HAVE A HAPPY & SAFE SUMMER!

STATE SALES TAX HOLIDAY 

Effective August 6, 2010, through
August 15, 2010,
a state sales tax holiday
will be implemented and certain items
purchased during this time period will have
a reduced sales tax rate.

What is a state sales tax holiday?
A state sales tax holiday is a 10-day
period during which consumers can
purchase certain items and pay sales tax
at a reduced rate. Items include
qualifying
clothing and footwear with a retail selling
price of less than $100 and certain school
supplies used by students in the course of
study. School supplies are not subject to
the $100 threshold.
 
Clothing
Retail selling price must be less than
$100, including
• household and shop aprons
• athletic supporters
• bathing suits and caps
• belts and suspenders
• coats and jackets
• gloves and mittens
• hats, caps, and ear muffs
• lab coats
• neckties
• rainwear
• rubber pants
• scarves
• underwear
• school uniforms
• shorts and pants
• skirts and dresses
• hosiery and pantyhose
• shirts and blouses
Clothing
Any item with a retail selling price of
$100 or more, and
Clothing accessories
• briefcases
• cosmetics
• hair notions including, but not
limited to barrettes, hair bows,
and hair nets
• handbags and wallets
• handkerchiefs
• jewelry and watches
• non-prescription sunglasses
• umbrellas
• wigs and hair pieces
Sports or recreational equipment
• gloves, including but not limited
to baseball, bowling, boxing,
hockey, and golf gloves
• goggles
• hand and elbow guards
• life preservers and vests
• mouth guards
• shin guards
• shoulder pads
• wetsuits
Protective equipment
• breathing masks
• clean room apparel and equipment
• ear and hearing protectors
• face shields
• hard hats and helmets
• paint or dust respirators
• protective gloves
• safety glasses and goggles
• safety and tool belts
• welder’s gloves and masks
Footwear
• ballet, tap, cleated or spiked
athletic shoes
• ski boots
• roller and ice skates
• waders and fi ns
School supplies
Any item not used by students in the
course of study, and
Art supplies
• clay and glazes
• acrylic, tempera, and oil paints
• paintbrushes for artwork
• sketch and drawing pads
• watercolors
Footwear
Retail selling price must be less than
$100, including
• shoes, sneakers, and shoe laces
• sandals
• slippers
• socks and stockings
• footlets
• boots and overshoes
• insoles for shoes
• steel-toed shoes
School supplies
Must be used by students in the
course of study, including
• binders
• book bags
• calculators
• cellophane tape
• blackboard chalk
• compasses
• composition books
• crayons
• erasers
• expandable pocket, plastic, and
manila folders
• glue, paste, and paste sticks
• highlighters
• index cards and index card boxes
• legal pads
• lunch boxes
• markers
• notebook paper, including loose
leaf notebook, copy, graph,
tracing, manila, colored and
construction paper, and poster
board
• pencils and pencil leads
• pens, ink, and ink refi lls for pens
• pencil boxes and other school
supply boxes
• pencil sharpeners
• protractors and rulers
• scissors
• writing tablets
Qualifying Items
Non-qualifying Items
Instructional material
• reference books
• reference maps and globes
• textbooks and workbooks
Computer and computer supplies
• computers and related supplies
• fl ashdrives and other computer
data storage devices
• data storage media such as
diskettes, and compact disks
• boxes and cases for disk storage
• external ports or drives
• computer cases
• computer cables
• computer printers
• printer cartridges, toner, and ink
Electronics
• cameras and related supplies
such as fi lm and memory cards,
video cameras, tapes and
videotapes
• cell phones
• Personal Digital Assistants
(PDA’s) and handheld electronic
schedulers
  

WRAP PAKS

Order online no later than June 15th:

www.ttkits.com

Martin order code:  35119

Chesak order code:  35117

After June 15th you can order a Wrap Pak through our vendor, SchoolKidz, but it will not be linked to the PTA and will be delivered directly to your home. 

www.BuildAKit.net

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Sign By: Jeff Bucchino "The Wizard of Draws"

 We are in need of a Few Good People to volunteer their time and talent to the Chesak/Martin PTA in 2010/2011.  Can you help?  Any time you have to give to our children and our staff is very, very appreciated.  Take a look!

Officers

• Secretary

Committee Chairs

• Dad's Club                                             Reflections                                            Ways and Means (Co-chair)                   Variety Show (Co-hair)                        Wrap Pak

Interested?  Check out the full description in this document:

  CMPTA Open Position 2010

Or contact us at cmpta158@yahoo.com to learn more.

Go Green With Us

Help us to reduce the amount of paper, ink, and time spent on backpack stuffers by joining our PTA e-mail list.  Simply click on the link below to be added.  It's a win/win/win situation--you stay informed, there is less paper to read from your child's backpack, and we help the environment. 

Information received is used solely for the purpose of PTA information and updates, and will not be used in any other context.

Sign Up Now!

http://cmpta158.org/optinbutton.html

Summer Bridge

School Stops for the Summer … Learning Never Should!
Order your discounted Summer Bridge Activities workbook today!
$2/book will be donated to the PTA by Learning Express Toys of Algonquin! 

summerbridge.pdf

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