What does our PTA fund?
Skyline Squad
Providing a strong adult presence in the lives of kids while partnering in their education in order to give kids positive experiences with other students and community members.
See our Skyline Squad tab for more information.
Family Reading Night
Cuddle up in your jammies while you listen to some of your favorite Skyline staff reading stories to you and your family.
Run Club
Run club offers our students another option at recess that allows for positive interactions with students, all while getting great exercise.
See our Run Club tab for more informaiton.
Reflections
This is a National PTA arts recognition program that helps students explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful not only in school, but in life.
Staff Appreciation
We absolutely love all the amazing people who make Skyline a wonderful place to be. As a PTA, we want to shower our Skyline staff with monthly treats rather than just one week of appreciation. We provide the staff with free lunches, fun treats, special thank you gifts, and more throughout the year.
Roller Skating Night
Step onto the rink and and enjoy a fun evening of rollerskating with friends and family. Enjoy skating to classics such as the Hokey-Pokey and the Chicken Dance.
Popcorn Fridays
MmmMMmm...Can you smell that? A few times a year, we give out free popcorn outside the cafeteria to all the students.
In addition to the Family and Community Engagement programs listed above, we also provide:
- School / Grade level / Teacher / Paraeducator grants
- Assemblies
- ELL program support
- PE / Recess equipment
- Financial support for our counselor, nurse, and solution room
- SBA testing snacks
- 5th grade promotion ceremony
- Free yearbooks for all the 5th grade students
- Field Day bounce house and snacks
- Headphones
- Music enrichment (recorders)
- and so much more!
All volunteers must complete a background check with the school district. Click on the button below to navigate to the District website.
Bingo for Books
BINGO! Come out to have a wonderful evening with friends while you enjoy over 5 rounds of bingo. What's the prize? BOOKS!!! Every child will go home with at least 5 new books if not more. Everyone is a winner with this game.
Family Movie Night
Come enjoy a movie night with all your friends in the Skyline gym. Bring a picnic dinner, a cozy blanket, and some snacks. Sit back and enjoy the movie!
Book Fair
Expand your personal library while helping support Skyline's library. Purchase a book, or 3 and help make a difference for everyone.
Winter Craft Night
Enjoy making winter themed crafts, taking family photos, and hanging out with friends. This is a free event for all Skyline families.
Night of the Arts
Celebrate the artist in all of our children. This is an evening to see artwork our kids have been creating and even make an art project of your own. This is a free event but donations are welcomed. All proceedes from this event goes to fund the next year's art program.
Ice skating Night
This is always a fun way to start the winter season. Show off your skills or learn some new ones with family and friends while skating around on ice.
Art docent program
Budding artists are all around us at Skyline. To help bring out the artists in our students, we partner with our teachers and parent volunteers to create a once a month in class art program specially designed for our kids. We provide the supplies and watch the magic happen.
Volunteer!
See anything here that sparks something within you? We would love to have you help out. Check out our contacts tab to see how to get ahold of us, come to a meeting, or flag us down if you see us. We would love to talk with you about what we do and how you can be involved too!
pta.skyline@gmail.com
**These are just a few of the events and programs that we support throughout the year. For more information, please reach out to us. We are happy to share our information. **
Family Engagement
Well-informed, engaged parents make a difference for student success in school and beyond. Research shows that family engagement in a child’s education increases student achievement, improves attendance and reduces dropout rates. To see more information, resources, ideas, and inspiration about this topic, we encourage you to visit the WSPTA Family Engagement site HERE
Resources Discussed:
-The Center for Family Engagement
-Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit
-Four I’s of Family Engagement
-Male Engagement Toolkit
-Military Alliance for Parents and Partners
-National PTA School of Excellence
-Translated Resources