Backpack Thursday, December 5, 2024
Makefield Elementary School
December
6 - CHOP Pajama Day - Donate $1 and wear your Pajama's
9-13 - Holiday Shoppe
16-22 - Candy Cane Sales - $1.00 each
23 - 31 - Christmas/Winter Break - No School
January
1 - New Year's Day - No School
8 - PTO Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
20 - Martin Luther King's Birthday - No School
30 - Last day of 2nd Marking Period
MESPTO GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
November 13, 2024
Call to Order – Michelle Reese called the the meeting to order at 7:03pm
Secretary’s Report – Brittany Mills.
Treasurer's Report – Linda Plews; reported from 7/1/24-11/13/24. Dues and donations are currently at $4505.00 for this year and increasing. We’ve sold approximately $3383 in pretzel sales so far. Our income is $17946.27. Our expenses are $14538.45
Principals Report - Ms. Martin thanked the PTO for their help with the silent auction, Oktoberfest, Veteran’s Day, pretzel sales, and the Halloween Parties.
Square One Art- deadline to order is Nov. 15. This is a cute fundraiser to purchase gifts made from a drawing your child created in art class.
Yes You Can- we need more people to sign up for this race! We are looking for sponsors to sponsor the race. Sponsors keep costs down for runners. Students are $10.00 to sign up.
Giving Tuesday- the money raised here goes to the DMM scholarship for a student graduating. You can donate through Cheddar Up. All proceeds go to the scholarship.
Conferences- conferences are coming up. There’s a sign up genius going around to sign up to provide items for a meal for the staff.
Career Day- this is a fun assembly on Monday. Parents/ community members come in to discuss their careers. The assembly will be split up by grade level.
Giving Tree- this is a nice way to help out a child in need. There will be suggested gift ideas for specific children. Gifts should be brought in by December 6 in a gift bag.
Holiday Shop- we are using the same vendor as last year. Sign Up Genius will come out after Thanksgiving so you can volunteer to help with your child’s class.
Winter Parties- homeroom parents should meet together to discuss activities that will take place at the upcoming winter parties.
Technology Safety- we will be having an upcoming presentation at Makefield for parents/ guardians to attend. This will discuss the effects that social media has on children. The presentation will provide parents with all the data and help them know their options for other technology besides a smart phone.
Talent Show-the talent show is coming up January 24. We are looking for a parent volunteer to be in charge of the talent show for up coming years. This year the new parent will shadow the current lead parent in preparation to take over in 2027.
76ers Night- this new event will be March 3 at 7:30. Tickets start at $31. Attendees will have to pay for parking as well.
Bingo- bingo will be held on March 7 this year. We will have bingo prizes, raffles and, rubber duckies
Library help- Ms. Pope would love some help in the library! Please reach out to her through email to see what type of help she needs and to find a time to come help out. This is a fun way to help out at the school and be involved with your child during the school day.
Old Business
New Business
Next General Meeting: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Adjournment at 7:45 pm
18 people attended this meeting
Makefield Community Outreach
Dear Makefield Families,
Makefield Community Outreach (formally known as the Sunshine Committee) would like to take a moment to let you know more about what we do. This program is sponsored by the MESPTO and has a mission to support teachers, students, and their families to ensure that the entire Makefield community has what they need to be successful in school. In order to reach our entire school community we would like to take this time to describe the resources that we have available this fall and winter. We will reach out again in the spring with more information about future opportunities.
If you would like to use any of the options below, please reach out to Colleen Wierzbowski cwierzbowski@pennsburysd.org. To respect the privacy of all of our community members, Colleen will be the only one to receive emails and requests. The committee will fulfill her requests, but will never know who the resources are going to.
In the Fall and throughout the year we provide:
Teachers with Back to School Gift Cards to help set up their classrooms
The Nurse with new clothes for days when kids might need to change
Daily Snacks for each classroom like pretzels or animal crackers for days when kids forget
Halloween costumes
Books for reading at home
Back to school supplies
Vouchers for Oktoberfest
Vouchers for Thanksgiving pies
Scholarships for Fall Enrichment classes and Field Trips
Gift cards for food and clothes
In the Winter we provide:
Winter coats, boots, hats, and gloves
Vouchers for students to use at the Holiday Shop and the Book Fair
Vouchers for Paint Night
Valentines
Gift cards for food for holiday breaks
Thank you for your time,
~Makefield Community Outreach
2024-2025 - School Year Calendar
2024-2025 - School Rotation CalendarBicycle Riding Permission Slip
PTO Links
makefieldelementarypto@gmail.com
Nutrition Group Links
www.schoolcafe.com/pennsburysd
School Cafe Lunch Accounts (to put money on your child's cafeteria account)