Mrs. Hazen's Kindergarten Class Blog: February 2014

February PTO Notes & News

Fundraising Update

▪ Box Tops – the Box Top deadline is fast approaching. Please turn in Box Tops to your classroom before school break begins on February 21^st. Box Tops helps support the Hands on Nature program which is a science enrichment program run by parent volunteers at our school. Sending in Box Tops from General Mills products helps keep this program going.

Tips for Parents on cutting out Box Tops:

1) Cut along the line before submitting the box top

2) Check that the box top hasn’t expired

More information can be found here: http://www.boxtops4education.com/homepageinterstitial

▪ Amazon – If you shop on AMAZON please take an extra step and enter the site through the link on the PTO page. The PTO will earn up to 15% of your purchases! Please remember that you need to use this link each time you shop for the PTO to benefit.

▪ Red Barn Fundraiser – we raised $1,137 that will go back to the school.

▪ Red Wagon Plant Fundraiser - packets will be distributed March 28^th, orders due back April 11th and pick up on May 22^nd.

▪ Dynamic Dates – will take place March 7-14 with the winners being announced on March 17^th.

Fund Spending

▪ CVU Summer Camp – the PTO will be providing a donation to the scholarship fund which will allow for one child to attend the camp. The CVU Summer Camp is designed to provide all incoming ninth graders with a positive transition to high school.

▪ Hands on Nature – the PTO provided a donation in the amount of $1,048 to support the efforts of the Hands on Nature program.

Help Wanted

▪ Get Out the Vote – March 3^rd - help e-mail/call SCS families reminding them to vote on March 4^th. Contact Randy Sweeney if you are able to help at sweeneyrs@gmail.com

▪ Red Barn Delivery – help with unloading and distributing the Red Barn delivery on March 13^th. Contact Randy Sweeney at sweeneyrs@gmail.com if you are able to help anytime between 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm

▪ After School Enrichment Classes - interested in leading enrichment classes after school – contact Lorien at Part 2 lleyden@cssu.org

Other Business

▪ Internet Safety Presentation – the presentation given by Detective Thomas Nash on internet safety and how to protect children online while still allowing some technological independence can be found on the SCS website at: https://sites.google.com/a/cssu.org/scs-internet-safety-and-conduct

▪ “Like” Shelburne Community School Facebook Page

Highlights from Principals Report
▪ GeoBee: Josh Gamble was the overall winner and he will be going on to represent SCS in the statewide competition in February.
▪ The Kindergarten concert that took place on February 11^th was a huge hit with over 100 parents and family members in attendance. Thank you to Diana Burritt, Jude Olson and Mary Nelson for pulling it all together.
▪ Fiddler on the Roof will take place February 19^th and 20^th at the Shelburne Town Center.

Mark Your Calendars

March 4^th – VOTE

March 13^th – Red Barn Pick Up

May 9^th – Comedy Night Fundraiser at the Old Lantern

We look forward to seeing you next month at the PTO meeting on March 11^th at 6:00 pm in the Alpha Space. Pizza and Babysitting are provided!