2011 Annual Fund Drive
Read the 2011 Annual Fund letter
The George Watts PTA Annual Fund Drive is on! Now through November 30, 2011, we aim to raise $12,000 with the help of at least 50% of our George Watts families. That’s about 150 families.
No donation is too small (or too big)! Please make your TAX DEDUCTIBLE contribution today. Two easy ways:
1) Donate online through PayPal:
or
2) Write a check to “George Watts PTA,” with “Annual Fund” on the memo line. Bring it to the school office, put it in your child’s folder, or drop it in the mail to:
George Watts PTA
700 Watts St.
Durham, NC 27701
All donations are 100% tax-deductible. No matter how little or how large, your gift is important.
THANK YOU for your support!
The PTA is always eager to hear what YOU think about how our funds are spent. Please take some time to give us your feedback: contact Karalyn Colopy (karalyncolopy@gmail.com, 956-7875), Liz Healey, PTA Fundraising Chair (redhead27701@yahoo.com, 688-7546), or Sabrina Lamar, PTA President (sabrina.lamar@gmail.com, 225-0226).
About the Annual Fund Drive
The George Watts PTA Annual Fund Drive provides the single largest source of funds to the George Watts PTA. Where does the money go? The PTA focuses on programs and initiatives that enrich our children’s academic experience and build community in our school. Through our annual fund, you will be providing critical teacher training in the Lucy Calkins Writers Workshop program. You will be sending children on valuable field trips. You will be sponsoring in-class cooking demonstrations with the school nutritionist, so that every child learns how to prepare delicious and healthful recipes with fresh ingredients. You will be helping our community celebrate its heritage and roots, while giving teachers and administrators flexibility to buy new and worthwhile materials that make learning fun and accessible to every child.
For more information, read our 2011 Annual Fund Drive letter. (Para más información, lea la carta acerca del fondo anual de 2011).
Open House and Food Drive: Monday, August 22, 2011
- * Monday, August 22, 2011
- * 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- * Bring non-perishable food items
- Suggested food items: peanut butter, pasta, rice, soups, beefaroni, beef stew, macaroni and cheese (the “deluxe” version that doesn’t require milk and butter), cereal (healthful varieties, not overly sugary), popcorn, granola bars, raisins, canned fruit, canned vegetables, 100% fruit juice, crackers, trail mix, tuna fish, *plastic* jars or cans of tomato sauce, oatmeal, powdered milk, ready-t0-drink milk boxes, pudding cups.
Spanish Immersion Classes at Watts This Summer!
New at George Watts this summer…
Spanish Out Loud
“SOL”
Language Immersion Program
Registration form – English
Formulario de inscripcion – espanol
In an effort to create tighter bonds between the different segments of our school population and to provide enriching experiences for our students, this summer our school will offer a Spanish Immersion Program. Classes will be offered in weekly thematic units. All sessions run for 1.5 hours, three times per week at your choice of morning or noon. The weekly rate is $55 dollars per student and siblings receive a $10 discount. Students currently in Pre-K through 5th grade may register. The program will be held at our school site and led by our Spanish speaking teachers. Classes are conducted totally in Spanish!
Our program offers your child the chance to:
- Be immersed in a second language through active learning
- Learn basic Spanish vocabulary
- Experience Latin culture through games, food, literature, music and art
- Empathize with non-English speaker’s experiences in all English speaking classrooms
- Have fun with familiar faces!!
Classes will be held 3 days a week, 1.5 hours per day. You may select the morning (10:30-noon) or afternoon (noon-1:30) session. Register for any number of weeks:
Week 1: Games – June 28,29,30
Week 2: Visual Arts – July 5,6,7
Week 3: Theater – July 11, 12, 13
Week 4: Dance/Music – July 18, 19, 20
Week 5: Cooking- July 25, 26, 27
Proceeds from SOL will help support G.R.O.W, a reading program for students struggling in reading. Make checks payable to George Watts Montessori.
For further information please contact Carolina Musawwir at carolina.musawwir@dpsnc.net
