Welcome to the Innovation Elementary School PTA

2024-2025 No Hassle Giving!
The 2024-2205 No Hassle Giving drive is live—give online or use this form! Goal: $20,000 by December 31. Please give generously to support teacher-requested grants; staff appreciation activities; and student and family events. Please ask your employer about their Matching Gift Programs. The Innovation Elementary School PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Innovation PTA's EIN / Tax ID Number is 86-2748302
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November Dates to Remember 
Friday, November 1: No School
Monday, November 4: No School
Tuesday, November 5: No School
Wednesday, November 6–Friday, November 8: Heritage Spirit Week
Friday, November 8, 6:30-8pm: Innovation Heritage Night
Monday, November 11: No School
Wednesday, November 13, 4-8pm: Innovation Night at Nando's PERI-PERI Ballston
Thursday, November 14, 9:15-10am: Principal's Coffee Chat with 3rd–5th Grade Parents/Guardians Friday, November 15: Last day of Winter Spirit Wear Sale
Tuesday, November 19: PTA Meeting + KidsGiving Activity (last day to donate to KidsGiving Winter Clothing Drive)
Monday, November 25: Reflections Arts Contest Deadline
Wednesday, November 27–Friday, November 29: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

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KidsGiving at Innovation
KidsGiving is an organization designed to teach students the importance of philanthropy through partnerships with local non-profit organizations. Register your student as a KidsGiving member here. Once registered, you will receive monthly KidsGiving communications highlighting one or more local nonprofit organizations with three ways of participating: Education, Volunteering, and Giving. Students who participate in at least five activities, including at least one from each category, will be recognized for their philanthropic efforts at the end of the school year.
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Innovation T-shirts and Magnets
The PTA Online Store is now selling Innovation T-shirts and Magnets. Order online and items will be delivered to your students' classrooms! While you're shopping, you can also pay your 2024-2025 PTA dues!  

The Smart Talk
The Smart Talk is a free tool to help families set digital safety ground rules together, helping children and families feel safer and more empowered in their digital lives. The Smart Talk, co-created by the National PTA and Norton, is a self-paced online tool for helping families have those important conversations about digital safety. Start talking today: https://thesmarttalk.org. Once your family has completed The Smart Talk, take a picture of the certificate of completion and email it to [email protected] for your student to receive a gift from the PTA!

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Innovation ES PTA Joins Benevity Matching Gift Program
The Innovation Elementary School PTA is now a registered nonprofit with the Benevity Matching Gift platform. To take advantage of the matching program, log on to your employer's Benevity site, and search for "Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers" (official name on our W9). A search for "Innovation Elementary School PTA" or "Innovation PTA" should also work. Click here to see the entry.



Minted.com Discount and Fundraising
"Get 20% off when you use promo code FUNDRAISEINNOVATION at minted.com, and Minted will donate 15% back to Innovation PTA! The code is good all year long!


 

Keep checking the PTA website as we post upcoming events!
2024-2025 Innovation PTA Calendar



Not sure if you're a member?
Check the member dashboard. You will need to remember your password to log into Givebacks/Memberhub. At the top of the page, you should see the following (if you are currently a member):
Innovation Elementary School PTA
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