A Welcome from

the Brisas PTSO…

Our Mission

Brisas PTSO (Parent Teacher Student Organization) is a group comprised of parents, teachers and students. Our

mission is to assist the Brisas staff in their efforts to continually improve the education, health, and safety of

all our students by supporting various academic, fine arts, fitness and performing arts activities.

There are no fees or dues to join PTSO; just by being a parent or guardian at Brisas you are already a part of this

vital organization!

Plans for 2015-16 include fun family events throughout the year, teacher/staff appreciation luncheons, and

enrichment programs.

We welcome the opportunity to work with you! ~Brisas PTSO Officers

Meet Our Board

Co-Presidents – Christine Hightower & Phyllis Cagle Vice President – Dan Helt

Secretary – Julie Forth Treasurer – Stephanie Tammaro

Volunteer Coordinator – Layden Puig-Ivonnet Communications Coordinator – Michelle Reeder

Contributions Coordinator – Nicole Gunning Fundraising Coordinator – Dan Helt

Historians – Kerri Jackson & Alisha Twitchell

2015-2016 General PTSO Meeting Dates

6:30pm – 7:30pm in the Brisas/Aprende Library

August 24, 2015 September 21, 2015

October 19, 2015 November 16, 2015

January 11, 2016 February 22, 2016

March 21, 2016 April 18, 2016 (Officer Elections)

May 16, 2016

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Parents, we invite you to be a volunteer this year because

BRISAS NEEDS YOU!

There are many ways to get involved in your child’s education:

� Be a Room Parent and help organize a class party

� Send goodies for a class event/celebration

� Become an Art Masterpiece instructor

� Donate an hour of time to help with the Book Fair, Carnival, Field Day, etc.

� Contribute baked goods for the Ice Cream Social cake walk or Pumpkin Walk bake sale

� Shelve some books in the Library

Big or small, your help is always needed and appreciated!!

If you would like more information about volunteering at any Brisas event, please contact PTSO Volunteer Coordinator, Layden Puig-Ivonnet at laydenpi@gmail.com

September 25 Ice Cream Social January 29 Decades Dance Oct 26–30 Fall Book Fair February 8-12 Spring Book Fair October 30 Pumpkin Walk March 2, 16, 23 Field Days November 25 Turkey Trot April 1 Brisas Carnival December 7-10 Holiday Store April 7 Art Walk

Save the Date! Brisas Ice Cream Social

September 25 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Brisas MPR

Meet other Brisas families and enjoy a super sundae!

Did you sign up to be a Room Parent?

Join us at the Room Parent Orientation

August 24, 2015

6:30 pm

Brisas/Aprende Library

Get to know other parent volunteers and our PTSO while learning about your vital role as a parent liaison.

Kyrene de las Brisas earns money every time you shop or donate; it’s that easy!

Just follow the instructions below to support our school.

Fry’s has a NEW Community Rewards method this year!

1. Make sure you are registered with an online Fry’s account (www.frysfood.com) and link your

V.I.P card to it. 2. Go to

https://www.frysfood.com/topic/community?activePage=community-rewards-2

3. Sign in with your account. Select “My Account”, then select “Account Settings” from drop down

menu. 4. Click “edit” under Community Rewards. If

prompted, enter personal information (name/address).

5. Under “Find Your Organization”, enter “KyreneDe Las Brisas” or our Organization Number,

19194. 6. Select box next to our school. Click on “enroll”

or “save changes.”

Our school name should be listed under Community Rewards on your Account Summary

page.

Brisas earns $500.00 for every $50,000 in linked purchases!

Join eScrip today. A portion of your purchases are donated directly to Kyrene de las Brisas!

Just log onto www.escrip.com

and enter 6659815 for our group ID.

Fresh & Easy Shop for Schools

Go to eScrip.com to create an account, add your Friends card number and select Brisas as your

school. Shop at F&E with your Friends card!

Link your Target Red Card or Target Visa Card (credit or debit) to Brisas by visiting

www.target.com/tcoe or call 1-800-316-6142We earn ½ percent for all your purchases!

Kyrene de las Brisas Code 702

COMMUNITY BUILDER NIGHTS

Watch for information on one of our monthly Community Builder nights during the school

year at some of your favorite local restaurants. Brisas gets a portion of the proceeds donated

to the school on these days and you get a night off cooking!

First Community BuilderBarro’s Pizza on September 15

Brisas earns 5 points for every dollar spent at Chandler Fashion Center and The Boulevard

Shops stores and restaurants.

Log receipts at Guest Services (even the soda or latte receipts add up!)

anytime between May 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016 or turn them into our School

Cents Program coordinator(receipts will be returned).

Earn 1000 points for Brisas when you purchase a Mall Visa Gift Card at Guest

Services (by Barnes & Noble)!

Remember to select Kyrene de las Brisas as the school you are fundraising for.

http://www.shoppingpartnership.com/points/chandlerfashioncenter.htm

Did you know that each Box Top coupon is worth a dime to Brisas students? One dime may not seem like much, but it adds up fast!

Last school year, Brisas earned over $2,000 thanks to YOUR Box Tops!

Clip Box Tops coupons from participating products and send them back to school in groups of 10 with a max of 50 per ziplock.

Watch for monthly collection sheets and classroom prizes for most Box Tops!

www.boxtops4education.com

Bonus eBoxTops® Earn cash for Brisas at over 300 online stores.

Just start at the web site below, choose a store, click on its logo and shop as usual. You’ll automatically earn eBoxTops® for

Brisas with every qualified purchase.

https://www.boxtops4education.com/marketplace

Follow Kyrene de las Brisas on Facebook!Just “like” our page.

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Brisas-PTSO/186107341452250?fref=ts

Kyrene de las Brisas earns money every time you shop or donate; it’s that easy!

Just follow the instructions below to support our school.

NEW this Year!

Download Shoparoo, a free app on your iPhone or Android. Find and select Brisas to

earn our school money.

Stay tuned for the 6th Annual

BRISAS READ-A-THONSeptember 9th-18th, 2015

� only planned fundraiser for entire year

� goal to raise $30,000

� 100% of the proceeds go to Brisas and

fund many school programs

� all participants receive prizes

� daily incentives, exciting prizes, grade-

level raffles and fun events

Look for information packets to come home

with your child in early September

Questions? Interested in volunteering for

this event? Contact Dan Helt at dhelt@kyrene.org

Volunteer Opportunities

PTSO appreciates the time you are able to volunteer. Please review the Brisas Volunteer Interest Form and let us know which events you would like to assist with. Forms can be returned to the front office or you can e-mail your name and areas of interest to laydenpi@gmail.com. Whether you are volunteering for one hour, at a single event, or for multiple events, we understand how valuable your time is and we thank you in advance. We look forward to seeing you!

Art Masterpiece Program When: During school hours; year-round What: Present art prints to your child's class and talk about the artists and their style of painting. Materials and training provided.

Read-a-Thon When: During school hours; during the month of September What: Assist tallying minutes read, help sort prizes, help at incentive events

Hearing and Vision Screenings When: During school hours; during the month of September What: Assist health office with student hearing/vision screenings.

Library Services When: During school hours; year-round What: The library needs help getting books back on the shelves when they are returned.

Ice Cream Social & Cake Walk When: Evening event; in September What: Scoop a super sundae, help out at the cake walk, and enjoy the company of other Brisas families!

Book Fair When: During school hours and in conjunction with an evening event; twice a year, in October and February What: Library fundraiser selling books to students.

Pumpkin Walk & Bake Sale When: Evening event; in October What: Fun family night with bake sale and display of hundreds of jack-o-lanterns carved by students.

Lost and Found When: Before, during or after school hours; year-round What: Our "lost & found" bin is located in the hallway outside the office. Unclaimed items are donated to charity periodically.

Picture Days When: During school hours; twice a year in the fall and spring What: Assist students as individual and class pictures are taken.

Turkey Trot When: During school hours; in November What: Kids and families run or walk a mile course around the school grounds.

Holiday Shop When: During school hours; during the month of December What: Help students choose holiday gift items for their family members.

Decades Dance When: Evening event; in January What: Fun evening for the whole family. Dress up, dance to different decade music, eat dinner and snacks, and socialize with Brisas families.

Field Days When: During school hours; during the month of March What: Kids have fun participating in several different PE activities.

Staff Meals When: Evening event; twice a year in October and February What: Meals are provided to teachers one evening during each parent-teacher conference window.

Spring Carnival When: Evening event; in April What: Fun evening for the whole family. Volunteers needed at various games, food booths, bouncies, etc.

Staff Appreciation When: During and after school hours; during the month of May. What: Help provide staff with small tokens of appreciation each day of the week.

Yearbook When: During or after school hours; year-round What: Grade level coordinators needed to assist the yearbook chairperson.

Workroom When: During or after school hours; year-round What: Assist teachers with copying, laminating, etc. Materials and training on the workroom equipment provided.

Brisas PTSO

777 N. Desert Breeze Blvd. East #1

Chandler, AZ 85226

Brisas 2015-16 Volunteer Interest Form

Please fill out this form and return it to the front office or email to laydenpi@gmail.com. Return this

form by Monday, August 10, 2015 and each student listed will be entered into a drawing for a Brisas T-shirt.

Volunteer Name(s): Phone:

Mailing Address:

Email Address:

Student Name Teacher Name

Student Name Teacher Name

Student Name Teacher Name

Student Name Teacher Name

Ongoing Opportunities

Count Me In!

I’ll consider

it.

If you really

need me.

Art Masterpiece Present art prints to your child’s class and talk about

the artists and their style of painting. Materials and

training provided.

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Box Tops Count and organize submitted box tops. May be done

at home. Training provided. � � �

Library Volunteers Place books back on shelves when they are returned.

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Lost and Found Periodically organize lost items and prepare

unclaimed items to be donated to charity. � � �

Staff Appreciation Help provide staff with small tokens of appreciation

throughout the year and daily during Staff

Appreciation Week in May.

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Student Store Help in student store during lunch recess.

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Work Room Complete copying, laminating, binding, and other

work orders for teachers. Materials and training

provided.

� � �

Brisas PTSO

777 N. Desert Breeze Blvd. East #1

Chandler, AZ 85226

One-time Opportunities

Count Me In!

I’ll consider

it.

If you really

need me.

Read-a-Thon Fundraiser tally classroom minutes, assemble

prize bags, assist with incentive

events

Sept. 9 - 18 � � �

Hearing & Vision screening assist health office with student

hearing & vision screening

Sept. 14 – 18 � � �

Ice Cream Social (sponsored by K and 1st grades)

set up/clean up, scoop ice cream,

restock toppings, tickets

Sept. 25 � � �

Pumpkin Walk (sponsored by 2nd and 3rd grades)

help with food/snack booths Oct. 30 � � �

Turkey Trot set up/clean up, course helpers,

water table

Nov. 25 � � �

Holiday Gift Shop set up/clean up, restock shelves,

assist students with choosing gifts

Dec. 7 – 10 � � �

Decades Dance (sponsored by 4th and 5th grades)

help with food/snack booths Jan. 29 � � �

Field Day lead activity stations, water tables

March 2, 16, 23 � � �

Spring Carnival supervise bounce houses, help

with food, tickets, games

April 1 � � �

Art Walk set up/clean up, art tables,

food/drink tables

April 7 � � �

Fall & Spring Opportunities

Count Me In!

I’ll consider

it.

If you really

need me.

Picture Day Help comb hair, tidy collars, etc.

Sept. 3 – 4 � � �

Feb. 2 – 3 � � �

Staff Meals Set up/clean up, refill food trays

Oct. 21 – 22 � � �

Feb. 24 – 25 � � �

Book Fair Set up/clean up, use cash register,

assist students, restock books Oct. 26 – 30 � � �

Feb. 8 - 12 � � �