The Alder Creek Parent Teacher Organization is here to help enrich and support the parent - teacher - student community at ACMS. We welcome your ideas and input at any time via email, aldercreekpto@gmail.com. All parents are considered members of our PTO. There are many ways to be involved in PTO activities; the opportunities vary in commitment and we are grateful for any time you have to give. Here's to a great year!
Thursday, October 8th, 10 am via Zoom: PTO Meeting
October 13th - 14th: Amazon Prime Days
Wednesday, October 28th: Transition to Hybrid Model
Upcoming Events
ACMS PTO Meeting
Thursday, October 8th, 10 am
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Join us to find out more about what we’re doing and what you can do to help! Please email aldercreekpto@gmail.com for the Zoom meeting information.
Here's your chance to make a change and give your input!
Amazon Prime Days
October 13th - 14th
The ACMS PTO strongly encourages you to shop locally whenever you can. Many local businesses contribute products and money to our school and we want to be sure to support them in return. However - we understand that Amazon is a popular shopping platform, and want to let you know those purchases can also benefit our school. You can make a difference while you shop Amazon Prime Day deals on October 13th and 14th. Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/94-3467147 and select "Alder Creek Middle School PTO" or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app and AmazonSmile donates to Alder Creek Middle School PTO.
Transition to Hybrid Learning Model
October 28th
Our school district is planning on transitioning to a hybrid model of instruction on Wednesday, October 28th, and reopening schools for in-person instruction on October 29th. Focusing on safety is top priority. Please refer to pages 28-34 in the Guidebook for Familieswhere health and safety protocols are outlined in detail. Please also refer the new FAQ sheetspecific to reopening our schools and the transition to hybrid instruction. Here is the tentative draft of the ACMS Hybrid Daily Bell Schedule.
Past Events
PTO Meeting Summary
You don't know what you're missing until you join us for a meeting! Here's the opportunity to read the summary of our last PTO meeting:
Thank you to everyone who attended the Panda Express Fundraiser on September 28th! We will plan other days for fundraising efforts such as this throughout the year.
Other News
Programs Supported by the PTO
The PTO funds programs and events which enrich our students' experiences at ACMS. Some things we have supported recently:
All students received their textbooks in an ACMS Cougar string bag at materials pickup, courtesy of the PTO. Raley's O.N.E. donated the paper bags for school supplies - thank you!
For Staff Appreciation Week last spring, we supported our community while showing our staff appreciation by purchasing gift cards to local businesses
The PTO typically pays for field trips for each grade during the school year
And more! See Meeting Summaries in the next session, and join us at our next meeting to learn more about the PTO!
What's Happening at School?
At Alder Creek Middle School we encourage middle schoolers to be responsible and self motivated. With this in mind, there is a daily bulletin to inform students of club meetings, sports tryouts and school schedules. The daily bulletin, as well as past bulletins, the weekly Cougar News and the calendar of events, are available on the ACMS school website. Everything is in the lower right corner of the website. Stay in the know!
Ongoing Programs
Support our Local Truckee/Tahoe Merchants!
ACMS PTO encourages you to shop locally! Please support our local merchants and thank them for the generous support that they give our school. For those items that you can only find online, please remember to sign up for and use Amazon Smile and Benefit.
Grocery Outlet School Rebate Program
Our local Grocery Outlet is offering a school rebate program! BEFORE PAYING at checkout, tell the cashier that you are supporting Alder Creek Middle School. The cashier will type in a code that tags that transaction total as supporting Alder Creek, and they will donate 5% of the total right back to the school!
Use Amazon Smile!
Please be sure to use the link http://smile.amazon.comto make your online Amazon purchases. Choose "Alder Creek Middle School PTO" as the organization your purchases will benefit. A portion of your purchases will be donated to our PTO.
Box Tops Update!
Here's the deal on Box Tops!Traditional Box Tops clips are being phased out, but may continue to be found on many products throughout the store. Once school opens, you may drop these off in the front office for collection.
The Box Tops program has turned digital. If you see the new label, download the new Box Tops app and scan your receipts. The app will find participating products purchased at any store and instantly add cash to your school's earnings online.
Take a minute in the parking lot of the grocery store or when you get home to scan your receipt. OR - you may drop receipts off at school when it reopens and we will scan them in.
You may also submit receipts from online shopping or grocery pickup. See instructions to submit these here.
Benefit
Shop like you normally do, but when it’s time to checkout, reach for the Benefit mobile app. Purchase digital gift cards and redeem at the register or online. Up to 20% of your purchase price will go to support Alder Creek Middle School.
