PTSA Memo

August 13, 2007

Dear Ford Families,

The Ford PTSA would like to welcome you back to another year at Ford. We hope you’ve had a wonderful summer and are ready to get back into the swing of school and routines.

Please go to our PTSA website www.fordptsa.com. It is in the process of being updated. However, there you will find 2 things that you may need now:

1. School Store Information and Order Form – if you were unable to get everything that you need from the School Store, please go the School Store link, print off a form, fill it out, make your check payable to Ford PTSA and send it in an envelope with your child to school marked “School Store”. PTSA volunteers will fill your order and take it to your child’s classroom as soon as possible.

Please note that EVERY child, Kindergarten through 5th grade needs to order a sketch book for art class for $4.50. This was a late addition and some people may not have gotten the message about this. These are NOT currently in stock, but will be delivered as soon as they arrive!

Kindergarten parents – each kindergarten class is ordering their own t-shirts for their class. These are on the order form as New Spiritwear for $10. Each kindergarten class will be getting a different color. You just need to make sure that we have your child’s name, teacher and size of t-shirt that you would like for your child to have. Speak to your child’s teacher if you have any questions regarding t-shirts.

2. PTSA Membership Forms – go to the Membership link on the website to download a form for this. Your membership in Ford’s PTSA automatically gives you membership in Georgia PTA and National PTA. Aside from being part of a national organization that exists to promote the education and well being of children – there are also some benefits that you get from being a member of PTSA. These can also be viewed on this link! The first class to obtain 100% student membership will get a special treat this year. Mayor Tommy Allegood of Acworth has agreed to have lunch with this class! When making a membership payment, please make your check payable to Ford PTSA and place that with the form in an envelope marked “Membership”.

We thank you so much for the enthusiasm and support that we’ve seen so far this year from our Ford Parents! We would like to invite you to sign up for any of our committees that we have posted on the bulletin board by the cafeteria. You will find SEVERAL opportunities for you to get involved and we welcome you to get plugged in somewhere! These are listed on our web site as well.

Our Open Houses will be on Tuesday, September 4th and Thursday, September 6th. Please check the calendar link on the PTSA website to see which grades are on each night. We will have a short PTSA meeting before the Open Houses and will be voting on our Budget for this year. Please bring your PTSA membership card to vote!

We look forward to getting to know as many of you as we can this year! Please contact us with any questions or concerns that you may have!

Sincerely,

Jane Swanson President billjaneswan@bellsouth.net
Wendy Chiaravalloti VP chia1121@aol.com
Natalie Rutledge VP natrutledg@yahoo.com
Michele Miller Treasurer millemi@bellsouth.net
Polly Losure Secretary atllosure@bellsouth.net