Last fall the PTA reached its annual fundraising goal of $30,000 in one drive by partnering with Boosterthon. The PTA used the fully funded budget to:

• Subsidize all student field trips by 50% to a total of $16,000, in other words approx. $20 per student grades K-3, $35 per student grades 4-6,
• Bring five first-rate student assemblies to the school,
• Fund three parent assemblies,
• Support numerous PTA committees,
• Adjust the focus of Family Fun Night from fundraising to celebrating our school, and  
• Facilitate much-needed improvements to the school.

Next fall, the PTA wants to raise $30,000 again for the 2012-13 school year. Please give us your input on how to achieve this goal by completing a very brief survey at http://www.surveybuilder.com/s/KCbIn8-pIAA.

We are considering two options:

1. Boosterthon
2. Flat donation model - to keep the status quo we need $60 per student, or up to $150 per family. 

Both of these options involve tax-deductible monetary donations. Please note, if the budget is not fully funded, we will be forced to make cuts, starting with the field trips.

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The PTA will be offering dance classes in ballet and hip hop after school on Mondays in the cafeteria starting Monday, April 16.  The 8-week program runs from April 16 to June 11. (No class will be held on May 28, Memorial Day). The  class schedule is:

3:30 to 4:15 p.m.      Ballet: Grades 3-6

4:25 to 5:10 p.m.      Hip Hop (All Grades)

5:15 to 6:00 p.m.      Ballet: Grades K-2

Cost

One class per week (Ballet or Hip Hop) for eight weeks = $80

Discount: Take Ballet AND Hip Hop = $140

If you plan to participate in the dance program, send completed permission forms, registration forms, and checks payable to dance instructor, Nancy Sage, to the Fox Mill Elementary School front office prior to April 16.

Click here to open a Program with more information.  Click here for a Permission Form to participate in this activity. Click here for a Registration Form. 

If you have questions regarding the dance program, please contact Nancy Sage, at dynamicdanceworx@gmail.com.

A message from Tina Anderson, 2012 Fox Mill Family Festival Coordinator:

Special thanks go to the Mrs. Sheehy, Mr. Moose, Mrs. Vigen, Mrs. Mehm, Mrs. Sterner and the PTA Board for their support and participation, as well as the wonderful staff and teachers who donated activities for the Fox Mill Favorites Raffle.

Thank you to the fantastic, cheerful and hardworking students (many of whom were former Fox Mill students) from Rachel Carson Middle School, South Lakes High School, Oakton High School and other local schools around the area for running all the games and the craft room! Their participation was invaluable.

Justin Bull, Kerry McEwen, Connor Metcalf, Naran Moonoo, Sanjna Nag, Gargie Nagarkar, Nara Purevsuren, Faye Aarons, Lianne Aarons, Erin Bidwell, Kelly Carney, Tyler Chronister, Francis Evans, Ethan Evans, John Fee, Myles Fogelman, Baily Glauser, Ashley Gonzalez, Jack Henderschedt, Bradley Ho, Alex Kaufman, Tyler Kirk, Vanessa Laso, Liam McDermott, Grace McDermott, Nicole Moffett, Annabella Prezioso, Kelly Price, Kevin Robinson, Armon Sadeghi, Maddy Schneeberger, Caitlin Skinner, Madeline Welch and Collin Zimmerman.

Thank you to all the Fox Mill families who donated items for the games as well as the snacks and drinks for the cafeteria.  My sincere gratitude also goes to the parents who volunteered their time during the Festival to help set-up the event, run the volunteer check in desk, the snack stations, the raffle sales, the ticket booths and the big clean-up.  Thank you to Vince Edwards and Pete Isaacs for keeping the peace as our security detail. 

Parents such as yourselves, who possess a positive nature, who give of themselves willingly and pleasantly, and who support the efforts of the PTA (which help to provide the wonderful activities that our students are able to participate in at school), I applaud you.

I would also like to recognize the following people who put forth an amazing amount of effort to make this year's Festival (which hosted close to 1,300 people) run extremely smoothly for everyone who attended.  This event is incredibly labor intensive, and it takes a great deal of hard work, months of planning, and a lot volunteers, to pull it off.  Many of you may not realize the magnitude of work that goes on behind the scenes to create this special evening, so please join me in thanking those who worked tirelessly, and sacrificed a lot of their time, to make sure you and your children had a memorable experience:

Julie Akey, Rusty Anderson, Jennifer Bower, Patti Chronister, Julie Edwards, Gina Farra, Amy Fujii, Jenn Gibbs, Therese Howe, Michael Kim, Robyn Mehlenbeck, Brooke Reese, Laura Settar, Lynne Stidman, Diane Swecker, Kristi Yarnall and Catherine Zimmerman.

Thank you all!