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August 7, 2019
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What's New From Your Morse PTO
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WISDOM OF THE WEEK
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder" – Rumi
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder" – Rumi
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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, but they won't happen without someone to take the lead! The Yearbook Coordinator meets with classroom volunteers to design the yearbook using online software. |
Wanted: Student Directory Coordinator
We need a volunteer to put together the Morse Student Directory, an invaluable resource! If you are computer savvy and would like to do the bulk of your volunteering independently, this is the role for you! Hey, 2nd Grade Parents--We Need You! We are looking for a second grade parent to act as a Volunteer Coordinator. This person will be responsible for recruiting other 2nd grade parents to donate and serve cookies and drinks at Back To School Night on Wednesday, August 28th. The approximate time commitment is 4 hours. |
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DON'T FORGET
It's Time to Pull Out Last Year's Field Trip Shirts At the start of last school year, PTO provided each student a field trip shirt. The t-shirts are color-coded by graduation year and are intended to continue on with your child through each grade level. If your child's field trip shirt has been misplaced or outgrown, Morse PTO will take orders for new shirts at Back to School Night. The cost of a replacement shirt is $5.00, payable to Morse PTO. Our Checklist Makes Back to School Prep As Easy As 1-2-3! Feel like there are a thousand Back to School tasks to tackle and you're not sure where to begin? We've got you covered with our Back to School Checklist. It’s your one-stop guide to starting the year off right! |
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GOOD TO KNOW
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! Celebrate Calm Presentations Are For Parents With Kids of All Ages 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:
In Case You Missed It Thanks to the generosity of the Morse community and the efforts of dozens of volunteers, the Morse PTO raised more than $38,000 last year!!! Click here to read about our fundraising efforts and the initiatives we supported Because of your support of this year’s Carnival & Fun Run, we raised just over $7,000 towards our school’s “Whole, Healthy Child” campaign, which focused on enhancing our students’ social, emotional and physical well-being. Please recognize our business sponsors and committee members whose generosity helped make this event a great success. |
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SAVE THE DATE
School Supply Drop Off with Kona Ice--Tuesday, August 13, 5-6pm In celebration of your child’s return to school, please enjoy a treat from Kona Ice when you drop off school supplies and meet your child's teacher. Please limit 1 free treat per current Morse student. (You may purchase additional Kona Ice for siblings and parents.) Kindergarten Coffee--Friday, August 16, 8:40am in Morse library Take a little time to meet or catch up with other Morse parents now that the kindergarteners have started school. 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. 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 the Celebrate Calm presentations |
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.