Monthly archive for January 2017

Step into Spring Health & Wellness Challenge

        YES WE CAN Step into Spring!  Join the challenge…                                                                           A friendly competition that encourages individual and community health and wellness by maintaining or adopting healthy nutrition and physical activity habits for the spring season. Step into Spring! will begin February 1st and run through May 1st, 2017. How will teams earn points? Teams will identify strategies to improve their physical activity and eating habits. Points are assigned to a variety of healthy eating and physical activity related activities. Each week, team members will complete personal logs to track their progress and points. At the end of the month,

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Carrcroft Elementary PTA’s Hip Hop Fundamentals

Carrcroft Elementary PTA was recently awarded a $500.00 grant in support of their Hip Hop Fundamentals event. PTA is committed to supporting Arts in Education and the Hip Hop Fundamentals event is a perfect example of that.   Check Out Carrcroft’s Hip Hop Fundamentals Video

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2017-18 Delaware PTA Scholarships for Graduating Seniors

Each year Delaware PTA awards scholarships to students planning on pursuing a degree in Education or Early Childhood Education. We are currently accepting applications for the 2017-18  school year. The deadline for application submission is March 31, 2018 Eligibility Available to students pursuing a career in education or early childhood education Must attend a school with an active PTA or PTSA in good standing or be a DE PTA VIP member Maintain an average of 2.5 or better Reside in Delaware and graduate from a Delaware public high school Must provide a copy of college acceptance letter APPLY TODAY 2017-18-Delaware-PTA-Scholarship-Application Additional Information

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Delaware PTA Announces Grant Recipients

Contact: Terri Carpe, terri.carpe@delawarepta.org  Delaware PTA Announces Grant Recipients  Bear, DE (January 15, 2017) — The following Delaware PTA units have received grants of $500 in support of school programs or events that align with National PTA initiatives of Student and School Success (Family Engagement), Health and Safety and Arts in Education.  This grant was open to all PTA units in the state that are in good standing with DPTA. The recipients by school district are: Appoquinimink: Olive B. Loss Elementary PTA: School Musical in support of Arts in Education Silver Lake Elementary PTA: iPad Cart and iPads in support

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