Bingo!

B-I-N-G-O!! BINGO!! Saturday, May 19. Doors at 6. First Game at 6:30. Food, fun, awesome prizes, special guests, and excitement galore! Bingo cards are $15/adults and $5/kids. All proceeds benefit Jefferson Houston PTA. Questions or want to volunteer? Email Beth at bdcoast@aol.com. And thanks to our sponsors (will update as we go): Neighborhood Pharmacy of Del Ray The Dairy Godmother Firefles

Sucess for All at Jefferson-Houston

There has been lots of discussion about the SFA reading program at J-H.  Principal Rice-Harris and other staff made an extremely informative presentation about the program at the most recent School Board meeting.

It is very much worth watching.

You can find it by going to http://acpsk12va.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=401 and then toggling ahead to about 32:00 into the meeting.

Bingo is Coming!

We're very pleased to announce the Third Annual PTA Bingo Night will be May 19.  Our Bingo co-chairs are actively planning and soliciting wonderful prizes. If you'd like to help out or want to provide a "gift basket", please let Beth Coast know at bdcoast@aol.com.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Welcome Back!

It's been too long but we are happy to start updating this blog again.  We welcome any suggestions or feedback you may have.

It's a very exciting time at J-H with the discussion about the new building and the Open Houses to welcome new parents. 

Grocery Store Cards

Please register your Giant Bonus Cards for Jefferson-Houston.  Last year, we earned over $600, which supported our after-school programs and teacher mini-grants, so your participation is important!

You need to register every year, so even if you did it last year, PLEASE get your card out and register for this school year.

It only takes 5 minutes, and here are the steps:

1.  Get your Giant Bonus Card out so you have the number handy
2.  Go to:  https://www.giantfood.com/our_stores/bonus_bucks/designate_school.htm?execution=e1s1
3.  Follow the instructions.  The school code for Jefferson-Houston is 02311.

The PTA encourages you to select ONLY Jefferson-Houston.  Although you can designate up to 3 schools, the contributions you earn will be divided among all the schools you designate.

Art on the Avenue!!!

Just a reminder that Del Ray's Art on the Avenue is this Saturday, October 1 @ 9:30-6.  

Please come by and check out the J-H PTA Booth.

And, more importantly, we need volunteers for our very simple art event - Tissue Paper Flowers.   You can sign up at
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/artonthe2

Please let Kelly know if you have any questions.

Thanks.

PTA Activities

The PTA is pleased to have supported the new administration and our teachers with two events before the year has begun. On August 22, the PTA provided breakfast on the first day back for many of our teachers. On August 26, the PTA provided pizza.

Big thanks to Misha's in Old Town for providing coffee!