Belding Elementary Schools’ Parent Teacher Organization
PTO Goals for the Belding Elementary Schools
- To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, and community.
- To celebrate the advantages of supportive families working with supportive schools.
- To provide our Ellis and Woodview children with extra facilities and experiences.
- To actively promote a close working relationship between home and school and cooperation in the training of our children.
How PTO Supports These Goals
Volunteering
- Sponsors and staffs Fall Festival; Spring Carnival; Daddy/Daughter Dance; Mother/Son Night; Field Day
- Staffs school activities: Mobile Dentist; picture day; Scholastic Book Fair; School Improvement Team
- Makes dinner for staff during conference week
Financial
- Cost of busing for two class field trips per grade
- All assemblies
- March is Reading Month activities
- Student of the Month lunch
- Teacher Appreciation Week
- Field trip admission costs of children who cannot afford them
- Lunch for Field Day for all children
- Extra supplies for classroom teachers
PTO Officers
- Shelly Dykstra, President
- Jennifer Patten, Vice President
- Shannon Taylor, Treasurer
- Marie Gasper, Secretary
Ellis Parent Representative
Stephanie Helder
Woodview Parent Representative
Rita Imhoff
Ellis Teacher Representatives
Laura Jenks and Amy Blunt
Woodview Teacher Representative
Jennifer Feuerstein
The PTO welcomes questions, concerns or comments. You may contact the parent or teacher representatives and also email us at . We will respond to anything in a timely manner.