Imagine Charter School at North Manatee PTO

School Supply Lists Dress Code After School Program Kid's Corner Parent's Corner Teacher's Corner Volunteer Gecko Echo Homeroom Teams Committees Meeting Minutes Bylaws PTO FAQs Fundraisers Teacher Wish Lists PTO Facebook Page	Welcome! We are glad you clicked by! Imagine Charter School at North Manatee PTO, Inc., is a separate, independent entity that exists to help support the school. We assist our teachers, lend helping hands, plan and carry out special events. All funds raised through PTO efforts will be used to directly benefit the school and the students. Each family has a voice in the PTO and it's direction. Without you, we would not exist! By working together, we can foster a wonderful learning environment for our students. Please join us, we need your help!		Community Partners:

	*Welcome to our new families!!* We hope that you enjoy your experience at North Manatee. Please let us know if there is anything that we can help you with this year. Also, please consider getting involved with PTO, we have a lot of fun while helping the students and our school. There are so many ways to get involved! We hope to see you at our next meeting!

	Next PTO meeting September 14th, 6:30 pm, Media Center

	Our PTO ROCKS!! We accomplished so much and made a huge impact at Imagine this year. Our school is a better place for our students due to all the long hours and hard work of the PTO. The PTO was able to raise $10,000 last year that will be used to enhance our school in the following ways: $5,000 used to purchase license for Study Island for K-8th grade, reading and math for 3 years. Study Island is an on-line resource for students, teachers and families $3,000 used to create our first COMPUTER LAB!! $1,000 used to purchase Words Their Way, which is a writing curriculum $1,000 used to purchase storage cabinets for the multi-purpose room The Grant Committee was awarded $9,200 in grant money to support the school! $4,400 Water Education Grant through Southwest Florida Water Management District $3,000 Early Childhood Reading Grant through Target $1,000 Science Grant through Science House $800 Field Trip Grant through Target The Grant Committee worked with Ms. Beauregard and the science teachers to use our grant money to set up our first ever SCIENCE LAB!! We earned $2,400 in book credit by hosting a Scholastic Book Fair. This credit was used to purchase new titles for the school library. $2,100 was put directly into the classrooms and the Friday Clubs this year! The PTO worked with the Federal Government and their Computers for Learning Program for a donation of 28 excess government computers. These computers were used to start Imagine's first computer lab!! Thank you all so very much!

		Bonus Boxtops are BACK!! Look for Bonus Boxtop codes at Publix. If you find one, just send it in with your student with any regular boxtops that you clip. For every 12 bonus codes we collect, we will recieve an EXTRA 100 Boxtops!!
	There are 2 ways to find the bonus boxtops:
	Look for codes printed on the inside of boxes or for products with peel away stickers

	Congratulations to the 2010-2011 PTO Officers and Committee Chairs: President: Jodie White Vice-President: Melissa Hensley Treasurer: Julie Ramsden and Sandra Aguirre Secretary: Dawn Dunham Fundraising Coordinator: Bailey Steigler Volunteer Coordinator: Rachel Soto PR/Communications Coordinator: Crystal Carney Yearbook Chair: Charlotte Bethany Spring Fling Chair: Kristie Tonitis Book Fair Chair: Jennifer Butler Holiday Shop Chair: Aimee Smith Uniform Chair: Tina Borling Collection Campaign Chair: Nancy Schmidt Family Fun Night Chair: Amy Freed New Parent Welcome: Jackie Giesler Newsletter and Promotional Materials: Dee Harris

	After School Program and Activities come to North Manatee!!!! Click here for more information

	Uniform Exchange The Uniform Exchange will be open at all back to school open houses and events that are held in August. At this time, families will be able to exchange uniform pieces (pant for pant, shirt for shirt) for the coming year. If you do not have a uniform piece to exchange, uniform pieces can be purchased for $2.00. During the year, the Exchange will be open after PTO meetings, during Family Fun Nights and the Spring Fling.

	Grant Updates The Grant Committee is hard at work writing grants for the coming year. If you know of any funding sources, please let us know!! Also, we would love for anyone that is interested to work with us!! Send us an email at contactus@imagineschoolpto.com In Progress: $5,000 Water Education Grant through Southwest Florida Water Management District $5,000 Drama Grant through Lowe's Toolbox for Education $50,000 Anti-Bullying Program through Pepsi Refresh Project $700 Target Field Trip Grants Awaiting Decision: $2,000 Digital Classroom Grant through ING $2,000 Character Book of the Month Club through ING Awarded: $2,000 Early Childhood Reading Grant though Target Declined:

	Save the Date! 9/27: September Family Fun Academic Night 11/16-17: Scholastic Book Fair and Family Fun 1st Birthday Party for Imagine School!! 12/14 & 12/16: Annual Holiday Shop 12/15-16: Drama Extravaganza 3/19: Spring Fling!!!!!! Check out our calendar for more information!

	UNITY "I dreamed I stood in a studio and watched two sculptors there. The clay they used was a young child’s mind and they fashioned it with care. One was a teacher… the tools he used were books, music, and art. The other, a parent, worked with a guiding hand and a gentle, loving heart. Day after day, the teacher toiled with touch that was careful, deft and sure. While the parent labored by his side and polished and smooth it over. And when at last, their task was done, they were proud of what they had wrought. For the things they had molded into the child could neither be sold nor bought. And each agreed they would have failed if they had worked alone. For behind the parent stood the school and behind the teacher, the home." - author unknown