Santa's Workshop 12/7 - 12/11

Volunteers are needed for Santa's Workshop.  There are 2 shifts available each day Monday, 12/7 through Friday, 12/11.  The shifts are 8:30-12:00 and 12:00-3:00.  If you are available to work, please send in your volunteer form or a note addressed to PTO-Santa's Workshop and let us know the day(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work. 


Santa's Workshop proceeds are used to fund the AR Store and the AR Store is a great incentive for the kids to earn as many AR reading points as possible.  They use the points to "buy" things in the AR Store in January and May.


If you have any questions, please e-mail phespto@yahoo.com.

KidzArt Recycling Project - Supplies Needed

KidzArt is beginning a new unit in January on recycling. Your child will learn what recycling is all about, and why we should recycle. KidzArt is asking for your help! They need students to bring recycled items from home that are CLEAN AND DRY to the school by December 12.

Examples of clean recycled items are:

*old post cards *clean straws *flatten cereal boxes *old calendars *flat buttons *chip bags *labels off of cans
*flat craft items *candy wrappers *colorful magazine covers

Use your imagination! Please send items that are flat surface (not too bulky) that can be glued to a piece of paper. KidzArt is asking that you do not send anything that has sharp edges or that is made of glass. Again all recycled items must be thoroughly cleaned and dried.

KidzArt will use these recycled items to create an art project, which will be put on display. Please plan to stop by the school to see all of the students' wonderful creations. Also, don't forget to keep collecting paper towel rolls for sending home your child's art work.

Fundraiser Extended

Since we fell short of our goal, our fundraiser deadline has been extended to this Friday, October 30th. Don't worry if you no longer have the fundraiser packet. Just put any donations in a plastic bag/envelope with your child's name and teacher's name/grade.

As we said in our last post, we are facing the fact we may have to cut some of the incentive programs that the PTO currently funds. We don't want to do this and are hoping the extended deadline will allow us to collect the funds we need. We really appreciate the generosity of those who have contributed so far and hope others will be able to contribute as well.

Donations NEEDED - Dollars 4 Scholars

Please remember to send in your money for Dollars 4 Scholars.

We are far short of our goal and will have to cut valuable programs if we do not make our target amount of $30,000!

We would like to have all donations in by Friday, October 23rd. Please know your donations make a difference and are beneficial to many areas of our school. In previous years, the PTO has been able to purchase Mimio Boards, playground equipment, Music programs, Computer programs, and much, much more. Your generosity allows our school to obtain some of the latest technology and provide incentive programs for our students to do their very best in AR, the classroom, etc.

So, let's work together to make our fundraising goal by sending in your donation by Friday, October 23rd...Thank You!!!

Dollars 4 Scholars - COMING UP!

A packet was sent home about a week ago with information regarding our Dollars 4 Scholars Fundraiser. This is our only major fundraiser for the year! These funds will be used this year to purchase playground equipment, music, PE, and library supplies, as well as other needed equipment for our school. Our goal is $30,000! We have made this goal in the past and we know we can do it again!!!

Please support PHES with your contribution to Dollars 4 Scholars. Money will be collected the week of October 19th - 23rd!!!

Open House & Book Fair Reminder

This coming Tuesday, October 6th, Pleasant Hill Elementary will have its annual Open House. You can meet your child's teacher and see what they have been doing over the first 9 weeks of the school year.

Grades K -2nd 5:30-6:30
Grades 3rd - 5th 6:30 - 7:30

There will also be a BBQ and spaghetti dinner in the cafeteria. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children 5th grade and under. There will be tickets available at the door.

Also, don't forget the Library will be holding a Book Fair from 5:30-7:30. The Book Fair will accept cash, personal checks, and credit cards. A portion of all sales goes directly back to the PHES library to purchase more books.

PTO Meeting

The first PTO meeting is this Thursday, September 17th at 6:30 p.m.
We will have a demonstration of the new NEO wireless keyboards. We will also discuss the fundraiser for this year and vote on the budget.

Hope to see everyone.

PTO Membership

Please remember to send in your PTO membership forms and join the PTO. The class that reaches 100% membership participation will win a popsicle party.

Open House Date Set

Our Open House will be on October 6th. This is a chance for parents to see what their students are currently doing in class. The PTO will again host a BBQ dinner that night. Information will be sent out at the beginning of September regarding tickets for the dinner.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful first week of school.

Welcome Back - 2009-2010

It's the first day of school and we hope all enjoy getting back to the books!

Please be sure to return your PTO membership forms to the school. The cost is only $10 per family. Please make sure to include your e-mail address on the form. We will be utilizing e-mail much more to communicate PTO event information.

Also, we have added a link at the left side of the blog for you to sign up to get regular updates from the blog via e-mail. That means you don't have to check the blog to see if anything has changed...it will be automatically e-mailed to you anytime there is a post to the blog.

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave it in the comment section of the blog.

We're looking forward to a great year!