Parent Volunteers Welcome!

Volunteers make an enormous difference at Peyton Elementary School.  WE TRULY APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO!! We have different needs that arise from time to time so we wanted to get a little information from you to utilize your interests and special skills.  Please fill out the Volunteer Form and return it to the office.

PEP, the Peyton Elementary Parents Group, is a committee of parents, teachers, and staff dedicated to providing support to Peyton Elementary School.  Every year, we hold a major fundraiser then grant the money back to the school.  Past grants include:

• iPads for the 4th  grade
• curriculum for 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades and the Music Program
• curriculum for the Counselor’s mentoring programs for students in Grades K-5
• author guest speakers for the 1st grade
• athletic equipment for the PE Department
• technology hardware for the Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade classrooms
• funding for teacher training
• water bottles for Field Day
• online literacy tool for building writing skills and developing reading comprehension for Grades 3-5
• online, standards-based Math, ELA, and Science program subscriptions for the 2nd and 4th grades and the Gifted Program
• resources and classroom supplies for the 4th grade
• online Spelling support program for 2nd grade
• awards to support academic achievement and perfect attendance for the PAWS group
• publishing of hardcover books that students wrote and illustrated
• partial funding provided for the Water-bottle filling station and filters
• a slide for the playground

In addition to providing funding, we

• welcome back students and families to school with treats at the yearly Open House
• publish the school calendar on a magnet for each family
• help keep the teachers energized with food during the long days of Parent-Teacher conferences
• provide a safe place for children in the community to celebrate Halloween by running Trick or Treat Street and a Fall Carnival
• enable all students to buy holiday gifts for family and friends at the Santa Shop
• show our appreciation with gift cards to teachers and staff during Teacher Appreciation week

We meet most first Tuesdays of the month at the Elementary School.  Free babysitting is available.  Feel free to join us!  For more information, contact the Elementary School office at 719.749.0170. 

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Help PEP help our school!  Look on products you buy for Box Tops for Education.  Some products have Digital Box Tops while others are the traditional clip Box Tops.  Either method works for us; each box top is worth 10¢.

Santa’s Secret Shop is a fun, PEP-sponsored event that gives children the opportunity to purchase Christmas gifts for their parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, teachers, and even the family pet! All gifts are only $1.25 each and they are returned to your child wrapped, labeled, and ready to put under the tree!  Students have a chance to “window-shop” to see what is available for purchase and to make a list.  Look for more detailed information to be sent home in the Thursday folders right before Thanksgiving break.

We truly appreciate all the adult volunteers who help with our Santa Shop every year! There are so many different ways you can help, from wrapping to assisting our youngest students with their
shopping! We also appreciate donations of wrapping supplies such as TISSUE PAPER, CHRISTMAS GIFT BAGS (new/used, any size), GIFT TAGS, and PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. If you have any of these items to donate, please drop them off at the school office.  If you are interested in volunteering, fill out the form sent home in the Thursday folders right before Thanksgiving break.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by email: [email protected]