PTO Purchases

Because of your generous contributions to our Invest In Your Child campaign, the Fun Run, and other fundraising events, the PTO is able to provide Sunset Elementary's students, teachers, and administrators with resources that would otherwise be outside of their budget. Thank you for your continued support.

2022-2023

  • Sensory Equipment
  • Calming Room
  • Furniture for Staff Break Room
  • Tears and Cheers Breakfast for Kindergarten families
  • PBIS Rewards
  • Educational Enrichment funds for all teachers (approximately $175/teacher to be used for classroom needs as they see fit)
  • School t-shirts for all faculty and staff  
  • Part-time tutor
  • Inflatables for Fall Carnival, Field Day, and 5th Grade Graduation Picnic
  • Landscaping
  • Food for Teacher & Staff Appreciation
  • Soccer goals for K-1 Playground
  • Swings for K-1 Playground
  • New walking path for the 2nd-5th Grade playground - to be installed in the upcoming months  
  • Four benches for front entrance
  • Cafeteria mural
  • "Future Stallion" Kindergarten signs
  • Stallion photo backdrop
  • Teacher morale funding
  • Donuts with Grownups event
  • Educational conference for teachers
  • Amplifier for gym sound system
  • Homecoming field trip - bus transportation for all students
  • SSES Homecoming Float

2021-2022

  • New playground equipment and sports balls for all grades
  • Instructional Supplements and apps
  • Tears and Cheers Breakfast for Kindergarten families
  • PBIS Rewards
  • Backpack keychain tags for Spirit Week
  • Water Bottle stickers for Invest In Your Child participation 
  • Educational Enrichment funds for all teachers (approximately $175/teacher to be used for classroom needs as they see fit)
  • School t-shirts for all faculty and staff  
  • Part time Teacher Assistant
  • Landscaping
  • Food for Teacher & Staff Appreciation
  • Swings for the 2nd-5th Grade playground
  • Paved a large area at the front entrance for students to gather for car line 
  • Paved under front bike racks

2020-2021

  • Replacement picnic table for Kindergarten playground (one was damaged)
  • Plexiglass dividers for small group work
  • Additional bike racks for front and back of building
  • Banners for parking lot light posts
  • Monitors for classroom teachers (approved)
  • Car rider dismissal system 
  • Educational Enrichment funds for all teachers (approximately $200/teacher to be used for classroom needs as they see fit)
  • School t-shirts for all faculty and staff 
  • Double clip mask lanyards for all students 
  • Part time Teacher Assistant
  • Landscaping clean up and sod for median
  • Teacher Morale funding
  • Cupcakes for students for Sunset's 15-year anniversary
  • 3 murals inside school
  • 10 handheld radios for teachers
  • Food for teacher appreciation

2019-2020

  • Education Enrichment funds for teachers (approximately $200/teacher to be used for classroom needs as they see fit)
  • School t-shirts for all faculty & staff
  • Part-time Teacher Assistant
  • 10 Walkie-talkies for teachers and administration
  • Hallway sensory stickers
  • Professional development: Solution Tree Conference, 10 teachers & administrators
  • Professional development: Anxiety in the Classroom conference, Guidance Counselor
  • Additional funding for STREAM Night
  • Rewards and prizes for Rethink Your Drink campaign
  • 2 Tchoukball sets for PE
  • 2 Bike racks
  • 2 Benches outside the front office
  • 28 Document projectors (replacements) for classrooms
  • 8 SMART Board replacements (Boxlight) and 1 mobile mount
  • Replacement office chair
  • Child-size furniture for the front office
  • Teacher Morale funding
  • PBIS funding
  • Document scanner for Special Education
  • 5th Grade Yard Signs and End of Year T-shirts 
  • PTO-hosted events that are FREE for Sunset students and/or families
    • Back to School Night
    • Tears & Cheers Breakfast for Kindergarten Families
    • Fall Festival
    • Donuts with Grownups
    • 5th Grade Yard Signs and End of Year T-shirts

2018-2019

2019-2020 Fundraising Infographic

  • Nine SMART TVs to replace aging SMART Boards ($29,000)
  • Three Chromebook carts with 25 Chromebooks/cart for 1st grade ($21,000)
  • Being a Writer curriculum to enhance ELA throughout all grade levels ($17,000)
  • Motivational speaker/trainer for Faculty and Staff to start off school year ($1,000)
  • New shredder replacement ($600)
  • Bucket Boys assembly performance ($400)
  • Professional development: Math conference, 2 teachers ($600)

2017-2018

  • SMART TVs and mounts (to replace aging SMART Boards) ($48,000)
  • Education enrichment funds for teachers ($16,000)
  • Shade structure and tables for the Kindergarten playground ($10,000)
  • Poster maker ($3,000)
  • Storage shed for PTO items ($2,100)
  • Motorized screen for the cafeteria ($1,400)
  • Digital cameras and cases for K, 1st-2nd, 3rd-4th, 5th grade teachers ($1,000)
  • Repairs to the gym's sound system
  • iPad Mini covers for a 1st grade classroom
  • Replacement screens for Chromebooks
  • QR coding system, iPods, and wireless booster to improve car line efficiency
  • Walkie-talkies and batteries for teachers and administration
  • Door mats for (4) Kindergarten classrooms that open to the playground
  • Teaching tables for the ESL classroom
  • Microwave for the faculty/staff workroom
  • Registration fee for a teacher to attend a professional development conference
  • iPad mini for Music classroom use and to control the gym's sound system
  • Book binding supplies for Read Across America Week activities
  • Emergency supplies for the School Nurse and SRO
  • Rental spotlight for the school play
  • Flower bulbs and landscaping maintenance for the school campus (shared expense with the SMS PTO)
  • Contribution to Jordan Elementary School's PTO to assist with startup expenses

2016-2017

  • Alternative classroom seating ($28,000)
  • Computers on Wheels (COWs) for 2nd, 4th, and 5th grades ($25,000)
  • Education enrichment funds for teachers ($17,000)
  • Chromebooks for 3rd-5th grades (enough for a 1:1 program in 2017-18) ($16,000)
  • Chromebooks for the Library ($2,350)
  • Trade books for 1st grade ($1,000)
  • Wonder Readers for Kindergarten ($1,000.00)
  • Foundations Kit for Literacy Coach ($500.00)
  • PBIS fund ($500)
  • Computer Lab furniture
  • Water fountain and filtration system for the 2nd floor
  • Walkie-talkies replacements for officer, office, and administration and backup batteries
  • Soccer goals
  • Basketball hoops
  • Campus landscaping
  • Teacher/staff appreciation
  • Left-handed scissors for classrooms
  • Art supplies for hallway murals
  • Professional development for faculty

2015-2016

  • Education enrichment funds for teachers ($17,000)
  • Donations for SSES 10 year anniversary celebration ($1,000)
  • PBIS fund ($500)
  • Walkie-Talkies for teachers & staff
  • Computers on Wheels (COWs) for technology in the classrooms ($10,000)
  • 30 mini iPads plus charging stations for 1st grade ($11,200)
  • Backdrop & stage curtain for student performances
  • Technology Teacher Assistant (part-time) ($11,000)
  • Risers for student performances ($1,000)
  • Coolers for class field trips
  • Flower bulbs for landscape beautification
  • Teacher/staff appreciation (over $2,000)
  • Physical Education mats
  • Lost & Found cabinets ($300)
  • Jim Williams parenting seminars
  • New Stallion mascot costume
  • Six Laptop computers for ESL and Special Education ($5,000)
  • Cherry tree planted in honor of former Music teacher Mrs. Sandy Ham
  • 2 Soccer goals ($600)
  • Playground swings
  • Sound System for Gymnasium ($7,500)
  • New rug for every classroom ($10,000)
  • 30 large Chromebooks & cart for Computer lab ($19,000)
  • Umbrellas & Raincoats for car line ($350)
  • PE equipment rack ($400)