• Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of Peninsula Elementary School

    How do I get involved?
    First, we want to welcome you and all individuals to our school! We have such a great community here at Peninsula and are so glad you are here!  The PTA is a great way to stay connected with other families and members at Peninsula and keep up to date on the happenings at our school! We recommend that you follow us and like and page. Next, please officially and for our monthly e-blast. Please also check out our for more information and upcoming volunteer opportunities. If your schedule allows, we would love to see you at our meetings.


    Aside from member meetings, PTA members stay involved and are updated about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities via email and our public Social Media pages. 
    Our PTA members are parents, grandparents, teachers, students, community members and administrators who care about the school.  We all believe that schools succeed when families are involved.  

    Meetings:
    All Peninsula families, staff, and close community members are welcome to our meetings. For the 2024-25 school year, they will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the school library (unless otherwise indicated) from 6-7:30 pm. We plan to provide a virtual option for families that cannot attend in person. 

    You need not be a member to participate in meetings, though you do need a to vote on official business. Participating in our meetings is a great place for us to meet each other and learn about opportunities to get involved.

    Members are a key part of the guiding decision-making and supporting activities. You can choose how active you'd like to be. This is a great way to build a deeper connection with our school community!

    There is always a business component to each meeting wherein the Treasurer provides an update on our income, spending, and overall financial position. We also discuss upcoming events, recap recent events, allow parents to ask questions of our Principal, Claire Skelly, and frequently feature a guest speaker on a school or family-related topic. All PTA members are invited to attend meetings, although attendance is not required.

    Missed a meeting and want to see the meeting agenda and minutes? .

    What does the PTA do?

    We plan fun things! We raise money! We work with the administration, faculty,  and guardians to identify the needs of the school and fill the gaps where we can. The PTA organizes a back-to-school Slushie Social, Peninsula Clothing Closet, Fall Fundraiser, Fall Harvest Festival, a Family Movie Night, Dine Out Nights, Trivia Night, Teacher Appreciation Week, maintains a presence at our neighborhood Kenton Street Fair, and so much more!

    Where does our money go?

    We give a portion to our teachers and staff to support their classroom needs in the form of "Enrichment Grants." Enrichment grants are used to foster learning and aid with class projects, field trips, technology, specialty classroom furniture, supplies, academic subscriptions, books, and more.  The remaining funding is used to produce PTA-sponsored events and projects at the school.

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Peninsula PTA Officers

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    President

    Duncan Carranza, Parent

     

    Vice President

    Alexandra Brucculeri, Parent

     

    Treasurers

    Nerissa Zahora, Parent

    Aine Mines, Parent

     

    Secretary

    Sheila Cynkar, Parent & School Speech Pathologist

     

    Communications Manager

    Virginia Barden, Parent

    		  

    Equity Officers

    Danae Hutson, Parent

    Courtney Sherman, Teacher

    		  

     

    		  

     

     

    Contact Us: 
    peninsulapantherpta@gmail.com

     

Membership Meetings

    • School Year 2022-23

    • ARCHIVE:


      2019-20


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