BIRKES BARKER PTO NEWSLETTER Minor Fundraising

BIRKES BARKER PTO NEWSLETTER
May 2015
Birkes Elementary
Dr. Carla Brosnahan, Principal
Celebrate Success
President’s Corner
2014 – 2015 PTO Board
Shelley Gray
President
Becky Huber
1s t VP Membership
Wendye Ray
2nd VP Academic Enrichment
Joy Manalili
2nd VP Homeroom Activities
Kim Dearing
3rd VP Major Fundraising
Alison Jefferies
Tammy Wells
3rd VP Minor Fundraising
3rd VP Spirit Shop
Shirley Brondum
VIPS
Kelly Bay
VIPS
Alyssa Hill
Treasurer
Marci Wilder
Secretary
Wendi Talton
Betsy Brannen
Hospitality
Parliamentarian
Upcoming Events
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May 4th – Texas Roadhouse Spirit Night,
5-8 pm
May 4th – Book Fair Family Night,
4-8 pm
May 13th – Clay’s Restaurant Spirit
Night, 5-8 pm
May 15th – Spirit Shop during lunches
May 20th & 21st – Biz Town for 5th
grade only
May 19th – Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night,
5-8 pm
May 20th – Bullritos Spirit Day – Dine
all day
May 27th – 2:30 VIPS Appreciation Tea
in our Birkes Library
May 28th – Skate Night at Bear Creek
Skating Rink, 6-8 pm
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Happy Spring, Bulldog Parents,
It is hard to believe we have begun our last 9 week period for this
year. There are lots of fun things planned for the last full month of school.
Birkes will recognize its volunteers at the VIPS Tea on May 27th at 2:30 in
our library. CFISD also has their annual VIPS Appreciation Luncheon at the
Berry Center on May 21st. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be
recognized.
The Art Department is still needing paper towel rolls (used, cardboard
only), toilet paper rolls and empty water bottles. Please send with your child
or drop off at Birkes. Thanks for your support!
Biz Town for our 5th graders will be May 20th and 21st. Our fantastic
yearbook arrives in May. We also have our Spring Skate Night on May 28th
from 6-8pm. All students need to register at the door so their teacher gets
credit for their attendance. What teacher will get the honor of displaying the
“Golden Skate”???
We will also be partnering with Clay’s Restaurant for Birkes’ very
first Spirit Night on May 13th! Be on the lookout for more details coming
home soon!
Please link your Target card and your Kroger card to Birkes. Also, clip
and bag (25 or 50 a bag) Box Tops and send through backpacks or drop off in
the Box Tops Mailbox in the Birkes lobby. We will start submitting Community
Coffee labels soon so send those in as well!!!
We appreciate all your support so far this school year! We cannot do
all we do without each of you! If you wish to help in some way, please get in
touch with one of us. We would love to have you involved. Please submit
your PTO Board Nomination form ASAP. Be on the lookout for the
Chairperson nomination forms coming home soon!
Shelley Gray, PTO President
[email protected]
Academic Enrichment
Calling all 5th grade parents!! We need volunteers and donations
for the 5th grade party on June 4th. The party is scheduled from 1:00 –
3:00. If you are interested in helping, please contact Wendye Ray, at 281923-2684 or [email protected].
We have less than 80 yearbooks left, so order yours at
www.jostens.com.
Also, don’t forget to join our Birkes PTO/VIPS Facebook group.
This page gives you a lot of important information about volunteer
opportunities and activities going on at Birkes. Be informed!!
Wendye Ray, Academic Enrichment
[email protected]
BIRKES BARKER PTO NEWSLETTER
Minor Fundraising
Hello Bulldogs! Be sure to dine at any of our partner restaurants on Spirit Nights and
Birkes will earn some cash!! This month we will have a special night at Clay’s
Restaurant. Teachers are invited to participate. The class with the most students
represented will win.
Upcoming dates are:
Texas Roadhouse – May 4th - dine from 5 – 8 p.m. and Kids Eat Free
Clay’s Restaurant (17717 Clay Road) – May 13th – dine from 5 – 8 p.m.
Chick-Fil-A – May 19th – dine from 5 – 8 p.m.
Bullritos (FM 1960 at Eldridge) – May 20th all day
Skate Night at Bear Creek Roller Rink – May 28th from 6 – 8 p.m.
$5 per skater
We are now collecting Community Coffee labels. Please submit those. They do not
expire. You can drop them off in our BoxTops mailbox just inside the front door of
the school or you can send them with your child.
Also, be sure to link your Kroger and Target cards up to Birkes and a percentage of
what you spend at these stores comes back to Birkes.
Thank you for your continued support!!
Alison Jefferies, Minor Fundraising
[email protected]
Membership
Hello Bulldogs. PTO Membership is going all electronic! We are excited to be
joining forces with Membership Toolkit. Look for more information to be available
soon.
Becky Huber, Membership
[email protected]
Spirit Shop
The Spirit Shop will be held May 15 during all lunches. Be on the lookout for the
list of items that will be available.
Tammy Wells, Spirit Cart
[email protected]
Volunteer (VIPS) Appreciation Tea
All volunteers are invited to our annual VIPS Appreciation
Tea, to be held in our Birkes Library on Wednesday, May 27
at 2:30. Volunteers who have logged in more than 100
hours this year will be presented a new library book in their
honor. The 2015-2016 PTO Board will also be voted on and
installed at this time. We are looking forward to celebrating
our volunteers – hope to see you there!
BIRKES BARKER PTO NEWSLETTER
VIPS (Volunteers in Public Schools)
Hello Birkes Bulldogs!! We are so excited to show our appreciation and celebrate Birkes’
fantastic volunteers at our VIPS Tea on Wednesday, May 27th at 2:30 pm. Be sure to keep
logging your hours in at www.v-volunteer.com. We hope to see you at this fun event!
Celebrating Success –
We are Crazy Good!”
Here are some volunteer opportunities we have coming up for the month of May:
SPRING BOOK FAIR
May 4th – 6th (Mon-Wed):
8:30 am – 12:00 pm (3 volunteers needed)
12:00 pm – 3:30 pm (3 volunteers needed)
May 7th (Thursday):
8:30 am – 12:00 pm (4 volunteers needed)
12:00 pm – 3:30 pm (4 volunteers needed)
May 8th (Friday):
8:30 am – 12:00 pm (4 volunteers needed)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (2 volunteers needed)
*To sign up for shifts, please contact:
Lori Carnevale ([email protected]) OR Kelly Bay ([email protected])
SPIRIT CART
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May 15th (Friday)
9:00 am – 12:00 pm (5 – 6 volunteers needed)
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm (5 – 6 volunteers needed)
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LIBRARY HELP
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May 26 – 29 (Tuesday - Friday)
Anytime between 9:00 am – 2:00 pm the library needs help with inventory and shelving books,
as all library books will be returned the previous week. You are more than welcome to stop
by whenever you have some free time to help out. Please be sure to check in at the front
desk and let them know you are there to help in the library.
Thanks you for all your continued support and help! We truly couldn’t make these events
what they are without you!! “The heart of a volunteer is not measured in size, but by the
depth of the commitment to make a difference in the lives of others” - DeAnn Hollis
Shirley Brondum & Kelly Bay - VIPS
[email protected] [email protected]
Major Fundraising
The final numbers are in!! Our Boosterthon Fun Run was a huge success. We collected 95%
of our Pledges, and with that, raised over $31,000! This will go towards our track and other
wish list items. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Kim Dearing, Major Fundraising
[email protected]
We are so thankful for our very dependable workroom and library volunteers! Thanks to Tracy Brugno, Lori
Carnivale, Angela Huffines, Curtis Kinnett, Jennifer Grothues, Vicki Manning, Janice Stanberry and Deborah
Vasquez for the many hours they have volunteered in the workroom and library this year! A special thank you to
Joanne Detwiler, Sandy Dohallow, Sara Flores and Crystal Gore who volunteer in the workroom every single
day! We appreciate all of you!
Also a big THANK YOU goes to the ladies who have checked out and completed Workroom Brown Bag projects for
our teachers this year: A Monica Alfaro, Shirley Brondum, Carmen Cuellar, Halaulani Furniss, Tracy Garcia,
Archana Gupta, Angela Huffines, Serena Ibarra, Chelsea James, Christine Kanouff, Priscilla Martinez, Enid
Masmela, Melissa Means, Hengil Mosquera, Jenny Rule, and Pinh Yu. The teachers appreciate your help!
We welcome parent volunteers in the workroom and library every day! Just sign in at the front office and come
on back! There are always teacher projects to be completed and library books to shelve!