31 July 2012

JOIN THE PTA!!!

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE BEGINS

THE CLASS WITH THE MOST PTA MEMBERS BY NOVEMBER 1ST, 2012
WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL ASSEMBLY FROM THE DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER

MEMBERSHIP IS $10.00 PER PERSON ANNUALLY

MEMBERS CAN INCLUDE PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, FRIENDS, BUSINESSES OR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT GLENKNOLL
*Membership does not require that you attend any meetings or volunteer for any programs, but any participation is appreciated*

What kind of programs does the Glenknoll PTA fund?

Field Trips and Special Events:  The PTA provides funding for each class to be applied to the cost of field trips and special events planned by each grade level. The PTA donates $10.00 per student for a total of approximately $4,600 per year.

Instructional Supplies:  The PTA has purchased personal planners for the upper grade levels and has donated $150.00 per classroom for teachers to purchase materials for this year.  Total amount $3,000.

Library:  Recent state budgets have drastically cut funding for our school libraries.  The PTA funds the library to supplement the purchase of additional books.  Total amount is approximately $4,500.
 
Website:  The PTA financed the creation and ongoing maintenance of the Glenknoll website (www.glenknoll.org). Cost is $3,000.

Other Programs:  The PTA also funds the Reading Program, Principal’s lunch, Red Ribbon Week, Reflections, Book Fair, Meet the Masters, Year Book, and Career Day.

Gifts to Supplement Learning:  The 2011/12 PTA helped fund the Accelerated Reader Program and donated money to update computers in our school.
 
Why join the Glenknoll PTA?

The number-one reason to join the Parent Teacher Association is to benefit your child. In doing so, you also help your school. But there are many more advantages. Here are just a few:

Get Connected. There’s no better way to know what’s happening in your school.
 
Tap into a Network. PTA functions provide opportunities to meet other parents and teachers build rapport and discuss parenting issues that are on your mind.
 
Speak Up. Because PTA is a forum for exchanging ideas, you are encouraged to make suggestions and more effectively suggest change at your child’s school.
 
Help Your Child Succeed. PTA fosters parent involvement. Parent involvement has been proven by three decades of research to be the greatest predictor of student success.
 
Witness Improvement. By getting involved at your child’s school you’ll be part of the solution, helping to make positive changes. Local PTAs play an important role in fundraising to provide building improvements, curriculum-based programs, and social events – all vital to a school’s success.
 
Be a Role Model. By becoming a PTA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.
 
Results in School Improvement.By getting involved at your child’s school you’ll be part of the solution, helping make positive changes. Local PTAs play an important role in fundraising to provide building improvements, curriculum-based programs and social events – all vital to a school’s success.