Pittsburgh Colfax ALA Parent-Teacher Organization

Nestled in the heart of Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 ALA offers a unique experience to students by providing an extended school day and school year program. Colfax is a Spanish emphasis school with Spanish instruction provided by certified world language teachers.

The Colfax Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) supports Colfax K-8 through fundraising, organizing volunteers, planning events, and facilitating communication between all members of the Colfax community.

News and Events

Make a donation to the Colfax PTO to benefit our students

Memory tiles: This year, Colfax's front entryway will be transformed into a custom wall of MEMORY TILES to celebrate our centennial! Celebrate and honor your class, your student, your graduate, a teacher or anything else with commemorative tiles. You can also order tiles to keep. Tiles are $26.00 each. Click here for more information and to order online. Check out the memory tiles we have so far!

Read the A+ Schools Briefing for the Colfax Community - these are the slides that were presented at the 12/14/11 PSCC meeting)

April 2012

April 2-6: Colfax Spring Break
April 11, 7:00 p.m.: PTO Meeting with Election of 2012-13 Co-Presidents
PTO Spring Plant Sale. Place your order online through Monday, April 23!
April 14: Write Now
April 17: Mock Bake Sale
All month long: Donate gently used books to Ms. McKee in Colfax library for book sale fundraiser

March 2012

Order your Colfax yearbook online now!
March 5, school pick-up time, Call your legislators day!
March 14, 7 pm, PTO/PSCC meeting, Colfax cafeteria - childcare will be provided

February 2012

Feb 8, 7-9 pm: PTO/PSCC meeting, Colfax Cafeteria, childcare will be provided
Feb 18, 2012: Party for Play - Buy your Tickets HERE - Click HERE to see what auction items we have!

January 2012

January 11, 3:30 pm: PTO/PSCC meeting, Colfax cafeteria, childcare provided
January 27, 4-9pm: Screening of The Inconvenient Truth at PFT

December 2011

Dec 14: PTO/PSCC meeting, 7-9 pm Colfax cafeteria, childcare provided
Dec 15: Harrisburg strategy meeting, 7-9 pm Colfax cafeteria, childcare provided

November 2011

Nov 9: PTO/PSCC meeting, 7-9pm Colfax cafeteria, childcare provided

October 2011

Shop online at the Colfax Book Fair until October 21
Oct 6, 6:30-8:30 pm - Fused glass workshop for adults in the art room. Cost $50. Space is limited, e-mail Shannon Ewing at shannonewing00@yahoo.com to confirm a space
Oct 12, 3:45 pm - PTO/PSCC meeting in the cafeteria, childcare will be provided
Oct 13, 12:15 pm - Early dismissal
Oct 14, No school, parent teacher conferences
Oct 15: Memory Tile sale begins
Sat, Oct 15, 2011, 3-6 pm - Centennial Celebration - Contact colfax1974@aol.com for more information.
Check out the Centennial slide show
Colfax is grateful for the generous support of these businesses and organizations for our Centennial Event
Oct 23, 1:00pm: Coach Bingo to benefit the middle level end-of-year trip
Oct 25, 7 pm, K-1st grade parent literacy workshop. Focus on Word Building for those of you interested in volunteering in the classroom. Mark Beck is our Volunteer Coordinator and a Reading Specialist (more importantly a Colfax Parent) and will be holding this free workshop for anyone interested. Please contact him for more information: mullenbeck@verizon.net

September 2011

Thurs, Sept 1, 6pm, Colfax Cafeteria - Middle Level End of Year Parent/Teacher/Student Discussion - Main focus is Year-End Trip w/ side table conversation on activities for the 2011-2012 (dances, game nights, etc.) Get together to discuss how students can raise money to help offset the cost of the trip. Dinner will be served, so please RSVP to Diane Condie dcondie1@pghboe.net 412-422-2037
Order your Colfax spiritwear by Sept 7
Thurs, Sept 8, 2011, 5:30-7:30 pm - Fiesta
Wed, Sept 14, 7-9pm PTO/PSCC Meeting, Colfax cafeteria
Sept 14, 6:00-6:45 p.m. - Middle Level Fall Dance / Activities planning meeting, Colfax cafeteria

August 2011

Thurs, Aug 25, 6:00 p.m. - Back to School night.
Please fill out and submit your Colfax PTO student directory form online here!