CLS PTO Newsletter

October 2007

 

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month (unless otherwise indicated) at 7:00 p.m. in the CLS Media Center.  The PTO Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. and anyone interested in coming early to join in is more than welcome.    The dates of the meetings are listed below:

 

November 13th, December 11th, January 8th, February 12th, March 11th, April 8th, May 13th and June 10th

 

If you cannot attend meetings, we have many events, programs and fundraisers where you can volunteer to help out.  This is a great way to take part and support the school. 

 

Haven’t joined yet?   Membership is only $5.00 per year for a family.  Membership forms are available at school.  Please contact any board member for information.

 

Fall Fundraiser:   Mark your calendars. Orders will be delivered on November 14th and distributed between 3:30 and 6:00 in the CLS cafeteria.  Please contact Candy Williams at 870-0084 if you can help with distribution.  Thanks to Candy Williams for chairing this fundraiser!!

 

 

 

The Reading At Home Kickoff was held September 27th  Students’ had a great time and were enthusiastic about starting the program.  Thanks to the volunteers who came and helped out. Please encourage your children to read and return folders to their monitors each week.  Let’s make spare time for reading.  Congratulations to the following students who met the six hour goal:

Grade One: Elizabeth, Taren, Matthew, Noahi, Alexande, Alexa, Logani, Lauren, Emma, Noah,

Grade Two:  Layla, Bryce, Erin, Juliai, Michae, Jesse

Grade Three: Jacob, Ethan, Max, Marleyi, Elizabeth, Kyle, Evan, Donovan, Ciara, Brianna, Nathaniel, Myles, Adam, Luke,

Grade Four: Cassandra, Kathryn, Brittney, Ashley, Halie

Congratulations to the following students who met the 12 hour goal:

Grade Three: Emily, Kaitlyn

Grade Four: Anna

 

Ice Cream Social:   The ice cream social was held Friday, October 12th and was a huge success.  Thanks to all the teachers who helped out and thanks to Mr. Murphy and Mrs. Marohn for coordinating this fun evening.  And a HUGE thank you to Dari Farms for donating all the ice cream this year.  Mindy and Justin’s grandpa works at Dari Farms which makes it a very special gift to the school.

 

Room Parents Tea:  Room Parents Tea was held on October 17.  Thank you to Jill Welti for coordinating this program (and baking us cookies!)  Teachers and parents planned holiday celebrations and organized the emergency phone call tree.  We still need four more parents who could help make telephone calls if the school needs to close early for any reason.  If you are able to help, please contact Jill Welti 871-7444 or Dr. Dwyer 896-2322.

 

Butter Braids:   Orders have been taken and delivery will be October 30 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.   Notices for pick-up will be coming home soon.  Thanks to Shiela Gerber for chairing this fundraiser.

 

Gift Cards:  Once again, the PTO will be providing an opportunity to purchase gift cards just in time for the holidays.   A list of establishments will be sent home soon for your perusal.  This year, LL Bean, Cabela’s, Starbuck’s, Kohl’s and many more will be available.   Crystal Lake School will receive a portion of the proceeds for each gift card sold.   What a great way to shop while supporting our school.   If you have any questions, please contact Colette Aldrich at 872-2855. 

 

Book Fair:  Mark your calendars for this years’ book fair which will be held during conferences December 4th – 7th.  We need volunteers for this fundraiser; setting up, working during fair hours, and packing up.  Please contact Pam Moffitt at 871-0395 for additional information.  Note:  Proceeds from the book fair supply the book rewards for the reading at home program, classroom books and library materials. 

 

Cultural Arts:  On November 9th Mimetime will be coming to Crystal Lake School.  The students will watch a performance showing mime and will be given the opportunity to act out their own story!   Future programs will include National Marionette Theatre performance of Peter and the Wolf, author Susie Kline, and a hot air balloon presentation by “Up and Away”.  If you have any questions, please contact Shannon Kent at 870-9024.

 

 

Holiday Giving:  Our goal is to have our ‘adopted family’ lists out by the second week of November.   Information will be sent home soon.  If you would like to help out with this wonderful program or have any questions, contact Kate Maitland at 875-5156. 

 

Box Tops for Education

The first submission of box tops was sent in recently.   We will keep you posted on the results!  Keep those box tops coming in and thank you for your continued support!  Please contact Stacy Beaudry at 871-2196 if you have any questions or comments.

 

2007/2008 PTO Officers

President:  Paul Heyman

pheyman@finsvcs.com

Vice President: Karen Iverson

kw2905@aol.com

Secretary:  Kate Maitland maitlandjka@snet.net

Treasurer:  Nancy Canavan

nancycanavan@comcast.net

 

If you would like to leave a message for one of the officers, please call 896-2323 Ext. 113 or e-mail at the above addresses.

 

For information about the PTO Newsletter, please call Kate Maitland at 875-5156 or e-mail at maitlandjka@snet.net.