Room Parents Letter 2024

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Dear Parents of Ms. Stiffler’s Class,

I would like to introduce myself, Tara (Elyse’s Mom) and Gilda (Jennifer’s Mom), as Ms. Stiffler's Room Parents for the 2024-2025 school year. We are excited and looking forward to helping our kids and their amazing teacher have the best year ever! We are here to help plan class parties/end of year celebration, honor our hard-working teacher, and help make this year a fun and rewarding experience for our children.

We would love and appreciate your help this year, and there will be opportunities for parents to volunteer (please be on the lookout for a Sign Up Genius in your email for each party) and various other ways to contribute to our celebrations. We look forward to meeting and working with you all. Email reminders will be our way of keeping in touch throughout the year regarding volunteering for parties, party dates/times, and plans for an end of year teacher gift.

Our 3 Class Parties:

1.      Fall Party: Tuesday, October 29h (1:00-2:15)

2.      Valentine’s Party: Friday, February 14th (1:00-2:15)

3.      End of Year Celebration (Date and Time TBD)

To ensure we can have wonderful and fun parties, I am asking you to please consider (if able) a one-time contribution of $30 (or whatever amount you are able to donate) to cover all party expenses (including food, crafts, and games) and various gifts for the year. All money will go directly to your child’s class fund and will help make these events extra special. Any money left over will be used for a thoughtful end of year/thank you teacher gift, special goodies throughout the year and/or any classroom wish list items. We would also like to use some of the class fund to purchase a class baby gift for Ms. Stiffler as well as a thank you gift for our long-term substitute teacher who will be supporting our class while Ms. Stiffler is out on maternity leave.

Please print this email (or use the paper copy that will be sent home with your child this week) and detach the form below, including your donation (cash, check, or electronic payment) and return to Ms. Stiffler in an envelope with ‘Ms. Stiffler’s Class Fund’ written on the front. Please have donations submitted by Monday, October 21st. If you wish to write a check, please make it payable to Tara Handwerk. If you prefer to use Venmo or PayPal as an electronic transfer option, you can send through either of the accounts listed below and then send the form back stating donation made through one of these options. If you are unable to donate, no problem, but anything that you can give would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your support of our wonderful 2nd graders! 😊

-Tara Handwerk and Gilda Ruiz Esquivel

 

·        Venmo -- @Tara_Handwerk (703-795-2670 – verification phone number)

·        PayPal – PayPal.Me/tarahandwerk (Use link or email: handwerktd@gmail.com)