Towne Acres Elementary2310 Larkspur Drive

Johnson City, TN 37604www.towneacrespta.weebly.com

Towne Acres Elementary PTA

Every Child. One Voice.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break and

that your family was able to enjoy some rest and relaxation before

starting the final quarter of the 2018-19 school year. The final nine weeks is packed with

events at Towne Acres. I would like to issue a big thank you to all of you who were able to attend our family engagement event on March 21st. Our annual Art Show and Bingo went very well thanks to the help of our wonderful volunteers and teachers. We were also fortunate to have Dr. Greg Wallace, Supervisor of Mental Health and Safety, join us at the beginning of the event to share about internet safety. Our second graders performed during the yearly “Rejoice in the Arts” event at the Johnson City Mall at the end of the month and represented our school very well.

Kindergarten registration at Towne Acres is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3. If you know of anyone in your neighborhood who has a rising kindergarten student, please share this date with them. It has been posted on social media and our district’s website, but there may be some who have not seen the announcements. Kindergarten

registration is an exciting time for us as we get to meet new students and families who will become members of our Towne Acres family. For those of you with students in 3rd and 4th grade, our school will conduct TN Ready testing during the month of April. The specific dates that we will be testing are April 16, 17, 23, 24, and 25. We also have a couple of makeup dates in the event that students are absent. Testing will take place in the morning on these dates, so it is extremely important that your child is at school on time and ready to do his or her best. As a district, our 2nd-4th grade students participate in quarterly formative assessments called checkpoints that help introduce them to the testing process. If your child shares with you that they are nervous or have anxiety about TN Ready testing, please feel free to email me and let me know. I will be speaking with every 3rd and 4th grade class as we get closer to hopefully help ease their nerves a little bit, but I know many of our students are apprehensive about testing, especially our 3rd graders who will be taking TN Ready for the first time.

We also have several field trips taking place

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Ah spring! It’s about time!

My mind has a tendency to fast forward to summer right about now, but I must remind myself that there is still some work to be done before this school year is over. With spring comes new beginnings,

and our PTA is looking for some new faces to join us! This is your PTA, and we want our students and families from all backgrounds to be represented! No matter the amount of time you have available, we can find something that is a good fit for you and your family. Even if you don’t know quite how you’d like to serve, I encourage you to get in touch with myself or someone on our PTA who can help to find an opportunity that you will enjoy.

I want to thank some very special people who helped with the Digital Safety presentation portion of Family Engagement Night: Jen Bradford, Rebecca Jenkins, and Lucy Martin, who helped with sign-in and photo consents; Dr. Greg Wallace and Dr. Simmons who kicked off our event; Mrs. Temm and Jennie Fowler who helped to lead our workshop/small group discussions; Shawn and Jessica Sutterlin and girls, and Felicia Taylor and Brileigh Letcher who helped further with workshops; and our clean-up crew: Felicia Taylor and Brileigh Letcher, Sutterlin family, Fowler family, Weems family, Dr. Simmons, and my husband Cris and kids, Luke, Tess, and Ellie.

April brings with it some work and some play for our kids. Testing will be occurring this month (more info to come from your teacher and Dr. Simmons), as well as field trips for most grades. We’ll celebrate the end of testing with a pep rally and teacher appreciation week. Be on the lookout for more information on end-of-testing activities coming home in your child’s backpack or via email later this month.

Do you or a family you know have an incoming kindergartner? Registration for kindergarten will take place at TA on April 3rd. Please contact Mrs. Powell at 423-854-4800 in our front office to obtain a registration packet and get more information.

Don’t forget about our fundraiser with Ultimate Shine Car Wash! Now through May 31st, thirty percent of all purchases made at any Ultimate Shine location will go to our school. Remember to use Fundraiser

Code 281 at checkout.

Our next PTA general meeting will be Monday, April 8th, and our kindergarten will be performing. We hope you can join us for this special performance! It is a pleasure to serve alongside so many wonderful parent volunteers, teachers, and staff. Let’s finish strong.

Melissa Larzo, PTA Presidenttaptapresident@yahoo.com

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during the final nine weeks, along with events such as STEM Day (May 3), Field Day (May 10), Reading Awards (May 15), and Senior Tea (May 17). We will not be having the Johnson City Public Library Visit during Reading Awards. In order to streamline the Reading Awards ceremony for those of you who have students in both K-2 and 3-4, we will have those ceremonies back-to-back without the summer library presentation. For any of you who are interested, the Johnson City Public Library will be coming to present on a separate day, and you are welcome to attend to learn more about the offerings there this summer. I hope everyone enjoys the final two months of the school year! Thanks for all you do!

Kind regards,Josh Simmons

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Towne Acres will be welcoming our newest and youngest students during Kindergarten Registration on April 3rd. We need volunteers on this day to welcome parents and students, help serve refreshments, answer questions, and share their love for our TA community. If you can donate your time, or refreshments, or both, please contact Jenn Hollinger at jennhollinger@hotmail.com or 423.297.7102.

Do you have a child ready to enter kindergarten? Please click here for complete details of everything you’ll need to bring to get them registered! If you have not already received them, you can contact Mrs. Powell in the front office to obtain all of the necessary forms that will need to be completed at Registration Day.

Date: April 3, 2019Time: 9:00 - 11:30 am 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Mark your calendars!The next general PTA meeting

will be held on April 8th at 6:30pm in the Little Theater.

The kindergarten will be performing.

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NO SCHOOLVacation Day

April 19th

Don’t forget!

School IN session (snow make-up day)

April 22nd

April 16th-17thTN Ready Testing (3rd + 4th grades)

TN Ready Testing (3rd + 4th grades)

April 23rd-25th

Kindergarten Registration

ATTENTION!We are in need of cafeteria volunteers! Cafeteria help times are from 10:45-11:45 am. Click this link to sign up: http://signup.com/go/M81Sjx. Thanks!

Each month the PTA honors our awesome teachers and staff with a luncheon. This is a great way to bless them! If you would like to be included in emails reminding you to sign up, please email Beth Simpson

at esimpson823@gmail.com.

Don’t Forget! The Johnson City Schools annual book drive will run from March 18 until May 22. The new or gently used books that are collected will go on the Johnson City Schools Bookworm Mobile and be distributed to students throughout the summer. Donation boxes are located in the front office, as well as Central Office. This year, there is a great need for Pre-K and kindergarten books. For more information, please contact Tracey Coffey at LearningCenter@JCSchools.org.

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Thanks to all who came to Family Engagement Night last week! We had a

great turnout and it seemed as if everyone was enjoying all the activities and refreshments! I know I had

a great time serving Sno-Cones! Thanks to Mrs. Sharp for the fantastic work on the Art Show! The projects were beautiful and

raised great donations for our related arts programs. These events would not be possible without great volunteers. Many thanks to Jenn Hollinger, Anisa Gluzburg, and Amanda Haywood for helping set up the art show. Fowler family and Mrs. Bowman - you all rocked the popcorn and Sno-Cones! Larzo Family, Fowler Family, and Jess Sutterlin - thanks so much for helping clean up! I know the kiddos also loved having some of their favorite teachers as Bingo callers, so thanks to Mrs. Pfeiffer, Mrs. Brademeyer, Ms. Patterson, Mrs. Bunch, Mrs. Turner, and Mr. Armstrong for volunteering your time! And lastly, thanks again to all families who spent the evening at Towne Acres supporting our school! We love TA!!

Kelly Weems, Family Engagement ChairWeemsboys2@gmail.com

Engagement Night

PTA Connected with Facebook Digital Families Event

Thank you for attending our Digital Families event Thursday, March 21st! Below are links to our workshop handouts. We hope these will help to encourage conversation in your home regarding using technology safely and responsibly. Also included is a supplemental reading guide with links that we hope you will find useful.

Family Tech Talk (En español)

Building Empathy (En español)

Online Presence (En español)

Healthy Habits (En español)

Password Strategies (En español)

Privacy and You (En español)

Supplemental Reading List

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On Friday, May 3rd, STEM Day returns to Towne Acres. It’s a great day of presenting Science, Technology, Engineering, and

Math topics to the students of Towne Acres. As in previous years, the students will rotate through several presentations over the course of the day.

We are in need of speakers to present for STEM Day. We cover topics from light, flying, physics, derby cars, to music, prosthetics, plants, and accounting. Please consider what you might be able to present to the students and contact Melina Christian at mpahigianis@gmail. com or 423.220.9789 to sign up! Thank you!

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If anyone is interested in helping with our 2019-20 Towne Acres Fall Carnival, we are already looking for volunteers. If you have any wood working skills and would like to help us create some new games, please let us know! Or if you like to create and plan events, we could use your help! Please contact Jennifer Bradford or Tiffany Clements at tacarnival2@gmail.com.

We are gearing up for Field Day 2019 on May 10th! We are excited to have the Otters Soccer Team, CrossFit, and Appalachian Tumbling and Gymnastics helping us this year. Be on the lookout for more information about Field Day coming home with your children in April. We will be needing volunteers to help run the field activities (click on the link below if you can help). We are looking forward to a fun filled day to celebrate all the students' hard work this year.Please go to http://signup.com/go/xgixKOt to signup for a shift (or two).

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Regional participants, left to right: James McAllister, Bryce Dalton, Caden Brummel, Will Davenport, Bradley Wilkings, Ian Tucker, Cooper Greer and Kara Barrett.

BIOLOGICALWill Davenport5 Second Rule

PHYSICALIan TuckerPaper Fading

BIOLOGICAL Kara Barrett440 Hz vs 432 Hz

PHYSICALCooper GreerFlaming Fuels: Gas or Diesel

BIOLOGICAL (tie)James McAllisterWhat is the Best Way to Wash?Caden BrummelBacteria Watch Out!

PHYSICALBradley WilkingsSolar-Powered Car

PHYSICALBryce DaltonDisappearing Skittles

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Towne Acres Results

Kara Barrett: 1st place, 4th grade biology

Caden Brummel: Honorable Mention, 4th grade biology

Cooper Greer: 1st place from the American Chemical Society

Bradley Wilkings: 2nd place from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Upper East TN Results

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Towne Acres Kindergarten is excited about sharing some of our adventures in the April issue of the Towne Acres Times. Oh, what a time we are having! We can’t wait for our turn on stage to perform our musical, Folk Songs and Favorites. We can’t wait to entertain the audience with a spectacular performance!

Kindergarten students have actively learned many new things and have made a lot of new friends while preparing for first grade. School is a lot of hard work, but so much fun! We are learning about reading and writing and exploring science and social studies through thematic units and hands on activities. We love reading and listening to fiction and nonfiction stories. Kindergartners are learning how to

become great authors by working on our writing skills daily through meaningful experiences. We are practicing narrative, informational, and opinion writing. We love to count by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 100 and beyond! Each class has worked hard learning to solve addition and subtraction problems. We are practicing being math problem solvers by explaining our thinking. Kindergartners are on their way to becoming excellent mathematicians. Wow, we have grown in our learning!

Students have enjoyed interacting with their 4th grade reading buddies each week. During this time, they read books and practice other basic reading skills. We appreciate the 4th graders’ hard work with the kindergartners!

In October, we visited Stickley Farms. We enjoyed going on a hayride and exploring a corn maze. In March, we traveled to Kingsport to watch the production of The Cat in the Hat. We took this opportunity to discuss story elements. We look forward to our LAST field trip to Hands On! Discovery Center. Students will be engaged in constructing and investigating objects. Many thanks to our parent chaperones for all of their help this year!

We extend a BIG Towne Acres welcome to our new students: Carina Cook, Zachary Crowder, Lily Garber, and Julie Street. We look forward to many more learning adventures and a successful end of the school year!

Growing in our Learning!

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Our Towne Acres readers recorded over 130,500 minutes of reading for the month of February! Thank you all so much for using the online form to track your

child’s minutes at the end of each month. If you would like to print a form for your child to record his/her minutes throughout the month, please click HERE. To submit your child’s minutes

for the month of March, click HERE. Please record minutes by the 5th of April. Let’s finish strong for our last month of Towne Criers reading!

Lucy Martin lucymartin11@hotmail.com

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Congratulations to the following students for completing their 400 minutes of reading for February! Keep up the good work!

Mason AtheyAnna Grace Campbell

Lily GarberPrayan Gautam

Kael HillMadison Jackson

Adriel MartinJoshua OlsonJamison SmithAurora Stevens

Olivia Van GerpenAudrey Wilkings

Brademeyer WardCampbellMatthew Bradford

Sienna ClineAidan Hopkins

Samuel JohnstonLauren Keplinger

Kage LeachMarley Mackie

McKenzie MoyerMaurice ScruggsAagna VasanthTurner WeemsKennedy Wells

Piper Wolfe

HowardAnna Lee CappsAmelia Delaune

Sadie GillertNadia HarknessEmma Hollars

Douglas LedbetterWyatt Majority

Max RaderGabi Saunders

Chloe StoryLeland TuckerMichael Ward

Eva CaldwellEliana Clements

Savannah JenkinsSophia JohnsonEmerson PennyBella PerriganLiam WalkerWyatt WalkerAnna Williams

Goad WillisPfeifferSean BaggotClaire Bedard

Adeline BelangerAlison Berry

Riley BlankenshipCatherine Church

E.B. DavisMicah DriverElijah Hurley

Mikayla KevernHarper LefeversMaverick MackieNaarah MartinBrock RaganJacey SandosClara SutterlinElla WhartonTyler Williams

TaylorMagnolia Allen

Amelia BuchananKamryn Clark

Naomi GluzbergIsabelle Hilton

Lula Mae JohnstonAshleigh Lewis

Lillian SuttleJacob SwatzellAdam Tucker

Ilyas Yavas

Isla AllchurchSanjana Bangaru

Tori BurketteEmory Christie

Elliot DyerRuthie MartinElin Mattison

Caroline MorganMaya Osborn

Carter RichardsonNoah Seeley

Lily AitkenSarah Comerford

Luke EstepCash Mann

Solomon PellegromAdelyn PhilbrickMaggie Pierson

Tate RaganMatthew SmithEmma ThomsenLucy ThomsenHenry Wasem

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Travis GlissonEvy HaywoodCarl JohnsonLavi MociranBart Olson

Isla OstermanEmma Jo Ringley

Will TerraneraEllis Thomsen

Bunch TurnerHullFinn Belanger

Makenah BrownCaleb Comerford

Sophia CuiSophia Hansard

Gabriel IrwinColton JonesSean Kolasiva

Brady LedbetterDante RodgersElla Simpson

Jayden WilliamsYakub Yavas

KibelbekReagan BishopBen CampbellSophia Dalpiaz

Mason DempseyDagny HensleyHailey Hollars

Paige HollingerEli Jenkins

Karsyn PotterAddison Smith

Reagan Sutterlin

Inaaya AzizCalleigh Dorton

Erin EilersTyler EstepNalya Lewis

Emily Mendez ManceraKyra Reed

Auron RodgersIan Tucker

Lucas TysingerBradley Wilkings

Bowman TemmLoving RazoBlaiklee BrooksOwen BurketteRainie HunterEthan SeeleyRyan Woods

Ensley BakerKara BarrettSean BushellCooper GreerLuke Kibelbek

Owen KingRyder Osterman

Max ReeceEmily Strode

Michael TerraneraAnna Van Gerpen

Kaden CloptonNatalie Kevern

Tessa LarzoMahri LayneOwen Lewis

James McAllisterCharlie MorganRadiance OwensLogan Rhodes

Mikkenlee SmithAustin Stevens

Rishi BrahmbhattAmbrose Dunne

Skyler DykesIsabella HiltonBruce HunterMillie Jones

Layla LevesqueSophia Miller

Campbell PhillipsNick Schulz

Hartwyn Vatrana

Cross WhiteMurphyReed BenningtonDylan Bumgarner

Emma HensleyBrody Hill

Bennett HorneCate JenkinsFinn LewisAva Lillie

Colton LovelaceAnnslie Morris

Rohan PapireddyJake PhilbrickLuke Ringley

RobinsonJackson Baker

Rishi BhattacharyaLayla Boggs

Myles BookerKhaliyah CarneyJohn Louis Eilers

Elyse LarzoMushabbar RazaKrishnika SinghPaxton Temm

Isaiah Van GerpenAbrielle Ward

Evan BedardCooper Bradford

Ava CarterHarper DalpiazBrinkley HarrisSpencer Long

Brielyn MartinezCruz MartinezDalton Perry

Alba ThomsenHayden White

Gus AdamsBow AllchurchHudson BerrySarah DelauneOwen HenleyGrant HerrigZach PiersonGhazi RazaElla Trent

Hank WellsAvery WhitsonBen Williams

Congratulations to the following students for completing their 400 minutes of reading for February! Keep up the good work!

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PresidentMelissa Larzo (304.376.2088)

President ElectJennie Fowler (423.483.5511)

1st VP (Programs)Beth Morris (865.441.2103)

2nd VP (Membership)Amanda Haywood (423.741.1196)

SecretaryMissy Reece (423.557.5776)

TreasurerJessica Sutterlin (423.767.8493)

Past President/ParliamentarianJennifer Hollinger (423.297.7102)

Box Tops: Casey Lovelace (423.747.0878)

Cafeteria/Clinic Coordinator: Jennifer Tucker (423.794.7726)

Carnival Co-Chair: Jennifer Bradford (682.422.7224)

Carnival Co-Chair: Tiffany Clements (423.612.1401)

Class Art Projects: Shelly Martinez (501.352.5422)

Classroom Baskets: Jennifer Eilers (423.794.8583)

Silent Auction: Melina Christian (423.220.9789)

Cultural Arts: Margo Ward (423.895.1375)

Dictionaries: Jennifer Tucker (423.794.7726)

Directory: Kristy Seeley (513.518.4039)

Diversity + Inclusion: Jenn Belanger (515.783.4024)

Family Engagement: Kelly Weems (423.823.0656)

Faculty Staff Appreciation: Beth Simpson (317.840.6390)

Field Day: Anisa Gluzberg (602.615.7115)

Green & Clean: Linda Glisson (972.765.7963)

Hospitality: Jennifer Hollinger (423.297.7102)

Legislative: Rebecca Jenkins (423.794.9676)

Leveled Library: Youree Mattison (770.686.0502)

Muffins + Donuts Co-Chair: Kelley Lewis (423.767.3764)

Muffins + Donuts Co-Chair: Catherine Layne (423.255.8153)

Newsletter/Website: Kristy Seeley (TAPTAnewsletter@gmail.com)

Public Relations: Jennifer Hollinger (423.297.7102)

Reading: Lucy Martin (770.337.7893)

Room Parents: Tracie Walker (423.647.1717)

Scholarship: Lauren Temm (423.854.4800)

Science Day: Melina Christian (423.220.9789)

Scrapbook: April Street (423.914.4363)

Spirit Co-Chair: Amber Bumgarner (304.237.2679)

Spirit Co-Chair: Elizabeth Goins (336.580.5999)

Spirit Co-Chair: Cori Horne (423.426.1407)

Yearbook: Kathryn Comerford (704.378.4171)

Booster Club Rep: Sarah Schumaier (423.426.4636)

Teacher Rep: Lauren Temm (423.854.4800)

Principal: Josh Simmons (423.854.4800)

Visit our website at: www.towneacrespta.weebly.com

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Kroger Community Rewards

Register your Kroger Shopping Card at www.kroger.com/communityrewards

Follow the online directions under “Community Rewards” to register your Kroger Plus Shopping card

and designate Towne Acres as your selected school.

Food City School Bucks

Go to www.foodcity.com, then to the “Community” section, then “School Bucks,” and register your Food City Valucard for School Bucks

and designate Towne Acres (ID # 40775) as your selected school.

Office Depot

Simply make a purchase of qualifying school supplies, provide our school ID (70092919) at checkout and Towne Acres will receive 5% back in credits for

FREE supplies! It’s a small act that can make a huge difference.

Box Tops for EducationTM

Look for specially marked products with the Box Top logo. Clip and save them to turn in to your child’s teacher.

Each box top is worth 10¢ for our school. We will have contests to see which classroom can turn in the most labels!

You can also earn bonus box tops while you shop with the Box Tops Bonus App.

Amazon Smile

Do your online shopping on Amazon? Go to www.smile.amazon.com and search for Towne Acres Booster Club to select. Every time you shop through the link

above, you’ll earn money (0.5% of your purchase) for our school.

raising

Dirty car? Now through May 31st, use the fundraiser code 281 at any of the 10 Ultimate Shine locations. They will give 30% of your purchase back to Towne Acres! Click pic for details.

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PresidentSarah Schumaier

TreasurerElizabeth Brown

SecretaryPhilip Baker

PrincipalJosh Simmons

Faculty RepresentativeAllison Razo

DirectorsJennifer EilersJennie Fowler

Jennifer HollingerCatherine Layne

Jeff MartinJohn Smith

Jessica SutterlinTracie Walker

Elizabeth Williams

Isn’t it hard to believe we are in the last stretch of the school year? Thank you to everyone who has donated to Towne Acres Booster Club this year! We have dispersed funds to teachers and each grade level for supplies. Earlier in the year we outfitted a new classroom with a projector and speaker system. The 3rd grade had a request for snap circuits which was granted and the kids loved them! Book Fair (May 7-10) and Walk-a-Thon (May 10) are our next big events. Book Fair will begin Tuesday, May 7th and run throughout that week. Walk-a-Thon kicks off Field Day with a march around Towne Acres with a few special visitors to cheer us on. This is the Booster Club’s biggest fundraiser and sets the tone for how much and what we can provide back to the teachers and school next school year. Donation forms will be coming home in the

weeks to come, and top donations win prizes of Principal for a Day, Librarian for a Day, and Gym Teacher for a Day. The highest class total will also win a pizza party! As always, if you wish to make a donation anytime throughout the year, it is welcome!

Sincerely, Sarah A. SchumaierTA Booster Club President

100% of all donations go back to the Towne Acres, teachers, and students and are 100% tax-deductible!

Name as you would like to appear on donor list:

Address:

Phone:

Student name(s)/Grade(s)/Teacher(s):

Gift Amount Enclosed: $

Email Address for Receipt:

Levels of GivingPlatinum: $500 and above Gold: $250-$499 Silver: $100-$249 Bronze: $50-$99 Supporter: $1-$49

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Towne Acres PTA MembershipHelp us Get Our Year off to a Good Start

OUR GOAL: 425 membersCURRENT: 421 members

Signing up for PTA is easy. Return this completed form with your membership fees, and you’re in. You will receive an email with a link to your own PTA membership card.

Showing your digital card will earn you 10% off at area businesses and restaurants!

Please list all of your Towne Acres students in the form below. Please provide the name and email address for each member in the “Membership Information” section. Finally, have ONE of your students return this form along with payment in an envelope. The cost is $5.00 PER Member.

Please make checks to Towne Acres PTA. Additional forms can be provided if needed. Thank you for your support!

** There will be a small service fee for those paying with credit card **

Towne Acres Student _____________________ Teacher/Grade ______________________Towne Acres Student _____________________ Teacher/Grade ______________________Towne Acres Student _____________________ Teacher/Grade ______________________

MEMBER NAMES

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It’s not too late to join!Don’t miss out on 10% savings at

participating local businesses and restaurants!

See below for details!H

Visit our participating partners, show your digital PTA Membership Card and receive a 10% discount.

Some limitations apply. Click for complete details.

Click here to view a complete list of participating businesses on our website.

Johnson City Council of PTAs and PTSAsBusiness Partners Assisting Local Schools (BPALS)

A big thank you to all the parents

and teachers who submitted pictures for the yearbook!

It is greatly appreciated. The yearbook has

been completed and will be

distributed in May.

Thank you!Kathryn Comerford

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We Need You!Will you have a little extra time on your hands this upcoming school year? Would you like to get involved with the PTA? We have several positions that will be opening up and we would love for you to get involved! If any of the following sound interesting to you, please contact Melissa Larzo (current PTA President) at TAPTAPresident@yahoo.com, or Jen Fowler (incoming president)!

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POSITIONS• 1st VP-Programs: Coordinates the format of General Assembly meetings, with the assistance of

the PTA President, the Principal, the teaching stadd, and the custodial staff. Chairs the Program Committee, which is made up of the committee chairs of Cultural Arts/Contests, Family Engagement, Green and Clean, Reading, Dr. Simmons, and a teacher representative.

• Secretary: Records meeting minutes, keeps and files permanent records, maintains a current membership list.

COMMITTEE CHAIRS• Carnival Silent Auction Chair: Recruit donated items from community sponsors. Prepare items with

bid sheets. Oversee silent auction. Coordinate with Classroom Art Projects and Classroom Basket chairs for the live and silent auction. Collect monies and distribute them. Write thank you notes to sponsors.

• Classroom Art Projects Sub-Chair: Work with room parents and teachers in deciding ideas for art projects. Get volunteers to help create projects and help with the auction of these items. Coordinate with Silent Auction and Classroom Basket chairs for the live and silent auction.

• Cultural Arts/Contests Chair: Provides information and resources to encourage enrichment of basic curriculum through introduction of cultural arts programs, ideally one in the Fall and one in the Spring, including but not limited to plays, musicians, artists, and authors. Coordinates the Citizenship Essay Contest, and promotes good Citizenship throughout the school year. Plans and executes the National PTA Reflections Contest at the local level. Responsible for the execution of the State PTA Safety Poster Contest in the fall.

• Diversity & Inclusion Co-Chair: Will support PTA committees and offer guidance for accommodations to PTA programs to facilitate inclusion of the whole school community.

• Leveled Library Chair: Responsible for working with Librarian and teachers to ensure the Towne Acres Leveled Library remains current. Help with ordering of additional books as requested, and organize the labeling and filing of new books added. Coordinates volunteers for special projects at the Librarian’s request.

• Room Parent Coordinator: Will appoint 2 room parents for each classroom. Must plan and execute a room parents’ meeting to provide information to room parents concerning their responsibilites (classroom parties, assuring that teacher has needs met for field trips, carnival, field day, teacher/staff appreciation day and adopt-a-spot volunteers). Will supervise and be available to all room parents.

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES (contact Melissa for more info if you’re interested in any of these)• Cafeteria/Clinic Coordinator• Dictionaries• Field Day Co-chair• Newsletter

• Scholarship• STEM Day• Yearbook Co-chair

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Date Time Event Description Location Cost

4/1, 8, 15, 22, 29

4 - 5 pm Tale to Tail Reading to a trained listening dog

(ages 5-9).

Johnson City Public Library

Free.Call 434.4458 to

sign up for a time.

4/2-20

4/8

Varies

7:00 pm (Sensory Friendly

performance)

The Princess and the Pea

The Queen wants her son, Prince Harold, to

marry, but Harold has yet to find a princess whom

he can love.

Barter Theatre $16 for adults, $14 for youth.

4/5 8 - 10 pm Evening Star Party - New

Moon

Take a turn using our telescope or astronomy binoculars during the best time to observe

faint objects in the sky.

Hands On! Discovery

Center

Admission is $3 per person ages 4+, under 4 free.

Exhibit spaces closed for event.

4/6 10 - 11:30 am Storytime & Paint: “It’s Not Easy Being a

Bunny”

We will be reading a classic kids book,

then painting ceramic bunnies.

Into the Fire Reservations required.

Call 423.926.2529 to reserve a spot.

4/12 6:30 pm 2019 Run For Your Buns 5K

- Colon Health Awareness

Please join us as we run, walk or stroll our way to a healthier colon! There will be a health fair after

the race.

Franklin Woods

Community Hospital front

lawn

$25 registration fee.Canine participants are welcome (must be well socialized and on a leash).

4/13 10:30 am Family LEGO Day

Make LEGO creations

Johnson City Public Library

Free.

4/19 9:30 am - 12 pmActivities and

egg hunting are on-going, so

stop by anytime during the event.

Fossil Egg Hunt Join us for some egg-cellent fossil fun with experiments, crafts, a prehistoric putting

course, and egg hunting in a prehistoric forest.

Hands On! Discovery

Center

FREE for members. FREE with paid

general admission.

4/20 10 am - noon Kids Canvas Class: Easter

Chicks

Includes instruction, supplies, 12” x 12” canvas and snack.

Into the Fire $20 per child, ages 5 and up. Pre-registration

is required, 423.926.2529.

4/27 10:30 am - 3:30 pm

Superhero Science

Family Pop-In Workshop

Unmask the science behind superheroes

and their superpowers! Explore magnetism,

flight & nanotechnology!

Hands On! Discovery

Center

$3 per person for members, $5 per person for non-

members. Children under 4 free.

4/27 3 - 5 pm Henry Johnson’s Birthday

Celebration

1800’s themed party featuring live music, a scavenger hunt, train

rides and more! Come record a video message

to be included in the 2019 time capsule.

King Commons

Park, Downtown JC.

Free.

happenings

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday REFRESH REJUVENATE REMEMBER REFLECT REJOICE

Teacher Appreciation Week

Thank

you,

teacher!teacherlunch

Mark your calendar and be on the look out for more details coming home soon!

APRIL 29TH - MAY 3RD

STAFF

into Indian Trail!Please join us to celebrate 4th grade graduation

at Quantum Leap Trampoline Park117 East King Street

MAY

2412:00

‘til1:3o

Tornadoes, let’s JUMP

Questions?$10per kid

Save time and complete an online waiver here: http://quantumleapjc.com/waiver/

Paid siblings welcome to attend, too!

bring $$ for arcade

games

pizza + jumping

included

cooltreats!

Kristy Seeley513.518.4039

kristy.seeley@gmail.com

Missy Reece423.557.5776

blrmmr@gmail.com

Please complete the form that your student received and return it by 5/3 with $10/child if your child will be attending. This will help us

with ordering the pizza and treats ahead of time. Checks can be made payable to Missy Reece.

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4thgrade

ATTN:

Party

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February 1February 4 February 5 February 14 February 14 February 15 February 18 February 21 February 28 February 28

March 7March 8 March 8 March 8 March 11-15 March 20 March 21 March 21March 28

April 8

April 11 April 12April 16-17April 19 April 22 April 23-25

May 2 May 2 May 3May 3 May 10 May 13May 15 May 17May 21 May 23 May 24

Mid-Term progress reports go homeTA Night at the JC School Board Meeting (4th grade chorus performance)Class Group Pictures Valentine's Day PartiesPTA Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m. (Little Theater)Science Hill Spirit Day NO SCHOOL (Snow Day) SCHOOL IN SESSION!PTA General Meeting, 6:30 p.m. (Little Theater) with 1st grade performanceDigital Learning DaySpring individual school pictures

3rd grade field tripEnd of third nine-week termCamp Fair, 8:30-11:30 a.m.Cultural Arts (JRT)Spring BreakReport cards issued PTA Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m. (Little Theater)Family Engagement Night/Art Show/Digital Safety & Learning, 6:00 p.m.Rejoice in the Arts (The Mall at Johnson City)

PTA General Meeting, 6:30 p.m. (Little Theater) with Kindergarten performance PTA Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m. (Little Theater) Mid-Term progress reports go home TN Ready testing Vacation Day (No School)NO SCHOOL (Snow Day) SCHOOL IN SESSION!TN Ready testing PTA Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m. (Little Theater) PTA General Meeting, 6:30 p.m. (Little Theater) with Chorus and/or Contest WinnersSTEM Day/Science DayEnd of Year Pep RallyField Day4th Grade Field Trip Reading Awards (grades K-2 from 12:30-1:30; grades 3-4 from 1:30-2:30) Senior Day Variety ShowGrades K-3 Awards Day4th grade promotion, Last Day of school (11:30 a.m. dismissal)

school

*** Dates may change due to unplanned school closings during the year.****** Days lost due to inclement weather are added on to the end of the year.***

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2018 Fall Carnival Sponsors + VendorsThank you to the 2018-19 Families, Businesses, Friends and Supporters of Towne Acres!

Click on their logos, or business names, to learn more about them!

The Comerford Family

Dr. Lisa Blankenship

The Gluzberg Family

Imperial Family Medicine (Dr. Vijay Raj Singh)

James & Sara Allen

Chad & Joanna Capps

Salon Couture

The Gautam Family

The Dyer Family

The Fowler Family

Dr. Chambless & Emmalea Johnston

Sandeep & Smita Bangaru

Weems Cartage & StorageThe Vasanth Family

The Booker Family

Brian & Kelly Irwin

The Christie Family

Owen & Tori Burkette

The Glisson Family

The Papireddy Family

The Martinez Family

The Dorton Family

Dr. Emma Hunter, DDS, MS