WELCOME TO SKIPWITH PTA!!

The PTA exists to encourage parent, teacher and community involvement in our public school and to improve Skipwith by funding and supporting programs that encourage learning and involvement. The PTA plans the Fall Carnival, our very popular International Night, Music and Art Appreciation Night, and Parenting Workshops, as well as many other events and Spirit Nights to bring students, teachers and parents together outside of school hours. The PTA also purchases agenda books and STARS books for the students, funds live performances at the school, awards $2,000 in college scholarships to former Skipwith students and supports the school in many other ways.

We hope you'll consider joining our PTA  if you are not already a member. We would also love to have you volunteer to help in any way you can.

We have an exciting year planned and are looking forward to seeing you at one of our next events! Thank you for your support!

~Kristen Vithoulkas, Skipwith PTA President

Special Announcements

Don't miss our School Play!!
You are invited to see a touching story that takes place at a fun Carnival. About 50 students are involved in the production! "The Gift of Caring"
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The evening will begin with a brief PTA meeting at 6:30 PM. Prior to the meeting, CiCi's will be onsite offering pizza dinners begining at 6:00PM. During that time, the PTA will be selling raffle tickets ($1 each, 6 for $5) to benefit the Harding Scholorships. Popcorn and drinks will also be available for $1.00.

Open Board Positions
A number of PTA Board positions are open for the 2012-2013 school year. The PTA program would not be what it is without the hard work and help of volunteers. WE NEED YOU! The following positions are currently open:

Executive Board:

Board Committees:

For more information or if you would like to nominate someone, please contact Terri LeGars.

Seeking Community Sponsors
The Skipwith PTA would like to invite you to actively support our PTA by becoming a community member, sponsor or partner. Your tax-deductible donation will allow us to better serve the needs of our over 400 students, teachers and community. The Skipwith PTA provides over $5,000 in instructional support to our school, funds $2,000 in scholarships to former students and plans a multitude of events throughout the year. If you decide to support our efforts, the PTA will proudly thank you for your donation in our monthly newsletter, on our Community Sponsors web page  and/or on a banner hung at our PTA events. The Skipwith PTA depends on the support of its community members and sponsors. We hope you will consider joining our Skipwith family! If you are interested in learning more, please download the Community Sponsor Request form.

Skipwith PTA 2011-2012 Schedule
View the PTA schedule for 2011 - 2012.

Skipwith PTA 2011-2012 Budget
Skipwith PTA has finalized the budget for the 2011 - 2012 school year. You will need Adobe Reader to view the document.

Lay Advisory Committee
In April 1956, members of the Henrico County School Board created a Lay Advisory Committee (LAC) to facilitate communication between the school board and the lay people of Henrico County. This advisory committee offers two-way communication between parents and Henrico County's school board representatives. LAC focuses on a broad range of issues at the local, district, and county level which affect the educational well-being of students.

Skipwith is committed to establishing a more active Lay Advisory Committee. Stacy Wilson is serving as the Skipwith Committee Chair representative to the Henrico County School Board this year. This year's initiatives will include regular information updates on issues brought before the school board at monthly meetings of the board and monthly meetings of LAC, communicating dates, times, and agendas of meetings open to the public, and providing a direct line of communication to ask questions, learn about LAC, voice concerns, or participate in the educational decision making process, for all parents at Skipwith with our LAC Advisor. Stacy will be available through email at SkipwithLayAdvisor@yahoo.com, and also on Just Between Friends (JBF). Join the Lay Advisory group for monthly announcements, calendar updates, and links to important County and School Board information.

Find us on Facebook
Skipwith PTA has its own Facebook account. Use the link to the left to find the page and follow us.

Amazon SchoolRewards Program
Many of our programs exist because of your support and donations. We are pleased to announce that Skipwith has joined the Amazon SchoolRewards Associates program, an effortless way for you to help us fundraise, simply by shopping at Amazon.com. Through SchoolRewards, Skipwith will receive up to 10% of any purchases you make. No need to remember passwords or codes; all you need to do is use the special SchoolRewards link to the left to go to Amazon.com. Then shop as you normally would. Remember to bookmark this page and start all your shopping here.

Review the 2011-2012 school supply list.

Henrico County Public Schools -- Parent Engagement & Satisfaction Survery Results for Skipwith
The results from the Winter 2011 Survey are in.  To view the results which is in a PDF format, you must have have Adobe Reader.   Get Adobe Reader Download Adobe for FREE!

Things to Know:

In May 2011, the Skipwith Elementary School PTA proudly accepted the following awards from the Richmond District and Henrico County Council of PTA's: