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CODY SCHOOL PTA

Cody PTA Membership
2012-2013

Want to join the PTA?  Simply attend our next monthly meeting and bring your $5.00 membership fee.  We will be happy to sign you up.  Our PTA members gain insight into the lives of our children and are kept abreast of upcoming school events, issues and concerns. We are always welcoming new members.

Our school is full of caring and dedicated faculty, staff and parents.  We work closely with each other to provide a wonderful and enriching learning environment for your student(s). 

We would love to have your support and involvement in our PTA.  To become a member, please complete this membership form (Coming Soon) along with your payment of $5 per member.  Please note: each parent may become a member. Grandparents and other adults are welcome as well.

WHAT THE Cody PTA DOES…
 

• Supports Enrichment Programs
  • Facilitates the Reflections Art Contest helping our students achieve state and nation recognition
  • Supports Visiting Authors and Artist Visits
  • Arranges after school enrichment programs such as Foreign Language, Robotics, Dance, Art and Science.
  • Turn Off TV Week encourages less "screen time" and promotes other activities such as family nights, reading and physical fitness.
     
• Promotes School Spirit
  • Sponsors Family Activity Night(s) for families so they may have a night out with their children and get to know other Cody families in a relaxing environment. (such as Maggie's Moo's Guest Scooper Nights, Skating Parties and Happy Joe's Evenings)
  • Publishes this website with photos from various school functions
  • Coordinates Fall Frolic Carnival, Cody Calypso Sock Hop, Grandparent’s Day, Donuts for Dads, Mornings with Moms, Kindergarten Potluck and Kindergarten Roundup
  • Provides a Welcome Committee that welcomes new families and students to the school and provides information for families new to the area
  • Hosts an informal, monthly coffee at "My Sister's Coffeehouse" in LeClaire so parents can get to know each other better
  • Attains sponsorships for the Cody Walkathon that allows every student and faculty member to receive a Cody Walkathon t-shirt
  • Takes orders for Cody apparel throughout the year. Contact Jen Dumas at jmdumas_6@msn.com with questions.
    Download Cody Apparel Order Form:
    PDF Format | Excel Format
    NEW! We can now take credit cards for apparel orders!
     
• Supplements Educational Programs
  • Provides opportunities to purchase quality reading materials through two annual book fairs
  • Helps students add books to the school library through the Birthday Book Club
  • Coordinates volunteers for school activities as well as in the classrooms, library and office
  • The SchoolKidz program allows parents to order school supplies that are delivered at Back to School Night
     
• Promotes a Caring Support System
  • Through our Cody Cares Committee, the PTA lends support to families and faculty in need of our encouragement and support
  • Room Parents help support teachers by helping with Halloween and Valentine's Day parties as well as arranges for snacks and drinks during ITBS testing. An annual Christmas Star Program is also arranged to allow for parents to give needed items for the classrooms during the Holiday season.
  • Hosts and caters staff appreciation events throughout the year
  • Provides child care at PTA meetings and parent/teacher conferences to allow parents to focus on their time with the teachers
  • Bestows monetary donations to the District for the Reaching for Excellence Campaign, PV Scholarship Foundation and After School Prom Activities
     
• Improves Physical Environment
  • Bestows cash gifts to Cody School  to purchase school equipment, classroom supplies, playground equipment, and other items as determined by the administration, faculty and the PTA
  • Applied for and won the Lowe's Grant for $5000 for landscaping around the school. See photos.
     
• Increases Communication
  • Sends out regular enews Updates (via email)with information about Upcoming PTA events and other information relevant to our Cody Families. To sign up for enews, click here: http://www.pleasval.k12.ia.us/enews/mainenews.asp
  • Publicizes school and PTA activities through the local media and this website
  • Compiles and assembles the student directory
  • Sends a representative to monthly meetings with the Pleasant Valley Superintendent to report issues and updates at PTA meetings
     
• Organizes and Promotes Fund Raisers
  • Fall Frolic Carnival - Our major fundraiser of the year that helps cover the majority of our budget for on-going/annual expenses. Money is raised through raffle ticket sales and Silent Auction. 100% is used to support Cody School and the Pleasant Valley School District. We need a lot of volunteers and donations for this event. If you can help, please contact co-chairs Mindy Alsheikha and Keri Walter at (563)441-9291 or (563)424-2868
    Alsheikha4@yahoo.com
     
  • 3 Book Fairs - 3 Scholastic Book Fairs occur during the Fall and Spring Parent Teacher conferences as well as during the May Walkathon in the School Cafeteria. All proceeds are used to enhance our media center and classroom libraries. To help at the Book Fair, please contact Christine Curlee
    (615)564-2211
    
     
  • Walkathon - The Walk-A-Thon is held each May during school on the school grounds. Money raised is typically put toward the purchase of equipment and/or supplies that promotes health and wellness. We ask for sponsorships to pay for t-shirts that are given to every student and faculty member at the school. Sponsors can be businesses, organizations, families or individuals and their names are printed on the back of each t-shirt. Each grade level gets a different colored shirt from the Pillars of Character colors and sometime during the day we take a large group photo.
     
  • Other Ways to Help Cody School - Click here for the PDF Version
    There are many ways that you can help support Cody School! In addition to nurturing our children and making sure they come to school prepared to learn every day, you can volunteer at the school during the day or at our special events, send baked goods for our special occasions, or serve on one of our PTA Committees. Please contact Claire Flinn
    (563)332-5370
    cdhflinn@yahoo.com ! Everything you do is appreciated!

    You can also participate in one or more of the following programs (if you have any questions about these programs, please contact Janis Smith
    (563)289-1629
    smithjanis@genesishealth.com
    
     

    •  Box Tops for Education: There are many products that you buy every day that have this label on the box and each label is worth ten cents for our school! Simply cut out the labels and send them to school. The money that we collect from this program allows us to purchase new playground equipment throughout the year.
      
      In addition to clipping box tops, you can place your online orders through the box tops website and earn a percentage of your purchases for Cody.  Register on the website to receive information about bonus points, to shop at the online market place and to print grocery coupons.
      
      To find out more information or to register as a Cody parent, visit:  http://www.boxtops4education.com/

     

    • Campbell’s Labels for Education has been awarding free educational equipment to schoolsin exchange for proofs of purchase from the Campbell family of brands. Last year, we were able to replenish our recess equipment, with basketballs, sidewalk chalk and many more items.  Just clip the UPC code of any of 100’s of eligible products and send them to the school.
      
      For a list of products,
      visit: www.labelsforeducation.com/participating-products.aspx
      
       

    ·        CASH FOR CAPS Families and friends are encouraged to send clean milk tops from Swiss Valley milk jugs to school that are worth 5 cents each (it adds up over the year!)  We have already earned close to $50 since the end of last year.  Keep collecting and sending them in!  
    
     

    ·        In addition, Cody School also collects used cell phones and printer cartridges to raise money to purchase technology equipment for the school.
    
     

    ·        Pop tops are collected to contribute to a Pleasant Valley scholarship fund.

    ·        If you sign up for a Target Visa card with the “Take Charge of Education” program, you can designate that a portion of what you spend be donated to Cody School. Our school has made $3634.27 to date from this program!
    
     

    ·        The Hyvee “Smiles for Education” program that can be registered for at any Hyvee store. Each week, register your school and (K-12) student. Shop and save with smiles for education products throughout your Hy-Vee store. Ten winners will be selected each week. The winning student receives a Macbook® laptop computer & the school receives $5,000.
    
     

    ·        K & K TrueValue Hardware in downtown Bettendorf at 1818 Grant Street (563-359-4473) will give 5% of your purchase total to Cody school if you mention it to the cashier upon checkout.  Sale items, net items and tax are not included!

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF CODY SCHOOL! EVERYTHING COUNTS!

    Visit Cody’s Webpage for upcoming events, photos, PTA and other information:

     

    www.CodyPTA.com