Dear Royalview Families,
Welcome to the 2018/19 school year! I am excited to share with you information regarding Royalview PTA and the exciting events we have planned for the year.
What is a PTA?
The PTA is a parent teacher advocacy group who strives to support the teamwork between students, teachers, families and school. Royalview PTA is part of the Lake County Council PTA, Ohio PTA and National PTA organizations. These organizations work in conjunction with each other to lead a voice for all children, to be a relevant resource for families and communities and to be a strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.
Royalview PTA
The Royalview PTA consists of a board that is elected on a yearly basis and this year includes a (Parent) President, 3 (Parent) Vice Presidents, 4th VP/School Principal, 5th VP/Assistant Principal, Secretary and Treasurer. We also have various Committees for the different school events run by parent volunteers. The Board and Committees have been working diligently to plan another great year and we can’t wait to share it with you!
PTA MEMBERSHIP
Membership is so important to the school because without your support PTA could not provide the help, funds or resources to the students, teachers and school. Joining the PTA is a great way to get involved and volunteer, meet other families, and learn more about your student’s school life. Each year we hold our annual PTA Membership Drive and welcome anyone who wants to join, including parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, school faculty, neighbors, friends, businesses, or any other acquaintances. Membership can be obtained all year long and you must rejoin each school year to become a PTA member. Extra forms can be found on our website or the magazine racks by the front office.
During the 2017/18 school year the PTA accomplished many things, including the below.
Volunteer Opportunities
The PTA can not thrive unless it has great volunteers to help. We gladly accept help at many of our events. Volunteers can help as little or as much as they want and every little bit helps us immensely. Royalview is a large school and it takes many volunteers to service. Inside the PTA packet there is a Volunteer form listing the PTA events where volunteers are needed. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill the form out with your name and contact information and that committee chairperson will be in touch with you. We understand that many of these events are far into the calendar year and you may not know your schedule. No worries! A 2nd volunteer form will be sent home with your student as the event approaches (usually a month before). Depending on the event, you may be allowed to bring a younger sibling. It will be up to the discretion of the committee chair.
PTA Resources
When you join the Royalview PTA you have access to great resources from the Lake County Council PTA, Ohio PTA (www.ohiopta.org), and National PTA (www.pta.org). Check out their websites for educational resources such as Common Core guidelines, government updates and more!
On behalf of the 2017-2018 PTA Board and Committees, we look forward to the year ahead and the great opportunities we build and share with our Royalview families, staff and PTA members. We hope the PTA packet sent home with students is informational and we look forward to meeting you!
Stay Connected with us all year long by following us on our webpage, Facebook, Twitter, newsletter and monthly meetings!
Have a great school year,
Laura Kramer - PTA President
Welcome to the 2018/19 school year! I am excited to share with you information regarding Royalview PTA and the exciting events we have planned for the year.
What is a PTA?
The PTA is a parent teacher advocacy group who strives to support the teamwork between students, teachers, families and school. Royalview PTA is part of the Lake County Council PTA, Ohio PTA and National PTA organizations. These organizations work in conjunction with each other to lead a voice for all children, to be a relevant resource for families and communities and to be a strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.
Royalview PTA
The Royalview PTA consists of a board that is elected on a yearly basis and this year includes a (Parent) President, 3 (Parent) Vice Presidents, 4th VP/School Principal, 5th VP/Assistant Principal, Secretary and Treasurer. We also have various Committees for the different school events run by parent volunteers. The Board and Committees have been working diligently to plan another great year and we can’t wait to share it with you!
PTA MEMBERSHIP
Membership is so important to the school because without your support PTA could not provide the help, funds or resources to the students, teachers and school. Joining the PTA is a great way to get involved and volunteer, meet other families, and learn more about your student’s school life. Each year we hold our annual PTA Membership Drive and welcome anyone who wants to join, including parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, school faculty, neighbors, friends, businesses, or any other acquaintances. Membership can be obtained all year long and you must rejoin each school year to become a PTA member. Extra forms can be found on our website or the magazine racks by the front office.
During the 2017/18 school year the PTA accomplished many things, including the below.
- FUNDRAISERS - totaling over $40K
- Roadrunner Dash Fun Run - raised $21,373.36
- Marco's Pizza - $3,592.15
- Cookie Dough - $8,988.40
- Kohl's Volunteers - $2,971.00
- Spirit Wear - $770.16
- PURCHASES - with the help from the money raised through fundraising, PTA was able to purchase or help in these ways:
- Equipment/Supplies
- Laminator for Teachers: $1,795.00 (this replaces a 20+ year old laminator)
- Parent/Teacher Communicator (blue) student folders- $1,323
- Grants
- 5th Grade: turkeys for Thanksgiving feast ($150.00)
- PE Class: speaker for music during classes
- PBIS Program: $69.04
- Oompa Loompa Costumes for Book Club Kick-Off: $349.50
- 3rd grade school supplies: shipping to schools in Texas
- $50 Book Fair Certificate for each classroom's library
- Book Fair money to purchase new books for library
- Santa gifts for all students and handed out at Holiday Sing-along
- Equipment/Supplies
- SERVICES
- Field Trip Transportation Costs: $3636.96
- 2 College scholarships to former Royalview students - $2000
- 6 summer camp scholarships to Camp Invention - $1220
- Maturi-Tea event for 5th Grade students
- Food Bank drive for End 68 Hours of Hunger
- Monthly Popcorn
- Spirit wear
- Election Day Bake Sale at Manry
- Teacher Appreciation Week
- Nurses Day
- Secretaries Day
- Thankful gift for teachers
- Discounted Waldameer Tickets
- Membership Raffle Prizes
- Family membership to Cleveland Zoo
- Family membership to Great Lakes Science Center
- Family Night out basket
- Parents Night out basket
- Early Bird Membership Raffle - $50 gift card
- Teacher Raffle for (4) $25 gift cards
- EVENTS
- Carnival
- Holiday parties sponsored by PTA - Halloween & Valentine's Day
- Holiday Craft Extravaganza
- Book Fair
- Summer Reading Bingo Reward - Ice Cream Party
- 2 Skating Parties
- Compass Challenge prizes- $2525.80
- Field Day
- PTA Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
- PTA Board Installation Dinner
- 5th Grade Year End Event & T-shirts
- REPRESENTATION
- Lake County Council PTA
- Ohio PTA
- National PTA
Volunteer Opportunities
The PTA can not thrive unless it has great volunteers to help. We gladly accept help at many of our events. Volunteers can help as little or as much as they want and every little bit helps us immensely. Royalview is a large school and it takes many volunteers to service. Inside the PTA packet there is a Volunteer form listing the PTA events where volunteers are needed. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill the form out with your name and contact information and that committee chairperson will be in touch with you. We understand that many of these events are far into the calendar year and you may not know your schedule. No worries! A 2nd volunteer form will be sent home with your student as the event approaches (usually a month before). Depending on the event, you may be allowed to bring a younger sibling. It will be up to the discretion of the committee chair.
PTA Resources
When you join the Royalview PTA you have access to great resources from the Lake County Council PTA, Ohio PTA (www.ohiopta.org), and National PTA (www.pta.org). Check out their websites for educational resources such as Common Core guidelines, government updates and more!
On behalf of the 2017-2018 PTA Board and Committees, we look forward to the year ahead and the great opportunities we build and share with our Royalview families, staff and PTA members. We hope the PTA packet sent home with students is informational and we look forward to meeting you!
Stay Connected with us all year long by following us on our webpage, Facebook, Twitter, newsletter and monthly meetings!
Have a great school year,
Laura Kramer - PTA President