PTA newsletter 2020/2021
Staff appreciation week -2021
Happy Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week! Thank you to everyone who donated their time, notes of thanks and treats for the cart.
Your appreciation was felt throughout the school!
"I would just like to Thank You for a great Staff Appreciation week. During this strange Pandemic year it is very uplifting that the staff gets told they are appreciated!!! Thank You"
Bill Brown Monitor at Gowana MS
NJHS Game night - THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK PART
Gowana’s National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) hosted a Game Night, on April 28th from 4:20-5:30.
This activity benefited the Gowana Backpack Program. All entrants donating toiletry items. Such as soap, shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hand sanitizer, hand lotion, bandaids, packs of combs, and deodorant. Thank you NJHS and Gowana Students. If you have any questions, feel free to contact NJHS advisors Mr. Anthes or Ms. Messare
PTA Honorary Life award 2021
Congratulations - PTA’s Honorary Life Award!
Mr. Pangburn and monitor Ms. Weber have received this year's PTA Honorary Life Award!
Gertrude Hawk Chocolate Sale
Thank you for your orders our VIRTUAL Gertrude Hawk Chocolate Sale is CLOSED. If you ordered THANK YOU, we will be in touch for order collection.
'souper boal' - JHS can drive for jonesville food pantry SUCCESS
THANK YOU from Gowana’s National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) “Souper Bowl.”
The National Junior Honor Society would like to thank the Gowana community for participating in our collection of food donations that we called “the Souper Bowl.” All of the non-perishable food items that we collected will be donated to the Jonesville Food Pantry.
Gowana collected a total of 462 items!
We overwhelmingly predicted that the Chiefs would win. 391 items were donated for the Kansas City Chiefs and 71 were donated for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We were wrong! The Buccaneers won by a score of 31-9. Thank you to everyone who donated!
SUPPORT CAPTAIN - GET INVOLVED
Captain Community Human Services needs help.
There are countless ways to get involved with this wonderful and local organization.
After an informative presentation at our last PTA meeting, with Mrs Hurley Associte Director of Captains CHS, we wanted to get this out there so if anyone can help in any way there are so many ways to get involved. Current needs - https://captaincares.org/how-to-help/wish-list.html
School Heros - Treat Cart
Supply our 'Treat Cart' to be taken around the school for our amazing faculty and staff. Donations are needed to keep it running. Signup now closed
January/February 2021 - shen safe shen strong
Help us help everyone and show your support
Our limited edition hunter green short sleeve t-shirt includes membership for 2020-21 school year $15 on sale now - closed
DECEMBER 2020 - Help us say 'Thank you'
Help our School Heros
We are working with our Principal, Mrs Gawrys, to supply a 'Treat Cart' to be taken around the school for our amazing faculty and staff. We have made initial purchases to get the cart up and running, but we need YOU to help. Donations will help keep it running.
food drive for bountiful backpack's - update
Thank you SO much. Our Community ROCKS! and came out to support the SHEN Bountiful Backpack program in force!
Shenendehowa's K-12 Bountiful Backpack program is a partnership with with the Regional Food Bank of NENY designed to meet the needs of hungry children at times when other resources are not available. To find out more and how you can help visit - https://sites.google.com/shenschools.org/shen-bountiful-backpack/home
national pta reflections - "I Matter because..."
UPDATE!!! - Physical and Virtual Submission date extended until DECEMBER 4th
The theme for the 2020-2021 program year is I Matter Because.... Students are asked to submit their completed works of art, by November 20th, in one or all of the available arts categories:
Dance Choreography
Film Production
Literature
Music Composition
Photography
Visual Arts.
lifetouch - Virtual learners picture day Nov 18th
CVL student portrait day: Wednesday 11/18. Possible catch up day as well contact Andrea Gallo. Catch-up day will be arranged for Dec, details to follow
PTA REQUEST
Things may look a little different, and so will Picture Day! All precautions will be taken to make sure that our students are safe while looking their best. But we will still need some assistance. Please consider signing up if you have a little time to spare.
lifetouch SAFETY information
OCtober 2020 - virtual book fair
Are you ready to get lost in a book?
Covid took away our Spring Fair, but come and take a look through the cases at our Gowana PTA ONLINE ONLY FAIR! Dates are 10/19-11/1.
Purchase $25 worth of books and get FREE SHIPPING to your home
We will be earning Scholastic Dollars for our school, and we are hoping to use those dollars to get books pushed into your classrooms.
It's a new school year... let's instill a new-found love of reading!
Gowana Book Fair
Thank you for your support!
SEPTEMBER 2020 news blast
Gowana PTA is offering a membership bundle which includes a membership and a Shen mask lanyard. We are all wearing masks during the school day, so why not show some school pride and have an accessory that is decorative as well as functional.
Order our Standard PTA membership or Family PTA membership and received a Mask Lanyard. OR just order mask lanyards to show your school pride while being socially responsible - School Pride Re-imagined for the 2020/2021 school year.
Gowana PTA will also be providing the lanyards for staff free of charge, help us support everyone TODAY!
Check out our store for pictures and more information.
Thank you for your support!
proud to be a national pta school of excellence
****Gowana PTA is proud to be a National PTA school of Excellence****
“PTA creates the village that helps to raise our kids and strengthen our community”
The Top Reasons NYS PTA Members Make a Difference:
1. E-cigarette ban—E cigarettes now banned on NYS school grounds.
2. Drug Prevention – multi-million dollar increase for Heroin and Opioid prevention and treatment.
3. Parents Rights - Supporting a parent’s right to make educational decisions for their child.
Strong advocacy for developmentally appropriate and meaningful high school diploma for ALL students.
We need your support more now than ever. Join online (processing fees apply)
