Diemer Details
August 24, 2007

Thank you to all of you that have joined PTA! We appreciate your commitment to our school and your child! It*s not too late to join! Membership forms are in the paper sorter by the office. Or contact us and we will send one home with your child, Roberta 649-6631 [email protected], Donna 642-6390 [email protected] As always feel free to contact us!

Entertainment Books will be coming home with your child on Monday! If you do not want the book just return it in the envelope. If you would like the book and know others that would like to buy one, put the money in the envelope with the number of books you want and they will be sent back home with your child. Questions? Contact Lori Puffer 642-7931 [email protected]

Cut and Chat with the Principal 每 August 28th at 8:00 am we will gather in the cafeteria to work on small projects for teachers. Please come and enjoy some conversation, coffee and snacks with other parents and Mrs. Turner. Questions? Donna Brandt 642-6390 [email protected] or Roberta Pierce 649-6631 [email protected]. (Next Cut and Chat is Sept 11th at 8am)

Back-to-School Night 每 August 30th 6:00 每 8:00 pm Adults Only. This is the time to hear what your child*s teacher has planned for the school year. The schedule for the evening is 6:00 每 6:45 visit classroom; 6:50 每 7:10 everyone meets in the gym; 7:15 每 8:00 visit classroom. You only need to attend one session

Family Fun -Taco Dinner/Bingo Night 每 September 21st will be our first Family Fun night. We will begin at 6:00 pm with a taco dinner. Those attending whose last name begins with A-M please bring one of the following shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, cheese or taco sauce. If your last name begins with N-Z please bring a dessert. PTA will provide taco meat, taco shells, iced tea, water and all the paper goods. If you would like soda to drink, please feel free to bring it. For bingo prizes, we are asking everyone to bring a wrapped white elephant gift. (Any family friendly item you have around the house that you would like to give away). If you have questions, or would like to help, please contact Christy Gibson 913-499-0311 [email protected].

Pre-K Night 每 Calling all 3 and 4 year olds. On September 27th we will have a Pre-K night for you. We will begin at 6:00 with a light dinner, a story and a craft. The evening will come to a conclusion by 7:15. Let your neighbors know about this fun time at Diemer. To register for Pre-K events (and so we have enough pizza!) please call the school at 993-3100. If you have questions or would like to help, please contact Anne Hughes at 816-824-3334 [email protected]

No School On Friday, September 28th, the John Diemer Staff will be involved in school improvement activities. Therefore, there will be no classes for Kindergarten through 6th grade students on Friday, September 28th. We are notifying you a month ahead so that you will have time to make arrangements for child care. Johnson County Parks and Recreation will offer a full day of care for those students who are already enrolled in their after school program. This school improvement day does not appear on the district calendar. In addition, all the district schools will take the regularly scheduled school improvement day on October 1st. If you have questions, please call the Diemer office at 993-3100.

Adopt a Soldier Project We are continuing this awesome project for another year! We need updates on our soldiers from last year and any new ones that need to be added to our mailing list. If there is a soldier in your family or family friend that is serving our country overseas please contact Stacee at 262-7765 [email protected]. We will be collecting items as well to be sent, such as, plastic cutlery, reading material, baby wipes, bleach wipes, individually wrapped candies, travel size items and bulk items. Please no items that may melt or contain alcohol such as mouthwash. Soldiers appreciate letters and fun artwork as well! Please drop off all items in the office. Anyone interested in helping to box or mail these items let Stacee know as well!

Holiday Fair/All School Supper-Diemer families have the first chance to sign up as vendors in the 3rd Annual Holiday Fair, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 2. Like last year, it will be open to the public. See the attached flyer for all the details

Safety Patrol--We are in need of parents who are willing to wear the orange vest and help direct traffic at the SOUTH of the parking lot from 3:10 每 3:20 p.m. If you are available to help keep our children safe as they head for home, please contact Tricia Franke at 341-2111 or [email protected].

Room Parents We still need some room parents! If you can help please contact Sharron Morrill at 381-8062

Chairpersons needed Bulletin Boards, Health and Safety, Historian, Diemer Kids Clubs, and our new Cut and Chats are still open, please contact Roberta 649-6631 or Donna 642-6390 if interested!

BIG THANK YOUS GO TO: Sheri Potthoff for the two wonderful back-to-school coffees and teacher treats, Karen Wagner for our beautiful pond, Lisa Robinson for our ice-cream social, and Lori Ciersdorff for our new families* reception.



Back to PTA Home

Written 8/24/2007 YWX

Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1