Pontiac/William Holliday PTO

09/13/2025

The fall bookfair will be Monday, 9/29 - Wednesday, 10/1.

Many helpers make the day go smoothly for our students, teachers and staff as grades come make wish lists, shop and enjoy family night on Wednesday.

If the timeslots here do not work in your schedule, but you can donate another slot of time, please reach out as we would love to be able to have as many help as possible.

Thank you!

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

04/07/2025

Spring Book Fair will be Monday, 4/28 - Wednesday, 4/30.

We are looking for volunteers to help work the fair during school hours Monday - Wednesday and at Family Night on 4/30/25 from 5:30 - 7:30, as well as setup and clean-up for the fair.

If you would like to help with the fair, please sign up using the attached link, or e-mail the PTO at [email protected] if there is not a time that works in your schedule but you would like to help at a different time.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F44AEAB2DA4FD0-56151913-spring

01/29/2025

Prize Day Totals for Penny Wars!

In the lead at William Holliday is 4th Grade with points! In the lead at Pontiac is 6th grade with points!

These grades won the second prize day (snack treat for both school William Holliday and at Pontiac).

1st Place - 4th Grade 7,730 points
2nd Place - Kindergarten 4,788 points
3rd Place - 2nd Grade 3,655 points
4th Place - 5th Grade 3,545 points
5th Place - 1st Grade 2,377 points
6th Place - 3rd Grade 738 points
7th Place - Pre-K -2,691 points

1st Place - 6th Grade 597 points
2nd Place - 7th Grade 566 points
3rd Place - -8th Grade 192 points

Final prize day count will be this Friday, 1.31.25 and the winning grades will win a pizza party.

01/23/2025

Current Day Totals for Penny Wars!

In the lead at William Holliday is 4th Grade with 6,783 points! In the lead at Pontiac is 6th grade with 565 points!

The next winning grade will be announced Monday. Those grades will win the 2nd prize days (karaoke at William Holliday and a lunch snack at Pontiac).

1st Place - 4th Grade 6,783 points
2nd Place - 2nd Grade 1,511 points
3rd Place - Kindergarten 1,086 points
4th Place - 1st Grade -121 points
5th Place - 3rd Grade -1,502 points
6th Place - 5th Grade -1,748 points
7th Place - Pre-K -2,354 points

1st Place - 6th Grade 565 points
2nd Place - 7th Grade 388 points
3rd Place - -8th Grade 2 points

01/23/2025

Congratulations to Kindergarten and 6th grades for winning the first prizes on Penny Wars!

Kindergarten will receive a Dance Party and 6th grade will receive donuts this week during Advisory!

William Holliday
Kindergarten - 1838
5th Grade - 1276
2nd Grade - 461
1st Grade - 131
4th Grade - (591)
3rd Grade - (655)
Pre-K (958)

Pontiac
6th Grade - 602
7th Grade - 0
8th Grade - (25)

01/19/2025

Penny Wars starts this week - look for more information on rules and prize days coming tomorrow!

💙💛🤍 proceeds go towards funding field day and other PTO sponsored events at both schools 🤍💛💙

Leader board will be updated daily!

⭐️ Who will win? ⭐️

Pre-K - Mario
Kindergarten - Princess Peach
1st - Luigi
2nd - Red Super Mushroom
3rd - Power Star
4th - Yoshi
5th - Green 1-up Mushroom

And

6th - Red Super Mushroom
7th - Yoshi
8th - Power Star

10/07/2024

PTO has had a busy September and looking ahead to Harvest Fest in just a few short weeks!

Interested in what we've sponsored and what's ahead? Take a look at our monthly newsletter, helping keep families informed of what's coming up and join us October 16th for our PTO meeting - details below!

09/26/2024

Congratulations to all of our book fair bookmark contest winners! 🏅

Each student received a treat bucket and recognition this week, all students will get the winning bookmark from their respective grades in the coming week. 📚

Thank you to Mr. Carter for orchestrating the voting process again this year! The students were so creative and we had many submissions!

09/26/2024

Thank you to our teachers and parents who came to support the PTO activities this evening at our meeting. Student Council will be at meetings to help provide child care activities for those who would like to come and bring their littles.

Tonight we discussed our September activities: Book Fair, Red Robin Dine-out Night and Popsicles on the Playground for K and 2nd grades (3rd was rained out so TBD on a new date 🍧)

Coming up for October be on the lookout for:
🍁Harvest Fest Trunk or Treat sign ups 🚗🚕🚙
🍁Giving to the Candy Monster who will be collecting candy for Trunk or Treat 🍫🍬🍭
🍁Harvest Fest informational flyers and volunteer opportunities
🍁Dine Out Night at Raising Cane's on Thursday, 10.10.24 🐔

Through successful fundraisers, such as Harvest Fest's kids raffle and silent auction, book fairs, dine out and skate nights, penny wars, etc., we will be supporting our student incentives and rewards that were requested this month (to be used throughout the school year) at both Pontiac and William Holliday.

These fundraisers are essential to continue supporting our students, teachers, staff and our overall school community. Thank you to all who continue to donate your time, talents and treasure in supporting our PTO. 💙💛

09/20/2024

Thank you, thank you to everyone who shopped our book fair this week! We grossed over $8.5k in sales over the three days which leads to many books and gadgets to our students and many books and classroom supplies to our teachers via scholastic rewards! 📚 📝 ✂️

Thank you to…
- our janitorial staff who brought many tables to help space out the fair (and tore down),
- teachers and staff who stayed after school Friday to help setup the book fair,
- our group of volunteers (moms, dads, grandparents and staff) who gave their time to help kiddos shop, cash out, bag up and organize between groups!
- 8th graders for coming to help our younger shoppers navigate the fair,
- student council for helping at Family Night playing book walk, coloring, greeting and encouraging bookmark voting,
- Mr. Carter for gathering all bookmark submissions, creating a voting system and displaying all bookmarks at Family Night,
- our cleanup crew of teachers and staff Wednesday night, helping grant books to teacher wish lists, tear down and clean up of the fair,
- and, Mrs. McMahon for having us take over the dome this week!

These events take a village to orchestrate! 💛💙🤍

09/19/2024

Thank you to all our second grade families who came out to enjoy popsicles on the playground this evening, and our kindergarten families last week!

We’ll see you Tuesday night 3rd grade! 😃

🛝 🍦 🫧 💙💛

09/18/2024

Tomorrow is the last day of the book fair 📚

Family night will be from 5:30-7:30 with book walk, favorite bookmaker voting and colorings of favorite characters.

Thank you for those who have volunteered during the school day yesterday and today to bring the book fair to our school!