Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week, International Festival and upcoming Elections! Apreciación del Personal, Festival Internacional y Elecciones!

Monthly News from DCIS at Fairmont PTA! Leer en español con DCIS app! Read in another language with the DCIS app! View this email in your browser Budget Approved! At the last PTA meeting, we approved the budget for the next school year (2017-2018). This means that we will be fundraising to meet this budget and money will be allotted to the following: Specials: $5000 ($1000 each for PE, Art, Music, Global Villages & World Language) Teacher appreciation: $1500 DCIS App: $1800 Teacher Stipends: $150 each / total $6,000 (for supplies, field trips, etc.) World Language Teacher: $7000 (partial salary) Ice cream for "Meet the Teacher": $150 Food for PTA meetings: $900 Childcare for PTA meetings: $40/ 2 hour $360+ DCIS Scholarship: $1000 Total Budget & Fundraising Goal: approximately $24,000 Next Week! Teacher & Staff Appreciation is next week (May 1-3)! Show the teachers and staff how much you appreciate them. Encourage your kid(s) to write notes to their teachers and bring them in during the week! How you can help: There will be staff luncheon on Tuesday, May 2 from 11am-1pm. We need parents to donate food! Please bring a lunch dish anytime that day to the cafeteria before 10:30am.  Teachers will also attend a Teacher Appreciation happy hour at Pizzeria Locale. We are asking for donations of $1-$5 to help pay for the pizza/drinks. A donation jar is in the front office! Please direct any questions to Megan Ness via email or 303-946-1688. Tuesday, May 9 at 5pm The last PTA meeting for the school year will be Tuesday, May 9 at 5pm and we will be electing a new president. Kirsten Taylor is moving onto other things and she will be missed! Join us and become the next PTA president or make sure your vote is counted! Saturday, May 20 The International Festival is on Saturday, May 20 and the planning is getting underway. If you would like to help plan, contact the committee chair, Jen Kraft. If you would like to rent a vendor table for the international festival, please sign up in the office! Sponsorships Do you have a business or know someone who would like to become a sponsor? Use this sponsorship letter to reach out. 50% of the proceeds will go to the 5th Grade Field Trip Fund and the remainder goes to the PTA. More News Missed the meeting? Catch up on all the announcements, principal report, financial report, old and new business here. Questions? Contact Kirsten Taylor, PTA President, via email. Wed, 5/3 Dine Out with us at Mile High Vienna Stand located at 300 Santa Fe Drive! Wednesday, May 3 5-8pm Bring your friends!   Tues, 5/9 The last PTA meeting of the school year will be Tuesday, May 9 at 5:00pm.  Pizza, childcare and translation provided. Join us in electing a new PTA president! Copyright © 2017 DCIS at Fairmont PTA, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a DCIS at Fairmont PTA member or have expressed interest in volunteering. Our mailing address is: DCIS at Fairmont PTA 520 West 3rd Avenue Denver, CO 80223 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Have a question or want to help with marketing the PTA? Contact Lisa Scheideler, Graphic Designer & PTA Marketing Chair, by email.