3-2-1- Woo Hoo! Summer break is so close I can feel myself sleeping in already! Who am I kidding? I never sleep in, but the kids will, and that gives me more of that super quiet time first thing in the morning....I love that time.

First I will say thank you to everyone who came out to our launch meeting on the 13th! We were so excited to see so many smiling faces and willing volunteers. TPS is already so amazing....and it's about to get better!

I have a giant task ahead of me....the donation drive. I know we can all work together for the good of our children and our school and make it a success. We're going to kick off the donation drive and the Back To School Picnic on August 14th. Mark your calendars now. Last year the picnic was so fun. The kids played and the parents visited, it was wonderful to see everyone after a few months away from school.

Knowing this date will also help families plan ahead financially for the donation drive. We are asking for $100.00 per student. We will be having an opportunity drawing for a fabulous prize. For every $100 you donate by October 1st, you will receive an entry to the drawing. We will have the drawing at the PATS general meeting in October.

You will also be able to watch our progress as we reach our initial goal of updating the technology on our campus. The WASC review this year sited us specifically in this area. We all know it is an issue at our school, but now it has been confirmed in their review. I know we can all work together to change this! We will post a "progress meter" of some sort in a very predominant spot on campus. You will also start seeing a lot of red "PATS" t-shirts around as parents proudly sport their gift from PATS for donating.

Please contact us if you missed the meeting, have great ideas to share, and want to get involved. There is a "contact us" page here on the website where you can find all of the PATS officers. Reach out to us, we are always here!

Have a safe, wonderful, fun summer break. Check back often....we're going to be very busy getting ready for 2010-2011!

Shannon Poole