, and Madi Kirk was the winner of the $100 gift card. Congratulations, girls!

FALL FESTIVAL
Fall Festival packets were sent home this week. Save the date - Tuesday, October 16. You can purchase what you need for Fall Festival online.

* T-shirts (Short- & Long-Sleeved)
* Wristbands
* Xtra Tickets
* S'more Kits 

BRAIN BRAWL
Calling all Brain-iacs for a good cause. We are looking for two teams to compete for Bear in the Brain Brawl sponsored by the Montgomery Education Foundation. The three top-scoring teams win cash prizes for our school. We are looking for parents, grandparents, siblings, friends… anyone who can win for Bear! No costs involved. The Brain Brawl is November 8 at 6 p.m. at AUM. If you love trivia and the thrill of competition, then email Kreg Sherbine or text (734) 604-1401.

PTA MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Thank you to all that have joined the PTA. We have a total membership count of 834. We were short of our 1000 membership goal but did surpass last year’s memberships by over 100! ALL classes reached 100% again for the 16th year. Instead of a popsicle party for each class, we want to reward the school with Nancy’s Italian Ice! Students will get the sweet treat during lunch on September 25th.

Congratulations, Donovan Patton for winning overall memberships with 50 memberships!!! He will be getting $50!

Mrs. Geesey’s class won with most memberships. Her class will be receiving a pizza party, and Mrs. Geesey will be getting a ½ day teacher pass!

Grade level winners are as follow and they will each get $20:
Kindergarten-Will Vines 11 memberships (Mrs. Grant)
1st- Madi Kirk-5 memberships (Ms. Harden)
2nd- Virginia Henley-8 memberships (Mrs. Bear)
3rd - McKinney Simmons-10 memberships (Mrs. Stallworth)
4th- Joy Taylor-12 memberships (Mrs. Gulsby)
5th-Jada Scott-7 memberships (Mr. Brown)

BOX TOPS
Box Tops submission date for this month is September 27th. For every 50 Box Tops submitted your child will earn one Bear Buck! Don’t forget to put your child’s and teacher’s name on all submissions.

BEAR WEAR
Bear Wear has arrived and was delivered to your student this week.

Have you seen our new Ladies Bear shirts this year? Check out the attached pictures. We still have the lavender shirts ($15), a new aqua/blue soft T-shirt ($12), and a new comfort color seafoam/green shirt ($15 for short sleeve and $20 for long sleeve). We have a limited supply at the school and do not plan to re-order the aqua or seafoam. If you would like one of these for yourself, contact Mindy Cramer.

Limited Quantities – First Come, First Served

Small-2
Medium-18
Large-20
XL-10
2X-1
3X-1

SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT
Just one more week to get Batteries for Booker!

 

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