Mabry Minute for Week of 08/19/18

General Membership PTA Meeting

Come to the General Membership PTA Meeting this Tuesday, August 21 st at 6 pm in the cafeteria. Child care for school-aged children will be provided by Bricks for Kids , an ASE partner. Agenda items will include budget review, public school funding updates, update from Principal Frick and information on upcoming PTA events .

Uniform Drive

Do you have school uniforms that your child has outgrown and you would like to donate? The PTA's Community Outreach Committee will be collecting used uniforms during the week of August 20-24. Your uniform donations can be dropped off in the morning carline at the front of the school Monday- Friday of this week. There will also be a uniform collection box in the front office during the week. Thank you for donating! Questions, please contact archalmers@aol.com.

After School Enrichment

ASE registration begins Sunday, August 26th at 6pm! New classes include Bricks4Kidz, Barre Besties Exercise, Musical Theater, and Reader Theater. LOTS of returning favorites!

Click here for more information plus a link to registration. Registration ends on August 28 at 8pm. Classes begin the week of September 10-14th. Please be sure to review the NEW waitlist procedure also listed in the registration link.

During registration, especially during the first hour, if a class shows as full, continue to check back. Once a class is added to the cart, parents have 15 minutes to complete registration. Active.com will release classes after the 15 minutes has expired, so if someone changes their mind prior to checkout, a class may become open that was once full.

PLEASE NOTE - Active.com is the registration software utilized. YOU ARE NOT required to activate a membership to register.

Contact: asemabry@gmail.com

Election Information

HC School Board seats are on the ballot this election year. Please take a moment to review this candidate information found on the HCPS PTA website.

Primary Election Day is August

28, 2018. Please take the time to vote!

Purchase with Purpose

Parents, did you know Mabry has an Amazon Smile link? When you shop Amazon, use this link and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible Amazon Smile purchase directly to our school! It's an easy way to give on things you are going to buy anyway!

Don't Forget Your Box Tops!

Have you been collecting all summer? Use this link to print your own submission form and have your child turn them into his or her teacher. Classes who collect the most will earn fun prizes and awards throughout the year. And now try the new Box Top Bonus App! It's a quick easy way to increase the cash for our school! Download the app today!

Join Cub Scouts

Boys AND girls in grades 1-5, Join Cub Scout pack 53! Sign up for new scouts is Mon, Aug 20, in the cafeteria at 6:30 pm.

Contact: Lona Elly lona.elly@gmail.com

Media Center Volunteers

There will be a Media Center Volunteer meeting this Tuesday, August 21, at 7:45am in the Media Library. Come find out about how you can help, and sign up for a weekly time slot!

Calling all Homeroom Parents!

There will be a meeting on Tuesday, August 28th, at 7:45am in the cafeteria to discuss the role of being a Homeroom Parent. Please contact Jennifer Holden at jenniferbisaccia@gmail.com with any questions.

Lunch Menu

Check out school meal menus online or by downloading our app - Meal Viewer - for android or iOS. You will find lots of great info on all of our delicious, healthy meals

including ingredients, photos, descriptions, nutritional information and allergens.

Marquee Celebrations Reservation Form

Celebrate a special event on our full-color, animated marquee! Mabry families can reserve a Marquee Announcement with a special message. Each announcement will run on the marquee for one week unless otherwise requested. Instructions, along with the form to fill out, can be found here. Questions? Contact Jen Chan at mabrymarquee@gmail.com for more information.

Business Partners

Do you want to reach a dedicated and active community while supporting an "A" Hillsborough County Public School? Join Mabry Elementary as a Business Partner! See the new levels for the 2018-2019 school year, and get the forms and information here.

The Dolphin Depot is online! Click here to order your items. Check out the order by dates to ensure your delivery arrives in time.