MayfieldElementary School
Parent Teacher Association
Dear Parents and Guardians,
There's a simple way for you to help your child succeed: join the Mayfield PTA. You'll belong to a community of parents committed to their children's well-being and to improving school performance. Research has proven that children do better when their parents are involved both at home and at school. Grades and test scores climb. Self-esteem grows. The Mayfield PTA connects you with the school community. There’s no better way to know what is happening in your school than by being part of the Mayfield PTA. It’s your choice to become an active member or just support our efforts with your membership only. (Membership drive is in September)
· PTA has a network that supports you. PTA functions are opportunities to meet other parents and teachers to discuss issues of importance in your school community.
· PTA provides opportunities for your growth. By volunteering with your PTA, you can put your skills to good use to benefit your child’s education.
· PTA helps you set a good example. As a PTA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.
· PTA has a voice. The elementary school PTA was instrumental in getting reduced classroom sizes at the primary level.
· PTA voiced concerns and raised awareness to issues involving student busing.
· PTA has joined together with district representatives to have a voice in the district’s Wellness policy, as well as having representatives on the Shared Decision Making Team and the Professional Development Committee.
· PTA provides the district with financial support for programs that may not be otherwise possible in the district’s budget. Some of the programs include DARE, Adventure Group, Career Day, Reading is Fundemental, Parents as Reading Partners, Arts in Education, providing teachers with additional classroom funds, additional books for the library and classrooms, yearbook, free panoramic pictures and yearbooks to all 6th graders, framed panoramic pictures of the 6th graders for the school, playground renovations, health and safety programs and many more.
· PTA also provides our children with fun activities – Halloween Fun Day, Halloween Bash, Spring Fling, Square 1 Art, Movie Night, BINGO Night, Spring carnival, etc.
· PTA has resources accessible through the website to help you and your child at all stages – from early childhood education to life after high school.
For only $4.00 per person, you will be a member of the Mayfield PTA. You will be issued a membership card with access to the National PTA website. Anyone can be a member of PTA; you don’t have to have a child in Mayfield Schools to join. Please, join today and help us make a difference in children’s lives.
Thanks again for your support and we hope to see you at our monthly meetings which are held the 4th Tuesday of every month in the Elementary Library at 6:30pm. Childcare will be provided! Look for reminders to be sent out the week before the meeting.
Sincerely,
PTA Officers