Meadowland Elementary 2016-17 PTO Plan

Your PTO’s FOCUS Fun / Be Positive! Organize Communicate Understand Simplify

Welcome English Welcome Pashto ښه راغلاست Burmese ကြိုဆို   English Welcome Pashto ښه راغلاست Polish Witamy Portuguese bem vinda Punjabi ਸਵਾਗਤ ਹੈ Russian Добро пожаловат Spanish ¡Bienvenido! Telugu స్వాగత Thai ยินดีต้อนรับ Turkish Hoşgeldiniz Urdu خوش آمدید Vietnamese hoan nghênh Bengali স্বাগত Burmese ကြိုဆို Bosnian dobrodošli Cantonese 歡迎 Farsi خوش آمدی French Bienvenue Gujarati આપનું સ્વાગત છે Amharic እንኳን ደህና መጣህ Hindi स्वागत हे Hmong Zoo siab txais tos Hungarian Üdvözöljük Japanese ようこそ Arabic أهلا بك Malayalam സ്വാഗതം

Goals 1…2...3 Secure School Board vote for renovation by 2018 Help meet staff support requests Chromebooks, Scholastic guided reading short reads, assemblies & copy paper Simplify volunteering

Stepping Stones Update Bylaws Complete audit Make it easier/faster to communicate Complete audit Set budget and calendar for the year Make renovation petition Seek volunteers, 500+ signatures Find grant opportunities Create volunteer ‘easy’ cards

Volunteer easy card: Front How many volunteer hours it should take 3 About this many hours to do this (outside the event itself) Volunteer title Food organizer International Night Date / Time of event Event/activity name 15 October 2016, 6:30-8:00 PM pto4us@verizon.net PTO contact info

Volunteer baseball card: Back Importance of what you do: Our school community is very diverse, with families from over 27 countries! This event celebrates this through our cultures’ food. Importance Description of how you help: -Email/contact parents (list provided) to find out who can bring what -Follow-up with those who respond -Make sure food is labelled (allergies) Details

Opportunities to help our School Committee chairs: Fundraising, Bingo, Family Fun Night General Event support: Set up and take down Cashier Food coordinator Create/copy flyers Events (coordinator, plus other support): Book fair [1, 2, 4] Family Fun Night [1, 2, 3, 4] Bingo [1, 2, 3, 4] Silent Auction [1, 2, 4] Ice Cream Social [1, 3, 4] Teacher Luncheon [1,3] Talent Show [1, 4] Muffins for Mom & Donuts for Dad [1, 3, 4] International Night [1, 3, 4] Other: Classroom support After School Programs School Renovation support (attend school board meeting, etc) Spirit Wear BoxTops for Education coordinator Teacher/staff appreciation coordinator Donation finder (gift cards, food/water for events, etc) Restaurant fundraiser coordinator Odyssey of the Mind Amazon Smiles [just use link]