All School T-Shirts

The Barnum PTO provides Barnum School T-Shirts to all students and staff K-12 at the beginning of the school year.

BES Open House

The Open House is held before the start of the school year allowing students and parents the opportunity to meet teachers and visit classrooms ahead of time. The Barnum PTO provides entertainment and a supper of hot dogs and chips at the open house.

Please stop by our PTO booth to find out more about joining the PTO, volunteering, and our new Fall fundraiser.

BES Scholastic Book Fair

Book Fair is a treat for everyone! Your Book Fair purchase benefits your kids, their teachers, our school, and underprivileged kids around the country. The Scholastic Book Fairs are typically held in the Barnum Elementary Library.

Kids – The students LOVE the fun that Book Fair brings, especially the fun contests and activities associated with the fun reading themes and, of course, going home with new books in hand!

Teachers – Support your child’s classroom by buying a book from a teacher’s “Wish List” to help build their classroom libraries, which your child will again benefit from.

School – The Book Fair profits are used to buy the newest and greatest books to keep your library up-to-date, storage equipment for books, books for the Title I program, and other various reading needs and incentives.

Sharing –HARINGach dollar collected in the “One for Books” donation jar, Scholastic will donate one book to a less fortunate child somewhere in the U.S., and will also donate matching funds back to BES!

It’s easy to see how everyone can benefit from each Book Fair purchase!

Conference Meals

The Barnum PTO provides meals for teachers and staff during the fall and spring conferences for both the Elementary and High School. Thank you to our caterers and all of our volunteers that contribute delicious food items!

Field Trip Scholarships

With the rising cost of gasoline, some classes were faced with the possibility of having to eliminate field trips due to the excessive cost of transportation. PTO believes that field trips are an important part of education and are fun for our kids, so we are making an effort to see that field trips can continue.

All Arts Day

All Arts Day is a day filled with creativity! All Arts Day brings a number of area artists to the Barnum Elementary for a full day of fun. Students are exposed to music, theater, pottery, needle work and even get an opportunity to dig in and get their hands dirty with some fun craft projects. The students rotate through many different stations to create various art projects, all for them to take home at the end of the day. Several parents are needed to plan and lead each craft activity, so whether you’re crafty or not, there is a niche for you to fill on this busy day.

Teacher Appreciation Week

Teacher’s Appreciation Week is the first full week of May. The Barnum PTO shows their appreciation by giving out daily treats and gifts to teachers each day of the week.

$1000 Yearly Scholarship

A $1000 scholarship is given each year to a Barnum High School senior.

Popcorn Donation

PTO donates the popcorn for all home sporting events throughout the year, as well as the cost and printing of the “Bomber Corn” bags.

Porta-Potty

PTO funds the cost of providing a porta-potty located near the Elementary School playground for the convenience of all.

Past Events and Services