College Square Elementary PTO

THANK YOU to all who have participated in this year long fundraiser.  School Store has an online store, earns rebates for our school, and Gift Cards can be purchased for teachers.

This school year we have raised $1,316.30 in rebate cash; which is being used to purchase items and supplies for our classrooms.  We have also had $8,845 in Caring for Teacher Gift Cards donated to our teachers so far this school year.  This is more than generous!  Our teachers have been able to purchase items from their classroom wish lists with these gift cards.

Today, Jan. 23rd, the School Store Postcard campaign starts.  Please take the time to fill out these postcards and return them to school with your student(s).  There is no deadline to return postcards; however,     everyone who does so by Feb. 1st will be entered into a drawing to win an Inflatable Remote Control Minion.  Every child who  participates will receive a prize.

Please click on the link below just remember to choose our school so we get credit for you purchases and/or donations.  Thank You!!

SCHOOLSTORE.COM

Our Thursday, December 13th PTO Meeting has been canceled.  Our next meeting is Thursday, January 10, 2019.

This year our Holiday Shoppe is Wednesday, December 12th and Thursday, December 13th.

Our students get to Christmas Shop for Friends and loved ones during school hours.  They have a blast every year!  There will be local vendors with tables set up with lots of wonderful gift ideas at this year’s Holiday Shoppe.

We need volunteers to help our students shop and wrap 2 of their gifts.  Enough volunteers are what contributes to our students having a wonderful shopping experience.  Remember that you can only volunteer if you are a PTO Member and have your clearances turned into the BASD.  Please click HERE to sign up to volunteer.  Class shopping schedule is posted on the signup page.

 Many of our College Square Families purchase gifts throughout the year for our teachers.  Some examples of gifts would be birthday, Christmas, thank you, and just because thoughtful gifts.  Therefore, the PTO has taken the time to have teaching staff put together a teacher/classroom wish list to better help with gift ideas.  The Teacher Wish Lists include our teaching staff’s personal likes and classroom wants and needs.  Our amazing teaching staff regularly has to purchase supplies or items for their classrooms out their own pocket.  This is why the PTO felt it was important to add classroom wants and needs to the lists.  If you locate your teacher and their is no information under her/his name your teacher just has not provided any information to us yet.

The teacher wish lists can be found by just clicking on the Teacher Wish List tab at the top of this main page.  Once you select the Teacher Wish List tab you will see that the teaching staff is broken down by grades, specials, support, and staff to better organize and find your teacher(s).  We plan to update these lists periodically throughout the school year.

Thank you to all of our wonderful College Square families for your continuing support and we hope these Teacher Wish Lists are helpful and beneficial to all.

All parents/guardians are invited to share feedback with our PTO about interest in Family Programming.  There are two brief surveys – one is related to types of family programming, best times and volunteer help; one is related to our Family STEAM Night and partnering with parents or companies/corporations to offer activities.  We welcome your feedback and ideas.  The surveys will close on November 21.

Family Event Programming

STEAM Night 

McTeacher Night

Date: Thurs., November 15, 2018

Time: 4:30 – 6:30 pm

Location: McDonald’s at

190 State Street

Beaver, Pa 15009

          We invite everyone to come out for dinner and cheer on our College Square Teachers working behind the counter of our local McDonald’s.  That’s right our very own teachers will be taking your orders and cooking your food. 

McTeacher Night is an annual PTO fundraising event that combines the efforts of the College Square PTO and Teaching Staff, partnering with our local McDonald’s with a percentage of all sales during this event going to help pay for fieldtrips, events, and classroom supplies.

We hope to see everyone out for dinner during McTeacher Night to support our school and to cheer on our Teaching Staff.

Please click HERE to sign up to donate foods for the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon!

The Scholastic Book Fair is to take place next week October 2 & 3rd ( Tuesday & Wednesday) during school hours for all our Fairy Tale Creatures (students) to shop.  The Book Fair will also be open for families to shop during Open House Thursday, October 4th 6 – 7:30 pm.

We are looking for Volunteers to sign up to help during all 3 days of the Book Fair.  Please remember that you must have your clearances turned into the district before volunteering to help.   Please click HERE to volunteer.

Hope everyone got the Box Tops for Education Letter and Collection Sheet we sent home with your children.  We are excited to see just how much “Free” money we can collect for our school just by clipping Box Tops.  We get 10Cents per Box Top.  It might not sound like a lot, but it adds up quickly.  Last year we raised $1300, and in years past almost as much as $4000!

Remember this month’s Collection Sheet can be turned in at any time, but is due by September 28th.  If you don’t have a collection Sheet, thats ok, just put them in a ziploc bag with hyour child’s name and teacher on it.

Happy Clipping!!