The Madeira Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is composed of five dedicated volunteer board members and a host of supporting committees — all of which play a vital role in supporting our teachers and staff, enriching the learning environment for our students, promoting a strong MES community, and allowing for ample opportunities for parents to be involved in their children’s educational experience. Here’s a glimpse into how the MES PTO makes a difference:
We support teachers and staff by:
• Funding Meals for Conferences
• Planning a weeklong Teacher Appreciation celebration
• Supplying weekly teacher snacks
• Gifts to welcome new staff
We enrich the learning environment by:
• Ensuring teachers have the supplies and tools they need to create the best and most up-to-date learning environment for their students (new chromebooks, smart boards, STEAM)
• Taking care of the bussing fees for special class field trips
• Providing financial support to in-school clubs and organizations
• Sponsoring all activities and supplies for GotART
We promote community by:
• Leading community events like “Chalk the Walk”
• Sponsoring fees for “Walk to School” events
• Organizing and running large fundraisers, like our semi-annual “Changing Hands Consignment Sale,” which eliminates the need for door-to-door sales each year
We provide opportunities for parents to get involved by:
• Enabling “Room Parents” to open up classroom volunteer opportunities
• Continuously offering monthly sign-up opportunities for veggie tasting Tuesday duty, recess duty, and more!
Thank you for being here! It’s because of YOU that we’re able to offer our teachers and students such amazing opportunities and experiences. We truly couldn’t do it without you and deeply appreciate your continued support.
~MES PTO
Further ignite students' interest in things like art, theater, science, chess, and more!
Cafeteria Duty/Lunch Room volunteers help monitor students during their lunch period, help students open their lunches, if needed, and help clean/wipe tables.
Room Parent volunteers assist teachers in a multitude of ways including organizing classroom parties, setting up GiftCrowds, and performing other tasks the teacher may need.
MES hosts a monthly Vegetable Tasting Tuesday during lunch throughout the school year. This program introduces a "mystery" vegetable sample for all the students to try. Volunteers assist in putting together samples and passing them out for students to try.
Help coordinate after school programs that will be held at MES. The goal is to further ignite students' interest in things like art, theater, science, and more. You will work with outside organizations and MES administration to host programs at our school.
Part of the Madeira magic is the sense of community created by our schools. Join this committee to help plan engaging events that will take place at MES outside of school hours.
Help create the MES yearbook filled with pictures of students and staff. Throughout the course of the year, this involves taking or collecting photos from each class, managing layout and design and helping with distribution.
Help coordinate meals for teachers during Parent-Teacher Conferences as well as other "meals" to support teachers and staff throughout the school year.
Changing Hands is a twice a year children's consignment sale hosted by MES PTO that occurs in the cafeteria/gym. This is the biggest fundraiser for MES with 70% going to consignors and 30% going to PTO. Typically, volunteers are needed to help organize, publicize, coordinate consignors and items as well as volunteer during the day of the sale.
Got Art? is a week long MES student focused art event in May. Got Art? supplements the school art education program by introducing MES students to a variety of art forms and artists. Activities may include guest performers, workshops, field trips and hands-on experiences. Art background is not necessary to volunteer.
Coordinate a day visit from COSI or Cincinnati Museum Center for the students at MES. Provide set up/clean up and support throughout the event.
Plan and execute a week filled with showering our teachers and staff with love and appreciation. Teacher Appreciation Week typically occurs the first week of May.
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