Events

Thanks to the support of our community, we are able to make these activities and events possible!

Student Events

Warrior Dash

Warrior Dash is PTO’s largest fundraiser but also includes individualized events at each school to celebrate the hard work our students put into fundraising! Plus, every student and staff member receives a free spirit shirt! Each event is tailored to the age group at the school and activities range from running the track, inflatables, games, and more!

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Warrior Reads

Warrior Reads is a fun way to beat the winter blues and amp up student’s reading! With the help of school librarians, students are challenged to fun, unique, and exciting reading challenges to earn rewards.

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Lakewood Tailgate

Each fall, Lakewood celebrates the first home football game with a tailgate lunch served by PTO members, HS football players, and cheerleaders!

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Field Day

The excitement around field day for our schools is incredible. Our school staff work so hard to put together a really fun day for their students and it shows! We are able to provide any materials needed and volunteer support.

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Field Trips

We love field trips! With your help, every student is able to participate in their grade's field trip without cost to their families. Field trips vary by year, but have included places like Howell's Pumpkin Patch, the Science Center, and I-Cubs games!

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Rewards

Our students work so hard to meet their goals and they deserve to be recognized for it! We provide rewards for them to celebrate successes and sometimes just to celebrate. Sometimes it's candy for a classroom, doughnuts or a special McDonald's meal, or even TroSno!

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Warrior Dash

Warrior Dash is PTO’s largest fundraiser but also includes individualized events at each school to celebrate the hard work our students put into fundraising! Plus, every student and staff member receives a free spirit shirt! Each event is tailored to the age group at the school and activities range from running the track, inflatables, games, and more!

Lakewood Tailgate

Each fall, Lakewood celebrates the first home football game with a tailgate lunch served by PTO members, HS football players, and cheerleaders!

Warrior Reads

Warrior Reads is a fun way to beat the winter blues and amp up student’s reading! With the help of school librarians, students are challenged to fun, unique, and exciting reading challenges to earn rewards.

Field Trips

We love field trips! With your help, every student is able to participate in their grade's field trip without cost to their families. Field trips vary by year, but have included places like Howell's Pumpkin Patch, the Science Center, and I-Cubs games!

Rewards

Our students work so hard to meet their goals and they deserve to be recognized for it! We provide rewards for them to celebrate successes and sometimes just to celebrate. Sometimes it's candy for a classroom, doughnuts or a special McDonald's meal, or even TroSno!

Field Day

The excitement around field day for our schools is incredible. Our school staff work so hard to put together a really fun day for their students and it shows! We are able to provide any materials needed and volunteer support.

Teacher & School Support

PTO Purchase Request

Norwalk PTO has established an ongoing program that allows our teachers to submit classroom or school requests directly to us! We get them what they need quickly and have fulfilled requests ranging from classroom supplies and furniture to indoor recess activities and rewards!

Volunteering

We spend a significant amount of time in our schools helping however needed! Sometimes that means assisting with screenings or school photos, checking in band students, or popping popcorn! We are happy to be there to make those things run more smoothly!

Teacher & Staff Support

We provide multiple meals and other goodies to our teachers throughout the year to help them during busy times such as back to school and conferences and to just remind them that they are the BEST! Every year, we provide a back to school breakfast where we take the opportunity to introduce ourselves and provide staff with a welcome back gift including a giftcard to be used in their classroom. In May, we spend Teacher & Staff Appreciation week going all out with themed decor, meals, snacks, and gifts!

Building Allocations

Every year Norwalk PTO earmarks a portion of their budget to go directly to each elementary school. These funds are used to provide a number of things for the building that otherwise would not be possible such as: field trips, building privacy screens and clings, staff development and team building, playground equipment, rewards, and more.

Schools We Serve

Oviatt Elementary School
713 School Avenue
Norwalk, IA 50211
515-981-1005
Principal: Amy Gage
Orchard Hills Elementary School
1130 W. North Avenue
Norwalk, IA 50211
515-981-1855
Principal: Sheila Taylor
Lakewood Elementary School
9210 Happy Hollow
Norwalk, IA 50211
515-981-1850
Principal: Clint Driftmier