Mary McPherson Elementary School PTO

Kicking off kindness week in style!

We spent our Mix-It-Up Monday kicking off Kindness Assemblies and it was awesome.
Thank you, to all that contributed.💛

Don't forget that our first PTO meeting of this school year is tomorrow night at 6pm in the gym. There will be childcare provided so please arrive a few minutes early to get your children situated if needed. Can't wait to see you all there!

Today we are kicking off the week with our CommUnity Kindness Movement! We wouldn't be able to partake in this if it wasn't for our generous sponsors! Thank You to all of them who donated to help provide Kindness t-shirts for every student and staff member at our school. Please like each of their pages to show support for these local small businesses who also support our wonderful school!
Relocate 208 Real Estate
Boise Office Equipment
Smadatek
Albert Rivera State Farm

Hello Mary Mac Families,

The PTO is hoping to offer free childcare during all PTO meetings this school year. In order to do so they are searching for a few responsible and experienced people to provide care to children of various ages.

The PTO meeting dates are: 9/20, 10/11, 11/8, 12/13, 1/10, 2/7, 3/14, 4/11 & 5/9. The person(s) would need to be available for 1-2hrs starting at 5:45pm on those dates.

If you know of anyone (preferably ages 16+) please reach out to the PTO via email at [email protected]

Send in all the snacks!!😋

Sign up to help with any event happening this school year! See you all soon!

Dear Parents,

We are looking for sponsors for the 2022/2023 Community Kindness Movement program!

The Community Kindness Movement is a non-profit organization, with a community and school initiative. We come together to celebrate and inspire kindness throughout our communities with monthly programs around kindness for our children. The program entails:

· Kindness Shirts - worn often throughout the school year and especially on Thursdays for kindness day each week. The bright yellow stands out to remind kids about kindness. See the attached picture for this year’s shirt front.

· Annual Community Kindness Movement Week - the 3rd week of September where the entire school comes together daily to learn about kindness, celebrate each other and create unity.

· Monthly Kindness Activities - monthly theme, discussion, and lesson plans for teachers to facilitate in their classrooms.

Mary McPherson staff and PTO believes strongly in this program and has decided to continue participating in the Community Kindness Movement again this year.

To make this program possible, we need sponsors. The cost of the program and shirts this year is $3,100. Our school won a grant of $2,100 for this particular program which means we only need to raise another $1,000 this year. Sponsors will help fund the program and the shirts for the children and staff at Mary McPherson Elementary. · $250 - Kindness Supporter

o Logo Placement/Name on back of kid’s shirts · $500 - Kindness Partner

o Logo Placement/Name on back of kid’s shirts

o Social Media Thank You & Promotion on PTO social pages (copy & post date must be mutually agreed on)

o Logo in CKM website and sponsor page · $Other – Donate what you can today!

All donations are due by August 24. This is a very short runway for us, so please donate today!

You can donate here: Donate what you can today!

If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s Community Kindness Movement for Mary McPherson, please email [email protected] or text Jennifer Lane @ 949.735.8667.

Thanks so much!!!

Mary McPherson 2022/2023 PTO

Don't forget!! Meet & Greet is this MONDAY!! Bring your supplies and meet your new teacher! Kinder is 3:00-4:00 & 1st-5th is 4:00-5:30!

If you’re able to please come out and help get our school grounds ready for this school year!

Dear Wildcat parents,
Don't forget to complete updating your yearly forms on powerschool. If you want to see who your child has for their teacher in August this needs to be done this week!

Less than 5 weeks away from the first day of school! Have you got your supplies yet!?✏️

Here is Mary McPherson classroom lists!

https://storage.googleapis.com/pt05-2/messages/attachments/b966c26cf43c283e981908202f4161db/School_Supply_List_MME_Specific_-_Updated_5_31_22.pdf

Help Ms. Judith become a U.S. Citizen
All donations will be collected by the Mary McPherson PTO and go directly to Judith’s citizenship application cost of $725. There is a donation jar set up in the front office for anyone who wishes to donate.

Judith Zawadi has traveled to Boise from Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. After going through extremely tough situations, she came to the U.S. in 2016 after seeking asylum as a refugee. Once Judith came to the U.S., she has been employed and working hard. She has been with West Ada working as a custodian for the past five years where she has built many positive relationships with staff and students. Whenever you see Judith, along with doing her daily duties, you will see her walking with a bright smile, talking with students in the halls, or playing outside at recess.

Judith has a son that is still in Africa, and she is trying to get him here into the United States. She has worked on filling out paperwork for the past several years and for the past six months has been in contact with Idaho Senate for help. It has been a process that has taken numerous emails and phone calls to make this happen.

Currently, Judith is working on getting her citizenship here in the United States. She has filled out her citizenship papers, has been studying for the test, and is ready to submit her application. The fee for the application of citizenship is $725 and we are asking for your help with the costly expenditure. Please help Judith in establishing her citizenship as she is a positive personality for all.

Tomorrow is our last PTO meeting for this school year! Meeting will be at 6:30pm in the gym…we will be discussing new ideas for next year and reviewing everything we have accomplished this year. Thank you all for the support this year, we couldn’t have done it without you!

Dear Mary McPherson families,

The MME Spring Carnival is fast approaching on Friday May 13, 2022.

There will be food trucks, bounce houses, clowns, face painting, tons of games and prizes, a reptile zoo, farm animals, musical instruments to play and SO MUCH MORE!! You don’t want to miss this special event.

Your kiddos have been putting together really fun class baskets that you get to bid on at our Silent Auction during the Carnival. Be sure to purchase raffle tickets so that you can put your name in a drawing for lots of great prizes.

Your wristband and raffle presale order forms are due back to your teachers this Friday, May 6, 2022.

We would love your help ensuring this carnival is fun for everyone! Sign up here!

See you there!!

Excited to celebrate our teachers and staff next week!! We love our Mary Mac Family, thank you!!

Carnival is only 15 days away and we need some volunteers to help the night run smoothly! Please consider helping out with one of the time slots!
GO WILDCATS!

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/60b0d4fa8af2ea0f94-2022

📢ATTENTION!
UPCOMING PTO MEETING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO MAY 23!

REMINDER: Tomorrow (4/27) we will be cleaning out and sorting the PTO shed in preparation for the Carnival. If you’re able to help please come and meet us out on the blacktop behind the library at 5pm. Thank you!

Reminder, no school Monday!
Happy Friday friends!!!

Wildcat parents, we need your help! We are going through the carnival shed (if you have muscles, bring them). If you are free April 27 at 5:00 PM please meet us at the black top. Bring the kids to play on the playground while we do it! THANK YOU PARENTS!

📢Don't forget!!! Tomorrow is Art Gallery Night! It will be at the school from 6-8 PM. There will be guest artists, coffee trucks, and fun activities for the kids! Come see what your little artists have been working on all year!🎨

Don’t forget to come to the PTO meeting tonight at 6:30pm. We will be discussing ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week coming up in May. We need some new perspectives for next school so come out tonight and share your thoughts 😊

HEYYYOOOO!!!
We got a new backstop and soccer goals over spring break! THANK YOU for all your fundraising efforts parents, friends and family!⚽️⚾️

🎪SAVE THE DATE🎪

Friday, May 13 2022 5:30-8:00
Mary Mcpherson Elementary School

Games, prizes, raffles,silent auction, clowns, reptile zoo, food trucks, bounce houses, climbing wall, face painting and MORE!

Put on by your wilcats PTO!👏
THANK YOU!!

🌙🌟APRIL 14TH FROM 6-8🌟🌙
Come see all the art your students have created this year in our Art Smart program!
We will have snacks, interactive art activities, a coffee truck and more!

**WE STILL NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SET UP, PLEASE EMAIL MRS. SHEPARD AT [email protected]**

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW 3/18

Happy Spring Break! 🌞

Our next PTO meeting is 3/7 @ 6:30pm… come join to find out what is up and coming! Also learn how you can be apart of our amazing team who make future PTO events happen.

Attention Mary McPherson Families…if you’re looking for a fun after school activity for your child here is an option that will be hosted at our school. They will meet M/W (when there is school) from 4:05-5:30pm. The last practice will be on Wednesday, May 11th. Then everyone will take part in an end of season 5k event on May 14th. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out the program coach Celeste Blackburn via email- [email protected] or visit their website for more info solekids.org

Happy National School Counselors Week to our favorite school counselor Mrs. Becca Shepard! Thank you for all that you do for our students. We appreciate you!!

PTO Meeting 2/7 @ 6:30pm
Come find out what exciting events are coming up in the next couple of months!

ALSO, don't forget to wear your KINDNESS shirts tomorrow!

Tomorrow night is our first carnival planning meeting. There are so many areas we can use help in. Please stop by tomorrow evening in the MME cafeteria at 5:30pm.

Donations, entertainment, food trucks, games, and so much more. We need your help.

Hope to see you there!

The Mary McPherson spelling bee is just around the corner! Here are some important dates to remember.
January 21: spelling lists will be sent home with your child and be posted to the school website
February 4: Classroom Spelling Bees
February 11: School-wide Spelling Bee

Tomorrow is popcorn day! Bring .25 and don't forget to wear red and white for candy cane day!

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LAST DAY TO ORDER: 11/10/2021

Don’t forget to order cool gifts for that special family member or hard-to-buy-for person. With over 40 unique and useful keepsakes ready to purchase during the Square 1 Art fundraiser, your child's artwork is the perfect gift for any occasion or celebration. Nothing says “you’re loved” like “I made this art keepsake just for you!”

It’s the final day of the fundraiser, so don’t delay. The school benefits with every order!

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

Hello Mary McPherson parents,
A pamphlet should have been sent home with your child yesterday that shows the art work your child drew. You are able to purchase the items in the pamphlet with your child's artwork on it. These make great christmas presents. This is a fundraiser to help fund the supplies for the Art Smart program run by the PTO. If you are unfamiliar with this, once a month a PTO parent goes into each classroom and teaches a short lesson on a particular artist and the kids will complete a piece of art work in the style they learned about. Then on April 14th we will have Art Gallery night where we display all the art work. The kids love it!

There is a QR code (or instructions on the back) on each pamphlet where you can order your child's artwork online. DEADLINE IS NEXT WEDNESDAY, NOV 10th. Online is much easier to track but you can also send the pamphlet back into your classroom by November 10th.

Thanks for helping to support the Art Smart program! We couldn't do it without the help from the parents!

We hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween 🎃 don’t forget we have a PTO meeting tomorrow evening at 6:30pm in the gym. Come find out what is planned for the next month and share your ideas!

Parent-Teacher conferences start today! Please try to log in once before your meeting so we can stay on schedule! NO SCHOOL THURSDAY OR FRIDAY!

HOT OFF THE PRESS!!! The winner of Kiss the Pig 🐷 is Ms. Gordon-Wilker!!! Don’t forget to mention our school when you get your tickets so you get the discount for entry and that the donation goes to our school. Dress warm and we can’t wait to see all our Wildcat friends at the Farmstead!

It is National School Lunch Week this week! The theme is “Wild About School Lunch!” Please help us celebrate by dressing according to the theme each day:
Monday- Wear a shirt with an animal or animal print
Tuesday- Crazy sock day
Wednesday- Wear the color of your favorite food
Thursday- Wear your favorite face mask (NOT Halloween mask) along with your Kindness Shirt. We usually wear our Kindness shirts on the third Thursday of the month, but we are out of school for conferences on October 21
Friday- Wear your favorite sports team gear

Don't forget to send your loose change to school so the kids can vote! We have three teachers: Ms. Gordon, Ms. Berg and Ms. Welk! Which teacher will KISS the pig this Monday!? They can vote at the front office!🐷🐷🐷

Family night at the farmstead! What teachers will kiss the PIG!?🐷

No school Monday October 4th for teacher collaboration. Happy three day weekend! See you Tuesday!

Don’t forget we have our second PTO meeting tomorrow night at 6:30pm. Come find out what fun things the PTO is planning for the school year! Kids are welcome to join too 😊

Money Counters

Jogathon is next week! Donation packets are due back to school on Monday (though they will be accepted anytime if you forget to send them earlier). Keep getting those pledges either via check/cash or Venmo/paypal! If you can help with counting money, please sign up with this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E044AAFAC2AA57-money. There are two counting times to choose from 😉.



Secondly, here is the running schedule for Friday, October 1st. Parents and younger siblings are encouraged to come out and enjoy the jogathon with your students!

9:15-10:00- 2nd grade
10:00-10:45- 1st grade/ AM Kindergarten
11:00-11:45- 4th grade
1:00-1:45- PM and TK kindergarten
1:45-2:30-5th grade
2:30-3:15- 3rd grade

**Don't forget to send water with your kids that day!!**

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