September 2014
9/16 - PTO MEETING
at 6:30 at Folger
(in the SAC room)
Please join us at the first PTO meeting of the year. We will be voting in our new board members and presenting the
2014/2015 PTO Budget.
9/24 - VOLUNTEER
ORIENTATION
at 10am for new
volunteers
Consider attending the PTO
Meetings throughout the year!
It’s a great way to meet some new people and we really would love to have your input.
The Folger McKinsey PTO would like to extend a warm welcome to students and parents!
We're looking forward to a great school year and hope you will consider joining us. Look for the membership forms at Sneak A Peek night and Back to School Night; a family membership is only $15 and will provide you with a copy of the PTO Directory, an invaluable resource for getting in touch with classmates and friends.
To stay on top of school activities and announcements, consider subscribing to the
“FOLGER BLASTS” (Folger updates sent via e-mail). To subscribe simply do either step below:
 send an e-mail to FolgerBlast@gmail.com
 go to the PTO page on the Folger website at
http://www.folgermckinsey.org/PTO.html and
page
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Don’t forget to save your labels. Look for more information in coming weeks!
For questions please contact
Kim Goodman at kimberly@goodmanshome.com
Hopefully you have been clipping and saving box tops all summer!
Please make sure to label the bag or envelope with your box tops clearly with the child’s name, teacher, and grade.
If you are unfamiliar with box tops, there are two easy ways you can help raise money for our school.
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CLIP - Clip the box top from hundreds of participating products and send them to school. Each one is worth 10 cents.
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SHOP ONLINE – Shop at more than 300 online retailers so you can earn eBoxTops® for your school when you shop. Go to www.boxtops4education.com/marketplace
Sign up at boxtops4education.com, it is easy and free.
If you have any questions, please contact
Lisa Hussey at hussbus5@hotmail.com
www.folgermckinsey.org/PTO.html

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Last year Folger McKinsey
by signing up Giant Bonus Card numbers! This money will go directly to the school. You need to re-register your card every year. Please register your Giant card, take just a minute to do!
Volunteering is one of the ways that you can help your child achieve at Folger
McKinsey. The volunteer opportunities are as diverse as the skills, interests, and availability of our parent community.
Get involved by returning the Volunteer Sign-Up
Sheet, posted at www.folgermckinsey.org/
PTO.html, or by contacting the respective Committee
Chairperson, a Volunteer
Coordinator or any member of the PTO Board. It’s never too late and your participation is always welcome! For more information please contact
Elizabeth Davis, VP of
Administration, at edavis0412@yahoo.com
This year the aluminum can recycling will be coordinated by the Outdoor Classroom
Club. Like in years passed, cans will be collected on Fridays starting later in fall – starting date to be announced in an upcoming Blast. Each class will be assigned a
Friday and will be responsible for advertising and coordinating the collecting of cans. Students and parents may participate in collecting cans during morning arrival. Members of the Outdoor Classroom Club also will be available to assist classes. Classes that collect the most cans and individual students who bring in the most cans will be recognized for their efforts.
Aluminum cans should be first washed out and brought to school in plastic bags. Bus riders should double-bag their cans. Please make sure the cans are ALUMINUM. (Check with magnet, if it sticks it is
NOT aluminum). Also remember to label your bags with each student's name, teacher and grade. The aluminum cans are brought to the county recycling center and the funds generated go right to the school. It pays to recycle!
Questions about the aluminum can recycling should be sent to Scott Ayers
( scottayers@hotmail.com
). Look for more details soon.
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– please contact Kim Naus, berlypaige@earthlink.net
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– please contact
Elizabeth Davis, edavis0412@yahoo.com
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– please contact Carla
Deegan, carladeegan@gmail.com
or
Candace Donaghey, candace.donaghey@me.com
It is a very rewarding experience to work so closely with the Folger staff to make a difference for our students. Please consider one of these positions – it is through the dedication of our parents that the PTO continues to support Folger and our students.
Giant, Safeway, Target, Five Below, Ledo's
Pizza,
& Franklin's Toys:
Sign us up, Baby!
We all shop-let’s earn money back!
We have a Direct Donation campaign and ask families to contribute what they can to the PTO. The donation is 100% taxdeductible and all proceeds go to PTO programs that benefit your Folger student.
That’s right, you will not be asked to sell gift wrap, pizza or cookie dough! With the exception of the Folger 5K/Family Fun
Run, we will not do any fundraising this year. One hundred percent of this money is used to fulfill wish lists of our teachers and sponsor events. This year we made it easy for you to write one check for both
Membership and Direct Donation. You will find Direct Donation information on the
PTO Membership form. Blank forms will be available at Back to School Night as well. Your Direct Donations helped fund the programs below:
Halloween Dance, Family Game
Night, Talent Show, School Play
Cultural Arts Assemblies/Artist in
Residence Program, Junior Great
Books, Read Across America, Junior
Achievement
iPad Learning Labs, 5 th Grade
Biztown Trip, Teacher Grants,
Gymnasium Rockwall Extension to be
Installed this Fall
Please join us at the first PTO meeting of the year. We will be voting in our new board members and presenting the 2014/2015 PTO Budget.