Dear Highlands Community, 

 

I'm Dulini. I’m honored to serve as the president of our school’s PTA for another year. I want to extend my warmest welcome to you and your family for the 2023-24 school year. The PTA will continue to focus on engaging our families and strengthening our community so that the PTA can continue to support the programs and services at Highlands that enrich our children’s education.

 

WHO: We are a group of committed parents and guardians who want to support our teachers and staff to provide important programs for our kids.

 

WHAT: While our school district gives money to Highlands Elementary to support the fundamentals, the PTA provides additional funds to help our kids have an enriched learning environment. Without the PTA and the Highlands SMART Fund, our kids wouldn’t have art in the classroom, a computer lab with teacher, an award-winning community garden, a Kinder Physical Education teacher, just to name a few of the many special things our PTA provides for our kids.

 

WHY: Become a PTA member to share your input, to be more connected to other Highlands Elementary parents, teachers and staff, and to support PTA-sponsored events and programs. Becoming a member allows you to vote on PTA matters as well! 

 

WHERE: Join online: http://highlands-pta.com/membership

 

WHEN: Sign up today to become a PTA member and donate to the Highlands SMART Fund to show your support for the amazing programs we have at Highlands.

 

HOW: to support your kids at Highlands:

  1. Read the Weekly/Monthly teacher letters
  2. Sign up for the Bear Bytes email e-newsletters
    Note: You do not have to be a PTA member to receive the Bear Bytes
  3. Donate to the Highlands SMART Fund *
  4. Become a PTA member!     

    *To support all of our programs our ask this year is $800 per child or $1600 per family; however, any amount helps your child! For example $100 pays for your child’s art lessons, classroom supplies, weekly computer lab visits, and hands-on classroom science 

 

I’m looking forward to a year full of friendship, learning, and new experiences together with you!

 

Dulini Welihinda

2023-24 PTA President