Welcome to

Elwell PTO

Elwell Elementary School's Parent-Teacher Organization | Johnstown, CO

We did it!

We reached our Big Kahuna Goal! Thank you to all of our students & families for making this our best year yet!

Some key dates:

Tues, Sept 29th: Order forms due back at school
Mon, Oct 5th: Last day of online sales (close at midnight)
Oct 27th: Product Delivery

THANK YOU!

More fundraisers →

Announcements & News

We love our Elwell families! You are a huge part of making the school an amazing place. Here's to a great year!

Clubs

If you are interested in running or helping with an after school club please reach out to elwellelementarypto@gmail.com.

Chess Club (3-5th grade)
Led by PTO President Cassie!
1st & 3rd Tuesdays. Starts Oct 6.

100 Mile Club (3-5th grade)
Wednesdays from 8-8:20am and 3:35-4pm.
The goal is to run 100 miles throughout the year!

Book Club (1-3rd grade)
Led by volunteer Nick and 4 others!
2nd & 4th Thursdays, 3:45-4:15pm. Starts Oct 8.
Each session includes a read aloud from The Magic Treehouse series and a craft. Sign ups now closed.

Lego Club (3-5th grade)
Thursdays starting Oct 1.
Sign-ups now closed.

5th Grade Choir
Thursdays from 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Mark these dates on your calendar:

October 8 & 15
November 5 & 12
December 3
January 14 & 21
February 4 & 11
March 4 & 11
April 8 & 15
May 6 & 13

Monthly Newsletters

▶ October 2026

▶ September 2026 (english and espanol)

▶ August 2026

Upcoming Events

October

10/2: Kinder Field Trip
10/5: Last day of Big Kahuna online sales
10/7: 100 Mile Club
10/14-15: Book Fair!!
10/14-15: Parent/Teacher Conferences
10/16: NO SCHOOL
10/19: NO SCHOOL
10/22: PTO Meeting
10/26-29: "You Belong" Project (info coming)
10/27: Big Kahuna Delivery
10/29: Costume Parade!
10/29: Trunk or Treat
10/30: NO SCHOOL

Full Elwell School Calendar →

Sponsor Snack Cart! 🍪

We are seeking sponsors for our monthly snack cart, if you own a business and would like to sponsor a snack cart please reach out to hollyjorgensen.elwell@gmail.com for more information.

Get Involved

PTO Meetings

Monthly PTO meetings are held every third Thursday of the month. All parents and guardians are invited to the meeting! We partner with Roosevelt High School Interact Club to provide childcare during our meetings.

Our next meeting is: Thurs, Oct 22 at 3:45pm at Elwell

Dates are subject to change due to schedule conflicts with the school. We will announce any calendar changes as they arise.

Click here to see the 26-27 PTO Agenda

The Latest from Facebook:

Volunteer With Us!

Did you know the PTO is 100% volunteer-run? If you’d like to join us, there are lots of ways you can help! Fill out our form to get started:

Volunteer Form

Not sure what you’re signing up for?

Here are some tasks our volunteers regularly do:

Make copies
Laminate
Read to kids
Prep Friday folders
Hang student work
Support school events (like field day!)
Decorate bulletin boards
Label books in the library

We also run events like movie nights, the color run, and trunk-or-treat.

Here's what our Liaisons and Volunteers did this month:

Worked hard to get the Big Kahuna fundraiser rolled out!

Worked the movie night fundraiser

Cleaned the PTO closet

Copies, copies, and more copies!

Put together Friday folders

Laminated, cut, sorted

Organized new curriculum!

Updated bulletin boards

Posted tons of info on our facebook page

Thank you for a great 25-26 School Year!

Thank you to all our volunteers and sponsors for a very successful 2025/2026 school year, we appreciate you all for everything you did to contribute to Elwell.