St. Dominic PTO Newsletter
Issue 5
May 2012
A Letter from the Co-Presidents
It is hard to believe another school year is coming to a close! We wish to say a very big, heartfelt thank you to all the parents, teachers, board members and supporters of the St. Dominic PTO. The success of our organization is always a combined effort of the time, talent, and treasure of many generous folks. In the end, it is our children who realize the greatest benefit of your hard work, so thank you!
In the next few weeks, members of the PTO Executive Board will be meeting with members of other St. Dominic Parish organizations (Finance Committee, Men's Society, Athletic Association) to better understand the needs of the school and discuss projects that need funding. The PTO currently has a healthy account balance that has been building through fundraising over the past two years, and we are researching several opportunities to which we can lend financial support. Many suggestions came from those who responded to the survey that Mr. Cavanaugh circulated in January, and those responses are being taken into consideration as well. Above all, the PTO is committed to spending this money in the most fiscally responsible way with the biggest return for our children and their Catholic education.
We want to extend our appreciation to the PTO committee and board members who are leaving us this year! May you have been as blessed by the reward of volunteering as we were with your unwavering support! For those of you who are "graduating" to high school, may the Blackhawk spirit go with you and help you soar!
A very happy, healthy and safe summer to all,
Jeannine and Judy
Jeannine Roth, 451-6402 and Judy Reckers, 941-1781
St. Dominic PTO Co-Presidents
Put on Walking Shoes for a Day of Fun
St. Dominic’s annual Walk-A-Thon is scheduled for Friday, May 4th. Donations to sponsor students and staff are still being accepted and can be sent to the school office in care of the Walk-A-Thon. Students looking for a chance to dunk Principal Bill Cavanaugh in the Dunking Booth need to send in $2 per student by, Tuesday, May 2nd. No money will be accepted the day of walk. Parents are reminded to send the assigned donated items per grade on Thursday morning, May 3rd. The following items need to be dropped off in the gym lobby:
Kindergarten: 1 box of Capri Sun drinks
1st grade: 1 box of disposable Dixie Cups (3 oz.)
2nd grade: 1 box of fruit snacks;
3rd & 4th grades: 1 pack of hot dog buns (8 count)
5th & 6th grades: canned goods or non-perishable items (to be donated to the Anderson Ferry Food Pantry)
7th & 8th grades: cookies (please separate cookie packages into baggies, 2 cookies per bag)
Plan Ahead – Place Order for School Supply Kits
It's time to order school supplies! Save time/money and gas by preordering your child’s school supplies for the 2012-13 school year. Order forms were sent home Friday April 28th and are due by Friday May 18th. NEW! You can also order online by visiting www.markusinc.com. Online orders are accepted until July 1st, but a $5 late fee will apply after May 25th. All kits will be delivered to school for pick-up Wednesday, August 15th.
If you have any questions, please contact Pinky McCarthy mcpinky@fuse.net or 921-9445.
Library Collection Grows Thanks to Book Fair
We would like to thank those who supported the PTO Scholastic Book Fair. Total sales for the fair were $1,392.04. Because of the BOGO sale, books with an approximate value of $3000 are now in the hands of children and families to promote literacy!
Thank you to the students who donated their loose change. Books in the amount of $684 were donated to the library with the loose change through the One for Books Program. Scholastic will match that amount and donate books to three national non-profit organizations dedicated to helping kids and families in need. The top three homerooms that participated in the One for Books Challenge were 2A, 2B and 4B. Each homeroom was awarded books for the classroom.
Scholastic is awarding $414 to the library as an added incentive. This money will be used for books and other resources for the library.
Thank you to all our volunteers for making the Book Fair such successful!
Also, a very special thanks to Mary Orloff, who has chaired the Book Fair for the last 8 years! It is amazing to think, with two book fairs each year, how many books Mary has helped put in the hands of our young readers and how much our library has benefited from the book fair profits. Mary, thank you for all you’ve done for our library, our PTO, and our school, and please know, you will be missed next November! Happy Reading!
Support PTO Box Top/Label Program
The My Coke Rewards for Schools program provides an opportunity to support all the ways kids play and make great things happen for your school. You can donate My Coke Rewards points to St. Dominic. We have earned 71,580 points to date of which 41,485 points have been redeemed by Ms. McReynolds to purchase physical education equipment. My Coke Rewards codes can be found on 13 Coca-Cola beverage brands, which are Coca-Cola, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Sprite, DASANI, POWERADE, Minute Maid, Fanta, VAULT, Barq’s, Fresca, Pibb, and Mello Yello. The codes can be found under caps and on inside tear-offs of 12-packs and multi-pack wraps.
Here is how the program works:
GO TO: www.mycokerewards.com – login or register
ENTER CODES: Enter codes from your favorite participating My Coke Rewards products.
SELECT A SCHOOL: Select St. Dominic School (search by zip code)
DONATE: Donate points to help St. Dominic receive rewards.
The PTO has also participated in a successful collection effort with the Box Tops for Education program. We continue to need your support and encourage you to log on to www.boxtops4education.com for promotions and contests, which could earn bonus Box Tops for St. Dominic. Our current earnings for this school year are $3402.
Campbell’s Labels for Education is another program to support. By collecting the UPC codes/lids points are earned in our account and are redeemed for purchases by the St. Dominic music and art departments. New items for the Labels for Education Program include Glad (food storage), Pace (salsas & sauce), Emerald (nuts & snacks), and Dannon (dannimals & dano-o-mino). Please send the UPC labels from these products. A complete list of participating items can be found on the Campbell’s website www.labelsforeducation.com. Our current balance is 15,525 points.
The collection of Tyson A++ labels is a program that also benefits our school. Each label is worth 24 cents. Please continue to save labels from Tyson products.
Other rewards programs sponsored by the PTO include Fast Fixin’ and Aunt Millie’s. Send in the Home Team School Rewards logos from Fast Fixin’ and Fast Classics packages. These logos are worth 30 cents each. For the Aunt Millie’s School Spirit Program, send in the UPC codes with the School Spirit logo next to it from the following products: Sunbeam Bread Giant 24oz, Sunbeam Bread Family 22oz, Soft ‘N Good Bread Giant 24 oz. Each proof-of-purchase symbol is worth 5 cents.
If you need more information about these programs, contact Sharon Ochs at 451-9887.
Make Friday's Fun with an Ice Cream Treat!
Don't forget to treat your child to ice cream during lunch on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month. For only 75 cents, you can provide your child with an ice cream treat of his/her choice. The proceeds from the ice cream sales help support other projects, which benefit the students and/or school. Please note, that the ice cream is sold separately from the Hot Lunch program. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jill Folzenlogen at 941-8511 or Shelly Rizzo at 922-0977.
Treasurer’s Report
The St. Dominic PTO Treasurer’s Report can be found on the school website under Organizations/PTO/Financial Reports. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these reports, please contact Erika Redder, 922-6615
St. Dominic General PTO Meeting
March 6, 2012
7:00 P.M.
Opening Prayer: Mr. Cavanaugh led us in prayer.
Flag Ceremony: The Flag Ceremony was presented by Den 2 St Dominic Cub Scouts led by Jeff Moster.
Opening Statement: Judy Reckers thanked everyone for taking time out of their busy schedule to attend our meeting. She reminded everyone Mr. Cavanaugh would be sharing the results of the recent survey that was sent to everyone in January.
Approval of Minutes:
Accept Minutes from December 6, 2011 Meeting:
Jen Dugan
Tiffeny Ruoff
Treasurer’s Report: As of today our current balance is $39,491.18.
Speaker:
Mr. Cavanaugh shared with everyone the results of the recent survey that was sent to all parents asking their opinion on where the PTO should focus their efforts regarding their funds. Mr. Cavanaugh shared the results and let everyone know the PTO board will be talking in more depth about the results and will get back to everyone when we have narrowed down our options. We will be looking at the response from the staff in conjunction with the response from the parents.
Old Business:
PTO Board Positions: Jeannine told everyone the volunteer paperwork would be coming home in the Friday envelope and encouraged those who were interested to please sign up. Several board members would be staying after the meeting to answer any questions about the board positions.
New Business:
Book Fair: The Spring Book Fair will be held on March 17th from 5:30-7:00 and also on Sunday March 18th from 8:30-1:00. This is a buy one get on fee sale. We are still in need of volunteers. There were sign ups available.
Walk-A-Thon: There were sign ups available for the upcoming Walk-A-Thon in May.
Spirit Wear Website: Jeannine shared the new spirit wear website and encouraged everyone to take a look. The next orders are due by March 15th.
PTO Website: Jeannine reminded everyone about our PTO website. She reminded everyone if they are not currently receiving emails or if they know someone who isn’t receiving our emails to please let us know by sending an email to the website (pto@stdominicdelhi.org) and we’ll be sure the correct email is added to our distribution list.
Prizes
Membership Drawing: Digg’s Family - $400.00 They were not in attendance so the May meeting drawing will be $500.00
Teacher Attendance: Mrs. Kraemer (pre-school)- $25
Split-The-Pot: Yellow Ticket #598844 for $38.00 Joan Burke was the winner.
Final Thoughts:
Motion to adjourn the meeting:
Denise Rodgers
Jen Berndsen
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Wells
PTO Secretary