What's New with the PTO?

Yearbooks have been ordered!
If you missed out on purchasing your yearbook for this crazy 2019-2020 school year, please reach out to BluffCreekYearbook@gmail.com as there are a few extras available for purchase for $18.

School Supply Packs are available to order!
This year we are doing ONLINE ONLY ordering of your school supplies for the 2020-2021 school year. Please please your order by June 21 to have your child's supplies delivered to their desk in time for Connect and Assess Days (Sept 1 & 2).
Check out www.schooltoolbox.com and order yours today!
Questions? BCESchoolSupplyPacks@gmail.com

PTO Survey
We cannot say thank you enough to those who filled out our online PTO survey. To get full results, click HERE.

The top items we got feedback on that we are actioning on include:

PTO Meeting times/location/access/topics
PTO Meetings have officially been moved to 7:00pm on the 2nd Tues of every month and are now on Zoom! Click HERE for the invite and agenda, any suggestions, let us know!

Spirit Wear Access
Spirit Wear will be moving to online for the next school year so you will now have in person and online options to buy your gear!

Diversity in Volunteers
We have opened up our 2020-2021 Volunteer Opportunities early so help you plan ahead for events you would like to be part of for the next school year.

Committee Spotlights!
We have so many amazing Committees as part of our PTO and we will be spending time showcasing each of them in our new 'Spotlight on Committees'
Past Committee Spotlights: Social Committee, Gardening, School Supply Packs, School Store, Staff Dinner

Upcoming Committee Spotlights:
Art Adventure -- 6/15
Fall Festival -- 6/22
Book Fair -- 6/29
Fun Run -- 7/6
Staff Appreciation -- 7/13
Yearbook -- 7/20

The PTO has decided to move the remainder of their meetings to ZOOM Meetings and we had a great time at our first online meeting!
To get your Zoom link to the meeting, log into your MTK account and click on PTO Meetings OR email BluffCreekPTO@gmail.com for a link
Next PTO Meeting: Tuesday, August 11 @ 7:00PM

Spring Fling is moving to the FALL FESTIVAL!

As many of you have heard, we are changing up our Spring Fling Event and moving it to the fall for the 2020-2021 School Year and re-branding as the Fall Festival!

If you are interested in volunteering your time to our fall event, please click HERE to check out all opportunities for both Fall Festival and the next school year.

DID YOU KNOW? The PTO fundraises for the next school year, not the current one! This means that the loss of our Silent Auction and Spring Fling event this year takes a hit to our total funds available to give back to the school next year. If you had money earmarked for the Silent Auction that you would like to donate, please let us know! We will be opening up a donation page for those interested in giving.
Thank you so much for your support!

2020-2021 PTO Volunteers Needed!
With so many changes coming over the new few months and upcoming school year, your volunteerism is needed now more than ever!!
Please click HERE to see our current list of volunteer opportunities including Board Positions and Committee Co-Chair and General Volunteer Opportunities.
It takes a village to keep our PTO running and without your help, responsibility lies on the same people from the Board and Co-Chairs to fill in the gaps.

Online Directory!
Now is a great time to make sure you are signed up in our Online Directory available through Membership Toolkit! It will provide you with access to your child's classmates to schedule online play dates or to help with school work. Click on the 'Membership Toolkit' button to the left and when you're registered, make sure to download the app for free from your app store!bluffcreekpto.membershiptoolkit.com/home

Free Lunch is STILL AVAILABLE!
Free lunches are still available to all students 18 and under at the Riverview Terrace Community Center and at Clover Ridge Elementary. Lunches will be available from 11:30 am-12:30 pm curbside in both locations, to be picked up and taken home while minimizing contact. If your family is unable to get to one of these sites and need lunches, please contact our nutrition services, Nutrition@district112.org or 952-556-6150. District 112 has supports in place to deliver meals and want to be all our students have access to meals.
Want more info or resources to help support this initiative? Please click HERE

WAYS TO DONATE (WITHOUT EVEN NOTICING)

Attend the PTO events with your family and have fun! The proceeds go right back to the school
Shop for books at the Scholastic.com. BCE receives free books based on the sales
Restaurant Nights: take the family out to eat and we'll get a portion back of the sales (See BCE PTO Calendar for all the dates)
OfficeMax: mention BCE at check out and 20% of your purchase will be donated to BCE
Amazon Smile: designate Bluff Creek as your selected charity and Amazon will donate 2% of your order. (on eligible products)
Collect Box Tops AND download the Box Tops app to scan your receipts and easily donate that money directly to the school
Order Papa John's: use BLUFF20 anytime for 20% off your entire order as well as 20% back to BCE

PTO BOARD CONTACTS

2020-2021
President: Rachel Brandt | Vice Presidents: Lindsey Berry & Alieke van Wuyckhuyse
Secretary: Andrea Russel | Treasurer: Jill Perkins (Open Role)

2019-2020
Presidents: Michelle McNallan & Raina Horgan | Vice Presidents: Lindsey Berry & Alieke van Wuyckhuyse
Secretary: Rachel Brandt | Treasurer: Jill Perkins

Contact Us: 612.504.0355 | BluffCreekPTO@gmail.com