General Stanford PTA

05/29/2026

Lots of news coming your way today!

1st We are so excited to announce our end of the year Glow Party thats happening on June 5th! Flyer below! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevA53_5ho2Rm0L9saDx6J-5U7s_FsvGa-DNgsGD_WSx6swlQ/viewform

2nd Here is the link to volunteer for field day!
Friday June 5th Prek-1st.
Monday June 8th 2nd-5th.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4DAEAB2CA5F85-49656444-field #/

3rd If your student is a 5th grader we are putting together a slide show for 5th grade promotion! Please send a younger picture and a current picture of your student and what they would like to be when they grow up to the pta email ([email protected]) labeled with the students name by June 7th!

05/28/2026

Coin War Winners!

05/28/2026

Reminder! Floor nominations accepted!

05/18/2026

Nominations for next years PTA Board are live! All positions are opened for the 2026-2027 school year. If you or someone you know are interested please fill out the form below. The last general membership meeting where we will vote in the new board will be on May 28th at 6pm in the cafeteria at General Stanford.

If you would like to be on the 2026-2027 GSES PTA Board here is your chance!! Please either nominate yourself or someone you think would be a great addition to the PTA Board. The election process as well as the responsibilities of each position are listed below. This will be an anonymous nomination....

05/11/2026

https://gses-pta.square.site/shop/coin-wars/QKHA46W6THAX52QTYAVUFJGJ

Square is now open! Sorry for the delay spotty wifi and square not working properly. 🤦🏻‍♀️

05/11/2026

Coin War Totals from Friday!
1st place is still Ms. Booker with $194.11
2nd place is still Ms. Federico with $131.47
3rd place has changed to Mr. Rieger with $70.73.

Bournes-$55.56
Goodwin-$9.05
Groves-$25.24
McLelland-$8.99
Fulp-$1.00
Thomas-$11.63
Wyman-$22.81
Bockman-$21.77
Hanson-$46.24
Kiehl-Duval-$16.32
Crum-$2.88
Kerstetter-$29.64
Switzer-$9.34
Eby-$29.11
Corcoran-$16.38
Wagner-$0.75

We have been asked if we could open a section on our square site for parents to donate since they dont really carry cash. It will be opening at 9am today and we will close it tomorrow morning at 9 and then we will be announcing the winner of the PIZZA PARTY!
Thank you to everyone who has donated. We couldnt do this without your support!

https://gses-pta.square.site/shop/coin-wars/QKHA46W6THAX52QTYAVUFJGJ

05/06/2026

Coin War totals as of May 6th!

Booker in first with $162.21
Federico is second with $60.47
Bournes in third with $50.56

Goodwin-$6.36
Groves-$9.45
McLelland-$4.82
Fulp-$1.00
Thomas-$3.82
Wyman-$5.48
Bockman-$21.27
Hanson-$28.34
Kiehl-Duval-$2.13
Crum-$2.31
Kerstetter-$5.19
Switzer-$9.34
Eby-$1.53
Rieger-$21.65
Corcorn-$0.75
Wagner-$0.75

There is still time to bring in your change or bills! Next count will be Friday!

05/05/2026

Our second to last fundraiser has officially begun! We are so excited to see how this new fundraiser takes off. As of this afternoon we had to dump Ms. Bookers jar! She has a strong lead.

05/01/2026

Our Teachers go above and beyond for our students. Every year the first week of May is teacher appreciation week! Let's appreciate our teachers this coming week with some of their favorite things. General Stanford Elementary School

04/20/2026

PTA has some volunteer opportunities coming up!

Please remember to volunteer you must be approved in the raptor system!
https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/MzI4Mzplbi1VUw==

We will be having snow cones for Month of the Military Child on Thursday the 23rd! Permission slips should be coming home today.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4DAEAB2CA5F85-56578555-purple #/

We will also be doing a recess takeover on April 30th to end Month of the Military Child. We will have games, snow machine, bubble machine, and more.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4DAEAB2CA5F85-63646454-month #/

As a reminder due to Newport News Public School policy children may not accompany volunteers.

We appreciate your interest in volunteering in Newport News Public Schools. Our schools offer a variety of activities you may choose from when volunteering your time. Simply complete and submit a volunteer application and upon approval you will receive instructions on next steps.It is very important...

02/07/2026

The General Stanford PTA is hosting a Valentine’s Day Gram fundraiser, and it’s the perfect way to brighten a students or teachers day!
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​You can choose between two grams:
​Heart Friendship Bracelets
​A Pocket Hug

​Order now through February 11th
​Grams will be delivered at school on February 13th

​Order by scanning the QR code on the flyer or by visiting:
https://gses-pta.square.site/

We appreciate all the support! 🩷