February 12, 2015
Get Involved With Take Your Family to School Week
Are you ready? National PTA’s Take Your Family to School Week, proudly sponsored by the AXA Foundation, is Feb. 16-20. Do you know how you will participate at your child’s school?Tips for being a part of PTA’s Take Your Family to School Week:
- Volunteer in the classroom by asking your child’s teachers how you can help out with activities
- Bring in more families to volunteer by reaching out to other parents
- Plan additional activities with your PTA by using the guides and tools available for free on PTA.org/TYFTSW
- Share what's happening at your child's school by tagging @NationalPTA on Twitter and using the hashtag #Family2School15
- Get inspired by viewing the interactive map of participating schools on PTA.org/TYFTSW
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Get Ready for National Reading Month!
Celebrate National Reading Month with your friends at National PTA and thousands of schools across the country in March! With the PTA Family Reading Experience, Powered by Kindle, kids, families and teachers can engage in fun literacy activities ranging from phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension and vocabulary.See different activities that your local PTA can do and visit our Pinterest board for additional tools and tips!
Fun Reading Tips
Check out these top 10 tips to inspire children to read:
The National PTA Male Engagement Award celebrates the state PTA making significant strides to increase male membership and engagement in schools and communities, which helps nurture children’s intellectual, physical and social development. Apply by April 30. The winning state PTA will receive $1,000 and be announced at the annual National PTA Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
Ask Congress to Protect Family Engagement Provisions in the Reauthorization of ESEA-NCLB
PTA members have long advocated for a comprehensive reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—No Child Left Behind (ESEA-NCLB). The time is now for Congress to hear your voice. Ask them to protect family engagement provisions!
Write your Member of Congress through the PTA Takes Action Network.
Is Your Child Eligible for Office 365?
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Office 365 Education for Students is available for free to students who are enrolled at qualifying schools. Install Office on up to five PCs or Macs and on other mobile devices, including Android, iPad® and Windows tablets.
Students can check if they are eligible for free Office 365. They will need a school provided email address. Learn more at Office.com/GetOffice365.
Protect Your Most Valuable Treasure
TeenSafe, the most sophisticated smartphone monitoring tool, is thrilled to announce that it has come together with the National PTA to provide a safer future for our children, all while raising funds for your local PTA!
Receive a 33% lifetime discount to TeenSafe when you sign up and choose your school from the menu. Plus for every paid subscription your local PTA unit will earn a $10 donation.
Sign up at Teensafe.com/PTA to start your 7-day free trial and protect your most valuable treasure today!
Photographs Worth Sharing with Family and Friends
Spring holidays, like Mother’s Day and religious celebrations, are the perfect time to share your child’s photographs with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Many schools will offer spring picture day with unique background choices and special offers. Best of all, photographs document the subtle and not so subtle changes that a child undergoes throughout the school year—new hairstyles, toothless grins and growth spurts.
Learn more at Lifetouch.com.
Reinforcing Healthy Habits with Lysol
Lysol has partnered with the National PTA and National Education Association (NEA) to develop the Healthy Habits Program, with the goal of reducing absenteeism due to sickness in schools. The program provides customizable lesson plans, activity calendars and tips for parents and teachers on how to help keep kids healthy. Learn more about Lysol's Healthy Habits Program.
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