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Welcome to the 2011-12 school year at Mount Vernon Community School (MVCS)!
Current News:
- Stay tuned for the upcoming MV Big Flea Shop N Drop days at our brand-new warehouse at 3813 Mt. Vernon Ave. That’s in the same shopping center as MOM’s Organic Market and CVS. The front door has been described as “tricky” and the lighting is poor. If you’re a personal injury lawyer, we heartily encourage you to let us carry in your stuff. Donation guidelines: Your kayak, your mid-century modern entertainment center, your ice cream maker etc. What’s the stuff that we just can’t seem to move? Mattresses, upholstered furniture, CRT monitors, old TVs… If you have any question, please email us: abeaujon@gmail.com.
- Registration for the PTA After School Clubs is Open! The club session will start the week of February 6th and run through the week of March 19 (no clubs March 23). Click here for the Club Description (in En and Es), the Registration Form, and Registration Instructions in English and Spanish. Registrations are due back next Thursday, January 19th so please direct them to the After School Clubs folder in the PTA mailbox.
- Barnes & Noble Fundraiser: We just received our check from Barnes & Noble, and we raised $754.28 for MVCS, plus a little over $200 in gift wrapping donations, bringing our total to just under $1,000! THANK YOU to all of our volunteers, the teachers, and all of you parents whose children participated in our programs or who bought merchandise in support of MVCS (or both). Once again, we couldn’t have done it without you!
- Wear Your MVCS Pride: New School T-shirts Now Available! Download the T-shirt Order Form
About the MVCS PTA:
The MVCS Parent-Teacher Association supports the education of our children at Mount Vernon Community School. We provide funds and volunteers for enrichment activities such as assemblies, field trips, after school clubs, and classroom supplies. The PTA also supports teachers with grants to augment classroom libraries and supplies.
Please join the PTA and become active participants in our school’s success! Membership forms will be available at many school events and PTA meetings, and are available in the PTA box in the school’s front office. For each paid membership, $3.00 supports national/state PTA organizations, and the balance funds school assemblies, field trips, cultural arts programs, classroom support and special events.
One way in which we communicate is via our email list serv - take a moment to join now:
Following is some important information about the PTA:
- MVCS PTA meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month, at 7:00 p.m. in the school’s auditorium.
- On our private Yahoo! group current PTA members get weekly updates and other information about ongoing PTA efforts. If you are a PTA member, but not yet a member of our Yahoo! Group, please visit that site and request membership.
- Our PTA has a number of volunteer committees and opportunities. We urge you to get involved in a committee or a specific event, or by supporting the PTA through our fundraising efforts. We notify members of all these opportunities through the list serv, fliers, and the school’s newsletters, or you can contact a committee lead directly
Everything we do is for our children, and we need all the support we can get! Do what works for you: attend PTA meetings, bring food for a teacher appreciation night, help with the spruce up, organize an event, volunteer for something - big or small. If you have a passion for something let us know, we are always looking for new ideas! If you see a need at the school that isn’t being addressed, look for a way we can improve it.
We believe educating our children is one of our most important jobs, and active and involved parents can help create a vibrant and enriching place for them to learn. Together we can have a positive impact on all children who attend MVCS and provide for them a wonderful experience at school.
Thank you for joining our PTA!
Hal Cardwell, President
