SMS PTA Newsletter November 15, 2017 SMS PTA. Parents and Teachers Supporting Students and Staff. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families!

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1 SMS PTA Parents and Teachers Supporting Students and Staff Reflections Art Contest Express your artistic talents! Create an entry for the Solon PTA Reflections Art Contest. Art category rules and entry forms will be available at SMS and on the Facebook page: Solon PTA Reflections Program. Joellen at with questions. Please see the flyers at the end of this newsletter Yearbooks are on sale now Yearbooks are now on sale! You will have the option to personalize your yearbook with up to two lines of printed text on the front. Don't miss out on the opportunity to keep your school memories forever! If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Ames at Boxtops Thank you for sending in your box tops! Our committee clipped and counted over 3,000 box tops so that our PTA will get a check of over $300! Keep saving and send in any Box Tops you may have to your homeroom classroom. November News... We are THANKFUL for our supportive parents and teachers!!! The SMS PTA will provide all students at SMS with a Winter Bash party Wednesday, December 20 th from 2 to 3:30PM. Want to help? Jennifer Schusterman at j227s1@aol.com. Please consider helping our PTA by purchasing a Comet Card. See details at the end of the newsletter. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families! Danielle Rose PTA President Next collection date: December 15 th,

2 SMS PTA Newsletter November 15, 2017 Thank you to our volunteers! Thanks to Pam Salvaggio and Lesley Perlberg for organizing our boxtop collections and redemptions. Thanks to Jenny Siemens for planning, assembling Halloween treats for our staff. Thanks to Lisa Rea and Heather Ferris for taking all our candy donations to the USO. Thanks to JoEllen Weingarten for promoting the PTA Reflections Art Contest. Thanks to Marlo Apple for organizing and helping to cater dinner for SMS staff for two conference dinners. Please consider volunteering in our concession stand no experience necessary! We provide snacks and beverages during all sporting events to the students on game days. It is a great way to be involved with our SMS community. Thank you to those who supported the SMS PTA by purchasing a Comet Card. Proceeds allow the PTA to purchase T-shirts for the eighth-grade Washington DC trip and pay for the upcoming Winter Bash. If you are interested please contact Danielle Rose at dminadeo@yahoo.com 2

3 Dates to Remember November 16 th Solon City Schools Blood Drive at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 3-8pm 15th- Gr. 7-8 Band Concert 7pm SMS Gym th - Thanksgiving break 30 th - Gr. 6-8 Orchestra Concert 7pm SHS Aud. December 1 st -Reflections entry due date 4 th - Grade 8 Washington D.C. field trip meeting for parents 7pm SMS cafeteria 6 th - Science Fair 13t h -Gr. 7 and Ensemble Holiday Choral Concert 7pm SHS Aud. 20 th -Winter Bash 2-3:30pm No December PTA meeting January 9, 2018 PTA meeting 9:15am DARE Rm. 101 The Comet Way to Success EVENT + RESPONSE = OUTCOME Choose an Above-the-Line RESPONSE ASK YOUR STUDENT TO EXPLAIN THE SMS CULTURE OF SUCCESS! THEY CAN EXPLAIN HOW THEY CAN CHOOSE AN ABOVE THE LINE RESPONSE. 3

4 SMS PTA COMET CARD The perfect REUSABLE discount card for the Solon area. The Card that pays for itself. If you shop local, then you should be saving! Makes a nice gift for Solon neighbors, teachers and bus drivers. Akira Hibachi 15% off all food orders over $ Dine in only. Buffalo Wild Wings - $5 off $25 food purchase. Burgers 2 Beer $5 off $30 spent (not to be combined with other offers) D&R Bagels buy one bagel and cream cheese and one get free. Dunkin Donuts Free small coffee (hot or cold) with purchase of a sandwich Freeway Lanes-Free shoe rental with game purchase (limit 4 people) Gionino s Pizza - buy 1 regular priced large pizza and get a small cheese pizza free. Grantwood Golf Course - free bucket of balls with 18 hole greens fee/cart purchase. Menchie s 10% off purchase All Prem Dry Cleaners- 30% off any dry cleaning (not valid with other coupons) Very Berry Smoothie - 10% off any smoothie Waterway Carwash - $5 off any full service wash Send order form and money to: Solon Middle School Office Attention SMS PTA $10 per card checks made payable to SMS PTA. Card Expires 11/2018 Name: Phone #: Student Name/Grade: Homeroom: School: address: 4

5 SOLON CIVIC CLUB S 43rd ANNUAL LUNCH WITH SANTA Saturday, December 9, :00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Solon Middle School/Parkside Elem S.0.M. Center Rd. TICKET PRICE INCLUDES: * PIZZA LUNCH * 8 GAMES * 2 CRAFTS BALLOON TWISTING * MAGIC SHOW * VISIT WITH POCKET LADY * * VISIT WITH SANTA & MRS. CLAUS * Bring wish list! Buy pre-sale tickets on these dates/times only at the Solon Community Center, Portz Parkway: Saturday November 18 from 10 to 12 noon Tuesday November 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday December 2 from 10 to 12 noon $8 pre-sale or $9 at door day of event Adults and all children 2 and older must have tickets; Children need to be accompanied by a parent Questions/tickets: Contact Nancie at (440) sandrapannetti@gmail.com Website: 5

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