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NEWS
Thank you to all who continuously help the PTO! Without your assistance and input, none of this would be possible!
Stay tuned for information on our next PTO Meeting!

   
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Welcome to the MES-PTO's
home on the web!

In an effort to keep parents more informed and involved, we're in the process of revamping our website.

We intend on keeping it updated with information on past, present and future PTO events to help keep YOU in the know. We want you to see what great things the PTO and your fundraising dollars are doing to help Munford Elementary School this year and how YOU can be involved!!
If you have any suggestions, anything you'd like to see on our website, please don't hesitate to
let us know!

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Are you interested in holding a PTO office for next school year? All positions will be up for election!
 If you're interested in holding an office, please contact us using the link above! More information on the duties and responsibilities of each office to come soon!
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We want YOUR input!
How involved are you with the PTO?
How involved do you WANT to be?
What can we do to help?
Please participate in our short survey by clicking the question mark below!



Your input will help make MES-PTO even better for you, your children and the staff/faculty of MES!


Are you on Facebook?
Become a fan of MES-PTO for a convenient
way of keeping up with us!


You can also follow us on Twitter!


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Box Top WINNERS!


You sent in almost $600.00 worth of Box Tops for our first collection and we had quite an impressive second collection - WAY TO GO!!! Keep searching those grocery aisles for all the great products you use that carry a Box Top.
With your help, MES will beat last years total of $2500.00!

The Classroom winners for January are:

Pre-K/K: Amanda Murphy
1st: Barbara Keen
2nd: Brenda Bryant
3rd: Anna Lewis
4th: Kristi Gretke
5th: Debbie Lewis

The Classroom winners for December were:
Pre-K/K: Tracy Wallace
1st: Lexie Parrish
2nd: Jamie Byram
3rd: Debra Bolton
4th: Crystal Knight
5th: Carlyn McMillian


The Classroom winners for November were:
Pre-K/K: Amanda Murphy
1st: TIE, Kim Gramling & Carolyn Newburn
2nd: Angela Lindsey
3rd: Anna Lewis
4th: Sherrye Lynn Dodson
5th: Marilyn Russell


The Classroom winners for October were:
Pre-K/K: Wendy Murchison
1st: Kim Gramling
2nd: Jamie Byram
3rd: Emily Griffin
4th: Brandy Brown
5th: Nellie Keeton

The Classroom winners for September were:
Pre-K/K:Joy Wright
1st: Carolyn Newbern
2nd: Brenda Bryant
3rd: Debra Bolton
4th: Sherrye Lynn Dodson
5th: Beth Lockhart

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

NEXT COLLECTION DATE

FEBRUARY ??, 2010
Join us on the stage at 8:30am to help count Box Tops!!

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DATES TO REMEMBER

For a look at the PTO's complete Calendar of Events
Click HERE!
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USEFUL INFORMATION

Check The Commercial Appeal (Millington &Tipton Appeal), Millington Star and Leader regularly for news and photos about your MES Cubs!!








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View the school menu by clicking the logo below!

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GET INVOLVED!!!!!!


Benefits to Students

When parents are involved in their childrens education,

the children are more likely to:

• Earn better grades
• Score higher on tests
• Pass their classes
• Attend school regularly
• Have better social skills
• Show improved behavior
• Be more positive in their attitude toward school
• Complete homework assignments
• Graduate and go on to post-secondary school.


Benefits to Schools

Schools with involved parents enjoy:

• Better morale among teachers
• Higher ratings of teachers by parents
• More support from families
• A better reputation in the community


Benefits to Parents

When parents become involved in their childrens education,

the parents are more likely to:

•  Be more confident at school
•  Be more confident in themselves as parents and
their ability to help their children learn
•  Be held in higher opinion by teachers and
have teachers expect more from their children
•  Enroll in continuing education to advance their own schooling
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WEATHER FORECAST

Munford, TN
Updated Tuesday, February 09, 2010 12:15 AM
Rain
Rain
34°FHigh: 31°F
Low: 20°F
Wind: 8 mph
Humidity: 100%
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
34° / 20°
Snow
Thursday
36° / 25°
Snow Showers
Friday
35° / 29°
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
39° / 29°
MSN WeatherData provided by WDT

 CURRENT FUNDRAISERS


There are A TON of ways you can help support the PTO and Munford Elementary school! Many of them are very simple and some don't cost you anything but a few minutes! Please consider participating on one (or all!) of our ongoing fundraisers!
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Thank you to everyone who sent back their booklets!!

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The DIRECTV4Schools™ program is an easy way for our school to earn the funds needed for the special programs, equipment and events that enrich student learning.

Through the program, our school earns $100 for every new customer and $50 for every existing DIRECTV customer who calls 888-388-4724, commits to one year of DIRECTV® service and mentions the school’s unique School Code A1074. There are no orders to take, no products to deliver, and schools receive the funds they’ve earned twice a year.
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DRINK POUCH BRIGADE



We're now collecting CapriSun (and other foil based drink pouches) pouches not only as a fundraiser for the PTO but to encourage the students to recycle as well!
We'll be collecting the pouches consumed from Friday's snack cart and will also have a collection boxes around the school to deposit them in.
In addition, you can help by sending in your empty (without the straw) CapriSun pouches from home, soccer games, snack time, picnics, lunches, etc.

MES will receive TWO CENTS for every pouch we send in!

It doesn't get any easier than that, right?
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Do you shop at Kroger?
Well, here is an easy and FREE fundraiser for YOU!

Purchase a Kroger Gift Card through the PTO and 5% of all monies applied to the gift card come back to the school!
It's as simple as adding money to the gift card at the checkout and paying with it. For example, if your total is $100.00, instead of paying directly with your check or credit/debit card, use that check or credit/debit card to put $100.00 on your Kroger Gift Card and you just earned the school $5.00! How easy is that?
It may not seem like much but if we had just 100 families participating and using $100 per week on their Gift Card, it would total over $25,000 in a year!!!!

But remember,  it has to be a gift card purchased through the PTO. To order one, please click here!

Last year, this program earned $1500.00 with only a handful of participants! With your help, we can raise even MORE this year!
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Didn't get a chance to order your shirt?
Don't worry - they're still available online!
Click the logo above or visit
www.spiritandpride.com
 and place your order!
Show your school spirit and order yours TODAY!

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Yet another easy and FREE fundraiser that your children can get involved and excited about!
Collect Box Tops off many of your everyday grocery items and send them in with your child(ren) on collection days.
It's that simple.
Last year, this fundraiser earned over $2500.00!!!!!

To make it even more fun, your child's class could win a Popcorn Party by collecting the most Box Tops!
(Please note: If you have more than one child attending MES, please
divide them up as you wish and send them with each child separately!)


How can you help?
COLLECT THOSE BOX TOPS!
You can find a list of participating products HERE (.pdf)!
Cut them off of the product, keeping the expiration date in tact, and send them in on collection day! That's it!

We could always use help counting and bundling Box Tops on collection day. Keep an eye on the upcoming events for more information on when!

Place a Box Tops collection bin at your workplace, place of worship, health club or other places you regularly spend time!
Let us know if you'd like a collection bin (or two or three!)

Do your online shopping through Box Tops!
When you sign up online in support of Munford Elementary School, follow the links to over 100 online stores through the Box Tops For Education website and a percentage of your purchase comes back to the school - anywhere from 0.5% to up to 8%!

Enlist friends and family to sign up online to support Munford Elementary School too! It doesn't matter where they live - anyone can support our school!




Remember, some of these links will take you out of our website, so be aware of the content you receive. Our goal is to provide a collection of useful sites for all visitors to our page. Some of the linked sites are not under the control of the school, PTO or district, and the school, PTO or district is not responsible for the contents of any of these linked sites or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites.