The Seven Oaks Elementary School PTA would like to thank all the parents and students who came out to Open House! Don’t forget that if you didn’t sign up for PTA at Meet the Teacher or Open House, it’s not too late.
Mark your calendars! The SOES PTA will hold the next General Membership Meeting on November 16th. Time will be announced in November.
SOES PTA began their 4th year supporting the “All Pro Dads” Program on Friday September 23rd starting at 8:30am in the Media Center. All Pro Dads is a school-based program that brings dads together with their kids at their child’s school.
Dads gather monthly with their children and other dads to discuss topics relevant to school-age children and to take part in fun bonding activities. The dads leave with practical parenting tips they can take home and implement immediately and the kids leave with memories to last a lifetime. This program will be held once a month.
SOES PTA will be hosting a Fall Festival this year in lieu of the Spring Fling! Please note that parents and children under 2 do NOT need an arm band for the Fall Festival. Wristbands are NOW ON SALE at $8 for PTA members or $10 for non-PTA members. The wristbands only need to be purchased for children. Fall Festival will be Friday, October 7th from 6pm – 8:30pm. We are currently accepting raffle items, if interested please contact Melissaottoline@gmail.com.
Lastly, our students will now be able to enjoy recess on the playground despite the hot Florida sun! The sun shade is 48 x 33 feet across and 12 feet high with a price tag of just over $20,000. It was designed and installed by Creative Shade Solutions, a local Tarpon Springs company.
The SOES PTA launched the “Raise The Shade” fundraising campaign in May 2015 and were able to raise over $12,000 in just one school year through the Boosterthon Fun Run, Movie Nights, Spring Fling, selfie stations, All Pro Dads, and many other events.
However, the project could not have been completed without the generous contributions from Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, Florida Executive Realty, New Tampa Pediatric Dental (Dr. Bezera), and Publix who were the major sponsors for this project. Sentinel Advisors and Jarred Bunch Consulting also made generous donations.