About the PTO

4/18/2024

Dear Lakeshore Parents and Guardians,

On behalf of the PTO, I would like to say THANK YOU to all of our Lakeshore families for your support throughout the year, whether it was donating your time to volunteer or by participating in our fundraisers and our Family Fun Nights and events! Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

As we finish out this school year, we look ahead to what opportunities we can offer to Lakeshore students and families in the 2024/2025 school year. Next year there are several open positions available for PTO officers and committee chairs. Please consider volunteering to be a part of the Lakeshore PTO leadership. If you are interested in hearing more about an open position please email us at fdllakeshorepto@gmail.com.

We appreciate any amount of time you are able to give to support our organization, which supports Lakeshore students and staff. We are only able to provide opportunities for our children through the support and volunteering of our families. If we cannot fill the open spots listed, we will need to re-evaluate the need for each program to continue at Lakeshore in the 2024-2025 school year. Your ideas, time, and talents truly are needed to make Lakeshore PTO a success. Thank you for your consideration!

Thank you,

Tamm Waidelich

2023-2024 Lakeshore PTO President

PTO Vice President

Attends all PTO meetings, participates in discussions and decision making, takes the place of the president in his/her absence at meetings, assists the president in contacting potential committee chairpersons and acts as a contact for committee chairs. This is a two year position. One year is spent as vice president and the following year as president.

PTO Social Media Representative

Attends all PTO meetings, participates in discussions and decision making. The Social Media Representative is responsible for getting information out to Lakeshore parents about PTO meetings, fundraisers, events and updates. Information is disseminated through weekly newsletter emails, Facebook posts and the website (done through Google sites).

Major Fundraiser Committee - Chair and Co-chair needed

Our major fundraiser: makes up the majority of our fundraising income! Select what type of fundraiser we will run. Communicate with fundraising company, collect orders, track buyouts, and organize fundraiser pickup and rewards. In September and October.

Staff Appreciation Luncheon Chair

Event during the fall in which the chair would coordinate lunch for the entire staff for a day, by ordering from a local restaurant and setting up.

The 2023-2024 PTO Board members are:

President - Tammy Waidelich 

Vice President -  Katie Pachefsky 

Treasurer - Kimberly Thome

Secretary - Trisha Zimbleman 

Social Media Representative -Karissa Schnieder 

To reach any board member please email: fdllakeshorepto@gmail.com

The Lakeshore Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) strives to support, unify and coordinate efforts between home and school that will contribute to the intellectual, cultural, emotional, physical and social development of children.

We support the Lakeshore School mission:

Our mission, in partnership with family and community, is to prepare children for a profoundly different future, and to provide a safe environment, a caring and dedicated staff, and a challenging curriculum so that every child experiences the joys of learning.

Lakeshore belief statements:

• All students can learn,

• Every child has unique talents and abilities,

• High expectations yield high achievement,

• learning is a continuous, life-long process,

• We must prepare students to be respectful, responsible citizens,

• We must provide opportunities for children to express themselves creatively, and

• Everyone deserves to be treated with kindness.

Additionally, the Lakeshore PTO supports the mission of the Fond du Lac School District:

The mission of the Fond du Lac School District, in partnership with the family and the community, is to promote high achievement and foster the continuous growth of the whole child, with our commitment that each becomes a creative, contributing citizen in a culturally diverse society by providing personalized learning opportunities in a safe, nurturing environment.

Funding for the PTO promotes school programs, activities, and events through special events and donations.  These funds are used for:

• • Teacher funding requests (i.e. artist in residence, physical education equipment, classroom amplification systems, pencil sharpeners, etc.)

  • Books and learning materials for the Media Center and for each classroom

  • Student directory and yearbook

  • Field trips

  • Outdoor classroom and nature center maintenance

  • Teacher & staff appreciation week

  • 5th grade recognition

  • College scholarships for former Lakeshore students

  • Special student activities at night

  • Playground improvements

And much, much more!

We welcome your comments, suggestions, input, and volunteerism.  Please do not hesitate to contact us.