Last updated on Sunday, May 18, 2008
Cottonwood Elementary (PAC)
Parent Action Council
Grants Funded
Teachers, Administrators and parents can request money from the PAC to fund or partially fund something that will facilitate and/or enhance the education of our children. Click here for the PAC Grant Request Form / Reimbursement Form
Listed below are some of the Grant Request funded by the PAC since the start of the 2007/2008 school year.
Major Projects - Storage Shed up to $500
5th Grade Team - End of the year activities $500
1st Grade Team - A to Z Reading subscription $79.95
1st Grade Team - National Geographic magazine $355.00
2nd Grade Team - Dinosaur Museum entrance fee and fossil kits $250.00
2nd Grade Team - Math Keys $150.00
Ms Brown - Mounting Projector $252.56
Lauren Riddle - Front Row FM System $450.00
Mrs. Radovich - Racquetballs for Bal-A-Vis-X $38.00
Mrs. Radovich - Novel Sets $100.00
4th Grade Team - Mesa Verde $2270.00
4th Grade Team - Digital Camera and Memory Cards $236.91
4th Grade Team - Watercolors $211.00
Oiling of the "Nesting Eagles" - up to $225.00
Mrs. Riddle postage for "Boomerang Bear" - up to $150.00
1st Grade Team - Digital Camera and four memory cards - up to $280.00
Music - Music Books $31.84
Art Journey Program - Materials and Books $150.00
3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade teachers - EdHelper.com one year subscription $179.91
Mrs. Jahnke - Writer's Workshop $179.85
Kindergarten Team - ABC Software for reading
3rd Grade Team - Treasure Chest/Incentive Program
5th Grade Team - Digital Camera and memory cards
Ms. Davies - Supplemental Math resources
Mrs. White - chair bags and cubbies
Mr. Terrell - $400.00 P.E. Equipment
Mrs. Jahnke - $400.00 new books
Mrs. Steenburgen - $400.00 new books
Mrs. White - $400.00 new books
Ms. Davies - $400.00 new books
Mrs. Isler and Music Teacher - Projectors
Listed below are some of the Mini-Grants funded by the PAC in the school year of the 2006-2007 school year.
Playground/PE - three new tetherballs, poles and concrete
Kindergarten Teachers - dividers and page protectors for their portfolios
4th Grade (Mrs. Radovich and Mr. Beshoar)- dictionaries
Mrs. Pankey/Mrs. Smuin - white boards
Mr. Beshoar (4th grade) - $400.00 for new book sets
Mrs. Riddle (2nd grade) - Water Bubblers
Mrs. Armendariz (3rd grade) - $400.00 for new books
Mrs. D'Apice and Mr. Beshoar (4th grade) - white boards and markers
Ms. Reid (3rd grade) - $400.00 for new books and $82.95 for National Geographic Subscription
Mrs. Helm (2nd grade) - $400.00 for new books
1st Grade - $103.90 for magnifying glasses
Kindergarten - $400.00 for big books for shared reading, plus pencil grips
1st Grade and Kindergarten - $500.00 white boards with writing roads, plus markers
Mrs. Hollis (3rd Grade) - $400.00 new books
4th Grade - ninety clipboards and Colorado History videos for $160.00
Whole School - $525.00 for a cordless microphone
2nd Grade - $115.00 for the gold math keys and ribbon
1st Grade - up to $179.00 for a set of Lucy Calkins books to share
5th Grade - $89.90 plus s/h for a freshwater ecosystem/chemical reactions DVD
5th Grade - $150.00 for Blank Bound Books for their expressive writing pieces
Mrs. Smuin (kindergarten) - $113.95 for Cubbies and Stamp pads
Mrs. Radovich and Mrs. Fredericks - $270.00 for advanced math supplies
5th Grade - $250.00 for 100 CD's and Labels for the CD cases
Kindergarten Classes - $185.00 for Pillowcases and graduation hats
2nd Grade - the teachers will ask the parents to pitch in $5.00 a piece if the 2nd grade team comes up short the PAC will pick up the remainder of the $415.00