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Crossroads Middle School PTO. Vikings. Our Executive Board Members. Deepika Chandola - President Sonali Vaidya - Vice President, North Aparna Sridhar - Vice President, South Kulwinder Kaur - Treasurer Neetu Jain - Secretary. Who We Are.
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Crossroads Middle School PTO Vikings
Our Executive Board Members Deepika Chandola - President Sonali Vaidya - Vice President, North Aparna Sridhar - Vice President, South Kulwinder Kaur - Treasurer Neetu Jain - Secretary
Who We Are We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching our students’ school experience. Our purpose is to build a strong working relationship between families, teachers and schools. The PTO serves as the connective link between the school and the families of its students. We help keep parents informed, raise funds to provide supplemental educational resources, provide opportunities for parents to volunteer and get involved, and work with other PTOs in South Brunswick for the betterment of the community at large.
What We Do Events/Activities Sponsor the Agendas for all students Sponsor prizes for the three PATTERNS assemblies and host the PATTERNS picnic Sponsor Author Visits Provide additional support to schools – eg. Sponsor stage lighting and sound systems for the auditorium, build GaGa pits, etc Major Fundraisers Book Fair – twice/year Spiritwear Online sales – twice/year PTO Table – at Back-to-School Night Order forms – throughout the year Lockershelves – PTO Table @BTSN and Order forms – year round
What We Do (contd.) Support our teachers Provide funding for supplemental classroom resources/programs, as needed, through Mini Grants Sponsor lunch/dinner for staff at various times through the year as an appreciation for all their efforts Sponsor/support community building ideas, eg. Pantene Beautiful Lengths Community and charitable events Conduct Holiday Food drives for the South Brunswick Food Pantry Pantene Beautiful Lengths
Join Us PTO membership is $10 per family Being a member all three years also allows your child to apply for our scholarship program in their Senior year of High School!
How you can help • Show your spirit by purchasing school spiritwear • Shop the Book Fairs • Sign up for Stop & Shop A+ Rewards- A percentage of your purchase goes to the PTO • Sign up for AmazonSmile- A percentage of all your purchases goes to the PTO • Register at Box Tops for Education • Volunteer to help at PTO Events or Chair a Committee
Stay Informed! Come to our meetings! • Public meetings are on a Wednesday – 1 per quarter • Provide input and suggest ideas on where we spend our money • Hear our Principals and Teachers share about school and classroom events and their upcoming plans • Use this opportunity to share your thoughts on Crossroads related topics Stay in the know…… • Connect on Facebook – www.facebook.com/groups/589312961125048 • Sign up for Remind by texting 81010 with the message @xrdsp • Crossroads PTO page – https://xr.sbschools.org/pto
FIRST MEETING Wednesday, October 16, @7 pm Location - South Library We hope to see you there! Thank you for your time, and enjoy the rest of your Back to School Night!