DENTON ELEMENTARY PTO 2010

July 2010


	What are we doing?
	PTO Meetings
	Benefits of Involvement
	Committees
	PTO Bylaws
	Volunteer/Join PTO
	Auction Sponsors
	Project P.L.A.Y.

Click Here for Full Calendar

PTO Board Members

President:
Anna Luellen 859-4285
President-Elect:
OPEN Vote in fall
Treasurer:
Tammy Query 859-1991
Treasurer-Elect:
Leigh Parker Vote in fall
Secretary:
Rachelle Bebout 859-4902
Secretary-Elect:
OPEN Vote in fall

Links Section

	DENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
	CHAMP CENTER (HOMEWORK HELP/MENTORS)

DENTON ELEMENTARY PTO 2010

USING NUMBERS FOR FUN ON VACATION
[P = Primary; UE = Upper Elementary]

Ask your children questions that require them to do simple addition or subtraction in their head. “What’s 2 less than 17? Eighteen is twice as big as what number?” Play math “Jeopardy” (give a child a number and have the child find a question for which the number is the answer). [P/UE]

Give children a map and a magic marker to follow the route you are traveling. Watch for street or road signs showing where you are. Using the mileage scale on the map, check approximately how far you have gone, and estimate how much farther you must go to the end of the trip. [UE]

Keep a list of car license plates by state, and see who can spot the most states. How many license plates spell out a word or name? On a pad of paper, keep a record of the number of cars you see of one color or made by a single manufacturer. Add the numbers on each license plate, and see who can fi nd the one adding up to the largest number. [P/UE]

Ask your children how fast you are traveling, then check the speedometer. Practice counting by 5’s and 10’s by reading the speedometer. Help children read highway and speed limit signs. [P/UE]

Before you travel, ask the family to draw up a list of items you might see on your trip. To develop both math and observation skills, see who can spot the greatest number of these items. Examples might be a woman wearing a hat, a man on crutches, someone walking more than one dog, a fire engine, a bridge, etc. [P]

Have the tallest family member lie on wet sand at the beach and draw his or her outline. Have smaller members do the same inside the fi rst outline or next to it. Estimate height (about 11 sand shovels tall, for example). [P]

In wet sand, compare the depth of big and small footprints due to weight differences.[UE]

CONGRATULATIONS, Mr. Foust! We look forward to working with you. See you when school starts!

We'd like to thank all the teachers and parents who volunteered their time this year! PTO has been able to provide classroom supplies, technical equipment and other funding not otherwise available to the school. Way to go!

PAPA'S PIZZA NIGHT
EVERY THIRD THURSDAY is Pizza night! Help your school by eating pizza! A portion of the profit on Denton Elementary night goes to the PTO. (PIZZA NIGHT WILL BEGIN AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2010. Thank you for your support!)

Welcome to the Denton Elementary PTO!
T.E.A.M. TOGETHER – EVERYONE – ACHIEVES – MORE

The number one reason why parents don’t get involved with their children’s school is because they’re not asked!
Please consider yourself asked. We'd love your help.

PTO is comprised of parents, teachers, and community members working together for our children to make a difference in their education, health, welfare and safety. It is a far larger job than anyone of us could do alone and a reason why we need your support. Become a member of Denton PTO today! We encourage you to participate and take an active role in your child's education and look forward to seeing you at the meetings and events!

PTO meetings are held 3 times per year in the school auditorium. Please mark your calendars for the following PTO meetings, held in the school auditorium. NOTE: Meetings will be held on Fridays this year, not Thursdays.)We would like to hear your comments, concerns or suggestions.

PTO MEETINGS 2010-2011
Friday, September 24, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Friday, March 18, 2011

Our organization helps to enrich your child's educational and social experience, through programs and events provided through parents and teachers volunteering and fundraising. We are committed to making our children's years happy, successful and as productive as they can be while attending Denton Elementary.

Thank you to all those who volunteer their time to the PTO throughout the school year.

You can help...

Want to earn 5% in credit for our school to use towards FREE supplies? We can take care of that: Shop at Office Depot for all of your work and school supplies.

Be sure to provide our school's 5% Back to Schools ID number each time you make a purchase (Denton Elementary# 70060851).

Office Depot will total the qualifying purchases* made during each program period (quarterly).

Office Depot will award our school 5% of the qualifying purchases in merchandise credit which can be used towards FREE supplies!

Ask your employer to help!

Download: *Qualifying Product List

Download: Office Depot - Denton Elementary ID Card

PAST PTO ACTIVITIES

Purchased 5 Document Cameras
Playground Equipment maintenance, repair and replacement
Walkie-Talkies for school staff
Classroom Supplies (2008: $100 per teacher = $3500 per year)
Media Center Literary Support ($2000 for 2008-09 school year)
Enrichment Support (supplies for Music and Art teachers)
Fish aquarium
Copy paper replacement
Purchased event tents
Purchased event tables
Classroom rugs
Computers
Fall Festival – a community and family event
Christmas Shoppe
Spring Fling – a community and family event
Community Variety Show
End of Grade Celebration
Teacher Appreciation
Staff Breakfast "Welcome Back"
Family Reading Night
Family Movie Night
Field Day Gatorade
Help other school committees staff their events such as school Book Fairs and End of Grade testing monitors

BYLAWS

The PTO is governed with the bylaws listed here Click here. Please note the addition from 2008 of Robert's Rules of Order in Article XI and Article XII.

DENTON ELEMENTARY PTO 2010
305 W. Salisbury Street • Denton, NC 27239
phone: 336-242-5708

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