Hockinson P.W.T. is your district’s parent teacher organization.  The purpose of Hockinson P.W.T is to promote the health, welfare, safety and education of the children of Hockinson by providing cooperation between parents and schools, as well as providing financial support.  The main P.W.T. fundraisers at the Primary/Intermediate schools are $crip and Payback books.  The final $crip profit for the 2006/2007 year was $9,224.58. A total of 160 families participated, including 30 district staff employees.  Of these families, 60 participated on a regular basis.  The final Payback book profit for the 2006/2007 school year was $10,380.00.  The $crip and Payback profits are split between the Primary and Intermediate schools.  The main fundraiser at the middle school is for P.W.T. to assist ASB with the magazine sale.  ASB gives PWT a fee to provide the manpower to process and handle the accounting for the magazine sale.  The profit for the 2006/2007 school year was $2000.  The main fundraiser at the High School is the Bazaar.  The profit for the Bazaar for the 2006/2007 school year was $3201.98.  P.W.T. believes that to show our appreciation for the many families who supported these fundraisers last year it is important to be transparent about how fundraiser monies are being spent.  The following are some of the many ways that PWT was able to make significant contributions to our schools because of your support.

 

Please Note:  For the Primary/Intermediate schools, all purchases for the Library and Computer Lab benefit and are available to students at both schools.

 

For the Primary school: 

Teacher grants-the goal of teacher grants is to give the teacher a small grant to help them to enhance your children’s education in their classroom.  Some examples of how teachers used these grants are:  reading rewards, books, special project materials, math games, and scholastic news.

140 AR quizzes (focus on quizzes for grades K-3)

Refreshments for Kindergarten round-up.

Music grant-used to purchase an RCA boombox, and a vocal microphone.

Resource room supplies, and books.

Run for the Arts- treats for all the runners, and awards for the top participants.

OMSI Science Circus Assembly for the 2^nd grade

“Bug Lady” Presentation for the 1^st grade

Korean Dance Troupe Assembly-all school

Counselor grant-used to purchase children’s books to aide in counseling for issues such as self-esteem, empathy, inner beauty, bullying, conflict resolution, and anger, and divorce.

Frames for the staff photos in the office

Principal fund-this is a small discretionary fund

Author visit

Reading Specialist grant

Field Day-all school

Donation for the climbing rock wall of $1,500

 

For the Intermediate school:

Teacher grants

Open House refreshments

Korean Dance Troupe Assembly-all school

300 AR quizzes (focus on quizzes for grades 2-6)

25 books for the library

T-shirts for the choir

Frames for the staff photos in the office

10 music stands

Counselor grant-see above

Comprehension reading games for the reading room

Author visit

Bozarth native American presentation to the 4^th grade

Run for the Arts-treats for all the runners, and awards for the top participants

Monthly newsletter called “Helping Children Learn” (available to parents each month in the Primary/Intermediate school offices)

Library grant-to purchase 2 DVD/VCR’s, 1 Sony camcorder with hard drive, and 1 digital camera to be housed in the library and used by both schools

Math Club supplies

Salmon Release field trip

Computer lab grant-to be used to purchase Anti-lice computer headphones and ink cartridges

PE grant-used to purchase 10 playground balls, 4 soccer balls, football, basketball, stopwatch, tetherball, Frisbee, badminton rackets, tug-o-war rope, and 12 hoola hoops

Reading incentives:  Barnes & Noble gift cards for those students who reach 1000 AR points

Donation toward the reading room construction project of $500

Principal fund

 

Note:  For the 2006/2007 year the Primary and Intermediate budgets each included a “gift” to the PWT General budget of $2000.  The PWT general budget is primarily used to pay general operating expenses for the organization.  The budgets can also be viewed on the PWT website.

 

For the Middle School:

Academic Awards Breakfast (Fall and Spring) to honor those students meeting their academic goals

$439.35 Library Grant

Teacher Grants used, for example, to purchase Civil War Props

Art Supplies

Slab Roller for Art teacher for use in the classroom

Principal Grant

Middle School Bingo Night Prizes/Supplies

 

For the High School:

Document Camera

2 LCD Projectors

Korean Troupe Assembly

Bazaar Expenses

Fall Awards Breakfast  to honor those students meeting their academic goals

Citizenship Awards-$200 donation to be combined with the Fire District 3 donation-was awarded to 2 High School graduating seniors at the graduation ceremony.

Principal Grant

 

Again, thank you for your continued support.  Your support truly does help to do amazing things for the children at the Hockinson schools.