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PTA Upcoming Events!

Shue-Za-Palooza - February 9th - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Please join us on Thursday, February 9th from 6pm - 8pm for a great night of family fun with your Shue friends. Many activities will be going on that you will not want to miss; International displays, cultural presentations, ethnic food & activities, Book Fair, pick up Basketball in the gym, Reflection recognitions, raffles and an Art Studio. If you would like to volunteer to help that evening please e-mail Jeannie Taylor at jeanniet@udel.edu

Book Fair - February 6 through February 16

Scholarship Book Fair will be set up in the Library and open during the day with evening hours on February 9th. Students and their families are welcome to purchase books. All proceeds of the Book Fair go toward purchasing new equipment & books for the Shue Library.

Honor's Celebration - February 10th

All students that make second marking period Honor Roll or have submitted documentation supporting 5 hours of community service during the second marking period are invited to the Honor's Celebration on February 10th after lunch. In addition, all students making second marking period Honor Roll can dress out of uniform that day.

NEXT PTA Meeting - March 1st - 7:00pm

The next PTA meeting will be held Thursday, March 1st at 7:00pm in the Shue Library. Please plan on joining us. Studies show that students with involvd parents generally do better in school. This is an ideal opportunity to meet other parents and to hear about opportunities at the school to get involved.

BOX TOPS & Campbell Soup Labels

Send those Box Tops and Campbell Soup Labels to school with your student. They will receive an APASS for every 10 Box Tops/Soup Labels given to their Homeroom Teacher. Box Tops/Campbell Soup Labels are an easy way to make money for our school and to earn APASS' for your student.

Community Service Recognition

This is the time of year that many students participate in community service activities with their church, scouts and families. Remember to ask the sponsoring organization for a letter that your student would submit to the PTA and be recognized for his good deeds at the next Honor's Celebration. See below for more detailed information.

PTA Community Service Recognition

This year the Shue Medill PTA will be recognizing students who perform Community Service at non-profit or church organizations. Volunteering is a great way to gain leadership skills, get involved with your community, build new relationships and most importantly, make a difference.

Students who perform at least 5 hours of Community Service during a marking period will be recognized by being invited to the Honors Celebration. The student from each grade that has performed the most Communtiy Service hours for the year will be recognized at the year end Awards Ceremony.

What Counts---

Any time spent out of school working with a non-profit organization. These organizations take any profits and donate them to the community at large. Church organization activities can also count if the money raised is being donated for a mission or back to the community at large. One example is the Food Bank of Delaware. All donated items and money go directly to the people in need. Any events or projects that you help with through these organizations also counts, i.e. walk-a-thons, food drives, etc. School sponsored activities, such as clean up days, also count for volunteer hours.

What Does Not Count--

Any time volunteering for an organization that exists to generate a profit. i.e. working for free for a store, restaurant, etc. In addition, babysitting for family or friends will not count. Hours mandated by a court order or helping individual teachers at school will not count.

How To Find Volunteer Opportunities--

Opportunities to make a difference in your community are all around us. For a list of ideas go to Delaware's Volunteeer Website at www.volunteerdelaware.org

How To Get Credit For Volunteer Hours--

An Officer or Event Coordinator for the non-profit or church organization would give you a letter on their letterhead with your name, the number of hours you volunteered, what work you performed and the mission of the non-profit organization. At the bottom or back of the letter the student should write their name again, their grade and homeroom number. These letters would then be submitted to the PTA, by giving them to the secretary at the front office, before the last day of each marking period (10/28, 1/20, 3/23, 6/1) or by having the organization mail the letter to: Shue-Medill PTA, 1500 Capitol Trail, Newark, DE 19711.

Should you have any questions about the PTA Recognition of Community Service, please contact Paula Sims at paulasims1@yahoo.com

Join Shue-Medill M.S. PTA

We are the Shue-Medill M.S. PTA, and we support improvement in education, more resources, safe schools and overall wellness for every child. Through the middle school years and beyond, your child's development never stops and neither do we.

When you join PTA, you join with millions who care about the issues that affect our students, our children. Everyone is welcome; membership is open to anyone who is concerned with the education, health and welfare of children and youth.

Volunteers are always needed, but if you are unable to donate your time, please do not feel that you cannot join PTA. Your membership alone shows support for our efforts. That said, if you are available to volunteer your time, please know that you are welcome! Extra hands are always needed and we can never have too many parents, staff and community members involved!

Join Shue-Medill M.S. PTA today by completing our PTA Membership Form. Thank you for your support and we look forward to working with you! To help even more, contact Paula Sims at paulasims1@yahoo.com for upcoming volunteer activities.

Box Tops For Education

On certain food and supply products you will find the Box Tops for Education. Cut out these emblems and forward them to the Shue Medill PTA. Money can be earned for our school by submitting these emblems to the boxtops4education organization. The more emblems submitted, the more money to be made for our school. For every 10 Box Tops submitted your student will receive one APASS. The Box Tops need to be put in a bag or envelope clearly labeled PTA with the number of Box Tops enclosed written on the outside of the bag or envelope and given to your student's homeroom teacher.