Dragon's Breath Newsletter

October 11, 2022

Important Dates

10/10-10/14 - Dragon Week: Coin Wars

10/12 - Walk & Roll to School Day

10/14 - Read to a Dog Night, 6:30 - 7:30 PM

10/15 - Wootton Fall Festival, 12:00 - 5:00 PM @ Wootton HS

11/4 - Living Wax Museum, 5:00 - 6:00 PM

11/15 - Dining for DuFief: Chipotle Kentlands

Tuesday, November 1st is our next PTA meeting at 7:00 pm on Zoom.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7296235187?pwd=T0xMbkxxV3NySXB2TXU1Uk5vc1hhdz09

Meeting ID: 729 623 5187

Passcode: dragons

Update: We are postponing the "Dudes and Donuts" portion of this event to a later date.

Come out and have fun. Food, Performances, Fun Activities, etc will be provided, and don't forget to wear your DuFief dragon spiritwear shirts!

For more information: https://www.woottonptsa.org/clusterfallfestival

https://sites.google.com/view/dufiefeswaxmuseum/home

Membership

The DuFief ES PTA is an integral part of the school. We are a non-profit volunteer organization which serves to support the students, teachers, and staff at DuFief Elementary School.

I would like to encourage you to join our PTA. Joining the PTA does not mean you have to volunteer or serve as a board member. This allows you the opportunity to participate in the decisions that impacts your child's education.

Click here to join: https://dufiefpta.membershiptoolkit.com/home

Directions for joining: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M6WsNC_Us6PfzHfLKHpHTy50iw33CXy2/view

Currently, we have 50 out of 198 families and 17 staff members who joined or renewed their membership this school year.

Dragon Swag

Spiritwear shirts can be found on our membership website: https://dufiefpta.membershiptoolkit.com/store/9813

Dining for DuFief

Jersey Mike’s at Kentlands (near Giant)

We received $155 from this event. Thanks for coming out.

Drop off location: DuFief ES

Seasonal Roots

Welcome DuFief Elementary School! Scroll down to join for just $25 + earn a $20 donation for DuFief ES students

Website: https://www.seasonalroots.com/DuFief/

It's time to link your Harris Teeter VIC card to start earning $$ for DuFief Elementary School. VIC cards can be linked to up to 5 schools, but you must sign up each year.

Last school year, 22 families earned $217.91 for DuFief just by linking their VIC card and shopping at Harris Teeter.

Update: For the 22-23 school year, there are 16 participants and $15.50 in earnings.

Amazon Charity Fundraiser

AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support DuFief PTA every time you shop, at no cost to you. So far this year, we have raised $132.60.

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-1085685

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about

Everything DuFief...

DuFief PTA Website:https://www.dufiefpta.org

DuFief PTA Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/dufiefpta/

DuFief PTA Membership:https://dufiefpta.membershiptoolkit.com

DuFief ES:https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/dufiefes

DuFief Green School:https://dufiefgreenschool.weebly.com/

Previous PTA newsletters and emails:https://dufiefpta.membershiptoolkit.com/user_messages

Parent Resources

Montgomery County Public Schools Parent Academy

Contact Your Board

President Dan Kaiser - dufiefpta@gmail.com

VP Ed. Programs Wendy Eldred - dufiefscience@gmail.com

VP Comm. - Open

VP Social Events - Open

Secretary Kristinza Giese- kristinza23@gmail.com

Treasurer Jean Wang - jeanwang.pta@gmail.com

Social Media Brandy Miller - brandymiller.pta@gmail.com

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