PTO Events Calendar
The PTO should first research and decide what purchases to spend PTO funds on. Once it's known how much money is needed, you can then make a fundraising plan.
April and May, is the time to make a plan for September! It's the time to vote in new PTO Officers, assign Committee Chairs, and put together an Events Calendar for the upcoming school year that
includes Fundraisers,
Enrichment Programs, and Fun Events for the kids.
PLANNING A "PTO EVENTS CALENDAR"
As a PTO, it's important that you have a plan for the upcoming school year. We've tried to make this a bit easier for you by providing this SAMPLE PTO EVENTS CALENDAR...
To do this take it one step at a time:
- FUN EVENTS: Consider all of the fun events you'd like to organize for the kids. Then break these down into a monthly schedule, planning 1-2 per month. Work them around larger events, holidays, and themes. For instance, March is Read Across America Month, May is Teacher Appreciation, April 22nd is Earth Day, and we made January Health & Wellness Awareness month.
- ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS: Try to incorporate similarly-themed Enrichment Programs into the monthly themes. Since March focusses on reading, host an author or poet; In April, invite Earth Adventure to coincide with Earth Day; In January, host
WellnessQuest, a dentist, or a professional athlete.
- SCHOOL PURCHASE: There may be a school project you'd like to accomplish this year such as a Student Reading Garden or a Student Art Exhibit Area. Or there may be some products you'd like to help the school purchase because they will benefit the students (i.e. Smart Boards, computers, etc.). Include these in your list of expenses and set a goal as to when you'd like to purchase them.
- FUNDRAISERS: Once you know the types of events and programs you'd like to host, the school purchase you'd like to make, and the expenses attached to them, you can then determine how much money you'll need to raise and which programs can help you reach that goal (i.e. fundraisers, grants, corporate donations).
SAMPLE PTO EVENTS CALENDAR
SEPTEMBER 2009
Fundraiser: "Go Green With Us!" Flower bulb & Nstar Electric energy efficient lightbulb sales. (Est. Income $3,000; 200 students)
Fun Event: Welcome Back PTO Cookout
Fun Event: Welcome Back GRAM - Each student gets a granola bar for healthy brain power and a note from parent/teacher wishing them luck this year. Plan a different GRAM Day each month.
OCTOBER 2009
Fundraiser: PTO Ideas Educational Challenge (Spelling Challenge). (Est. Income $12,000; $200 students)
Fundraiser: Cookie & Pie catalog sales. (Est. Income $3,000; 200 students)
Fun Event: New England Patriots Spirit Days - wear your Patriot's apparel
Fun Event: Halloween Party
NOVEMBER 2009
Fundraiser: Election Day Bake Sale. (Est. Income $800)
DECEMBER 2009
Fun Event: Holiday Workshop - students shop for holiday gifts for their families.
Fun Event: School-wide trip to the Movies
JANUARY 2010 - HEALTH & WELLNESS MONTH
Fun Event: Promote healthy eating & exercise. "Dress as your favorite fruit, vegetable, dairy, or grain Contest". Have early drop off for early morning walks in the gym. Honor some student athletes. More ideas
Enrichment: Dentist, Nurse, Doctor, Athlete, or Martial Arts instructor. Click here for more Enrichment ideas
FEBRUARY 2010
Fundraiser: March Calendar Raffle - Sell raffle tickets for the last two weeks of February. Sell 400 raffles at $10 each = $4,000. (Est. Income $4,000)
Fun Event: Book Swap - Promote next month's Read Across America Month and organize a Free student Book Swap.
MARCH 2010 - READ ACROSS AMERICA MONTH
Fundraiser: Scholastic Book Fair
Fundraiser: Partner with the local bookstore for a bookfair program.
Fun Event: Promote National Reading Month. Carry your book with you. If you are "caught" reading, you may get a small prize (candy, bookmark, homework pass).
Fun Event: Ice Cream Social during the Poetry Showcase
Enrichment: Host an author as an Enrichment Program
APRIL 2010 - SPRING FEVER MONTH
Fun Event: Red Sox Spirit Day - wear your Red Sox apparel. Each student gets a box of popcorn or an ice cream. Serve Fenway Frank hotdogs for lunch.
Enrichment: Weather. Invite a weatherman from a local TV station as an Enrichment Program
School Project/Purchase: Make purchases and gather volunteers to set up the new Peer Tutoring Center.
MAY 2010 - TEACHER APPRECIATION MONTH
Teachers: Teacher Appreication luncheon
Fun Event: May Day - Purchase marigold, pansies, and spring bulbs. Ask each student to plant a flower on school grounds.
JUNE 2010
Fun Event: Field Day
Also check out our #1 fundraising idea - Proven to work! - The PTO Ideas' Educational Challenge...
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