BLOCKS SCHOOL PTO NEWS
January 2023
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January Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date 1/17/23 7:30PM-8:30 PM
Recap:
Last BLOCKS initiative supporting Daniel’s Table- success!
Last meeting was in November- Reminder that we are approaching a time where we need many
parent volunteers!
Upcoming Spirit Days!
February: Tuesday 2/14 - Friendship Day - Wear Red, pink or purple
March: Friday 3/17 Green Day
April: Friday 4/14 - Backwards Day
May: Friday 5/19- Silly Socks
June: Friday 6/2 School spirit day- Wear BLOCKS T Shirts
Downloadable order form for T-Shirts on BLOCKS PTO Website! See PTO Information below.
BLOCKS Director’s Update:
Future Direction of Preschool and PreK at BLOCKS
● Slides at end of minutes
● Words from Dr Tremblay
- At BLOCKS for residency now (one week) learning about the school, seeing classrooms,
arrival/dismissal etc.
- Wants to find a way for Framingham to provide tuition free Pre-K (for children who are
one year prior to entering kindergarten
- Creating a full school day experience for all Pre-K learners
- Limited by space constraints within schools
- Attempting to expand across the city to make more classrooms full day
● Questions
- Funding- is that a contingency or are we just in need of space? Tax funding and grants,
future strategic plan to be presented in the spring
Info Night at Blocks- well attended, great questions, slides to come on website
On “fancy day”, MassBallet came to BLOCKS at JH to present excerpts from the Nutcracker and
also offered free tickets to BLOCKS Families for their weekend performance - Rosie proposes a
donation to the MassBallet school
Proposed $200 donation, seconded, motion passed
Treasurers Update:
Financial Summary below.
● Amazon Smile Program- sign up with steps provided (see below)
● Insurance payment
● Unos Fundraiser (ticket below)
- Need to print ticket and bring it with you to UNOs in order for BLOCKS to get money.
- Join the facebook event!
- Can order all day
- Consider a group order for work that day!
Presidents Update:
● Let us know if you want to help
● Volunteer groups coming! (Teacher Appreciation, Fun and Learning Day, etc)
● Let us know if you think we should be a part of something
● Gauging interest in getting us in-person