BOARD MEMBERS

President:
Kristin Kempton
Vice-President:
Leonor Ortiz
Secretary:
Michelle White
Treasurer:
Jean Wohlfield
Fundraising Coordinators:
Monica Montierth
Patricia Maryland
Eileen Allison
COORDINATORS:

Albertson's, Basha's & Safeway:
Sara Feraldi
Box Tops for Education:
Loretta Perea
Popsicle Friday:
Trish Schaefer
Campbell's Labels for Education:
Parent Volunteer Needed
Papa John's Pizza:
Kristin Kempton
Food City:
Aly Lopez
Fry's:
Parent Volunteer Needed

Links Section

	MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
	BRINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
	GENERAL MILLS BOX TOPS
	PTO TODAY
	CAMPBELL'S LABELS FOR EDUCATION

We will strive to provide you with the most up to date information when it comes to activities at Brinton Elementary School as well as our school district.

The Brinton PTO is a group of dedicated volunteers working together to sponsor activities for our students, parents and staff throughout the year. We are focused on cultivating a welcoming climate. If you have a child attending Brinton Elementary, YOU are a member of the PTO. Our strength and success depends on you! We appreciate your time, ideas and energy. We would like to extend an invitation to our parents and staff members to attend our monthly PTO meetings. We appreciate you and look forward to meeting you.

OUR SCHOOL DAY

School starts at 7:45 AM - School Ends at 2:15 PM - Early Release Wednesdays 1:45 PM

2ND ANNUAL SCHOOL CARNIVAL

Our 2nd Annual School Carnival was on Friday, October 2nd, from 4:00-8:00 PM. There was a rock wall, dunk tank, jousting, bouncers, teacher game booths, delicious food, great music, line dancing and much more! Thanks to those who attended and invited friends and family members. We appreciate your support.

The carnival raffle was a big hit. Some of the raffle items were: golf packages from Augusta Ranch Golf Club and Viewpoint Golf Course, Earl's Academy of Beauty gift basket, Dr. Hoy's Natural Pain Relief gift basket, Castles N Coasters VIP passes, Cobblestone Auto Spa gift certificates, Jamba Juice gift basket, Kumon Math & Reading Center gift certificate, Scentsy gift basket and a 26" Mountain Bike. There were many more raffle items. Congratulations to the raffle winners.

We would also like to thank the Kenny Klaus Team, Keller Williams Integrity First Realty and Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market for donating the bottled water. We appreciate the support of these local businesses.

Thanks to those who volunteered. We appreciate everyone that supported the carnival and worked hard in preparation for the event. We also appreciate our wonderful carnival coordinator, Eileen Allison. She did an amazing job.

Fun was had by all who attended our 2ND ANNUAL SCHOOL CARNIVAL. Thanks to everyone that made it a successful evening.

PARENT INVOLVED SCHOOL

Parent involvement can make a significant difference, both in school atmosphere and in the success rate of students. This is especially true when parents are included as partners in the educational process. Parent involvement is a powerful tool. Spread the word!

Building parent involvement is one of the most important things we do. Research shows that when parents are involved in their children's education, the children are more likely to earn better grades, score higher on tests, pass their classes and attend school regularly. They are also more likely to have better social skills, show improved behavior, be more positive in their attitude toward school, complete homework assignments and graduate and continue their education. When parents get involved early in their children's education, the results are more pronounced and long lasting. (PTO Today, June 2009)

PTO MEETINGS

Our next PTO MEETING is on Tuesday, December 1st at 6:00 PM in the Media Center. Please join us!

WHAT IS PTO?

The PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) is a non-profit organization whose membership includes all parents, legal guardians and staff at Brinton Elementary School. There are no fees or dues associated with PTO membership. One of our goals is to establish a close relationship between home and school by advancing opportunity for all parents to become involved. As an organization we want to be a resource to you and by doing so hope to build a stronger and closer school community.

WHAT TO EXPECT

PTO meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month, except January. We meet at 6:00 p.m. in the Media Center. When you arrive we encourage you to sign in and mingle with other parents and staff members in attendance. Attending PTO meetings is a great way to meet other parents and get to know our wonderful Brinton staff members. At our meetings we refer to an agenda which is organized as follows:

• Welcome/Introductions
• Minutes from previous meeting
• Treasurer's Report
• Principal's Minute
• Committee Reports
• Old Business
• New Business
• Fund Requests
• Calendaring

PARENTS BENEFIT, TOO

When parents become involved in their children's education, the parents are more likely to:

• be more confident in school.
• be more confident in themselves as parents and their ability to help their children learn.
• be held in higher esteem by teachers and have teachers expect more from their children.
• enroll in continuing education to advance their own schooling.

DADS MATTER

As we begin the school year, we would like to extend a challenge to our wonderful Brinton Dads. We challenge our Dads to visit the school at least once a month. Some ways this could be achieved are:

• attend Meet the Teacher
• attend a PTO Meeting
• attend a Parent/Teacher conference
• volunteer at the school carnival
• attend Doughnuts with Dad
• attend a PTO sponsored family movie night
• become an Art Masterpiece Guide
• volunteer in the classroom

There are many ways to become more involved. The bottom line is DADS MATTER! Dads are very important in their children's education and we appreciate our Brinton Dads.

In both two-parent and father-only households where dads are highly involved in their schools, children are more likely to succeed academically, participate in extracurricular activities and enjoy school. Children are less likely to have to repeat a grade or be suspended or expelled when their fathers are involved in their school. (PTO Today, June 2009)

VOLUNTEER SIGN-IN

When volunteering for any activity at school, please check in at the office and sign in our volunteer binder. Each volunteer will have his/her own volunteer sheet (there are blank sheets in the front of the binder). The sheets in the binder are in alphabetical order. Each time you volunteer please log the date and time volunteered. This allows us to track the number of volunteer hours. We encourage parent-involvement at Brinton and appreciate our dedicated volunteers. All volunteers are invited to attend our Volunteer Appreciation Celebration at the end of the school year.

We had a BOX TOPS collection contest in October and Miss Craglow's 2nd grade class won the contest. They collected 811 BOX TOPS. As the winning class, Miss Craglow was able to order items from the Labels for Education Program. Brinton has collected 23,600 Labels for Education points and Miss Craglow was able to order some wonderful items for her classroom using those points. The following are some of the items she was able to order for her classroom: Play foam class pack, swing-n-ball hop (set of 6), stubby primary brush, 24 game-single digits, fast track learning geography card games, yoga cd and inflatable word blocks.

Congratulations to Miss Craglow's 2nd grade class! Overall, 5,752 BOX TOPS were collected for Brinton Elementary. That means Brinton will receive $575.20. Keep collecting those BOX TOPS!

We would like to thank our wonderful BOX TOPS coordinator, Loretta Perea. We appreciate her hard work and commitment to Brinton Elementary.

POPSICLE FRIDAY

Every Friday the PTO sells popsicles for 50 cents. With the exception of kindergartners, all students can purchase a popsicle during their lunch recess. Popsicle Friday will begin on August 28th. Thank you for supporting this fundraiser.

FOOD CITY "FOR MY SCHOOL" PROGRAM

Last year our school earned 16,075 points through the FOOD CITY Register Tapes for Education Program. This year the program is even easier. We no longer have to collect, count and mail receipts. The new program is called "For My School." Key tags will be sent home with each student. These key tags contain a special bar code that identifies our school. Every time you shop at FOOD CITY, they simply scan the key tag at the register and FOOD CITY will contribute 1% of your purchase to Brinton. We will utilize this point value to obtain educational equipment and supplies from a catalog of more than 2,000 items.

There are additional key tags in the office if you would like to give one to a friend, neighbor or co-worker. Anyone can use the key tags. Remember, you will be helping our school earn free equipment and supplies just by scanning this key tag when you shop at FOOD CITY.

There were over 250 people that attended our Doughnuts with Dad event. We served 32 dozen doughnuts! We also kicked off our yearbook sales at this event. Anyone that purchased a yearbook received a free message. Messages are generally $4.00, but if you purchase a yearbook at a PTO sponsored event, you will receive a free message. We will be selling yearbooks again at our upcoming Grandparents Gala for $20.00. Thanks to everyone who attended Doughnuts with Dad. It was a successful event and we appreciate your support.

2009 DOUGHNUTS WITH DAD

Brinton students enjoyed spending the morning with their dads at our annual Doughnuts with Dad event on October 23rd. There were over 400 in attendance and we served 37 dozen doughnuts. Students and their wonderful fathers were served doughnuts, milk and juice courtesy of the Brinton PTO. This has become a fun tradition that is enjoyed by all. We kicked off our yearbook sales at the event and the Student Council sold "paw pride" wristbands. We appreciate our volunteers: Jodi Gustafson, Eileen Allison, Michelle White, Leonor Ortiz and Monica Montierth. Thanks to everyone that supported this event.

2008 GRANDPARENTS GALA

We had a wonderful Grandparent's Gala on Friday, November 7th. The event was very well attended. There were 235 people that signed in and we served 25 dozen doughnuts/muffins. We would like to thank those who attended. We would also like to thank Mr. Richard Becerra who is always so helpful and Mrs. Leslie Kuhn who helped serve doughnuts and muffins. We appreciate their help! The Chorus Club performed at the gala and did a fabulous job. The grandparents loved it! Thank you Mrs. Pitney and the Chorus Club. Our Health assistant, Mrs. Kathy Cluff, took pictures at the event. We appreciate everyone who volunteered at the Gala!

CAMPBELL'S LABELS FOR EDUCATION

The Labels for Education program is a great way to get FREE merchandise for our school and it's even better this year. With your help BRINTON can make this year the best ever! Participating in the program is easy--simply save proofs of purchase from participating Campbell's products and send them to our school with your child. For a complete list of eligible products and point values, click on the Campbell's Labels for Education link or visit labelsforeducation.com. Help multiply our efforts by asking your friends and family to collect proofs of purchase on behalf of our school. Thank you for your support! Together with Campbell's Labels for Education, we can build a better school for our children.

December 1

January-No Meeting

February 2

March 2

April 6

May 4

GRANDPARENT'S GALA
November 20
6:30-7:30 AM