October 5 , 2011
It is hard to believe that September is already behind us! The leaves are changing, the weather is a bit cooler and fall schedules are in full swing. Those lazy days of summer are a distant memory. The PTO has been quite busy this past month and there are many activities coming in October also:
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PTO Dues – Thank you to the hundreds of families that supported the PTO efforts at the Middle School this year by paying dues! It is not too late to turn in your PTO dues, volunteer forms and receive your Directory. Dues support the many items that the PTO provides to WMS including teacher mini-grants, new teacher stipends, a spring play grant, grade level activities, and more. We will be collecting dues at Back to School Night on Thursday.
Beautification: Big thanks to Suzanne O’Regan for adding additional plants and maintaining the current ones at the entrance sign and the areas around the school including cleaning out the Herb Garden and the Bird Garden.
6th Grade Back to School Night Dinner – Thank you to Gretchen Dresens and Liza Knapp for jumping right in as excellent 6th Grade Reps and organizing a wonderful dinner and collating all the informative folders. Many thanks to the generous donations of time and culinary skills: Marie Durant, Joe Krabowski , Karen Blumberg, Susan Steneri, Susan Green, Molly Varnau, Beth Klien, Nadya Karasev, Jodi Levin, Cindi Jacobs, Maureen Daye, Lynne Cribben, Michele Tilley and Sarah Greenaway for their helpful contributions in keeping our hungry teachers fed on the 6th grade Back To School Night.
Walden Bike Trip: Good luck on the rides this week. Great job Gretchen and Liza working with the 6th Grade Cluster leaders to provide all the volunteers for snacks, and chaperones.
Innisbrook Fundraiser: Thank you Lynne Cribben for a wonderful kickoff to the sale and for the excellent display at school.
Booster Sales at the Middle School: Thanks to Jane Capasso, Sue Williams, Linda Hanifin and Lisa Masciocote for organizing and manning the table at the Back to School Night sale.
- Check out the school website (www.wayland.k12.ma.us/middleschool)...there are many great links including one to the PTO pages.
- Sign up for list serve (www.wayland.k12.ma.us/listserv/suscribe) to get electronic notification of school related meetings and important news. It’s an excellent way to stay informed.
That is it for this month! Thank you again for all the wonderful support you give the PTO throughout the year. We truly could not do what we do without you! As always, please feel free to contact me with any comments or questions.
Further information:
Innisbrook Wraps - Sell Through October 12th
The Innisbrook Wraps Fundraiser is off to a great start with only a week remaining to sell! Please support WMS and help us reach our $17,500 sales goal - 50% of sales go directly to our PTO. The top seller in each grade will receive $50.00 cash!
EZ Order System Instructions:
· Go to www.innisbrook.com and into the EZ Order System.
· Enter the school number 103182.
· The first time you access you will be asked to set-up a user ID and password.
· Then you will be prompted to select your child’s homeroom teacher from a pre-existing list and enter your child’s name. · Your child will be assigned a seller number in the system.
· You will then be put into the order form for your child (the form will have your child’s name and seller number on it).
· Enter all the orders you have into the online form and “save” the order.
· You will be able to access your order until the sale end date to add any additional orders.
· Once you have finished entering all your orders, print-out the Order Payment Voucher. · Send Voucher into school with the checks(s) and have your child give to their homeroom teacher.
If you have any questions, please contact Lynne Cribben (lcribben@yahoo.com)
Garden Maintenance Group:
Suzanne O’Regan is looking for volunteers to continue gardening and landscaping projects around the school during the year. Also she is looking for donations of landscaping fabric and plants. For further information please contact her directly at sworegan@comcast.net .
Thanks!
Alexia Obar
PTO President
508-647-0881 or
obars@verizon.net
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