What are Spirit Sticks?
-Spirit Sticks are cute little key chains your child can purchase. 
-They are sold at lunch for $1 (cash). 
-They are either made of silicone or fabric. 
-Kids can choose which spirit sticks they want when they go shopping.
-Spirit Sticks are sold the first Thursday of each month during lunch.
-Spirit Sticks are a form of PTO fundraising.

How can I celebrate my child's birthday?
-The PTO offers three ways to honor your kiddo in a special way: a Birthday Gram, a Facebook Shoutout, or a Birthday Marquee Shoutout.
-A Birthday Gram is a piece of paper with a special message from you, the parents, that is delivered to your child via his or her teacher on the birthday. It is delivered with a birthday Spirit Stick.
-A Facebook Shoutout will say "Happy Birthday CHILD'S NAME" with a cute graphic and be posted on Facebook. The child's last name will not be included (only the first initial of last name).
-A Birthday Marquee Shoutout out will put your child's name on the digital marquee signs at the entrances to FORES! This is a great photo opp!
-All of these can be purchased on the PTO website under "Mustang Market."
-Parents often send in cookies or donuts during children's birthdays as well.
-These birthday purchases is a form of PTO fundraising.

Can I each lunch with my child?
-Yes! You must sign in at the front office and then you can have lunch with your child, either outside or inside, depending on the day!

How can I know about all the events going on? 
-The PTO uses three main channels of communicating information: the PTO Website, the GroupMe (for PTO members), and Facebook/Instagram.
-The PTO will send out monthly calendars each month.
-The PTO will send out monthly newsletters each month.
-Principal Shults will also send out PTO information in her Friday newsletter, the Mustang Corral.

Should I join PTO?
-Yes! Joining does not mean you have to do anything at all. It essentially is a donation to the PTO.
-The PTO has varying levels of membership that have different perks.

What are these "ILMS Parties"?
-In the fall, various families will sign-up to host themed parties. These parties are called "I Love My School" Parties.
-Tickets are sold for these parties.
-All ticket sales go directly to the PTO.
-This is a huge fundraiser!

What is Cowboy Breakfast?
-Cowboy Breakfast, also known as CBB, is the PTO's big Spring Fundraiser. It is essentially a spring carnival and silent auction.
-Each class puts together an auction basket.
-Donations from the local businesses, community members, or FORES families are a vital part of the silent auction.
-It is fun for the whole family.

What does it mean to "pre-check" for events ?
-Whenever the PTO has an event, parents must "pre-check." This requires filling out an online form that allows the front desk staff to have each person's name tag printed out prior to entry.
-This makes the check-in process go smoothly and makes the events much less chaotic!

What are Love Grams? What are Boo Grams?
-Depending on the holiday, these "Grams" are little pieces of paper with an attached Spirit Stick. These can be purchased for entire classes or for your child's friends in his/her class, or in other class.
-They are purchased on the PTO website or with cash.
-This is a form of PTO fundraising.

What kind of events can I look forward to throughout the year?
-The PTO hosts multiple events throughout the year, including: Book Fair Bingo Night, Veteran's Day event, Muffins with Mom, Donuts with Dad, Grandparents' Day, Bike Rodeo, Cowboy Breakfast, and more.

Can I help out with PTO Events?
-Yes, PLEASE! The PTO relies 100% on volunteers. We love any help we can get to make each event and each committee run smoothly!

What do the Room Parents do?
-Room parents will often decorate classroom doors monthly, or find volunteers to decorate the doors (it depends on grade levels).
-Room parents help plan the Holiday Party in December.
-Room parents either coordinate the classroom basket donations for Cowboy Breakfast, or they find a basket representative to handle the task.
-Room parents coordinate teacher gifts for birthdays, Christmas, and the end of the year or Teacher Appreciation Week.
-Room parents will often be form of communication between the PTO and classroom parents.

How can I help honor faculty members?-At the beginning of each year, FORES families can "adopt" a faculty member.-This allows faculty members to feel extra appreciated throughout the year.-Classroom teachers are not adopted since they often receive plenty of love throughout the year and during holidays already!

Faculty Favorite Things?
-At the beginning of each school year, all faculty members will fill out a "Favorite Things" form! This helps families to know all the things our faculty members love. It can be very helpful for adopting staff members, providing gifts, etc.