On behalf of your PTA, we would like to WELCOME our kindergarten
class and returning student body and families to the 2008-2009
school year at Battlefield Park Elementary School! We are excited
to continue the BPES tradition of having a very involved and supportive
PTA, which will serve our students, staff, and families. In order
for the PTA to enhance our students’ education, it requires
funding. In the past years, we have been very fortunate to have
purchased computers, books, maps, supplies, play ground equipment,
to name a few, all due to the generosity of our community members
and families. Your support of the PTA fundraising is critical
to meet and exceed the needs and goals for our school. Our mission
is to continue to build upon this solid foundation that so many
volunteers and families have laid before us. Your support, past,
present, and future is greatly appreciated by all!
We are about to embark on a new school year and with that we
offer several opportunities for the community and families to
support the goals and needs of the children of BPES. This year
the PTA will sponsor Great American as the primary fall fundraiser.
Monetary donations to the PTA are an option, as well. The PTA
has determined that a $20 donation per child would be the minimum
amount needed to cover the majority of the proposed budget for
2008 - 2009. If you choose this fundraising option, please donate
an amount that you are comfortable with. With this option, the
money goes directly to the PTA, and may create a tax advantage
for the donating family.
In the next week, we will be sending home the Great American
brochure and I would encourage everyone to take a look at the
wonderful chocolates and items that this company has to offer.
For those of you not familiar with Great American, this well-established
organization has been around for at least 40 years and offers
products that are first rate.
We ask that you decide how you would like to support the PTA;
through the monetary donation, through the fundraising brochure,
or through both.
We hope that you will join the PTA, and as a member, help us
to continue to offer events enjoyed by the BPES families throughout
the school year, such as the Muffins for Moms, Donuts with Dad,
and Family Pizza/Bingo night, to name a few.
Funds raised through the PTA help pay for new classroom supplies,
support of continuing programs such as the Reading Program, and
bringing educational and arts programs, such as Theatre IV, into
the school for the students to enjoy.
There are not enough words to express how much the PTA appreciates
the support of the BPES family and we look forward to another
very successful year. WELCOME BACK!