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Greenbelt Middle School
PTA Newsletter
Welcome to the PTA!
Newsletter - March 2015
A Letter from our PTA President:
We need to select a committee to search for
PTA Board leaders for the 2015- 2016 year,
starting in July and elected in May 2015. The
current terms end on June 30.
We cannot do it without you. I would like to reinforce and build continuity, so we will have an
advantage as a school and community led by
the GMS PTA.
We need an executive committee to seek out a
PTA President, PTA Vice President, PTA
Treasurer and PTA Secretary. Training is provided. Smile! No worries! Just be prepared to
dedicate your time and diligent effort.
Also, it is important that we establish committees for next year as well.
Fundraising Committee
Communications Committee
Membership Committee
Enrichment Committee
Staff Appreciation Committee
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You are invited to the
GMS Ice Skating Party!
When: Saturday, March 14th from 2:30-4:30
pm
Where: Herbert Wells Ice Rink, 5211 Paint
Branch Parkway, College Park
Tickets: $6 per person including skate rental
and must be purchased in advance at
Greenbelt Middle School. Look for the tickets
sales during lunch periods.
Parents are encouraged but not required to
attend with your child; the rink is professionally
managed by PG County Parks and Recreation. PTA will be selling refreshments. Volunteers are needed - please contact Sandy
Brown (brownsa@comcast.net) with questions
or to help out!
Talent Show Auditions
Volunteers Needed
This year’s talent show will be held on April
24th. Auditions will be held March 17 and 18.
Students who are interested should see Ms.
Batten or Mr. Panzarella for a permission slip.
March 2015
Spring is nearly here, and we have many events
just around the corner! Please be on the lookout
for volunteer opportunities posted to our
Yahoo list, Facebook, our website or Twitter.
Check out page 3 for more info on how to keep in
the loop. These events cannot happen without
your help!
ptagreenbeltmiddle@gmail.com
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Join us for two great events
Saturday, March 21, 2015, 10 am to 3 pm,
at Greenbelt Middle School
Girl Talk
PTA Craft Fair
GMS PTA will also sponsor a craft fair at the
school with jewelry, treats, books, arts and crafts,
music and more!
Our Clothing Drive will also be accepting
donations from 9am to 1pm.
Join us for our inaugural Women's Conference, The Rebirth of Me: Celbrating
Womanhood, Community, &Culture. Our
guest speaker is Girl Talk Alumnus Miss
Linnita Horten, Youth Advocate. Also featuring presenters: Ms. Jameliah Kemp,
Founder It Takes Two, Inc., Ms. Serra
Kenyetta, Realtor/Entrepenuer, Miss
Alyssa Cocrane-Grannum, Children's
Book Author.
Admission is free and open to the public for both events
Music Department News
Clothing Donation Drive
March is Music in our Schools month! Our orchestra and band students will be performing
at the PGCPS Assessment Festival soon.
Orchestra will be performing on Thursday,
March 26 and Band will be performing on Saturday, March 28. Both performances will be
held at Northwestern High School. Please
contact Mrs. Lentz (anna.lentz@pgcps.org)
or Ms. Fung (darelynn.fung@pgcps.org) if
you have questions about these performances.
We are collecting clothing, shoes, linens,
jewelry and accessories to help raise funds
for GMS. Bring your items to the school between 3:15PM and 6:15PM on Thursday and
Friday, March 19th and 20th, and between
9AM and 1PM on Saturday, March 21st.
Questions? Please contact: Marnette
Schweiss (mschweiss@verizon.net).
March 2015
ptagreenbeltmiddle@gmail.com
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Letter , cont'd from p.1:
Important dates to remember
Another important and critical point is that
we also need to develop and apply for
grants to be ready for the next academic
year to support and fund sports, dances,
after-school enrichment, and other
extracurricular activities like field trips,
music and STEM.
Let's build a legacy for our children. This
board and its supporting committees have
laid the foundation to build and do greater
things.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve.
Antonio Jones, PTA President
Deadline for 8th graders!
Applications for Forestville High School of Military Science are available in the Guidance
Office. Deadline to apply is April 30, 2015.
Stay Connected
Facebook: Greenbelt Middle School PTA
Twitter: GMS_PTA
March 10—GMS PTA meeting & Orchestra
performance, 7pm, GMS Cafeteria
March 12--Applications due for International Baccalaureate program
March 14--Ice Skating, 2:30-4:30pm @
Herbert Wells Ice Rink, College Park
March 17&18--Talent Show Auditions
March 19-20 --Clothing Drive,
3:15pm-6:15pm@ GMS
March 20 – Last Day Cookie Dough orders
March 21--Craft Fair &Girl Talk Women's
Conference, 10am - 3pm @GMS
March 23 – Honor Roll Assembly
March 26--Orchestra PGCPS performance @Northwestern HS
March 28--Band PGCPS Perfromance
@Northwestern HS
April 2 - 10--Spring Break/No School
April 14 – GMS PTA meeting, 7pm
April 24--Talent Show
Free Computer Software available
The no cost Office 365 ProPlus offer is available
to all students at public schools across Maryland.
The following private and secure site has been
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download Office 365 ProPlus from the following
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Website: greenbeltmiddlepta.org
Join the GMS PTA
Yahoo list: groups.yahoo.com/group/greenbelt_middle
Interested in joining the Communications committee?
Have an idea for the newsletter? Contact Justine
Desmarais (justine@actlocal.org).
March 2015
We would love for all of our GMS families to become members of the Parent Teacher Association! The 2014- 2015 membership dues are $10
per member. Membership forms can be found
online at our NEW website:
www.greenbeltmiddlepta.org.
Thanks for your support!
ptagreenbeltmiddle@gmail.com
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