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Horizon Elementary PTO supports the shared goals of parents, teachers and administrators to provide the highest quality education for our children. Our goals are to support our kids with manipulatives and books they need to learn and grow in the best way possible while supporting our teachers both financially and emotionally as they help raise our kids.

Your PTO Membership supports many great programs offered to our STUDENTS including:

• Fall Festival
• Tailgate Party
• Valentine's Day Party
• Monthly front entrance decor
• Field Day
• Labels
• Hospitality
• Field Trip Funding and more!

Your PTO Membership supports many great programs offered to our TEACHERS, STAFF & ADMINISTRATION including:

• Fundraisers geared toward providing items they would otherwise have to purchase on their own to teach our kids.
• Hospitality at its finest! WE TAKE CARE OF OUR TEACHERS and it shows. Check our Facebook page to see what's going on through the year.
• Stock The Lounge - where we invite families and businesses to stock the lounge with drinks and snacks for some of the hardest working people in Smithville!
• Teacher Wish List promotions to help further provide items teachers need and also give practical ideas for holiday gifts, birthdays, etc.

Over the last three years, your PTO has raised MORE THAN $76,000 and 100% of those funds stayed at Horizon Elementary from the PTO. Click here to read more about our current goals.

WHAT WE DID IN THE 2021-2022 SCHOOLYEAR

• Our biggest year of membership yet with 215 members - Classrooms with 100% participation earned a pizza party, ice cream party or extra recess.
• Worked every Tuesday & Wednesday throughout the year in the work room providing nearly 200 hours of support to ALL teachers with copying, cutting, lamination and more.
• Co-hosted the tailgate party with Maple and Eagle Heights PTO
• Offered Smithville inspired spirit wear collection for back to school and raised $900 in profits from sales
• Coordinated Family/Business “Stock The Lounge” events throughout the year
• Staff Appreciations Days, ie., Principal Day, Counselor, Nurse appreciation, etc.
• Processed and delivered EPI school supplies for 126 students!
• Decorated the front entrance every month
• Hosted the Fall Festival Party with a campfire theme for our kids
• Hosted “Deck The Halls of Horizon” holiday door decorating competition
• Provided multiple goodies on various days throughout Mrs. Mellon’s 12 Days of Christmas, hot cocoa, cookies, candies, etc.
• Helped staff fall book fair
• Provided water bottles for students/teachers through the year up until water fountains were opened again
• Coordinated parent donations for new indoor recess items to enjoy in the winter months.
• Ordered hundreds of dollars worth of PTO Treasure Box items to encourage positive behavior of our kids!
• Hosted a Valentine’s Day party for our kids
• Coordinated 2/22/22 celebration goodies for all classrooms and kids
• Hosted our annual fundraiser raising $19,550 that provided our school with math and science manipulatives and leveled and decodable readers. Rewards for hitting our goals were two bins for recess, our first piece of musical equipment on the playground, “Inflatable Recess” and hosting The Science Wizard for a Science 2.0 show - our first assembly of the year!
• Helped staff spring Book Fair
• Had a presence at Kindergarten Screening and Incoming Kindergarten Night to educate incoming parents about PTO and what we do!
• Supported community organizations like Smithville CIA and the Smithville Scholarship Fund
• Rented an inflatable obstacle course for 5/6th grade field day split with Maple and Eagle Heights PTO
• Presented Mr. Kuska with a $1500 check to provide incentives for End of Year Rally encouraging good behavior.
• Donated funds with Maple and Eagle Heights PTO to support incentive rewards for summer school
• Brought in $1,238.06 through Amazon Smile
• Planned and provided an incredible Teacher Appreciation Week for our beloved teachers and staff where they were spoiled in various ways every single day this week!
• Supported funds to cover children whose families were unable to pay for fieldtrips
• Provided popsicles for Field Day

Why join the PTO?

***We rely on the funds brought in by your membership.***

Volunteer as little or as much as you want!

MEMBERS ONLY perks like first chances to sign up for parties and events.

Becoming a member has perks like being able to attend parties, extra communication and more.