ANNOUNCEMENTS

PTA FALL CLEANUP

On Saturday, October 3rd, Cunningham Park was awarded Wildlife Habitat status for the Butterfly Garden located directly outside the front of the school. This is a very prestigious award which comes from the National Wildlife Federation in Reston, VA. It is earned by providing an environment that supports native flora and fauna.

In order to achieve Wildlife Habitat status, our school had to provide a space for birds and insects, such as bees and butterflies,to eat, drink, nest and raise young. We have done that by adding native plants and bushes to our Butterfly Garden which provide a food source as well as a safe place to nest. We provided a safe environment by building both a butterfly and a bird house. (Made by GREG POMPELLI and painted by YUMI COYTE.) There is also a water source from a bird bath that was installed on Saturday.

Achieving this honor has taken the hard work of the BUILDING & GROUNDS COMMITTEE three years to complete! We are very excited and pleased with the results! The community at Cunningham Park has also continued to beautify the grounds by adding mulch, small plants and bushes. A local Daisy troop and Cadette Troop 2263 will be planting spring-flowering bulbs within the next few weeks. Local Girl Scout Troop 3521 dedicated a stepping stone that they made for the garden, as well.

Many, many thanks to the following contributors:

. Merrifield Gardens (they donated mulch and over $600 worth of plants/flowers)
. Lawns Ltd. (Josh Plante - - CPES parent who donated hours of his time and many of his tools for the Cleanup)
. Sheets Wholesale (David Sheets - donated the cedar posts for both bird/butterfly houses)
. Ruth Denby (former Vienna resident, whose many lovely plants grace our school grounds)
. Tyson's Service Corporation (they donated many plants from a current work site for use on our property)

Make sure that you take a peek at how lovely the grounds look! We couldn't have done it without all of you!

Kathy Coles
Building & Grounds Committee

WELCOME BACK

Welcome (back) to Cunningham Park! The start of another school year means the start of all the wonderful work your PTA does for the Cunningham Park community.

We will kick it off with our Community Night/Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, September 15th, at 7:00 pm.  Join us for some frozen treats and learn about what the PTA has planned for this year.  The committee chairs will be on hand to tell you about their activities and answer questions as you mingle around the displays.  Find out about GRACE Arts, Girls on the Run, Hallowingo, the Hour Box, Chess Club, After School Drama, and so much more!  We are very proud of our school, its teachers and staff, and want to continue our support of all of the students in and out of the classroom.

I want to thank the PTA Executive Committee for all of the effort put in over the summer getting organized for this year – Kristen Fennel, Vice President (ascending), Rebecca McNaull, Vice President, Lauri Mennel, Secretary, and Marnie Sturm, Treasurer. And a special thank you to last year’s President, Donna Bobalek, for helping us make the transition.

The PTA welcomes all of you to come be a part of what we do – your help (big or small) will be enormously appreciated!  So, watch this space for updates and we’ll see you on the 15th!

Susannah Frazier

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