BAKERS NEEDED FOR THE ANNUAL TRAVILAH STAFF COOKIE EXCHANGE

Please drop 2 to 4 dozen of your favorite cookies in the main office Thursday, December 20. (NO LATER THAN NOON.)  Nuts are allowed.  Label any containers with your name if you wish to have them returned.

You can sign up here at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4aafa622a6f94-travilah1
The more bakers we have, the more scrumptious the experience for our wonderful staff!
We look forward to your delicious homemade treats.

Please contact, Lauri Noble glauri@aol.com or Andrea Goren airzinski@gmail.com with any questions.
Thank you so much!
TRAVILAH E.S. PTA

Sign up HERE

Join us tonight at 7pm in the Travilah ES Media Center for our December PTA Meeting. There is no January Meeting so we will cover the next 2 months. The agenda can be found HERE.

The November 2018/19 Edition of the Travilah PTAs Dolphin’s Splash is now available online! Click the link above to view it in full color.

Things to consider this November:

• This Monday November 19th  is our next Family Fun Night at Potomac Pizza 4 pm – 9 pm. Just bring in the flyer, or mention that you are there to support Travilah ES, and grab dinner to help support the Travilah PTA. Download Flyer Here.
• Want your child to appear in the Nov 30th issue of the Dolphin’s Splash? Ask them what they are Thankful for this Thanksgiving and email their answer, along with their name and teacher, to travilah.pta.president@gmail.com to be part of our Thankful Thanksgiving page!
• How is your holiday shopping going? Looking for great gifts without leaving home?  Yankee Candle has wonderful holiday gifts and holiday gear including candles, wrapping paper, popcorn and more.   Use the link below through January 9^th to make purchases that will support our PTA. Items ship directly to your home. https://www.yankeecandlefundraising.com/cusentry.htm?cusId=999983294&frComp=ycf*Please note: The Multi-Holiday Countdown Blocks are on back-order.  If you purchased this item, you will be notified when it arrives. Contact Holly Akli at mooserdva@yahoo.com with any questions.
• With Black Friday and Cyber Monday approaching quickly, make sure to designate Travilah ES PTA as your charity of choice when shopping at Smile.Amazon.com. When you shop at www.smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Travilah ES PTA to help support your child’s school activities.
  What to do:
  • Sign in to your Amazon account at www.smile.amazon.com
  • Search and select Travilah Elementary School PTA as your charitable organization
  • Next time you shop, be sure to go to www.smile.amazon.com and NOT www.amazon.com
  • Bookmark www.smile.amazon.com to help remember to start your shopping there. Remember there is absolutely no cost to you!

Reminder that the November PTA meeting is tonight, Tuesday Nov 13th, 7 pm, at Travilah ES. Below is the agenda.

AGENDA

Kids collect too much candy trick-or-treating? Why not donate it to Treats for Troops! We will be collecting candy in the school entrance Nov 1st – Nov 9th.

As you may know, Wootton was due to be the next high school to be renovated beginning in summer 2019.  Due to a change in MCPS policy, no new renovations will occur Countywide until further facility assessments are completed for all schools.  According to MCPS officials regardless of the facility assessment, Wootton will not be fully renovated.  Wootton is nearly 50 years old and is deteriorating.  Needed repairs were put off for years due to the expected full renovation that is no longer occurring.  On Thursday, November 8, your Wootton cluster coordinator will be delivering the cluster testimony at the Board of Education hearing for the Capital Improvement Program (CIP).  Wootton students will also be testifying.  We need a strong turnout to show the Board of Education how important the Wootton modernization is to our community.  Every Wootton cluster school should have representation at the Board of Education’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) hearing.  Let’s arrive at 6 pm to fill the hearing room with Wootton Cluster families.  Please wear Wootton gear or wear red and we will provide you with signs.  If you are interested in testifying on 11/8, you can sign up here on 10/30 at 9am: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/boe/community/participation.aspx.

Don’t forget to print and bring your sign!