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August 21, 2019
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What's New From Your Morse PTO
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WISDOM OF THE WEEK
“You can do anything you decide to do ... the process is its own reward" – Amelia Earhart
“You can do anything you decide to do ... the process is its own reward" – Amelia Earhart
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2 HOURS OF POWER VOLUNTEER CHALLENGE
So, What Exactly Is the 2 Hours of Power Volunteer Challenge? We challenge parents and caregivers to volunteer for 2 hours over the course of the school year for Morse PTO.
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Still Seeking a Spirit Wear Coordinator
We still need someone to volunteer to be the Spirit Wear Coordinator. Last year, Spirit Wear sales earned Morse PTO $725. The approximate time commitment is 16 hours throughout the year, and the duties include working with the appareling vendor and delivering orders to teachers. We Need a Yearbook Coordinator Yearbooks are a beloved Morse tradition and last year, sales raised $2,870 for our school. But yearbooks don't happen on their own-we need someone to take the lead! The Yearbook Coordinator meets with classroom volunteers to design the yearbook using online software. |
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DON'T FORGET
We're NOW Taking RSVPs to the Celebrate Calm Presentations Celebrate Calm Founder Kirk Martin, and his son, Casey, will provide parents and teachers with a dozen strategies that will eliminate defiance, disrespect, yelling, bullying, sibling fights and more that characterize our homes and classrooms. Kirk provides concrete, practical strategies that work with kids ages 2-22 in everyday situations to:
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GOOD TO KNOW
Join Us For PTO 101 at Our General Meeting Think you know PTO? Think again! There's more to us sign up requests and fundraisers. Please come to our General Meeting on September 4 at 7pm in the morse library to meet the Board and learn about our behind-the-scenes efforts to make Morse amazing. Support Teachers And Staff Through A Donation To Take Stock in Morse Morse PTO does not ask students to fundraise. Instead, we ask you to fulfill staff grant requests by donating to Take Stock in Morse. When you pay a PTO fee or contribute to a PTO fundraiser, the funds are distributed by PTO to support specific school initiatives, but 100% of your Take Stock in Morse donation goes directly back into the classroom in the form of resources, educational materials, innovative programming and cutting edge technology. Take a look at last year's Take Stock approved staff grants and be sure to donate to Take Stock through ParentVue today or at Back to School Night on Wednesday, August 28th! |
Take Walk On The Sensory Path
When the kids are away, the Principal will play! The PTO-funded Sensory Path was installed in the lobby just before students arrived last week. It is great way for kids to get the wiggles out while developing motor skills like balance, hand-eye coordination, and spatial awareness. |
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SAVE THE DATE
Back To School Night--Wednesday, August 28, K-2nd grade from 6:30-7:15pm, 3rd-5th grade from 7:15-8pm This is the night Morse welcomes parents back to school! You'll hear from your child's teacher(s), check out his/her classroom, learn about Morse PTO and more. Don't miss it. PTO General Meeting--September 4, 2019, 7pm Morse library All parents and caregivers are welcome to attend this PTO General Meeting where the topic will be PTO 101. We promise it will be casual, informative and even fun! Celebrate Calm--Wednesday, October 16, 7-9pm at Morse -OR- Thursday, October 17, 10am-12pm at District Office Mark your calendar for Kirk Martin's Celebrate Calm events. Come find out why over 600,000 parents and teachers have called Kirk’s presentations “practical, life-changing, relatable, and laugh-out-loud funny.” Learn more about our October Celebrate Calm presentations and RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY! |
It's a great day to be Marksmen!
The mission of the Morse Elementary PTO is to promote and encourage a
student-centered environment with strong community connections.
The mission of the Morse Elementary PTO is to promote and encourage a
student-centered environment with strong community connections.