Youngsville Elementary PTO 2014 - 2015

1. Youngsville Elementary PTO 2014 - 2015

2. Meet Your PTO Board * Who are we? * How long at YES? * # kids at YES? * Favorite PTO event? Nicole McCarty – President Anita Reiss – Vice President Susan Love – Treasurer Jenny Castator – Asst. VP Fundraising Meghan Jordan – Asst. VP Fundraising Open Positions: Secretary, Asst. VP Programs & Publicity, Asst. VP of Volunteers

3. Committees Beautification: Enhance the landscape and buildings of YES. (in need of a Chair) Box Tops & Campbell Labels: Collect labels in classrooms and mail to correct places. Reward top collecting classes. Co-Chairs: Joanna Williams & Vicki Cox

4. Committees Fall Festival: Organizes Fall Festival, an end of Track 1 event held after school that celebrates the Track and allows teachers from each Grade to raise additional funds for their classroom through sales of food and carnival games. (in need of a Chair)

5. Committees Spring Blast: Organizes Spring Blast, a Track 4 event for students who achieved Spring Fundraiser goals. Held during school hours. (in need of a Chair)

6. Committees Parent Volunteers: Encourage and coordinate participation with PTO events and recruit volunteers to help. (in need of a Chair) Year Book: Collect pictures throughout the year, organize and submit to year book chair person. Chair: Christie Murphy

7. Committees Newsletter: Publish and distribute the PTO newsletter approximately every 2 months. Chair: Christie Murphy Eat–out Nights (EON): Book eat-out nights with restaurants. Publicize information about times, dates and locations. Chair: Jenny Castator

8. Committees Hospitality: Organize early release luncheons, coordinate Catered Lunch with Teacher Appreciation committee and other special events. Stock teacher lunchroom with coffee & supplies. Chair: Meghan Jordan

9. Committees Fundraising: Decide on fundraising campaigns, collect money, receipt money, count orders before submission to companies, prepare and distribute orders. Co-Chairs: Jenny Castator & Meghan Jordan Santa Shop: Publicize event, coordinate volunteer schedule, help students shop and wrap gifts. Chair: Sandy Aliff

10. Committees Teacher Appreciation Committee: Help to celebrate the Teachers and Staff at our school, with gifts and tokens of appreciation for their hard work and dedication. Done throughout the year, with special focus in May during Teacher Appreciation Week. Chair: Julia Arnold AR Store: Stock store with age appropriate items for children achieve AR goals. Chair: Lindsay Wilson

11. YES PTO Website: http://ptoyes.weebly.com/index.html YES Website: http://youngsvilleelementary.weebly.com/ Franklin County Schools Website: http://fcschools.weebly.com/

12. YES Things to Know AR – Accelerated Reader: Program used to encourage readers. After a reading level is determined, students read books in their range. Upon completing the book, they take an online 10 question test and earn AR Points based on their score. These points are accumulated and used at the AR Store for shopping for prizes.

13. YES Things to Know Paws – Students accumulate paws during specials for their behavior as it follows the ROAR rules. Administrators also award PAWS to classes that they see exhibiting ROAR expectations. 30 PAWS each 9 weeks earns the class a pass to the celebration to reward their efforts as a class.

14. YES Things to Know PBIS tickets – Students earn these through out the year, for exhibiting ROAR expectations. Tickets are used to attend events and purchase prizes on a bi-weekly basis. Past events were Roller-skating and Pullen Park.

15. Events PTO promotes for YES (but we’re not in charge of or paying for) • November Food Drive, partnering with the United Way of Franklin County. • Angel Tree, for Youngsville Students • Relay For Life Basketball Game to benefit the Franklin County Relay for Life

16. Current Business • Committee Reports • Fundraising – Jenny & Meghan • Hospitality - Meghan • Teacher Appreciation - Julia • Box Tops – Joanna & Vicki • EON - Jenny • AR Store - Lindsay

17. Current Business • Wish List items for school: • Umbrellas for carpool duty • Ponchos for carpool duty • Playground equipment (balls, Frisbees, jump-ropes, whiffle balls & bats) • Classroom items • Bean bag chairs • AR Store Prizes (Birthday gifts you didn’t use? i.e.: craft projects, coloring books, crayons, markers, puzzles)

18. Current Business • STEMville Family Science Night – Nov 13th • 2014-2015 Budget Submissions due Sept 9th, for voting at Sept 16th PTO mtg

19. Upcoming Events August Aug 20th: Teacher Workday - NO SCHOOLAug 22nd: Box Top Collection DayAug 28th: EON at Yogurt City

20. Upcoming Events September Sept 1st: Holiday - NO SCHOOLSept 5th: Box Top Collection DaySept 10th: Early Release Day; Potluck lunch for Staff sponsored by PTO Parents

21. Upcoming Events SeptemberSept 16th: PTO Mtg at 6:15pm in Media Center Sept 18th: EONSept 19th: FALL FESTIVAL & Box Top Collection Day

22. Upcoming Events SeptemberSept 23th: Last Day of Track OneSept 24th thru Oct 3rd: TRACK OUT

23. Upcoming Events October Oct 6th thru 10th: EXTENDED LEARNINGOct 16th: Early Release DayOct 17th: Box Top Collection DayOct 18th: Yard Sale

24. Upcoming Events October Oct 21st: PTO Mtg at 6:15pm in Media CenterOct 23rd: EONOct 31st: Box Top Collection Day

25. THANK YOU!! Thank you for coming out tonight! We look forward to working with you this year! Please feel free to contact any of us with any questions or concerns when necessary. 