Ponca Elementary PTO

We wrapped up our Teacher Appreciation Week yesterday with one last celebration for our Ponca staff! 🎬🌟

The lounge was stocked with a snack bar for a final "on-set" treat, and every teacher was given Post-it notes for their classrooms. While the week was full of Ponca stars and sidewall chalk red carpets, we know the real work happens in the quiet, everyday moments in the classroom.

To the entire Ponca team: thank you, thank you for ALL you do!! Even though the "official" appreciation week is over, please know that we see you and value you all year long. You truly are the stars of our school! 🦝💙

Yesterday, each teacher and staff member received an individual charcuterie box for a gourmet snack on the go, along with a star-shaped stress ball to help them through the busy last few weeks of school. ✨

We hope these small tokens remind you of how much we value the energy and care you put into our school every single day! 💙🎬

The Hollywood celebration continued yesterday for our amazing Ponca teachers and staff! 🌟

The lounge was transformed with a rice bowl and nacho bar for lunch, and every staff member was surprised with a gift card to Scooter’s to help keep them caffeinated and fueled for the week. ☕️🌮

To the entire Ponca team: you truly are the stars of the show. We hope these treats make you feel as appreciated as you are for everything you do for our kids! 🦝💙

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Our theme this week is ✨ Hollywood ✨, and today, a popcorn and snack bar was set up in the lounge for the staff.

The teachers & staff here at Ponca really are the stars of the show. 🌟 They put so much heart into their interactions with our kids every single day, and we wanted to make sure they felt that appreciation when they stopped for a break today.

To all of our teachers and staff: thank you for everything you do, both the big moments and the ones that go unseen. We hope you loved the treats! 🍿💙

Thank you so much to those who have already signed up to donate or purchase items from our Teacher Appreciation Week wish list—we really appreciate your support. 🎉

To kick off the week, we’d love your help to Chalk the Walk at school so our teachers and staff feel welcomed and appreciated before they even step into the building. 🦝💙

Join us this ➡️ Sunday, May 3rd at 5 PM at Ponca ⬅️ Bring the family if you’d like! We’ll have some chalk available, but feel free to bring your own.

Hope to see you there!

Teacher Appreciation Week is almost here! 🎉

Huge thanks to everyone who’s already signed up to help knock out our wishlist, you’re amazing!

Ponca teachers and staff are seriously the best, and we’d love to cover them in all the gratitude 💙 We’ve still got a few spots open if you want to jump in!

If you signed up, please try to get your items to Andrea von Rein by Thursday, if you can.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0949A5AE2BA7F58-56432245-teacher

Thanks so much for helping us celebrate our awesome school community! 🦝

Teacher Appreciation Week 2026 Please help us make Staff and Teacher Appreciation week(May 4th-8th) a success! Please have all donations to Andrea von Rein, Stefanie Torres Chan, or Natalie Push by April 30th. Contact Andrea with questions at 402-416-5548 or [email protected]

Teacher Appreciation Week is just around the corner & we'd love your help showing our Ponca teachers & staff how much we appreciate all they do for our students & our school community! 🦝💙

Click the link below to view some of the items we'd love help with:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0949A5AE2BA7F58-56432245-teacher

Comment below or reach out to Andrea Von Rein Johnson or Stef Torres Chan if you have any questions. Thank you!!

Teacher Appreciation Week 2026 Please help us make Staff and Teacher Appreciation week(May 4th-8th) a success! Please have all donations to Andrea von Rein, Stefanie Torres Chan, or Natalie Push by April 30th. Contact Andrea with questions at 402-416-5548 or [email protected]

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY of our Read-a-Thon! 📚🦝

We are SO close to our fundraising goal — $3,795 raised online out of our $4,000 goal with just hours left! That's 95% of the way there — let's finish strong!

Here's how our classes are stacking up, fundraising-wise:
Team Grav - Kindergarten: $1,335
Team Wood - 2nd Grade: $865
Team Rodriguez - 4th Grade: $655
Team Lyons - 3rd Grade: $475
Team Coughlin - 1st Grade: $350
Team Villotta - 5th Grade: $70

We can't wait to tally up ALL those reading minutes and celebrate how much our Raccoons have been reading — prizes are just around the corner! 🎉

Donate or share before midnight:
https://app.99pledges.com/fund/readingraccoons

Keep Reading, Raccoons!! 📖✨

🥶❄️ When it’s this cold, ice cream might not be top of mind… but skipping cooking and grabbing a hot burger & fries sounds pretty perfect. 😅🍔🍟

Just a reminder that our Freddy’s fundraiser is this Sunday! Bundle up, stay safe, and come support our school while enjoying a warm meal (or a shake, if you’re feeling brave).

📅 Sunday, Jan. 25 | 4–8 PM
📍 Freddy’s – 7201 Military Ave

We hope everyone is staying warm today — and we'd love to see you Sunday! 💙