John B. Dey Elementary PTA

PTA UPDATES

The John B. Dey Silent Auction site is LIVE! Place bids from 3/22 through 3/28 at 3pm. Select items will finalize in a LIVE event on Facebook on 3/28 at 4pm.

Silent Auction: https://jbdpta.betterworld.org/auctions/jbd-pta-auction
**Please note: When placing each bid a 15% tip is included to help fund the website. Please be sure to uncheck that box at the very top before placing your bid. Otherwise, the tip will be charged whether you win the item or not.

Facebook LIVE Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/134189898602981

ANNUAL PTA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE HAPPENING NOW!
Please join the PTA to help us support JBD students, teachers and staff throughout the year with enriching programs and activities. Click here to join online for $5 per person, $20 per family.

PTA COMMITTEE OPENINGS

It takes a village to make the JBD PTA run smoothly. We are currently working on next year's programs and activities and would love to see some new faces to help us make it happen. Click here to review the openings and let us know how you can help!

Contact our PTA President, Shell Smith with questions or interest to help with or lead a committee.

Helpful LINKS

PARENT PORTAL-student grades & attendance
2020-2021 School Calendar
Virginia Beach Bus Schedules
Pay for Cafeteria Meals (School Cafe)
-What's for Lunch in the JBD Cafeteria
John B. Dey School Website
A Note to the Teacher Transportation Form
Reimbursement/Check Request Form

LET THE SHOPPING BEGIN!

Please link your Amazon account to John B. Dey's AMAZON SMILE account. The JBD PTA will receive a percentage of every sale.

AMAZON SMILE AT JBD!
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support JBD every time you shop on Amazon, at no cost to you. With smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same products, prices and shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate .5% of the purchase price to JBD. Click here: smile.amazon.com select “John B. Dey Elem PTA.”

AmazonSmile customers can now support John B Dey Elementary PTA in the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.

Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into 'Settings'
Tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process

2020-21 Seagull Circle
SPONSORS

Wasserhund Brewing Company

SHOP AND RAISE MONEY FOR JBD!

Did you know we earned $1,289 at Kroger last year? Link your Kroger Plus Card and Harris Teeter VIC card to JBD and help us earn money!
Link your Harris Teeter Card to John B Dey (#5338)
Click here for details of Kroger and Harris Teeter Savings programs.
Sign into your Kroger account & enroll our school here.

NEW! DIGITAL BOXTOPS!

Box Tops are now digital! No more clipping. No more sending Box Tops to school. All you need is your phone. Download the ALL-NEW Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then simply scan your store receipts (within 14 days of purchase) to find participating products. The app will automatically credit JBD’s earnings online. Download the Box Top app at the App Store or Google Play today!
NEW! You can also EMAIL receipts so the PTA gets credit. Learn more here.

Learn more about other Saving for Seagulls programs here:Saving for Seagulls

Scholarship
Announcement
2020

John B. Dey Elementary School PTA is proud to award five $500 scholarships.
These scholarships are in honor of some of John B. Dey Elementary School’s past great leaders and educators. The winners are:
River Robins graduating from PAHS and will attend UVA in the fall.
Michael Gessler graduating from Cox HS and will attend Randolph-Macon College in the fall.
Tanner Bailey graduating from Cox HS and will attend UNC-Chapel Hill in the fall.
Jordan Parker-Ashe graduating from Cox HS and will attend MIT in the fall.
Sean Jolly graduating from Cox HS and is planning to attend Virginia Tech in the fall.
These scholarships are offered to graduating high school seniors who have been accepted to an accredited college/university or vocational training school; have attended JBD for at least two years; have a minimum GPA of 3.0; and are students in good standing.