MES PTA Newsletter
Edition 3 January 2014
Pennies for Pasta
Please help our school raise money for the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society!! Our Pennies for Pasta event will be from
January 27th-February 14th. The class that raises the most
money will get a lunch from The Olive Garden!!!
Upcoming Events
February 22
Yearbook Orders Due
February 26
Marion Skate Night
March 26
Marion Skate Night
St. Patrick’s Day Bingo
On Friday March 14, 2014 we will be having our 8th
annual St. Patrick's Day Bingo. It will once again be held
at Marion. Come and join us for a fun family event with
great prizes! We are in need of donations of bagged
candy or items that can be used in the Chinese Auction
basket. If anyone is interested in making a donation
please contact us at mes_pta@yahoo.com
Sarris Fundraiser
Hop to it!! Sarris Spring Fundraiser starts February 21st
and ends Friday March 7th. Pick up will be Friday April
11th from 4-6 in the cafeteria. Toys R’Us gift cards will be
given to the top 3 sellers!!!
Membership
Congratulations to rooms 114 and 125 for a first place tie
in this year’s MESPTA Membership Contest "Up, Up and
Away" contest with 23 memberships each. Second place
is room 118 with 20 memberships.
Thanks to all that got behind this year’s program and
made a huge success.
Memberships will be accepted throughout the entire
school year.
Cafeteria Volunteers
If you would like to volunteer
it needs to be for all four
lunch periods. If you are
interested in helping please
email us at
mes_pta@yahoo.com for
more information. Check out
the monthly calendar
located on the MES website
under pta/marion pta
calendar. ALL parents
wishing to volunteer for
cafeteria are required to be
current PTA Members, be
listed on the schedule (only
2-3 parents per day) and
have the following
clearances: PA State
Criminal History Background
check, PA Child Abuse
History Clearance.
Membership and clearance
forms are available at the
school office. Office must
have a copy of all your
clearances on file prior to
volunteering.
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Ways to Support Our School:
Market Day: Up to 20% profit of every order goes
your school. Place your order on-line at
marketday.com and pick up your order at school.
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Target REDcard: Designate Marion Elementary, use
your REDcard Debit Card or Target Visa Credit Card to
receive 5% off all purchases and Target will donate up
to 1% of your purchases to Marion Elementary.
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Giant Eagle: Enroll your Giant Eagle Advantage
Card and earn points for FREE educational awards with
every shopping trip. Our School ID # 0645
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BOXTOPS for Education: Help support your school &
your child's education by clipping Box Tops!! Earn cash
for school by clipping Box Top coupons on hundreds of
participating products. Collect your coupons and send
them into your child’s homeroom teacher. Earn
additional Points by Shopping ONLINE Go to
boxtop4education.com/marketplace and shop for
items. Those purchases will be credited to our school.
The BOXTOP monthly winners:
November Mrs. McNeil Rm. 147
December Mr. Lofink Rm. 120
Congratulations!
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Campbell’s Labels for Education: Collect UPC's
and beverage caps/sauce caps from over 2,500
participating products. Send in the UPC labels and
beverage caps to your child's home room teacher. You
can also visit the website at LabelsForEducation.com
and sign up for e-labels for Education. You can link our
school to your Giant Eagle Advantage Card and Marion
will automatically earn 1 point for every eligible
purchase made. The Homeroom collecting the most will
win a Prize! At Marion Elementary, we have used our
collected labels in the past to receive art supplies,
playground sports equipment and assembly equipment
such as an easel and folding tables.
Please continue to send your labels in and support
Marion!!!
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Recycle Glue and
Markers!
I’m excited to tell you
about a recycling program
I’m coordinating at our
school. All around Marion
Elementary, students and
teachers will be collecting
used glue bottles, glue
sticks, and markers that are
ready to be discarded.
Rather than being sent to a
landfill, these items may be
recycled to make new
products or even
converted into clean fuel.
Please help support our
efforts by sending your kids
in with any used glue or
markers you may have
around the house. Drop-off
boxes will be located in the
art room for your child to
deposit the used supplies.
Thank you in advance for
participating! With the help
of parents like you, we can
keep lots of plastic out of
landfills each year.
Thanks for your support!
Mrs. Withrow
MES Art Teacher
MES PTA
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