Bon Air PTA

Teacher Appreciation Week (May 1st – 5th)

April 21st, 2017

Please help us celebrate our amazing teachers and staff at Bon Air! This week gives us a chance to show our unending gratitude for the many ways the teachers and staff enrich and shape our children’s lives. Here is a schedule of events:

Gift Card Give-a-Way

We are asking for gift card donations to raffle off to our teachers. Please consider sending in a gift card for any amount from the store of your choice! We are hoping to get enough for every staff member.

Please send it in with your child no later than May 1 and label the envelope TAW GIFT.

MONDAY: Teacher Breakfast

Sponsored by PERK!No other way to start the week off than with some sugar and caffeine!

TUESDAY: Flower & Note Day

Please have your child bring in two long stemmed flowers This is also a great day to send in notes of appreciation!

WEDNESDAY: Luncheon

The PTA will host a lunch for our teachers. Gift cards due TODAY for Friday’s raffle.

THURSDAY: Teacher Snack Day

Have your child bring in one of their teachers favorites treats. Your room parent will email you the list of your teacher’s favorites.

FRIDAY: Favorite Color Day

It’s favorite color day! Have your child wear his/her teacher’s favorite color!

Any questions? Jenny Olowiany – j_olowiany@hotmail.com, Stephanie Fillman – smrf26@yahoo.com

PDF – TAW 2017

PDF – TAW2017spanish

Go NUTS for Reading!

April 20th, 2017

2017 Go NUTS for Reading!

Friday, April 21st Richmond Flying Squirrels vs. Reading Fighting Phils

Game Time: 7:05pm Gates Open at 5:30pm

Students who fulfilled their reading goal from Ms. Austin will earn a free ticket and are invited to walk in a pre-game parade at 6:15pm. (Please arrive by 6:00pm if your child will be participating in the parade.)

Bon Air will be sitting together at the game. Look for us in section 206.

Tickets are $8 through the PTA (walk-up price is $9)

By purchasing your tickets now, you help us earn $3.00 per ticket for the BAE PTA!

If you are interested in purchasing tickets that will be donated to a family whose child earned the free ticket, but they are unable to purchase family tickets to take them to the game, please write “Donation” on your order form and write the number of your purchased tickets you would like to donate.

All family tickets must be pre-ordered with this form by April 17^th!

2017 Go NUTS for Reading Ticket Order

Eagle Extras 2017

January 30th, 2017

Eagle Extras is an after school enrichment program sponsored by Bon Air Elementary PTA. Our goal is to provide Bon Air students with a variety of fun and educational experiences that they can explore in a 4 week format rather than committing to a longer year round program. Eagle Extras is not a PTA fundraising activity. All fees support the classes we offer.

PREVIEW CLASSES HERE: info-packet-including-course-catalog-and-registration-form

RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED SATURDAY 10AM FEBRUARY 11 – THURSDAY MIDNIGHT FEBRUARY 16. Class minimums must be met by Friday, February 17 for a class to proceed. Separate checks are required for multiple class payments to aid in the prompt refund of class fees for classes that are canceled due to lack of registration minimums.

CLASS DATES AND TIMES
February 27 – March 23, 2017
Snow Make-Up Days (as needed) March 27 – 30

PICKING UP STUDENTS FROM CLASS: It is the parent’s responsibility to arrange for transportation home or to day care after the classes. Promptness is required for your child to participate. Instructors will begin dismissal promptly at 4pm from the classroom. NEW THIS YEAR: PARENTS MUST SHOW A PHOTO ID WHEN PICKING UP STUDENTS FROM CLASS. If someone other than the child’s parent is picking up, a note must be sent to school to confirm the arrangements.

REGISTRATION PROCESS?

Courses are listed on https://bookwhen.com/eagleextras (Website Live 10am Feb. 11)
Click on the desired course
Click “Select.” If you want to enroll two or more kids in the class, select the number of reservations you’d like.
Repeat the previous two steps for additional courses.
Click “Proceed” to add the reservations to your “cart”

Note: You can remove items in your cart by clicking the “X” next to the class

Click ‘Book Now’ and follow the guided instructions to RESERVE your child’s space in the class
NEXT: SEND A SEPARATE CHECK FOR EACH CLASS (do not send a single check for multiple classes) with the Registration Form (Click Here to download the form in English OR Spanish
Reservations will be released if payment is not received by Thursday, February 16th.
Checks should be made payable to Bon Air PTA
No refunds or prorated rates for absence or removal from class due to behavior issues

BEHAVIOR GUIDELINES
All students participating in Eagle Extras will be held to the Chesterfield County Standards of Student Conduct. Students are expected to be honest, respectful, and courteous to the instructors and other students at all times.

Questions?? Sara Leland sarajleland@gmail.com, Kim Selvey kimselvey@gmail.com

Grandparents Day (Nov 22nd)

November 16th, 2016

Grandparents are invited to school to spend time with their grandchild in their classroom. Students have prepared some special things to share with their grandparent when they are visiting! No grandparents nearby? Aunts, uncles, or other special adults are welcome to come!

RSVP for Grandparents day – Please RSVP by Friday, 11/18 so that we can plan

Sign up to help the day of – volunteer for check in, sell spirit wear, donate refreshments.

SCHEDULE for TUESDAY, Nov 22nd

8:15am Check-in begins

8:30 – 9:00am 2nd Grade Classroom Visits

9:05-9:35am 4^th Grade Classroom Visits

9:40-10:10am 5th Grade Classroom Visits

10:15-10:45am Kindergarten Classroom Visits

10:50-11:20am 1^st Grade Classroom Visits

11:25-11:55am 3^rd Grade Classroom Visits

Book Fair & Pizza, Pumpkin Night

October 17th, 2016

Pizza, Pumpkin, Book Fair Night is from 4:30-7:30pm on Tuesday, Oct 25th – Pizza dinner order form

Come shop the book fair and check out the awesomely decorated pumpkins from each class.

Sign up to volunteer in the library during the book fair – Nothing is more fun than watching the little ones pick out books for their wish list or coming in the morning with their own money to purchase books.

NEW THIS YEAR – Order your Book Fair books online – Parents can pay with credit cards and everything is shipped to the school, packaged for the child, ready to hand out.