Sunset Ridge Elementary PTA
Middleton Cross Plains Area School District, Wisconsin
Stop by the PTA Table at Back to School Night 8/27 430-630!
Middleton Cross Plains Area School District, Wisconsin
Hello and welcome to the Sunset Ridge PTA! Please browse our website to see what we're up to this year and volunteer if you can lend a helping hand! Our awesome volunteers are what make our events possible!
Instead of asking our students to sell wrapping paper or coupons throughout the school year, we ask that families make a one-time, tax-deductible donation each fall. We do hold our annual all school fundraiser, our Sun Run, in the fall which helps offset the cost of larger expenditures like the playground. Suggested donation $75/student. A PTA membership is $6/family. Participate as much or as little as you would like. It allows voting power for large purchases. Forms will be distributed at back to school night or the first week of school. We strongly prefer checks (made payable to Sunset Ridge PTA) or Zeffy via QR code below. Please submit the form and payment by September 19th, 2025. No need to return for if Zeffy is used.
Click Here to learn more about what our upper playground will look like and check our fundraising progress!
Scan the QR code below to donate and help us achieve our goals for a Phase 1 Fall install!
AUGUST:
August 23: Kindergarten Playdate 10am-12pm
August 27: Back to School Night 430-630pm - Kona Ice will be there and will donate back 20% to the school!
SEPTEMBER:
September 2: First Day of School
September 17: Homecoming Parade
September 18: Picture Day
OCTOBER:
October 1: Sun Run 8am-12pm (Rain Date 10/3)
October 1: CNO: Noodles and Co.
October 10: Trunk or Treat from 6-8pm (10/24 rain date)
NOVEMBER:
November: Open PTA Meeting
DECEMBER:
December 12: Winter Tea (during school day based on grade)
JANUARY:
FEBRUARY:
February TBD: PTA Open Meeting
MARCH:
APRIL:
April 11: Spring Carnival 6-8pm
MAY:
May 4-8: Staff Appreciation Week
May 29: Hot Dog Picnic
JUNE:
June 8th Grade Celebration at Lakeview Park
Family involvement promotes student success! Students with involved parents are more likely to:
Earn higher grades and test scores, have better attendance, and have fewer problems in school.
How parent involvement affects student achievement:
It may be one of the least controversial statements in American education: Parent involvement can make a difference in a child's education. Two-thirds of teachers surveyed (Public Agenda, 2003) believed that their students would perform better in school if their parents were more involved in their child's education, while 72% of parents say children of uninvolved parents sometimes "fall through the cracks" in schools (Johnson & Duffett, 2003).
While virtually all schools promote parent involvement, there are different types, ranging from encouraging volunteering and fundraising to providing parents with home-based learning activities. Joyce Epstein of the John Hopkins University, Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships, one of the nations leading experts on parent involvement, has divided school parent involvement programs into six broad categories:
•• Parenting, Communicating, Volunteering, Learning at home, Decision-making, Community collaboration ••
Effective parent involvement comes when a true partnership exists between schools and families. Creating that partnership, especially around academics, is what works for student achievement.
Sunset Ridge offers many ways to be involved. Our PTA offers both morning and evening meetings, events, activities and volunteer opportunities. Additionally, your child's classroom and specials teachers often need volunteers to help throughout the year. Your involvement at Sunset Ridge (large or small) is always welcomed and appreciated, so Thank You!!