Can you believe we are already 3/4 of the way through the school year? As usual, this will be a long update that will entail LOTS of great info for the rest of this month!
Let's first talk about a very BIG update: The PTA Board has decided to make a one-time exception for Super 50/50 Ticket Sales to count towards Financial Commitment and Volunteer Hours. Typically it only satisfies the Financial Commitment requirements of $125 per family per year. Since we still have plenty of tickets to sell, we are allowing you to use your ticket sales towards your Volunteer Hour commitment, if you choose.
The Volunteer Commitment is 25 hours per family. If you do not fulfill your volunteer hours, you are charged at a rate of $10 per hour for the unfulfilled hours (max of $250). For each Super 50/50 ticket you purchase or sell, you can choose whether the sale goes towards your Financial or Volunteer commitment. **It will only count towards one or the other--you cannot double dip. Each ticket would credit you $5 in Financial Commitment OR $5 in Volunteer Commitment. Therefore, you would need to sell 25 tickets to complete Financial Commitment and 50 tickets to complete Volunteer Hours. 75 tickets sold ($750) would complete ALL of your Financial and Volunteer Commitment. *Please note, once we reach the max tickets of 2,000 sold, we will not be able to honor this offer. If you want to take advantage, please do so quickly. Please indicate when submitting your tickets if you would like for them to be applied to Financial or Volunteer Commitment.
**Please watch out for an email soon if you have not already satisfied your Financial and Volunteer Commitments with an update of your current status or email us to find out.
What's going on?
*Click blue headers of each event for more information
Gertrude Hawk will be available for pick-up Thursday March 21st from 2:30-3:30pm and Friday March 22nd from 2:15-3:00pm. Anything not picked up will be sent home with your child.
We are still selling our Super 50/50 tickets (see above), but we NEED your help!! Tickets are $10 each and if all tickets are sold, the prizes total $10,000! There are 3 prizes to win! Sell to your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, etc. Please contact Rachel Young to request a book here. There is only 1 weekend of masses left to sell. Click here to volunteer!
There are only a few days left to help with our Lenten Project for our Easter Basket Drive that supports Mount Carmel Guild. We are requesting chocolate bunnies (5oz+), small easter toys/stuffed animals, and baskets that can be used to put them together by Wednesday March 20th!
Please join us Wednesday March 20, 2024 at 7:00pm in the School Cafeteria for our General PTA Meeting. This will be our annual "State of the School" update featuring members of the Administration, Advisory School Board, Endowment Committee, and PTA. Plus, get an update on our PTA budget for the year. Come voice your opinions, ask questions, and find out about our open PTA Board positions for next year!
Our Easter Breakfast, Egg Hunt, and pictures with the Easter Bunny will take place Saturday March 23rd. Please complete the attached form and submit with your payment. The deadline has been extended to Wednesday March 20th. *Please note this is a rain or shine event, but will take place outside regardless (due to the Drama Club performance of Peter Pan Jr. that night - go see the show!) so dress accordingly!
When you purchase gift cards through RaiseRight, you earn a percentage back that is split between a PTA and Tuition Credit. You'll earn 50% towards tuition credit and 50% towards your PTA financial commitment. It is very easy to sign up for a RaiseRight account and start earning rewards right away.
Please help us reach our goal by being sure to use this link to earn our school bonus box tops! So far we are at $82.70 in funds raised this year. We would love to hit our $1,000 goal! Be sure to send with your friends and family, as it's an easy way to be rewarded for products you are buying anyway!
Coming Up
4/10 - 4/24 - Spring Flower Sale
4/12 - Cash Bingo & Super 50/50 Drawing
4/12 & 4/13 - Used Clothing Drive
4/13 - Middle School Dance
4/19 - School Store Open
4/19 - Pretzel Day
4/19 - Family Karaoke
4/26 - Salerno's Fundraiser
4/29 - Teacher Appreciation Starts
How we are doing
Here's a quick recap of our most recently completed fundraisers and the amounts we have raised so far this year. We are so appreciative of everyone who helps to make these fundraisers a success. From the chairs and volunteers, to the participants and sponsors, we couldn't do it without all of you! As a reminder, the proceeds from our fundraisers help to fund: school assemblies, field trips, clubs, picnics, school improvements, PTA events, and more!
Feb School Store: $133
Read-a-Thon: $4,930
Auction: $4,200
Although not a fundraiser, we are very proud of our very generous donation of 419 boxes of cereal to HomeFront for their Summer Cereal Drive. As you know, many of those children will not be able to receive school funded breakfast during the summer months, so your contributions will help keep their bellies happy this summer! THANK YOU!!
*Update on Gaga Pit: We have currently raised around $2,300 of the approximately $7,000 that we anticipate the full project will cost.
We are currently running a Pura Vida bracelet fundraiser to support the Gaga Pit. Find more info here!