Important Dates
November 26 PTA General Membership Meeting
To Approve
Proposed Bylaws
2:10 pm November 27
Make-up Class for ASE Creative Builders November 30
Parent Coffee SGES SOL Waiver 8:30 am Last Day to Donate to Henrico Christmas Mother Last Day to Nominate "Henrico's Top Teacher" December 5 Barnes & Noble Spirit Night 5:30-8:00 pm December 6
Henrico Redistricting Public Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm Hermitage High School December 11-13
Papa John's Pizza Nights December 13 5th Grade Winter Concert December 21
Jingle Bell Jam K-2 9:00 am 3-5 1:00 pm January 24 Rock-A-Thon January 27-28
PTA Day at the General Assembly
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There are many volunteer positions at Shady Grove. If you are interested in helping any of the committees, please email them directly or visit our website to sign in to nListHelp.
Welcome Center: Melissa Taylor melissataylor@me.com
Morning Drop Off: Erika Arnason ebodak@hotmail.com
School Store: Christine Shamus cksknsx2@aol.com
Reflections:
Colleen Bohlman cmcb411@gmail.com
Finance:
Beth Clark musiccityclarks@gmail.com
Programs:
Sally Raderer sally@somethingblueva.com
Outdoor Classroom: Sarah Westmoreland sjwestmo@verizon.net
We thank all of our parents, grandparents and other family members for their time and dedication!
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President's Message
By Sue Manley
Thank you Colleen Bohlman and Mary Jordan for planning our Reflections Program again this year. We had over 140 submissions, about 60 more than last year, so they had their work cut out for them categorizing our entries, finding unbiased judges, organizing volunteers to hang the artwork, display the literature, and bring the cookies. It was a great evening and once again the artistic talent in our school is outstanding.
Also, please come join us tomorrow at dismissal (Nov. 26th @ 2:10) as we take a vote to approve our revised bylaws which have been posted on the website. In order to ensure we have a quorum, you may see me walking the car rider pick-up line asking for your vote.
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Fundraising
Check Writing Campaign:
Thank you for your continued contributions to our Check Writing Campaign. We are so lucky to have such generous parents like you. If you haven't made a donation but would still like to, please click HERE to download our online form. Please fill out the form and send it in to the PTA along with your check. The classroom winners for our free cultural arts program "The Magic of Reading" were as follows:
Kindergarten - Mrs. Brady
First Grade - Mrs. Harrell
Second Grade - Mrs. DiFilippo
Third Grade - Mrs. Taylor
Fourth Grade - Mrs. Maroney
Fifth Grade - Mrs. Molloy. Congratulations! We hope your children enjoyed this cultural arts program last week.
December 5, 2012 5:30-8:00 pm
The holidays are nearly here. Please mark your calendar to join us for a spirited evening at our yearly Short Pump Barnes and Noble Book Fair on Wednesday, December 5th! Bring the whole family to hear bedtime stories from our Shady Grove teachers as well as a performance from Mr. Brady's drum group, Syncopations, while you shop for holiday gifts. Don't forget to remind your kids to wear their pajamas! To download or review our flyer, click HERE. Please bring the the flyer in or to have our Bookfair ID number 10949634 handy.
No time for dinner beforehand? No problem. Barnes and Noble serves pizza and sandwiches for a quick pick-up dinner. Shady Grove will receive 10% back on both food and book purchases that night, as well as 5% back on all digital purchases as long as you mention our Bookfair ID or show your voucher on our flyer when purchasing during our event.
We are still looking for a few volunteers to help with our event; please email Beth Clark today. Thank you. Papa John's Pizza Nights
Our next Papa John's pizza nights are Tuesday, December 11- Thursday, December 13. Thanks once again for supporting SGES and for getting those receipts in promptly.
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Redistricting Update
Please continue to visit the HCPS website for updates on the redistricting process. The school board is currently considering three maps, Map 1, Map 2, and a blended map. Both Maps 1 and the blended map keep all of our current families at Shady Grove. Mark your calendars for Thursday, Dec. 6, 6-8 pm at Hermitage High School - there will be School Board Public Meeting. The public is invited to attend and provide feedback. Community members are encouraged to sign up to speak in advance as there will be more speakers than time and each speaker will only have three minutes. Neighborhoods that are organized are asked to identify a neighborhood spokesperson. The Board will take it to a final vote on Dec. 13.
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Reflections Congratulations to our 2012-2013 Reflections Winners! Dance Choreography - Grade 3-5
1st - Saanvi Mittal
2nd -Nupur Goyal, Leah Kaplan
3rd - Kate Walter
Film Production - Grade K-2
1st - John Clarkson
Film Production - Grade 3-5
1st - Max Raderer
2nd - Shakthi Ramasamy
3rd - Aiden Tan
HM - Isabella Bucks, Jameson Knotts
Literature - Grade K-2
1st - Craig Bohlman
Literature - Grad 3-5
1st - Diana Revilla
2nd - Melanie Covington
3rd - Colin Richter
HM: Michael Christensen, Adya Bhatta, Emily Davis and Ryan Singer
Music Composition - Grade 3-5
1st - Shreya Malani
2nd - Miles Nardi
3rd - Adya Bhatta
Photography - Grade K-2
1st - Cary Raderer
2nd - Ethan Shewmake
3rd - Dylan Wilson
HM - Callie Wakefield
Photography - Grade 3-5
1st- Morgan Shupack
2nd - Sean McDermott
3rd - Mary Grayson Shewmake
HM - Nicole Ressler, Joshua DeBolt, Kendall Shamus, Rebecca Taylor, Kaitlyn Smith, Tasha Moritz, Samanth Willis
Visual Arts - Grade K-2
1st - Arman Hoareau
2nd - Julia Frangenburg
3rd - Brady Lang
HM - Ketaki Sandeep, Cate Raderer
Visual Arts - Grade 3-5
1st - Kitty Smith
2nd - Mitch Lang
3rd - Betty Zhao
HM - Taylor Bernard, Tommy Manley, Nolan Coetzee, Ashley Crowder, Tasha Moritz, Madison Sherman, Nicholas Vantre
Congratulations Cardinals! First place winners will advance to the next level and represent SGES in the Henrico County Reflections contest. The date for the county recognition program will be published when it becomes available.
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Outdoor Garden
Looking for parents interested in starting a Tree-Hugger Committee. This person or group will be tasked with gathering information and making a recommendation on our long term strategy to protect our trees and to increase shade to the grounds. Please contact Sarah Westmoreland for more information.
News: Outdoor Classroom welcomes our Kindergarteners to join children from around the world in an International Tulip Planting program called Journey North! See our website for more information.
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Cultural Arts
This month the Cultural Arts Program is happy to be bringing Theatre IV's presentation of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". The show will be held on November 30th for the Kindergarten and 1st grade classes. If you would like more information about the Play, please visit the Theatre IV website.
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Henrico Christmas Mother Our SCA is thrilled to see the boxes lined up outside the cafeteria being filled with gifts for the Henrico Christmas Mother program! The last day to send in non-perishable food items, hats, gloves, and children's games is Friday, November 30. Please click HERE for more details about this program. It truly is wonderful to see this year's theme in action, "Neighbors Helping Neighbors."
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Box Tops ChallengeHoliday Shopping is in full swing. Please consider supporting Shady Grove while making on line purchases. Simply visit the Box Tops Marketplace to earn cash for our school while crossing off your holiday list. Please visit the Boxtops Webpage to see the many ways you can use boxtops to earn money for the PTA.
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