Dear Frances Brandon Pickett Families,

Welcome back to school!!
We are all excited and eager to start this school year. 

Our goals for the 2010-1011 year are:

- let our teachers how much they are appreciated
- build relationships w/parents
- offer family fun activites

We understand how busy everyone is, but are hopeful you all can commit some time to support the PTO and our school.  A small commitment of time from each parent, multiplied by hundreds of parents can make a significant contribution to our school and our children.

Researchers have been studying the effects parent attitudes and actions have on their children's academic success for more than 30 years. The results have been consistent. Anne Henderson and Nancy Berla summed it up in their book A New Generation of Evidence: The Family Is Critical to Student Achievement, which reviewed the existing research:
 "When parents are involved in their children's education at home, they do better in school. And when parents are involved in school, children go farther in school and the schools they go to are better."

This year holds great promise.  We will continue to build on the foundations of our PTO traditions, and grow through change.  We welcome new families, new staff, new executive board members, new projects: and most importantly, new ideas.

Thanks,

Pickett PTO Board