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• WE LOVE OUR SPONSORS •

Two ways to support Fairmount

Every family can do one. Most do both.

Join or Renew
PTA Membership

Your seat at the table:

  • Vote on how we spend
  • Family directory access
  • Covered by PTA insurance when you volunteer
  • Special event pricing
  • Grade & classroom Communities soon

$11 per adult · $22 per familyDues keep the PTA running, including our state and national membership. Staff and Friend of Fairmount rates available.

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Give
💛 Fund Fairmount First

Our one fundraising ask of the year — it replaces the dozen little ones. Give once and you're done.

Suggested $75 per student100% stays at Fairmount. Any amount helps, and no amount is too small.

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This Month with the PTA
7Wed · Oct Spirit Night — Raising Cane's4:00–8:00 PM · Wheat Ridge ›

Skip cooking on a Wednesday and let Raising Cane's handle dinner. A portion of what our Firebird families spend comes back to Fairmount — so tell them you're with Fairmount when you order. Dine in, carry out, or drive through.

12Mon · Oct Fall Break — No SchoolMonday Oct 12 & Tuesday Oct 13 ›

No school for students on either day — plan ahead for childcare.

21Wed · Oct Fit Fun Club — Martial Arts2:45–3:45 PM · right after school ›

This month's Fit Fun Club is run by Personal Achievement Martial Arts, one of our Platinum sponsors. An hour of moving, learning something new, and burning off the afternoon — no experience needed.

22Thu · Oct Spirit Night — Bliss Frozen Yogurt12:00–9:00 PM · Arvada ›

All afternoon and into the evening — a nine-hour window, so there's no excuse about timing. Bliss sends a share of the day's Fairmount sales back to us. Mention Fairmount at the register.

27Tue · Oct PTA Volunteer Orientation5:30–7:00 PM · at Fairmount ›

Thinking about helping but not sure where you'd fit? Come find out. We'll walk through what the PTA actually does, the roles that need people, and how much time each one really takes.

No commitment required — come listen, ask questions, and decide later.

30Fri · Oct Halloween Parade & PartiesMorning — time to be announced ›

The parade is in the morning, with classroom parties to follow. Exact timing is still being set — watch The Firebird Flyer for it.

📅 Every date — school and PTA — is in Upcoming Events in the sidebar, and you can subscribe to it from there.

Where your money goes

👋 Proudly serving our Firebirds in Golden, Colorado. We're your all-volunteer PTA — a 501(c)(3) partnering with families, teachers and staff to make every child's potential a reality.

Here's how this year's budget breaks down.

In the classroom39%
Grade-level support, field trips, classroom parties, books
School-wide projects32%
Building and playground improvements, scholarship, angel fund
Thanking teachers & staff14%
Staff appreciation, meals, spirit shirts
Events for families10%
Back to School Bash, Field Day, Talent Show, 5th grade send-off
Keeping the PTA running5%
Administration, insurance, and our state and national PTA dues

Wondering why we ask you to join and to give? Your $22 membership doesn't buy the field trip. It buys the organization that makes the field trip possible — the legal standing, the insurance, the volunteers, the vote. Then the other 95% of our budget pays for the trip.

Every family makes Fairmount stronger — whether you join, give, or lend an hour. It all lands on our kids. Every Child. One Voice. Go Firebirds! 🔥

Need to pay a $5.00 fee?

BOOK CART FEE

The Book Cart Program

Supporting our Fairmount readers 

The PTA-sponsored Book Cart Program is back!

 

Research has shown that students who consistently read with their parents daily improve their reading skills greatly over time.  Fairmount's Book Cart Program provides our students with the extra boost in becoming proficient readers as well as fostering a good home/school partnership

 

Here is how it works...

 

Your child will receive a book at their independent reading level every day (or most) of the week. 

The independent reading level is lower than the instructional reading level the teachers use in the classroom.  Providing students with books at their independent level helps them feel successful and confident.  It also builds fluency and comprehension skills.

 

Parent Role:

  • Read every night with your child
  • Please return the book in its bag as soon as your child finishes reading so that volunteers and teachers can track student progress. 
    • If your child reads chapter books, please keep them until they finish. However, after 10 days, a notice will go home reminding you to return the book for a new one. If a book has not been returned within 20 days, it will be presumed lost or damaged (unless we hear otherwise). Your child's book cart program privileges will be suspended until either the book has been returned or $5.00 has been remitted to the program to replace it.
  • If your child is not interested in the book sent home, please return it the next day for a new one.
  • Take care of the books so that all students will have a chance to read them.

Thank you for your help with this important and successful reading program. If you have any questions or concerns about the progress or level, please contact your student's teacher.

 

For questions about the program, please get in touch with the Book Cart Program Coordinator at bookcart@fairmountpta.org

 

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!  

Please email bookcart@fairmountpta.org to ensure this program remains in play!