PTO
Meeting Dates
What We Do
Our PTO:
- Supports and organizes fundraising programs and extracurricular activities of the school including; FIELD TRIPS, ASSEMBLIES, SOCKS DAY, MARCH IS READING MONTH, FIELD DAY and so much MORE!
- Recruits volunteers and coordinate volunteer efforts to staff PTO functions!
- Establishes and maintains a working relationship among parents, students and community - it takes a village!
Together...we care, we grow, we lead!
Board Members
IE PTO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS 2023-2024
Angie Klobucar - President klobucarangie@gmail.com)
Tara Smith – Vice President
Deanna Smith – Treasurer
- Asst. Treasurer
– Secretary
School Contacts
Nate Fuller - Principal (njfuller@clarkston.k12.mi.us)
Jillian Koziarski -Administrative Assistant-(jmkoziarski@clarkston.k12.mi.
Events/Volunteer
OUR SCHOOL NEEDS YOU!
Interested in volunteering with the IE PTO? Could you spare a little time to help pre-plan or work an event?
We are always looking for people interested in having fun while spending time making Independence Elementary even better whether it is chairing/co-chairing an annual event or helping the day of the events! A Sign-Up Genius will be sent out prior to each event for volunteer opportunities!
You can also get in touch with our volunteer coordinator: Megan O'Connell (cantrell.megan@gmail.com).
Events/Volunteer
Variety Show
Golf Outing
Field Day
Fifth Grade Celebration
Date: Tuesday, June 4th 2024
Contact: Angie Klobucar klobucarangie@gmail.com
Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4FA4A729AAF49-47659250-ptohelp#/
Information: Planning consists of general brainstorming of ideas that the children will enjoy. Planning can be 5th grade parents. However, if you are a 5th grade parent you do not need to volunteer on the picnic day.
S.O.C.K.S. Day
Serving Our Community Kids Style
DATES: April 22-26th
Contact: Anne Duffy amduffy@clarkston.k12.mi.us
We are super excited to be able to bring back this amazing event, but we can not do it without your help!!
This year S.O.C.K.S. will take place during the week of April 22nd and will be run and facilitated by classroom teachers. We will learn about how we can serve our community throughout the month of April with culmination activities taking place the last week of April in each classroom. We are so excited to see how the hands of our caring kids can make a BIG DIFFERENCE!
PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO ANY GRADE LEVEL as some grades will need more help than others.
Thank you so much for your support!
VOLUNTEER
Contact: Meg OConnell cantrell.megan@gmail.com
Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4AABAC28A7FA7-ieparent1/108789378#/
There are some open opportunities to Chair or Co-Chair events this year at IE.
If you are interested, then please sign up! As a Chairperson you will be responsible for creating a SignUpGenius for your event if help is needed. If you are interested in being a volunteer on the day of a certain event, then you will sign up on SignUpGenius, which will be sent out about 2 weeks before the event.
I hope you take the opportunity to get involved if you can. It takes a village to make these events a success. Please reach out if you have questions or concerns.
Fundraising
Passive Funding
Just Shop, Swipe and Earn! The Kroger Community Rewards program allows IE to receive a cash donation based on the percentage of your purchases once you link your Kroger Plus Card to our Account #82420. It's free and easy to set up. You must enroll to earn rewards. Click on www.KrogerCommunityRewards.com for more information. Participating in Kroger Community Rewards does not affect your fuel points.
IE received a little over $3,500.00 last year with this program with 120 households participating !
If you use your phone number at the register or don’t remember your Kroger Plus card number, you may call 1-800-KROGERS for assistance.
The Box Tops for Education program is an easy way to support our school. Simply Clip Box Top coupons – worth 10 cents each – from hundreds of products, and send them into school. Each completed form earns IE $1.00.
Box Tops coupons have raised $1885.00 in the 17-18 school year!
For more information, go to www.btfe.com.
Go to smile.amazon.com. If you already have an Amazon account, sign in, and it will prompt you to select your charity.
- Search for Independence Elementary.
- Start shopping! Be sure to go to smile.amazon.com each time you shop.
Office Depot will give the school credits to purchase FREE supplies through their 5% Back to Schools Program. Simply mention that you would like IE to receive credit for your purchase at the cash register and/or give them our account number (70049198), and the school will receive 5% of your qualifying purchase. Visit www.officedepot.com/a/promo/backtoschool/5percent/ for more information.
Simply send us the Tyson label packaging and earn 24 cents each for our school! For more information on the Tyson Project A+ Program, check out their website at http://projectaplus.tyson.com.
These reward points have earned IE over $6,200.00 last year - imagine the amount that could be raised if everyone was to participate!
Thank you parents for all you do for the passive fundraising programs!
**If you have any questions regarding the passive fundraising programs, please contact Channing Robinson-Holmes at (810) 515-5754 or channing.robinson14@gmail.com