What's New with the PTO?

Welcome to your monthly newsletter from the PTO to tell you the latest happenings around the school including events, volunteer opportunities, PTO Meeting times, and general updates.

Topics for this edition of the Newsletter:
*Online Directory - BCE Students & BCE OLA Students
*Volunteer Opportunities
*Upcoming Events
*Spirit Wear Sales
*PTO Meetings

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us! BluffCreekPTO@gmail.com

Membership Toolkit Online Directory

If you are a returning BCE Family, your information for the 2020-2021 school year has been reset - please log in to re-verify you and your family's information.

Online Academy Students: You are still part of BCE and we want you to be part of our directory!! We have added a field in your child's profile to designate if your child(ren) will be attending Online Academy. We are hoping this additional field can provide families with another source of support by being able to search for other OLA students.

Scan the QR Code to link directly to MTKAs our lives become more virtual & digital these days, we want to make sure all of our families participate in the Online Directory. Not only are you able to connect with other families in your child/children's grade, but you are also able to sign up to volunteer, link to our PTO Meetings, receive our newsletters, and more to come!

This website is safe and secure and allows you to share as much or as little information about yourself and family as you feel comfortable with.

If you know a family new to BCE, please feel free to pass on this link to get them registered.
Click on the MTK Logo or scan the QR code to access the directory now!

Volunteering Opportunities

We know this year may be slightly different related to in person volunteer opportunities, but that doesn't mean we don't need your help! If you are a creative thinker who can help us plan some of our events virtually, we need you!
Click on 'Volunteers Needed' to see all of our open opportunities!
See the below upcoming events requiring creative volunteers

Fall Festival | Friday, November 13

Online options for family fun
Ideas for how to have our silent auction virtually
General Volunteers needed to help with the many facets of this event
Email: BCEFallFestival@gmail.com

Social Committee | All Year Long

Do you have ideas on how to engage our families virtually?
Like to plan social outings for adults, kids, and families?
Have connections to local businesses that can support us while we support them?

Let us know!

Room Parents | All Year Long

Sign up to help out with your child's class! While we cannot guarantee your help IN the classroom, we are hoping to get volunteers to facilitate needs for the teacher/classroom
The 2020-2021 Volunteer Sign Up has been updated to allow you to select your child's specific classroom you'd like to volunteer with
Our Secretary, Andrea Russel, will be in charge of this initiative, please reach out with questions: BluffCreekPTOSecretary@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

Restaurant Night | Tuesday, Sept 22We are so excited for our first Restaurant Night of the year! Culver's is our gracious host and while we won't be able to have the students serve at this event, we hope to have them back soon.
Please consider picking up food to go or going through the drive through and help support BCE!

Location: 450 Pond Promenade, Chanhassen

Spirit Wear Fridays!Every Friday we encourage our Staff and Students to wear their BCE colors loud and proud!
Don't have Bluff Creek apparel? Don't worry, there is currently a Last Chance Spirit Wear sale going on and our Spirit Wear committee is in progress of putting together some fun new items for the year.

Bluff Creek Spirit Wear

We know families are excited to get some updated Bluff Creek Elementary Spirit Wear for the new school year. We have a new team leading our Spirit Wear Committee this year and they are working hard to get an online store set up!

Click on the Spirit Wear logo to go straight to our store:
Last Chance Spirit Wear
Chromebook Cases - last day to purchase is Friday, Sept 25
*Note: Chromebook case sales end Friday night and will not go back on sale until January 2021

PTO Meetings are now on Zoom

We have moved our Monthly PTO Meetings to Zoom for the 2020-2021 School Year. Date remains the same, 2nd Tuesday of the month, but we've changed our time to 7:00pm. We hope you are able to join us!
For your PTO Meeting link, please log into MTK and click on PTO Meetings

Next PTO Meeting: Tuesday, October 13 @ 7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes will be posted HERE for anyone to review

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 & Lisa Heck | Email: BluffCreekPTOPresident@gmail.com
Vice Presidents: Lindsey Berry & Alieke van Wuyckhuyse | Email: BluffCreekPTOVicePresident@gmail.com
Secretary: Andrea Russel | Email: BluffCreekPTOSecretary@gmail.com
Treasurer: Jill Perkins (Open Role) | Email: BluffCreekPTOTreasurer@gmail.com

Contact Us: 612.504.0355 | BluffCreekPTO@gmail.com