L. W. Westfall PTO
School Telephone: (405) 769-3078
[email protected]
Dear Parents:
The L.W. Westfall PTO would like to welcome you to the 2014-2015 school year and invite you to be a part
of your child's Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO). The purpose of this organization is to encourage
relations between home and school by involving members of the community in the education of our
children. This packet contains information regarding some PTO programs. Please take time to read this
information and become familiar with your PTO. The best way to ensure that your child receives the very
best educational experience is to BE INVOLVED.
Here are this year’s meeting dates and times:
September 2 at 4:00 p.m. in the Media Center
October 7 at 4:00 p.m. in the Media Center
November 4 at 4:00 p.m. in the Media Center
December 2 at 4:00 p.m. in the Media Center
December 18 at 7:00 p.m. prior to 5th Grade program
January 13 at 4:00 p.m. in the Media Center
February 3 at 4:00 p.m. in the Media Center
March 3 at 4:00 p.m. in the Media Center
April 7 at 4:00 p.m. in the Media Center
April 9 at 7:00 p.m. prior to Honor Choir program
April 30 at 7:00 p.m. prior to 1st grade program
May 12 at 4:00 p.m. in the Media Center
We invite all who are interested to join us at the meetings and become involved in supporting their child’s
school. The 4:00 meetings are working meetings, and 7:00 meetings are mainly reports to the members
present at each program.
This packet includes:
o PTO Officers list
o Proposed PTO Budget
o Fundraiser Information
o PTO Membership, T-Shirt Order, and Friday Snack Forms (return to classroom teacher)
o Volunteer Sign-up Form (return to classroom teacher)
For more information about PTO or getting involved in PTO,
contact Shauna @ 227-8260 or Shelbi @ 205-7135
2014-15 PTO Officers
Executive Board
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Shauna Stover
Jennifer Coy
DeGe Eubanks
Shelley Dunham
Teacher Representatives
PreK-1st
Jennifer Taylor
2nd-3rd
Jennifer Trent
4th-5th
Deborah Baack
Specials
Griffin Maxwell
At Large
Lisa Dunaway
Principal
Brenda Stanley
Vice Principal
Shannon Shay
Committee Chairs
Membership
Shelbi Tran
Homeroom
Jennifer Coy
Box Tops
Darla Hotella
Volunteer
Melissa Coulter
Resources
Stephanie Lyons
Snacks
Clint Percefull & Jennifer
Sorrels
Scholarship
Melissa Coulter
Fundraiser
DeGe Eubanks
Hospitality
Jennifer Coy
Flower Beds
Clint Percefull
Historian
Crystal Drake
Proposed 2014-15 Westfall PTO Budget:
Proposed Income
Proposed Expenses
Memberships $3 per family
Teachers’ Back to School Gifts
$3400
T-shirt sales
Recess Equipment Tubs
$350
Friday Snacks
Teacher of the Year
$50
Veteran’s Day Reception
$60
Skate Night (Sept & Feb)
Physical Education
$500
Fall/Spring Fundraisers
Music
$500
Moby Math Rewards
$200
Reading Challenge
$250
Box Tops Incentives & Shipping
$225
Flowerbeds
$500
Office/Resources
$250
Accelerated Reader Program
$2,500
Teacher Appreciation
$600
Testing Week Snacks
$200
Special Olympics
$1000
Super Kids’ Day
$650
Fifth Grade Graduation
$200
Conflict Managers’ Rewards
$150
Special/Lab Students’ Rewards
$100
End of Year Awards
$1,500
Scholarships (2 for CHS grads LWW alums)
$1,000
School Needs (identified during the year)
$4,000
Start Up
$500
Total
$18,685
Family Reading Night hotdogs
PTO FUNDRAI$ER$:
These fundraisers do not require much effort on our part as a school. They do, however, have the
potential to earn a considerable amount of money for opportunities for our children.
Target: Take Charge of Education
Signing up for the Target REDCard is a win-win for everyone. Every time you use the card at Target,
you will receive 5% off your purchases and Westfall gets 1% of your total purchase. Sign up today at
www.target.com/redcard. Don’t forget to designate Westfall- School ID 85977.
General Mills Box Tops for Education
Clip the coupons on General Mills, Betty Crocker, and numerous other products and turn them in to your
child’s teacher. Each coupon means CASH for Westfall Elementary, 10 cents for each Box Top! Last
year Westfall families raised over $5000 which helps purchase new playground equipment. Encourage
your friends and family to save Box Tops as well. Also earn money for Westfall by starting your online
shopping at the btfe.com website. We earn eBox Tops from your purchase when you launch your
shopping from the Box Tops Marketplace.
Inkjet Cartridges
There are drop-off containers in the teachers’ workroom for your used inkjet cartridges. Please place
these cartridges in plastic bags before depositing them into the containers. Ask your place of
employment or other resources for their cartridges as well. We use these to get gift cards for our
teachers during their Box Tops contest.
Office Depot
Please designate Westfall as your school of choice when you shop at Office Depot year round. We earn
up to 5% of qualifying purchases. Use the Westfall School ID #700815168 and Office Depot will
grant 5% credits to our school.
OTHER
We will have other fundraisers throughout the year, such as Skate Nights (Sept 30 and Feb 10) as well
as product sales (t-shirts, magazines, chocolate bunnies, etc.). We try to keep the fundraisers to as
few as possible, but we need them to raise funds for the school programs that the PTO supports. The
monies raised from all PTO-sponsored fundraisers go right back into your child’s school!
Thank you again for your support!
© General Mills
My name is Darla Hotella and I’m thrilled to be the Box Tops Coordinator for Westfall.
Clipping Box Tops is an easy way for you to help our school buy new playground
equipment. Box Tops are each worth 10¢ and they quickly add up to real cash for our
school. This school year, our school’s earnings goal is $5200.
To help our school, just look for pink Box Tops on products, clip them, and send them to
school. For more information on the Box Tops for Education program, including a list of
participating products and our school’s progress, visit www.BTFE.com. Be sure to become
a member to receive exclusive coupons and recipes and learn about extra ways for our
school to earn.
Our first Box Tops contest is Box Tops Wars on Sept. 15-19. If you have any questions,
please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m here to make our school’s Box Tops for Education
program a huge success this year.
Thanks for your help!
Darla Hotella
WHY JOIN THE PTO?
The Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) Constitution states that the purpose of the
organization is to encourage relations between home and school by involving members of the
community in the education of all children. What that means is your child’s school experience
would be less than what you desire and expect without the support that parents/caretakers
offer both directly to your children and to the school and its program. PTO is for the kids, with
the goal of making their educational experience as rewarding as possible.
Joining the PTO is as much of a commitment as you yourself make it. We won’t call you for
help unless you have signed up or expressed a desire to help. Becoming a member simply
shows your support of your child’s education and provides a small amount of funding for
valuable programs.
One major function of the PTO is fundraising. The profits we all help earn (through your
membership fee and other fundraisers) support more programs and activities than you might
think, including:
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Major school purchases – in the past we have purchased computers, software, printers, copy machines, other technology
items, playground equipment, a paved walking track, PE, and music equipment
Accelerated Reader Program awards
College scholarships for former Westfall students
End-of-the-year awards
Super Kids’ Day
Teacher classroom supplies
Special Olympics
Teacher Appreciation Week
Fifth grade graduation
Parties for Membership Drive and other incentive programs
Conflict Managers’ Rewards
Principal’s Reading Challenge
See the proposed budget located in this packet for more details about what this year’s funds will support.
EVERY Westfall student benefits from at least one PTO-sponsored program. Show your
support by joining today.
Dear Parents:
If we can get every Westfall Elementary parent to commit just 2 Hours to helping out, we can do amazing things for our
kids and our school.
Will you please take the 2 Hour Involvement Pledge?
We’ve started using a program called 2-Hour Power that emphasizes that all help, any help, makes a huge difference
for schools. The research is so clear – kids at schools with a broad base of involved parents perform markedly better on
all kinds of key school measures.
As you’ll see from the enclosed Interest Survey & Pledge Form, we’d love to help you get involved in any way that
works for your schedule and interests. What would you like to do? When would you like to do it? We’d like to work with
you to make sure all parents can pitch in. Involvement is for everyone.
We’d love your 2 Hours, and -- Really! We promise! – there’s no obligation beyond helping out in this small
but important way. If you’d like to do more – great, but we know that’s not a fit for everyone.
Participating in our 2 Hour Power program is easy. Simply complete the enclosed Interest Survey & Pledge Form and
return it to school with your child. We’ll then be in touch with you about opportunities that fit your interests and
availability.
Together, we can make a huge difference at our school! As always, please feel free to call or email if you have any
questions or concerns.
Thanks in advance,
Melissa Coulter
650-2118
[email protected]
Volunteer Coordinator, Westfall Elementary
Please fill out one pledge form for each parent/guardian in your family.
___________________________________________________________________________
PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME
RELATIONSHIP
___________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS
___________________________________________________________________________
PHONE NUMBER
EMAIL
____________________________________
_____________________________________
CHILD’S NAME
CHILD’S NAME
CLASS / GRADE
CLASS / GRADE
____________________________________
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CHILD’S NAME
CHILD’S NAME
CLASS / GRADE
CLASS / GRADE
 Yes, please include me in the school directory!
1. The types of opportunities I’m most interested in are:
 Family Events
 Office Help
 Fundraisers
 One-time Projects
 Flowerbeds
 In Classroom
 Teacher Appreciation
 Lunch Help
2. I’d be interested in helping with the following activities and/or committees already scheduled for the current school year.
(Please check all that apply).
 Book Fair
 Super Kids’ Day
 Christmas Store
 Friday Snacks
 Counting Box Tops
 Fall/Spring Pics
 Test Monitoring
 Classroom Help
3. The Days, Times and Types of Activities Best For Me Are: (Please check all that apply)
 The School Day
 After School
 At School
 From Home
 Weekday Evenings
 Weekends
Please call or email if we can be of any help or if you have any of your own ideas for getting involved.
Melissa Coulter
650-2118
[email protected]
PTO MEMBERSHIP
Our goal is 100% participation. This means that each family is encouraged to join PTO. Each class that is
successful in having every student represented will enjoy a NACHO PARTY provided by the PTO. Anyone
can join: parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts. Anyone else that is interested in supporting our school
can also join. There is absolutely no obligation involved when joining PTO, but your help in making
Westfall a better place is encouraged. Membership fee is $3.00 PER HOUSEHOLD.
FRIDAY SNACKS
PTO will offer a weekly Friday snack again this year. The cost of Friday snacks is $15.00 for the year pre-paid
or 50 cents each week. By pre-paying, you won’t have to remember 50 cents every Friday, and your child will
not be disappointed by not getting a snack. It is also slightly cheaper to pay for the whole year at once. The
snack money benefits Westfall students by providing scholarships to Westfall alumni who are graduating
seniors of Choctaw High School. We do need helpers to distribute the snack on these days, so please agree
to help one to two hours on a Friday morning sometime during the year!
T-SHIRTS
T-Shirts are on sale for $10. T-shirts will be green showing Charlie the Yellow Jacket on a tractor supporting
our theme for the new year. We wear our school t-shirts on Fridays to Westfall Rising. Help show your
school spirit by placing your order now.
Growing Greatness
Westfall…..Where seeds are planted and students blossom.
Order Form for PTO Membership, T-shirts
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Name:___________________________
Phone Number_________________________________
Student(s)
Teacher (s)
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
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T-SHIRT $10.00
$12.00 FOR XX-LARGE AND XXX-LARGE
______youth x-small
_____youth small
_____adult small
_____adult x-large
_____youth medium
_____adult medium
_____adult xx-large $12.00
_____youth large
_____adult large
_____adult xxx-large $12.00
MEMBERSHIP FEE $3.00 $______
FRIDAY SNACKS#_____CHILDREN X $15.00 EACH $______
T-SHIRTS #_____ X $10.00 EACH $______
T-SHIRTS #_____ X $12.00 EACH $______
TOTAL (make checks out to Westfall PTO) $______