Post date: Nov 9, 2017 4:44:47 AM
It has come to our attention that Ms. Parham, our wonderful Art Teacher, has been woefully short on art supplies over the past four years. She has been quietly supplementing art supplies out of her own funds.
Ms. Parham has provided a list of supplies she could use for her classroom per student by grade level. These would be used as community items. The prices below came from a school vendor but there may be better deals to be found such as purchasing in bulk as a class.
Anything you can do to help support our art program would be most appreciated.
Primary Art Supplies
TOTAL=$18.50
Lower Elementary Art Supplies
TOTAL= $18.50
Upper Elementary Art Supplies
TOTAL= $19.00
Middle School Art Supplies
TOTAL=$17.50
Please join us before or after your conferences on Friday, November 10 to plant shrubs, prune trees, some light weeding, and fun with fellow Hoyer families.
Tasks we’d like to accomplish:
Tools needed:
Students welcome! Come when you can and stay as long as you like. We’ll get started at 9:00 am.
At the PTSA meeting last week, members decided to postpone International Night until Feb/March of next year. We hope that doing so will allow more families to register for the event so it will be a night of enrichment for everyone. Stay tuned for more updates at the first of the year!!
Many of our fountains have been valved off because they tested above 10ppb for lead, which left our school with only two functioning fountains. In response, Principal Spivey requested that Building Services provide us with drinking water until our non-functioning fountains can be remediated. Our school now has three bottled water dispensers, all funded by Building Services.
In our efforts to renew our designation as a National PTA School of Excellence, we are gathering Hoyer community feedback on areas on which we can focus and improve this year. If you have not completed a survey, please take a few minutes to help us out. The new deadline is Friday, November 10: http://bit.ly/2iM7lq6
Share your input on how PGCPS can improve our school building, grounds, and other major projects! Review the latest Capital Improvement Program (CIP) document at http://bit.ly/2lKXXnL and take the CIP Survey http://bit.ly/2lKIvIk. You can also submit questions and comments to Capital Programs staff at capital.programs@pgcps.org.
November 9, 2017 END OF THE FIRST QUARTER
November 10, 2017 SCHOOLS CLOSED
November 10, 2017 STUDENT-PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
November 10, 2017 OUTDOOR BEAUTIFICATION DAY, PART 2
November 13, 2017 2-HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL
November 14, 2017 FALL PICTURE MAKEUP DAY
November 17, 2017 CAREER DAY
BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Saturday, November 11 from 9am to 5pm | Bowie State University
This full day Student Leadership Conference is designed to help teens and young adults become bright leaders and change makers. This conference will include speakers and youth workshops focused on leadership, positive self-image, college and career readiness, financial literacy, etc. This event is FREE and open to the first 300 students. http://bit.ly/2yFEFWF
2nd ANNUAL PGCPS FAMILY INSTITUTE CONFERENCE
Saturday, November 18 from 8am to 1:30pm | Northwestern High School
The conference features interactive sessions for families, students, staff and community members. Free breakfast and snacks, and childcare will be provided for families who pre-register. Service providers and vendor on site, and plenty of free giveaways! Register now at http://bit.ly/2xOkbqo
PGCPS CHILD SAFETY WORKSHOPS
The Prince George’s County Public Schools will host child safety workshops from now until April 2018. The workshop includes Fingerprint Background Check and Child Protective Services (CPS) Clearance sessions for family and community members For more information, please visit http://pgcpsfamily.org.
MARYLAND STEM FESTIVAL
The 2017 Maryland STEM Festival is underway, and there are several events happening between now and when the Festival closes on Sunday, November 12. Check the website (https://marylandstemfestival.org) out for more information about what Festival events are going in the county.