Elementary PTA

Moreland Hills Elementary &

Brady Middle Schools

PTA Website

Welcome to the Orange Elementary PTA Web Pages!

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Orange Elementary PTA is a vital link between parents, teachers and community members, providing the opportunity to work together on health, education, and social concerns. Through our programs and activities, the Orange Elementary PTA strives to meet the needs of children and youth in our community. Some of the things we do include:

facilitating communication through meetings, publications and this website;
raising money to fund educational grants and PTA programs;
sponsoring events designed to build community, educate parents and students and enrich our school community.

WE NEED YOU to join our efforts. Check out the information we have on this website to learn more about all that we do and to help you get involved in whatever ways work for you.

SCROLL DOWN for a look at how you can GET INVOLVED.

CURRENT PTA EVENTS

View our current edition of our e-newsletter, PTA Happenings, to get details on PTA activities happening this month.

Go to our complete Event Calendar to check the dates for events throughout the school year.

Brady Book Fair

February 22-26 Brady Book Fair in the Brady Media Center. Wednesday, Feb. 24th is Family Night at the Book Fair from 2:30-7:30pm. Come check out some great book titles and stock up on gift cards while you are there!

MHS Food Drive

February 22-26 MHS is holding its annual food drive to collect non-perishable food items for families in need in our community. Send donations in to school with your child any day during this week. NO GLASS CONTAINERS, PLEASE. Your generous donations are greatly appreciated!

Our PTA Gift Card Program Continues!

PTA still has a great selection of gift cards on hand, and can order any others. Every purchase through PTA earns us a percentage! Here's what we have now: Starbucks, Joann Fabric, Dick's, Best Buy, Claire's, ToysRUs, Aeropostale, Subway, Breuggers, California Pizza Kitchen, Lowes, Home Depot, Chipotle, Barnes & Noble, Panera, Qdoba, Office Max, Sally Beauty, Red Robin, Pier 1, Dunkin' Donuts, Crate & Barrel, LLBean, Bath & Body Works.

Check out www.glscrip.com to see all of the retailers in the program. Contact Cheryl Strom (ccstrom@roadrunner.com) to buy. NOTE: PTA can only accept cash or checks for your gift card purchases.

GETTING INVOLVED

BECOME A MEMBER

Our annual membership enrollment is now in progress, and we need YOU!

Membership in the PTA helps us to enhance services and programs in the Orange School District. So JOIN US! Just print out this form, fill it in and send it and your check (made out to Orange Elementary PTA) in an envelope marked PTA membership to school with your child.

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

"Volunteers are not paid--not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless." -- author unknown

The PTA gives more than 35,000 volunteer hours each year to our schools. Make a difference -- volunteer to help in whatever ways you can!

Contact the MHS or BMS Volunteer Coordinators:

MHS: Meredith Goldstein 216.292.9226 BMS: Michele Lee 440.893.9663

SUPPORT OUR FUNDRAISERS

NEW THIS YEAR! PTA Gift Card Fundraiser

Turn shopping or your morning Starbucks run into money for our schools . . .Elementary PTA is selling gift cards to many popular retailers. They make great birthday, holiday, Bar Mitzvah and teacher gifts and will often be available at various PTA events, including conference days at Brady and MHS. For more information, contact Contact Cheryl Strom at ccstrom@aol.com.

Innisbrook Fundraiser

It is not too late to order items through Innisbrook. You can go to the website - www.innisbrook.com - and enter our school number (115052) and your student's number so that we get full credit. 50% of the profit goes to our school. Contact Mikaela Bolek (mikaelabolek@sbcglobal.net) or Corey Salkin (CESalkin@aol.com) with any questions.

Save your box tops!

and keep sending them into school with your children!

Heinen's is once again partnering with the PTA

Remember to re-register your customer preferred card for the 2009-10 school year and use it every time you shop. To register: Go to www.heinensrewards.com and login with your email address and password or follow the directions under "How to get started" to create a login. Once you are logged in, choose "My Profile" near the upper right corner of your screen. Scroll down until you see the ABC School Donation Program section. Choose Moreland Hills in the drop down menu and then select either MHS or Brady. Don't forget to click the "Save Changes" button and then you can logout.