HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA

5625 Northfield Parkway | Troy, MI 48098 | Phone: (248) 823 - 4400 | Fax: (248) 823 - 4413

 

Please feel free to reach out to us at hamiltontroypta@gmail.com with ideas or suggestions you have for the PTA. Have a wonderful summer and we look forward to seeing you at our first PTA meeting of the new school year! On behalf of the Hamilton PTA, welcome and Go Hawks!

 

 

Committee	Committee Description	Committee Chair
Assemblies	Committee is responsible for planning and managing school assemblies. Responsibilities include identifying assembly participants/vendors, price negotiation, budget setting & management, as well as facilities management. Committee chair will be responsible for communicating and working directly with principal and staff for all assemblies. Assemblies plan and budget must be reviewed and approved by PTA Board.	Angie Lentner
Bagel Days	Committee will communicate ordering process, as well as collect, place, and sort bagels for distribution. Committee chair will identify bagel vendors and negotiate pricing.	Angie Lentner
Communications	Committee chair will assist with drafting and publishing communications on behalf of PTA, as well as assisting other committee chairs with event / program communications. Communication channels include but are not limited to PTA Facebook page, PTA website, Twitter, etc.	Patty Joliat
Family Picnic	This committee is responsible for planning the annual family picnic in the spring. Responsibilities include event planning, budget setting & management, vendor selection & management, as well as setup / cleanup of event. Committee chair will be responsible for organizing volunteers and working directly with Communications chair on messaging. Event plan and budget must be reviewed and approved by PTA Board.	Erika McDaniel
Fifth Grade Class   Party	This committee is chaired by a parent of an incoming 5th grader at the start of the school year. Committee at a minimum will plan the annual 5th grade class party with teachers, establish and maintain a budget, secure venue and vendors, and provide regular budget updates to PTA Executive Board.	Kate Ordway
Hamilton Sign	Chair will work with PTA Executive Board and Principal to ensure Hamilton Sign reflects upcoming events and announcements.	Kristen Wulff
Hamilton Rewards	Purpose of this committee is to raise awareness of current programs to support Hamilton: Box Tops, Kroger, Target, and Amazon. Committee will communicate enrollment process, as well as share program results with PTA Board.	Andrea Brown
Jog-a-thon	The Jog-a-thon is the largest fundraiser organized annually by the PTA. This committee is responsible for planning our annual fundraising event. Responsibilities include event planning, budget setting & management, soliciting corporate sponsors, as well as setup / cleanup of event. Committee chair will be responsible for organizing volunteers and working directly with Communications chair on messaging. Event plan and budget must be reviewed and approved by PTA Board.	Brooke Bowers
Picture Day	This committee manages student picture day in September, as well as retakes in November. The committee chair will work directly with vendor and staff to ensure classes arrive as planned.	Wendy Yee
Newcomers/ Kindergarten Welcome	This committee is responsible for welcoming new students, including incoming kindergartners and their families on the first day of school. The committee will provide an informational folder to new students and their parents. Committee chair is responsible for planning and budget of materials for folders.	Colleen Dimitrijevski
Parent/Daughter Parent/Son	Two separate events: This committee plans events for parent(s) and their daughters or sons. Chair organizes volunteers to help at events with registration, planning, decorations, and set up/clean up.	Kelly Dorner (Parent / Daughter) Jillian Pettinato (Parent / Son)
Restaurant Nights	Solicit local restaurants to participate in dining for dollars every two months. Committee creates flyers for distribution and coordinates email reminders with Communications chair. Committee chair is responsible for negotiating dining for dollars percentages, as well as arranging for money collection from local business.	Nicole Reinkensmeyer
Room Parent Coordinator	Chair is responsible for organizing room parents across all grades to plan classroom parties and classroom teacher gifts throughout the school year. Chair will identify one room parent from each grade to attend PTA meetings. Room parents will work directly with parents and staff to collect class funds, organize class room parties and events, as well as attend PTA meetings as a grade representative.	Sara Ahmed
School Supply Kits	PTA offers school supplies kits for each grade level. Take orders in spring and organize pick-up for distribution before the beginning of school.	Kate Ordway
Spirit Wear	Committee is responsible for communicating the ordering process, as well as collection, placement, tracking, and arrangement for distribution. Chair is responsible for identifying merchandise vendors and negotiating pricing for Hamilton branded products.	Kristen Wulff
Staff Appreciation	Organizes lunches and special events to thank our staff for their dedication to our students. Chair requests volunteers to bring in dishes, as well as set up and clean-up for events. This committee also coordinates a special before-school breakfast or a lunch in May, as part of Teacher Appreciation Week.	Courtney Spangler
Website	Maintain and update PTA website to support our goal of improving communications between parents, staff, and PTA Board. Chair will work directly with administrative staff to update PTA website. Maintenance includes announcements, calendar, etc.	Pam Sims

 

PTA Meeting Dates

All are welcome!!

PTA meetings start at 7:00 p.m.

 

September PTA Minutes

OCTOBER PTA MINUTES

NOVEMBER PTA MINUTES

JANUARY PTA MINUTES

FEBRUARY PTA MINUTES

March PTA MINUTES

 

Hamilton PTA Bylaws

Hamilton Elementary PTA Volunteer Form

Hamilton elementary pta reimbursement or check request

Lunch Clinic Sign- up

Media Center Volunteer sign- up

 

 

Hamilton PTA has many opportunities to volunteer. We have listed some of our various volunteer opportunities below. To sign up to volunteer click on the links.

Clinic Volunteers The PTA organizes volunteers to work in the clinic each day during lunch so Mrs. Zoll and Mrs. Trivedi can have their lunch breaks. They are both very grateful for this support. Clinic volunteers work approximately noon - 1:15 pm.	Clinic Volunteer  Sign up
Bagel Day Volunteers Please consider signing up to help us with bagel distribution on bagel days.  You will arrive at 8:40, check in at the office, and find the bagel cupboard in the office work room.  All instructions are on that cupboard.  It's actually quite simple!  You should be out of there around 9:00/9:05.  You can bring your children, they can help deliver the bagels.	Bagel Day Volunteer Sign Up
Media Center/Library Volunteers Hamilton Library volunteers help check in books, put books away on the shelves, and help K-2 students check books out. Thank you for your help!	Library Volunteer  Sign Up

 

 

 

Easy Ways to Support the PTA and Raise Money!

 

Hamilton participates with Kroger Community Rewards program, and we collect Box Tops for Education. The money from these programs support our PTA and benefit our students.  Here’s how you can help!

GO TO YOUR COMPUTER AND SIGN UP FOR:                                                           

Kroger Community Rewards: Shop at Kroger with your Kroger Plus Card, and Hamilton earns money. Sign-up at www.krogercommunityrewards.com. Simply  go to the website, create an account and designate Hamilton as your organization to support. Either search for Hamilton Elementary or use our ID# of 84036. Sign up once, and Hamilton continues to benefit from your shopping each year (no re-enrollment is needed).

Last school year we had approximately 60 families signed up and raised almost $1,600. PLEASE help us reach our goal of 100 families participating this year! This is the absolute easiest  way to earn money for our school!

CLIP AND SEND TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR STUDENT:

                                                                     

  

Box Tops: Box Tops offers an easy way to earn cash for our school through buying groceries. Simply purchase items with the Box Top logo, cut out the Box Top Official Coupon from the package or box, collect them in a baggie, and send them to school. Each Box Top is worth a dime to our school.  Please remember Box Tops have an expiration date, so don’t hold onto them too long.  Visit www.boxtops4education.com  for more information.

Also, Box Tops now offers an app for your phone. The Box Tops Bonus App can be easily be linked to Hamilton. The app gives bonus Box Tops  to our school when certain items are purchased, and the receipt is then scanned to the site. The app has some great deals for our school, please check it out!

Last school year we earned over $1,200 from Box Tops. The collection box for Box Tops is located in the office  Also, the PTA will sponsor an October Back to School Box Top Challenge again. Each classroom will compete for the most Box Tops collected, and the top three classes receive a prize. Look for more information to come home in October.

AMAZON SMILE:

Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Support your charitable organization by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com. 

Thank you for supporting the PTA. Please take the time do these simple things! It’s free and easy, plus our kids and our teachers benefit from it. Keep up the good work!