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September Monthly Flyer |
The Chisago Lakes PTO would like to welcome all new and returning students and families back to school!
For those who may not know, the PTO is an organization of parents and teachers of Chisago Lakes Primary and Lakeside Elementary schools. The PTO’s goal is to foster a nurturing and caring environment that strives for continued parent involvement in helping build a better educational environment for our children. We also promote a school community where teachers and administrators can do their best work with the resources we can provide and help make school fun. Through fundraising efforts, the PTO is able to donate funds to purchase educational materials and equipment for the school as well as being involved in efforts to benefit the local community.
For the PTO to be effective and truly representative of the school, it is essential to have parental involvement from as many parents as possible. Many working parents feel that they cannot be included in the PTO because they cannot come to every meeting or be on campus during the day. There are endless possibilities in ways you can help. Whatever your own level of flexibility, The Chisago Lakes PTO always appreciates their parent volunteers, as do our teachers and staff. Keep in mind that by volunteering, you will get to enjoy interacting with the kids, become friends with other parents, and accomplish things that truly make a difference.
You may be wondering just exactly what do we do, and what have we accomplished in the last year? Well, I am proud to tell you that we have done quite a bit to be proud of! Our most recent achievement was helping the schools purchase Smart Boards, for use in the classroom. We will continue to focus on technology in our fundraising efforts this year as well. We have a new Website that will provide us with increased functionality, and give us the ability to add a lot of useful content, while cutting down on paper usage!
Additionally, the PTO provides funding for AR renewal fees, Continental Math League, Books for Kindergarten Round-Up, 5th grade choir T-Shirts, CLHS senior scholarships, ribbons for Field Day, and I Love To Read Month incentives for the kids. We’ve made contributions to the school’s Phy Ed department, and purchased learning centers for the Kindergarten classrooms. Recently, we raised monies and erected the play structure that sits in the Kindergarten / First Grade playground. We also run the Craft Fair, Secret Santa Workshop, honor the faculty with a week of festivities during Teacher Appreciation Week, and provide the staff with meals during conferences. I forgot to mention, we always have FUN!
Whether you have 30 minutes or a couple of hours, your ideas, your time, and your talents are truly needed. We can match your time constraints and interests to needed tasks. We have many ways in which Moms, Dads, Aunts, Uncles, and Grandparents can contribute. Please consider volunteering, it really does make a difference in the lives of our children!
Membership is free and everyone is welcome! Come and see first hand how the students benefit from so many programs and all of our / your hard work. Please come along and join us – this is your PTO and as a member you can help us achieve these goals. We need your ideas and your energy.
We need you!
Thanks so much!
Claudia Alm
Chisago Lakes PTO President
