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JA Elementary PTO Newsletter
May 2014
Connecting Parents, Teachers, and Students
In this issue…
PTO Board Elections
PTO Board Elections
Log Your Volunteer Hours
PTO Matches Library Grant
Calendar of Events
PTO Volunteer of the Month
SCRIP
Thank You Sock Hop &
Soda Shop Volunteers
Ongoing Fundraisers
Your PTO Board
JA PTO Mission
Elections for the 2014-2015 PTO Board will be held at the next PTO
meeting (May 6th). All of the current Board members would like to
return to serve another term. However, if you are interested in serving
on the Board, please submit a letter of interest to PTO President, Anne
Leoni ([email protected]).
For information on the Board positions as well as the PTO By-Laws,
please visit the JA Elementary website (www.jajags.com) and click on
the PTO tab.
If you have questions about specific positions, please feel free to
contact any board member. Our contact information is provided at
the end of this newsletter.
Please try to attend the next PTO meeting, the
last meeting of the school year, so you can
participate in the vote.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Log Your Volunteer Hours
The school year is almost over! Right now, we only have about 5,000
hours logged by parents and volunteers in PTO Manager. At this time last
year we had over 11,675 hours logged.
Please take a few minutes to log your volunteer hours in PTO Manager.
Go to: http://jaelementary.ptomanager.com/index.html
PTO Matches Library Grant
Last year, Jefferson Academy was awarded a grant from the Salazar
Foundation. PTO was able to match the $3425 we received from the
grant. These funds were used to start a Leveled Library, which we've used
to help support struggling readers. We've applied for the same grant
again this year, and we're hoping to use the funds to expand the library.
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Calendar of Events
Get Ready for
Summer with SCRIP!
Order and manage SCRIP
account online and
benefit our school
throughout the summer!
It’s simple!
1. Sign up to for PrestoPay
at
www.shopwithscrip.com
May 5 – 9
Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 5 – 9. Thank you JA families for
your time and donations to make our Teacher Appreciation week
special. Make sure to thank your teachers this week!
May 6th
Summer Reading Book Fair!
The summer reading book fair will be held May 6th from 2:00 – 7:30pm
in the Commons. The best part is that it is BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE! This
is a great opportunity to stock up on summer reading materials. Books
also make excellent teacher and classroom gifts for the end of year!
2. Order SCRIPnow! gift
cards online, print
instantly, and redeem!
May 6th
PTO Meeting
The last PTO meeting of the year will be held on Tuesday, May 6th,
2014 at 7pm in the Media Room near the Commons. Visit the book
fair and then come on over to the PTO meeting. Even though the end
of the school year is right around the corner, there is still a lot to do!
May 8th
My SCRIP Wallet
Releasing soon
www.myscripwallet.com
you'll be able to easily
order ScripNow®
eCards, reload existing
plastic cards, pay for
these products using
your PrestoPay™
account, and redeem
your scrip directly from
a mobile device for
retailers that allow it.
MyScripWallet will make
it easier than ever to
participate on the go,
manage your ScripNow
and Reload cards, and
earn rebates on even
more of your planned
and unplanned
purchases.
Community Social
Sonic Drive-In will host our last Community Social of the school year.
Sonic is located at 10051 Wadsworth Pkwy in Westminster. (Near
Starbucks with the drive-through & across the street from Jump City.)
The social will run from 5-8pm.
May 15th
Volunteer Thank You Breakfast
Please join us for the Annual PTO Volunteer Breakfast on May 15th, at
8:30 am in the Cafeteria. This is the PTO's chance to thank all those
who have volunteered at the school this year!
PTO Volunteers of the Month
We are pleased to announce two Volunteers of the Month for May:
Tiff Kramer and Chanda Magallanes
Tiff and Chanda chair the spirit wear sales committee in addition to the annual
craft fair, as well as support the monthly breakfasts for the JA staff.
Tiff has two daughters at JA: Daisy (4th grade) and Kate (3rd grade).
Chanda has one daughter at JA: Maya (4th grade)
Thank you for all your hard work!
Enjoy the parking space!
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Thank You Sock Hop & Soda Shop Volunteers!
THANK YOU to the extensive crew of volunteers that made the Sock Hop event a success! Events like this for JA
couldn't be done without our wonderful volunteers!!!
A HUGE Thank you to Michelle Rock for organizing such a wonderful event! We
appreciate all your hard work!
Sock Hop Volunteers
* Bold = VIP Committee Chairs, JagTones-Band, Teacher Liaisons, Key Players
Amy Arndt, Susan Ayars, Jason Baker, Katy Baker, Cristina Beaudoin, Amanda Beck, Courtney Berg, Nancy Berg, Amy
Bloom, Tracy Bond, Misty Bone, Gayle Brodie, Jessica Callico, Minerva Capps, Dan Castellari, Tamara Castellari, Kim
Cheuvront, Shayna Chichirico, Shelly Cohen, Glenn Davis, Susan Davis, Zita Dean, Candace DiRezza, Marc DiRezza,
Ruth Duggar, Debbie Eichelberger, Tomi Eilers, Michael Emmerson, Carmen Escalera, Lizz Estep, Penelope Fisk,
Charlotte Franson, Michael Garioto, Jim Garner, Abby Gibbons, Tony Gibbons, Tina Harding, Carolyn Haug, Jennifer
Hoon, Corbin Hughes, Krista Hughes, Joni Jackson-Malavasi, Monet Karns, Mark Kauffman, Koji Kawamura, Rob Kelsey,
Erin Kelso, Christa Kennell, Michael Kent, Nicole Koelmel, Kristin Kolodzik, Jamie Kramer, Tiffany Kramer, Leah
Krumpholz, Kendra Lanterman, Anne Leoni, Jodi Leschuk, Nick Leschuk, Kishawn Leuthauser, Jerrilynn Lillyblade, Robin
Livingston, Moriah Martinelli, Rona McCall, Anne McCormick, Scott McCormick, Sarah McManus, Justin Mead, Janet
Mihalcin, Greg Miller, Stacy Miller, Brett Morris, Jim Morrison, Lenhy Navarette, Stephanie Nedved, Mike Nelson, Mike
Nolan, Amanda Noland, Dale Noland, Andrea Nygren, Kim Patrick, Maria Pereskokova, Patty Petrozelli, Kelly Potts, Billy
Repenning, Dawn Richling, Cory Rock, Michelle Rock, Michelle Scarboro, Denise Shannon, Jacqueline Sinclair, Philipe
Salvatierra, Rick Schamaun, Betsy Smith, Melinda Smith, Lori Spitz, Russ Spitz, Ryan Stadler, Theresa Stadler, Cyndie
Stanley, Taylor Stanley, Laura Stephens, Robbyn Stober, Jeremy Stober, Jeremy Stone, Melanie Stone, Marc Verikas,
Angela Walker, Connie Wall, Jeanne Walters, Justin Watanabe, Deanne Weiss, Michael Weiss, Nimita Weiss, Rich
Weiss, Becky Welch, Deborah Wesler, Wayne Wesler, Kim Winn, Jennifer Zinn, Greg Zinn
Soda Shop Volunteers
Patty Petrozelli
Charlotte Franson
Robbyn Stobber
Amanda Beck
Joan Vierra
Erin Leyba
Kathie Norman
Cory Norman
Laura Maxey
Darcy O’Connor
Jeff Conyers
Lissa Conyers
Monica Duby
Cheryl Strauber
Stephen Strauber
Tina Harding
Kevin Tennal
Dana Dean
Robin Livingston
Christine Hirsch
Lisa Repenning
Sue Reisdorf
Chuck Reisdorf
Steve Winder
Suzi Cook
Mal Cook
Brandon Cook
Tania Morrison
Jim Morrison
Connor Morrison
Renee Cesario
Mike Cesario
Marybel Good
Lance Vierra
Maria Pereskokova
Deborah Wesler
Renee Manke
Connie Spencer
Rossana Dal Moro
Nikkie Harris
Jennifer Chambers
Krista Hughes
Mandie Bell
Wayne Tybon
Tina Tybon
Sierra Tybon
Sally Aguilar
Tammie Bullock
Michelle Scarboro
Susan Davis
Lisa Foresee
Lori Stull
Josh Stull
Jennifer Johnson
Steffany Ayala
Rona McCall
Becky Besendorfer
Katie Floyd
David Schmitz
Cherie Schmitz
Mr. Johnson
Cindy Gordon
Lori Spitz
Joni Malavasi
Nicolas Malavasi
Nikki Powell
Elaine Pratt
Joanne Callas
Stacy Lumbard
Vilma Hassert
Gina Reed
Gordon Reed
Melissa Kattenhorn
Troy Kattenhorn
Linda Harvey
DanielleFontyn
Michael Emmerson
Beatrice Calderon
Stacy Miller
Greg Miller
Amy Tennal
Lara McCarthy
Corbin Hughes
Katy Baker
Jeremy Stober
Lori Vialpando
Special thanks
to Amanda
Beck for the
amazing job
she did
coordinating
the soda shop!
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Ongoing Fundraisers
Don’t forget about our ongoing fundraisers. These
items really help the school.
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Box Tops For Education
Labels for Education (Campbell’s)
Longmont Dairy milk caps
Please turn in all of your box tops, labels, and milk
caps before the end of the school year.
Labels for Education
Campbell's Labels for Education is a program that helps
schools obtain free educational merchandise in
exchange for proofs of purchase collected from eligible
Campbell brands.
You can help by saving and sending in the proofs of
purchase from eligible Campbell brands with your child to
the school’s collection box. Our school will redeem them
for merchandise such as computers, software, physical
education equipment, and musical instruments.
SAMPLE
And, don’t forget to keep collecting all summer!
We’d like to start the school year off with a bang!
Please provide
the entire label
or cut out the
label as shown.
Your PTO Board
JA PTO Board Members
Interim President…………….Anne Leoni
[email protected]
Vice President……………….Jessica Tafoya
[email protected]
Treasurer……………………...Shane Anderson
[email protected]
Secretary……………………..Reese Evenson
[email protected]
Teacher Representative…..Gayle Brodie
[email protected]
Parents at Large……………..Justin Glasmann
[email protected]
Amanda Lowe
[email protected]
Last day of school: May 22nd – Have a safe summer!
The mission of the Jefferson Academy K-6 Charter School Parent Teacher Organization is to:
JA PTO
Mission
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Bring the school community together, and develop and encourage involvement of
the parents and students to volunteer their time and talents to the school.
Financially support faculty special needs.
Develop financial soundness and growth to meet the needs of the school.
Adhere to the philosophy of the Jefferson Academy Schools Board Mission
Statement.