The Box Tops Competition with Zionsville West Middle School has been extended for a week. There is a Box Tops envelope in each PRT/SOAR classroom. Please send in your Box Tops by February 22nd.
Entries Tagged as 'PTO Activities'
ZMS vs. ZWMS Box Tops Competition
February 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Boxtops, PTO Activities
ZMS is participating in a friendly competition with Zionsville West Middle School. The school that brings in the most Box Tops between February 1st and February 15th will win the Box Tops trophy. ZMS has won the trophy the past two years! There is a Box Tops envelope in each PRT/SOAR classroom. Contact Amy Morse with any questions morse.amyb@gmail.com.
Super Kids – Super Sharing News Release
January 19th, 2012 · No Comments · PTO Activities, Super Kids - Super Sharing
Please use the link below to read the news release that we will be shared with the media at the Super Kids event at Martin University this morning. Thanks to everyone who donated items!
Staff Cookie Walk – Bakers Needed
January 17th, 2012 · No Comments · PTO Activities
The staff appreciation cookie walk will be held on February 9th. Bakers are needed to bake 3 dozen cookies each for the event. If you are able to help please use the link below to sign up. Thanks!
Second City Comedy Tour
January 12th, 2012 · No Comments · PTO Activities
The all-new Second City Comedy Tour is
coming to Zionsville High School PAC on Friday,
February 10, 2012. Tickets are
general admission and can be purchased
for $15 in advance and $17 at the door.
For ticket information call 317-873-3355,
ext. 12940, or visit www.tix.com .
Tickets will also be available starting Jan. 9, 2012
at Marsh Boone Village and Marsh on Michigan Rd
Super Kids – Super Sharing
January 12th, 2012 · No Comments · PTO Activities, Super Kids - Super Sharing
Just a reminder that the last day to donate items for the Super Bowl donation project Super Kids-Super Sharing project is Tuesday January 17.
Our school is collecting lightly used (or new) books, sports equipment and school supplies. Donated items will be distributed to lower income schools and to programs that serve local children in need. All types of sports equipment, books of all reading levels, and all types of school supplies are needed.
Please bring those items to school and place them in collection boxes located near the entrance of the school.
If you have any questions, please contact Mary Hilton or Tracy Pappas
Thanks!
PTO Meeting Reminder
January 12th, 2012 · No Comments · Meetings, PTO Activities
The January Meeting of the ZMS PTO will be this Tuesday, January 17th at 9:30am in room 516.
Earn Box Tops Online
December 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Boxtops, PTO Activities
Did you know you are able to help our school earn Box Tops while shopping online? Go to btfe.com/marketplace where you will find over 175 participating merchants. If you have any questions please contact Amy Morse at morse.amyb@gmail.com. Happy Shopping!
EAGLE HONORS AVAILABLE FOR HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING
December 5th, 2011 · No Comments · PTO Activities, ZEF
The Zionsville Education Foundation’s “Eagle Honors” progams offers a great option for holiday gift giving.
Giving an Eagle Honor is a great way to say happy holidays to a teacher, coach, bus driver, counselor, administrator, school secretary or anyone who has made the school year a success. A gift card with a personal message of thanks will be sent to the honoree(s) and their name(s) will be listed in the ZEF annual report.
Your tax-deductible gift will fund grants to promote academic excellence in all Zionsville Community Schools. For more information or to give an Eagle Honor, please visit the ZEF website at www.zionsvilleeducationfoundation.org or contact Lynn Kissell at lkissel@zcs.k12.in.us or 733-4805.
SUPER KIDS-SUPER SHARING
November 17th, 2011 · No Comments · PTO Activities, Super Kids - Super Sharing
Zionsville Middle School has teamed up with the National Football League, the Indianapolis Colts, the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee and Martin University for a Super Bowl community initiative that benefits local children in need. We are taking part in a Super Bowl donation project called Super Kids-Super Sharing.
Our school is collecting lightly used (or new) books, sports equipment and school supplies. Donated items will be distributed to lower income schools and to programs that serve local children in need.
Please check your closets, toy boxes and garage for balls, gloves, cleats and other sports equipment you are no longer using. Take a moment to clear unwanted books off your shelves, and consider donating much needed school supplies.
Beginning November 14th bring those items to school and place them in collection boxes located near the entrance of the school. All types of sports equipment, books of all reading levels, and all types of school supplies are needed.
Join us as the Super Kids here at ZMS share with others and make a difference in the lives of children this Super Bowl season.
If you have any questions, please contact Mary Hilton or Tracy Pappas
Thanks!
PTO Meeting Minutes
November 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Meetings, PTO Activities
Below are the minutes from the last two PTO meetings. The next meeting will be held on December 13th at 9:30 am.
Change For Children Volunteers
November 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Change for Children, PTO Activities
“Change for Children” is a holiday fundraiser for the ZMS PTO and FUN WEEK where the ZMS students bring in loose change and participate in a fun competition called “Penny Wars” (under the leadership of their PRT and SOAR teachers). It is an event to support their own peers right here at ZMS. Money will be collected the week of Monday, Nov. 14th – Friday, Nov. 18th. ***YES*** this is next week! A class winner for each grade will be announced in the Daily Announcements. At the end of the week, the class winner for each grade will then win a special treat (still to be determined). 100% of the money collected will be with shared with some of our own ZMS families by the ZMS Guidance Office to help brighten their Holidays. It is amazing how quickly loose change adds up for this event. Last year, we raised over $6000.
Here is how we need your help: we are looking for parents to volunteer during shifts from 11:00-12:15 for 5th/6th grade PRT classes and from 12:00-1:15 for the 7th/8th grade SOAR classes. Our job will be to collect buckets of change from the teachers and assist in counting and tracking classroom totals. We will be utilizing a coin collector at Bank Ameriana to convert the change into checks to be deposited into the PTO bank account. Feel free to volunteer for multiple or consecutive time slots.
In order to sign up, please go to the following website:
http://www2.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=change_for_children
On your scheduled day, please enter through the front/main office, sign in, and proceed to the table that will be set up directly behind the LGI room (next to the mural and near the stairs). If possible, please sign up this week, so that we can assess our volunteer commitments.
Thanks for your help!
November PTO Meeting
November 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Meetings, PTO Activities
Just a reminder: The November meeting of the ZMS PTO will be held on Tuesday, November 8th at 9:30 in room 516 at ZMS. The minutes from the October meeting are available below.
ZEF FALL FROLIC
November 1st, 2011 · No Comments · PTO Activities, ZEF
The annual Zionsville Education Foundation’s Fall Frolic raises funds to
provide innovative educational opportunities for students in all Zionsville
schools. This year’s event is slated for November 12 at the Indianapolis
Executive Airport.
Tickets for the event, which features dinner, dancing, silent auction and
raffle are still available. A highlight of the evening is the grant
spotlight which gives students from all levels of Zionsville schools the
opportunity to give a short presentation on how they have benefited from a
ZEF grant. Individual event tickets are $100 each and may be purchased by
calling the ZEF office at 317-733-4805 or online at
www.zionsvilleeducationfoundation.org.
This year’s raffle features a VIP package for 4 to the inaugural Big Ten
Championship in Indianapolis. Raffle tickets are $20 each or six for $100
and may also be purchased in advance through the website or office. Winners
do not need to be present to win.
All funds raised will be allocated to ZEF’s spring classroom grant cycle.
2011 Fall Election Voting information
October 26th, 2011 · No Comments · PTO Activities
On Election Day (Tuesday, November 8), Zionsville voters will have the opportunity to approve the following public question:
“Shall Zionsville Community Schools issue refunding bonds to refund not more than ten percent (10%) of its outstanding bonds to provide an annual savings to the school’s debt service fund that can be transferred from the school’s debt service fund to the school’s capital projects fund, transportation fund, or school bus replacement fund?”
A new state law allows school districts that have lost the most revenue due to the property tax caps to seek this voter approval. If approved, this meaasure would allow the Zionsville Community Schools to defer a small portion of its debt obligation in the next few years in order to be able to continue to meet current transportation, maintenance and repair needs.
Below is a link to a summary sheet on voting locations (there are only 4) and early voting times, etc.
ZEF Fall Grants
October 26th, 2011 · No Comments · ZEF
Below is a link to the press release for the ZEF Fall Grants and a few photos from the deliveries to ZMS.
BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
October 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Book Fair, PTO Activities
We are still looking for 10 volunteers who can help us with the upcoming ZMS Fall Book Fair. Each shift lasts only 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours. No experience is needed:) Please go to the following link to sign-up.
http://mysignup.com/zmsbookfair
Book Fair is scheduled from Tuesday, October 18th through Thursday, October 20th. It takes place in the Wrestling Room next to Eagle Hall and the South Gym.
Thanks for your help!
Jenny Riegner
September PTO Minutes
October 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Meetings, PTO Activities
The draft minutes from the September PTO meeting are available below. Please remember that the next meeting will be held on October 11th at 9:30.
Ice Cream Sundae Sales 2011-12
October 7th, 2011 · No Comments · PTO Activities, Uncategorized
Each year the 8th Grade Party Committee sells ice cream sundaes to the students to raise money for the end of the year party. The committee has chosen one Friday per month to sell the sundaes during lunch. The sundaes will be available for $1 each and the kids will get to pick their toppings. The first ice cream sale is Friday, October 14th.
A 10 sundae punch-card is available for purchase for $10 or your child can bring $1 on sale days. If you choose to buy a punch-card, simply print and fill out the form here and return it with your $10 to the office. Our committee will hold on to all punch-cards so no worries of your child losing it! Checks can be made out to ZMS-PTO. No refunds will be given at the end of the year….any unused punches will be donated to the PTO. Thank you for supporting PTO and the 8th Grade Party Committee!
