Burley Bulletin: Burley’s electronic newsletter is written by a PTO parent.
Welcome Breakfast: PTO provides a breakfast for Burley teachers on their first day back in August. Monthly Teacher Appreciation: Monthly efforts to show our teachers we support their hard work. Giant Grocery Store Cards: Conduct a campaign to get folks to sign-up for the A+ Program at Giant. Last year this effort got us a check for $3,841.08 from Giant. Campaign efforts would include doing a flyer to go home and setting up a table at Giant to ask patrons to link their Giant card to Burley.
Direct Pledge Drive: Organize the effort to get donations so the PTO can continue their support of the programs and activities that benefits the entire Burley family of students and teachers. This effort replaces all fundraising activities. Help is needed to get a flyer to go home to kick-off the drive, which occurs at the beginning of the school year and then again as needed.
Box Tops and Labels: Cutting those labels = money for our school!
Webmaster: Maintaining the PTO Website.
Volunteer Coordinator: Updating/maintaining volunteer forms and database.
Book Fair: Coordinating the book fair that will be held at Barnes & Noble.
Day of Caring: Linking volunteers for the United Way Day of Caring with projects.
Parent/Teacher Conference Meals: Coordinating donations of food for teacher's dinner on conference nights.
Burley Community Night: Providing an opportunity for rising 6th graders to preview JP Burley and provide current students an opportunity for parents to visit and chat with teachers. This night provides PTO members an opportunity to answer questions and provide information to attendees by setting up a table at the entrance. Dinner is provided free of charge; PTO volunteers shopped, set-up, cooked, served, and cleaned-up. Everyone relaxed; families from other schools get a good feeling about their students attending Burley; teachers who are there all day and into the evening working, get a hot meal on-sight. The band provides a dinner concert. It takes a community!!
SOL Hall/Lunch Monitors: Parents pitch in during SOLs to keep the hallways as quiet as possible, as there are great minds at work.
Teacher Appreciation Month: Providing notes and treats to show the teachers our thanks.
Ice Cream Social: Year-end ice cream social for the faculty.
Field Day: Parent volunteers help the PE Department run a fun day of outdoor games.
Miscellaneous Fun Activities with Students: Opportunities will be announced through the Burley Bulletin of events that need helping hands to be successful. For example, parents were at school to provide assisitance with ICA Day and to accompany 6th graders in walking to Paramount Theatre. This is a way to show your student support and interact with their buddies in a fun way.
Click on the "Programs/Events" link above to find out more details about the to do list and who in the PTO is heading up these wonderful programs/events this year. If no name is listed, feel free to contact any member of the PTO listed under Meeting Info/Officers menu option.
It takes a Volunteer! Click on the "Volunteer Form" link above to get the process started for helping out to make our school a better world. On the job training provided! Every hand helps! Every idea is welcomed!