Penny Wars Started

So, if you haven't already heard, we are in the middle of Penny Wars. This will run from August 27 - September 18. We will announce the winning class at the Green Ribbon Week assembly on September 24. Here are the rules:

There are eight HUGE jars placed near the office. Each jar will represent a grade level from Kindergarten to Multi-Age. Kids in each grade level are encouraged to bring pennies from home to put in their grade’s jar. Each penny will be an added point for that team. The team with the most pennies wins. BUT, there is one catch. Kids can also bring silver coins to put in other grade level jars. The silver coins will count AGAINST that team. For example, a nickel is minus 5 points, a dime is minus 10 points, a quarter is minus 25 points. Another catch, to offset the negative points, paper bills will be counted as positive points. So $1.00 is plus 100 points, $5.00 is plus 500 points, $10.00 is plus 1,000 points.

Each week we will total the jars and post those totals on Monday. The winning grade level will have the opportunity to dunk Mr. Larsen in a dunk tank and maybe some teachers?!?! Please encourage your child to bring spare change from home to help their team win Penny Wars! Thanks so much!!!!

Proposed Budget

Here is our proposed budget for 2009-2010. We will be voting on whether to accept it, or modify it at Back To School night, this Thursday. Please, if you have any problems, please come that night and we can discuss them. Otherwise, this is what our year looks like:

Rees Elementary Proposed PTA Budget
2009-2010

Income
Balance carried forward 3642.92
Box Tops 1700.00
Community Donations 800.00
Cookbook Sales 500.00
Cream of Weber Milk Caps 150.00
Parent Child Activities 100.00
Penny War Fund-raiser 6000.00
PTA Membership Dues 650.00
Sales Tax Refund 100.00
Silent Auction 3000.00
Rees Eagle Hoodies & T-shirts 3000.00
Proposed Total 19,642.92

Expenditures
Art Grant (Box Tops) 1700.00
Book Fair Expenses 40.00
Box Tops Expenses 60.00
District Matching Funds 2000.00
Fund-raiser Supplies 300.00
Health & Safety 400.00
Incentives for Excellence 2175.00
It Pays to Read 150.00
Kindergarten Registration Books 150.00
Local & National PTA Dues 550.00
Miscellaneous 500.00
Parent/Child Activities 800.00
PTA Leadership Training 150.00
Rees Eagle Hoodies & T-shirts 3000.00
Silent Auction 150.00
Student Birthday Table 400.00
Teacher Appreciation 800.00
Teacher Birthday Treats 250.00
Track Meet & Field Day Treats 50.00
Wilderness School Lunch 200.00
Total 13,825.00

Off to a good start!!

HUGE thanks to Kim McGill, Tammy Taylor and Tracy Wiley!!! They put together a yummy breakfast for the teachers on Monday. It was AMAZING! The teachers were so impressed and very grateful. Mr. Roberts sent home a thank you card to me. Thanks ladies.
Also, today at the school I ran into Tammy Dennison, Marnie Meredith and Sarah Blair getting the bulletin board up and going. Thanks so much ladies. It is GREAT to have such wonderful people to work with!
Keri Marziale, Cami Moos, Heather Hunt and Stephanie Duvall have been diligently working on our plans for Green Ribbon Week. I am so excited! If we can just get Cozmo to show up on time, all will be good!!! I do know that Keri is wanting to have a few members of the community, like an ambulance worker, a fireman, a police officer, a city council member, a railroad worker, etc. to be placed at various intersections on the walk to school day. If you know anyone that might be willing to do this, please contact Keri.
We are getting ready to kick off our penny wars. Watch for information to be coming home about this. We are SO excited. Thanks again Nancy Lee for the awesome idea.
I can't say thank you enough, ladies. You are an amazing group to work with. Thanks for your hard work!
Kristina sent an email out about the budget. If you could, please look at this and reply as soon as you can. We need to have our budget put together for our back to school night, which will be held on Thursday, August 27. Thanks!

Thank you!

Things went SO smoothly for registration. Thank you so very much to all those who helped out. Also, thanks to those who signed up to be a member of the PTA. Welcome! So, we sold all but about 25 t-shirts! YIPPEE!!!! We sold out of many sizes and had to put in another order. Those should be back before school starts. Can you believe it is so soon? Well, enjoy the last few weeks of summer!