Welcome Back / Fundraiser Information

Hello Parents,

Welcome back to school! On Thursday, September 8th The Chip Shoppe will be in Byron to start the annual PTO fundraiser. This fundraiser raises the money the PTO uses throughout the year to support many activities at all 3 schools in the Byron School District. Below is a list of activities funded by the PTO in the 2010 – 2011 school year listed in the order in which they were requested and approved. As you can see, the PTO worked hard to touch the lives of each student here in Byron.

 Zoo Field trip for HS Zoology class
 Physical Education (broomball, bowling and canoeing for MS & HS)
 Freaky Friday
 Kindergarten Planetarium Field Trip
 1st Grade end of year trip to Dodge Center park
 1st Grade trip to Oxbow Park
 KPals curriculum
 Post Prom committee donation
 Student & staff T-shirts for Blue Ribbon celebration
 Elementary School Bus Tags for 2011-2012 school year
 Anne Frank field trip (unable to get tickets, replaced by a MN Science Museum Field trip)
 Middle School fun night
 Elementary School Movie & Bingo Nights
 2nd Grade Zoo Field trip
 "I Love to Read Month" at Byron Elementary supplies & incentives
 “I Love to Read Month” books for all students at Byron Elementary
 3rd Grade trip to Mystery Cave
 3 xylophones for MS Music program
 Donation to continue HS Rewards program
 Tiles to begin a pride wall at Elementary school
 Donation to help fund the 4th Grade final fling
 K-1 Reading intervention program
 Sound system to be placed in the Elementary School Little Theater
 4th Grade and of year pool party
 Partial funding for new percussion instruments(s) at BHS
 BHS Math department trial of iPod touches as a learning aid
 High School Art department smart boards
 Two Think it over Babies at BHS
 Heart rate monitors for PE at BHS
 Fitness Gram Software for PE at BHS
 Savings program started for new Playground equipment at BES

At the PTO we appreciate the support of so many parents we receive through volunteering at an event, supporting the fundraiser and more. As you review the fundraiser materials, if you have any questions please feel free to reach out to The Chip Shoppe or Amy Hoerle (byronpto@gmail.com). Please remember that many of the fundraiser items are frozen and thus must be picked up October 17, 3:30 - 7:30 @ BES gymnasium as there is no available freezer storage at BES for your items. The fundraiser pickup is scheduled during parent/teacher conferences as a convenience, but if this does not work for you please reach out to a friend, neighbor or relative to pick up your items. If you prefer not to participate in The Chip Shoppe fundraiser, your cash donation is always appreciated and tax deductible as the PTO is certified by the IRS as 501(c)3 organization. If you have any questions, concerns or want to know more about the PTO, please join us at our monthly meetings.

The next PTO meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, September 12th at 7:30 p.m. at the BES Media Center (Library).

On behalf of the PTO, I look forward to seeing you all soon and have a great year,

Amy Hoerle