What is the Booster Club?

The Booster Club is a volunteer organization consisting of the parents, teachers, and staff of Gonsalves Elementary School. As a group, we provide financial and volunteer support for additional enrichment activities that augment our children's elementary school experience.

We strive to support Gonsalves by providing enriching services, activities, and events. The following is a list of what we do:

Art Enrichment Program & Teacher
Assemblies
Birthday Book Club
Box Tops
Classroom Enrichment Materials
Classroom Magazine subscriptions
Family Dinner Nights
Family Learning Nights
Field Trips
Grizzly Fun Run
Monthly Reading Incentives
Movie Night
Music Teacher
P.E. Teacher
Reading Celebration
School Improvements
Spirit Wear
Staff Appreciation
Trunk or Treat
Yearbook & School Portraits

The Booster Club provides funding for all students to attend at least one field trip each year. Funding includes individual student admissions and bus costs. Every year students in TK-6th visit:

Cerritos Center for the Performing Aarts
Tanaka Farm
The Tessmann Planetarium
Adventure City
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Riley's Farm
Camelot

In an effort to help you plan out your donation efforts, we want to let you know ahead of time exactly what fundraising opportunities we have planned for the year. They are:

Membership Drive (September): A donation to the Booster Club based on tiered levels of membership
Grizzly Fun Run (October): Students receive donations from friends, family, and businesses
Family Restaurant Nights (various times throughout the year): Local restaurants will donate a portion of sales to Gonsalves
Box Tops (throughout the year): Don’t forget to clip your Box Tops.

We look forward to your continued support. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected].