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Event/Program
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Description
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Date
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ADDISON
E-ADVISOR
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The e-ADVISOR is our
school's electronic newsletter, which goes out each Sunday night. It
is the main method of communicating ongoing activities and
issues around campus. Parent volunteers submit articles for the
newsletter, and more parent volunteers helped to edit and
layout the final product. It is a great way to find out what's
going on at school. Sign up for the e-Advisor here.
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Weekly
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AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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The PTA helps organize
the Community Based After School Enrichment Program at Addison.
Each program offered requires enrollment and has fees—see the
After School page for more information.
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EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS
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Did you know that there
is an emergency supply shed on campus? The district pays for
the shed and most of the items contained inside. The PTA helps
to fund any additional emergency supplies that are not covered
by PAUSD that would benefit our school in case of an emergency. To get involved with Addison's emergency preparedness team, please fill out the volunteer form.
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FAMILY
MATH NIGHT
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Family Math Night is
designed to make math fun for the whole family through hands-on
math activities. Volunteer for this fun evening here.
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March 2
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FAMILY
SCIENCE NIGHT
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Family Science Night was
created to promote the appreciation and interest in general
science. Volunteer for this fun evening
here.
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November 18
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FAMILY
SKATE NIGHTS
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These are fun social
events held at the Winterlodge. Families pay a
fee (typically $12/person), which includes skate rentals to
join other Addison families in a night of skating. Kids really
enjoy skating on the ice with other school friends!
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The K-2 ice skating party is on January 20, and grades 3-5 is on February 3, both at 5:30pm.
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FIELD
DAY
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The PTA creates an all
day field day event for the students during the last week of
school. All parent participation makes this a special event for
the children and parents.
Volunteer to help with field day
here.
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June 8
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HELPING
HANDS
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The Addison community
has a program based on volunteers to provide meals and errands
for any family that is facing a crisis. This program would not
be successful were it not for the volunteering efforts of you.
Please fill in the
volunteer
page if you'd like to help out with Helping Hands.
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Throughout the school
year
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LICE
PREVENTION PROGRAM
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To prevent the spread of
Lice throughout the school, The PTA organizes
volunteer-led lice checks in each
classroom three times a year
This effort has been effective at minimizing the
spread of lice, which can occur quickly within a classroom.
Click
here to volunteer.
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August 28, January 8, April 23
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LIBRARY
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The PTA creates a
network of library helpers throughout the school year to assist
with shelving, check in check out and book repair. In addition,
the PTA has volunteers in the library during noon hours to allow
children to visit at lunchtime.
To volunteer in the library, contact Janis Baor at jbajor1@mac.com
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Throughout the school
year
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LIFE
SKILLS
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Addison
staff and parents feel that how we treat one another and
ourselves is one of the important things we need to learn about
as we grow.
The Life Skills program was developed to help Addison children become caring, tolerant, and responsible individuals.
Each month we focus on
a specific character trait, such as responsibility, respect,
and acceptance.
To help with Lifeskills, fill out the
Volunteer
page.
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Throughout the school
year
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LUNCH
AND RECESS
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Addison is a busy place at lunch and recess. To provide more adult supervision during recess and lunch hour and assist the children with activities, fill in the
Volunteer
page.
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Throughout the school
year
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NEW
FAMILIES BUDDIES
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Being a new family at a
school isn't easy.
To make Addison as friendly and inclusive as possible, new families are paired with a "buddy" family to have a personal resource and connection to the Addison community. Learn more about the Buddies program
here.
Get more resources for new families
here.
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One week prior to the
start of school
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NOON
CHORUS
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Noon chorus is a free enrichment program offered to children in grades 1-5 every Wednesday during lunch recess in the MP Room. Any child who is interested is welcome to join. The noon chorus has two concerts a year.
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Weekly with performances
at the end of each semester
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PARENT
EDUCATION
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Part of the PTA mission
is to support the whole family that includes the parents.
Parent education events help parents gain insight
about how to better
support our children, and other topics of interest for parents.
Some parent ed events have included:
Kid Power, Addison 101, Media Savy Kids, and others.
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September
15, January 27 and March 15
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PE
and RECESS EQUIPMENT
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The PTA supports the
cost PE and recess equipment to enrich the recreation aspect of the school
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Throughout the year as
needed
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SCHOOL
SUPPLIES
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The PTA provides money for classroom school supplies including pencils, pens, crayons, paper, glue, scissors and more. Your student may be asked to supply classroom-specific supplies such as a binder.
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At the start of the school year and as needed.
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STONE
SOUP
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One of our big events is
STONE SOUP, which is kid-driven and directed by parent
volunteers. Encourage your kids to participate
and sign up to
volunteer.
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TBD
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STUDENT
DIRECTORY
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It is critical that Addison families can easily contact other parents for playdates, questions and community building. At the beginning of the year, parents are requested to provide contact information to be printed in our school-wide directory. Directories are provided free to all PTA members, and may be purchased by non-PTA members for a small fee.
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Beginning of school year
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THE
THIRD GRADE BIKE SAFETY PROGRAM
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The third grade bike safety program is a bicycle education program offered each fall to PAUSD third graders. This is a fun 3-part program with an on-bike rodeo to teach key skills to keep kids safe on the road. The last lesson is an on-bike practice ("Bike Rodeo") with bicycle professionals, PA Fire Department, and PA Police Department. To help with bike safety and the rodeo,
click here.
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TEACHER
APPRECIATION
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Parents and children take a week to show their appreciation of Addison’s teachers in May. Room parents generally organize each classroom’s teacher appreciation activities. Parents also host a luncheon for teachers that is organized through the PTA. To help with the luncheon
click here.
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May 10-14th
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TECHNOLOGY
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The PTA helps fund the
purchase of
technology including smart boards, laptops and software to ensure that
students have access to current learning tools.
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As needed
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VISITING
AUTHORS
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The PTA helps bring authors to the school to meet the kids and talk about their books, how they write, and answer the children’s questions.
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Throughout the school
year
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YEARBOOK
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The PTA captures a
visual memory of the school year and organizes it in a
yearbook.
Volunteer
to help organize and distribute the yearbook.
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Yearbook sales take place throughout the fall and winter
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ADDISON
LOGO WEAR
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You
can buy Addison gear – shirts, mugs, bags and more –online
at: www.zazzle.com/AddisonPTA*
Addison gets up to 17% of the
proceeds, so every purchase helps. Don’t
forget the asterisk * at the end when you type in the web
address– it’s worth an extra 7%!
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Ongoing
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