Waterford Oaks Elementary ~ Where every child is a shining star.
Our PTA Meetings are held each month on the first Tuesday, unless noted otherwise, at 7:00 pm in the school cafeteria. There is usually a grade level program or other school function the same evening, so come on out! There is no meeting in January.
Executive Board Meeting Dates
October 28, 2008
November 18, 2008
January 27, 2009
February 24, 2009
March 31, 2009
April 28, 2009
General Body PTA Meeting Dates
November 11, 2008
December 9, 2008
February 3, 2009
March 3, 2009
April 7, 2009
May 5, 2009
PTA's History . . .
PTA Beginning's . . . 1897—Our Founders' Vision Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst founded an organization-a nationwide movement-in a time when social activism was scorned and women did not have the vote. They knew there is no stronger bond than that between mother and child. Therefore, they felt it was up to mothers of this country to eliminate the threats that endangered children. They called for action in 1897 and more than 2,000 people responded—many were mothers, but fathers, teachers, laborers, and legislators also responded—all with a commitment to children. From that first meeting in Washington, DC, grew a groundswell of support. Problems were identified and strategies devised to resolve them. Through consistent hard work, sometimes after years of perseverance, the dreams became reality: the creation of kindergarten classes, child labor laws, a public health service, hot lunch programs, a juvenile justice system, and mandatory immunization were accepted as national norms.
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