Our Parent-Teacher Organization
Even though the PTO for Nelson Elementary School is extremely small, just about seven members as well as the teachers and the school principal, what they manage to accomplish is HUGE.
Through various fund raising projects held throughout the year, the PTO often steps in to provide 'extras' for our schools. These extras enrich the educational experience for our students. These fundraisers ensure that the teachers have enough supplies, the students go on field trips, the school adds to its library, and a myriad of other benefits.
Becoming a PTO member is completely voluntary. The PTO works toward one goal: creating a strong, nurturing school environment for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The PTO meets once a month face-to-face in the Multi-Purpose Room of Nelson Elementary School, but the bulk of our 'work' is done via email and internet.
Since 2008, the PTO has held a live auction in the spring. Monies raised by these auctions have helped in the past to provide a new slide for the playground, and just last year, new swings as well! This year's PTO Auction is planned for April 28th.
Some other fund raising events that happen throughout the year are the Ham 'n Bean Supper, and the Mock Drive-In movie, both of these events being held during the week of Nelson's Old Home Day in August. The Nelson School PTO is open to hearing YOUR ideas for even more fund raising events. Got an idea? Want to host a fund raising event? Call us at the school and tell us all about it.
To become a member of the Nelson Elementary School PTO you don't have to be a parent of a student. All you need is the desire to help our children uncover and discover their full potential.
Please consider joining Nelson Elementary School's PTO. Come help us help create the kind of school family where our teachers and our students can do their best work!
