Programs & Events Organized by the BWE PFA

FALL FAMILY NIGHT ~ AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ~ FIELD TRIP TRANSPORTATION ~ ASSEMBLIES ~ FIELD DAY ~ COURTYARD LANDSCAPING & MAINTENANCE ~ CLASSROOM PARTIES ~ TRAVELING ART GALLERY ~ SPIRIT WEAR ~ HOLIDAY SHOP ~ BREAKFAST BUDDIES ~ LUNCH GUEST DAYS ~ ELEMENTARY NIGHT AT THE NA FOOTBALL GAME ~ CELEBRATION BOOK CLUB ~ STAFF APPRECIATION EVENTS ~ AND MORE!

HOW DOES THE BWE PFA UTILIZE THE FUNDS RAISED THROUGH ACTIVITY FEES, FUNDRAISERS & DONATIONS?  

Through these forms of financial support, the BWE PFA is able to provide the BWE community with fun and enriching programs & events, as well as the purchasing of items/payment for services that are not otherwise covered by the school district.  

Here are some of the events and programs the PFA organizes/sponsors:

• Color-coded grade-level take home folders (K-3)
• Annual allotments given to teachers for classroom supplies
• PBIS/PAWS sponsorship
• Online tools and communications (Membership Toolkit, Directory, etc.)
• Student Assemblies
• Celebration Book Club program
• Fall Family Night celebration
• Elementary Night at the Football Game festivities
• After School Programs (PFA members only)
• Homeroom Parent coordination & Classroom Party planning
• Breakfast Buddies events
• Community Service Projects (Thanksgiving food drive, etc)
• Yearbook 
• Yearbook Snapshots Page on Website (PFA members only)
• Holiday Shop & Craft Fair (open to the public)
• Traveling Art Gallery program series
• Camp Kon-O-Kwee supplies for 5th grade trip
• Playground supplies
• Staff Appreciation Week events and gifts
• Maker Space Supplies 
• Field Trip Transportation Costs
• Field Day event

The PFA helps supports teacher programs like:

• Cabin Fever Night (K-2 with Mrs. Frisco)
• Book Fairs (volunteering with the BWE Library)
• Bike Rodeo (K-5 with Mrs. Frisco)
• STEAM Expo/Career Night

The PFA approves purchases for specific teacher requests (as able), such as:

• Alternative seating for classrooms
• Staff water cooler in lounge
• Risers and electric piano for music concerts
• Supplemental classroom books
• Supplemental classroom science materials
• Staff lounge equipment
• Courtyard tables and umbrellas, as well as new benches and landscaping

In the past, the BWE PFA conducted a special Glow Run fundraiser for the purchase of STEAM-related items. These items included:

• Band, Orchestra & General Music instruments & equipment
• Health & P.E. equipment
• Library blue bots for coding skills
• Art donation to pay for TAG prints
• Maker Space supplies