What a great year this has been
We hope that all families in the Easthampton school community know how much we want you to value your children’s days in our public schools, and how grateful we are that you’ve chosen Easthampton.
This
was a year of new beginnings for us. The former PTO dissolved in the
spring of 2014, so last summer a small group of people came together
to reestablish it. Given those recent and humble beginnings, our
accomplishments this year were amazing! Here’s a short list of what
we were able to do. We applied for and were awarded our 501c3 status.
This is good for ten years, and means that we can operate as a
non-profit organization.
We
made great strides in increasing outreach efforts by scheduling
summer playdates for new students; we held the successful first
annual Kindergarten Information night; we increased our media and
press outreach; and regularly published a newsletter.
We
also surpassed our fundraising goals – Thanks
to the generosity of or wonderful community we raised over $11,000!
Not bad, considering we had a bank balance of zero dollars in
September. Additionally, the Apple
–A-Day 5K Race last fall raised $4,500 specifically for
technological purchases for the schools.
To
engage families and enrich our children’s experiences, we held a
book swap at our fall bake sale; we coordinated a garden shed raising
at Center Pepin, we won a grant award to bring artists into the
schools to work with students, we had a huge turnout on a cold
winter’s morning for our Pancake Breakfast, we sponsored the annual
Cultural Festival, Hosted Teacher Appreciation Breakfasts and the Spring Ice Cream Social and Art Show, still
ahead Science Fun Night, and an evening of Storytelling with Tom McCabe!
All
of the PTO members worked so hard on these various projects, and we
hope that you’ve been able to enjoy some of them. This
year was just the beginning – we are full of more ideas for next
year. Please join us!
Maple Street School, Wednesday, June 17th 7:00 pm
Wear your favorite pajamas and cuddle up for a live bedtime story with Tom McCabe
Build-your-own stomp rockets, geodesic domes, and paper air planes
Tom McCabe Storytelling Night
Maple Street School, Wednesday, June 17th 7:00 pm
Wear your favorite pajamas and cuddle up for a live bedtime story with Tom McCabe
Science Fun Night
Maple Street School, Tuesday, June 23rd from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pmBuild-your-own stomp rockets, geodesic domes, and paper air planes