Committees, Programs and Events

 

Auditors:

This committee audits the PTO records twice a school year to check for accuracy.

 

Bulletin Board Coordinator:

The PTO has a large bulletin board that needs to be updated monthly, highlighting the various activities that the PTO is involved with at the time.

 

Campbell Soup Labels:

Campbell’s Label’s For Education are collected by the school community and sent into Campbell’s to purchase items for the school.

 

Creative Arts Challenge:

The purpose of this activity is to provide students an opportunity to express their

interpretation of a PTO chosen theme thru music, literature, photography and visual arts. 

Students enter their age category: (K-1^st, 2^nd-3^rd, 4^th-5^th) and may submit one entry in each category.

 

Cultural Arts:

The PTO funds several school assemblies throughout the year to enrich our student’s cultural experiences.

 

Dr. Seuss:

The PTO provides a snack and drink for each student.

 

Evening Activities:

These are various evening events that are family oriented. 

 

Field Trip Transportation:

The PTO pays for the cost of all buses used for Field Trips for grades K-5.

 

Fifth Grade Promotion:

This is a special day for our Fifth Graders and the PTO provides a special class t-shirt to each fifth grader. 

 

Fundraiser Committee:

This committee works with the PTO vice-president to organize and distribute fundraisers.

 

General Mills Box Tops:

Theses are collected by the school community and submitted to General Mills two times a year. 

The PTO receives a check for the box tops submitted.

 

 

 

 

Homeroom Parents:

Each homeroom has a homeroom parent that is responsible for planning three (3) classroom parties. 

The homeroom parent delegates responsibility and contacts other parent volunteers for donations

of time and/or needed items for the parties.  The PTO donates a snack, drink, and a craft for each homeroom party.

 

Kindergarten Field Days and Grades 1-5 Olympics:

The PTO provides a snack and drink for each student.  We also volunteer our time to help with field

days and Olympics.

 

Love Basket:

The PTO collects food items before the holidays and donates them to the Blairsville Food Bank.

 

RIF (Reading Is Fundamental):

We have two (2) RIF days per school year during which each student chooses one free book of their choice each time.

 

Santa’s Workshop:

Students have the opportunity to do Christmas shopping for family, friends and even pets!  Gifts are

 put into holiday bags and tagged.  Each student is given a $1.00 to spend on a present.

 

Science Fair:

The purpose of this activity is to encourage students to explore the endless possibilities of science

and to prepare a display centered on one subject.  All students will receive participation awards. 

 

Share the Joy:

The PTO collects money to help area families during the holidays.

 

Talent Show:

The Talent Show gives the students an opportunity to share their talents.  The PTO works as a liason

with the BES music department to help put on a great show.

 

Teacher Appreciation:

The PTO shows our appreciation to the teachers and to the support staff for all of their hard work

and dedication, including hosting a luncheon. 

 

TerraCyle:

BES PTO will collect empty drink pouches and candy wrappers and will send these to TerraCycle.  We

 earn 2 cents/item.  These items are then recycled into a variety of things.

 

Yearbook Coordinator:

The coordinator works with Life Touch to design the yearbook and takes photos of various events involving students of all grade levels.

 

The coordinator works with LifeTouch to design the yearbook and takes photos of various events involving students of all grade levels.