Fall Festival Update

Planning for the Fall Festival is moving quickly, and we are starting to lock in more of the details for November 13.

One new idea we are working on this year is an activity wristband. Instead of needing tickets for every small game or activity, the wristband would give students access to many of the festival activities that have little or no operating cost. Some attractions, food, and other special activities would still use tickets separately.

We are also working through how tickets and advance purchases should be structured. At our next planning meeting, we could especially use help deciding how some of the individual tickets and presale items should be priced. If you have opinions about what feels affordable, simple, and family-friendly, this is a good meeting to join.

We are also putting together this year’s raffle and silent auction. Our current plan is to use several of the higher-value prize packages for a silent auction, with additional gift baskets and prizes available through the raffle.

By mid-October, we are planning to have a dedicated Fall Festival webpage ready with the attractions, pricing, presale information, and other details all in one place so families can see exactly what to expect before the event.

We value your input as we work through these decisions, and we truly cannot pull off an event like this without the great Lineweaver community behind us.

More details, including ticket preorders and volunteer signups, will be coming soon.

Did you Know?

The PTO helps pay for things families may never realize are not fully covered by the school budget.

Lineweaver PTO is a nonprofit, and everyone involved is a volunteer. The money we raise goes back into supporting students, teachers, classrooms, clubs, and other needs that come up throughout the year. If a teacher needs something for their students, we provide for that need as fast as we can.

That $5 you donated through our A La Carte Support page for field trip transportation? We can dip into that fund when a teacher or school administrator comes to us and asks if we can help cover the remaining balance for a field trip so that no student is excluded because of cost.

The same idea applies to classroom requests, student programs, clubs, supplies, and other needs. The A La Carte page lets families and community members support something specific and see how even a small contribution can become part of something much bigger.

Upcoming Events

Sunday Funday

Today was our first Sunday Funday, and it was great to see a few Lineweaver families come out and join us.

We even got to start the morning with a small bike bus from Winterhaven to Himmel Park, with students from both 2nd and 5th grade riding along.

The idea behind Sunday Funday is still simple: nothing formal, no RSVP, no schedule, and no commitment. We will be at Himmel Park on Sundays from 8:00-10:00 AM, usually near the kids’ playground off Tucson Boulevard.

Bring a snack, an activity, bikes, scooters, or just yourself and the kids. Stay for 20 minutes or the whole morning.

We are already planning to be at the park, and we would love to keep making it an easy way for Lineweaver families to get outside, let the kids play, and get to know each other a little better.

Himmel Park:
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Looking for Something?

Are our Sunday newsletters completely lost in your inbox by Tuesday? We get it.

If you need to find something again, check the PTO website. We keep our event calendar, meeting agendas and minutes, volunteer opportunities, fundraiser information, and other current updates there so you do not have to dig through old emails.

Think of it as the place to go when you remember, “Wait, what was that thing the PTO mentioned?”