pto news oct2016 - meetings · fields, lularue and pampered chef. what’s more, ... table rental...

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October 2016 H a p p y H a l l o w e e n !

This year, our Box Tops for Education fundraiser isn’t just about raising money for the Shawnee PTO. It’s also about earning bragging rights for our school! We’ve entered into a competition with Sequoyah Elementary to see which school can the collect the most Box Tops by Halloween. If we win, the Sequoyah principal has to wear Shawnee Spirit Wear for a day. If not, Mrs. Simon has to wear Sequoyah Spirit Wear. It’s a close race right now, with Shawnee in the lead with $761.60. But Sequoyah is close behind with $737.40. Help Shawnee come out on top by sending Box Tops to school in a baggie or taping them to a collection sheet. Each class has its own collection box with the teacher's name for the baggies and each pod has a box for collection sheets. Our school’s first collection period ends Nov. 22, and an ice cream party is up for grabs. The top-collecting classes currently are:

1. Mrs. Bialek (654) 2. Mrs. Vohs (635) 3. Mrs. Kucsulain (487) 4. Dr. Rouse (446) 5. Mrs. Jimison (381) and Mrs. Gardner (381)

Download collection sheets at shawneepto.weebly.com

or grab them from the rack outside the PTO office.

Shawnee PTO News

[email protected] 586.723.6832 shawneepto.weebly.com

Join us for Dinner Night at El Charro Macomb on Thursday, Oct. 27. This is an ALL DAY event! When you present or mention the event flyer (coming home soon!), 10% of your purchase (excluding tax and tip) will be donated to the Shawnee PTO. Applies to dine-in, carryout and bar sales.

VENDOR NIGHT: NOV. 10 Get a jump on your holiday shopping at our Vendor Night event on Nov. 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the school. The first 50 adults in the door will receive a bag filled with goodies from many of the vendors, which currently include Plexus, Rodan & Fields, LuLaRue and Pampered Chef. What’s more, each student who attends will receive a raffle ticket for a drawing for a class popsicle party. There’s still time to become a vendor! Table rental is $25 and a silent auction item (valued at $25 or more) is required to be raffled. Download the table rental agreement at shawneepto.weebly.com. Questions? Contact Dawn Tocco at 586.263.9627 or Jill Vogel at 248.930.3950.

Support Shawnee Elementary simply by shopping at Kroger and scanning your Plus Card when you check out. Here’s how: STEP 1: Register for Kroger Community Rewards

1. Visit krogercommunityrewards.com. 2. To create an online account, click “Create an

Account” and follow the prompts. 3. If you already have an online account, click

“Sign In” and enter your username and password.

STEP 2: Designate Shawnee Elementary School to receive Kroger Community Rewards

1. After following the link provided in your registration email, click on “My Account” and log in.

2. Click on “Edit Community Rewards” at the bottom of the page and enter your Kroger Plus Card number (located on the back of your card). If you use your phone number at the register, call 877-576-7587 to get your Kroger Plus Card number.

3. Enter 74113 (Shawnee’s Non-Profit Organization number), select Shawnee from the list provided and click “Enroll.”

You’ll start earning rewards for Shawnee right away on qualifying purchases made using your Plus Card. Enrollment must be renewed on a yearly basis — we will send out a reminder!

ADVERTISE IN OUR NEWSLETTER! When you buy an ad in our newsletter, it will also be placed on the PTO website for the entire year. Email us at [email protected] for details.

NOVEMBER SKATE NIGHT Our next Skate Night is Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The New Rink on Van Dyke. Admission is $7. Skate or roller blade rental is extra — or you can bring your own. Hope to see you there!

NOVEMBER PTO MEETING Our next PTO meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the Shawnee library. This is a great opportunity for you to hear what’s going on, get involved or voice your opinion. Free childcare will be provided by Dakota NHS students.

Want PTO event reminders? To sign up for alerts, text

@shawneepto to 81010.


This year’s Daddy Daughter Dance is set for Friday, May 12 at Fern Hill Golf Club in Clinton Township — and we’re already looking for volunteers to help with the preparations! Go to signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4aa9a923a0f85-daddy if you’re interested in helping. More event details to come as the date nears.


2016–2017 SHAWNEE PTO BUDGET Below is the 2016–2017 Shawnee PTO Budget, which was approved by those in attendance at our first meeting of the school year on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. You can download a copy of it from our website under the “PTO Documents” tab. The 2016 Shawnee Fun Run earnings will directly fund the items listed under “Expenses.” Fun Run results will be discussed at our next meeting on Monday, Nov. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the school library.

2016 SHAWNEE FUN RUN UPDATE Although the deadline for event T-shirts has passed, we are accepting Fun Run donations through the day of the event, which is Friday, Oct. 21. Please consider donating to help us achieve our goal of $17,000. Don’t forget, the grade that raises the most money will receive a pizza lunch — and 1st grade is currently in the lead! As a reminder, the Fun Run is a school-wide event, meaning all students will participate regardless of the funds they raise. Each student will also receive an apple and water when he/she completes the course, which is on the school grounds. Grades 1–5 will follow a 1-mile course, while Kindergarten will complete a half-mile course.

Fun Run Schedule by Grade • Kindergarten/1st Grade: 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. • 2nd and 3rd Grades: 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

(includes Mrs. Baumgart’s 3rd graders) • 4th and 5th Grades: 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

(includes Mrs. Baumgart’s 4th graders) Parents are welcomed (and encouraged!) to cheer on the students. Sign up to volunteer at signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4fa9ac2ba3f49-2016.

Questions? Email us at [email protected].

2016–2017 Shawnee PTO Board Members President / Sulie Gomes

Vice President / Jessica Rakowski Co-Secretary / Lori Bremerkamp & Shannon Scheloske

Co-Treasurer / Andrea Johnson & Brandy Paul Event Coordinator / Jill Vogel


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The Shawnee PTO hosts many events and activities throughout the year — and we need a host of people to be successful. We’re currently looking for several people to help chair some of our upcoming events: Mother Son Bowling Co-Chair: Looking for someone to shadow this year’s event chair and take over the planning of the event next year. Spring Mom-to-Mom Sale Co-Chair: In need of a person (or two!) to shadow this year’s event chair and take over coordinating our fall and spring sales next school year. Dinner Night Chair: In need of somone to contact local restaurants to set up Dinner Nights for the second half of the school year. Skate Night Chair: The dates are scheduled! Just need a volunteer to hang event posters, copy and distribute event flyers, and pass out event stickers. Electronics Recycl ing Chair: Need a volunteer to package and ship items collected. Email Jill Vogel at [email protected] if

you can help or want more details!