September 2023 

PTA Digital Newsletter

Have you gotten your Capitol Hill Spirit Wear yet?! 

We have several NEW ITEMS this year as well! 

• T-shirts (long and short sleeved)
• Sweatshirts (hoodie and crewneck) 
• NEW ZIP UP HOODIE  
• NEW BASEBALL CAPS (special request from our amazing Principal Sauers!)
• Kids and adult sizes 

We can't wait to see everyone showing their school spirit!

To order, CLICK HERE

ORDERS CLOSE ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST!

For any questions, contact Tabitha Ames at amestabs@gmail.com

It was wonderful seeing so many parents in person and online last week at our first PTA meeting of the year! We are so excited to have such a big group of parents working together to help make Capitol Hill an amazing place for our kids to grow!

We can't wait to see everyone at our October 11th meeting!

We know how BUSY families are EVERY SINGLE NIGHT! 

We also know that families want to join our PTA meetings!

So Join Us ONLINE!

All our PTA meetings will be available on Zoom so that you can listen in while you are at soccer practice, making dinner or doing all of the 900 other things you have to do on a Wednesday night. 

While we would love to see you at school, we understand that that is not always possible. Please try and make as many in person PTA meetings as you can so we can get to know you better ... but we would also love to see you on Zoom too.

2023-2024 PTA Meeting Dates

6:30PM in the Capitol Hill Library

CLICK HERE to join our meetings via Zoom

October 11th 

November 15th

December 13th 

January 10th 

February 7th 

March 13th 

April 10th 

May 8th

School Picture Day is  Wednesday, September 20th. 

All students will have their photos taken for the yearbook. If you would like to order photos, go to mylifetouch.com and enter Picture Day ID: EVTKT7NNJ

The school has asked for a few VOLUNTEERS to help make sure our students look their best for pictures. Help straighten shirts, make sure every hair is in the right place ... and that there isn't any lunch on faces. ◡̈  

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Jill & Kate at volunteer@capitolhillelementary.com 

**Yearbooks are provided FREE OF CHARGE to ALL Capitol Hill students thanks to the generosity of our PTA! No need to order yearbooks - all students will receive one at the end of the school year!**

Our PTA events run on Volunteer Power. 

We NEED lots of volunteers. We are all busy ... but if everyone does a little here and there, it helps make all of our amazing events happen for our kids! PLEASE look over this list and complete the interest form. 

CLICK HERE to fill in our 

Volunteer Interest Form. 

Volunteer Opportunities 

Grand Friends Day: Welcome Our Grand Friends 10/5 & 10/6

• Set up coffee and easy breakfast for our Grand Friends 
• Help greet and direct grand friends to the right places at school 

The Big Boo!: Our Halloween Themed Carnival on 10/27

• Lead parent needed to help manage all the odds and ends
• Volunteers needed to run shifts at game stations (middle and high school students are great volunteers!) 
• Set up and break down help needed

The Auction: Our Biggest Fundraiser of the Year! March 9th

• Co-Chair needed to work with Nora Blackwell to help manage all our amazing volunteers
• Send emails/fill out online forms for donations (great to do at night while binge watching TV) - all info will be provided - you just send the emails!
• Find sponsors for the auction
• Help organize donations in a spreadsheet
• This is a great option for working parents because all volunteering is done outside of school hours 

Garden: Help Your Child's Class Learn In New Ways!

• Help get the classroom plant beds ready for planting
• Volunteers to work with the teacher to take classes to the garden to plant and learn more about gardening 

Staff Appreciation: Help Our Staff Feel Loved All Year!

• Work together as a team to bring treats, find special items and work to make sure our staff knows how much our school community loves them! 

Free Family Fun Nights: Help Us Create Some Fun!  

• Help host the movie night! Popcorn, projector ... done! (1/19)
• Help host the school dance! DJ, disco lights ... done! (6/7)
• Help host a TBD night! Board game night? Crafting night? Help us find a new fun Family Fun Night (3/15)

Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB): A Statewide Voluntary Reading Competition (February)

• Second Lead parent needed to help learn from Jill how to run the OBOB competition 
• Volunteers needed to help read questions to students during the competition
• Students in grades 3-5 compete in this amazing event!

If you are interested in volunteering, contact our Volunteer Coordinators, Kate Gannon-Sprinkel and Jill Morgan at volunteer@capitolhillelementary.com

Grand Friends Day is a fun day when students are able to invite a very special person to school! It could be a grandparent or an aunt or uncle or even a family friend! 

We will have more details soon, but for now, mark your calendars:

• Thursday, October 5th:
  • Kindergarten: 8:15 - 8:45am
  • 1st Grade: 8:50 - 9:20am
  • 2nd Grade: 9:25 - 9:55am 
• Friday, October 6th:
  • 5th Grade: 8:15 - 8:45am
  • 4th Grade: 8:50 - 9:20am
  • 3rd Grade: 9:25 - 9:55am 

Save time and get updates by joining our PTA Google Calendar. As details develop for events, we will enter all the information into the date for you! 

To join our Google Calendar:

1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
2. On the left, next to "Other Calendars," click the plus sign. Choose "Subscribe to Calendar."
3. Enter cheptapdx@gmail.com
4. Click the arrow back to your calendar (top left) and your PTA calendar should be in the "Other Calendars" section and events should show up in your Google Calendar

Please make sure to log onto the PTA website and update your family information for the directory. All students have been promoted to the next grade level but their teacher's names have not been updated. Please log on and make sure your information is correct so that other families can find you! 

As a PTA member, you will also have access to the PTA Directory. It is a wonderful way to get connected to people at school and only PTA members have access to the directory. 

We hope you visit our website often to get up to date information about the PTA and our school. Go to www.capitolhillelementary.com to join the PTA today! 

Joining the Capitol Hill PTA is a great way to get involved in our school. Membership allows you to vote on PTA decisions (how to spend the budget, new proposals from the community or from our staff and so much more!). 

Membership is $15 for an individual and $25 for two people. If you would like to join the PTA and are in need of a scholarship, please contact our treasurer, Dave Samuels at treasurer1@capitolhillelementary.com

CLICK HERE to join the PTA

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