Sikes Elementary PTA
Sikes has a very active PTA which plays an integral role in supporting school projects in order to enhance our school program and projects. During the 2006-2007, the PTA raised over $20,000 which was used in part to provide awards and incentives to teachers and students. The PTA also supports instruction by providing each teacher with $125 for classroom supplies. In addition, our parents have provided many volunteer hours, helping with the organization of picture day, yearbooks, fall festival and hosting an annual breakfast for grandparents and fathers. This year the PTA will again provide volunteers for our annual community picnic.
PTA Board Members
- Carol Ott - President
- Amy Anderson - 1st Vice President
- Heather Fuentes - 2nd Vice President and Volunteer Coordinator
- Denise Northup - Treasurer
- Jackie Avitabile - Secretary
- Mark Cloutier - Teacher Rep
- Laura Hess - Teacher Rep
- Jennifer Mills - Teacher Rep
Click here to send us an e-mail at pta1821@polk-fl.net.
How can I help?
Sikes Elementary PTA would like to offer you an opportunity to become a sponsor and lend a hand in educating our students. We are offering you four options to help make an enhanced learning environment for all children thru PTA sponsored events. Please choose from one of the following opportunities.
Membership
This is on an individual basis.
As a member of the PTA you will work with the teachers, administrators, and the community to ensure a quality education and a true partnership between home and school. If you would like to become a member fill out the short application and pay a $5 membership fee.
Click here to download our PTA Application!
Business Partners
Our strongest school program is community involvement which includes the following business partners:
Toppers Pizza, Publix, Wal-Mart, Mosaic, Sonny's, Chic-Fil-A, Beef O' Brady's, Bob Evans, CiCi's Pizza, McDonald's, Dinner Together, area churches, parents, retired school teachers, and retirees.
Volunteer Information
Attention, new volunteers!
Because the security of our students is critical to the district, all volunteer applicants undergo a background check before serving in our schools. In the past, the district has been able to assume the burden of that cost, but recent budget constraints now prevent that. Beginning in 2009-10, first time volunteer applicants will pay a one-time, non-refundable fee of $24 for a Florida Department of Law Enforcement background check. Payment must be in the form of a money order (available for free at WalMart) or a cashier's check (available from your bank) and brought to the school where the application will be submitted. Some criminal charges can prevent applicants from being approved and are listed on the volunteer application, so that individuals can determine if approval is possible.
Volunteer approval is continuous from year to year and is applicable at all Polk County Schools. Payment for background checks does not apply to those who have been approved before 2009-10.
You must be an approved volunteer to go into your child's classroom, chaperone on field trips, and to help out during special events at school.
School Fundraisers
Box Tops
Save your box tops year round to help raise money for our school. Our school could raise up to $40,000. Your child’s class can win prizes for collecting the most box tops. Prizes include t-shirts, parties with lunch provided by Beef O’ Brady’s, and a field trip to Pump It Up of Lakeland.
Family Collection Catalog Sale - September 10th-24th, 2009 (Please make sure all checks are payable to Sikes Elementary PTA. All monies are due with the order.
Holiday Shoppe - December 2009
Click here for more information.
Sikes Night at Beef’s
Watch the calendar for next upcoming Sikes Night at Beef O ‘ Brady’s. We get 10% of the schools’ food sales donated back to Sikes. Make sure you put your child’s homeroom teacher’s name on every receipt to get credit. The class that has the most students in attendance for Sikes Night at Beef’s will win a class party and every time your child attends s/he get a ticket to enter a drawing for a free bike.
Sikes Night at Sonny’s
Plan on eating at Sonny’s the next time they host a spirit night for Sikes Elementary. Our school get 10% of any sales for the entire evening.
McTeacher’s Night
This is your chance to see your teachers working at McDonalds. Plus our school gets 20% of the sales between the hours of 5 and 7 pm.
Used Printer Cartridges
Extra At Credit Midflorida
Click here for more information on this fundraising program.