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SUBJECT: Geneva Gazette - PTA Newsletter - September 26, 2024

Upcoming Dates

September 27: Dollar Dress Day

October 4: Coffee with the Principal + Spirit Shirt Friday 

October 4: Photo Day

October 5: Garden Work Day (1PM-3PM)

October 10: Fall Break - NO SCHOOL

October 11: Fall Break - NO SCHOOL

October 14: Fall Break - NO SCHOOL

October 17: IB Cultural Night 

October 18: Spirit Shirt Friday

October 21-25: Parent-Teacher Conferences

October 22-25: Camp Grady Spruce (5th Graders)

October 25: Dollar Dress Day

October 31: Trick or Treat Trail 

November 1: Spirit Shirt Friday 

November 4: Snack Election

November 5: Election Day - NO SCHOOL

Link to full calendar

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Announcements
Campus Volunteer Needs


Lunch Room Volunteers - Click here to volunteer - Daily Volunteers Needed!

We’re looking for volunteers to help monitor student lunches! 

Responsibilities include:

  • Ensuring students line up properly.
  • Assisting younger children with getting their plates and finding their seats.
  • Helping students stay seated and focused on eating.
  • Opening packaged items for little ones.
  • Encouraging students to clean up and throw away their trash when it's time to leave.

IB Culture Night - Click here to volunteer - 24 Volunteers Needed!

Ways to Volunteer for IB Cultural Night (10/17): 

  • Event Setup
  • Cultural Station (5:00 - 7:00 pm) in the cafeteria: Show off your family's culture through Food, Celebrations, Dance, Music, Language, Sports, or any other aspect you want to display. 
  • Event Clean up

Library Shelver - Click here to volunteer - Bi-weekly opportunity!

Mrs. Jerome is seeking assistance in shelving library books. Experience preferred but not required! The time is flexible, so if the listed time does not work for your please reach out. -- Abbie Jerome, ajerome@dallasisd.org 

WE DID IT! $18,630 Raised and 18 Pies for the Principal!

To our Pie-Tastic Cougar Community,

Thanks to your amazing generosity, we not only met but SMASHED our fundraising goal! The results are in:

  • Total Raised: $18,630

  • Pies for Principal Verver: 18 (1 lucky pie-throwing kid for every $1,000 raised!)

Thanks to your support, we now have more funding to support programs and initiatives like:

  • Community garden 

  • Kid's Corner expansion

  • Classroom supplies for teachers

  • Greater financial support for field trips and after-school enrichment programs

  • More books

We could not do this without you. THANK YOU for supporting our students, teachers, and Cougar community. Your generosity will make a lasting impact on countless lives.

Stay tuned for details on the Great Pie Spectacle – it's going to be epic!

Attention 5th grade parents: Long Middle School Tours have started!
J L Long Tour Sign up!
Last Day to order Grandfriends shirts is 9/27.

Grandfriends Day was a huge success! If your student's grandfriend would like to join the grandfriend club, please reach out to Sarah Vandermeer (vandermeersarah@hotmail.com) or Katie Milam (katiecmilam@gmail.com). Grandfriends near and far are welcome to join the club and support our Cougars! 

Buy Grandfriends Shirts Here!
Merch Update

We know all our Cougars are eagerly awaiting their new spirit shirts & hoodies. We had hoped to have your orders to you this week but we have been delayed. We spoke with our manufacturer and they have told us they would have our order on or before September 30. 


Thank you all for your patience & understanding. 

Feeder Pattern News
Previous Announcements
Cub Lunch Sign Up!
Parent Volunteer Interest Form

We are looking for parent volunteers to help make our PTA events great! 

Below are a few examples of PTA events:

  • IB Nights (Cultural, Math, Reading, Art, Science)
  • Halloween Trick or Treat Trail
  • Fun Run (Spring 2025)
  • School Garden
  • Field Day

Please see the form below for the many ways you can volunteer this year. 

Parent Volunteer Interest Form
Voly Registration

If you would like to volunteer on campus (this include participating in class parties or in-school events) then you will need to register through Voly. This registration must be renewed annually - it expires on June 30th of each year. 


Link to Voly registration: https://dallasisd.voly.org/

Make sure to fully complete your Voly registration - your screen will look like this when you are ready to go. All items must be green. 

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If you already have an account, please make sure your information is correct. 

Upcoming Events
Friday, September 27
Dollar Dress Day
Friday, October 4
Spirit Shirt Friday!
In School Clubs
8:00a Coffee with the Principal
Saturday, October 5
1:00p Garden Work Day!
Thursday, October 10
Fall Break - No School
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