Where Do Funds Go?

The West School PTC spends more than $250 per student per year on programs and physical improvements beyond classroom instruction to enrich West School's facilities, curriculum, and community.

WHERE DO FUNDS RAISED GO?

Curriculum Support 

- Teacher grants to spend on their classrooms

- STEM school assemblies and programs to inspire the inventor in each child

- Field trips that bring social studies and science to life

- Performing arts performances to spark creativity

- Author visits to fuel a lifelong interest in reading and writing 

- Replenished recess and gym equipment utilized by all West students

- Wobble chairs and other sensory and kinesthetic furniture for classrooms

- STEM bins for use during indoor recess and other STEM learning experiences

Student Enrichment Programs and Events

- Mighty Math 

- Proud to Read Aloud

- Family Math Night 

- Science Fair

- Visiting Performing Arts 

- STEM Assemblies 

- Art Show

- Field Day 

Building and Classroom Improvements: 

- Outdoor Learning Center

- Bookcases for classrooms

- K-1 Imagination Playground

- STEM learning tools

- New piano for music room

- Tables, chairs, and Westy murals for the cafeteria and Media Center 

- Portable music whiteboard

- New choral risers

- New electronic keyboard for music room

- Motor room resources

- Outdoor beautification including new landscaping 

- Kindness quotes in the hallways

Social Events: 

- Variety Show 

- Teacher Appreciation 

- Fall Family Carnival

- Parent Social 

- 4th Grade Picnic & Celebration 

- Disco Night