EES PTO Information Highway

Volume 2            January 29, 2009           Issue 2

Talent Night is Coming Soon

Talent Show is going to be a bit different this year. We have 2 shows scheduled. K – 2nd grade is our first show and will be on Tuesday, March 9th . 3rd – 5th Grade will be on Thursday, March 11th. More information will follow.

Talent Night Try-Outs


We will select our Talent Night participants on the following days:

• K – 2nd – Tuesday, Feb. 23rd
• 3rd – 5th – Wed., Feb. 24th

Each day will start at 3:45 PM. We encourage parents to join in with their kids to show off their talent as well. We are looking for all kinds of talent: singing, dancing, comedy, cheering, playing an instrument, dong magic Be sure to practice, practice, practice. Please keep your performance less than 2 minutes. Good Luck!

Family Movie Night

Friday, February 5, 2010 will be our next Movie Night. Flyers will be coming home early next week. We will be showing G-Force. It is rated PG for mild action and rude humor. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Chick-Fil-A Challenge

Gear up for our Chick-Fil-A Challenge from Monday, February 22nd thru Friday, February, 26th. We will be competing against River Ridge Elementary School. Our main goal is to generate more sales than our competitor. Be sure to watch for more details and be prepared for a week full of Chick-Fil-A food!!!

We won this challenge 2 years ago against Bel Air and Martinez Elementary Schools, we can do it again!! The winning school receives $1,000 from Chick-Fil-A.

Spring Carnival

Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 24th for our Spring Carnival. We are looking forward to making it a great day for our Evans Elementary Families and Friends.

Car Magnets And Water Bottles For Sale

• Car magnets are available for purchase through PTO for $5.00 each.
• Water Bottles are available for $4.00 each.

Just simply write a note requesting one, enclose your $4 or $5 and address to PTO. Be sure to include your child’s name and teacher. We will send your purchase home with your child.

Popcorn Friday

Popcorn Fridays are going strong. We invite any new volunteers who would like to meet some new friends and have some fun making popcorn for our kids on any Friday morning beginning at after you drop off you kids. Come to the cafeteria and have some fun!!

Breakfast with Santa’s Big Success

Everyone seemed to have an awesome time at Applebee’s way back in December for our Breakfast with Santa. Our faculty did a great job serving beverages and the Applebee’s staff was fantastic! Our PTO made over $700 that morning!! Thank you for coming out and having a good time and supporting Evans Elementary PTO!!



Dining to Donate at Applebee’s

Tuesday, February 9th is our next Applebee’s Dining to Donate Night. Bring the whole family for a great dinner out and help Evans Elementary at the same time. Be sure to drop your receipt in our school box at the front hostess’ stand before you leave. Applebee’s donates 10% back to Evans Elementary. Our last check from January’s Dining to Donate was $82.

Keep Saving Those Capri Sun Pouches

Keep the Capri Sun Pouches coming. Our account is beginning to grow. So far we have collected over 7,000 Capri Sun pouches – that calculates to $140.00 in our account with TerraCycle. They send checks twice a year so we are looking forward to receiving it soon!!

 

Box Tops for Education Awesome Check Received

We have received an unbelievable check from our Box Tops For Education collection: $2,086.42 This was our largest check ever!! This collection was only for 6 months!! Incredible work everyone!! Keep those Box Tops coming in!!

Box Tops Contest Update

We are winding down on our latest contest. All Box Tops from this contest period need to be in by Friday, January 29th. We have two contests going right now, the first is our classroom contest. The classroom with the most Box Tops Collected will win a free lunch for the whole class from Applebee’s. On Monday morning, we will be drawing the winner for the Zhu Zhu Pet. Our top classrooms as of last Monday are:

1. Richey -145
2. Davis - 123
3. Bourbo - 112

PTO Membership

Wow!! We have 189 families who have joined PTO this year!! Each family should have received a free EES Water bottle as their “Thank You”, for joining PTO. It’s not too late to join us in making a difference at EES. Forms are available at: www.ccboe.net/ees click on PTO then the membership form link on the bottom.


Yearbook Cover Contest Winner

We held a Yearbook Cover Design Contest just before the Christmas holiday! We had 14 great covers to choose from. Each student in the school from 1st – 5th grade voted on their favorite. Our winner was Garrett Marchman.