The live auction may be over, but fundraising never ends! We have a couple of items left from the auction and several Buy-Ins with space left. Please follow the link to view and bid on items. The buy-ins are a set price and the site shows spaces remaining. The items close on 3/16/12 at 5pm, buy-ins will remain open until spaces are sold out or until 48 hours before the buy-in is to take place. We can add items and buy-ins throughout the year so if you have more donations, please contact Andee at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Again, thank you for your support, we are having a record fundraising year!! it takes a villiage!

Success! This years auction was amazing, start to finish! We had a record number of items procured, record dollar value, record number of guests and record net sales! The preliminary numbers show a gross of nearly $59k and we still have several items to sell on the post-auction online auction. We will have several items and buy-ins available online the items will close on 3/16/12 at 5pm and the buy-ins will remain open until full or 48 hours prior to event. We can add more items and buy-ins at any time so if you have something in mind please contact Andee at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

I would like to send a special thank you to the auction team, a fabulous group this year and we hope to keep this momentum going, to grow the team and to grow the fundraising for our kiddos!  I feel very proud and honored to be part of such an amazing community and you should too!

For those of you that have not participated in the fundraising and you think it might be fun..you are correct and we would love to have you! We will be having a post auction meeting Tuesday March 6th at 630pm in the library, child care provided. We welcome your attendance, feedback and thoughts for future years!

Now that you bought your Auction tickets...you bought your tickets right? Ok, take a minute to do that here !
We have so many great items this year, the auction team has done an amazing job procuring from the best of the best and there are items for everyone. There are a couple that are time sensitive so we want you to start planning now:

Feastworks Catering and Charcuteri is offering one Seat in the March 4th Pig Butchery Class. Demonstration along with take home port cuts and sausage.

Brian and Florence Gerber have donated a full week at their vacation rental, it is split into two packages

Enjoy the first part of Spring break at the beach! Start your vacation off right at "the Lookout",  check in Friday 3/23 - Check out Tues 3/27, sleeps 7-10. There is a cleaning fee that will be covered by the PTA. Photos and details can be seen here. Frank's '76 is the go-to gas station on Interstate! Sure, $25 won't fill your tank any more, but it will get you started!

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Just 2 weeks until the Beach School Auction, tickets are going fast and are available a here. Don't miss out, its a great way to support your kids and have a fun night out!

It's not just the Auction Team busy at work, your kiddos have been busy too! Each Pre-k through 5th grade class has had an opportunity to work on a project that will be donated for sale at the auction! Check out some of the amazing projects they have been working on, buy your ticket to the auction and support the fabulous students of Beach School.

Buy T-Shirt now. Click on the button below to purchase your t-shirt. 

Quantity

1 Shirt $10.00 USD 2 Shirts $20.00 USD 3 Shirts $30.00 USD 4 Shirts $40.00 USD 5 Shirts $50.00 USD

Sue Dearborn will be in contact with you on delivery of your t-shirt if you need to reach her please email dearsuedear@gmail or call at 503-806-4414.

The Beach School PTA is having another successful year working with our school community. Currently we are 100 members strong and growing. Many of you may know the PTA from our fund raising activities but the PTA is much more than that. We are part of a national organization which is a powerful voice for the students and schools across the country. The mission of the Oregon PTA is:

1. To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children
2. To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children
3. To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation

Those may sound like daunting tasks but they are the key principles by how we try to partner with our kids and school. Throughout the year we are constantly thinking of ways to improve our school community. In the first half of this year we have sponsored the following activities:

• Fall Harvest Night
• Love and Logic Parenting Classes
• Mini-Grants for all teachers at Beach School
• Plus many other activities in and out of the school

Being a part of the PTA is very exciting opportunity for any parent of a Beach student as you get to be a part of school in a meaningful way. Just this year we as PTA outline three strategic goals that we are using as guiding principles.

• Ensuring that the physical environment is welcoming, well maintained and sustainable/healthy
• Improving Student Enrichment Programs
• Strengthening Community and Outreach

Bottom line the Beach PTA is a vibrant, welcoming part of Beach School. We are always looking for more people to be involved. The more people we have the more we can do to ensure Beach is a strong part of the community. All are welcome at our meetings which are on the second Thursday of each month.

Thanks,
PTA President
Bryn Dearborn