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Florham Park PTA

January 2021 Newsletter

 
Dear Florham Park Families,
 
Happy New Year!  We hope that your New Year is off to a renewed start.  Currently, our Direct Donation Drive has raised over $ 7800.00.  Thank you for contributing so that our children and teachers can continue to benefit from creative ways to incorporate technology to meet the needs of learning whether in person or remotely.  As a result, we will continue to do the monthly raffles of the incentives to continue to support our children and teachers.  You may still send in your check or make a donation online.  Thank you again for your continued support.

May you all have a healthy and safe new year!

THANK YOU!

Val Huang 
PTA President
fpptapresident@yahoo.com
Thanks to your support we were able to offer many much-needed grants to our teachers!
  • Stylus Pens 
  • Format Printer Accessories 
  • Literacy Books
  • Classroom supplies & games
  • Gym Equipment
The Direct Donation is the FP PTA's ONLY fundraiser of the year.  Please help us reach our goal.  

January Raffle
FP Small businesses Make a Difference!  You Can Make a Difference! 
Support the Direct Donation Drive during the month of  December and January and have the chance to win a gift basket filled with local business gift cards.  
  • Panera Bread
  • Lucy's  Gifts
  • Florham Park Pizza
  • Cathy D's Hair Salon

FP PTA Direct Donation Campaign 2020-2021

100% of your donation goes towards supporting programs and initiatives such as:

 

●     School & Teacher Grant Program- The PTA contributed over $20,000 to our schools in 2019-2020 for new technology, school beautification, new water filtration systems, state-of-the-art media equipment, and classroom supplies.

●     School Assemblies- The PTA coordinates and funds all programs.


school assemblies, and other school-related events each school year at an average cost of $14,000 per year.

●     STEAM Program - The PTA allocated $10,000 for Briarwood, Brooklake, and Ridgedale School events & for STEAM program materials.

●     Faculty and Staff Appreciation - The PTA shows appreciation for teachers and staff through luncheons and recognition of life events, etc.

●      School Events - Fun Nights, 8th Grade Dance & Pool party, RMS Field Day Picnic.

●    Scholarships & Awards - High school & 8th Grade scholarships and awards for outstanding achievements and community service. 

Want more ways to support the Florham Park PTA? Go to http://www.florhamparkpta.org and find out how you can get more involved.

Thank you for your continued support.

Yours in Community,

The Florham Park PTA

 

 

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The PTA has the following Executive Board positions available for the 2021-2022 school year:
  • President
  • Treasurer 
  • VP Arts in Education
  • VP of Ridgedale Middle School
  • Corresponding Secretary
More information regarding the open board positions will be available soon. 
Save the Date
Wednesday, February 3rd
PTA Important Dates:
 
  • January 15th-Teacher In-Service (early dismissal)
 
  • January 18th-MLK Day (Schools Closed)
 
  • January 25th- Board of Education Meeting
 
  • February 3rd- PTA General Session Meeting 
 
District News
Direct Donation Drive
Special thanks to the families that have already donated to our Direct Donation Drive.  It is still not too late to donate!  Currently, we have raised $7800.00 towards our goal of $20,000 for this school year!

Holiday Toy Drive
Special thanks to everyone from our community that was able to donate towards our Holiday Toy Drive.  We were able to bring many toys and other essentials items to children from the Morris County Child Services.

Special thanks to Jane SteffenJennifer Bronsnick, Veronica Chavarria, and the Florham Park SEPAG (Special Education Parent Advisory Group). The Anxiety Proof Kids workshop series proved to be very insightful and timely.  We appreciated learning more ways to support our children during this, especially difficult time.

PTA Membership Drive (ongoing)
Thank you to ALL of you that have already secured your membership for the 2020-2021 school year!  We appreciate your support. THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!!

PTA Memberships are now paid online. The cost is $10.00 per family. Sign up link below.  Be apart of a great team.  Be the voice for your children. If you would like to mail in your FP PTA membership check, please follow the below instructions:
  1. Make check payable to Florham Park PTA
  2. On the memo line of the check, please indicate that the donation is for FP PTA Membership, the name of your child, classroom teacher's name.
  3. Please mail your check to:

Florham Park PTA
P.O. Box 284
Florham Park, NJ 07932-0284

All contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and are tax-deductible.



Box Tops


REMINDER!!!! 
*Spring submission deadline is 3/1/2010. 
Mobile App to scan your store receipt. The app identifies eligible products and automatically adds to your school's earnings. even if you’re shopping online or doing your grocery pickup, you can still submit an e-receipts to receive earnings. Receipts must be scanned within 14 days of purchase and all participating products still need to feature a Box Top for Education label. 


AmazonSmiles

You must use AmazonSmiles instead of the standard Amazon site for the 0.5% on eligible purchases.  You can add the Florham Park PTA code to your Amazon account.  The easiest way to access the site is to add it to your home screen on your phone.  You can be proud that a percentage of your spending goes to the Florham Park Schools at no cost to you. You shop. Amazon gives.

Code for FP PTA:    18939 Florham Park PTA

http://florhamparkpta.org/_fundrasing/amazon-smile/

Stop & Shop

Earn more cash for our schools when you shop at Stop & Shop!!! Our School’s A+ School Rewards ID Codes are as follows:

Briarwood’s code is: 07388
Brooklake’s code is: 11767
Ridgedale Middle School’s code is: 07717

https://stopandshop.com/school-rewards/


Briarwood                       
 
January is a busy month so please take the time to carefully review all of the information below.
 
Happy New Year! Welcome back to all of our Briarwood families. Please read below and be sure to mark your calendars with some important dates. The PTA will host a virtual night for each grade throughout February and March. You will receive more detailed information about how your child can participate within the next couple of weeks. If you have any questions in the meantime, reach out to Amy Reed (amycrownover@hotmail.com
Alisa Laudicina (alisa.laudicina@gmail.com).  

 
Briarwood Important Dates:
  • Pre-K Virtual Show-and-Tell Parade - Tuesday, Feb 23 @ 6 p.m
  • Seuss Week - Mon, Mar 1st-Fri, Mar 5
  • Kindergarten Virtual Show-and-Tell Parade - Tuesday, Mar 2nd @ 6 p.m.
  • First Grade Virtual Joke-a-Thon - Tuesday, Mar 9th @ 6 p.m
  • Second Grade Virtual Sing-a-long - Tuesday, Mar 16 @ 6 p.m.

Arts in Education:
Please be advised that assemblies are still on hold for all schools.


Display My Art
We are happy to report that Display My Art is back for ALL schools! To get started just log into the Display My Art website, and get step-by-step instructions on how to upload your child’s selected art piece. All ordering is done online and shipped to your home.

Contact erin.szonyi@gmail.com with any questions.

https://displaymyart.shop
Use code:  PTAART35
*As a special note, please remember that the Florham Park PTA is here to help you and your child connect with their school community. By now you should have received a list of all your child's classmates which includes their parents' contact information. If you cannot locate your child's class list in your email inbox, please reach out to your class parent to receive a copy.

FRIENDLY REMINDER Please complete the class parent contact information form so that your class parents can create/update a class list for your child's class.


Brooklake
Important Dates:
  • January 15th-Teacher In-Service (early dismissal)
  • January 18th-MLK Day (Schools Closed)
  • January 25th- Board of Education Meeting
  • February 3rd-PTA General Session Meeting


Arts in Education:
Please be advised that assemblies are still on hold for all schools.


Display My Art
We are happy to report that Display My Art is back for ALL schools! To get started just log into the Display My Art website, and get step-by-step instructions on how to upload your child’s selected art piece. All ordering is done online and shipped to your home.

https://displaymyart.shop
Use code:  PTAART35


Contact erin.szonyi@gmail.com with any questions.

AmazonSmiles
Don't forget when shopping on Amazon you can log in to the Florham Park PTA Code for free money for our schools.

You must use AmazonSmiles instead of the standard Amazon site for the 0.5% on eligible purchases.  You can add the Florham Park PTA code to your Amazon account.  The easiest way to access the site is to add it to your home screen on your phone.  You can be proud that a percentage of your spending goes to the Florham Park Schools at no cost to you. You shop. Amazon gives.

Code for FP PTA:    18939 Florham Park PTA

http://florhamparkpta.org/_fundrasing/amazon-smile/


FRIENDLY REMINDER:

Please complete the class parent contact information form so that your class parents can create/update a class list for your child's class.
 


Ridgedale
Important Dates:School Logo

  • January 13th-RMS Picture Retakes

  • January 15th-Teacher In-Service (early dismissal)

  • January 18th-Martin Luther King Day (School Closed)

  • January 25th-Board of Education Meeting

  • February 3rd-PTA General Session Meeting
8th Grade Dance
The committee is still in need of volunteers.  Please consider helping make this a memorable night for the kids.   Please contact  Christina Clarke at clark41704@gmail.com  if you are interested. 

Arts in Education:
Please be advised that assemblies are still on hold for all schools.

Display My Art
We are happy to report that Display My Art is back for ALL schools! To get started just log into the Display My Art website, and get step-by-step instructions on how to upload your child’s selected art piece. All ordering is done online and shipped to your home.

https://displaymyart.shop
Use code:  PTAART35


Contact erin.szonyi@gmail.com with any questions.
 
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