To the Parents, Grandparents, and Caregivers:

The Parent Teacher Organization (“PTO”) of Nellie H. Stokes Elementary School would like to extend an invitation to you to be a part of the activities at our fine school. We have ten meetings per school year to plan and coordinate our activities. The meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month in the school library starting at 6:00 PM and our goal is to keep the meeting to one hour.                         

 The PTO hosts and/or funds various activities and programs within the school that directly benefit our children. A few of the activities we host are the Harvest Celebration dance in the fall, Secret Santa Shop in December, and a Family Skating Party in February. We provide financial support to various student clubs and events, the majority of funds for the field trips, and we purchase the student planners. The PTO is able to provide all this financial support from only two fundraisers per school year.

A school is only as good as the people who support it: school administrators, teachers, faculty, and, of course, parents, grandparents, and caregivers. These are the people who make up the PTO. We all have something in common, wanting to help our children and be a part of their school experience.

 How You Can Help

v      Read the papers in your child’s Wednesday folder. This is an important communication tool. All PTO correspondence will go home in the Wed. folder, whenever possible.

v      Send in the participation form (early September).

v      Sign up to receive PTO meeting minutes by email.

v      Attend PTO meetings.

v      Support your child’s school and help during events.

 PTO Mission Statement

The PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) functions through voluntary membership open to all parents, guardians, teachers and staff. Each family is encouraged to fill out a participation form outlining activities for the school year in which volunteers are needed. This form will be sent home in the Wednesday folder in early September.

PTO Objectives:

v      Provide a monetary base for funding class trips and purchasing school    materials.

v      Promoting educational and social activities for the benefit of the students.

v      Functioning as a channel of information within the school district and the community.

v      Fostering an atmosphere of school pride.