January 2019 In This Issue:
From The Front Office | A Word From Your PTA | Staff Spotlight | After School Activities | Birthday Celebrations | PTA Membership | PTA Meetings | School Board Meetings | iChat Form | Sponsors |
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From The Front Office
Reminders
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Next Meeting Please join us in the Amerman Media Center on Wednesday, January 16 at 6:30 pm for our next PTA meeting. Mark your calendars for upcoming meetings by checking out the meeting schedule. PTA Board Members Needed Please consider becoming a PTA Board Member for the 2019-2020 school year. We have openings for PTA Treasurer (2 year term), 2 vice presidents (1 year term) and secretary (1 year term). Please contact Laura at amermanpresident@gmail.com with inquiries. You can inquire without volunteering for a position! Morning Loop With the temperatures getting colder, the loop is getting busier. The lines have become very long at drop off. In an effort to avoid children being late, please consider arriving to the loop earlier. As of lately, we have had more than 25 cars after the bell. In addition, we don’t have the volunteers to help the loop move faster. Please consider volunteering. We really need help. Also, please do not drop off your child when there is a not a loop attendant in position. For the safety of the children, we need to help them in and out of the car; especially with all the snow bags. To avoid the drop off line extending onto 8 Mile; please use both lanes when dropping off. It is simply a “merging” lane. Please be courteous and let the cars in that are attempting to merge. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. PTA-Funded Tee Shirt Info The new deadline to indicate your student’s size for the PTA funded tee shirt is JANUARY 18th, 2019. There will not be another opportunity to get this shirt. We are still missing size information for many students, and we want to make sure EVERY student gets a shirt! If you have already placed an order for the (no cost to parents) PTA-funded tee shirt, no further action is required. If you have not yet placed your order, please use the following link to do so and follow the instructions given to enter your student’s information amermanspiritwear.com/pta (if you have trouble with the website, please make sure www. is not present). Please contact us with questions (amermanpresident@gmail.com). This tee shirt is for students only, thank you! |
Staff Spotlight
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do?
Pay everything off! When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time? Write music What was the last experience that made you a stronger person? Moving to Michigan from Chicago What is something you learned in the last week? How to replace the lever drain in a bathtub. What’s your favorite indoor/outdoor activity? Indoor=playing/seeing music. Outdoor= Cubs game What chore do you absolutely hate doing? Changing clothes over from the washer to the dryer. If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet? My great grandfather Gabby Hartnett was a Hall of Fame Chicago Cubs player in the 1930's. I'd love to meet him. Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad, but it turned out to be for the best? I tore my patellar tendon in 2008, but being on crutches was how I met my wife! At what age did you feel like an adult? Still pending... What would you do (for a career) if you weren’t doing this? Experimental Physicist What is on your wish list for the next 10 years at Amerman? 1:1 devices for students. What is your favorite thing about working at Amerman? The people |
After School Activities
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Birthday Celebrations
Birthday Cafe
Is your child's birthday coming up? Celebrate the occasion with a lunch date at school! This program is by reservation only and is completely voluntary. Families are invited to bring in a special lunch and/or treat to enjoy with their student at the birthday table in the cafeteria (aka Birthday Café) during their usual lunch period. Booking requests are preferred at least one week prior to your desired lunch date. The sooner you request, the more likely you are to get your preferred date! Thanks for your support of the Amerman PTA!! Either sign up entirely online at MemberHub, or print and fill in the form located here (one per student), detach and send in the bottom portion with a donation of cash or check payable to Amerman PTA. Visit the Birthday Café calendar at amermanpta.com/birthday-café.html to view all available and booked lunch dates. Questions? Contact Karri Somers at: kbsomers13@yahoo.com OR text 313/415-7756. |
What is the PTA? Why become a member?
The PTA (Parent Teacher Association) is made up of parents and teachers who work together to enrich our children's lives. Joining and participating in events and donating your time are also great ways to make friends and get to know the people in your community.The number one reason to join the Parent Teacher Association is to benefit your child. In doing so, you also help your school. But there are many more PTA advantages:
Ready to join? Fill out the form online at www.amermanpta.com or on our Member Hub Directory. The membership form is also available online for printing. |
iChat Form
The Northville Public School District requires that a background check via the Internet Criminal History Access Tool (iChat) with the Michigan State Police be conducted for individuals who school officials reasonably expect may have regular and continuous contact with students, or may at times be with students absent the presence of a school staff member. This may include but is not limited to: 1. pre-student teachers 2. field trip chaperones 3. regular volunteers 4. extra curricular group leaders 5. anyone handling cash or district funds.
Still need to fill out yours? It's accessible here. |
PTA Meetings
Mark your calendar for future meetings (all in the MPR, unless otherwise indicated):
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2018-2019 Board of Education Meetings
Upcoming meetings for 2018-2019 are scheduled as follows:
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Our Sponsors
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2018-2019 Board Members
PTA President: Laura Christensen Guthrie
VP Blue: Christina Beattie
VP Gold: Kate Mitchell
Secretary: Michelle Garr
Treasurer: Tanya Edwards
PTA President: Laura Christensen Guthrie
VP Blue: Christina Beattie
VP Gold: Kate Mitchell
Secretary: Michelle Garr
Treasurer: Tanya Edwards
