Week of November 19 - 25, 2023

We are extending the Raise Craze Fundraiser until next Sunday, 11/26. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to perform acts of kindness and let the special people in our lives feel the love!  

We have raised over $10,000 so far, but we need your help to reach our $15,000 goal.

The money raised during this fundraiser supports things like the Holiday Shoppe, social events, teacher appreciation, Fifth-grade promotion, and so much more!  

Please REGISTER NOWand LOG THOSE ACTS OF KINDNESS!!!

Take a look at what we are working towards:

This year's shoppe will be Tuesday, December 5th, from 4-8 pm. We are recruiting parent volunteers and elves to help with the event. If you are a parent interested in helping, please click here to sign up. If your child is a fifth-grade safety who wants to be an elf, please email Maureen Sanders at maureen.sanders85@gmail.com to sign up. Elves will need to be there by 3 pm for training.

Thank you to all who came out for the fall clean-up! We had so much help—kindness was in the air! The PTO delivered two buddy benches for the school. One was placed in the playground in the front of the school, and the other in the Kindergarten playground. 

Thank you for all of your hard work, time, and effort in keeping our school beautiful!

For more pictures of the Fall Clean-Up, check our Facebook and Instagram pages!

To get involved, please check out the General SignUp Genius for the current volunteering opportunities. Be sure to navigate through the tabs to see all the current options!

We have a bunch of new volunteer opportunities coming up! More information about each can be found by clicking the hyperlinks and reading the descriptions below the table.

Library Help: Ms.Kaiser needs help in the media center on Tuesday and Friday mornings to check in books. If you can help, please get in touch with Ms. Kaiser directly at ckaiser@aacps.org.

We are starting to plan for spring clubs! The following clubs need a chairperson in order to be able to run in the spring- Chess Club, Run Club, and Spanish Club. Please contact Brooke Zingler at vpvolunteers.pto.des@gmail.com if you want to hear more about helping with any of these clubs.  

What are you waiting for?! 🤔

Thank you to all the families that have already paid their dues! In addition to supporting our students and staff, these families have access to our Family Directory and voting rights at our PTO General Membership meetings.

Click here to join the PTO and help support our mission.

Family membership forms can be accessed by going to 

"My Account">"My Forms/Paperwork">"PTO Membership 2023-24"

For any questions about updating your information, completing the membership form, or signing up for the blast, please email Sam Rhinehardt at vpcomms.pto.des@gmail.com.