The East Side PE Department hosted its 6th annual Jingle Jog on Saturday, Dec. 3rd. Over 500 students, parents, and staff participated in collecting over $5,000 to support the East Side PE program. In addition, more than 3 extra-large boxes of toys were collected for Toys for Tots.
The ESPE team would like to thank their Elite sponsor Arrow Exterminators, as well as, their Premier sponsors Keller Williams Realty, Carroll Realty, North Atlanta Soccer Association, Aurora Investment Counsel, Sumskys Consulting, All About Signs and Big Peach Running Company. The inflatables were provided by Monte Carlo Productions and Sports-A-Rama. Warm-ups were led by Marietta Martial Arts. Trophies were donated by Letter Perfect Engraving. Finally, a BIG BIG thank you to Amy DeMoss, who was in charge of coordinating all of the volunteer activities. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Jingle Jog this year in any way. The PE team truly appreciates all of your support!
The Fresh Fruit Friday program is growing! Every 2nd Friday of the month, additional fruit from Trader Joe’s will be provided. The next time you are shopping at Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods, please give them a great big “thanks” for their support of this awesome program. If you are interested in helping with the shopping or dropping off the fruit, please contact Amy Waldner at kurtamyw@gmail.com.
Don’t forget the Polar Walk to School Day is this Thursday, Dec. 22nd. There will be tons of great prizes and each walker will receive a raffle ticket to win one of three iTunes gift cards. Also, the last day to register for Junior Great Books is Thursday. The program begins the week of Feb. 6th and runs through the end of March 30th. Please direct all questions to Jill or Ginger at JuniorGreatBooks@eastsideelementary.com.
Finally, as you prepare all your holiday favorites don’t forget to save those Box Tops! East Side receives 10 cents for every box top collected. Turn in your box tops now and receive credit for the Box Tops Collection contest coming in February 2012. Just clip your box tops and then label your baggies with # of tops, student’s first & last names, teacher and grade. The drop off box is located in the study room next door to the Tiger’s Cage. So start saving those box tops!!
Hope that everyone has a wonderful holiday season. Looking forward to a great 2012!