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St. Joseph PTF Newsletter
Summer Edition
Welcome to the PTF Newsletter!
It's time to start preparing for the 23-24 school year. I hope you all are enjoying your summer break. Given all the fun, exciting events that the PTF hosts throughout the school year, we found it helpful to introduce a new monthly newsletter for information specifically revolving around all things PTF.
Please take a look at some upcoming PTF announcements below.
Additionally, the PTF recognizes that back to school can come with some additional costs to our families. If your family needs any support for school supplies, we encourage you to reach out to Paige at @stjosephptf@stjcsil.org so we can provide you with any school supplies assistance needed.
See you soon!
-The PTF Executive Board
Next PTF Meeting: Tuesday, August 22nd at 6:30 p.m.
New Changes to the PTF Volunteer Procedures
To make the volunteering process easier for our PTF volunteers, we have implemented new procedures to aim for a better volunteering experience. The time and creative ideas that our PTF volunteers provide is irreplaceable, and we are dedicated to making your experience volunteering more enjoyable!
- For upcoming PTF functions, we have implemented new payment methods allowing parents to plan events with minimal out-of-pocket expenses. Parents can complete a purchase request form or contact an executive member; the PTF will help coordinate the rest. We will send these forms to all our parents who are signed up to help coordinate a PTF function in advance, along with the anticipated budget. This form can also be found in this corresponding email.
- For event coordination, an executive member will be a part of the planning committee for all PTF functions to help with the framework and administrative items. We want our parents to be able to donate their time and creativity more efficiently and effectively.
- The PTF email (stjosephptf@stjcsil.org) will be a point of contact for events to help answer questions, keep track of reservations and perform additional administrative tasks.
We hope these changes will make for a better experience for our volunteers, and we are flexible in adapting to the needs of our family volunteers to make your roles easier. We are grateful for your time and dedication to our school and the PTF. Please let us know how we can help better collaborate with our volunteers!
Special Announcements
Everybody loves celebrating their birthday, and we want to join in. All students will receive a special Birthday Celebration Package provided at no cost to our students to celebrate their birthdays. Additionally, there are options to buy affordable add-ons that the PTF will coordinate to help celebrate their special day. For students with summer birthdays, we will celebrate their half-birthday! Also, if your student has a birthday that falls on a day that is not a school day, we will celebrate them the following school day. More information on the flyer below!
Orders should be made at least two weeks in advance and can be placed through the Google Form link below.
Back-to-School Uniform Sale
Our uniform store will be on sale on August 13th, after the Open House! All jumpers and skirts will be buy one, get one half-off. The rest of the store will be a "fill a bag" special. Families can fill a bag of gently used uniforms for $5 a bag. We will have tables set up so families have more room to shop for some more uniform attire.
PTF Summer Reading Program
Friendly reminder that the PTF Summer Reading Program ends on July 31st. If your child has done any reading over the summer break, please fill out the form below, and they will receive a free personal pan pizza courtesy of Pizza Hut. If your child has read 10 or more books this summer, they will be entered to win the "Ultimate Kid Giveaway" Basket. For those not old enough to read on their own, if someone has read to them over the Summer Break, then this will count as participation. Please see below for more information!
Back-to-School Pool Party
Be on the lookout for Sign-Ups for Upcoming PTF Events!
Every time your family volunteers at a PTF event, you will be entered into a raffle to receive money for your family's tuition! This year there will be two raffles with a $250 tuition raffle in December and another $250 tuition raffle in May. Your entrance stays good all year long with eligibility to win the second raffle, even if you won the first.
We will send an email for the Sign-Up link in a couple of weeks. Please be on the lookout and consider volunteering for some of our upcoming PTF events!
Thank you for helping the PTF provide an excellent experience for our students!
Executive Board Members
Deborah Jollenbeck, Vice President
Sarah Wiskamp, Treasurer
Renee Moeckel, Secretary