Round Hills PTO

(Parent Teachers Organization)

Welcomes You!

Round Hills PTO is an active organization who values parent involvement.  We hope the information below will help to answer who we are and what we do at Round Hills.  Please join us in our efforts as we strive to make our school the very best for our students, staff and faculty.  We are ROUND HILLS PROUD!

Our Mission is: To form a bond between parents and educators and to ensure the highest advantage of mental, physical and social development for our students.

q We are a 501 (c ) 3 non-profit charitable organization

q We have 12 committees offering a variety of volunteer opportunities.

o      Picture Day Committee (spring and fall)

o      Yearbook Committee

o      Fund raising Committee

o      Hospitality/Treat Committee

o      Book fair Committee & Workers

o      Fall Festival Committee & Workers

o      Spring Activity Day Committee & Workers

o      Summer Reading Committee

o      Fifth Grade Trip Committee

The Benefits of Parent Involvement according to research:

q       For our Students:

·          Greater achievement

·          A more positive attitude towards school

·          A more positive self-concept

q       For parents:

·          A forum for meet other parents

·          Become better informed about school activities

·          Be a part of the planning for activities

·          A monthly update directly from the Principal

PTO Activities to promote a link between Parents, School & Community

·        Fall Festival, evening in September  

·        Book fair

·        School Beautification, weekend morning in April

·        Activity Day, school day in June

·        Coordinate list of school volunteers (classroom helpers, computer lab, office, library, morning tutors…)

To keep parents Informed we provide:

·        Monthly PTO meetings

o     Second Wednesday in September followed by the second Tuesday of the month (Oct., Nov., Feb., March, April, & May), 7pm in the school library.  We encourage all to attend these open, informative meetings.

·        PTO news section in monthly school newsletter (photo?)

·        PTO bulletin board

·        Web page on school web site www.wasd.schooolwires.com

Activities funded by PTO include:

·        Class field trips including transportation

·        Special programs & assemblies

·        Staff, Student, and Volunteer appreciation activities

·        Provide student awards

·        Scholarships for 4 WASD seniors who were Round Hills graduates

·        Compile student yearbooks and directories

·        Purchase books & magazines for the school library and classrooms

·        Provide “Accelerated Reader” materials and incentives

·        Fifth grade trip funding

·        Budget funds for Principal and teachers

·        Organize and fund school & grounds improvements

o       Blacktop, basketball & fencing in 01-02

o       New school sign & two pieces of equipment for soft play area 03-04

o       Additional equipment and redesign of soft play area 04-06

We fund these Activities & purchases by our:

·        PTO membership (during back to school week)

·        Fall Great American Catalog & cookie dough fundraiser 

·        Spring (Candy and bulbs) Catalogue sales from well known company

·        “Kids Art” note card sale

·        “Round Hills Pride” logo apparel

·        Cash Back Programs:

o       Box-Tops for Education

o       Cartridges for Kids

“Together We Can Do So Much…just imagine the possibilities”

PTO & School Calendar 2007-2008

August:          

            13 PTO Executive Board Meeting (6 pm)

            28   First day of School K-9

September:  

              3    NO SCHOOL - Labor Day Holiday

            12   PTO meeting 7 pm

            20   Fall Festival (5:30 - 7:30 p.m.)

October:       

             9   PTO meeting 7 pm  

            26    Fall PTO Treat/ Apple Crunch Day

November:   

              2     End of first marking period                

           8-9     NO SCHOOL - Parent/teacher conferences

              8     Book Fair 8 am-8 pm

              9     Book Fair 8 am-12 pm

             12    PTO meeting 7pm 

             14    PTO treat (Valentine's Day) 

             15    NO SCHOOL - Inservice Day

March:

            28         End of third marking period                              

May:  

          13    PTO Meeting 7pm

          16    NO SCHOOL - Teacher Inservice

June: