Waxpool Elementary School PTA

Thank you to all who participated and voted in today’s meeting. Please join us in congratulating your newly elected PTA board for the 2022-23 school year:

President, Ashley Augustine
Treasurer, Aida Davalos
Secretary, Shelby Caputo
VP of Communications, Gabriela Falconi-Hurt
VP of Fundraising, Sara Metka
VP of Family Engagement, Kendra Tathan

We are looking forward to continue engaging with our Waxpool Elementary School families and community to advocate for all children. Hope you will join us in this journey!

A heartfelt thank you to Jimmy Shah and Cristi Breen for all their hard work and dedication—this is not a goodbye because we know we will see you around!

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ATTENTION WAXPOOL FAMILIES! There seems to have been a mix up with the time of TODAY’S meeting, so we will start promptly at 6:30 p.m. to account for it. Please join us to vote for officer positions for the 2022-23 school year. See you shortly!

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Starting now! We look forward to seeing you at the last virtual PTA meeting of the school year.

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Please join us for the last virtual PTA meeting of the school year on Monday, June 6, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
We will hold elections for PTA officer positions for school year 2022-2023.

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THE CURRENT THE CURRENT Michael Pellegrino, Principal

Sharing some pictures of today’s “Goodies in the Lounge” to celebrate TAW. To all our awesome teachers and staff, we hope this made your day a little sweeter!!! 🍪🍪🍪

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A reminder of our virtual May PTA meeting happening today at 6:30 p.m.

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So excited to celebrate our teachers and staff this week! You're O'Fishally The Best!!!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🐡🐠🐟🌊🦀🐙🐬Thank you Waxpool Elementary school for letting me decorate for your lovely teachers & staff!

Let's celebrate our Teachers & Staff next week.

You're O'Fishally The Best!!!!!!!!!!!!

A nominating committee has been formed to collect volunteer nominations for Waxpool PTA officer positions for the 2022-2023 school year. The members of the committee are Aida Davalos, Ashley Augustine and Gabriela Falconi. The nominating committee will present the slate at the next PTA meeting in May. If you are interested in running for an officer position please email [email protected] and [email protected].

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If you forgot to order a signed T-shirt for your 5th grader, you are in luck! The deadline for purchase has been extended until Tuesday, April 26. T-shirts are available on Memberhub for $20 and will be delivered to students' classrooms. No orders will be accepted after April 26.

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** No refunds or exchanges**

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Waxpool families, W.E. need your help! Elections for PTA officers are coming up in May and we are looking for volunteers to fill the 3 positions listed below. If you are interested, please email [email protected]

Secretary (1-year term)
Responsibilities:
• Records and maintains minutes at the executive board and general membership meetings.
• Ensures electronic and paper-based files and archives are maintained.
• Manages access control to the PTA’s web-based file sharing site(s).
• Checks PTA mailbox and/or money lock box at least once a week; assists with distributing to the correct person.
• Posts meeting minutes to PTA website.
• Keeps the official copy of the local PTA bylaws.
• Submit periodic membership lists as required to VA PTA.
• Maintains the school’s PTA bulletin board (add location when decided).

Vice President of Fundraising and Events (1-year term)
Responsibilities:
• Works with the executive board to establish annual goals and fundraising objectives.
• Coordinates with Communications VP to organize fundraising events that build a sense of community and support the general PTA budgetary needs and programs.
• Attends and presents the Fundraising and Events Report (to include post-event analysis) at all general membership and executive meetings.
• Coordinates with the Communications VP to develop a calendar of fundraising activities and seek approval from the board.
• Establishes and oversees committees and volunteers needed to implement planned fundraising activities (i.e., PTA events/activities sign ups and school volunteer needs).
• Acts as a liaison between the committee chairs and the president.
• Oversees the sale of concessions at events.
• Manages and tracks sponsorships.
• Manages event chairpersons, events, and programs to ensure volunteer coverage, supplies, budgets, and general event planning.
• Attends all events.

Vice President of Family Engagement (1-year term)
Responsibilities:
• Updates and maintains the membership and volunteer lists, to include email addresses.
• Communicates with PTA president and executive committee to determine the need for volunteer assistance and correlates these needs with the interests and abilities of volunteers.
• Coordinates with the Communications VP to publicize volunteer needs to parents.
• Attends and presents the Membership Report at all general membership and executive meetings.
• Solicits for open committee chair and committee member positions.
• Develops and executes plan to appreciate and recognize members.
• Sets up a membership table at Back to School events to solicit parents to sign up for annual PTA Membership.
• Submits updated membership list to Secretary and forms to Treasurer to pay VA PTA dues for members.
• Acts as a liaison between the committee chairs and the president.
• Reconciles checks/cash with membership forms and submits to Treasurer.
• Creates classroom contests/campaigns to increase membership (optional).
• Attend events to support membership outreach

We hope to see all our Waxpool families at tomorrow's virtual PTA meeting, which will include a brief presentation by a representative from Virginia529.

Date & Time: Apr 6, 2022 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Attention Waxpool Families! We are celebrating our 5th grade classes with a memorable signed T-shirt fundraiser. T-shirts are available for purchase for $20 on Memberhub and will be delivered to students' classrooms. Please note that no orders will be accepted after the April 22 deadline.

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Waxpool PTA Spring 2022 Group Order Form - Sign Up Today!

If today’s glorious weather has you dreaming of warm Spring days ahead, you won’t want to miss the awesome collection of spirit wear colors available to show your Waxpool pride. This is a final reminder to submit your orders by 11:59 p.m. tonight.

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Waxpool PTA Spring 2022 Group Order Form - Sign Up Today! All orders will ship directly to you! This round the design will not size down on youth, same sizing on all products. Youth will be lowered to not print on neck!

Waxpool PTA Spring 2022 Group Order Form - Sign Up Today!

Get those spring spirit wear orders in soon, the order form will close on Monday 2/21! Next round of gear will be in the fall.

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Waxpool PTA Spring 2022 Group Order Form - Sign Up Today! All orders will ship directly to you! This round the design will not size down on youth, same sizing on all products. Youth will be lowered to not print on neck!

Waxpool PTA Spring 2022 Group Order Form - Sign Up Today!

Don't forget to order your Waxpool gear! The order form will end on 2/21. We have added some great spring colors with our new design.

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Waxpool PTA Spring 2022 Group Order Form - Sign Up Today! All orders will ship directly to you! This round the design will not size down on youth, same sizing on all products. Youth will be lowered to not print on neck!

For those looking for after-school options for your kiddos, CASA at Waxpool has spaces available for the 2021-2022 school year. See details below.

We could all use a night off from making dinner! Stop by Panera until 8pm tonight.

This weather makes me want to relax and skip making dinner tonight. Luckily, I can stop by Waxpool Elementary School PTA's Spirit Night at Panera Bread from 4:00PM-8:00PM this evening and help support our school.

See the full flyer at https://bit.ly/SpiritNightFeb3

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Our spring spirit wear is live! You can use the link below to order your new Piranha gear.

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Waxpool PTA Spring 2022 Group Order Form - Sign Up Today! All orders will ship directly to you! This round the design will not size down on youth, same sizing on all products. Youth will be lowered to not print on neck!

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A reminder that today is our virtual PTA meeting at 6:30 p.m. We hope you can join us on Zoom:

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Ready to get out of the house? No need to cook tonight! Come out to support the Waxpool PTA spirit night. Don’t forget to mention WAXPOOL while checking out so we get the credit.

*This is at the Ryan Park Chick-fil-A beside of Red Robin.

For the rising Sixth Graders.

Eagle Ridge MS will have 3 scheduled instrument nights for rising 6th Graders to try band and string instruments: January 25th, February 1 (non-school day), and February 8th from 5:30-7:30pm. Families will need to register to attend. Learn more at https://bit.ly/31NbKzO or check the email sent out this afternoon.

Kidcreate Studio Ashburn - Programs : Winter/Spring Session 2022

We have teamed up with KidCreate Studio for a exclusive deal for our school!

Use the code WAXPOOL to get 5% off on all classes/workshops/camps in the Winter/Spring Session which runs from January 1 - May 31.

Here is the link to sign up:

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Kidcreate Studio Ashburn - Programs : Winter/Spring Session 2022 Kidcreate Studio is an art studio just for kids! We offer art classes, camps, and birthday parties for children ages 18 months through 12 years.

REMINDER!
Please bring your dessert donations in today before 3pm
OR tomorrow before 9am. All donations can be dropped off at the main office.

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Volunteers are needed! We are still accepting donations as well as extra hands on Friday 12/17 for set up (9-10:30am) and clean up (2-3pm). Please sign up using the link below:

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Show your next week and join us in a week of Spirit with daily themes!

Monday- Color Wars (downstairs classes wear your blue, upstairs wear your orange)
Tuesday- Plaid/Flannel Day
Wednesday- College Shirt/Clothing Day
Thursday- Pajama Day
Friday- Get in the spirit and wear your favorite holiday clothing and accessories

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Volunteers needed! We have received a great number of donations for the Dessert Bar event. We do also need some extra hands for set up/clean up on Friday 12/17. If you are free during that time please sign up using the link below:

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Tired of cooking? Spirit night to the rescue and Chin-Chin for the win! Thursday, December 2, from 11am to 9:30pm. Please note ordering instructions to ensure we receive the funds.

We hope you can join us for our next virtual PTA Meeting on Wednesday, December 1 at 6:30 p.m.

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Our next spirit night is coming up soon! Mark your calendars. *please note order instructions so we received the funds.