TCE PTO Newsletter
October 2024
🍁Thank you for making the TCE Fall Festival a huge success!🍁
Thank you to everyone who volunteered, donated or attended our TCE Fall Festival. We raised over $10,000!!! That money will go toward Cardinal Wishes for our teachers, events such as pancake dinner and candy bar bingo, staff appreciation activities and much more. Thank you again for your support!
❗ATTENTION❗: PTO MEETING SCHEDULE CHANGES
In an attempt to accommodate different evening schedules, the PTO is going to move the next three meetings on different days of the week. We hope this helps those of you wanting to attend a meeting.
New Dates:
Wednesday, November 13th
Monday, February 24th
Tuesday, May 6th (Elections)
Thank you to Hoosier Pediatric Dental Group for your support!
Click the photo to be directed to their website.
Save the Date for the November and December Dine to Donate
November: Culvers!
Mark your calendar for November 6th to support our PTO and avoid making dinner!
December: SchoolHouse 7!
Support our local coffee shop and support our TCE PTO. They even include gift cards if you are looking for a wonderful holiday gift!
TCE Staff Appreciation Committee
The Staff Appreciation Committee hosted a chicken salad and soup (+dessert!) lunch welcoming the teachers back after fall break. Also, in November, Jen Dunham and her team at Berkshire Hathaway is hosting a coffee bar!
Holiday Lunch Help! ⛄
The Staff Appreciation Committee is specifically asking for donations for the holiday lunch they are planning for in December. Please click the link below if you are interested in helping the Staff Appreciation committee with spoiling the TCE staff for the holidays!
If you’d like to join our Staff Appreciation Committee - we’d love to have you and your fresh ideas on how we can continue to treat our deserving TCE Staff throughout the year. Contact Erin @ erinleonard81@gmail.com if you’re interested in helping.
Spirit Wear Orders
Spirit Wear
TCE Spirit Wear is still available to order via the QR code or by clicking the blue sweatshirt above. Orders placed now will need to be picked up on their own. Be on the look out in November for another bulk school order!
Dates to Remember
Please join us!
October
No events at this time. We hope you enjoyed the Krispy Kreme Dine to Donate and Fall Break!
November
November 6th: Culver's Dine to Donate
November 13th: PTO Meeting at TCE 6:00 pm
December
December 16th: School House 7 Dine to Donate
January
No events at this time.
February
February 24th: PTO Meeting at TCE 6:00 pm
March
March 14th: Candy Bar Bingo and Auction 5:00-7:00pm
April
April 24th: Pancake Dinner 5:00-7:00pm
May
May 6th: PTO Meeting at TCE 6:00 pm
Give Back Rewards Programs
Here are a few ways to give back to TCE PTO through rewards programs.
To sign up for Kroger Rewards:
- Open your Kroger App
- Click the 3 lines in the top right corner
- Go to "Rewards"
- Go to "Community Rewards"
- Search for "Thorpe Creek Elementary- PTO"
- Earn money for your PTO while you shop!
PTO Committees
Committee chairs:
- Sun Sails: Andy Eckerle
- Candy Bar Bingo- Christie Greene, Lindsay Burton, and Meghan Howard
- Dine to Donate- Ashley Gilmore and Laura Olson
- Fall Festival Fundraiser: Lindsay Burton
- Looking for Committee Chairs
- Pancake Breakfast/ Dinner- Laura Olson and Ashley Gilmore
- Room Parent Coordinator- Jen Gass, OPEN
- Spirit Wear- Liz Eme
- Staff Appreciation- Erin Leonard
- HSE Foundation Basket- OPEN
- Family Dance Night- OPEN
Please reach out at a meeting or email tceptoboard@gmail.com if you have any interest in joining a specific committee.
Meet Your 2023-24 TCE PTO Board
President: Liz Eme
Vice- President: Jen Dunham
Tresurer: Jen Gass
Tresurer Apprentice: OPEN
Secretary: Christie Greene
Members at Large: Meghan Howard, Lindsay Burton, and Julie Gilbert