We hope everyone got to school alright today. I’m sure there were some misty eyes in the kindergarten and 5th grade hallways – mostly from the parents. Babies on their first day of elementary school and babies on their last first day of elementary school. <sniff, sniff>

We know you are about to be bombarded with information from the school administration and teachers, but we wanted to make sure you know what’s going on with YOUR PTA also.

First, if you haven’t joined the Blaney PTA yet, you can join at this link. The more participation we have in the PTA the better it can be!

Second, in the spirit of getting involved, our PTA Board Meetings are open for anyone to attend. In general, our meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month that is a school day and usually held after the car-rider line is clear at 3:15. (Next month’s meeting will be the 2nd Tuesday since it otherwise would be so close to this month’s meeting.)

Dates for our Board Meetings are currently set for:

• August 23 (This is also a general membership meeting to approve the budget & take care of beginning of the year issues)
• September 13
• October 4
• November 1
• December 6
• January 3
• February 7
• March 6
• April 10 (due to Spring Break)
• May 1

More items to note:

• The PTA Paws is usually sent once per month. Be on the lookout for it in your child’s Thursday folder. The first edition should go out in September.
• We are always in need of volunteers. If you have the flexibility of volunteering (particularly during school hours, but we do have other volunteer opportunities), please contact our volunteer coordinators, Jerry & Jennifer Enevoldsen at volunteer@blaneypta.com. Over the next week or two they will be going through the volunteer forms that have already been completed to contact those who have expressed an interest in volunteering.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to attend our meetings or contact any of the board members. We are in the process this week of getting our new board members set up with their Blaney PTA email addresses, but you can always call the school and leave a message or email info@blaneypta.com.

It’s going to be a great year at Blaney Elementary!