Potlatch Elementary PTO

10/08/2026

🎃👻 FEED OUR CANDY MONSTER! 👻🎃

Our Halloween candy drive is officially underway! 🍬🍫 We’re collecting individually wrapped Halloween candy to help fill each classroom’s Candy Monster for our school-wide Trunk or Treat! 🧡

Each class will compete to collect the most candy and create the most creative monster—with some super sweet class parties up for grabs! 🍿🍧☕️

🍭 Send in your candy donations with your kiddo and help us make this Halloween extra sweet!
📅 Candy will be weighed Thursdays & Fridays.

Let’s see which class can FEED THEIR MONSTER the most! 👹🎃🍬

09/30/2026

🥐💚 OUR ANNUAL BUTTER BRAID/PASTRY PUFFIN FUNDRAISER IS HERE! 💚🥐

We are excited to kick off our annual Butter Braid fundraiser! Thank you for supporting our PTO and our students!

There are TWO ways to order:

📝 PAPER ORDERS:
Paper order forms will be coming home with students soon. Simply fill out the form and return it with your order. No online registration is needed!

💻 ONLINE ORDERS:
Prefer to shop online? Scan the QR code on the flyer to register your student. Once registered, you’ll receive their personal shopping link to place orders online or share with family and friends.

📅 Last Day to Order: October 19th

📦 Butter Braid/Puffin Pick-Up: November 12th
📍 Elementary School

Two pick-up times available:
• 2:30–3:30 PM
• 5:30–6:30 PM

Thank you for helping us make this fundraiser a success! 💚🥐

Here is the link to register your student for the fundraiser for Butter Braids! : https://portal.myfundraisingplace.com/register-seller/ae6c8efc-3daf-4338-8070-a2971681e043

Link to register your student for Puffins: https://portal.myfundraisingplace.com/register-seller/69f2d864-a125-4a16-b5b9-202587779ec6

This is the link to shop for Butter Braids: https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/ae6c8efc-3daf-4338-8070-a2971681e043

This is the link to shop for Puffins:
https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/69f2d864-a125-4a16-b5b9-202587779ec6

09/28/2026

Can you believe it!?

🎃👻 IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR TRUNK OR TREAT! 👻🎃

Get your costumes ready and join us for the 9th Annual Potlatch Elementary PTO Trunk or Treat! 🍬🕸️

We’re looking forward to a night full of Halloween fun, creative decorated trunks, and plenty of treats for our little ghosts and goblins!

🚗 Want to decorate a trunk? We would LOVE to have you join us! There will even be a prize for the best trunk! 🏆

🍬 Candy donations are always appreciated! Help us make sure we have plenty of treats for all our trick-or-treaters!

Bring the whole family, invite your friends, and come enjoy a fun Halloween evening with our Potlatch community!

🧡 We can’t wait to see everyone there!

08/17/2026

Reminder! 🚨
This Thursday is the Back to School night! Can’t wait to see everyone!! 💚

🎒 Kick off the new school year with us! 🌭🍎

Join us for our 2026 Back to School Dinner with Friends on Thursday, August 20th at Potlatch Elementary!

Stop by to:
📚 Meet your teacher
🏫 Find your classroom
🎒 Drop off school supplies
🌭 Enjoy a FREE dinner of hot dogs, chips, and drinks, generously provided by Harvest Foods!

Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and spend the evening connecting with friends, families, and staff as we celebrate the start of another great school year. We can’t wait to see everyone there!

📍 Potlatch Elementary School
🕔 5:00–6:00 PM: Classroom visits & supply drop-off
🌭 6:00–6:30 PM: Dinner

See you there! 💚💛

07/29/2026

🎒 Kick off the new school year with us! 🌭🍎

Join us for our 2026 Back to School Dinner with Friends on Thursday, August 20th at Potlatch Elementary!

Stop by to:
📚 Meet your teacher
🏫 Find your classroom
🎒 Drop off school supplies
🌭 Enjoy a FREE dinner of hot dogs, chips, and drinks, generously provided by Harvest Foods!

Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and spend the evening connecting with friends, families, and staff as we celebrate the start of another great school year. We can’t wait to see everyone there!

📍 Potlatch Elementary School
🕔 5:00–6:00 PM: Classroom visits & supply drop-off
🌭 6:00–6:30 PM: Dinner

See you there! 💚💛

07/20/2026

📚✨ We’re excited to introduce our PTO Instagram page! ✨📚

Our PTO is all about supporting our students, teachers, and school community—and we’d love for YOU to be part of it! Whether you have a little time or a lot, every bit of help makes a big difference.

Stay tuned for updates, events, and ways to get involved. Together, we can make this school year amazing! 💚💚

https://www.instagram.com/potlatchpto/

07/10/2026

🪵💚 Support Our School & Show Your Logger Pride! 💚🪵

Did you know the Potlatch PTO has an official online Spirit Wear Store? If you didn’t, you’re not alone—and we’d love to spread the word!

From t-shirts and hoodies to Logger bags, tumblers, and more, there’s something for students, parents, grandparents, alumni, and every proud Logger fan.

✨ The best part? Every purchase gives a percentage back to the Potlatch PTO, helping us fund programs, events, teacher support, student experiences, and projects that directly benefit our school.

Whether you’re getting ready for the upcoming school year, cheering from the sidelines, or simply want to show your Logger pride around town, your purchase makes a difference.

🛍️ Shop here:
https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/ID/Potlatch/Potlatch+High+School/collection_detail.html?category=Youth

💚 Every order supports our students.
🤍 Every purchase gives back.
🪵 Every Logger looks great in green!

Please help us spread the word by liking, sharing, and tagging your fellow Logger families. Thank you for supporting Potlatch PTO and our amazing school community!

07/01/2026

🎉 WE DID IT! 🎉

Goal Reached! 🎶

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our families, local businesses, and community members, we are excited to announce that we have officially reached our fundraising goal and have fully paid off our new gym sound system!

This sound system will be enjoyed for years to come at school assemblies, concerts, performances, celebrations, and special events. Your support has made a lasting impact on our students and school community.

A heartfelt THANK YOU to each and every donor who contributed to this project. Whether you gave financially, shared our post, or cheered us on, you helped make this possible.

Your kindness and commitment to our school are truly appreciated and seen. We are so grateful to be part of such a caring and supportive community.

Thank you for helping us turn up the volume and invest in our students’ future! 💚🎵

06/21/2026

Did you have fun finding fun treasures from the community garage sales yesterday?! 🥰

As you’re packing up any unsold items, please consider donating them to our PTO’s Children’s Christmas Store. Each year, our students have the opportunity to shop for affordable gifts for their family members and friends, and your donations help make this special tradition possible.

✨ One person’s leftover garage sale item could become a child’s perfect Christmas gift!

We are looking for:
🎁 Home décor
🎁 Kitchen items
🎁 Holiday decorations
🎁 Small tools
🎁 Games and puzzles
🎁 New or gently used giftable items
🎁 Unique treasures that would make thoughtful gifts for family and friends

Please do not donate:
❌ Shoes
❌ Old blankets or bedding
❌ Broken items
❌ Garbage or heavily worn items
❌ Anything you would not feel comfortable giving as a gift

Our goal is to provide quality, gift-worthy items that children will be excited to purchase for their loved ones during our Christmas Store.

📍 Donation Drop-Off Location: The trailer near the Potlatch Pool (See comments for reference pic!)

📅 Donation Deadline: Sunday, June 28th, 2026

Thank you for supporting our students and helping make the Christmas Store a special experience for every child. We appreciate our amazing community and all you do to help our school! 💚🤍

06/02/2026

🎤 HELP US CROSS THE FINISH LINE! 🎼

Thanks to the incredible support of our families, community members, and donors, our PTO was able to purchase a new gym sound system for our school!

We are so close to fully paying it off - we only have about $1,100 left to raise.

This sound system will help support school assemblies, concerts, events, celebrations, and activities for years to come.

We would also like to give a HUGE thank you to our amazing donors so far! Check them all out below!

Every donation, big or small, helps make a difference for our students and staff. 🥰

Thank you, Potlatch, for all your wonderful support! 💚

Venmo: