Rocky Point PTA Programs 2007-2008 School Year

Reflections 2007-2008

What is Reflections? Reflections is a cultural arts program of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers (the National PTA) that encourages students in grades Preschool-12 to express their thoughts and feelings through the creative arts. Every year a new theme is chosen, and students create artwork at home or at school in four categories: literature, visual arts, photography and music.

Students compete for prizes and recognition in four age divisions: primary (preschool - 2), intermediate (3-5), junior high (6-8), and senior high (9-12). Students may submit as many entries as they may like in each category at the local level, as long as local and state rules permit. Each entrant must be enrolled in a school where there is a PTA.

Year 2007-2008 has the theme -- “I Can Make a Difference By...”

If you would like to know more about the Reflections Program, visit National PTA online at www.pta.org.

Why Reflections?

Reflections was developed to interest children, parents, teachers, and communities in the arts. The arts are an important part of every child's education, not just those who have a unique talent. The arts allow children to express their feelings and ideas. They are an important creative release that can help children develop self-esteem. And, just as important, Reflections is a fun project.

Project A+
Tyson Project A+ is open only to accredited schools (preschool through grade 12) in the United States, including public, parochial and military schools (both in the continental U.S. and overseas).

Qualified Tyson® Products
In your grocer's freezers section, look for Tyson Products that display the Project A+ logo. The label you save is easily identified by looking for the simple 1, 2, 3 program steps. Each label is worth 24¢ cash! Click here for examples.

Look for these types of products and bring in the labels.... it is that simple.

Box Tops For Education

General Mills Box Tops for Education is a nationwide fundraising program that helps K-8 schools earn extra cash for items that are not covered by shrinking school budgets.

Three versions of the Box Tops for Education logo currently exist in the marketplace. The newest Box Top logo features a dime, and is found on General Mills cereals, snacks, Betty Crocker® fruit snacks, Yoplait® yogurt multipacks, Yoplait® Go-GURT™, Lloyd's® Barbeque Buckets and General Mills Foodservice products. The logo will appear in the marketplace starting September 1999. General Mills will honor the other two existing versions (the pink cereal logo and the green snack logo) throughout their declared expiration dates.

Start saving your box tops and have your child bring them in.

Since 1987, the New York State PTA has been the official sponsor and administrator for the Parents As Reading Partners (PARP) Program. The primary objective of the program is to encourage reading at home. PARP encourages parents to read with their children for at least 15 minutes a day.

PARP is a reading program where parents and teachers work in a joint volunteer effort to encourage children to become better readers. The program can be run at little or not cost. (In many cases, volunteer donations from local businesses provide the awards and prizes for the student participants.) PARP programs have helped to build and strengthen the partnership between the home and school. Together, this effort will make our children more successful and education more fruitful.