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Originally delivered on 2/13/2024 10:00 am

SUBJECT: PTA Digital Newsletter - February 2024

February 2024 

PTA Digital Newsletter

Upcoming Dates
  • February 14: Pal-entine's Day
  • February 27: CHE Community Dinner
  • March 4-16: Spring Spirit Wear Sales
  • March 9: School Auction
  • March 13: PTA Meeting
  • March 15: OMSI Family Night at Capitol Hill (NEW!!)
  • March 20: Dining Night Out: Mike's Drive-In
  • March 25-29: Spring Break
  • April 9: Kindergarten Connect
  • April 10: PTA Meeting
Pal-entine's Day 2/14

Date: Wednesday, February 14th

Time: 7:30-8am

Who: Parents, Kids, Staff ... Our Amazing Community of People! 

Why: Let's take a pause in our morning to celebrate community at Capitol Hill! There will be COFFEE for the adults, a special treat for students and the BIG REVEAL of our community artwork.

*Students that ride the bus will go straight to the front hallway to participate*

Staff Favorite Things List

Looking to get a staff member a special Valentine's treat or just spoil them for no reason in particular?! Find out what they really love with our Staff Favorite Things List! 

CLICK HERE to access the list

Buy Your Auction Tickets Today!

2024 Auction: Lights, Camera, AUCTION!

Date: Saturday, March 9th

Time: Doors open at 5:30 and the party ends around 10

Theme: Lights, Camera, Auction! A Hollywood themed night

Tickets: CLICK HERE to buy your tickets online. Ticket sales close on February 25th.

CLICK HERE for FAQ's.

CLICK HERE to see pictures from previous auctions.

If you would like to donate to the auction or support in any way, reach out to Nora Blackwell at auctionche@gmail.com 

Special Appeal: Schoolyard Vision Plan

During the auction, we have a special portion of the evening where we raise money for a specific item - the special appeal. Last year, we raised money for the Capitol Hill Student Support Fund which has been instrumental in helping many of our students this year!

Past special appeals have raised money for the creation of the school garden, more playground climbing structures, music, alternative student seating and STEAM activities. 

This year, we are so excited to be raising money to help transform our playground into an amazing green space!

Principal Sauers has presented much of our green space plans at PTA meetings but we will have more information online and in a video soon. This year’s special appeal will be the start of a multiyear project completely transforming our playground space.

All special appeal donations are 100% tax deductible 

Sponsor the Auction!

The auction team is working hard to make March 9th an amazing night! There is still time to become an Auction Sponsor! If your business would like to support our school and get their name out in our community, auction sponsorship is a great way to do both! 

If you or your company would like to support the auction by becoming an auction sponsor, reach out to Nora Blackwell at auctionche@gmail.com 

WINE, WINE, WONDERFUL WINE!

It is time to help us build the auction wine wall! 

We need 50+ bottles of wine for the auction! 

Can you donate a $20+ bottle of wine to the auction?

If you haven't donated yet, this is a quick and easy way to help! 

You can either drop the wine off at Rachel Wells' house rwguinness@yahoo.com (preferred), or drop off at Nora Blackwell's house near the school. 

If you are interested in donating one, two or TEN bottles of $20+ bottles of wine, please reach out to Rachel! Thank you!!

Family Fun Night: OMSI Science Night

Our Spring PTA Family Fun Night will be a Science Night!

Date: Friday, March 15th

Time: 5-8pm

Location: School

Cost: FREE! PTA raised special appeal OMSI funds making this a no cost event for our community! 

Who Can Come?: Bring the whole family!

What's the Plan?: OMSI will set up interactive tables to explore with scientific fun! We will also have a science demo! 

Spring Spirit Wear Sale Coming March 4th - 16th.

We are excited to announce Spirit Wear for our students, teachers, staff, families and community. The items that will be available are baseball caps, zip-up hooded jackets, tee shirts, hoodies and the raglan (baseball) tees with our rainbow fish logo.

Please contact Tabitha Ames, amestabs@gmail.com, with any questions. 

Volunteer Thank You's!

The PTA relies on parent volunteers to make our events possible!

A big shout out to Julie Vailancourt for organizing an amazing Movie Night! The kids had so much fun singing along to SING! and thank you to Ms. Marienburg for being our technology queen for the night! Thank you to Mr. James for hosting our pre-show with our amazing singing students! Thank you for helping make Movie Night a fabulous community night! 

Thank you to Patrick Moloney for helping lead our Winter Walk and Roll to School! Everyone had a lot of fun getting to school all together. It is a great way to start our morning with some fresh air and friendship! 

PTA Website Resources

The PTA Website is full of great information and now has a new Resources tab. There you will find PTA meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, calendars, newsletters, the PTA reimbursement form and the Staff Favorite Things List. 

Capitol Hill on Instagram and Facebook

Say what you will about social media ... but it is a great way to get information out to lots of people quickly! For this reason, our PTA is on both Facebook and Instagram. Our Parents Facebook page is also a great place for parents to post questions and get information about things happening in our community. 

It is also a great way to see old photos from PTA events if you are new to our school. ◡̈  

Find us on Facebook: "Capitol Hill School PTA" and "Capitol Hill Elementary Parents Group Portland OR"

Find us on Instagram @capitolhillpta 

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