DID YOU KNOW?
- As parents, we are ALL members of the PTO.
- The Cole School is in the top 10% of elementary schools in the country.
- The Outdoor Classroom has become a national model.
- We have an innovative and progressive school system which depends on the PTO (aka parents) funding to help keep it that way.
- Each time wildlife experts, environmentalists and scientists visit the school to enrich the learning experience, it is paid for by the PTO.
- When field trips are connected to classroom studies it not only enhances the classroom experience, it brings excitement and adventure to learning. Due to lack of funding many towns have discontinued field trips.
- The true cost to the PTO each year has averaged $ 60 per child, equivalent to a family dinner out, movie night with snacks, etc.
- 100% of your tax-deductible donation will go to the Cole School.
Donating is easier than ever! More about “What the heck just write a check!”
[What the Heck Contribution]
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
See how the money has been spent in the past.
- Teacher Grant – Education Northwest Writing
- Program: $135.00
- Bingo Night table & chair rentals: $425.00
- Bingo machine, water & juice boxes: $248.27
- Staff Members – Kitchen Staff: $100.00
- Home Around The World Program – Rhode Island Zoological Society: $335
- Bog Hollow: $350.00 (PTO portion $3.50 to minimize cost to parents)
- Bog Hollow Buses: $450.00
- Owl Program: $300.00
- Field Trip Roger Williams Zoo: $365.00
- Zoo Buses: $440.00
- Kindergarten Tide Pool Lesson Materials $200.00
- Opera Field Trip Buses: $420.00
- Wampanoag Indian visit: $604.00
- Field Trip: IMAX Theater Buses: $395.00
- Author/Storyteller visit Jerry Pallota: $300.00
- Purchased books for Library per Librarian (grant): $56.00
- Ben Franklin visit: $275.00
- Tangelwood Marionette visit: $1,194.00
- Johnny The K Performance visit: $965.00
- New England Aquarium Tide Pool Adaptations: $530.00
- New England Aquarium Tide Pool Alive Program: $455.00
- Traveling Programs Museum of Science Star Lab: $510.00
- Bay Colony Educators visit: $1,100.00
- Traveling Programs Museum of Science Animal Adaptations: $380.00
- South Shore Natural Science Center: Pond Life visit: $460.00
- Plimoth Plantation: $200.00
- Plimoth Plantation Buses: $490.00
- Georges Island Field Trip: $1,938.00
- Boston Duck Tours: $2,152.00
- Georges Island Buses: $380.00
- Duck Tour Buses: $490.00
- Field Trip Aquarium Buses: $525.00
- Aquarium Field Trip: $630.00
- Blue Hills Hike Field Trip Buses: $520.00
- Cape Cod Canal Field Trip: $490.00
- Museum of Science Field Trip: $629.00 (PTO portion to minimize cost to parents)
- Museum of Science Buses: $490.00
- Teacher Grant – 2 easel replacements: $356.00
- Teacher Grant – NE Foundation for Children/Responsive Classroom: $75.88
- Teacher Grant – paint/art supplies: $215.07
- Blinds for Classrooms 30, 33 & 34: $2,692.00
- Teacher Grant – Writing Program: $315.00
- Teacher Grant – Lady Bug Larvae: $36.97
- Teacher Grant – Butterfly Kits: $70.95
- Teacher Grant – teacher’s room new Die Cutter: $393.87
- Teacher Grant – CD Player and Disney Animal CD Classroom: $43.00
- Green Team Grant – recycle barrels: $250.00
- Teacher Appreciation Week – decorations & supplies: $973.54
- Teacher Grant – supplies giving tree: $442.17
- Office Supplies – copy paper, stamps, envelopes, folders, file folders, photo developing: $689.58
- PTO Meeting refreshments: $105.00
- PTO website maintenance & management package: $869.50
- 5th Grade Celebration in it’s entirety: $1,967.44
- Playground Repairs, New Swing, New Padding & Mulch: $5,000.00
- Retirement Reception for Retiring Teachers: $180.35
- Field Day Supplies: $125.00
TOTAL SPENT: $35,687.09
Donating is easier than ever! More about “What the heck just write a check!”
[What the Heck Contribution]