Next PTA Meeting:  2/9, 7pm, HES Media Center. Hope to see you there!

THIS SATURDAY!

BASKET BINGO IS THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 28!
Enjoy a fun family evening out playing bingo! Winners will receive a beautiful homemade gift basket or bag that may be filled with chocolates, games, candles or any of the other themes! Mark your new calendars! Basket Bingo will be held from 6-8:30pm in the HES cafeteria on January 28th. Refreshments will be available for purchase. Presale tickets are $18 ($5 for kids), or $20 at the door. 

Volunteers Needed!  If you are able to help us set up (5:00pm-6:00pm), sell food (any time slot between 6pm and 8:30pm), or clean up (from 8:30- 9ish) on Saturday, January 28 at the HES cafeteria, please contact Denise Simmerly at dsimmerly@verizon.net. We are getting ready for our annual Basket Bingo event and look forward to seeing everyone. It will be a lot of fun for the whole family!! Click here for details! Click here for Tickets!

ATTENTION: THREE SEATS ARE OPENING ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION!! 
PTACHC and the League of Women Voters are in the planning stages for a BOE Candidate’s Forum in early March. 

Council is seeking your questions that you would like to ask the 15 candidates running for the three seats on the Board of Education. Send your questions to: president@ptachc.org Questions are due JANUARY 25, 2012!

Get out the Vote! All BOE members are elected at-large and are non-partisan. So a voter registered as independent, green,or libertarian can vote in the primary for the Board of Education. There is also early voting for the primary. For more information on when and where early voting will be and who the candidates are, go to Council’s website at: http://www.ptachc.org/?page_id=1031

Membership
Thank you to all the families and staff who have joined our PTA! We appreciate all of your support! Not a member yet? You are welcome to join our PTA at anytime during the year! All PTA members will receive a free copy of the student directory.

Volunteer
Hammond PTA needs help from everyone who is willing and able to help. Please remember to fill out the Volunteer form in the folders that went home (Tuesday, August 30) and return to your child's teacher ASAP. If you have any questions/concerns on how you can help, please contact Lisa Takeuchi at lbtakeuchi@gmail.com.  Click here for more information!

Join the PTA!
The PTA works to make each year at Hammond Elementary the best possible school experience for our children. We fund cultural initiatives; after-school enrichment programs; community events such as BINGO Night, Multicultural Night and the Talent Show; and grants to teachers to purchase special instructional tools. None of this is possible without YOUR involvement and support. Please become a member of the PTA or renew your membership. At only $8 annually for a single membership or $15 annually for a family membership; it's a small investment with a big return!

Jan. 27: Fulton ES Meet & Greet 10am*
Jan. 28: Basket Bingo 6pm
Jan. 27: Reports Cards Issued
Feb. 2: Beginning Orchestra Concert 7pm
Feb. 3: Talent Show Forms Due
Feb. 9: General PTA Meeting 7pm
Feb. 27-Mar. 2: Kindergarten Registration
*for parents of students being redistricted to Fulton ES for the 2012/2013 school year

Basket Bingo, Jan. 28
Beginning Orchestra Concert, Feb. 2
Staff Appreciation Week, Feb. 6-10
Talent Show, March 2
Multi-Cultural Night, Mar. 23

Next training sessions: Jan. 25th, 7:30pm & Jan. 27th, 1:15pm
Click here for more info