What does the Mary B. Austin PTA do?

Our PTA builds community in our school by hosting student and family events. We also provide educational enrichment for our children by funding art, music, and reading programs and incentives. Here’s a glimpse of some of the many ways we support Mary B. Austin.

We hope you’ll join us in the effort!

School building and grounds improvements

Spruce up the schoolyard clean-up/beautification (August)

Room Parents

Big School-wide Events   

Fall Festival 
Spring Fling 

Fundraising

Art from the Heart, our biggest fundraiser of the year provides art instruction for all students and musical instruction.
Mary B. merchandise sales (magnets & t-shirts) 
Field Day team spirit ribbon sales

Box Tops for Education

Hospitality

Fund Kindercamp snacks - August

Grateful for Grandparents - September

Thankful for Teachers & Staff (Stock the break room with snacks) - November

Spring Teacher Appreciation luncheon

5th Grade Honors Program

Community/Perspective Student Open House refreshments/tour guides

Incentives and Support

Accelerated Reader 100-point club/Million Words Read shirts.

Accelerated Reader Store-quarterly.

T-shirts for Kindercamp kids- August

Character Kids monthly dogtags and end of semester ice cream parties

Teacher appreciation week happies

Principal/Janitor/Secretary/Nurses week

Teacher/School staff birthday cards & Starbucks gift cards

Special gift card to principal on her birthday- Ms. Whigham Feb. 8

Provide boxed lunches for teachers/staff on meet and greet day- August.

Provide boxed lunches for teachers/staff on last teacher day!

Provide breakfast for teachers/staff teacher workday after Christmas break.

School t-shirts for teachers/staff- August

Gift card for teachers for club/classroom supplies- August

Book fair “wish list” book purchases for teachers- October

Field trip “scholarships” for students who teachers identify are in need

Purchase Yellowhammer Coffee for teachers/staff during Entrepreneur week

Art Class/Music               

Fund weekly art instruction/supplies for 2 semesters K-2 grades, spring semester 3-5

Fund Preludes music program through Mobile Symphony for K-2 grades