Puckett's Mill Elementary School PTA Website
2022 PMES PTA Happenings
PTA EVENTS
** The below events/activities are tentative and will follow the Gwinnett County School Board's health and safety guidelines at the time of the scheduled event. Dates may change. Please follow Puckett's Mill Elementary School PTA on Facebook for up to the minute updates and announcements.
Upcoming Events/Deadlines - Mark Your Calendars
Friday, December 2nd
3rd & 4th Grade Holiday Concert Ornament Sales Deadline
Tuesday, December 6th
Spirit Night at Old Fountain Tavern
Friday, December 9th @ 10:30am
December PTA Meeting
Wednesday, December 14th
3rd & 4th Grade Holiday Concert
December 19th-January 4th
Winter Break
PMES SPIRIT NIGHT AT OLD FOUNTAIN TAVERN
Join us on Tuesday, December 6th at Old Fountain Tavern for a Spirit Night! PMES students and families can enjoy a meal and trivia with our business partner-all while giving back to our school! Trivia is free and starts at 7:30pm with family friendly questions! A portion of the proceeds from all dine in and take out orders from this event will be donated back to PMES. Reserve your spot today by calling 470-299-6305. Old Fountain Tavern is located at 1250 Auburn Rd in Dacula. Can't wait to see our Hawks families there!
3rd & 4th Grade Holiday Concert
ATTENTION 3RD AND 4TH GRADE PARENTS!
You should have received a permission slip in Friday folders asking your child to participate in the PMES holiday program. If you would like for your child to participate in this special program to be held at Mill Creek High School, please return the permission slip this week.
If you plan to participate, here's a little bit more information:
Ms. Parker, the PMES music teacher, will be working with 3rd and 4th grade students to learn a few songs to sing at a special holiday concert on Tuesday, December 13. Your child will primarily learn these songs during music class at school. However, Ms. Parker has scheduled a few extra early morning rehearsals to give the students more time to practice. Below is the schedule.
Wednesday, October 26: All of 3rd Grade
Wednesday, November 2: All of 4th Grade
Wednesday, November 9: Collins, Gibby and Gower
Wednesday, November 16: Lessard and Queen
Wednesday, November 30: Burkingstock, Powell, Wrobel, Primack and McKee
Wednesday, December 7: Tice, Bostic and Sullivan
** BENSON IS A SPLIT CLASS. IF YOUR CHILD IS IN MS. BENSON'S CLASS, THEY WILL ATTEND REHEARSAL WITH THEIR SPECIALS CLASS.**
On the morning of your scheduled rehearsal, please drop off your child in the carpool line starting at 7am. The carpool line will remain open until 7:10am. Your child will practice with Ms. Parker until 7:45 and then be sent to class.
THE DATE FOR THE MUSICAL HAS CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH!
The tentative time for the performance is 6:30pm at Mill Creek High School
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THE ATTIRE HAS CHANGED TO "HOLIDAY BEST." Have your children strut their stuff in their best holiday flair, or their best dressy flair! A few considerations:
Please do not send your child in shorts.
If your child is wearing a hat or headband, please consider the size. Make sure it will not block kids standing behind yours. For example, as much as we love reindeer antlers, they are tall and run the risk of blocking lovely singing faces.
Please steer away from noise making accessories. For example, bell necklaces.
If you have any questions or concerns about outfits, please don't hesitate to reach out.
CHILDREN SHOULD BE LISTENING TO THEIR SONGS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY.
Using the link below, try listening to the songs with your kids. See if there are any places in the music they are unfamiliar with.https://www.canva.com/design/DAFPBQxGc9Q/mb85rtxGfElmb5gfxV_ofA/view?utm_content=DAFPBQxGc9Q&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
3RD AND 4TH GRADE CHOIR HOLIDAY CONCERT ORNAMENTS ON SALE NOW!
Purchase an ornament to commemorate the 3rd and 4th grade holiday concert!
Designed and hand crafted by PMES business partner, Birch Blessings, these ornaments can be personalized with your student’s name. The year is included on all ornaments.
Ornaments are $15 and can be purchased by returning the form sent home in your child's folder with cash or check made payable to PMES PTA. Ornaments can also be purchased online in our store at https://puckettsmill.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true.
Orders must be received by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND. Ornaments can be picked up at the holiday concert on December 14.
All proceeds benefit the PMES music program and the PMES PTA.
Please contact the PTA Executive Board with any questions at mesptaexecutiveboard@gmail.com.
HELP US BUILD OUR DAD-A-BASE!
DADS ON DUTY is a newly formed committee for the fathers and male family members in our PMES community! You may see some familiar faces in our car rider and bus drop off lanes this year as members will be offering high fives and words of encouragement to start our students' day off on the right foot.
If you or a dad in your life is interested in joining this group, please email the Executive Board at pmesptaexecutiveboard@gmail.com!
YEARBOOK AD SALES TO END 11/18
SHOUT OUT YOUR STUDENT IN OUR PMES YEARBOOK! Share a special photo and message in the yearbook to honor your student in this year's yearbook! These are especially popular with our 5th grade set before they graduate and move on to middle school next year. All yearbook ad PURCHASES are due November 18th. You will have until January 20th to design your ad. Be sure to visit our Balfour site to design and place your ad for your student today!
https://www.balfour.com/.../dacula/puckett-s-mill-elementary
STAFF APPRECIATION
Help us show our awesome PMES staff how much we love them by donating to the Staff Appreciation Fund. This fund allows us to host lunches and treat our staff with other fun surprises throughout the year to show them how much we appreciate all the hard work they do for our kiddos! Visit MemberHub today to make your contribution!
SAVE THE DATE! PMES FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE
Be sure to mark your calendars for the annual PMES Father/Daughter Dance to be held on Friday, February 3rd. Stay tuned for more information to come in January!
PTA Membership
What Does Membership Mean...
We hope that in the coming year, you will help us continue giving our school incredible support by volunteering your time and talents, contributing financially or both.
Here are some of the ways you can play a role in our school’s success:
Join the PTA. This is a simple step that you can take on MemberHub. It only costs $7 per child, parent, or family member to join, and you are not required to attend meetings. As a PTA member, you can serve on one of our committees, vote on matters brought before the PTA, benefit from several discounts, or simply show that you support our school. Click on the Membership tab to learn more and become a member today!
Volunteer. Our programs are only successful because of our volunteers! We have a wide variety of volunteer opportunities ranging from those that can be done at home to those that require a few hours at school and those that require lots of time at school. In your child’s classroom at Open House, you will see a form where you can sign up to volunteer in a way that works for you.
PTA Donations
Did You Know?
The goal of the PTA is to enhance the educational experience for all students at Puckett's Mill. Thanks to a lot of generous support from families like yours, the PTA sponsors and provides:
~Fall Festival
~Father Daughter Dance
~Mother-Son Event
~Scholastic Book Fair
~Yearbook
~Dads on Duty
~Bingo Night
~Cultural Arts
~Class holiday parties (Student Enrichment Fund)
~Staff Appreciation Week
~Bus Driver Appreciation Day
~Teacher lunches
~Spirit Nights
~And much more...
At the end of each school year, any remaining PTA funds are donated back to PMES. While the PTA does make donations to the school throughout the year for very specific uses (music program, media center, etc.), the end of year donation is to be used exclusively for educational materials and support.
At the November PTA meeting, the members in attendance heard a report on how last year's PTA donation to PMES has been spent. To date, the school has used the funds to purchase the following:
`$5,900 has been used to purchase subscriptions to Scholastic News, Storyworks and Dynamath
`$11,800 has been used to purchase digital licenses for programs such as RazKids, Learning A-Z, Freckle Math, Brain Pop and Starfall
~$3,000 has been used to purchase classroom supplies such as STEM toy building blocks for 1st grade, LEGO chain reaction kits for STEM and color sorting animals for the self contained classrooms
The school will continue to purchase educational materials throughout the year as needs arise.
We're grateful for the community we have at PMES to be able to support our teachers, staff and students this way. We truly believe PMES is a special place and it wouldn't be the same without all of you!