Click on the link to learn more about each fundraiser or event. Be sure to check our PTO Calendar to see what’s coming up next!
Box Tops – Now 100% digital! Download the app and help earn money for our school!
Caramel Apples – These yummy caramel apples area made fresh by the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Ordering opens in September for pick up at our annual Harvest Moon Festival. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory generously donates a portion of the sale to the PTO!
Fun Run or Color Run – Our students participate in a 2 week program of character lessons and activites, they collect pledges for the PTO, win prizes, then celebrate our school with a Fun Run or Color Run event.
Dining for Dollars – Restaurants “give-back” a percentage of the purchase to the PTO on designated night. We earn over $2000 each year thanks to our community’s participation and generosity of these businesses.
Family Bingo Night – Super fun family night in the MultiPurpose Room with great prizes!
Farm Fresh to You – Organic produce delivered to your doorstep.
Harvest Moon Festival – Fall themed festival with carnival games, cake walk, raffle, costume parade and more!
Holiday Gift Night – Student holiday shopping experience, where all the items are $1-$2. Students can shop on their own (or an older student volunteer can help). Also available: holiday photos, vendors, bake sale and more!
Ice Cream Social – Our first big event of the year is a 50’s themed sock hop. Ice cream sundaes, bounce houses, music, hoola-hoop contests, and AMAZING raffle prizes.
MINTED Cards and Gifts – Shop online and earn money for the PTO. Minted offers printing of beautiful photo cards and lots of different gift options.
Movie Matinees – Held directly afterschool during some of our minimum days thoughout the school year, students can enjoy a movie in the MP with their friends. Parents/guardians are not required to attend!
Movie Nights – Similar to Movie Matinees, except Movie Nights are for the whole family to enjoy!
Multicultural Celebration – Community event that celebrates our diverse culture!
Penny Wars – This exciting battle of spare change, held in the MP in the spring is so much fun for our students. The winning grade level earns an ice cream party!
Popsicles on the Playground – Welcome Back to School Meet n’ Greet on the playground with free popsicles.
Read Across America and Used Book Sale – This day is all about celebrating reading! Special guest readers visit classrooms and students can dress up as a character from their favorite book.
Read-A-Thon – This fall fundraiser encourages reading. Prizes will be awarded to the top readers and students can earn “RAT” bucks from the pledges they receive from friends and family.
See’s Candies – Our See’s Candies “store” is always open. Prices are the same as you’ll find in the retail store. Depending on the product, 15-50% goes back to the PTO! Gift cards are avaialble too!
Spirit Wear – New design and styles coming this fall!
Staff Appreciation – Each year we dedicate one week to celebrate and appreciate our Joseph Sims staff. The themed week is packed week of festivities, treats, little surprises and an all-staff breakfast and lunch!
Staff Appreciation Thank You Breakfasts – These breakfasts are a way to express gratitude and recognize the hard work of the Sims’ dedicated staff and teachers. Held in the Sims’ staff break room throughout the year, the breakfasts feature yummy food, coffee, and heartfelt messages of thanks. We love partnering with our teachers and staff!
VAPA Performance DVDs & Photos – DVD copies of the VAPA performaces area available for purchase, as well as class photos (in their performance costumes). Money raised helps off-set the cost of the VAPA program (paid for by the PTO)!
VAPA T-Shirts & Sweatshirts – VAPA T-shirts and Sweatshirts also help fund the VAPA program. Every year a new shirt is desiged by a Sims student. The design contest takes place in the spring.