PALS

Some schools call their parent association PTA or PTO. At St. Paul’s we call it PALS (Parents Actively Lending Support). This acronym is spot on when describing the role of this organization. PALS supports our school in so many ways.

Today our school got an extra free dress day and I had to (or got to) wear my PJ’s as a reward for reaching our Innisbrook Fundraising goal. I am not sure how “rewarding” it is to see your principal in PJ’s but I guess it must be! Innisbrook is just one of the many ways PALS helps raise money to support our school.

You may wonder where all of the money PALS raises goes. It goes directly to making our school a wonderful place for staff, students and parents. Some things that PALS has paid for already this year are:

• Lower school entryway improvement
• Art enrichment
• Musical instruments
• Passport Club supplies
• Books for classrooms 
• Teacher appreciation lunches
• Every field trip students have taken this year

This is just the beginning of ways that PALS funds go straight to making your family's experience at St. Paul’s Academy richer. Kara Crotty, our PALS president, and parent volunteers make sure there's always a friendly face and parental support in everything St. Paul's does.

I hope to see all of you tonight at another fabulous PALS event- The Fall Festival!

Ms. Martin and her class celebrate in PJ's