Please join us at our first Spirit night with Blaze Pizza.
Monday, December 9
4:00pm - 9:00pm
1750 Camden Road
Please let us know if you can make it by RSVP’ing on Group Raise link below.

"Family Code Night" is a whole-school, whole-family MPTS event for kids grades K-5 and their parents.  You'll play in parent-child teams to complete fun Code.org puzzles and challenges at your own pace, and learn core concepts in coding.  Afterwards, you'll go home with a special "Code On at Home" guide to continue coding puzzles, learning and fun at home.  No coding experience needed, laptops available if needed, a great experience to share with your kids!

December 5th 
5:30pm - 7:15pm
The program is free, but space is limited, so please sign up today!

Parents who want to help out as event Volunteers are welcome.  And parents and kids with tech experience, or kids who have done the "Hour of Code" already, are encouraged to register as Code Coaches.  We'll send you an advance prep memo and we'll meet up a few minutes early for orientation.  We'll see you at Family Code Night!  If you have any questions please contact Cathy Moore, Greg Boehm, or Mrs. Connor.  

The 2019 Traditional Giving Campaign is over and we EXCEEDED our goal!  We appreciate every family who contributed to this year's campaign, and thanks to you we will be able to fund this year's annual budget, as well as many of our Big Hairy Audacious Goals.

The PTA Board would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to our Fundraising Chair, Jonathan Thornton, and his team for completing a successful and record-breaking campaign.

Congratulations to this year's Grade Level Class Participation winners:
Kindergarten: Ms. Parmenter, 76%
1st Grade: Mrs. Morrissette, 72%
2nd Grade: Mrs. Armendariez, 57%
3rd Grade: Ms. Wetmore, 90%
4th Grade: Mrs. Arrowood, 63%
5th Grade: Mrs. Vania, 61%

A big congratulations to
Ms. Wetmore's Third Grade Class
for having the highest overall participation!

Save the Date(s):  Upcoming Holiday Performances
Mrs. Larter has been busy working with students to prepare for upcoming holiday performances.  Mark your calendars and save the dates for the following:

• Kindergarten Fall Performance of "Old MacDonald" - Friday, November 22nd at 2:00pm in the Belk Chapel on Queens' campus.
• MPTS Singers at the Charlotte Christmas Village "Musikfest" - Saturday, November 23rd from 2:00pm - 2:15pm.  Musikfest will be held at 408 N. Tryon Street in Uptown. All MPTS families are welcome to attend!  
• 2nd/3rd Grade Holiday Performance 'Reindeer Games' with selections from MPTS Singers - Thursday, December 12th at 6:30pm in the Belk Chapel on Queens' campus.  

Additional details will come home with students, as applicable, soon!  If you have any questions about any of the events please contact Mrs. Larter at kaitlinm.zielinski@cms.k12.nc.us.