Horizons PTSA Calendar of Events

September 17th ~ Family Fun Night and First General Membership Meeting 

October 13th ~ Fun Run 

30th ~ Pancake Breakfast and Book Reading 

November 3rd~5th Scholastic Book Fair 

12th ~ Military Appreciation Night 

December 7th ~ Winter Fest ~ and General Membership meeting 

January Possible Family Fun night ~ Date TBA 

February 1st ~ Read-A-Thon Kickoff 4th ~ Bingo For Books 

March 18th~ Book Reading and General Membership Meeting *Elections* 

23rd ~ 25th Scholastic Book Fair 

April 23rd ~ Spring Auction and Dinner 

May 20th ~ Family Fun Night 

June 14th ~ General Membership Meeting *Transition*

A Letter From the Board  Hello, We would like to take this time to welcome everyone back to Horizons, and we hope you are all as excited as we are about the coming year. We have some really fun things planned for this year, some you have seen before, and some new things too! Fundraising is an important part of the PTSA; it allows us to give grants for technology, library, field trips, and many other things. This year we have decided to try to move away from commercial fundraising. We are still selling spirit wear made for us by Budd Bay Embroidery and have started a new ongoing fundraiser with Olympic Crest Coffee. These are both local businesses that provide a service here where we live. We will also be collecting Box Tops all year round in an effort to build a new playground for our kids, so put the word out to family and friends. We would like all of you to become PTSA members. It is a wonderful way to get involved in your children’s grade school experience. Getting involved can be as simple as donating one hour of your time, or even chairing an event. Some ongoing committees that can always use help are Fundraising, Membership, and Reflections. We have room for everyone, and everyone is welcome! We have a few new tools for keeping you up to date on what is going on with your PTSA. 

Please visit us at Horizons Elementary PTSA Website. Our first General Membership meeting will be held on September 17th at 6:30 pm in the Horizon’s gym, and we hope to see you all there! 

Thank You,
Your PTSA Board

Box Top for Education News

As the new school year is fast approaching, remember to continue to collect your box tops the entire summer. They can be turned in at the beginning of the year. They no longer have to be put on the collection sheets (although doing so is fine). They can now be grouped in sets of 25 or 50 in a ziploc bag (please label accordingly). Just remember to not cut of the expiration date from the box top. The bonus box tops must still be kept separate.

Some great news. There are 23 more products joining the Box Top for Education program.  Please visit the forms/documents for a listing of all new products (see right hand column).

Incoming Board

Let's give a warm welcome to our 2010-2011 incoming PTSA board.

President--Sarah Gosney

Vice President--Espie DiIorio

Secretary--Desiree Densevich

Treasurer--Liz Rogers

Volunteer Coordinator--Christy Jung

For the outgoing board--thank you for all the great work this year! 

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Thank you

Superintendent Coffees

Voice your concerns, voice your praise!

Box Tops for Education

Please welcome the newest member of the Box Tops for Education family.  Remember, look for box tops on Welch's and all the other great supporters of the program.

Art Walk

Join Amada Lang, Horizons Elementary Art Teacher for a great art project in April.

We have collected the socks, bags and bottle, all we need now are some volunteers.

Volunteers are needed from April 12-15.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Lori Thompson via the Volunteer Coordinator link at the top of the blog page.

As always, we thank all our volunteers for everything you do!

 

Spring Carnival and Silent Auction

Our annual Spring Event and Silent Auction "A Day in the Park" is scheduled for Saturday April 24th.  Please join us for the fun and festivities.

Part of our event is the silent auction.  We are currently accepting donations for the auction.  If you would like to donate please follow the link to download the donation form and return it to the school.

Spring Event 2010

If you would like to volunteer please contact Lori Thompson our Volunteer Coordinator, via her link at the top of the page.

Box Tops For Education

 

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Box Tops for Education Drive.  It was very successful with the collection of over 8,000 Box Tops and 100 Bonus Box Tops.  We are on track for exceeding last years numbers.

Congratulations to Mrs. Trotters class for collecting the most Box Tops.

Congratulations to Mrs. Charettes class for 100% student participation.

A special thank you goes out to Troop 40112 for assisting in the processing of all our Box Tops.

HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

139 people have signed up to support HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL since 2002.

24 people have signed up during the 2009-10 school year.

State Rank

117 of 2579

Remember to keep turning in your Box Tops.  They will be turned in throughout the school year.

For more information on how you can make a difference through Box Tops for Education please click on the following link.
Box Tops For Education

2010 Essay Contest Winners

Each year the WSPTA conducts an essay contest on how a male influence has impacted their life.  To see the winners click on the link below.

2010 Essay Contest Winners

Reflections Winners Announced

For the first time Horizons Elementary PTSA conducted the Reflections program.  Designed to enhance rather than replace a quality arts education, the Reflections Program provides opportunities for students to express themselves and to receive positive recognition for their artistic efforts.
Six local participants were forwarded to the state finals.  You all are winners in our book!

To see a list of state level winners, please click on the following link.

WSPTA Reflections 2009‐10 Award Winners

March Events

Horizons Elementary Presents Events for March 2010

March 19, 630pm-830pm

Dinner and A Read In "A Slumber of Books"...This event is a free dinner and a read in with guest speakers reading to the guest. Also presented, will be a limited preview into the upcoming Spring Book Fair.




March 23, 2010


PTSA Golden Acorn nominations are due today.


March 24-26th

Spring Book Fair...come one come all and experience a book fair to remember. Choose from a large selection of books at the Horizons Elementary Library.




March 31st 2010

PTSA nominations for 2010-2011 board are due today.