Stettin P.T.O.
PTO Mission Statement
To provide a positive and enhanced school environment to Stettin Elementary School by supporting the staff and children through the use of funds and volunteers, creating a welcome forum for parents to meet and share ideas, organizing activities and opportunities for everyone to participate to build a collaborative relationship with staff and parents. We are making the difference for our community school!
2007-2008 Officers are:
John and Theresa Laughlin (715) 845-6088 – Co- Presidents
Debbie Raff, Treasurer mommyraff@aol.com
Cheryl Fay, Secretary - cfay0824@charter.net
Vacancy – Historian
Theresa Ruhl - Volunteer Coordinator:
Jeff Graveen – Spirit Wear
Home to School Daily Folders
Following each school day, the students will bring home a Stettin Student folder containing various papers and information. These folders are supplied by the PTO for every student to use as communication between the student, parent, teachers, and administration at Stettin. We sometimes have a need for a parent volunteer to help get flyers or information to the teacher’s mailboxes to stuff into the student’s folders.
Contact: Debby Krueger, School Secretary – 261-0205
Popcorn is usually popped for the students every other week. The popcorn is popped, bagged and delivered to the classrooms. The teachers distribute the popcorn to their students before they go home. This task is most effective with at least three people donating their time. The popcorn process takes 1-2 hours every other week.
Having trouble finding a holiday gift, appreciation gift or a “just because” gift for that special teacher? PTO will be compiling a wish list of items specific to each teacher and department this year. Each teacher and/or department will be listed with ideas of some things they would like for their classrooms. Some of the items may be very specific and the cost may be listed. In the case of large or costly items, you may apply money toward an item by sending a check, made out to the PTO with the teacher’s name and item attached. This should prevent duplication of items. We will get a wish list together and sent home before the holiday season and at the end of the school year. This project is currently being developed.
Vision and hearing screening is done once a year at Stettin Elementary. Two volunteers will be needed during screening. The volunteers will help accompany students to and from their classrooms.
Contact: Sheri Meyer – 261-0205
Student pictures are taken in the fall and the spring. Three volunteers are needed to help students with their collars, shirt tucking, hair brushing, etc. making sure their picture is the best that it can be. Volunteers will also assist with order form collecting and taking students to and from their classrooms.
Contact: Sheri Meyer –261-0205
Each classroom is a little different at each grade level. Please contact your child’s classroom teacher, or special elective teacher to see what they need on a weekly or monthly basis. PTO will be updating this section each year as the needs change for the teachers. Remember, there is always a need for volunteers on field trips!
Contact: Sheri Meyer – 261-0205
The Ice Cream Social is held at the end of the school year, after the Spring Concert. Volunteers are needed for set-up/take-down, ice cream delivery, and handing out ice cream treats. This two to three hour event is fun and easy to manage. Four to five volunteers are needed.
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The Art & Academic Fair traditionally is held at the end of the school year to display a year’s worth of excellent work throughout the classrooms. The fair utilizes all hallways and the gymnasium. Five to seven volunteers are needed to help with set-up of tables, display panels, labeling, setting up artwork and classroom projects. One afternoon of time is required.
Contact: Sheri Meyer /the art teacher – 261-0205
This event is held on the last day of school. The day is filled with various activities and games. Eight to ten volunteers are needed for planning, running activities, helping teachers and staff, and keeping kids safe. This is a half-day event that is loads of fun!
T-shirts and sweatshirts are available for purchase any time during the year. Check out the Spirit Wear case in the front hallway. There are order forms in the office or call Mark.
Contact: Jeff Graveen – 848-8339
The Sock Hop is held once a year in the school gym. Five to ten volunteers are needed for planning, decorating, running food concessions and chaperoning.
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Stettin has their own Prairie Garden located outside of the Library. Two to six volunteers are needed to coordinate with the Student Council in regard to planting, fertilizing, and maintaining (especially over the summer) the garden on a regular basis. Duties would begin as early as late March through the end of the Fall season. The PTO could really use the expertise of our gardeners!
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Stettin teachers and staff offer Family Reading Nights four times a year. This activity is set to a theme revolving around a book or story. Other activities are also incorporated such as, cooking, art projects, magical surprises, and other creative activities. Two volunteers are needed to help students with their activities during the evening. This activity lasts approximately one hour.
Contact: Sheri Meyer – 261-0205
Bake sales are typically held on election days, concert days, and during special activities. Volunteers are needed for planning, baking, and selling of baked goods.
The Book Fair is held once a year. Three volunteers are needed for planning, set-up, takedown and selling on various days and times.
Contact: Kim DeMille – 842-8266
The Autumn Celebration is traditionally in October. Many volunteers are needed for planning, set-up, takedown, working the event, running games, running the pumpkin launch, selling raffle tickets, working the concessions. This is a one-day event.
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Winter Wonderland is a store that is opened to the students during the winter holidays. This event allows students to shop for their families and bring home a wrapped gift. Five to twelve volunteers are needed to plan, gather inventory, set-up/takedown of shop, gift wrapping, personal shoppers to help students, cashiering, and to assist students to and from their classrooms. This event usually lasts for two days during the school day. The students really look forward to this annual event!
Contact: Renee Brandt – 845-4892
The Spring and Winter Concerts are coordinated with the music teacher. In addition to the concert a raffle is also conducted. Two to four volunteers are needed for decorating, assisting the music teacher with any additional needs, collecting raffle money and securing raffle items.
Contact: the music teacher – 261-0205
The PTO decorates and serves cake and punch at the fifth grade graduation. Two fourth grade parent volunteers and two fifth grade parent volunteers are needed for set-up and decorating. The fourth grade parent volunteers typically serve cake after commencement.
Contact: Theresa Ruhl – 848-1887
Innisbrook offers gift-wrap, candy, and magazine subscriptions through a catalog as a school fundraiser. This is PTO’s largest fundraiser of the year. Because this is such a big fundraiser for the school, there are several volunteers needed to help with organization at different times. There is also a need for a volunteer at each grade level to help with order forms.
Contact: Sheri Meyer – 261-0205
This is an easy way to support your school.
County Market – County Market offers a program called “Perks for Play” which runs a few weeks at the beginning of the school year. At the Courtesy Counter you can tell the store that you want your perks to be applied to Stettin Elementary School. The store will send 1% of your sales to the school.
Pick and Save – When you register for your Easy Save card at the service counter you can designate your 1% sales to Stettin Elementary. If you already have a card, check with the service desk to make sure that you have chosen Stettin Elementary for your sales rewards.
Target – When you sign up for a Target charge card, 1% of all your purchases will go directly to the school of your choice. Stettin is one of those listed schools.