-Family night idea--Spaghetti Night at home. Have everyone eat a pasta dish and share photos on your social media.
-Restaurant “Blessings”--Mountainview is selecting locally owned restaurants. They will encourage families to eat at the chosen restaurant for a week (so the restaurant isn’t overwhelmed with one day). In exchange, the restaurant will donate a gift card that the PTA will then use in an opportunity drawing for all students. The PTA is not using these as a fundraiser, as they have determined fundraising isn’t needed. Instead, it will help a local business and provide something fun for the kids.
-One unit has a plush mascot that will be going room to room as a reward for spirit wear participation.
-Padlet was recommended as a program to submit photos for yearbook.
-Fall ideas--pumpkin parade, decorated car parade, online craft pumpkins contest and online costume contest(send in pictures for judging).
-Looking for ideas for trivia night vendors or family game nights. A unit recommended--Liveactionattractions.com
-Spirit week ideas--tying them to themed weeks (Kindness, Red Ribbon, etc.)
-Zumba Zoom night
-Virtual game night or art night
-Scavenger hunts for families of items that can be found in their homes
-Paint rocks with your school colors or mascot and hide them along walking trails near your school. As families find them have them take photos and share them with your social media.
-Virtual field trips- fieldtripzoom.com
-Flat mascot that kids take photos with and share to the school (a la Flat Stanley).
-Buddy postcards-- Have parents opt in and complete a Google form with their child's information. Students are then paired up- one lower grade student with an upper grade student. The PTA created postcards that were stamped and addressed for each buddy that they used to send back and forth.
-Virtual costume contest.
-Magician workshop where they teach you tricks you can do with household items.
-Gardening kits so kids can have a personal garden.
-Chalk the Walk-- Give kids a theme to create sidewalk masterpieces. Parents send in photos of them and they are turned into collages. (See an example here)
-Pumpkin-pallooza-- Decorate your pumpkin and send in a photo.
-A school is using their Scholastic Dollars in conjunction with a book donation drive to get books into the hands of their students. They have purchased books for all grade levels using Scholastic dollars and sorted the donations into grade levels as well. They took these books and bundled them for families to grab during a drive-thru pick-up. (Helps with AR and literacy.)
-Strut your mutt- Share a photo of you with your pet
-Virtual Career Fair- James Foster did their Career Fair all online this year. Check it out here.
-Restaurant “Blessings”--Mountainview is selecting locally owned restaurants. They will encourage families to eat at the chosen restaurant for a week (so the restaurant isn’t overwhelmed with one day). In exchange, the restaurant will donate a gift card that the PTA will then use in an opportunity drawing for all students. The PTA is not using these as a fundraiser, as they have determined fundraising isn’t needed. Instead, it will help a local business and provide something fun for the kids.
-One unit has a plush mascot that will be going room to room as a reward for spirit wear participation.
-Padlet was recommended as a program to submit photos for yearbook.
-Fall ideas--pumpkin parade, decorated car parade, online craft pumpkins contest and online costume contest(send in pictures for judging).
-Looking for ideas for trivia night vendors or family game nights. A unit recommended--Liveactionattractions.com
-Spirit week ideas--tying them to themed weeks (Kindness, Red Ribbon, etc.)
-Zumba Zoom night
-Virtual game night or art night
-Scavenger hunts for families of items that can be found in their homes
-Paint rocks with your school colors or mascot and hide them along walking trails near your school. As families find them have them take photos and share them with your social media.
-Virtual field trips- fieldtripzoom.com
-Flat mascot that kids take photos with and share to the school (a la Flat Stanley).
-Buddy postcards-- Have parents opt in and complete a Google form with their child's information. Students are then paired up- one lower grade student with an upper grade student. The PTA created postcards that were stamped and addressed for each buddy that they used to send back and forth.
-Virtual costume contest.
-Magician workshop where they teach you tricks you can do with household items.
-Gardening kits so kids can have a personal garden.
-Chalk the Walk-- Give kids a theme to create sidewalk masterpieces. Parents send in photos of them and they are turned into collages. (See an example here)
-Pumpkin-pallooza-- Decorate your pumpkin and send in a photo.
-A school is using their Scholastic Dollars in conjunction with a book donation drive to get books into the hands of their students. They have purchased books for all grade levels using Scholastic dollars and sorted the donations into grade levels as well. They took these books and bundled them for families to grab during a drive-thru pick-up. (Helps with AR and literacy.)
-Strut your mutt- Share a photo of you with your pet
-Virtual Career Fair- James Foster did their Career Fair all online this year. Check it out here.