July 28, 2022

Dear MPE Fifth Grade Parents:

Thank you to everyone who attended our meeting last month! We love your energy, ideas, and support! For those unable to attend, no worries! Below is a summary of the information provided and we are available to answer any questions you have.

It’s hard to believe that our children are entering their final year at MPE. This year will be a very exciting time for them! Not only do they feel tremendous pride in being the oldest students at MPE, but they also look forward to the many exciting traditions of 5th grade. These special traditions and activities are made possible through the Fifth Grade Fund.

What does The Fifth Grade Fund pay for?

• A fun-filled year-end trip for all 5th grade students – this year the trip will be to a local day camp in June 2023
• A gift to MPE (in past years, classes have funded benches, recess equipment, new playground equipment, iPads, and outdoor garden supplies)
• End of the year celebrations/parties/graduation decor, lawn signs
• A yearbook for each student
• An end-of-year t-shirt for each graduating student
• A donation toward Project Graduation for their LHS graduation program

** To fund all of the above, our goal is to raise a minimum of $14,000. This breaks down to approximately $155 per fifth grade student.

How Are These Events Funded?

There will be many opportunities for our fifth graders and their families to help raise money for the Fifth Grade Events. A committee of 5th grade parents holds several fundraisers throughout the school year including blacktop sales, car wash, half-day lunches, Halloween boutique, Used Book Fair, Used Clothing Drive, and more!

How Can I be Involved?

1. You can make a direct donation toward the 5th Grade Fund. You can make this donation starting today on our MPE PTA website: mpepta.membershiptoolkit.com under “My Information and Forms”. This donation is optional and any amount is greatly appreciated, as it alleviates the burden of fundraising and on our Volunteers. Please note that every student in our graduating class will be included in every event and receive all items equally regardless of what is donated.
   
   
2. Update your child’s information on the Membership Toolkit to indicate they are in 5th Grade!

1. Go to https://mpepta.membershiptoolkit.com/open_forms
2. Go to the Family Information Tab and update your child’s grade to 5th Grade. Then once you know your student’s teacher, update that item as well. This ensures that when students are signed up for events or when you purchase items on Toolkit that it goes to the correct class.

1. If you would like to be a Volunteer for a 5th Grade program/fundraiser, please click on the following link to fill out the 2022-23 MPE 5th Grade Volunteer Opportunities. Committee chairs will be identified in the coming weeks since many programs begin immediately after the start of the school year.
2. If you attended the June meeting and have already signed up, it is not necessary to fill out the form
3. If you are not yet signed up for Remind Texts this is a great way to receive brief text
   reminders about events for MPE and specific for our 5th Graders. Send a text to *81010 and in the content enter @mpepta2023 and you will automatically be signed up!

What’s Next?

Our first official fundraiser will be awesome apparel that our 5th graders can wear on their first day of school! Fun shirts are being designed to mark their “last first day” of MPE. In the upcoming weeks, we will send out a link to order a shirt.

We look forward to coming together as a class this year and crushing our fundraising goals. It’s going to be a great year for the MPE graduating class of 2023!!

Thank you in advance for all your help and support this year.

5th Grade Committee Chairs:

Cheryl Brodsky
Julie Kaplan
Robin Chuven
Donna Ellenbogen
Laurie Fischer
Rachel Flusser
Stefanie Littman
Alyssa Wachtler
Tugce Yalt