TIGER TIMES 08.28.20
Welcome to the first edition of the Tiger Times, the PTC's weekly newsletter! Tiger Times replaces our Friday Folder and will be sent in a mobile friendly format each Friday during the school year. Additionally, "special editions" may go out on days when the PTC has breaking Tiger news.
WELCOME BACK!

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PTC Dues
It's a new and different school year and time to pay your PTC dues ($12/family). Your dues are an important means to continue to enrich our students' school experience, whether they are hybrid or remote! Click below to pay and learn about what your dues will go toward.
Committee Chair / Co-Chair Openings
As we all know, this is a year of many changes! The PTC has several Committee Chair/Co-Chair positions that are open, and we would like to get these leadership positions quickly filled. Currently, our chairs are working on deciding whether or not it makes sense to move forward with each program remotely, and plans for how to do so. Who's up for the challenge?! 
Virtual Canning Party : Salsa & Margaritas
Have you been intrigued by preserving food by canning but too intimidated to try it? Did your grandma do it and you want to walk down memory lane by trying it yourself? Do you just want a fun night to learn something new? Then this canning party is for you! You will be making homemade salsa and canning it to save for winter! By signing up for the party, you will have all you need delivered to your front door (jars, lids, produce/ingredients, chips so you can sample your salsa, and even margaritas to sip while you are learning) You will be doing the water bath method, so the only equipment you will need are some pots and pans! We promise it will be a fun, educational, and tasty evening!
Room Parent Changes
This year, we are making some changes to our Room Parent Program. We will not be able to have holiday parties like we have in the past. So, instead of Holiday Party room parents, we are going to have a more traditional room parent role.  Some details include:

  • Classes will have one Room Parent Coordinator (RPC) with additional Room Parents 
  • RPC will be key teacher contact and check it to see how parents can help
  • Organize teacher gifts (optional class participation)
  • Find creative ways to celebrate holidays, milestones and organize other fun class activities
  • Additional responsibilities as the program evolves

A Sign Up Genius will be sent out in a few weeks to sign up for Room Parent Coordinator and Room Parents. If you aren’t a Room Parent, it doesn’t mean you can’t help. Throughout the year, Room Parents will reach out to the rest of the class as opportunities come up.
Tiger Spirit Wear
Help your student return to class with Cossitt Spirit! This year will look different, but we can all show our Tiger Pride and stay safe with Cossitt Masks! Orders can be placed by going to www.cossittspiritwear.com and select face mask in the top menu. Don’t forget to check out the dozens of other items that you and your student can design with your favorite Cossitt Logo! Free shipping 9/4 - 9/21.
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A big thank you to Andrea Faikus, Jenny James, and Peggy Katz for all of their hard work organizing and coordinating the school supplies. There were extra challenges during this very different year, and their hard work is definitely appreciated!  

The PTC also thanks Mandy Vadbunker & Becca Waldvogel for their hard work getting the 2019-2020 Yearbooks distributed this past July. Our school year didn't end like it began, so they used creative solutions to get the Yearbook home to our students!

8/31 - CLASSES BEGIN

9/1 - PTC BOARD MEETING
email angielarson2008@gmail.com for a zoom link

9/7 - NO SCHOOL (LABOR DAY)

9/24 BOARD OF EDUCATION MTG
Questions about the PTC budget? Email Michele Cogan at cossittptctreasurer@gmail.com to receive a copy. The Cossitt PTC budget is also available at all PTC meetings. Interested in ways the Cossitt PTC has put our fundraising dollars to use in our school? Please take a look at some of the ways our families and community have made a difference!