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Welcome toWelcome toWill Rogers Will Rogers ElementaryElementaryHome of the Home of the
Wildcats!Wildcats!
What is the P.T.O.?What is the P.T.O.?
Parent Teacher OrganizationParent Teacher Organization The PTO consists of many parents and The PTO consists of many parents and
teachers who are interested in making a teachers who are interested in making a difference and being involved.difference and being involved.
There are many ways, small or large, that you There are many ways, small or large, that you can do to help and be involved with your child can do to help and be involved with your child at school.at school.
We have meetings once a month in the We have meetings once a month in the cafeteria at 9:30 a.m. All dates are listed in cafeteria at 9:30 a.m. All dates are listed in the school calendar & newsletter. We hope the school calendar & newsletter. We hope you can make at least one!you can make at least one!
How can you get How can you get involved?involved?
Fill out the Fill out the “Will Rogers Elementary “Will Rogers Elementary School Volunteer Form & Pledge” School Volunteer Form & Pledge” and return to your child’s teacher or and return to your child’s teacher or the office by August 27the office by August 27thth!!
Someone will contact you about your Someone will contact you about your interests and willingness to help around interests and willingness to help around your schedule.your schedule.
To be a voting member of the PTO, you’ll To be a voting member of the PTO, you’ll need to pay $3 for annual membership need to pay $3 for annual membership dues.dues.
If we can get every Will Rogers parent to If we can get every Will Rogers parent to commit just 2 hours to helping out, we can do commit just 2 hours to helping out, we can do amazing things for our kids and our school!amazing things for our kids and our school!
All we’re asking for is at least 2 hours this All we’re asking for is at least 2 hours this school year and together we can make a huge school year and together we can make a huge difference!difference!
Please fill out the Volunteer & Pledge Form Please fill out the Volunteer & Pledge Form and return by August 27and return by August 27thth!!
Give us 2 hours & get your name on the Give us 2 hours & get your name on the special bulletin board for your child to see!special bulletin board for your child to see!
What the PTO paid for last What the PTO paid for last year:year:
INCOME
Beautification Income 18.00
Box Tops Income 1,302.13
Donations 2,575.53
Fall Fundraiser Income 25,020.00
GROWERS CLUB INCOME 578.00
HOLIDAY STORE INCOME 7,030.82
Interest Inc 64.43
Johnnies Income 34.98
MISC. Income 1,796.00
MOES 130.00
PTO Membership 366.00
Recycling-Butterfly Garden 16.05
School Supplies Income 2,240.00
Spirit Store Income 485.75
Spring Carnival Income 8,392.05
Spring Fundraiser Drive 18,249.20
Student Directory Income 537.00
Swine Week 2,173.12
T-shirts Income 6,748.50
TLC FUNDRAISER 904.00
Turkey Bingo Income 1,090.00
Video Income 2,119.00
WALK-A -THON 2,231.84
Yearbook income 4,224.95
TOTAL INCOME 88,327.35
EXPENSES
AUTHOR VISIT 300.00
Bank Charge 18.00
BEAUTIFICATION EXPENSE 168.70
Career Days 56.99
Colonial Days 84.24
Edmond Public Schools Foundation 111.82
Fall Fundraiser Expense 12,673.50
Family Movie Night 11.43
Growers Club Expense 236.84
Guidance Services 292.30
Holiday Store 5,020.19
Insurance Expense 720.00
Materials and Supplies 240.72
Misc 1,632.00
Newsletter Expense 79.80
OWL PELLETS 237.54
Pals Expense 4,356.63
Popcorn Expense 223.92
Scholarship 500.00
School Supplies Expense 2,369.82
Site Identified Needs:
Teacher Grants 21,743.65
TOTAL Site Identified Needs *see listed 21,743.65
Spirit Store Expense 255.00
Spring Carnival Expense 3,799.56
Spring Fundraiser Drive Expense 13,668.00
Student Directory Expense 2.00
Swine Week Expense 2,276.49
T-shirts Expense 5,503.00
Teacher Appreciation Week 291.53
Teacher Classroom Support 5,599.40
Teacher Luncheons 442.72
Turkey Bingo 734.38
Video Expense 2,040.00
WALK A THON EXPENSE 105.00
WEEKLY READERS 2,353.04
Yearbook expense 3,506.62
TOTAL EXPENSES 91,654.83
*Partial List of Site Identified Need Purchases:
12 computers for mini-lab
9 smart boards for 2nd/3rd gr classrooms
United Streaming for entire school
OCCT test prep materials for 3rd/4th gr
Phonics books for 1st gr
Schoolwide Special Ed Curriculum Materials
PTO Proposed Budget for PTO Proposed Budget for 2010-20112010-2011
Income Goals:
Big G Box Tops 1,000.00
Donations 1,500.00
Fall Fundraiser -net of expense 12,500.00
Spring Carnival -net of expense 5,000.00
Holiday Store -net of expense 1,700.00
PTO memberships 375.00
Directories 550.00
T-shirts -net of expense 750.00
Interest on bank account 50.00
Spring Fundraiser -net of expense 10,000.00
Turkey Bingo 600.00
Videos 50.00
Walk a thon 2,500.00
Total Projected Income 36,575.00
Expenses:
Author Visit 300.00
Bank Charges 10.00
Beautification Project Expense 200.00
Career Days 50.00
Chess Club 100.00
Colonial Days 300.00
Edmond Public Schools Foundation 100.00
Grower's Club 100.00
Guidance Services 200.00
Insurance 750.00
Materials and Supplies 250.00
Meet the Masters 100.00
Newsletter Expense 100.00
Owl Pellets-5th gr 200.00
PALS materials/supplies 5,000.00
Popcorn Days 225.00
PTO Today 150.00
Scholarship 500.00
Swine Week Expense 100.00
Weekly Readers 2,300.00
Teacher/Classroom Support 7,000.00
Teacher Appreciation 500.00
Luncheons Hospitality 100.00
Total Expenses 18,635.00
Funds left for Site Identified Needs 17,940.00
(Income less Expenses)
P.A.L.S.P.A.L.S.
Copy room where volunteers make Copy room where volunteers make copies, prepare classroom materials, copies, prepare classroom materials, cutting, collating, stapling, cutting, collating, stapling, laminating, die-cuts, and other laminating, die-cuts, and other various tasks.various tasks.
This is a great task for anyone with This is a great task for anyone with clerical experience and want to help!clerical experience and want to help!
You can spend 1 or more hours per You can spend 1 or more hours per month and all supplies are provided.month and all supplies are provided.
Classroom HelperClassroom Helper
Help in your child’s classroom by Help in your child’s classroom by reading, assisting with art projects, reading, assisting with art projects, making copies, misc. projects, and making copies, misc. projects, and more!more!
Please contact your child’s teacher Please contact your child’s teacher directly to see what they might need directly to see what they might need help with in their classroom as often help with in their classroom as often as you are able to help!as you are able to help!
Media Center VolunteerMedia Center Volunteer
Love books? This is a great place to Love books? This is a great place to volunteer!volunteer!
Assist children by searching for Assist children by searching for books, check out books, re-shelve books, check out books, re-shelve books, etc.books, etc.
Volunteers usually come twice a Volunteers usually come twice a month or more to help.month or more to help.
It’s a great way to help out our kids!It’s a great way to help out our kids!
Music Programs/PlaysMusic Programs/Plays
Students in grades 2Students in grades 2ndnd – 5 – 5thth participate participate in a musical program/play with in a musical program/play with students from their own grade.students from their own grade.
Volunteer to decorate the stage, help Volunteer to decorate the stage, help with costumes, play practices, etc.with costumes, play practices, etc.
Please contact Ms. Johnson, music Please contact Ms. Johnson, music teacher, and/or Ms. James, PE teacher teacher, and/or Ms. James, PE teacher if you can help!if you can help!
Homeroom ParentsHomeroom Parents
Coordinates with all of the Coordinates with all of the homeroom/classroom parents & teacher homeroom/classroom parents & teacher for three parties: Fall, Winter, and for three parties: Fall, Winter, and Valentine’sValentine’s
Coordinates their classroom raffle basket Coordinates their classroom raffle basket for the spring carnivalfor the spring carnival
Help with other grade level parents to Help with other grade level parents to coordinate 2 booths/games for the spring coordinate 2 booths/games for the spring carnival by staffing, set-up, clean-up carnival by staffing, set-up, clean-up
HospitalityHospitality
Do you like to bake? Then let us Do you like to bake? Then let us know and you can send goodies for know and you can send goodies for events, the faculty breakfast and events, the faculty breakfast and lunch, or Teacher Appreciation lunch, or Teacher Appreciation Week.Week.
Contact the Teacher Appreciation Contact the Teacher Appreciation Chairpersons, Karen Flores or Petra Chairpersons, Karen Flores or Petra Simpson if you are interested!Simpson if you are interested!
Clubs:Clubs:
Chess Club – open to students in 3Chess Club – open to students in 3rdrd – 5 – 5thth grade and meets on Thursday’s from grade and meets on Thursday’s from 3:30 – 4:00 p.m.3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Grower’s Club – open to students in any Grower’s Club – open to students in any grade grade (parents must participate for ALL students in Pre-K thru 2(parents must participate for ALL students in Pre-K thru 2ndnd) ) A A great way to introduce kids to great way to introduce kids to gardening, conservation, ecology, and gardening, conservation, ecology, and other green disciplines by making their other green disciplines by making their school look great! Parents are welcome school look great! Parents are welcome to help with Beautification all year long!to help with Beautification all year long!
YearbookYearbook What a great keepsake to have! What a great keepsake to have! Each year volunteers put together a full-Each year volunteers put together a full-
colored yearbook with various pictures and colored yearbook with various pictures and individual portraits that can be purchased for individual portraits that can be purchased for only only $20 if ordered by 12-31-10$20 if ordered by 12-31-10 and for $25 and for $25 after the early bird price!after the early bird price!
Quantities are limited! So order yours today Quantities are limited! So order yours today to guarantee a copy! Go online to guarantee a copy! Go online www.jostensyearbooks.comwww.jostensyearbooks.com or use the order or use the order form sent home.form sent home.
If you have any pictures for the yearbook, If you have any pictures for the yearbook, please email them to please email them to [email protected][email protected] by February 25 by February 25thth !! !!
Meet the MastersMeet the Masters
This is a supplemental art program.This is a supplemental art program. During the school year a volunteer During the school year a volunteer
from each classroom presents five from each classroom presents five famous prints of art to their class and famous prints of art to their class and correlating art projects or activities correlating art projects or activities are created.are created.
All information and materials are All information and materials are provided.provided.
Sign up today!Sign up today!
OCCT MonitorOCCT Monitor
Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test’s are Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test’s are done in April each year for two weeks by done in April each year for two weeks by students in grades 3students in grades 3rdrd – 5 – 5thth..
It’s very important that we have many It’s very important that we have many volunteers to serve as test monitors for volunteers to serve as test monitors for 2-3 hours a day during the testing dates.2-3 hours a day during the testing dates.
If you can help one or more days, please If you can help one or more days, please contact Lou Moore, Counselor, 340-contact Lou Moore, Counselor, 340-2995.2995.
33rdrd Grade Land Run Grade Land Run
An annual event that takes place in An annual event that takes place in November that also relates to the November that also relates to the curriculum.curriculum.
Parents help plan events for the day.Parents help plan events for the day. The teachers will have a meeting, with notes The teachers will have a meeting, with notes
going home with more information.going home with more information. A great historical learning experience to A great historical learning experience to
help students relate to the Oklahoma Land help students relate to the Oklahoma Land Run.Run.
55thth Grade Colonial Days Grade Colonial Days
An annual event for students that takes An annual event for students that takes place in November.place in November.
Students experience what it was like a Students experience what it was like a long time ago by making homemade long time ago by making homemade candles, crafts, etc.candles, crafts, etc.
Parents are needed to help during the Parents are needed to help during the day with the students in 5day with the students in 5thth grade. grade.
The teachers will send home more The teachers will send home more information.information.
55thth Grade Career Day Grade Career Day
Professionals are needed to speak to the Professionals are needed to speak to the students about their profession or career.students about their profession or career.
Students rotate around the school learning Students rotate around the school learning about possible future career paths.about possible future career paths.
We need at least 12 different careers and We need at least 12 different careers and someone to come and speak about the someone to come and speak about the career.career.
If you can help or know someone who can, If you can help or know someone who can, please contact Angie Dean at 496-7366.please contact Angie Dean at 496-7366.
MealpayPlus – (lunch MealpayPlus – (lunch accounts)accounts)
MealpayPlus® provides an easy-to-use, MealpayPlus® provides an easy-to-use, efficient way to make payments quickly efficient way to make payments quickly and securely anytime using a simple and securely anytime using a simple Internet connection. You can say goodbye Internet connection. You can say goodbye to the hassles of sending in multiple to the hassles of sending in multiple checks to multiple locations for multiple checks to multiple locations for multiple students. It can all be done with one students. It can all be done with one payment on MealpayPlus. MealpayPlus payment on MealpayPlus. MealpayPlus also allows the ability to receive free low also allows the ability to receive free low balance emails and in most cases view the balance emails and in most cases view the purchases made in the cafeteria online. purchases made in the cafeteria online.
Book FairBook Fair
Media Center coordinates the book Media Center coordinates the book fairs that are held during the school fairs that are held during the school year (November & March).year (November & March).
They need volunteers to work shifts They need volunteers to work shifts during the book fair week.during the book fair week.
Please contact Bree Menard, Media Please contact Bree Menard, Media Specialist, or Christy Walton, Media Specialist, or Christy Walton, Media Center Volunteer Coordinator for Center Volunteer Coordinator for more information or to volunteer.more information or to volunteer.
Swine WeekSwine Week Each winter Edmond Memorial High School raises Each winter Edmond Memorial High School raises
money for a medical foundation or organization. money for a medical foundation or organization. The grade schools and middle schools that feed into The grade schools and middle schools that feed into
Memorial help this cause by sending in loose Memorial help this cause by sending in loose change, cash or checks during a special week. change, cash or checks during a special week.
Volunteers help coordinate the promotion, collect Volunteers help coordinate the promotion, collect and count the money daily, and present prizes to and count the money daily, and present prizes to the class that brings in the most each day and for the class that brings in the most each day and for the entire week.the entire week.
Last year Mrs. Dilg had to kiss a pig because we Last year Mrs. Dilg had to kiss a pig because we met our goal.met our goal.
EMHS raised over $500,000 last year all-together!EMHS raised over $500,000 last year all-together!
Popcorn DaysPopcorn Days
Once a month – in the morningOnce a month – in the morning Help pop the popcorn, bag it up by Help pop the popcorn, bag it up by
class, and deliver it to the classrooms.class, and deliver it to the classrooms. This is a great morale booster and This is a great morale booster and
reward to the students, compliments reward to the students, compliments of the PTO!of the PTO!
If you can help with this, please If you can help with this, please contact Julie Drumm.contact Julie Drumm.
PTO Spirit EventsPTO Spirit Events Arby’s Night (January) – on a specified night, Arby’s Night (January) – on a specified night,
15% of all sales will be donated back to our 15% of all sales will be donated back to our school.school.
McTeacher Night (September 30) – McDonald’s McTeacher Night (September 30) – McDonald’s will donate 15% of all sales back to the school, will donate 15% of all sales back to the school, while the teachers help by serving the food.while the teachers help by serving the food.
Family Movie Night (September 17) – come Family Movie Night (September 17) – come watch a movie & enjoy popcorn/drinks with watch a movie & enjoy popcorn/drinks with your family!your family!
Chick-Fil-A Night (October 12) – a percentage of Chick-Fil-A Night (October 12) – a percentage of sales that night will be given back to our school.sales that night will be given back to our school.
More information will be sent home in regards More information will be sent home in regards to these events.to these events.
Holiday StoreHoliday Store A three-day extravaganza for our A three-day extravaganza for our
children to shop for family and friends children to shop for family and friends during the holiday season.during the holiday season.
December 1-3, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.December 1-3, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed to work shifts to Volunteers are needed to work shifts to
help stock, assist children, set-up, etc. – help stock, assist children, set-up, etc. – contact Susan Cunningham or Angie contact Susan Cunningham or Angie Dean.Dean.
Teaches them how to handle money Teaches them how to handle money while helping shop for others.while helping shop for others.
Will Rogers CookbooksWill Rogers Cookbooks
Please send in your favorite recipes Please send in your favorite recipes ASAP or by 10-15-10 to ASAP or by 10-15-10 to [email protected][email protected] to be to be included in the cookbook.included in the cookbook.
Pre-orders done in November.Pre-orders done in November. Cookbooks will also be sold in this Cookbooks will also be sold in this
year’s Holiday Store in early December.year’s Holiday Store in early December. All types of recipes are needed – so All types of recipes are needed – so
send them in ASAP!!send them in ASAP!!
Turkey BingoTurkey Bingo
This will be our 3This will be our 3rdrd annual event that annual event that keeps getting better!keeps getting better!
Family fun for a gobbling good time!Family fun for a gobbling good time! Takes place November 18.Takes place November 18. We need volunteers to help plan and We need volunteers to help plan and
work the event.work the event. Come play eat, play bingo, and have Come play eat, play bingo, and have
fun!! Who knows – maybe you’ll win a fun!! Who knows – maybe you’ll win a prize or two!prize or two!
Walk to Hawaii Walk-a-Walk to Hawaii Walk-a-ThonThon
Held in MayHeld in May Students will earn miles all year as they try to Students will earn miles all year as they try to
walk the distance to Hawaiiwalk the distance to Hawaii During three days in May, they will finalize During three days in May, they will finalize
their miles earned and raise donations to help their miles earned and raise donations to help the school by jogging or walking during PE the school by jogging or walking during PE classclass
What a great way to promote fitness and What a great way to promote fitness and adhere to our Schools for Healthy Lifestyles adhere to our Schools for Healthy Lifestyles programprogram
Volunteers are needed to serve water to the Volunteers are needed to serve water to the students during the daystudents during the day
FundraisersFundraisers
Fall Fundraiser – Pre-portioned cookie Fall Fundraiser – Pre-portioned cookie dough, gift wrap & $5/$10 items in a catalog dough, gift wrap & $5/$10 items in a catalog packed full of great selections. (Sooner packed full of great selections. (Sooner Fundraising)Fundraising)
Spring Fundraiser - $10 discount cards to be Spring Fundraiser - $10 discount cards to be used at several great establishments locally used at several great establishments locally and in the metro area. (Boost Fundraising)and in the metro area. (Boost Fundraising)
Both really help our school do so many Both really help our school do so many wonderful things!! Please do your best to wonderful things!! Please do your best to help! Contact Angie Dean for more help! Contact Angie Dean for more information or to help.information or to help.
Spring CarnivalSpring Carnival
This year’s theme – “Under the Big Top”This year’s theme – “Under the Big Top” April 29, 2011April 29, 2011 Each grade level will be responsible for 2 Each grade level will be responsible for 2
games/booths and will find people to work games/booths and will find people to work shifts, set-up, and clean-up.shifts, set-up, and clean-up.
Prizes and some supplies will be provided.Prizes and some supplies will be provided. Raffle baskets, games, food, rides, and Raffle baskets, games, food, rides, and
more!!more!! A fun-filled family event to wind down the A fun-filled family event to wind down the
year!year!
Misc.Misc.
Audit Committee – Assure that the income Audit Committee – Assure that the income and expenditures are being accounted for and expenditures are being accounted for accurately for the PTO. This can be done at accurately for the PTO. This can be done at home.home.
Box Tops – Please clip and send in ALL of Box Tops – Please clip and send in ALL of your collected Box Tops each month to help your collected Box Tops each month to help our school earn $.10 each.our school earn $.10 each.
Newsletter – will be done bi-monthly and sent Newsletter – will be done bi-monthly and sent via email to those who provide their email via email to those who provide their email address. Limited hard copies are available in address. Limited hard copies are available in the office.the office.
Other Ways to Help!Other Ways to Help!
Can you only help from home?Can you only help from home? Do you have a business that would Do you have a business that would
like to donate to any of our events? like to donate to any of our events? (Food, gift cards, raffle basket items, (Food, gift cards, raffle basket items, prizes, sponsorship, etc.)prizes, sponsorship, etc.)
Have family members that can help?Have family members that can help? Any time you have to offer greatly Any time you have to offer greatly
helps and does make a difference!!helps and does make a difference!!
Thank You!Thank You!
If you are interested, but don’t know If you are interested, but don’t know where to start – call Angie Dean at where to start – call Angie Dean at 496-7366 or Tami Hamilton at 330-496-7366 or Tami Hamilton at 330-9139.9139.
Let’s make this year the best ever!!Let’s make this year the best ever!!
GO WILDCATS!!GO WILDCATS!!
