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Back-to-School Staff Luncheon & Raffle

Chair: PTA Board

Every year the PTA and Wheeler community likes to welcome back the Wheeler staff with a catered lunch and a fun raffle, giving teachers the option to pick from gift cards, items from their wish list, and/or special presents made/donated by the community.

Student/Parent Directory

Chair: PTA Board

Wheeler staff is not able to share student/parent contact information with the community. Therefore, the PTA has created a directory to give the Wheeler community access to the grade level your student is in. The collection of this information happens once per year. Be sure to fill this out at the beginning of each school year for your access to your student's grade level info.

This is the only way you will have contacts for birthday and playdate invites!

Open House

Chair:

We have a table at the open house for you to visit; this is a great place to start or end. You will receive information about the student directory, spirit wear, volunteer opportunities, and becoming a part of the PTA.

Website

Chair: Lana Noack

We started our website in 2023 to give the community easy access to upcoming events.

Outdoor Family Movie Night

Chair: Susan Stuart Co-Chair: Nicole Emerson

Each September we present a popular kids' movie on our very own grounds.

Yearbook

Chair: Shelby Pope Co-Chair: Laura Nagle Co-Chair:

This is a job for a village! And Wheeler is just that—a village of parents, teachers, and students who create memories all year long. The yearbook is an easy way for us to remember classmates, events, and so much more.

Each year, the cover is designed by a student in 5th grade!

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!

Spirit Wear

Chair: Lana Noack Co-Chair: Traci Gemberling

Help with the design for the upcoming school year as well as the order platform for the community to order spirit wear. Once the order is placed, the chair helps with distribution.

Wednesday Munchies

Chair: Laura Campbell

The kids get dismissed early, but the staff uses this time to get caught up and plan ahead. One Wednesday each month, the PTA and community treats the teachers to Wednesday Munchies in the teacher's lounge!

Classroom Parties & Room Parent CoordinatION

Chair: Metta West Co-Chair:

CLASSROOM PARTIES COORDINATION:

The PTA facilitates two afternoons of classroom parties throughout the school year. Fall Classroom Parties are in October, and Valentine's Classroom Parties are in February. The chairs coordinate with school admin, room parents, and party volunteers to facilitate planning and execution!

Don't worry; the structure is already in place! Chairs just need to be available for:

Oct. 7, 2025 - Party-planning meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 31, 2025 - Fall parties day (around 1-3:30 p.m.)
Jan. 20, 2026 - Party-planning meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 12, 2026 - Valentine's parties day (around 1-3:30 p.m.)

ROOM PARENT COORDINATION:

Before we even start planning the parties, the Classroom Parties & Room Parent Chairs get the list of room parents (one Room Parent/Guardian per classroom; signup is sent by classroom teachers in their welcome email) and touch base with them throughout the year about events or ideas, such as coordinating group holiday gifts for teachers.

Please note: We ask that Classroom Parties & Room Parent Chairs don't also sign up to be room parents. That way chairs can pop into all the classrooms during classroom parties and fill in wherever if needed!

Corporate Donations & Sponsorships

Chair:

Our community businesses are AMAZING, from $5 gift cards to large monetary sponsorships that help to make the events hosted at Wheeler possible.

Book Fair with The Pancake Man

Chair: Cassidy Hines Co-Chair:

November means BOOK FAIR at Wheeler! It's always a fan favorite, but PTA makes it even better by bringing in The Pancake Man!

Family Nights

Chair: Kristi Tredway

We all love to dine out—especially when a percentage of our tab goes back to the school's PTA!

Keep your eye out for the next family night and help support that restaurant and your PTA.

Trunk-or-Treat

Chair: Kelsey Urban Co-Chair: Laura Campbell

This is always a popular event with clever costumes + creatively decorated trunks + candy donated by the community! This event requires volunteers as well as candy donations. Be on the lookout for how you can be a part of this amazing night.

Staff Appreciation Week

Chair: Kelsey Byman Co-Chair: NEEDED

Co-Chair: NEEDED Co-Chair: NEEDED

We love spending a week celebrating the teachers and staff at Wheeler. Every day we treat them to notes, gifts, breakfast, lunch, and more!

Blood Drive

Chair: Abby Zoellner Co-Chair: Jess Banion

Wheeler an annual blood drive. This event is put on by the American Red Cross. Pint-Size Heroes are our Wheeler kiddos who learn the importance of donating blood and recruit the adults in their lives to donate life! What a rewarding event, knowing it's saving lives!

Parent-Teacher Conference Meal

Chair: Brenda Keller

Teachers are busy, busy on conference nights, so we like to treat them to a meal to keep them going!

Art to Remember

Chair: Laura Nagle

This is an easy way to make keepsakes of your kids' favorite art projects AND give a little back to the school PTA.

Annual Carnival & Fundraiser

This event is the PTA's most profitable event that allows us to give back to the school and community. There are so many parts and people involved to make this event a total success!

Carnival Chair

Chair: Lana Noack Co-Chair: NEEDED

The person behind the magic! This person coordinates vendors, requests sponsorships, and oversees the event. Co-chair would gathers volunteers, groups, and vendors and stays in touch and delegates the day of the carnival.

Silent Auction

Chair: Haley Byers

The PTA puts together a silent auction like no other! This person contacts businesses in the area for donations and puts together baskets based on community donations.

In 2024 we had over 50 baskets sold!

Bake Walk

Chair: Brenda Keller

Who doesn't love a bake walk?! It's a game like musical chairs, but you win a treat at the end!

Why Join PTA?

🐾Get Connected. There’s no better way to know what’s happening in your school.

🐾Discover Great Resources.The PTA offers a variety of programs designed for parents as well as students.

🐾Tap Into a Network. PTA functions are opportunities to meet other parents and teachers, building rapport and discussing issues that are on your mind. You can share ideas, concerns, and experiences.

🐾Watch Yourself Grow. By volunteering with your PTA, you put your skills and hobbies to use for a noble cause—your child and all children in the community.

🐾Speak Up. PTA can be a way for you to more effectively suggest change at your child’s school.

🐾Witness Improvement. By getting involved at your child’s school, you’ll be part of the solution, helping make positive changes. Local PTAs play an important role in fundraising to provide building improvements, curriculum-based programs, and social events.

🐾Be a Role Model. By becoming a PTA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.

🐾HAVE FUN!🐾

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