Last Friday was our 3rd Annual PTO sponsored fundraiser known as "Stroll for a Goal."  This year, students raised over 24,500 dollars which shattered our previous record from last year at the 21,900 dollar mark.  The weather was fabulous and so was our effort as students walked 3 miles in the neighborhoods surrounding Sibley School.  Thank you PTO, our school and larger community, and all of those who pledged to our cause.  Your support will continue to help supplement some of the great activities that our students experience from Fun Night to additional educational field trips to hosting Prairie Fire Theater.  Sibley PTO is currently looking to put forth a significant dollar amount to help with improving the playground and adjacent hard surface areas for students.  This is a project that will probably not occur this fall as bids and needs are currently being addressed.

Walk-a-thon Update

Last week Friday was slated to be our school walk-a-thon event in conjunction with our Homecoming festivities. Due to weather, we had to postpone that event until this week.  Sibley is in its 3rd year of running a walk-a-thon as its only fundraising event sponsored by our parent group.  For the last couple of years, the money raised has continue to fund many of the activities that our PTO provides from author visits to field trips and class parties.  In our first year, Sibley students raised over 16000. In year 2, we raised over 19000.  This year, students were excited about breaking the previous mark and set a new mark in terms of goal achievement.  Well, they certainly did that and then some.  This year, Sibley raised over the 24000 mark.  Currently, our focus on raised funds and savings is to improve our playground area and are currently in the planning process for this.  Thanks to everyone that contributed something to our cause.  Feedback we have gotten is that fundraisers like this are so much more meaningful and we couldn't agree.  We don't plan to sell items and are please that with your donations...big or small, 100% of the money goes directly back to our students and Sibley's PTO.  Well done students!!!