TRADITIONAL GIVING CAMPAIGN

TRADITIONAL GIVING is MPTS' annual campaign that serves as one of our biggest fundraisers.  Traditional Giving funds the bulk of our PTA operating budget and plays a vital role in ensuring our children receive the enriching education, exciting materials, and engaging programs necessary to reach new heights.

Technology upgrades, customized learning platforms, hands-on instructional materials, playground upgrades, and The Leader in Me program resources are just a few examples of how your gifts have helped enrich our children's learning experience in the past years.
  • Traditional Giving 2022 - October 3-28, 2022
  • 100% of your donation goes to resources and experiences for our children.
  • Our goal is 100% family participation - no gift is too small!
Below are our 2022 Traditional Giving Wildly Important Goals (WIGs):
  • SAFETY – one of our goals this year is to install safety and security door and window decals on designated areas to offer enhanced protection measures for our students and staff while in our school building.  More information will be shared at Curriculum Night but if you have any specific questions, please email ptapresidentmpts@gmail.com for more info.  
  • CULTURAL ARTS EXPANSION – we are excited to kick off the school year with the introduction of our highly anticipated Theater Program.  This will include a Spring Musical for our 4th and 5th-grade students to participate in and audition for.  In addition to a new Theater Program, we will also have an Arts and Music event to showcase our student's talents during the month of March to coincide with “Youth Art and Music in our Schools” month. 
  • CREATIVE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS – one thing we’ve all learned over the last few years is that having flexible ways for our students to learn outside is key.  Our goal for the school year is to upgrade our outdoor classroom environments and gardens to allow students and staff to learn more, outdoors. In parallel, having more creative ways to learn outside will tie into our EL Curriculum and bring learning to life.  In addition to outdoor classroom and garden updates, we’d like to include campus and field beautification efforts as well as add a few more outdoor picnic tables for our classes to enjoy.  
  • TRADITIONAL GIVING EXTRAS – our 2022 Traditional Giving WIGs are very diverse this year, but we don’t want to lose focus on some of the other needs Traditional Giving funds will go towards.  Needs pop up throughout the school year and CMS sometimes cannot easily provide those so your PTA steps up to fund those requests for the school.  This can include technology updates and needs, for example, we were asked to fund 3 Promethean Boards for our Exceptional Children (EC) classrooms which were outside of what CMS would provide.  We are fortunate to have many Orton Gillingham trained staff members and the PTA funds supplies and materials for staff as well.  Investing in our teachers is important to us so we help with professional development opportunities, team-building activities, as well as treats and acts of appreciation for our amazing staff throughout the year!  
In contributing to Traditional Giving, you help us continue to provide wonderful resources and programs to our staff and students to help them SOAR!
 

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