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Help Us Earn FREE MONEY!

August 31, 2011 By

The MVES PTO Free Money program brings in thousands of dollars each year for our school. And the best part…it doesn’t cost you a thing!   Here are the ways you can help MVES:

(click here to download the flier)
  • Box Tops: Just clip and turn in! Check all the items you purchase for the Box Top label. Cut out neatly around the dotted line and send in to school in a ziplock bag labeled with your Teacher’s name and the number of Box Tops. MVES receives 10¢ for each box top.
  • Capri Suns: Drink all of the juice, toss the straw, and place in a ziplock baggie with your teacher’s name and the amount in the pouch. MVES earns $.02 for each pouch turned in.
  • Tyson Chicken Box and Bag Labels: Another clip and turn in! Check all the Tyson Chicken products for the Tyson Project A+ label, cut out neatly and send in to school. MVES receives 42¢ for each label.
  • Phones & Ink: Send in your old cell phones, used ink cartridges, video game systems, laptops, MP3, digital cameras, digital video cameras, or GPS devices. They’ll be recycled and we earn free money—up to $350 per item! Good for the environment and good for us. This program is being offered through Cell Phone, Laptop, Gold & Silver Jewelry Recycling Fundraiser.
  • Bloom: Sign up your Bloom Breeze card at www.shopbloom.com (school code 01034) and shop as usual. We earn free money just from your regular grocery purchases!
  • Giant: Sign up your Giant store card at www.giantfood.com (school code 01945) and shop as usual. We receive free money from their A+ School Rewards program.
  • Harris Teeter: Harris Teeter has been a dedicated sponsor of many PTO events including our PTO Social at Meet the Teacher this Friday. Please support our sponsors and sign up your Harris Teeter VIC card at www.harristeeter.com (school code 6871) and shop as usual. We receive free money from their Together in Education program.
  • Target: Sign up your Target REDcard at www.target.com (school code 110752) and shop as usual. We receive up to 1% of your purchases from their Take Charge of Education program.

BOX TOPS and Capri Suns competition coming in September.

Keep collecting! 

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PTO Releases Event Calendar

August 30, 2011 By

The MVES PTO Event Calendar is now available on our website: www.mountainviewpto.org. Be sure to enter your email address on the home page to receive updates from the PTO and important event information.  We have many new events and ideas for this year and have packed a calendar full of fun! You can also click here to download the calendar.

Upcoming Events:

  • 09/02    PTO Social at Meet the Teacher, MVES, 8:45 AM – Sponsored by Harris Teeter – FREE SNACKS!
  • 09/19-10/14     Fall Box Tops Class Competition – Classes vote for a surprise prize!
  • 09/20 & 09/22     Back to School Night Contest – Teachers with the most PTO members will be entered to win a $100 Supply Card!
  • 09/26-09/30    MVES Football Spirit Week – Show your school spirit! More info coming soon…
  • 09/27    PTO General Membership Meeting, MVES Library, 4 PM – Join the PTO for a chance to win an iPod Touch and $50 App Store Gift Card!
  • 10/01    MVES Fall Festival and Staff Flag Football Game, MVES Field, 3-6 PM (rain date 10/15) – Moon bounce, Games, Prizes, Food and MORE!
  • 10/07    Popcorn Friday – don’t forget your quarter for this all-time favorite snack!

Be sure to get your membership/volunteer form in so that you’ll receive the call for volunteers as we start planning each activity. Volunteering is a great way to meet all of the wonderful families at MVES and a terrific way to give back and make our school the best in Prince William County!

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PTO Social at Meet the Teacher

August 29, 2011 By

Welcome Back! 

We’re ready to launch a new year of fun and exciting activities.

Please join us on Friday, Sept. 2nd at 8:45 AM for yummy treats provided by Harris Teeter! You’ll be able to catch up with friends, enjoy a snack and learn more about the PTO initiatives for this year. The PTO Social is a FREE event to kick off a fun morning of meeting your new teachers for this year.

**Be sure to link your Harris Teeter VIC card at www.harristeeter.com to school code 6871!
Times to remember:

  • 8:45 AM     PTO Social
  • 9:00 AM     Meet the Teacher: Returning Students
  • 10:00 AM     Meet the Teacher: Kindergarteners and New Student Orientation

Join the PTO while you’re there!

  • The first 25 families to join receive 1 FREE MVES T-Shirt (while supplies last – sizes limited).
  • The teacher with the highest percentage of families joining receives a $100 supply gift card.
  • Join the PTO and be entered into a drawing for an 8 GB iPod touch, navy outfit gloss case, home and car charger, blue earbuds and a $50 App Store Gift Card.
  • Help us avoid wrapping paper sales!!  For every $10 you donate to the PTO Fall Fundraiser, you receive an additional entry to win the iPod touch prize. (winner announced during December BINGO) 

Click here to download the PTO Membership Form.

JUMP IN! SEND IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP FORM TODAY!

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Aug. 26th is Women’s Equality Day

August 26, 2011 By

According to the National Women’s History Project (www.nwhp.org):

“At the behest of Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), in 1971 the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day.”

The date was selected to commemorate the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. This was the culmination of a massive, peaceful civil rights movement by women that had its formal beginnings in 1848 at the world’s first women’s rights convention, in Seneca Falls, New York.

The observance of Women’s Equality Day not only commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, but also calls attention to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality. Workplaces, libraries, organizations, and public facilities now participate with Women’s Equality Day programs, displays, video showings, or other activities.”

The MVES PTO encourages all members that are eligible to remember to exercise their rights and vote on Nov. 8th, 2011.

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Fall Festival and Football Game

August 10, 2011 By

Mark Your Calendar!

MVES Fall Festival and Staff Football Game

Saturday, October 1st

MVES Field

3-6 PM

Football, Games, Moon Bounce, Food, and MUCH MORE!

More information coming soon…

Get ready to JUMP IN! We’ll be sending out a call for volunteers mid-September.

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