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Welcome!

The Sheridan Parent Teacher Organization provides activities and enrichment for Sheridan Elementary students in the Lincoln (Nebraska) Public Schools system. This website will acquaint you with the PTO, inform you of its programming and show how you can become as involved and supportive as you wish to be. You can also find links to local resources, see photos of past events and read the minutes from previous meetings. We hope you’ll take a minute to look around the site and see what our PTO has to offer. And if you'd like to be added to our PTo emailing list, click here.

Art Fair

April 24, 2008

Classroom art projects, a silent auction featuring items donated by the community and art by local artists, a raffle of artwork by Natalie Parker, an opportunity to work on 8 projects for $8 and a way to help students in Africa...all of this is part of the 2008 ART FAIR!

The Classroom Art Projects:

The students have been working with Ms Shaw, Sheridan's art specialist, to create a one-of-a-kind works on canvass. These will be part of the silent auction on the night of the Art Fair.

8 Projects for $8:

Parents and students can create 8 projects together for just $8 by returning the form below by April 18. (The cost for the projects will be $10 after April 18 and at the door on the night of the Art Fair.)

The projects are fun for kids of all ages and designed to be completed at students' own pace. Adult supervision is preferred for K-3 students. If you have questions, contact Jeanne McClure at 423-6252 or mcclurejeanne@gmail.com.

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The Raffle:

Local area artist, Natalie Parker has generously donated a piece of her art (pictured at right) for us to raffle off at the Art Fair! Natalie has two girls who attended Sheridan Schools. She was an art teacher with LPS for 8 years and has taught art classes from her home for the last 8 years. She started her classes with 8 children per session and now has to cut the classes off at 50-60. Most of her students belong to Sheridan!

To purchase raffle tickets ($5 each or 5 for $20), print the form below and return it to school with your check before April 24.

Raffle Ticket Form

The Silent Auction:

Art by talented local artists and donations from individuals and the community will be part of our silent auction this year. Sculptures by Liz Shea-McCoy and Justin Shaw, photographs by Sheridan parent Michael Forsberg, and artwork by Lara Shaw, Ed May and Mark Coyle are part of the wonderful offerings. (Larger images of all of the donated artwork are available here.) Bidding begins at 6:00 PM and runs until 8:00 PM!

Book Fair 2008

Saturday, June 7, 11AM-5PM

Barnes & Noble at SouthPointe

This year's Book Fair includes face painting, a magic show, scavenger hunt and photos with book characters. For more information, visit our Book Fair page.

Interested in being involved at Sheridan?

The PTO can always use more of two things: Money and people-power. You can enhance your child’s years at Sheridan by giving either, or both. Whichever method suits you — hands-on or hands-in-pocket, or both — we welcome your extra involvement in our PTO projects. Either way, your involvement will be making an important difference at Sheridan.

Friends of Sheridan

If you are willing to give money to support the work of the PTO, please become a Friend of Sheridan by completing a form and returning it to school.

Volunteering

If you relish a hand-on type of involvement in your child's schooling, you can let us know your interests by filling out a volunteer form and returning it to school.

Sheridan Gives Back to School in Africa

At this year's Art Fair, we will have art items available for purchase or donation in order to help a school in Africa. Former Sheridan students Jessie Maynard and Baily Holmes raised money to send with Jessie’s mom, Kathleen, for her mission trip last Fall to Kenya. We will be selling the items purchased from people in the villages/schools in Africa so we can send this money back to them. These are children who have very little – no books, medicine for when they are sick, or even shoes. They need our help!

Please look for the African School table at the Art Fair and consider helping out this cause.

Projects Sign-up Form