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WELCOME TO

WALNUT GROVE PTO!

Please join our WG PTO Parent Square Group (in the app click MORE, GROUPS, WG PTO)

and like us on Facebook “Walnut Grove Elementary School PTO”!

Thank you!

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PRINCIPAL UPDATE

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Academic School Goals:

2% increase on English Language Arts ILEARN scores grades 3-5
90% of 3rd Grade students passing IREAD-3
100% proficiency of ELA & Math Essential Learnings Kindergarten-Fifth Grade

2023-2024

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School-wide Reading Incentive

School-wide Reading Tracker- send home monthly. Expectations are 20 minutes 3 days a week. Parent initial & Book titles recorded. All those returned at the end of the month will be entered in drawing for coin to book vending machine during Student Success Celebrations. Information will be ready for teachers to hand out at conferences. Begins October 16th.

November DUE Thursday 11/30

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Upcoming Events:

NWEA Testing 12/5-8
Data Sweep 12/12-14
uPaint Pottery Event, December 6 6:00-8:00 PM @ WGES
Holiday Spirit Days- 12/11-15 and 12/18-19

2023-2024

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uPaint Pottery Event

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Holiday Spirit Days

Student Activities:

New indoor recess game
Candy cane/sticker
Smencil

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Holiday Spirit Days

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PTO UPDATES

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What’s New

Official Status:

Articles of Incorporation ✅
Checking Account ✅
Next up: 501c3 Status

Fundraising:

El Beso
Food Florist

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New Committees!

STAFF APPRECIATION

Dianna Slayten and Crystal Purcell

CLASSROOM SUPPORT

Natalie Abel and Amanda Bean

EVENTS

Caitlyn Aiello and Rachel Bruhn

FUNDRAISING

Morgan Britton and Sarah Gendig

AMBASSADOR

Jennifer Livingston and Nicole Roberts

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Coming Soon

Dine to Donates:

December 5: Antilogy
January 14: Tried and True
March 14: The Food Florist

Winter Event:

uPaint December 6, 6-8pm

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Budget

Trying to raise $10,000:

Back to School Bash ($1000)
Winter Event (uPaint this year) ($500)
Family Dance ($1000)
Mini Grants ($2500)
Staff Appreciation ($1000)
Teacher Start Up Money ($4000)

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Committee Updates

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WG PTO Committees

Staff Appreciation

Ambassador

Classroom Support

School-Wide Events

Fundraising

President: Set meeting dates and set meeting themes. Help with all committees as needed. Lead meetings. Primary liaison with administrators.
Vice President: Assist President in setting meeting themes for the year and maintain the PTO Calendar of Events. Act as President when the President is unavailable. Help with committees as needed.
Secretary: Gather agenda items prior to meetings and take notes at each meeting to be published on the website. Help with committees as needed.
Treasurer: Keep an accurate record of receipts and expenditures. Help prepare the annual budget. Help with committees as needed.
Media Specialist: Make announcements on social media and publish meeting notes and other information to website. Publish bi-monthly newsletter. Help with committees as needed.
Chair from each committee listed below:
Staff Appreciation: Organize meals and treats for our teachers and staff. This could include dinner during Parent Teacher Conferences or other long evenings, or random fun lunches or treats throughout the year. Lead Teacher Appreciation Week with themes for each day and fun gifts for the teachers. Gather the “Teacher Favorites” list and send to Media Specialist. To recognize all teachers, also lead the effort to send a note to each teacher during the school year, or organize parents and students to do so.
Classroom Support: Coordinate volunteers for classrooms. Organize room parents and give guidelines for parties. Organize teacher mini grants for classroom projects. Maybe make a class directory for parents who opt-in.
School-wide Events: Organize any events assigned to the PTO or at least provide volunteers. Organize out of school events.
Fundraising: Organize dine-to-donate events. Seek sponsors from the community to provide teacher and student prizes, field day t-shirts, etc.

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Staff Appreciation

Dianna and Crystal

Teacher Lunch: Friday, December 8
Hot Chocolate Bar: Friday, December 15

President: Set meeting dates and set meeting themes. Help with all committees as needed. Lead meetings. Primary liaison with administrators.
Vice President: Assist President in setting meeting themes for the year and maintain the PTO Calendar of Events. Act as President when the President is unavailable. Help with committees as needed.
Secretary: Gather agenda items prior to meetings and take notes at each meeting to be published on the website. Help with committees as needed.
Treasurer: Keep an accurate record of receipts and expenditures. Help prepare the annual budget. Help with committees as needed.
Media Specialist: Make announcements on social media and publish meeting notes and other information to website. Publish bi-monthly newsletter. Help with committees as needed.
Chair from each committee listed below:
Staff Appreciation: Organize meals and treats for our teachers and staff. This could include dinner during Parent Teacher Conferences or other long evenings, or random fun lunches or treats throughout the year. Lead Teacher Appreciation Week with themes for each day and fun gifts for the teachers. Gather the “Teacher Favorites” list and send to Media Specialist. To recognize all teachers, also lead the effort to send a note to each teacher during the school year, or organize parents and students to do so.
Classroom Support: Coordinate volunteers for classrooms. Organize room parents and give guidelines for parties. Organize teacher mini grants for classroom projects. Maybe make a class directory for parents who opt-in.
School-wide Events: Organize any events assigned to the PTO or at least provide volunteers. Organize out of school events.
Fundraising: Organize dine-to-donate events. Seek sponsors from the community to provide teacher and student prizes, field day t-shirts, etc.

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Fundraising

Spiritwear Sale: Staff and Students
Dine to Donate Events

Next: Antilogy December 5

Morgan and Sarah

President: Set meeting dates and set meeting themes. Help with all committees as needed. Lead meetings. Primary liaison with administrators.
Vice President: Assist President in setting meeting themes for the year and maintain the PTO Calendar of Events. Act as President when the President is unavailable. Help with committees as needed.
Secretary: Gather agenda items prior to meetings and take notes at each meeting to be published on the website. Help with committees as needed.
Treasurer: Keep an accurate record of receipts and expenditures. Help prepare the annual budget. Help with committees as needed.
Media Specialist: Make announcements on social media and publish meeting notes and other information to website. Publish bi-monthly newsletter. Help with committees as needed.
Chair from each committee listed below:
Staff Appreciation: Organize meals and treats for our teachers and staff. This could include dinner during Parent Teacher Conferences or other long evenings, or random fun lunches or treats throughout the year. Lead Teacher Appreciation Week with themes for each day and fun gifts for the teachers. Gather the “Teacher Favorites” list and send to Media Specialist. To recognize all teachers, also lead the effort to send a note to each teacher during the school year, or organize parents and students to do so.
Classroom Support: Coordinate volunteers for classrooms. Organize room parents and give guidelines for parties. Organize teacher mini grants for classroom projects. Maybe make a class directory for parents who opt-in.
School-wide Events: Organize any events assigned to the PTO or at least provide volunteers. Organize out of school events.
Fundraising: Organize dine-to-donate events. Seek sponsors from the community to provide teacher and student prizes, field day t-shirts, etc.

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Classroom Support

Creating survey to find out who room parents are
Making guidelines for next parties
Teacher Favorites List

Natalie and Amanda

President: Set meeting dates and set meeting themes. Help with all committees as needed. Lead meetings. Primary liaison with administrators.
Vice President: Assist President in setting meeting themes for the year and maintain the PTO Calendar of Events. Act as President when the President is unavailable. Help with committees as needed.
Secretary: Gather agenda items prior to meetings and take notes at each meeting to be published on the website. Help with committees as needed.
Treasurer: Keep an accurate record of receipts and expenditures. Help prepare the annual budget. Help with committees as needed.
Media Specialist: Make announcements on social media and publish meeting notes and other information to website. Publish bi-monthly newsletter. Help with committees as needed.
Chair from each committee listed below:
Staff Appreciation: Organize meals and treats for our teachers and staff. This could include dinner during Parent Teacher Conferences or other long evenings, or random fun lunches or treats throughout the year. Lead Teacher Appreciation Week with themes for each day and fun gifts for the teachers. Gather the “Teacher Favorites” list and send to Media Specialist. To recognize all teachers, also lead the effort to send a note to each teacher during the school year, or organize parents and students to do so.
Classroom Support: Coordinate volunteers for classrooms. Organize room parents and give guidelines for parties. Organize teacher mini grants for classroom projects. Maybe make a class directory for parents who opt-in.
School-wide Events: Organize any events assigned to the PTO or at least provide volunteers. Organize out of school events.
Fundraising: Organize dine-to-donate events. Seek sponsors from the community to provide teacher and student prizes, field day t-shirts, etc.

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Events

uPaint on December 6, 6-8pm–RSVP
Take pictures for yearbook

Caitlyn and Rachel

President: Set meeting dates and set meeting themes. Help with all committees as needed. Lead meetings. Primary liaison with administrators.
Vice President: Assist President in setting meeting themes for the year and maintain the PTO Calendar of Events. Act as President when the President is unavailable. Help with committees as needed.
Secretary: Gather agenda items prior to meetings and take notes at each meeting to be published on the website. Help with committees as needed.
Treasurer: Keep an accurate record of receipts and expenditures. Help prepare the annual budget. Help with committees as needed.
Media Specialist: Make announcements on social media and publish meeting notes and other information to website. Publish bi-monthly newsletter. Help with committees as needed.
Chair from each committee listed below:
Staff Appreciation: Organize meals and treats for our teachers and staff. This could include dinner during Parent Teacher Conferences or other long evenings, or random fun lunches or treats throughout the year. Lead Teacher Appreciation Week with themes for each day and fun gifts for the teachers. Gather the “Teacher Favorites” list and send to Media Specialist. To recognize all teachers, also lead the effort to send a note to each teacher during the school year, or organize parents and students to do so.
Classroom Support: Coordinate volunteers for classrooms. Organize room parents and give guidelines for parties. Organize teacher mini grants for classroom projects. Maybe make a class directory for parents who opt-in.
School-wide Events: Organize any events assigned to the PTO or at least provide volunteers. Organize out of school events.
Fundraising: Organize dine-to-donate events. Seek sponsors from the community to provide teacher and student prizes, field day t-shirts, etc.

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Ambassador

Organizing class directories to share with parents
Working with Student Ambassadors

Jennifer and Nicole

President: Set meeting dates and set meeting themes. Help with all committees as needed. Lead meetings. Primary liaison with administrators.
Vice President: Assist President in setting meeting themes for the year and maintain the PTO Calendar of Events. Act as President when the President is unavailable. Help with committees as needed.
Secretary: Gather agenda items prior to meetings and take notes at each meeting to be published on the website. Help with committees as needed.
Treasurer: Keep an accurate record of receipts and expenditures. Help prepare the annual budget. Help with committees as needed.
Media Specialist: Make announcements on social media and publish meeting notes and other information to website. Publish bi-monthly newsletter. Help with committees as needed.
Chair from each committee listed below:
Staff Appreciation: Organize meals and treats for our teachers and staff. This could include dinner during Parent Teacher Conferences or other long evenings, or random fun lunches or treats throughout the year. Lead Teacher Appreciation Week with themes for each day and fun gifts for the teachers. Gather the “Teacher Favorites” list and send to Media Specialist. To recognize all teachers, also lead the effort to send a note to each teacher during the school year, or organize parents and students to do so.
Classroom Support: Coordinate volunteers for classrooms. Organize room parents and give guidelines for parties. Organize teacher mini grants for classroom projects. Maybe make a class directory for parents who opt-in.
School-wide Events: Organize any events assigned to the PTO or at least provide volunteers. Organize out of school events.
Fundraising: Organize dine-to-donate events. Seek sponsors from the community to provide teacher and student prizes, field day t-shirts, etc.

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THANKS!

Any questions? Other items to discuss?

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Next Meeting is Tuesday, December 12