Category Archives: Walk-a-Thon
Weekly Update for October 1-5
General Notes
The PTC Board would like to thank all our South students, staff, and families for making the Walk-a-Thon Fundraiser and Free Family BBQ such HUGE successes. South Elementary raised almost $12,000.00 with the Walk-a-Thon and we hope everyone who attended the BBQ had a fantastic time. Final results for the Walk-a-Thon fundraiser will be posted in the October Newsletter.
The PTC Board thanks ALL of the wonderful volunteers who gave unselfishly of their time at the Walk-a-Thon, Family BBQ, or both. A very special thank you to our Dunk Tank volunteers, Mr. Arends, Mr. Karnehm, Mr. Leonard, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Vezino, and Mr. Shultz.
Please take a few minutes to browse the blog. You will find valuable information like links to educational web pages for kids including an AR book finder web page.
Wednesday
There will be a Head Room Parent meeting at South at 6:30 p.m. Please look for signs in the school lobby for the meeting location. At that time, we will discuss plans and ideas for the upcoming year, as well as some new ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week, Holiday gifts, and more. All Head Room Parents are invited to attend. If you have been a Head Room Parent in the past, this is a great time to share your party plans, game ideas, etc.
Friday
Today is the first Popcorn/Spirit Day. Each student will receive a bag of popcorn, compliments of PTC. Also please wear your DAWG gear or other maroon and white clothes to show your support of South.
Walk-a-Thon and Free Family BBQ Special Announcement
Walk-a-Thon
Walk-a-Thon pledges are due on Thursday, September 27th. This is only two days away. As of 3:00 p.m. today, South students have raised $3,200.00. This is well below our goal of $20,000.00 and even below what we raised last year ($14,000.00). Please take a few minutes to review our proposed budget (Voting to approve the budget will take place at the October PTC meeting) to see how we use this money throughout the school year.
Free Family BBQ
The PTC is looking for additional volunteers to work a one hour shift during the Free Family BBQ this Friday. Shifts are available from 4:30 to 5:30, 5:30 to 6:30 and 6:30 to 7:30. So far, we have over 450 RSVPs and are looking forward to great turnout and evening. If you are able to help, please e-mail kristygibney@yahoo.com. Any help is greatly appreciated. Currently some volunteers are working two shifts and we would like it if every volunteer was only needed for one hour.
Weekly Update for September 24-28
General Notes
South PTC participates in several money making programs. More information can be found below or under the Money Makers Page on the blog.
1. Family Fare Cash for Class is happening this week. South is participating in the D&W Fresh Market and Family Fare Cash for Class Program to earn money for our school. Purchases you make between September 23 – September 29 with your ‘yes’ card will automatically be credited to our school account. In order for your purchases to count, you must first link your ‘yes’ card to our school’s Cash for Class Code (South Elementary’s Cash for Class Code is 75045). As a ‘yes’ cardholder, please go to http://www.myrewards.com to link your card. The schools you selected last year have been removed from your card – you will need to link your school of choice to your card again. You only have to link your yes card once each school year and you will not have to remember to tell the cashier during the event weeks – once you link your card – it will automatically calculate the donation for the school chosen.
2. South PTC is continuing to collect your Box Top, Campbells, Spartan and Tyson food labels. Box Top labels should be turned in on the sheets available on the blog and in the school lobby. All other labels should be placed in a baggie or envelope. Be to sure to include your student’s name and teacher’s name on all Box Top Sheets, on envelopes, or in the baggies. The PTC shall be holding a labels contest in the future and more information will be provided at that time. If you have any questions, please contact Deb at labelscoordinator@yahoo.com.
3. As you may know, there is a PaperGator® at South. PaperGator® is a unique fundraiser where the South PTC is paid to collect paper products and place them in a bin for recycling.
What can go in the bins? What can’t go in the bins?
Newsprint Plastic
Catalogs/Magazines Metal
Junk Mail Trash
Phone Books Glass
Office/School paper Cardboard
Hard and soft cover books Paperboard (Grocery Item boxes)
For more information, visit: http://papergatorrecycling.com/index.htm
4. Lastly, please take a few minutes and link your Target Red Card to earn money for South on all your purchases.
https://www-secure.target.com/redcard/tcoe/home
Thursday
All Walk-a-Thon pledges are due Thursday, September 27th.
Friday
Today is the South Elementary 4th Annual Walk-a-Thon Fundraiser and Second Annual Free Family BBQ.
The Walk-a-Thon shall state at 1:30 p.m. All students shall be walking at staggered times between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Even if you are not signed up to volunteer during the Walk-a-Thon, please join us and cheer on our students as they circle the track.
The Second Annual South Family BBQ will take place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the rear of the school. As a welcome back to school and a thank you to South students, their families, and the staff of South for their participation in the 4th Annual Walk-a-Thon, the South Elementary PTC will be offering all food and activities at the Family BBQ for free.
Walk-a-Thon prizes will be awarded at 6:00 p.m. Students need not be present to win. As set forth in the Rules, the top earner present at the BBQ will have first choice of the 3 top prizes. Therefore, if only 1st and 3rd are present, 1st place will choose his or her prize first followed by 3rd place. 2nd place will be awarded the remaining prize at school on Monday. If the winner of the classroom raffle is not present at the BBQ, his or her prize will be awarded at school on Monday.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact Kristy Gibney at kristygibney@yahoo.com.
Hope you have a great week and we look forward to seeing you on Friday!!
Weekly Update for September 17-21
General Notes
Please continue to help your student(s) raise pledges for the Walk-a-Thon. Pledges and/or donations may be turned in at anytime. If you come to school, please check out the classroom and school goal thermometers to see how well the classes are doing. The PTC has set up a website to collect pledges. Please see the link below for more information. All pledges made on-line will be credited towards a particular student if the student’s name is included as indicated.
On-line Pledges will be accepted at: http://www.payitsquare.com/collect-page/7573
Please feel free to share this link on your Facebook page.
Wednesday
Today is the deadline to complete your Fall Volunteer Sign Up. Head Room Parents are still needed for Ms. Uhl, Ms. Rieger, Mr. Barton, Mr. Smith, Ms. Vezino, and Ms. Baer.
Friday
Today, your RSVP for the Free Family BBQ are due. Even if you do not turn in a RSVP, your family is welcome to attend, but we would like to plan enough food for everyone in attendance. Last year, we received RSVPs for approximately 250 people but served more than 600 hotdogs. We are hoping for an even better turnout this year.
Weekly Update for August 27-31
General Notes
The countdown has officially started . . . only 8 days until the 1st day of school.
Wednesday
Please join the South PTC Board and the South Elementary Staff for Back to School Night from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. This is a great time for your student to meet his or her new teacher and see his or her new classroom. In addition, the PTC will have several tables set up with general PTC information, volunteer information, and Walk-A-Thon and Family BBQ information and Pledge Forms.
Weekly Update for December 12-16
General Notes
This is the final week for the PTC sponsored Winter Clothing Drive to benefit In the Image. We will be accepting donations of clean, gently used or new, adult or children’s coats, snow pants, socks, hats scarves, boots, mittens or gloves through Friday, December 16, 2011. Small items may be placed on the Christmas Tree located in the front lobby of school and larger items may be deposited in the In the Image box located near the gym doors. For additional information, please see the following link: Winter Clothing Drive for In the Image
Please join the South Elementary Library for Book Fair this week. Students will be able to shop during his or her particular classes scheduled time. A copy of the schedule was sent home in last week’s Friday Folders courtesy of the library. The library is also hosting two family nights, Tuesday and Thursday, with games, prizes, and other treats.
Lastly, thank you so much to the parents who have completed the Walk-a-Thon surveys. We are in the process of reviewing the surveys and as always, as we begin to plan for our fundraising for next year, we welcome any and all suggestions.
Weekly Update for November 28 to December 2
General Notes
Welcome back! Hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday and the long weekend.
Friday
Friday will be Popcorn/Spirit Day. Each student will receive a bag of popcorn, compliments of the PTC. Also please wear your DAWG gear or other maroon and white clothes to show your support for South.
Please look for the Walk-a-Thon and Family BBQ survey in your student’s Friday Folder this week.
Report Cards are expected to come home on Friday.
Weekly Update for October 10-14
General Notes
The PTC Board and Walk-a-Thon Committee would like to thank all our South students, staff, and families for making the 3rd Annual Walk-a-Thon Fundraiser and 1st Annual Family BBQ such a HUGE success. South Elementary raised almost $15,000.00 with the Walk-a-Thon and we hope everyone who attended the BBQ had a fantastic time. Final results for the Walk-a-Thon, prize lists, donation and sponsor lists, and BBQ raffles will be in the October Newsletter which shall be available at the end of this week.
In the meantime, we would like to thank ALL of the wonderful volunteers who gave unselfishly of their time at the Walk-a-Thon, Family BBQ, or both. A very special thank you to our Dunk Tank volunteers, Mr. Shultz, Mr. Arends, Mrs. Vezino, Mr. Balley, and Gerard. We would also like to thank the following companies for their sponsorships and/or donations, Michigan Renewable Energies, Family Friendly Entertainment, Ice Mountain, Kent Quality Foods, ICON Sign, Tutor Time Jenison, Grand Rapids Motor Car, Tom Coverly, Joel the DJ, Gordon Food Serivce, Harold Zeigler, Sport Clips, Dynamic Family Chiropractic, AMB Paperworks, Wal-Mart, Hudsonville Lanes, JenQ Photography, Ashli Billitt and Frank VanRossum, Radiant Sportz, Grand Rapids Griffens, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, John Ball Zoo, Kathleen’s Kloset, Andiamo’s Pizza, Peppino’s Pizza, Fratelli’s Pizza, Mammo Mineo’s Pizza, Pizza D’Oro, Striders, Village Bike Shop, Target, Playworld, Bigby Coffee, Basic Communications, Hackney, Grover, Hoover & Bean, PLC, Tutu Cute, and Cinemark Cinema.
Order forms were available at the Family BBQ for the new and exclusive South Elementary Hoodie Sweatshirts. If you have not already picked up a form, and are interested in placing an order, please look for the order form to come with your student, or locate the order form on this blog under PTC Forms. Hoodies are $20 and order forms and money must be turned in by Monday, October 17th. PTC will be placing one Hoodie order in October and any order received after October 17th will be returned. Depending on the interest, additional Hoodie orders may be placed at a later date.
Tuesday
MEAP Testing begins today (and runs through October 28th) for grades 3 through 6.
At 9:00 a.m. in the teacher’s lounge, the PTC will have the second PTC meeting of the school year. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Meetings generally last between 1 and 2 hours, but please join us for any portion of the meeting you are able to attend. Day care is available for younger siblings. It is anticipated that there will be a vote to approve/disapprove the 2011/2012 PTC Budget at this meeting.
At 6:30 p.m., there will be a Head Room Parent/Party Planner meeting in the teacher’s lounge. At that time, we will discuss plans and ideas for the upcoming year, as well as some new ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week, Holiday gifts and more. All Head Room Parents/Party Planner should plan to attend.
Friday
This Friday is the first Crazy Hair/Hat Day for the year. For $1, your student may either wear a hat to school or style their hair in a crazy and wild fashion. Money will be collected on Friday.
Continue to turn in your Box Top, Campbells, Spartan and Tyson food labels. Box Top labels should be turned in on the sheets that came home with your student on Friday. Additional sheets can be found on this blog under PTC Forms. All other labels should be placed in a baggie or envelope. Be to sure to include your student’s name and teacher’s name on all Box Top Sheets, on envelopes, or in the baggies. On Friday, the PTC will award the two students have brought in the most labels with $10 Celebration Cinema Gift Cards. If you have any questions, please contact Deb at labelscoordinator@yahoo.com.
During their respective lunch periods, the winning classrooms at each grade level will receive their Walk-a-Thon prize Pizza Party.
After school on Friday, the PTC will be selling exclusive South Elementary t-shirts.
Lastly, we end this week with a Tailgater. At 5:00 p.m., South students, staff, and families are invited to attend the South Tailgate before the Grandville High School football game. This is a free event for all South families. South families should meet in the designated area of the High School parking lot near the tennis courts. Please bring your dinner. Students in attendance will be entered into several no cost raffles. Please look for more information to come home with your students
Walk-a-Thon Classroom Totals
Even though classroom totals are posted on each classroom’s thermometer and will be posted at the Family BBQ, the PTC Board and Walk-a-Thon Committee are so excited, we felt a separate post was in order.
Classroom Pledge Totals are as follows:
Uhl AM $715.00
Uhl PM $932.18
Hyde $571.86
McGraw $974.60
Hjort $932.00
Rieger $2,172.60
Balley $1,691.72
Messina $693.00
Baer $1,131.05
Timmer $891.80
Barton $614.38
Heyboer $608.75
Vezino $548.13
Boersma $720.00
Moore $1,033.00
GRAND TOTAL $14,230.07
Congratulations SOUTH for a job WELL done!!!!
