Newsletters - September/October
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School
Sponsored by the Lower Alloways Creek Parent Teacher Organization
2010-2011 School Year
Explanation of services by the PTO
During the year you will see many handouts come home from the LAC PTO. Some of them are fundraisers which are necessary to for the PTO to provide the other services and activities we offer during the year. Below we have given an explanation of our activities for the upcoming school year. Remember no activity is mandatory. But for each activity you do participate in it helps us enjoy some of the other activities we host during the year.
PTO Sponsored Field Trips – After the budget cuts last year, the PTO agreed to provided the necessary funding for several items that are no longer covered in our School's budget. One of those activities is Field Trips. We have estimated that it is going to cost $8,500 fall all Field Trips this year.
Fundraisers - With the PTO picking up the tab for all Class Trips this year, Fundraising is more important than ever! We will be having several fundraisers throughout the year. It is our estimation that it will take 14,000 to cover the expenses of our three major activities this year. (i.e. Field Trips, Field Day and The Brain Show) The first fundraiser being our Fall Fundraiser. We hope to raise half of the needed funds with this fundraiser, we will also have a Pie Sale, Greens Sale and if we don't meet our goal, we may have to have a spring fundraiser.
If you are a student in 5th – 8th Grade, we will have approved two to three fundraisers that will benefit your Student Accounts. We have our Fall Fundraiser which is scheduled to kick off in September. Please look for the approved fundraisers that will help your student accounts.
Services – School Store is offered twice a month for all of the children during lunch. Gift Card Program, the PTO offers this to anyone who wants to give gift cards for the holidays. Monthly Market Day sales are provided for you and your friends. Santa’s Workshop, provides the students with a chance to purchase gifts for their loved ones. Mother’s Day flowers are offered for the students to purchase during lunch before Mother’s Day. This is just to name a few, I am sure I am missing a couple. While some of these services do charge a fee to participate, there is little profit to the PTO and does not qualify the activity as a Fundraiser. In the future we hope to grow our Market Day Program so that it will replace one of our regular fundraisers.
Latch Key – The goal of the Program is to provide an affordable, safe, caring, and enriching environment for children after school hours. The Program is meant to meet the needs of children of working parents and others who would benefit from being in such an environment.
Family Fun – Philles Games, Bowling with your family, Movie Nights, Luau Dance (K thru 4th) and the Community Softball Game are just some of the activities you can enjoy during the year. Most of the family fun we have is offered at cost to the family.
PTO Sponsored Activities – Field Day, Graduation Awards, Science Fair Awards, Writing Awards, 8th Grade t-shirts, Science Fair and Math Showcase t-shirts, Teddy Grams, Talent Show, Grandfriends Day, Easter Egg Hunts (PK and K), and school assemblies. Last year we were fortunate enough to sponsor a great assembly "The Brain Show". We are looking to bring that assembly back in the winter time with the added extra benefit of having a session at night for families to participate!
This is just al portion of what we are doing for the students of our school. If you would like more information or you would like to be a part of the action let one of the PTO members know, we would be happy to welcome you.
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