You can also send a Venmo to @southpto but please be sure to include your first and last name and the number of tickets you are purchasing! Payments can be made at Halloween Movie Night South School Spooktacular with cash, check, or with Venmo as well! Pay early and be entered to win free Kona Ice!
South Elementary PTO's Tiger Tickets
We are off to a great start with our Tiger Tickets Raffle Fundraiser! In one week, we have raised almost $10,000! WAY TO GO TIGERS! EVERY class has participated! If we get our student participation up to 60% by this Friday Oct 10th, EVERY student will get an extra prize!
Please remember, if you send a Venmo for your ticket purchases, you DO NOT have to fill out physical ticket stubs as we do that for you!
We sent out commonly asked questions and answers Oct 7th am so please look for that communication as well for more information on Tiger Tickets.
Our first prize distribution is happening this Friday so get excited Tigers. Most classes are at or above the $250 prize threshold and will be receiving a sweatband and a wristband. Classes $500 and over will receive both the sweatbands, wrist bands and a keychain. Classes at $750 and over will receive the above-mentioned prizes in addition to a pencil case a pencil! The more a class raises, the more prizes EVERY CHILD in that class receives so keep on selling those tickets Tigers!
We also have individual prizes for our highest earning students! Once a student hits $400 in sales, you will receive a personal email from your PTO letting you know your child is close to the individual prize threshold of $500 where they receive not only an adorable stuffed tiger wearing a South School shirt but ALSO a $10 gift card to spend! Once a child reaches $750 in sales, they receive a $20 gift card and at $1000 raised, a $30 gift card. These prizes will be delivered on our final prize distribution occurring on Oct 29th! (one gift card per child based on the level of funds received)
We have received Venmo's already! PLEASE be sure to either write DONATION or TICKETS in your Venmo and the child/children's names and grade if known! It makes it a lot less difficult to track your donations with the above information.
South School PTO is looking for 1 more family (or sets of families can work together - thank you to the DeMaria's for being our first volunteers) to create a scarecrow for this year's ACE Scarecrow festival! This years theme is Every Scarecrow Has A Story! Please email southptopresident@gmail.com if you are interested! Here is a link to ACE's website for more information: Scarecrow Festival | Andover Coalition for Education. An example of a scarecrow that was created by a South Family in previous years.
South Schools Pumpkin Patch for ACE
Andover Coalition for Education's pumpkin patches are back at each one of the elementary schools in Andover! For each $10 donation, an ACE representative from South will "plant" a pumpkin at South School's pumpkin patch! Help grow South's pumpkin patch by visiting www.aceandover.org and making a donation there! The school that grows the largest path will be named champion and have their name engraved on the Pumpkin Cup! You can find more information about ACE and the education initiatives they support at APS by visiting About Us | Andover Coalition for Education
TIGER ACADEMY IS BACK AND FALL REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Tiger Academy are before school classes run by our very own staff. So many great courses this year! Courses will begin the week of 10/6 and will end the week of 11/10 (with the exception of Chess Club). All classes run from 8:00-8:45. Course dates are listed in the chart below. Any questions? Email jennifer.montgomery@andoverma.us. Here is the signup genius link to register: South School: Tiger Academy- Fall 2025
SOUTH SCHOOL BOOK FAIR IS ALMOST HERE !!
The Book Fair is coming up! This year's fair will take place Tuesday, 11/4 - Monday, 11/10 in the South School library. The book fair will start on conference day, so families are welcome to shop Tuesday, 11/4, from 8:30am to 3:30pm. During the rest of the week, students will shop during their regularly scheduled library time.
Up to 50% of our sales come back to the library in the form of new books, so each book you buy helps support our library!
Books range in price, but the books average around the $8-$15 range. We do have to add sales tax to each book, so please plan accordingly.
There is one exception to sales tax. We have teacher wish bins with books that each teacher would love to have in their classroom. If you buy books for your teacher’s classroom or the library, your purchase is tax free!
If anyone is in need of financial assistance in order to be able to purchase a book, please contact Andrea Goodman (andrea.goodman@andoverma.us). The PTO has funds set aside to help with book purchasing with complete confidentiality.
Volunteers were a huge part of last year's success, especially with our littles in kindergarten and first grade. We hope we can count on your help again this year. Just make sure you have a cleared CORI form on file with the main office. The CORI form can be found here. Click here to sign up: Book Fair Volunteer Signup Genius
HALLOWEEN MOVIE NIGHT (Oct 24th 5:00 PM) SIGNUP GENIUS TO VOLUNTEER
Keep an eye out for a signup genius and flyer with our Venmo QR code to purchase tickets! This will be coming out in early October. Tickets will be $5/child!
South Elementary PTO's Night Out Nov 7th At UMASS Tsongas Center for a DISCOUNTED Hockey Game!
Score discounted tickets on this event as a special group rate for South Elementary School. Buy your tickets using the QR code below.
PLASTIC/ WOVEN BAGS NEEDED
Have plastic or woven bags that you don't need? The PTO will take them off of your hands for our Tiger Tickets Prize Distributions and for our Upcoming Book Fair!
Starting Oct. 10th, there will be a box for plastic bag donations at South School Main Entrance (inside the first set of double doors). Or feel free to drop them off at 7 Orchard Crossing! Either works! Thanks in advance Tigers!
Some Upcoming Events from Sydney's Rainbows!
THE PTO DIRECTORY IS HERE!
The PTO Directory is ready for the 2025-2026 school year! The directory can be found on our website at www.southpto.com. Here is a link to the directory: Directory – South PTO. Our Directory contains useful information on families that have opted to be included as well as Staff information!
As our directory contains confidential information, it must be password protected!
PSSWD for 2025-2026: southsoars
ALL OF THE PTO SIGNUP'S IN ONE SPOT
Since we have a lot of current signups available, for ease of locating any given one, here they all are:
TO PURCHASE HALLOWEEN MOVIE NIGHT SPOOKTACULAR TICKETS (write FIRST AND LAST NAME and NUMBER OF TICKETS being purchased) OR TO MAKE A GENERAL DONATION TO THE PTO USE:
TO PURCHASE TIGER TICKET RAFFLE TICKETS (Write TICKET in comments section and enter child's name and grade if known) OR TO MAKE A DONATION TO TIGER TICKETS RAFFLE FUNDRAISER WITHOUT BEING ENTERED IN THE RAFFLE (Write DONATION IN COMMENT SECTION; Your child and child's class still earn your donation towards classroom/individual fundraising goals) USE:
TO PURCHASE HALLOWEEN MOVIE NIGHT SPOOKTACULAR TICKETS VIA SIGNUP GENIUS and to RSVP ON SIGNUP GENIUS USE:
South School PTO | Woburn Street | Andover, MA 01810 US
