Upper Elementary & Middle School
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🖇️ Important Links
🍴 Lunch & Recess Coverage
📝 Lounge Restock Sign Ups
🎉 8th Grade Celebration Committee
Upper Elementary & Middle School
News & Events
🍎 Teacher's Lounge Restock
Each grade is allocated a month to show some extra love to our teachers and staff by replenishing the staff lounge. Items should be dropped off during morning drop off. If you choose to send to the office, please clearly mark it "PTO Staff Appreciation". Click the Lounge Restock links on the left.
Thank you in advance for signing up!
Volunteer links:
🍗 Chick-Fil-A servers: https://signup.com/go/LLPohKv
🍕 Pizza servers: https://signup.com/go/FTareHj
There's still time to Order Pizza & Chick-fil-A lunches!
To order Chick-Fil-A and/or Pizza for your child please click select the links above and submit a separate order form for each child. Please ensure that you do not submit multiple forms for the same child.
This year, we are encouraging parents in each grade to volunteer during their assigned month to encourage community growth. Please consider volunteering for at least one day. Please use the links below to view the available days.
🖐️ Many hands make the work light!
ECMS Fundraiser Programs
✏️ Important Note from the PTO:
This year, we are focusing primarily on community building. With that said, we are still participating in a handful of fundraising programs, most of which are “giving without spending” programs, to benefit the school and our children. The funds raised will be used to gift all students and staff a 2024/2025 Spiritual Theme T-shirt, fulfill a few school wish-list items, and offset community event costs.
The PTO greatly appreciates and thanks each of you who are able to participate and make any contribution!
🍎BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
Scan the QR code and use code nu9m2p58 for an extra $5 bonus for the school when you scan your first receipt!
Twice a year, our school receives a check to help pay for whatever we need - equipment, supplies or experiences the kids love!
💸 To save free cash from being thrown out with the trash, please send in your receipts with your students in their backpack, and a volunteer will happily scan them for school credit!
There will be a zipper pouch outside of each classroom for your child to place receipts in, and a volunteer will collect them at the end of the week and scan them in, so you don’t have to!
💻 If you receive your grocery receipts digitally, you can forward the receipt to mspto@easternchristian.org for credit as well!
📝 Create your Box Top account!
💵 Earn free money for our school buy purchasing participating items!
👀 Check out participating items here!
📷 Take a photo of the receipt and attach within the app or email scanned or digital receipt to receipts@boxtopsfor4education.com.
🔔 Remember to make sure you allocate earnings to the correct school and grade within the app!
UEMS Earnings as of 11/3/2024:
Lifetime School Earnings - $9,566.36
Yearly School Goal of $500.00
2024-2025 contributions - $128.30
We are @ 1/4 of our goal for the year!
6th Grade in 1st place🥇on the November Leaderboard!
Bonus Offers!
Connect to Walmart!
⬅️NOVEMBER CHALLENGE (ends 11/30)
✅Purchase products for regular shopping, for Thanksgiving or Food Drives over the holiday!
✅ Earn 20 Bonus Box Tops when you buy any 10 participating products this month!
WAYS TO EARN Additional 💵!!
✅ Join Monthly Challenges!
✅ Check out Bonus Offers!
✅ Connect your Walmart account in the app and earn 50 bonus Box Tops and earn without scanning!
✅ Refer a friend bonus! Tell or help friends and family to sign-up and purchase products to support our school!
📸 MINTED
minted.com
Enjoy 20% off Minted stationery + custom gifts, cards, etc for you and
Minted will donate 15% back to us.
Our promo code is FUNDRAISEEASTERNCHRISTIAN
Beautiful gifts etc for Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthdays, graduations etc.
Available all year-round! Share with your friends & family!
As of 11/3/2024 - Total Fund Raised $96.33
Get to Know Your PTO!
Lisa VandeVrede
President
Children in 4th, 7th & 9th grades
I wanted to lead the PTO this year to continue to build community, be close to my girls’ educational experience and inspire working moms of all types!
Amy Werner
Vice President
Children in K, 3rd & 4th
It is important to build each other up as we navigate these precious years with our kids.
Allyson Luski
Treasurer
Child in 4th grade
I wanted to be involved with Eastern Christian PTO to help make a positive difference for the students and be more connected to the school community.
Joelle Hallajian
Secretary
Children in 3rd & 4th grades
I joined the UE/MS PTO to serve the needs of our students and staff. As an added bonus I got to know members of our EC community better!
Denielle Battaglino
Communications
Children in 4th & 9th grades
Our family was new to EC in 2023. I wanted to join the PTO to get to know more people, be involved, and give back to this wonderful community. I am looking forward to bridge authentic communication between families and our school in a fun, timely and God honoring way.
Kim Chapman
Hospitality Lead
Child in 7th grade
I joined the PTO because I want to be more involved in the EC community and help support the mission of the school. As a HR professional, I think my skills will lend well to the Hospitality role.