Your Brightwood PTA Monthly News & Updates
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Brightwood parents, it's almost time! Our 3rd
Brightwood Fun Run is about to kick-off next week on Wednesday, 9/11/19. If you're also interested in volunteering, please click
here. Help us get to our $40,000 goal and help our teachers and students win
prizes. Besides our top earner prizes, we've added other ways students can win incentives. First, students
who create a Star Student video and share it to their family and friends via social media, text, or email will and get a chance to win daily prizes such as Target/Amazon gift cards, Scholastic dollars (for next month’s Book Fair), etc.
Also, students who have more than two (2) sponsors and achieve 100% pledge collection by 9/27/2019 will be entered into a prize drawing. Prizes include Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo gift cards, Spotify gift card, Scholastic Book Fair dollars, Brightwood Bucks, Amazon/Target gift cards, movie tickets and more. Students who have at least five (5) sponsors and achieve 100% pledge collection by 9/27 will win Brightwood Bucks or Scholastic Book Fair dollars.
New this year, students who are
part of our top 50 student PPL earners
will be invited to a special
game truck party
to be scheduled at a later date. Lastly, the top three students who collect the most amount of pledges (based on amounts collected by 9/27/2019) will receive the following prizes:
# 1 rank student: Chromebook
# 2 rank student: Beats Solo³ Wireless Headphones
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3 rank student: $100 Visa Gift Card
We have an ambitious goal but I know that together, we can achieve it. Let's all work together for our Brightwood kids.
Cheers,
Kristine Lau
Brightwood PTA President
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Fun Run Pledging Opens in One Week!
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Watch the
video
above. Help us reach our fundraising goal:
$40,000
Parent Action Steps
:
1.
Register
your student(s) on
FUNRUN.COM
on
9/11
. Our school registration code is 343-963.
2. Reach out to sponsors by sharing your pledge link!
3. Create a Student Star video by uploading your student's picture on their Fun Run pledge site.
4. Volunteer to pass out water or mark laps and cheer on our students at the Fun Run Event on
9/20
.*
5. Remind sponsors to pay for pledges and turn in any cash or check payments by
9/27
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Post-Program Collections
• Call all sponsors and thank them for their support of our school. Also, remind them to log back on to
FUNRUN.COM
and make sure that their pledge is paid for.
• All cash or check payments for pledges are due back to the school or paid online by 9/27/19. Make checks payable to Brightwood PTA.
• Our school has a goal to collect funds from EVERY pledge made! Help us reach our goal of 100% so we can fund
our field trips, assemblies, talent show, family dance, student rewards and recognition, Earth day, science festival, Youth Fair, teacher appreciation days, movie nights, Project Red, and more.
* Only cleared volunteer parents who have signed up in advance will be able to enter the campus. Please make sure you are cleared by the office to volunteer ASAP! Previous year cleared volunteers still need to fill out volunteer paperwork with the front office.
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We need Fun Run volunteers!
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We're going to need tons of volunteers the day of our event to mark laps and to keep our kids hydrated. Please click on the link below to sign up to volunteer.
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Teacher & Staff Welcome Luncheon
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We hope everyone is having a great start to the new school year! Let’s also show our wonderful Brightwood Teachers & Staff they are the "Best of the West!" Our Back to School Teachers luncheon will be on
September 13, 2019
. Please visit the link to donate or volunteer.
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Our next PTA Board meeting is scheduled for
September 18, 2019
,
6:30 p.m.
at the Brightwood cafetorium. The Youth Fair and other fundraising programs lottery will also be taking place that night.
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The first movie night this year is hosted by ASB and will be held on
September 27, 2019
at 6:00 p.m. at our lower playground. They will be featuring
Shrek
.
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PTA Reflections
September 8-14 is National Arts in Education week. During this week the field of arts education
joins together in communities across the country to tell the story of the powerful impact of the arts in education. Show your support of the arts by unleashing your inner artist with PTA Reflections! This year's theme, "Look Within"
calls for your own unique interpretation through the arts. Please submit your entry to your homeroom teacher by September 19th. PTA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE.
Contact Phoebe Li, Reflections Chair at
Brightwoodreflections@yahoo.com
if you have additional questions.
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No more clippings! Save your receipt!
"The Old Box Tops Clips"
Traditional Box Tops tops are being phased out of production, but you can still send any remaining unexpired clips to school.
"The New Box Tops Labels"
Eventually the Box Tops program will become digital-only. Participating brands are starting to change their packaging from traditional Box Tops clips to the new Box Tops label. If you see this label, use the new Box Tops app to scan your receipt within 14 days of purchase. Box Tops are still worth 10 cents for our school! The app will find participating products purchased at any store and instantly add cash to Brightwood's earnings online.
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Easy ways you can support Brightwood PTA all year long
1.
Amazon Smile
Do you shop on Amazon.com? You can support Brightwood by shopping through
https://smile.amazon.com
instead. Just log in, choose Brightwood Elementary School PTA as your charity of choice and then shop as you normally would. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Brightwood Elementary PTA.
2.
Box Tops
Help Brightwood earn Box Tops! Collect them throughout the year and drop them off in the Box Tops collection box at the Brightwood front office. Monies raised directly support our school.
3.
Ralphs
You can now donate to Brightwood PTA every time you shop swipe your Ralphs Rewards card! This program does not c
ost you a penny.
Up to 4%
of your purchases will be donated to Brightwood PTA. You must first follow the steps below to connect your Ralphs rewards card to Brightwood PTA.
- Start by going to the Ralphs website: www.ralphs.com
- Click on either “sign in” (if you have a log–in password) or “create an account” on the right. If you’re creating an account, follow the steps on the website. You’ll need your email, a password and your zip code. You can apply for a Ralph’s card if you don’t have one yet, or use your Ralphs card number or telephone number linked to your card.
- When you see the confirmation page, make sure to check the box that says “I have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions”. From there, you will be notified by email that your account has been created. Go to your email and click the link in the email sent by Ralphs. (If you don’t see an email from Ralphs, check your spam folder.)
- Now you can log in with your Ralphs online account using the email and password you just created. After you log in, you’ll see a page with My Account. At the top of list is “Account Settings”. Click on this tab and then the “Community Rewards” tab. Select the “Edit Community Contribution Program Information”. On the next page, enter “Brightwood Elementary School PTA” or our nonprofit number “93885” into the first field, then click “search”. Select “Brightwood Elementary School PTA” in the list then click “save changes”.
Your Ralphs Rewards card is now connected to Brightwood PTA. And you’re all finished! Encourage your family & friends to sign up too.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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