Originally delivered on 8/28/2022 3:45 pm

SUBJECT: Weekly Whale 8/29

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

It's hard to believe that the first day of school is here!  A very special Thank You goes out to our wonderful administration and building staff lead by Mrs. Caroscio and Mrs. Ajisafe! A big thank you also to all of our teachers and staff that made Sneak a Peak a success! Shout out to the PTA Board for all their hard work getting things moving this summer on what is to be a great year ahead. Special shout out to Molly Wilson and Sarah Zeterlli on helping out at Kindergarten Orientation.

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 29 - First Day of School

August 29 - PTA Welcome Back Coffee (8:45-9:30 am) -  on the BHES Blacktop

September 5 - Labor Day (No School)

September 8 - Back to School Night (First Session is 6:30-6:55, Welcome Back Messages are 6:55-7:20, and the Second Session is 7:25-8:00)

September 12 - Virtual PTA Volunteer and Room Parent Training (7:30pm) 

September 13 - “Bradley 411,” an adult-only event (7pm) 

September 17 -  Back to School Picnic (5pm)

WHALE WATCH

PTA PARENT WELCOME COFFEE

Come by the BHES Blacktop ON 8/29 after drop off for a PTA Welcome Back to School coffee. This is an outdoor event.

BRADLEY 411

Do you want to meet the PTA board and connect with other parents from our school? Learn more about the Bradley Hills community and volunteer opportunities by attending Bradley 411 in a relaxed, adult-only setting and get the information you need. Save the Date: September 13, 2022 at 7 pm!

ROOM PARENTS AND CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Sign up to volunteer in your child’s class this school year!  Each class needs at least two room parents and several general volunteers to support our amazing educators and ensure all our students have a memorable year. Volunteers help collect and manage class funds, organize class parties, and serve as a critical communication link between parents, teachers, and the PTA.

Sign up HERE and save September 12th at 7:30pm for a virtual volunteer training.

BIG thanks to everyone who has already signed up to volunteer in their child’s class!

Questions? Contact Joanna Marsh, PTA Board Volunteer Liaison at bradleyhillsvolunteer@gmail.com.

FALL BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC

Come join new friends and old to celebrate the start of the 2022 school year. The Bradley Hills PTA is hosting a back to school event on September 17, 2022 at Bradley Hills from 5-7pm. Activities will include inflatables, raffles, a dunk tank, tie dye, face painting and more. Let's kick off this school year with a celebration!  

CONTACT US

Questions, comments, suggestions for the PTA? Contact PTA President Jenni Weinstein at bradleyhillsptaprez@gmail.com

Have PTA news to share or Community Event Information? Contact Communications Chair Lesley Freiman at bhescommunications@gmail.com

Want to volunteer? Please sign up here

Visit our website at www.bhespta.com

RESOURCES
PLEASE SUPPORT THE PTA

Join or Donate to the PTA: Fill out the PTA membership and donation form found HERE or login A to Z Directory (https://bhespta.membershiptoolkit.com), select “Membership” on the left side menu then "Join" and/or "donate" .

Scan Receipts for Box Tops and Register Your Grocery Store Cards: Download the box tops app and scan grocery store reciepts to redeem box tops earnings for BHES. Register your grocery store cards at www.escrip.com (school ID: 6477724) and www.giantfood.com/aplus (school ID: 00665).

Amazon Smile when Amazon Shopping: There are three easy ways to earn money for BHES while shopping on Amazon. 1. Click through to Amazon at www.bhespta.com. 2. Type Smile.Amazon.com into your borwser when you shop or 3. Open the Amazon app on your phone, find "settings" in the main menu, then tap AmazonSmile and follow on-screen instructions. A portion of your purchases will be sent to BHES.

BHES staff and PTA volunteers can post informational emails via AtoZ by sending the email to: BHESAtoZConnect@gmail.com. Please include PLEASE POST in the subject line.  Ads or announcements for non-school sponsored events can be sent to the community announcements moderator at BHEScommunityannouncements@gmail.com.

If you do NOT want to receive these informational emails in the future, you may click "unsubscribe" at the bottom of any AtoZConnect email.  Warning - by unsubscribing you will no longer receive updates about any PTA events.  

To access your AtoZConnect account anytime to update your directory/contact info and/or to pay your annual BHES PTA family membership dues of $35, go to https://bhespta.membershiptoolkit.com/home If you forgot your password, go to the link and click "Forgot password."  

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