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President's Note

Bradley PTA has earned the Parent Involvement Schools of Excellence Certificate for its outstanding parent involvement program based on National PTA's National Standards for Parent and Family Involvement at Bradley East, Bradley West, and Bradley Central Schools from 2003-2006

National PTA Helps Mississippi Children Receive Needed Art Supplies.

            In November 2005, The National PTA joined Rack Room Shoes, Mississippi PTA and local school officials to hand out school supplies to school children in Mississippi. More than 30,000 Mississippi students in Biloxi, Gulfport and Jackson received their very own art supplies kits.

            The art kits were donated by Rack Room Shoes to the Mississippi Department of Education’s Hurricane Katrina recovery program. Each kit included colored pencils, colored markers, crayons, a paint brush, oil pastels, watercolor paints, an eraser, a pencil sharpener, a ruler, and more.

            After distributing the kits, National PTA received letters expressing thanks.

  Article from: Our Children Magazine, February/March 2006

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Illinois PTA Awards 2005-2006
PTA Juvenile Safety/Protection Award
PTA Newsletter Award
PTA Membership Awards
PTA Legislative Award
llinois PTA Awards 2004-2005
PTA Web Site Award of Merit
PTA Newsletter Award
PTA Legislative Outstanding Partnership Award
PTA Membership Award
Illinois PTA  Awards 2003-2004
PTA Membership Award
PTA Legislative Award

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How to join the Bradley PTA?
Click on this link to find out

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PTA receives award from Bradley Police
Click for more details

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Please visit www.illinoispta.org &
www.pta.org for more parent resources and information

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Board Position	2006-2007
President	Michelle LaFond
1st Vice President Membership	Kelly Elderson
2nd Vice President Fund Raising	DeAnna VanKuren
Recording Secretary Programs	Jennifer Thompson
Corresponding  Secretary Hospitality	Dawn Camp
Treasurer	Donna Harris
Bradley East Parent	Jennifer Thompson
Bradley West Parent	Donna Harris
Bradley Central Parent	Kelly Elderson
Lending Library	Lana Larson
Bradley East Teacher Representative	Lana Larson
Bradley West Teacher Representative	Sharon Brack
Bradley Central Teacher Representative	Denise Nicholson

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Calendar of Events

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100 Ways to Know More - Do More

100 maneras de saber mas y hacer mas

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How to contact your PTA:

E-mail - Michelle LaFond

Phone - (815) 933-2216

Mail -  Bradley West School

200 W. State St. - Bradley, IL 60915

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Special Recognition

Every year the Illinois PTA gives 2 scholarships per district out to seniors going into the field of education. 

The Illinois PTA has set up various ways local PTA units can fund these scholarships. A local PTA can honor individuals who have given of themselves to help children.  The money local PTA's contribute for the awards goes into a special scholarship fund to help two high school seniors in each PTA district who are entering into the education field.

This year the Bradley  PTA is proud to support the scholarship fund by recognizing  individuals who have given of their time and dedication over the years to help our children, parents, and our PTA.

For the 2005-2006 school year, the Bradley PTA is proud of .........

Illinois PTA Life Memberships:

For Retiring Teachers:

Jane Maupin

Janice Barzantny

Rita Adams

For individuals that have contributed their time and efforts to our schools and PTA:

Brad LaFond, parent

Paula Wasser, West School Secretary

 

Illinois PTA Exceptional Childhood Educator Recognition Award:

Mary Self, Make a Difference program

 

Presentation to Gina Mason honoring her years of service to our children and our PTA by donation of a book in her name to the PTA Lending Library.

 

Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation presented to Wayne Sneed, retiring principal, for his years of dedication and support to our schools and our PTA. 
A tree will be planted at Bradley West in his honor  .

Michell LaFond, Scott Goselin, Donna Harris, Kelly Elderson, Wayne Sneed
Tree planted - May 30, 2006

 

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Resources Available

The Bradley PTA has set up a lending library for parents in the district to use. We are stocking the library with books to be resources to parents facing various parenting issues. We have books that are helpful for all grade levels and ages in the district. The books are available for check out at all general membership meetings, and they are available on a daily basis by contacting Lana Larsen at Bradley East School on East Liberty in Bradley. Please take advantage of this wonderful resource!

We are planning to continue stocking the lending library every year, so if you know of some good books, please let Mrs. Larsen know.

1. One book may be checked out at a time.
2. Books may be checked out for a two-week period.
3. The borrowers name, address and phone number must be recorded on the card and the card returned to the PTA librarian.
4. Borrower must have a child in the Bradley School District.

• Raising Positive Kids In A Negative World 6 tape set By Zig Ziglar
• Raising Positive Kids In A Negative World Video By Zig Ziglar
• Courtship After Marriage 6 tape set By Zig Ziglar
• Courtship After Marriage Video By Zig Ziglar
• Time For Bed (a childrens book) By Mem Fox
• Radical Reflections Passionate Opinions of Teaching, Learning and Living By Mem Fox
• The Littlest Tall Fellow By Barry Rudner
• Nonsense By Barry Rudner
• The New Hide or Seek By Dr. James Dobson
• The Moral Intelligence of Children By Robert Cote
• Raising Your Spirited Child By May Sheedy Kurcinka
• Change Your Childs Behavior By Changing Yours By Barbara Chernofsky and Diane Gage
• Raising A Responsible Child By Elizabeth M. Ellis, Ph.D.
• Positive Discipline A to Z: 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems By Jane Nelson, Lynn Loft and H. Stephan Glenn
• How to Help Your Child With Homework Ages 6 to 13 By Marquerite Radecich & Jeanne Schumm
• How To Behave So Your Children Will, Too! By Sal Severe, Ph.
• If You Have Kids, Then Be A Parent (2 copies - English and Spanish) By Jill Chapin
• Raising Compassionate, Courageous Children In A Violent World By Dr.Janice Cohn
• My Dreams by Victor Pacini

National PTA believes all children deserve a quality arts education, and encourages students to pursue artistic expression through participation in its annual arts program, Reflections. The Reflections Program offers students opportunities to create works of art for fun and recognition. Students in preschool through grade 12 are encouraged to create and submit works of art in four areas: literature, musical composition, photography, and the visual arts (which includes art forms such as drawing, painting, print making, and collage). In its more than 30-year history, Reflections has encouraged millions of students across the nation and in American schools overseas to explore their artistic talents. 

Each year, Reflections challenges students to create art that supports a specific theme.

The PTA Reflections committee would like to congratulate all participants in the 2005-2006 Reflections program. This year's  theme was "I Wonder Why?…"We received many great interpretations of this theme. every student who participated will receive a white participation ribbon.

Of the entries received, 4 visual arts entries advanced to the district level. Congratulations to Elizabeth Jackson, Kelsie Kahl, Dylan Schweizer and Dylan Stark.

Bradley PTA is proud to announce that Elizabeth Jackson has advanced to the state level for judging and will have her work displayed at the Illinois PTA Convention in April. Congratulations Elizabeth!

Bradley PTA is very proud of everyone who participated. Congratulations on a job well done!

Bradley PTA Reflections Committee

As Bradley PTA Legislative Chairperson I hope to be a voice to our legislators on behalf of our children.  I will be making regular trips to Springfield and writing many letters to let our legislators know that our kids deserve the very best.  If you would like to join me in this fight and would like updates on current issues please send your name and e-mail address to me at dawncamp@gmail.com.  Please be sure to put legislation in the subject line. Thank you in advance for your help. Together we can make a difference.

Dawn Camp

Legislative Chairperson  

LEGISLATION PLATFORM OF THE ILLINOIS PTA AND THEREFORE BRADLEY ELEMENTARY PTA

  PREAMBLE

The Illinois PTA promotes and supports legislation designed to pro­tect all children and youth, and to meet their educational and other wel­fare needs, in order that they may be better prepared to assume intelli­gently, the increasing responsibilities of citizenship.

The Illinois PTA has a continuing responsibility for all laws, which it has supported, and a continuing duty to express opposition to laws con­trary to its policies. It opposes any curtailment of existing educational opportunities or public health services, and any further limitations on the total tax rates levied against property, unless other adequate sources of revenue are provided.

The Illinois PTA supports such items of the Legislation Policies of the Legislation Program of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers as have been approved by the majority vote of the delegates in the annual convention of the Illinois PTA. Legislation action of the Illinois PTA is determined at all times by previously adopted legisla­tion policies.