THE PTO PRESS
November 2018
November brings our Swedesboro-Woolwich School District community the opportunity to enjoy the fall break and Thanksgiving holiday. The PTO appreciates your support of our fall Scholastic Book Fairs and I hope your children are engaged in a great new book. The Boosterthon Fun Runs are the culmination of this character based fundraising program sponsored by the PTO the past two weeks. Thank you for all of the pledges you obtained throughout this program! As always, our organization works to provide additional resources to our schools and this program provides us the means to make significant contributions. Congratulations to all teams for achieving or nearly achieving their goals. This month the PTO will be promoting an online store filled with S/W spirit wear and accessories that will arrive in time for the holidays. Thank you to all our volunteers who have joined our team to organize and operate these successful events. You are truly appreciated. We will end this month thankful for what is most important in our lives...our families. Enjoy!
~Helene Santillo, PTO President
November PTO Events
November 1: Clifford Fun Run. Four indoor glow runs are scheduled throughout the day.
Walter Hill Fun Run- 1:45p outdoor run.
November 2: Stratton Fun Run:** Has been changed to an indoor Glow Run due to inclement weather. 1st grade scheduled 9:00a -10:00a; 2nd grade scheduled 10:15a - 11:15a
Harker Fun Run: **Has been changed to an indoor Glow Run due to inclement weather. Runs are scheduled in class specific blocks throughout the day.
Friends and family will be unable to view these indoor runs due to space limitations. Only those PTO volunteers signed up as Lap Markers on the revised Sign Up Geniuses will be able to attend the indoor runs.
November 5-16: Spirit Wear Sales. Online Store (see flyer below)
November 20: PTO Board Meeting - 7 pm in Stratton Library
Upcoming Events
December 4-5: Hill Holiday Shop
December 5-6: Clifford Holiday Shop
December 7-11: Stratton Holiday Shop
December 10: Wizards Basketball Assembly - all schools
December 18: Clifford~ Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus Visit
11:00am - 1:00pm
December 19: Stratton~ Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus Visit
9:00am - 11:30am
December 19: PTO Board Meeting - 7 pm in Stratton Library
December 28: Disney on Ice Show 11 am
December 31: Disney on Ice Show 3 pm
Amazon Smile
The Swedesboro-Woolwich Elementary PTO is registered to receive .5% of the price of all eligible Amazon purchases when you register to support our charity. Here is our direct charity link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/41-2059530. This website is the exact same Amazon we all know and love. Shopping and contributing to a great cause....a captivating combination! As always, we thank you for your support.
Box Tops Collection Drive
Our first collection drive finished with a total of $791.30 in Box Tops collected. Our collection drive is ongoing so please continue to send in those clipped Box Tops. We are excited to announce the PTO was awarded $2000 by Shop Rite for its recent 'Just For U' E-BoxTops promotion. Woo Hoo!
The PTO has set a goal of reaching $5000 in combined Box Tops fundraising this school year. There are many ways to contribute to our ongoing Box Tops Collection Drive. Clipped Box Tops can be sent to school in a small baggie with your child's teacher name/school building on it throughout the year. There is also a collection bin in each main office. Please register at: https://www.boxtops4education.com/ to join our district under the name of Walter Hill Elementary School. You will receive special Box Tops bonus contest information and receive in-store offers. Register your Shop Rite store card and all participating purchases will be automatically added to our Box Tops account. Our collection efforts can be significant with a district our size -- please sign up today!
Crayola ColorCycle Program
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The PTO has joined REMIND
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Your PTO Board Members
Helene Santillo, President
Jeneen Harry, Treasurer
Brooke Arthur, VP Clifford
Lisa Butterick, VP Stratton
Melissa Fordyce, Co-VP Harker
Jennifer Bailey, Co-VP Harker
Liz Cheshire, VP Hill
Christina Oatman, Corresponding Secretary
Michelle Van Diehl, Recording Secretary