May 2009 Newsletter

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Dear Stallings Families,

The PTO recently had a three-lane track striped on the bus lot along with 3 hopscotch play areas, and 4 four square play areas. In addition, we have purchased two basketball goals. We look forward to having these installed very soon to create two half-basketball courts on the bus lot. We hope this will enhance recess time for students.

Thursday, May 14th is a very important day! The Student Art Showcase will begin at 3:00 PM and last until 7:00 PM. Then, at 7:00 PM, we will have the final PTO General meeting of the year. This meeting will be held in the gym. Next year’s PTO Executive Officers will be voted into office and immediately following the brief PTO meeting, the Kindergarteners will have a choral concert. Please make plans to attend this special night!

We still have a few openings on the 2009-2010 PTO Board. We need a Beautification Chairperson and Fundraising help. Please contact me at vhiley@windstream.net if you would consider volunteering for one of these positions.

Thanks to you, look at what PTO fundraising has provided this year…

$10,123.61 Eight playground swings, curbing, and mulch
$8113.00 for two Activboards
$3747.61 for paperback books and storage/organizational needs for leveled book room
$3383.11 to the Library (proceeds from the Book Fair and $1000 from the Fun Fest)
$2917.96 AR program for 2nd – 5th graders
$2915.00 to teachers from Teacher Time Raffle proceeds
$2768.83 Classroom Reading subscriptions (Time For Kids/Scholastic News)
$1825.00 to teachers for beginning of school year start up money for classrooms
$1683.34 Two basketball goals for the play area on the bus lot
$1517.75 Dogtags for Honor Roll students
$1500.00 Subsidized copy expense for the school
$1000.00 to Art from proceeds from the Fun Fest
$1000.00 to PE from proceeds from the Fun Fest
$1000.00 to Music from proceeds from the Fun Fest
$963.00 track/activity areas on bus lot
$900.00 Stageworks assembly for Young Author’s Day
$600.53 field trip scholarships and clothing closet needs
$500.00 Author visit
$403.40 tilt truck for collecting recyclables within the school
$250.00 towards the purchase of student planners
$158.72 Sound system for PE classes
$89.37 provided seven receptacles for the recycling of aluminum, plastic, and Capri sun pouches
$88.70 digital picture frame for the front office
$57.39 for two large coolers on wheels for field trips
$51.00 provided pansies for the front of the school
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$47,557.32

Thank you for your generous giving and support this year!!

I hope you and your family have a wonderful summer.

-Veronica Hiley, PTO President

April 2009 Newsletter

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Dear Stallings Families,

Thank you for making the Teacher Time Raffle a success! The total amount collected was $2,915.00!! We look forward to giving this money back to our teachers to purchase needed items to benefit all students.

The Town of Stallings has invited Stallings Elementary to take part in their annual Earth Day celebration at Stallings Municipal Park. It will be held Saturday, April 25th from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Bring the whole family out to enjoy a wide variety of activities, prizes, and takeaways.
A Family Bike Ride will kick off the event at 10:00 AM (3.2 miles).  There will be a High Noon Face Off for Tug of War, NORTH Stallings against SOUTH Stallings!  Exhibits, Food Vendor and Musical Groups are also planned.
Last but not least, there will be Letterboxing Hunts all month long.  Go to the Event tab at http://www.stallingsnc.org/ to read some Letterboxing Clues that will highlight some interesting places within the Town.
At Earth Day, the PTO will be collecting palm sized ink jet cartridges and cell phones for recycling purposes. We will also be reaching out to the community to communicate how they can help with needed corporate sponsorships for next year’s Invest In A Kid Campaign.

We are in search of a few volunteers to fill open positions on the 2009 – 2010 PTO Board. One area of need is a Beautification Chairperson that would help to enhance the grounds of the school. Also, if anyone has connections with a landscaping company that may be willing to donate labor, materials, or services for the upcoming school year please let us know.
We are also looking for several volunteers for our Ways and Means Committee. This Committee is in charge of the Invest In A Kid Fundraiser. We need a Fundraiser Celebration Coordinator to research, plan, and organize the Invest In A Kid fundraiser celebration. We also need two volunteers to help plan the pep rally and skit, purchase prizes, send letters and make phone calls for corporate sponsorships, etc. This committee starts to work in May and is finished by late October.
Please contact me at vhiley@windstream.net if you would consider volunteering for one of these positions

-Veronica Hiley
PTO President

Stallings Elementary- Western Dance Clips Pt 2

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ENJOY! Pictures by Shawna Steele

PTO Announcement – Feb 15, 2009

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Clips from Western Dance, More to come!

Upcoming Events

*Teacher Time Raffle – Tickets on sale March 16th – 31st

1 ticket = $1

12 tickets = $10

25 tickets = $20

It is time to link your Harris Teeter VIC card to help earn money for Stallings Elementary! Our Harris Teeter ID # is 7113. Simply go online to Harristeeter.com and register your VIC card to this ID number.

It’s time to link your Food Lion MVP card to help earn money for Stallings Elementary. Please click onhttps://www.foodlion.com/IntheCommunity/ShopandShare/secure/RegisterMVPCards.asp or call 704-633-8250 extension 3810. You will need your twelve digit number from the back of your card. There will be two digits then a space then the remaining ten digits.

Link your Target REDcard (Target Visa) to Stallings Elementary and Target will donate a percentage of your purchase from Target and/orTarget.com to our school. You can link your card at the check-out, on Target.com or call the 800 number on the back of your card.Stallings Elementary school ID # is 149165