Spend $20, Save $100s

Be on the lookout for Holton kids bearing order forms! The Fall coupon book sale is getting ready to begin.

For $20, you can purchase a coupon book specifically designed to offer you many great deals within the Richmond area.

The sale will run from September 21st through September 30th. Profits from the sale will support Holton PTA’s outreach goals for this year.

Jaki Carter (rcarterjld@yahoo.com) is overseeing this event, please contact her with any questions you may have.

Back to School Night Tonight 6:30 pm

Come to visit with your child's teacher and see what the children have been doing so far this year. While you are there, check out the PTA volunteer table and sign-up for some fun projects that happen throughout the year.

Refreshments will be served in the cafeteria.

Volunteer to have some fun!

The Holton PTA is looking for a few great volunteers to serve on this year’s PTA board. Current openings include:

• Arts in Education Chair
• Membership Dance Chair
• ChairVP of Programs

The gift of your time and talents would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Amy Holtz (holtzfamily@hotmail.com) if you are interested or know someone who is.

If you cannot fill a board position, let Amy know that you are interested in helping out with particular events. She will put you in touch with the right person!

Garden Classroom-Coming Soon!

We Hope You’ve Heard….

About the Holton Outdoor Classroom and Garden Project! But in case you haven’t, a garden group has been hard at work to help bring you an outdoor space where you can study, learn, picnic and enjoy nature.

Under the covered pergola, designed by Mary Lorino and nicknamed ‘The Bug’ (can you guess why?), there will be four picnic tables and a couple of fans for hot days. Surrounding ‘The Bug’, will be the horticultural gardens that will have themes such as scarecrow, Colonial Herb, butterfly or alphabet gardens, just to name a few. If you wish to stroll and observe, you will be able to make your way through the ecological section, or the natural habitat meadow and see what kind of birds and butterflies are out and about.

If you dare, come explore the insect garden and see what you can find. Or, if you’re curious come smell and feel a variety of plants in the Scent & Texture garden. Or simply sit under a tree and take a breath.

As you can see, there are many possibilities and ideas, plus much work to be done. We invite you to join us in further developing our garden and sharing any expertise you may have. Our next meeting will be at Holton on September 24 at 6:30.

And by the way, Holton Outdoor Classroom and Garden Project is a mouthful! Can you help us come up with a name?

President's Pen: September 2009

On behalf of the Linwood Holton PTA, I want to welcome you to the 2009-2010 school year! I hope that these first few weeks of school have gone smoothly for your family. We are so fortunate to have an amazing group of creative teachers and a dedicated staff here at Holton. You can rest assured that your beautiful children are in good hands as they arrive at school each day!

As you get into the routine of the new school year, I would like to ask you to take a few minutes and consider joining the PTA. The purposes of the Holton PTA are in common with those of the Virginia PTA and the National PTA. We seek to promote the welfare of children and youth and to bring into closer relation the home and the school. It is our desire that parents, teachers, and staff may cooperate in the education of our children. We all benefit by supporting our PTA, especially our children!

There are many ways to support the efforts of the PTA and get involved. Our Board meets on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 in the Media Center. Anyone is welcome to come to a Board meeting! You can take advantage of volunteer opportunities, become a room parent, and support fund-raising efforts. You can become a member of the PTA for only $7.00, and these dues help support our PTA events and enrichments for our children. We encourage everyone to join – parents, grandparents, even students!

We have some wonderful things planned for this year. Many of these efforts and activities will be presented at Back to School Night. Information will be coming home soon about our PTA Enrichment Programs (also known as our After School Programs). Theatre IV will present The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and students will also enjoy a time of dancing and fun at the Membership Dance on Oct. 30 during the school day. The PTA also sponsors a Scholastic Book Fair in the fall and the spring. The Holton Garden Project is underway, and there are plans to build an outdoor classroom.

Please feel free to contact me at holtonPTA@gmail.com if you have any questions about the PTA.

Amy Holtz
PTA President

Holton Families Who Blog

If you have are a Holton family and you have a family blog that you would like to share with our community, please e-mail a link to holtonPTA@gmail.com.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Welcome to Holton Happenings!

This is Linwood Holton Elementary PTA's new blog.

If you have any ideas or information for the PTA or would like to submit a guest post to the blog, please e-mail holtonpta@gmail.com.

Come back soon to check out what's happening at Holton!