Hello Hemlock Parents! We are so excited to welcome warmer weather, more opportunities to spend time outdoors and all the new beginnings that Spring has to offer.
Looking back on February, we had special celebrations for the 100th Day of School. Thank you for participating with t-shirts!
The PARP committee hosted a successful virtual visit from author Dennis Matthew who read his book “How Grizzly Found Gratitude”.
On February 5th, our First Graders joined the First Graders from the other primary schools in the district for a PTA sponsored field trip to the Tilles Center to see “The Gruffalo’s Child”. Thank you to the Class Parents who chaperoned the trip.
February was also Dental Health Awareness month and Hemlock classes had the opportunity to close out the month with an informative visit from local dentist Dr. Denise Emma, DDS organized by our Health & Safety committee.
Our Beautification Committee, led by Tania Sofia and Amanda Ferrari, will be decorating the outside of Hemlock for Spring soon! Please check for an email from your Class Parents for information on how you can contribute donations.
Please join us for an All Schools PTA Meeting on March 3rd at 7:30pm at the Garden City Middle School cafeteria, as well as our last Joint Primary PTA Meeting of the year at Locust on March 4th at 9:30am. At the Joint Primary meeting, PTA committees will share updates and Ms. Martinez, the primary school social worker, will be presenting along with the primary school psychologists on Promoting Positive Social Interactions.
On Wednesday, March 26th the PTA is holding its annual Fundraising Dinner at the Garden City Hotel. Show your support for our schools at the PTA’s biggest annual fundraiser. For more information check here: https://gardencitypta.org/dinner. Not able to attend the Dinner? You can still support the PTA with a donation, or by participating in our raffle and virtual silent auction. Raffle Basket donations ($250+) and Silent Auction donations ($500+) are still welcomed - email Dinner Donations GCPTA. We are sincerely grateful for the support of all our Garden City families, teachers, and District administration. We hope you can join us on March 26th!
Lastly, School Supplies as well as our Spring Sportswear will go on sale early this month.
Purchase School Supplies using this link: https://gardencitypta.org/school-supplies
We’re happy to report that our Spring Sportswear shop will include an exciting collaboration with GOAT USA! Keep a look out for emails from Garden City PTA for details on how to order once the shop goes live.
Thank you for supporting our children! As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to reach out.
Kristen Whitaker
Hemlock PTA Director
hemlock@gardencitypta.org
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