January News & Meeting Minutes

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Greetings MGS Families,

The Jogathon school party is going to be an Ice cream party.

K-4th will have their party on 1/31 from 2-2:30 and 5th-8th will have their party on 2/1 from 2-2:30.

Parents are needed each day to come in around 1:30 to help set up and then help scoop ice cream (especially with the younger group).

Please let us know as soon as possible if you are able to help with this event.

Our next PTG meeting is Feburary 5th @ 5:30p in the library. We look forward to seeing you there!

January Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Events

January 21
No School - MLK Jr. Day

January 22, 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Special Board Meeting - Certified & Administrative Staff Review

Jan 25
No School: End 1st Semester, Teacher Workday

February 5, 5:30pm – 6:30pm
PTG Meeting - MGS library

Current Fundraisers

Box Tops For Education

Don’t forget to keep clipping those Box Tops. Every dime makes a difference! To find out more about participating products, to get coupons and track our school’s progress visit www.boxtops4education.com.

Benefit

MGS PTG has partnered with Benefit as a free and easy fundraising solution!

Benefit is a free iPhone and Android app that allows you to shop at places like Safeway, Target, Starbucks, Amazon, Walmart and many more, while giving up to 20% of every transactions back to our organization. Just shop like you normally do. When it comes time to checkout, instead of pulling out your credit card, pull out the Benefit app and purchase a digital gift card that you redeem instantly.

For instance, buy $200 worth of back to school clothing at Gap, and $16 (8%) goes back to your organization. It doesn't cost you a dime beyond what you were already going to spend. It's raising funds without fundraising!

Download the app and select Monroe Grade School Parent Teacher Group as your chosen beneficiary to start giving today.

For more information go to www.benefit-mobile.com. Feel free to forward this email to family and friends. The more people who participate, the more funds we will raise.

P.S. Linking your bank account earns more than using your your debit card.

Useful Links

January Breakfast Menu
http://monroe.k12.or.us/media/2018/12/January-Breakfast-K8.pdf

January Lunch Menu
http://monroe.k12.or.us/media/2018/12/January-Lunch-K12.pdf

District Calendar
http://monroe.k12.or.us/our-district/calendar/

Student/Parent Handbook
http://monroe.k12.or.us/media/2018/08/Student-Handbook-1819-K8.pdf