WELCOME TO OUR LADY OF LA SALETTE PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO) ALL PARENTS of students who attend Our Lady of La Salette school are members of PTO. While PTO is responsible for enhancing the educational experience by sponsoring activities and offsetting expenses of the school, our two main goals this year are better communication and building a stronger community. PTO has been emailing a Monday update (Tuesday if we don’t have school on Monday) with a look at what is happening in the upcoming week at our school and parish. Hard copies are also sent home with every student. However, in the spirit of recycling, we will only continue sending hard copies through October. After that, hard copies will be available in the office and will also be sent home directly with your child if we receive a request. We hope these weekly updates, along with the school calendar that was distributed at the beginning of the school year, will help keep you well informed. If you have any item you would like to share (especially celebrations and prayers) please email me. PTO Meetings are generally the third Thursday of every month from 7-8 pm. We try to have babysitting available from our Academy students. Meetings are more than just listening to reports - they are interactive. We have parent presentations, so we can get to know each other a little better; break-out sessions with lively discussions on upcoming events and activities; and a drawing for a small gift for an attendee who came up with a great idea.
PTO meetings are: September 22 October 20 November 17 December 15 January 26 February 23 March 22 April 19 May 17
Your PTO Board is very involved in the school and community and would be happy to hear your thoughts and ideas. The 2011-12 Board is: President Claudia Saliba (Jaime, Lighthouse; Adriana Prakken, Gr 7) email: marketrepclaudia@gmail.com
Vice President Traci Johnson (Mikayla Gr. 7) email: traci111@wowway.com Secretary Jenn Paprocki (Johnny, Preschool; Lily, Lighthouse; Joey, Gr 6) email: jenn9393@yahoo.com
Treasurer Linda Gable-Smith (Isabella Gr 7) email: smithpaul0503@sbcglobal.net
Auditor: Bruce Levine (Jonny, Lighthouse) email: levinek@comcast.net
School Committee/Historian Drew Pennington (Henry, Lighthouse; Mary Ryan Gr 6) email: dpenn6@wowway.com
School Committee/Parlimentarian Peggy Squires (Ada, Lighthouse; Charlotte, Lighthouse; Christopher Gr 6) email at: pmcgee@rdc.us.com
Teacher Representative: jennifer vanevery (Scarlett, Searchlight; Davis, Preschool) email at: jennifer.l.vanevery@lasalette-school.org UPCOMING EVENTS
Contact Audrey Smith at: asmith48219@aol.com March 19-23 Book Fair Contact Ann Jaski at: ajaski@berkleyschools.org March 31 Moms to Mom Sale Contact Claudia Saliba at: marketrepclaudia@gmail.com
If you love La Salette, show your spirit and let everyone know. The best way to market our school is by happy parents talking about what a great place to send their children. There's no better way to show your pride than to help out at our Open House. We need parents to distribute flyers, and attend Open House to spread the good news. Contact Peggy Squires at: pmcgee@rdc.us.com ONGOING NEWS Mandatory School Participation Hours: All families are required to have 20 school participation hours by March 2012. If the hours are not completed, a charge of $10 per missing hour is added to the tuition bill. Preschool hour requirements are prorated by the number of days students are in school. When you, or a family member, have volunteered for an event, activity, classroom help, etc., you MUST log in your hours in the school office or they will not be counted! An update as to the number of hours logged/volunteered per family will soon be available. Thank you to our Volunteer Hour Coordinator Wanda Gee (Camryn Gr 6). Contact Wanda at: wandargee@hotmail.com YOUTH PARTICIPATION MASS Students wear uniforms to 9:30 am Mass and serve as greeters, ushers, readers, take up offertory gifts. Contact Peggy Squires at: pmcgee@rdc.us.com February 19 March 18 April 1 May 20 CANNED FOOD COLLECTION FOR ST. VINCENT DE PAUL First Tuesday of the month at School Mass. Please bring in one canned food item and deposit in the box in the Gathering area in the Church. Donations help families in our community. Food collection dates: February 7 March 6 April 3 May 1 BOX TOPS AND CAMPBELL SOUP LABELS BOX TOPS AND LABELS FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM is an easy rewarding program to earn free items for your school. We can all help just by turning in the UPC Label or Box Tops for many products eaten or used daily in the home. WINTER DRIVE NOW THROUGH FEB. 10 Bring in 50 Box Tops, Labels for Education or a combination of both and receive a free casual day after Winter Break. Check out box tops link: www.boxtops4education.com GIRL SCOUTS Daisy Leader (Gr K-1) Theresa Jackson email: thendersonjackson@uprep.com Brownie Leaders (Gr 2-3) Claudia Saliba email: marketrepclaudia@gmail.com AND Jenn Paprocki email: jenn9393@yahoo.com Junior Leaders (Gr 4-5) Traci Johnson email:traci111@wowway.com AND Barb Youmans email:barbara2141@yahoo.com Cadette Leaders (Gr 6-8) Christine McNish email: christinemcnish@yahoo.com AND Traci Johnson email: traci111@wowway.com For more PTO information, check out the Upcoming Events page and the Minutes Page! |
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