Vandergriff Elementary PTO

INTRODUCING our 2026 Summer Grizzly Pack Leader! A huge THANK YOU to Alex Baldwin State Farm for supporting our students, staff, and school community all summer long! Your partnership helps make so many wonderful things possible at Vandergriff, and we are so grateful for your support. 💙

A little late posting… but we couldn’t end the year without saying THANK YOU. 💙🐾

What a special year it’s been celebrating 30 years of Vandergriff alongside this incredible community. From events and fundraisers to spirit nights, class parties, and all the fun in between — this year was filled with so many memorable moments and meaningful additions to our school, including the new swings and musical playground spaces for our Grizzlies to enjoy for years to come. 🎶✨

Thank you to every family, teacher, staff member, volunteer, sponsor, and supporter who helped make it all possible.

Swipe to the end for a special message from two PTO board members wrapping up their PTO board time at Vandy. 💙

Hope everyone is having the best summer so far…one week in! ☀️🐻

Results are in… and thanks to YOU, we officially hit 100% of our Spirit Night goal! 🎉🐻

From grabbing dinner, shopping local, treating your kids, inviting friends, and showing up for Vandergriff all year long — every single Spirit Night added up in a BIG way for our school. 💙

Thank you to our amazing families and community partners for supporting Vandergriff through every pizza night, sweet treat run, and fundraiser in between. Your support helps make so many fun opportunities possible for our students and staff!

We are so grateful for this community. Go Grizzlies! ✨

As we wrap up another amazing school year, we wanted to share some of the wonderful Teacher Grants the Vandergriff PTO was able to fulfill this year — all thanks to the incredible support of our families and community! 🐾💙

✨ Wiggle stools for Mrs. Foster’s 1st grade class

✨ A class set of Snoop for Mrs. Wilbern’s 4th grade class

✨ Math games and hands-on learning resources for Mrs. Wilbern’s 4th grade class

✨ Enrichment library for Mrs. Francis in GT to benefit all teachers (plus many additional resources not pictured!)

✨ Market Day economics project-based learning experience for 3rd grade

✨ Field cameras + binoculars for the GT ornithology unit

✨ Chapter books + supplies to create a dedicated reading space in Ms. Davis’ classroom, along with lots of additional materials and resources

Thank you for supporting the PTO and helping us continue to create meaningful learning experiences for our students and teachers each year! 🐻📚✨

And just like that… another amazing year at Vandergriff is in the books! 💙🐻🐾

HAPPY SUMMER ☀️🍦⛱️

FIELD DAY 2026 was one for the books! 🌈☀️💙

Friday was packed with team colors, relay races, nonstop smiles, and so much Grizzly spirit! Our students were FULL of energy as they celebrated, competed, and made memories with their classmates and teachers all day long.

Thank you to our amazing staff, volunteers (DAD REFEREES!!!!), and families who helped make the day such a success. What a fun way to wrap up an incredible school year! 🎉🐻

We wrapped up the year with our last Sonic drink delivery last week! 🥤💙

A huge thank you to Lindsey Brown and Ashley Porter for managing and organizing these fun drink deliveries all year long for our teachers and staff!

And a special thank you to Melissa and Case Maner with Closets By Design NWA () for sponsoring this final delivery of the year! We appreciate your support of our Vandergriff staff so much! 🐾

One last Spirit Night before summer! 🐾💙
Join us Monday, May 18 from 4–7 PM at City Park for a fun night with our Grizzly community! 🍔✨

We can’t wait to celebrate another amazing school year together! 🐻

Dig into summer fun with our Grizzly Garden Watering Program! ☀️🪴💦

Help keep our Vandergriff garden growing all summer long while earning some fun incentives along the way! 🌼🐻

Families who participate will receive:
📚 Early sign-up access for Grizzly Academies
🪙 Book vending machine tokens
🚗 Entry for a special parking spot at school programs

⏰ Sign-up goes live TONIGHT at 6:30 PM
📧 Be on the lookout for an email from “Vandergriff Elementary PTO”

Let’s keep our garden blooming all summer together! 🌻💙