Beacon PTO

Activities

Beacon PTO has a two-fold mission:

• to build community within the school and our families, and
• to raise funds for projects and activities and programs throughout the school year.

Community Building

Much of our community building happens through a series of regular family events at the school, designed to bring the community together to have fun and build relationships. Additionally, we have one parent volunteer for each elementary classroom that helps parents stay connected to school and PTO information. This parent also arranges for two or more classroom gatherings outside of school during the year to help facilitate relationships. The yearly schedule of events is announced each fall.

Fundraising

Beacon PTO is committed to keeping our fundraising activities manageable each year, and so we limit our active fundraising to a few select situations.

Beacon Dash

The main fundraising campaign each year is the Beacon Dash, a direct-ask campaign involving the whole school that culminates in a day outside with activities such as dunking the principal in the dunk tank, obstacle courses and music!

Our goal is to use this campaign to raise the entire PTO budget for the next year. Students and families solicit monetary pledges/donations to contribute to this school-wide effort, and we celebrate our progress with school-wide incentives.

Donate HERE for funds to go towards the Beacon Dash.

Sales

Each fall, the Middle School students sells Butter Braids to raise money for the 8th grade graduation, school dances and end of school field trip.  Each spring, the 5th grade students sell flowers from a local greenhouse to raise money for their 5th grade spring trip to Wolf Ridge Environmental Center.

Purchase fun school spirit items HERE through our Square site.

Round Water Bottle Sticker

Ollie Water Bottle Sticker

Small Window Cling

Ollie Plush Animal

PTO Membership Information

We encourage all families at Beacon to become members of Beacon PTO, no matter how many meetings or events you can attend. We welcome parents and grandparents of current students, along with current teachers and staff members. The more voices and perspectives, the better we can serve our school community.

Membership in the PTO is $15 per family per year. Members are given a vote in all PTO business meetings, are able to serve as a committee chair for events and fundraisers, and are also able to serve on the PTO Board of Directors.

To join, fill out a membership form and drop it off in the school office with your $15 cash or check (made out to Beacon PTO).

Beacon Parent Teacher Organization is a registered 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax deductible and can be made any time of the year! Many Employers in the metro will provide matching funds when you donate.

If you wish to contribute financially to Beacon Academy, kindly mail your check to:

Beacon PTO, 3415 Louisiana Ave N, Crystal, MN 55427