TO THE MR. FLORENCE RETIREMENT DEDICATION FUND
WELCOME TO MERCER PTO!
Did you know?
All parents or guardians of students in the Shaker Heights School District are automatically members of PTO. There are no membership fees, dues, or requirements. Any parent or guardian is welcome to attend any PTO meeting or event.
Families New to Mercer after School Starts
Contact mercerfamilies@gmail.com. We will welcome your family and help you get acquainted with Mercer.
MERCER PTO WANTS YOU!
If you have thought about getting more involved, we would love your help. We still need to fill a few positions on the PTO's Executive Board, as well as several activity, event and committee chair roles for the 2021-2022 school year. Positions range from year-long commitments to one day events. Some positions can be done exclusively from home.
To learn more about various PTO positions and the approximate time commitment, please refer to the Mercer Event Coordinators and Committee Chair Roles document.
To sign up to chair an event or committee, please view the Sign Up Genius.
Questions? Please contact Carmen Kottha by email at ckrystyniak@gmail,com.
Mercer’s first Read-A-Thon was a huge success! We enjoyed a fun-filled week that helped to build excitement about literacy and raise money for the Mercer PTO.
Together, Mercer students logged over 12,000 minutes of reading during the Read-A Thon and raised $7,813. Thank you for your generosity! The money that was raised will directly benefit our students and teachers.
Guest Readers
Listen to Mercer faculty and staff read some of their favorite stories:
Mrs. Stamm reading "The Bear and the Piano" by David Litchfield
Mr. Florence reading some poems from "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein
Mrs. Kerns reading "Pete's A Pizza" by William Steig
Ms. Schlein reading "Dragon's Love Tacos" by Adam Rubin
Mrs. Janosek reading "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt
Mr. DiScenna reading "Rachel: Preserving a Sense of Wonder" by Joseph Bruchac and Thomas Locker
Mystery Readers
Can you figure out who our mystery readers are for the Mercer Read-A-Thon?
Mystery Reader #1 reading "Need a House? Call Ms. Mouse" by George Mendoza
Mystery Reader #2 reading "Oscar, Cat-About-Town" by James Herriet
Mystery Reader #3 reading "Red: A Crayon's Story" by Michael Hall
Live Reads
Watch the recordings from our live reads!
Monday, March 22, 2021 - Mrs. Ng, Mrs. Hartley and Mrs. Daberko
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - Mrs. Richards, Mrs. Horvat and Ms. Martin
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - Dr. David Glasner, Superintendent, Shaker Heights City School District
Thursday, March 25, 2021 - Mr. Lindsay Florence, Mercer Principal
MERCER PTO BOARD FOR 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
Upcoming Events
- Wednesday, August 4
- Tuesday, August 10
- Saturday, August 14
- Wednesday, August 18
MERCER PTO MEETING MINUTES
Did you miss the PTO meeting? Find out what happened!
03-11-2021
05-12-2021 (draft)
COMMUNITY SPEAKER SERIES
If you missed the presentations, you can watch the recordings:
9-30-2020 presentation by Dr. JeffriAnne Wilder, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Shaker Heights School District
11-4-2020 conversation with Dr. David Glasner, Superintendent of the Shaker Heights School District
1-20-2021 conversation with Keith Langford, Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Coordinator, Shaker Heights School District
3-11-2021 conversation on Positive Parenting with Judi Miller Levy, Licensed Independent Social Worker
5-12-2021 presentation on Student Pathways from Pre-K - Grade 12 given by John Moore, District International Baccalaureate Coordinator & Diploma Programme Coordinator, Addie Tobey, Middle Years Program IB Coordinator, Denise Brown, PYP Coordinator at Onaway and Kristen Clark, Instructional Coach Liaison.
Stay up-to-date with the Mercer Elementary PTO Facebook page.
MERCER CLASS PAGES
Join the Facebook pages for your child's grade.
Note: These class pages are created by Mercer parents for Mercer parents. They are not official pages of the Mercer PTO, Mercer Elementary School, or the Shaker Heights City School District.
FINANCIAL FORMS
Tax Exempt Form (Mercer PTO cannot reimburse for sales tax. Please use this form when making approved purchases for Mercer PTO.)
Check Request / Reimbursement Form
If you have questions, please contact either Jeff Resnick or Nadia Greenheigh-Stanley.
CHOOLAAH GIVES FUNDRAISER
Thank you for your support of the Choolaah Gives! fundraiser on April 15. Choolaah will be donating $397 to the Mercer PTO!
