Sunset Ridge Elementary PTA

Middleton Cross Plains Area School District, Wisconsin


Hello and welcome to the Sunset Ridge PTA!  Please browse our website to see what we're up to this year and volunteer if you can lend a helping hand! Our awesome volunteers are what make our events possible! 


upcoming events and Current volunteer needs

Winter Tea: Dec. 13th

Save the date! Winter Tea is Friday, December 13th! Winter Tea is a long standing Sunset Ridge Tradition where the gym is transformed into a winter wonderland.  Students show off their artwork and enjoy cookies and punch!


Please see the grade times below:

9:20-9:50 AM 2nd grade

10:00-10:30 AM 1st grade

10:50-11:20 AM 4th grade

12:30-1:00 PM 3rd grade

1:15-1:45 PM Kindergarten


Each classroom is asked to contribute Store Bought Cookies for the winter tea.  Cookies need to be in original packaging due to updated district wellness policy.  Unfortunately, no homemade items allowed.  Sign up below:


Volunteers Needed!

We need lots of help the day before and day of with decorating, refilling cookie stations, serving punch and clean up! Sign up for a shift before or after your grade slot.  All help appreciated!


Fall 2024 Spirit Wear Campaign 

 Apparel Order Deadline: November 6, 2024 @ 11:59pm
 

https://simplyswimming.net/sunset 

Learning Enrichment

Our principal, Mr. Wilfrid, has created a video about helping students with writing at home. Click the image to watch the video, and access some supplemental materials here and here!

We also have a great video available from one of our second grade teachers, Mrs. Cullen. Click the image to see Mrs. Cullen briefly explain a great method to help learners solve story problems.

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Info Day - What about PTA?

Family involvement promotes student success!  Students with involved parents are more likely to: 

Earn higher grades and test scores, have better attendance, and have fewer problems in school.

How parent involvement affects student achievement:

It may be one of the least controversial statements in American education: Parent involvement can make a difference in a child's education. Two-thirds of teachers surveyed (Public Agenda, 2003) believed that their students would perform better in school if their parents were more involved in their child's education, while 72% of parents say children of uninvolved parents sometimes "fall through the cracks" in schools (Johnson & Duffett, 2003)

While virtually all schools promote parent involvement, there are different types, ranging from encouraging volunteering and fundraising to providing parents with home-based learning activities. Joyce Epstein of the John Hopkins University, Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships, one of the nations leading experts on parent involvement, has divided school parent involvement programs into six broad categories:

•• Parenting, Communicating, Volunteering, Learning at home, Decision-making, Community collaboration ••

Effective parent involvement comes when a true partnership exists between schools and families. Creating that partnership, especially around academics, is what works for student achievement.

Sunset Ridge offers many ways to be involved. Our PTA offers both morning and evening meetings, events, activities and volunteer opportunities. Additionally, your child's classroom and specials teachers often need volunteers to help throughout the year. Your involvement at Sunset Ridge (large or small) is always welcomed and appreciated, so Thank You!!