About Us

Parents and Staff for Students (PSS) is a non-profit organization comprised of Boones Ferry Primary parents and staff. There are no fees or dues, however, parental participation and volunteerism is crucial to our success!

Our Goals:

What We Do:
PSS meets on a monthly basis to plan school events and fundraisers, communicate school news, and approve and spend our earnings. See “PSS Meetings” for more details.

PSS volunteers and parents support the school through participation in our primary fundraisers: the gift -wrap sale, the carnival/auction, and the Fun Run. With the revenues from these events, PSS provides major technology purchases, classroom support for each of the teachers, books for the library, sports equipment for PE classes, music equipment, assemblies, funding for service learning projects, staff appreciation, and the Artist in Residence program. Your money also provides each family with the annual student directory, school calendar magnet, and four Family Fun Nights.

Our Family Fun Nights help bring the school community together. To begin the school year with a bang PSS will be co-hosting a Back to School Picnic with BFPS staff on August 30th, this will be an opportunity to interact with other families and staff before the bustle of the school year begins. In October, PSS sponsors a pumpkin carving event, in December, an evening to decorate gingerbread houses, a night of Bingo in February, and a Spring Carnival in May. These activities are low or no-cost. They are intended to bring students and families together for food, fun, and sharing.

Other fundraisers include the Student Store, Popcorn sales, and the Scrip Program. Our scrip program allows participants to earn money for the school while shopping for items they would be purchasing anyways! Scrip order forms come home in your child’s backpack, you will use those forms to purchase “scrip” in the form of gift cards from the participating, and the retailers donate a percentage of those gift card sales back to Boones Ferry Primary. The scrip program just started in the 2006 – 2007 school year and has already brought in $1300! The Student Store is open once per week during lunch periods. The money raised provides an end of year celebration for our 5th graders. Revenues from the Box Tops, Cartridge Recycling, and the Albertson’s Partner Card are primarily used to support the Family Fun Nights.

Many exciting things that happen throughout the school year are supported by PSS. While PSS helps coordinate these efforts, it could not be done without both your financial support and your time. Please take a moment to fill out the volunteer form and return it to school. Your help, whether large or small, is needed and appreciated by the Boones Ferry community.

If you would like to get involved or have any questions please contact Mary Killelea