ES-MS PTA Committees

Academic: Coordinates programs and activities to enhance curriculum. This year's programs include: Book It!, Reflections, Earth Day-TV Turn-Off Week, and My Wonderful World.

Activities: Coordinates programs and events for students. Some activities include: Bicycle Safety Challenge, Halloween Fest (K-4), and MS Volleyball game.

EQUITY: (Excellence, Quality and Understanding in Instruction of Talented Youth) a standing committee of the UFRE/MS PTA, is a group of parents and educators working together to enhance and enrich the educational experiences of all children, with an emphasis on those who demonstrate advanced performance and potential.

Family Fun: Activities to bring families from the school together. This year's events will include: Bowling, International Night, Caroling, Ice Skating, BINGO, Ice Cream Social/Magic Show, and a Family Picnic/Movie Night.

Fundraising: Through our fundraising efforts, the PTA sponsors activities that benefit all students at UFRE/MS. Some of the activities we help to support include assembly programs, art appreciation programs, field trips, and in-class educational enrichment programs. The PTA also purchases educational equipment for classrooms, the library, gym, music and technology. Our fundraisers include: Walk-a-thon, Barnes & Noble, Clothing Drives in the Fall and Spring, Labels for Education/Box Tops, Bake Sales, Friendly's, Just Write A Check, Mother's Day Plant Sale, and Kids' Art/Original Works.

Holiday Boutique: This committee sets up and operates the "Holiday Boutique" where students can buy affordable gift items during the holiday season. The committee chair orders the merchandise well in advance and will place an order on-line for the items they wish to have available for purchase at the holiday sale. Parent volunteers are needed.

Hospitality: This committee provides refreshments for Back to School Nights and PTA activities/meetings throughout the year.

Membership: This committee handles the administration of the PTA membership forms and dues.

Newsletter: Keeps the community informed with current PTA events in the schools, reports from past programs, letters from the Principals, and other PTA news.

Nominating: This committee reviews applications of candidates for available PTA officer positions and nominates the candidates as required according to the by-laws.

Publicity: Submits PTA news and events for placement on the district website and in local newspapers.

R.I.S.E.: A standing committee of the UFRE/MS PTA, is a group of parents, educators and friends working together for the benefit of children with special needs. R.I.S.E. provides information and support to parents and works as partners with school personnel for the benefit of all children.

Scholarship: This committee reviews student scholarship applications/essays and selects the candidates best qualified to receive scholarship monies.

Scholastic Book Fairs: The Fall Book Fair is a one week event held at the beginning of the school year. Parents are provided the opportunity to purchase books and attend the event with children during the school hours or in the evening. The Spring Book Fair is held towards the end of the school year and is an opportunity to purchase summer reading books.

Project Shine: A standing committee of the UFRE/MS PTA, is a group of parents and community members dedicated to beautifying our schools and correlating in-school enrichment programs for the students.

Sunshine/Staff Appreciation: To show the community's gratitude to the teachers, this committee organizes and coordinates special days and events for the teachers and staff of UFRE/MS, and recognizes birthdays and special occasions for the UFRE/MS staff.

Want to get involved?  Drop us an email and we will add you to our volunteer distribution list.