Monday, November 24, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving from Ardmore PTA!

The PTA thanks you for coming out to our meeting November 13th to help encourage and celebrate our Student of the Month recipients.

We also appreciate your support by signing the petition and letters to school officials to resolve the parking lot, water and blacktop/basketball court issues at the school. With regard to the school water, the water has been tested and the officials are communicating with Principal Gregory.

Regarding the blacktop and parking lot, we do not have an update, so the PTA board would like to you to do the following. During your lunch break, please call the office of Vince Curl or Louis Snowden to request a status update.

Talking points for your VM or in-person call: My name is X  and I am a concerned parent from Ardmore Elementary and wanted to get an update on the re-paving of the basketball courts. The current condition of the blacktop is dangerous and I don't want a student to get injured while playing. Please call me at with an update. Thank you. - Also, please find the letter attached to e-mail to our local politicians. 

Here are the addresses: Kasandra Lassiter; Joanne Benson, joanne.benson@senate.state.md.us; Patricia Eubanks, School Board, District 4; patricia.eubanks@pgcps.org; Vince Curl, Safety Officer, vcurl@pgcps.org; Executive Officer; Monica Goldson; mgoldson@pgcps.org; Maintenance Coordinator; Louis Snowden; lsnowden@pgcps.org


Other Announcements:

Charter School Lottery is Now Open; Go to http://www1.pgcps.org 


Kidz Nite Out, Friday, Dec. 19th 5:30 PM until 9 PM. Dinner and a Movie. "Bring a Canned Good and receive $1.00 off Admission" - Cost. 10.00 per child, then $9.00 each additional child/sibling per family. 

Next Board/Committee meeting will be Dec. 2nd, in the Ardmore Library at 7:00 PM. We will be planning for our next events: Kidz Nite Out and Spring Crab Feast. 

Coat Drive, Dec. 6th, Office of Community Relations for PG County Schools, see Sherry White Talbert, PIO 301.952.4729 ​Join the Office of Community Relations on December 6, 2014 at 10:00 am to Donate a "New" winter coat for those in need and make it a Warm Winter Season. 

Next PTA Meeting, Thurs. January, 8th, 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM, featuring Student of the Month for November and December. Guest Speaker: MD College Savings Plan. We will be collecting gently used coats for deserving Ardmore families at this meeting. We'll also need new hat, gloves and/or scarfs, if you don't have a coat to donate. 

Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!