Ecoff Elementary School PTA

🛼REMINDER: SKATE NIGHT ON MONDAY!🛼
CASH ONLY event*
Join us for spooky skate night Monday, October 9th @ 6:30pm.
👻First grade teachers will be there!
👻Come dressed in costume to be entered into a contest or show your festive fall spirit.

Can't wait to see you there!
All students in grades k-5 are welcome!

PTA is for all learners!

🎃Trunk or Treat tshirts available for pre-order!🎃

🍭$15 for PTA members
🍭$20 for nonmembers.
Adult and Youth sizes available.

🍁Show your spirit for the fun fall season with this *LIMITED EDITION* Trunk or Treat tee!🍁

👻Trunk or Treat is Saturday, October 21st, 11am-1pm.

👕👚Click here to pre-order your tshirt⤵️
https://app.memberhub.gives/spirit-wear/Campaign/Details

🍬Click here to volunteer at trunk or treat⤵️
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BADAE2DABF4CE9-44635851-ecoffs

😔While we didn’t quite make it to our goal of 400 in time to meet challenge #3, there is still plenty of time to double our membership from last year.

We ended the 2022-2023 school year with 266 members, up from the previous year by 61!
This year we are aiming for a WHOPPING 532 members!

Spread the word 📣 and help us make Ecoff member-strong 💪🏼💪🏽 this year!

Our members also get some pretty sweet deals…
🍦Discounts thru VA PTA and National PTA
🍦Discounts on select Ecoff PTA events
🍦Discounts on select spirit wear items
🍦Raffle prizes galore!

Surprised?

Support as many schools as you can!

Not just for elementary schools!

Did you know?

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🔊Have you heard about the classroom challenge yet?

Not only do your memberships earn Ecoff a chance to win 💲 from VA PTA, but they also count towards stacking up those scoops for each classroom!

PTA is for everyone who believes in investing in our community and who are committed to improving the education, health, and safety of all children.

A new membership is required each year and you can get yours here ⤵️ and start supporting Ecoff today!

https://ecoffpta.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

UPDATE: ⏰Only 6 more hours to go! We still need 235 members to qualify for challenge #3. Be one of the 235 and earn an entry into a raffle 🎟️ for a super sweet prize!

⏰Only 1 day left to help us ✅ our next challenge off the list!

Grab the grandparents, besties, your bus driver, and neighbors and have them head on over to the PTA store to purchase their membership today!

It’s only $8 and there’s NO obligation to volunteer or attend meetings! Of course, we won’t be mad if you do 😊

https://ecoffpta.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

Ecoff Elementary

🎉Congrats to our open house and back-to-school night candy guessing game winners!

🍫Heather (Camar) Gayle
🍫Christi Dorrell
🍫Jack Shoosmith

Details coming via email first thing in the morning. But take a look at what we’ve dished up for your prize!🍨

Become a member today for more chances to win some pretty sweet prizes!⤵️

https://ecoffpta.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

Looking for a way to help out but not sure where to start? Reach out to your student’s teacher or email Ms. Merlo!
There’s a decodable assembly line happening tomorrow in the cafeteria!📚

Pay your dues online at https://ecoffpta.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true or see us in person tonight!

As if you needed another reason to join the PTA!

This weekend ONLY…Teachers, PTA members & their immediate family will receive 🆓 General admission!

𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙏𝘼 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 23/24 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧.

General admission includes:
🎃Hayride to & from the pumpkin patch
🤡Funzone
🤠Barrel Train Ride
🚂Wagon Train Ride
👽8 Acre Alien invasion Corn Maze
🌾Fun Hay Mazes
🛝Fun Hay Slides
🐷Pig Races
🐄Animal Corral
🌽Shelled Corn Play Area!

Upgrade to the ultimate farm fun pass for ONLY $10!

Will we see you there? Get your memberships at our PTA store by clicking the link below⤵️

https://ecoffpta.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

🍨If you missed us at Back-to-school you can still scoop up your membership by shopping our PTA store!🍨

https://ecoffpta.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

🍦No obligations to volunteer.

🍦No obligations to attend meetings.

🍦There are memberships for every family member, friend, and neighbor.

Your support means so much to our school and allows us to give back to our students and staff. Plus, who doesn’t LOVE a sweet goodie bag and prizes? And we have some pretty fabulous prizes this year!

Help us reach our goals:
400 members by 9/30
532 members by 11/29

𝒲𝑒 𝓃𝑒𝑒𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊! 💙💛

🛼🌺Come check us out at Skateland on Monday night!🌺🛼

ONLY $10 and we'll have some hula-riffic prizes to raffle off! Don't forget to check in with the PTA table when you arrive.

📢 The clinic is in need of girls and boys pants, size 5-12. 👖
Please consider donating gently used/outgrown pants to our school. You can send them in with your kiddo or drop off during normal office hours.

Great every day tips from Learning Heroes that you can use to help your child improve their reading skills.

https://gobeyondgrades.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Science-of-Reading-BTS-.pdf

Huge, huge appreciation to our incredible supporters The Diaz Team for helping ensure our teachers have what they need for their classrooms! 💙💛

Our new school year is coming up fast! See important dates below:

Are you sitting there scrolling on your phone thinking "wow, I cannot believe the school year is coming to a close, and I wish I could volunteer one last time"??

Well, fear not - we have one more opportunity for volunteers to help show our teacher's some appreciation! Chair massages had to be rescheduled, and we need help ensuring class coverage so teacher's can sneak out for a quick and quiet break. Please consider volunteering, scroll all the way down to sign up for slots this Thursday & Friday (the 25th/26th). Thank you in advance for helping us out!

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Today was a lot of fun! We hope your child was able to dress up like one of their favorite Ecoff teachers or staff members and make their day! Let’s keep it going!

Tomorrow is the final day of Teacher Appreciation week, though we do appreciate our teachers each and every day! Friday, May 12th is Supply your classroom day! Have your student send in one item for your teacher to replenish the classroom and support their learning!
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Thank you to all our wonderful Ecoff families for your support in making this an awesomely fun week for our teachers and our students!
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We hope your student was able to send in a flower to their teacher today and fill their rooms with blooms for Teacher Appreciation Week! 💐
Let’s keep it going!

Thursday, May 11th is DRESS UP DAY! Have your student dress up like their favorite Ecoff Elementary teacher or staff member! Creativity is encouraged and have fun! Also, PLEASE post your pics below! We can’t wait to see all our “mini” Ecoff look a-likes tomorrow! 👀

We hope your child was able to help “treat” their teachers today with a yummy snack! Let’s keep it going!

Wednesday is flower 🌺 day! Have your student send in a flower for their teacher tomorrow to shower them with blooms!
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Buds blossom into beautiful flowers as they get used to their surroundings and receive the nutrients they need. There are so many similarities to the student and teacher connection and we are so very thankful for our Amazing Ecoff teachers!

Today our teachers are getting spoiled from local businesses. SINA Hospitality donated the adorable notebooks (in partnership with Blueprinting Services of Virginia), Cloth & Paper donated the fancy pen packs, and Strosnider Chevrolet treated teachers to a Starbucks treat this morning. A HUGE thank you for these amazing companies for supporting and appreciating our teachers 💙💛

We hope your child was able to spread the love today by sending in a note to compliment their teachers! Let’s keep it up by giving them a special treat Tuesday!

We kicked off the week with bagels for our incredible teachers. Don’t forget to love and spoil on all our teachers this week! 🥯💙💛

Teacher Appreciation week is May 8th - May 12th! Please have your students join in the fun this week to celebrate their amazing Ecoff Elementary teachers!

When the entire bus stop crew helps get the potatoes ready for our amazing teachers on this Fri-YAY! 🥔 ❤️

This weekend, Saturday May 6th, Spring Carnival at Ecoff and we can’t wait to see you but are still in need of lots of helping hands to make it a success! Please sign up to help if you are able and we can’t wait to see you all and join in the fun!

https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/9040c4caaa628a46-spring

It's Carnival Time! Join us in celebrating Ecoff's 2nd Annual Spring Carnival. We'll have food trucks, games, vendors, and much more! Come out for some fun and show your support! Donations and volunteers always make our events a success, so please sign-up at the link below. Can't wait to see you there!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040C4CAAA628A46-spring

We have a fantastic week (and a half!) planned for Teacher Appreciation Week, but we need lots of help to pull it off! Please consider signing up to volunteer - thank you SO much!
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Teacher Appreciation week is May 8th - May 12th! Please have your students join in the fun next week to celebrate their amazing Ecoff Elementary teachers!

Chester Recreation Association (CRA) invites you to join the CRA Dolphins Swim Team! Their season kicks off in less than two weeks. See attached fliers for more information.

Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up and we need volunteers to make sure it runs smoothly! Due to SOLs, we are stretching the love out... we are kicking the celebrations off on Friday, May 5th, and ending on Wednesday, May 17th. There are lots of opportunities to sign up to help. Reach out with any questions! Thank you in advance for all your help, we can't do it without you!

If you'd like to help out, but aren't able to volunteer with any of the slots listed, we could always use help running errands, putting together goody bags, and writing notes. Reach out if you're able to help with any of those items.

Volunteers - Teacher Appreciation Week We need lots of help to make sure our Teacher Appreciation Week runs smoothly! Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Reach out to Kim Sink at [email protected] or 804.337.4343 with any questions. Thank you!