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February 2024 Newsletter
BES PTO NEWS – February 2024
BES PTO Board 2023 –
2024: President – Diane Holven, Vice President – Sue Bair, Secretary – Ellen
Lytle, Treasurer – Lisa Recek.
Follow us on Facebook
@BanksElementaryPTO
Email us bankselementarypto@gmail.com
Website:
bespto.blogspot.com
Spare Change Challenge! We raised $1,359.23 with this year’s Spare Change Challenge! Thank you so much for participating. The top 3
classes were:
Brown $297.47
Bailey $223.09
Curran $98.88
Square 1 Art! We will be doing our Square 1 Art fundraiser again this
year. Look for catalogues coming home
around March 18th.
What we fundraiser for: This year we have
allocated $150 per teacher for classroom supplies. We spent $2,000 on technology (iPads) for the
school. The BES PTO is also currently
shopping for a new piece of playground equipment. If there is something you would like to see PTO
funds go towards please come to a meeting and share your idea!
Come join
us for the monthly meetings! Our monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the
month at 6pm in the Banks Elementary School Library. Our March meeting will be March
13th. Please like us on Facebook
to get our notifications or keep an eye out for our newsletter sent home with
students every month. You are not required to volunteer if you come to the
meetings. You can even bring your
kids if needed. If you are unable to
attend the monthly meetings you will find the meeting minutes posted on our
website. The website also gives you access to newsletters, budgets, and other
information about PTO activities.
All BES volunteers will need to have passed a background
check even if they are volunteering outside of regular school hours. The front
office has background check forms to fill out and to return to the office
before volunteering. Or you can go to http://www.helpcounterweb.com/welcome/apply.php?district=banks to fill out the background check
electronically.
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed
under CC BY-SA
Here are some easy ways to earn money for our school. All funds raised go directly to BES and our
children's education. The PTO provides funding for field trip busing, technology
improvements, classroom supplements, updated textbooks, and much, much more. Last year we helped fund new I-Pads and Chromebooks!
Please help us do all we can to improve our school, help our teachers, and
enhance the education our children receive.
Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program
Register your Fred Meyer card at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards and designate Banks Elementary
(our organization number is NG018) as your donation school. Each time you
shop our school gets money!
Minted
Purchase cards or gifts at www.minted.com
with the discount code: FUNDRAISEBANKS and you will save 20% and Minted
will donate 15%.
Box Tops for Education
Get the new Box Tops App! Scan your receipt, no clipping necessary. https://www.boxtops4education.com/
Monetary Donations
The BES PTO is 501c3 Charitable Organization. You can make
monetary donations by sending a check made payable to Banks Elementary School
PTO to PO Box 515, Banks, OR 97106. You will be provided a receipt of your
donation.
Employee Matching Programs
Many companies, like Intel and Nike, give matching donations
for volunteer hours you spend at our school. Please ask your employer if they
offer a matching grant program. If you need help, contact a PTO member
and we'll figure it out! Intel employees:
The cause name for the PTO is BANKS BUXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PARENT TEACHER
ORGANIZATION.
Earn Easy Money for BES – BES Receives Funding
Safeway
Register your Safeway card at www.escrip.com and designate Banks Elementary
School as your donation school. A percentage of your purchase will be
donated back to our school!
Office Depot Back to School Program
For every qualifying purchase BES gets 5% of it! Simply present our
school number (70083347) when shopping in-store or online.
January 2024 Newsletter
BES PTO NEWS – January 2024
BES PTO Board 2023 –
2024: President – Diane Holven, Vice President – Sue Bair, Secretary – Ellen
Lytle, Treasurer – Lisa Recek.
Follow us on Facebook
@BanksElementaryPTO
Email us bankselementarypto@gmail.com
Website:
bespto.blogspot.com
Spare Change Challenge!
Round up your spare change, reach out to family
and friends to check their couch cushions! BES PTO will be collecting spare
change by class, the classrooms that collect the highest dollar amount will
win the following prizes.
1st Place –
Pizza Lunch
2nd Place –
Ice Cream Snack
3rd Place –
Hot Chocolate Snack
Each classroom will have a designated bucket to
collect the change. Simply send in any
spare change January 10th – 24th with your
student. Prizes will be scheduled for the first week of February!
Come join
us for the monthly meetings! Our monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the
month at 6pm in the Banks Elementary School Library classroom. Our January
meeting will be January 10th. Please like
us on Facebook to get our notifications or keep an eye out for our
newsletter sent home with students every month. You are not required to
volunteer if you come to the meetings. You
can even bring your kids if needed. If
you are unable to attend the monthly meetings you will find the meeting minutes
posted on our website. The website also gives you access to newsletters,
budgets, and other information about PTO activities.
All BES volunteers will need to have passed a background
check even if they are volunteering outside of regular school hours. The front
office has background check forms to fill out and to return to the office
before volunteering. Or you can go to http://www.helpcounterweb.com/welcome/apply.php?district=banks to fill out the background check
electronically.
|
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed
under CC BY-SA |
Here are some easy ways to earn money for our school. All funds raised go directly to BES and our
children's education. The PTO provides funding for field trip busing, technology
improvements, classroom supplements, updated textbooks, and much, much more. Last year we helped fund new I-Pads and Chromebooks!
Please help us do all we can to improve our school, help our teachers, and
enhance the education our children receive.
Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program
Register your Fred Meyer card at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards and designate Banks Elementary
(our organization number is NG018) as your donation school. Each time you
shop our school gets money!
Minted
Purchase cards or gifts at www.minted.com
with the discount code: FUNDRAISEBANKS and you will save 20% and Minted
will donate 15%.
Box Tops for Education
Get the new Box Tops App! Scan your receipt, no clipping necessary. https://www.boxtops4education.com/
Monetary Donations
The BES PTO is 501c3 Charitable Organization. You can make
monetary donations by sending a check made payable to Banks Elementary School
PTO to PO Box 515, Banks, OR 97106. You will be provided a receipt of your
donation.
Employee Matching Programs
Many companies, like Intel and Nike, give matching donations
for volunteer hours you spend at our school. Please ask your employer if they
offer a matching grant program. If you need help, contact a PTO member
and we'll figure it out! Intel employees:
The cause name for the PTO is BANKS BUXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PARENT TEACHER
ORGANIZATION.
Earn Easy Money for BES – BES Receives Funding
Safeway
Register your Safeway card at www.escrip.com and designate Banks Elementary
School as your donation school. A percentage of your purchase will be
donated back to our school!
Office Depot Back to School Program
For every qualifying purchase BES gets 5% of it! Simply present our
school number (70083347) when shopping in-store or online.
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