Welcome Back - 25/26
We hope that your summer was filled with fun, family and lots of rest. While it can be hard to say goodbye to the summer, we are very excited to get back into the swing of things at school! This year's PTO is back in action. The PTO Executive Board is made up of Sabrina Potterpin (President), Meaghan Smith (Vice President), Brenda McLean (Treasurer), Patrick Daniels (Secretary) and Nicole Folino (Communication Coordinator). There is also an amazing list of committee chairs and members that have committed to serve this year (see attached). We are very much looking forward to the 25-26 school year and wanted to bring a few things to your attention:
Kickstart/Open House: We will be set up at a table outside of the K wing towards the front of school. We will be there to help greet families, let people know how they can get involved with the PTO and hand out popsicles to our students.
Distributions: We will be at school next week to hand out distributions before the official start of school– these are funds from the PTO for you to use for supplies or other things you need to start the year.
Teacher Representative slots on PTO Event Committees: We in need of staff members to be the representatives for the following committees: Teacher Appreciation/School Spirit, Wolf Walk, Hiawatha Harvest, Mileage Club, Hiawatha Happening, Fundraising and Global Gathering. Your input and participation are key in helping to make these events a success! If you are interested in sitting on a committee, please reach out to me as soon as possible. We would love to have you!
PTO Meeting Schedule: meetings are held in the Hiawatha library
Thursday, Sept. 11 at 7pm
Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7pm
Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7pm
Thursday, Dec. 11 at 7pm
Thursday, Jan. 15 at 7pm
Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7pm
Thursday, March 12 at 7pm
Thursday, April 16 at 7pm
Thursday, May 14 at 7pm
Information Sharing: Throughout the year, we will be sending you information about events and opportunities that we would like you to share with families. Please keep an eye out for these, we will draft the language for you to copy and paste to make it as simple as possible! Because the PTO does not have the ability to communicate directly with Hiawatha families, we will be relying on you to help us with sharing information. We truly appreciate your partnership to help make these school wide events a success! We will be sharing a welcome message next week that would appreciate you passing on when you reach out to the guardians of your students.
Tentative PTO Event Dates:
Buddy’s Pizza Fundraiser: 9/25
Okemos Homecoming Parade: 9/26
Wolf Walk: 10/3
Henry’s Place/Asian Buffet: 11/4-11/7
Global Gathering: 11/11
Schuler Books Fundraiser: TBD
Launch Trampoline Park Fundraiser: 1/16
STEAM Night: 2/19
EDRU Skate Night: 3/20
Mileage Club: 4/13-5/23
Mileage Club Family Nights: 4/22 & 5/12
Teacher Appreciation Week: 4/4-4/8
Hiawatha Happening: TBD
As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or concerns. This email is monitored very closely, and the feedback form is still available also, just click here.
