Weekly Newsletter- December 14, 2025

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✨ Happy holidays from your MGE PTA Board and Committee Chairs! We are grateful for your support, energy, and community spirit this year.

If you have any questions or you would like to help with the dance, please email Jennifer.

Deck the halls with memories-buy your yearbook now! Check this off your holiday to-do list before it's too late. Yearbooks make great gifts and are the perfect keepsake for your student to remember this special year. Yearbooks start at $55 and include over 160 pages of photos and fun memories. Order today so you won't regret it in May! 

Don't forget to order a Recognition Ad for your student! The deadline is February 9, 2026! Gather 3-4 photos and write a short note about how special your student is, then head over to the Jostens site to create your Ad! This is an optional purchase and is open to students of all grades. If you have any questions or need help creating your ad, our Yearbook team is happy to help. Email yearbook@mgeptatx.org for assistance.

🎄 Congrats and THANK YOU to our Volunteers of the Month for December …Holly Ohlsson, Jennifer Lansing, Crystal Ramoutar, Priya Natarajan, Kendra Nguyen, and Kirthana Prabhu! 
🎄 Holly is our webmaster extraordinaire!  She also is chair for the upcoming International Festival, and can be found helping in the classroom, library and other PTA events!
🎄 Jennifer inspired students to bring out their creativity in the PTA Reflections Program.  She also designed and helped students with the 5th grade art auction item.
🎄 Crystal was all hands on deck for GrizzFest!  She helped with the amazing decorations and never stopped the entire day…making it The Greatest GrizzFest On Earth!
🎄 Priya created the AMAZING raffle baskets this year for GrizzFest! 
🎄 Kendra is our wonderful PTA President!  She spends endless hours helping make MGE the best and we appreciate all her time, ideas and leadership!
🎄 Kirthana brought The Greatest GrizzFest On Earth to life!  Her decoration ideas were perfect, and she helped make the entire day a success!
Thank you again to all these AMAZING volunteers!  We are so thankful for each and every one of you! 

Calling all dads, step-fathers, grandfathers, uncles and other father figures! We invite you to join our Watch D.O.G.S. program, a volunteer program that works to support education and school safety. 

Interested in learning more? Visit www.mgeptatx.org/watchdogs for more information. You can sign up on the calendar and purchase your Watch D.O.G. uniform shirt.  For questions, email Trey at watchdogs@mgeptatx.org.

MGE Parents & Families - we want YOU to join the MGE PTA for the 2025-2026 school year to help our kids have the best year possible. Registration is now open, and you can easily join at www.joinpta.org.

Please create an account by going to www.mgeptatx.org.  Please make sure you have updated your account with your teacher name.