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PTA NEWS
Parents and educators enriching the lives of
children at DeWitt Elementary PTA, P.O. Box 695,
DeWitt, Michigan 48820
President’s Message My first year as PTA president has been an enjoyable one, thanks to all the people I’ve gotten to work with. I’ve been especially fortunate to have a great leadership team. I can’t thank them enough for all they have done. And the team for next year promises to be just as good. I’m looking forward to working with them. The PTA has had a busy and successful year. We hosted the Tailgate and the Fun Run. We held Parent Education Programs and Family Fun Nights. We had our most profitable Carnival yet. We provided Holiday Gift Shops and Mileage Club to our younger students. We organized Staff Appreciation Week celebrations and Conference Meals at the schools. And we couldn’t have done it without all the great parent volunteers in DeWitt. As this year ends, I want to thank everyone who joined the PTA and/or got involved in PTA-sponsored activities. And to those who haven’t yet been involved, I’d like to invite you to join the PTA next year. It’s easy and inexpensive and you get great perks at local businesses. And you get to know that you are supporting your child’s educational experience. Have a great summer! Audit Committee We are looking for volunteers willing to serve on the audit committee. You should have an accounting background and be able to meet some time in July. Contact Cheryl Schimizzi at 669-1703 for more information. 2005-2006 PTA Leadership
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FECC Update It’s the end of the school year at FECC!! We have enjoyed our time as PTA Reps here. We want to thank all the parents and grandparents for helping at each and every program. We had Bus Greeters, Open House, Book Fair, School Picture helper, Conference Cuisine, Holiday Gift Shop, Carnival, and Book Fair (again), Conference Cuisine (again). Incoming Parent Meeting, Kindergarten Roundup, Staff Appreciation Week and Mileage Club… Wow, so many volunteers at all these events. We really needed lots of help to run all these programs, THANK YOU all! We also want to thank the staff- David Potter, Melinda Bach, Linda Evans and all the others staff and teachers . What a great school to have for our Little Panthers! Mileage Club ended on May 20th with a Popsicle treat. 36 of the kindergarteners walked 20 miles and received a water bottle! 4 of the children walked 25 miles! But they all walked and ran and had lots of fun in the great spring weather. Please contact us if you have any questions or Comments. GOOOOOoooo Panthers! Teresa Brown Laura Heinritz 669-1325 669-7258 669-1326 FECC Co-Reps Schavey Road News Wow, did we have a busy, memorable, successful school year at Schavey Road! I would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to all of the awesome Schavey Road staff, wonderful parents, and our absolutely wonderful children. I’ve appreciated all of your time, effort, and commitment that you have put forth to make the 2004/05 school year a great one for the students and PTA. Thank you for a great year and I wish all of you a fun-filled, safe summer! Roz Kramer, Schavey School PTA Representative PTA Website Don’t forget to check out the PTA Website. Find it at www.ptadewitt.org. Scott School News Mileage Club finished up last Friday with popsicle day. Many students completed the 20 miles for the water bottle and several continued on for miles and miles! It’s been a great year at Scott School. Thank you to all the volunteers who made the PTA-sponsored activities so successful. Herbison Woods Happenings As I reflect on this past school year I'm astounded at how quickly it has come to an end. It seems as if the PTA sponsored events at Herbison Woods were one fast break play after another! What would I have done if I had had to plan mileage club! And what would I have done if not for the dedicated pool of volunteers at Herbison Woods School! Thanks to all of you that gave of your time and talents to make each of the PTA events come off with very little hiccups. After each event, I received a plethora of thanks from the teachers and staff for all of the efforts of the parent volunteers. Our PTA gift to the teachers and staff, a water cooler for the lounge, was not without exception as many teachers e-mailed me personal thanks. The idea, however, belongs to Mrs. Ryan, with whom I would also like to thank for her support and guidance throughout the school year. Our last event of the year at H/W was Field Day! Special thanks to my husband for being my point guard in the morning. Thanks to all the parent volunteers including: Susan Treadway, Susan DeKorte, Sheryl Strouse, Michael Adrian, Robyn Spitzley, Wendy Fitzner, Cindy Puffenberger, Beth Aben, Karen McCloskey, Leann Matta, Missy Shaheen, Julie Courter, Robyn DeFranco, Geannine Simmer, DeAnna Kinney, Cheryl Schimizzi, Nancy Zamaira, Tricia Wieferich, Amy Tratt, George Verscheuve, Alicia Hostetler, Kay Harless, Jill Kaltenthaler, Sue Vlahakis, Kris Poulson, Nancy Lawrence, Donna Sowulewski, Pam Smith, Patti Maher, Tina Lewis, Patti Galica, Jill Curtiss. Enjoy a relaxing, slow summer friends! Lori Fox, PTA Rep PTA Allocations to the Schools Every year, the PTA allocates money to the elementary schools to be used as the principals see fit. This year, because of the success of the previous Carnivals, we were able to allocate a record $24,000! The following list shows the items and events that the PTA funded this year. Fuerstenau BBQ catering for open house, Big books, Music Program expenses, Certificates for Kindergarten year-end celebration, Max the Moose Assembly fee, Bookmarks and awards for Reading Month assembly, Tables and linens and childcare for Parent Meeting, Abrams Planetarium field trip, Transportation to Schavey Road School and Potter’s Park Schavey Road Gift of tools to CCREA for building the deck, Reading Recovery books, Birthday pencils, Time for Kids subscription, Overhead fan for Occupational Therapy room, Color printer replacement cartridge, Refreshments for Reading Night, Magazine subscriptions, Field trip transportation costs, Two tables for deck, Reading Month prizes, Field Day ribbons, Popcorn supplies for Reading Month, Cookies and milk for Kindergarten visits, Books for Bookroom Scott Character education message posters for hallways, Teacher resource books for reading comprehension, Birthday pens, Reading A-Z online subscription, Teaching the Qualities of Writing program, Storage boxes for resource books, Singers of United Lands assembly, Panther Pride prizes, Teacher resource books for writing instruction, Plants for staff development incentives, Color printer ink cartridges, Data projector, Field Day ribbons, Choir achievement certificates and ribbons Herbison Woods New library books, Twenty-five music stands, Supplies for Fifth Grade lung dissection, Street Beat field trip to Wharton Center, Let Freedom Ring field trip to Wharton Center, Dare graduation tee shirts Staff Appreciation Gifts As part of Staff Appreciation Week each year, the PTA gives each elementary building a gift that is decided among the building rep(s), principal, and staff. This year the PTA presented the following gifts: playground equipment (balls, jump ropes, scooters) to FECC; books to Schavey Road; a color printer cartridge to Scott; and drinking water service for a year to Herbison Woods. Fast Friends The PTA has set up a network to provide new families in DeWitt with a Fast Friend. A Fast Friend is a volunteer who has kids in the same building who can help people who are new to DeWitt with the little questions that might arise throughout the school year. To sign up a new family or to volunteer to be a Fast Friend, please contact Laura Tagsold at 669-7469. Fun Run Wrap Up The first PTA Fun Run was a great success with fast runners, good food and lots of fun for all! Everyone was a winner, from pre-schoolers to parents! Many thanks to the volunteers who made it all happen, especially to the Fun Run Committee of Susan Treadway, Cindy Maher, Rachel Helinski, Pandora Knoy, Scott Helmic, Ron Womboldt, Nancy Lawrence and Kim Davis. What a great team! Thank you, too, to the Junior High and High School students who volunteered their time and talents. Greg Shubel and Eric Wieferich ably manned the Press Box with spotting and color comment. Our tee shirt art was designed by Herbison Woods student Matt Hoffman – nice job, Matt, and thanks, Mr. Lindsay! Our appreciation also to the many area businesses who donated door prizes – every student walked away with a prize! Finally, to Teri Reyburn, DeWitt Athletic Director, thanks for your support of PTA! If you missed out on the action, start training for the Fun Run next Spring! See you then! |
