Dora Kennedy

French Immersion PTA

2015-16 PTA Board

Katrina R. Dodro, PTA President
Shanna Liberman-Estelle, Vice
President for Elementary
Rachel Frey, Vice President for Middle
School
Nicole Turner, Secretary
Contina Djaouga, Treasurer

PTA 2015-16 Goals

Ensure success for our children
Improve communication between parents,
administration, and teachers
Support teachers; financially and via manpower
Complete physical improvements to school; NEW
A/V system and utilize new area created by
demolishing condemned portion of site
Plan and implement 30th Anniversary Celebration
November 2015
To have FUN, successful fundraisers to
accomplish the goals mentioned above.

Improved Communication

Communication for Parents

PTA Website: www.DKFIpta.org
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/RGFIpta
Yahoo Listservs
NEW THIS YEAR:
REMIND Text Messaging Service
Online Payment Service:
Pay4SchoolStuf

School-wide Listserv
The overall parent listserv (for the
whole school) is DKFISG. This listserv
goes out to all parents, regardless of
class or grade.
How to Join: Send an email to
DKFISG-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .
Be sure to leave a message
mentioning your childs name and
grade for verification

Grade/Class Level Listservs

Grade listserv groups are divided up by
what year your student graduates from
8th grade at DKFI, (i.e. current 8 th grade is
DKFI_Class of 2015).
How to Join: Go to Yahoo Groups, search
for DKFI. Find the year your child
graduates 8th grade - click it. Click on the
purple button saying "Join Group". Share
a message mentioning your child's name
and grade for verification.

Remind Text Messaging

Service
The following TEXT message lists are now active:
DKFI PTA -remind.com/join/dkfi-pta
DKFI PTA Elementary -remind.com/join/
dkfi-ptaes
DKFI PTA Middle School -remind.com/join/
dkfi-ptams
There are three ways to join:
Email invitations to parents
Share the link for each list
Parents can send a text to the list

Pay4SchoolStuf
New way to pay for all PTA items
Sign up once, pay for everything PTA
(including NEW spiritwear)
Use a credit card, pay anytime,
anywhere
Order forms are built into the system
Go to www.pay4schoolstuf.com and
click on the Parent button to sign up.

FUNdraisers

Support our school through FUN fundraisers

Dining Out
BINGO
Holiday Book Sales and gift wrapping
Signing Up Safeway Card
Shopping, searching online
School Dances
BoxTops first collection contest is in October
NEW SPIRITWEAR late September

YOU ARE PTA!

PARENT VOLUNTEERS
TIME AND TALENTS
ARE VALUABLE!

In the Classroom
At home on computer,
making calls

At Fundraisers
Writing Grants

Entering/collecting Data
Updating Technology

PARENT
PARTICIPATION IN
PTA MEETINGS
Meetings are 2nd
Wednesday of the
month
Check in with teachers
and report to the group
Sign up for listservs,
Facebook, Remind App,
communications

Sign Up Tonight
Pay PTA Dues; only $10 per family
member!
Check on our website:
www.dkfipta.org
Sign up for the listservs
Sign up for on
www.pay4schoolstuf.com
LIKE us on
VOLUNTEER!

Upcoming Events
Friday, September 18 PTA ALL
DAY!
Grandparents Day! Invite
Grandparents to come see the school
and spend time with the grandkids
8:45 am 1:00 pm
Interest Meeting for PTA Mens Group
6:30 pm in Library ALL Men are invited

Movie Night Cafeteria 7:00 pm