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Newtown Elementary PTO's Weekly Listserve Announcements
Week of February 26
Hi everyone! A note about the Sweetheart Dance: please register by tomorrow (Monday, 2/27) in order to reserve your preferred t-shirt size. Thanks for your help! Next, join us Wednesday and Thursday nights at the Newtown Book Shop. Check out our all-star lineup of readers below! Have a great week! xoxoNESPTO
PS: The Bucks County Courier TImes has announced an essay contest (500 words or less) sponsored by Cintas to honor a "Janitor of the Year" with a $10,000 prize. Mr. Qualli is our beloved Facilities Manager at NES...consider nominating him for the prize! Spread the word! Details can be found HERE.
Upcoming Dates
2/27-3/3: Newtown Book Shop Week (guest readers and details below!)
MARCH
3/7: Kindergarten Registration 6:00pm - 7:30pm
3/8: Pretzel Sale
3/9: Kindergarten Registration 6:00pm - 7:30pm
3/10: Early Dismissal; PM Kindergarten attends
3/10: Kindergarten Registration 1:30pm - 3:30pm
3/10: Sweetheart Dance 6:30pm - 9:00 pm (Registration now open!)
3/17: Muffins in the Morning, 8:00 AM
3/18: Shamrock Shuffle 5K
Newtown Bookshop Nights: Join Us!
Please join us for our second annual Newtown Bookshop Nights on Wednesday, March 1 and Thursday, March 2. C'mon out to see your favorite teachers read and browse your local bookstore. Newtown Bookshop is located in the Village of Newtown Shopping Center next to Learning Express.
Newtown Elementary will receive 20% of the proceeds, which will help fund NES Library programming. Added bonus: if you can't make it to the readings on Wednesday or Thursday, you can still participate in the fundraiser! Mention NES any day during the week--Monday thru Friday, February 27 to March 3--and the 20% donation to our school library will still apply. Thanks for your support!
Guest Reader Lineup:
Wednesday, March 1
6:30 PM: Mr. King
6:45 PM: Mrs. Frawley
7:00 PM: Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Kurek
7:15 PM: Mrs. Lynch
7:30 PM: Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Popescu
Thursday, March 2
6:30 PM: Mrs. Winn
6:45 PM: Mrs. Cronin
7:00 PM: Mrs. Johnson
7:15 PM: Mrs. Hughes
7:30 PM: Mrs. Quinn, Mrs. Tomaro
7:45 PM: Mrs. Hughes
2017 Sweetheart Dance: REGISTER NOW!
DATE: Friday, March 10, 2017
TIME: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
A SPECIAL EVENING FOR: All NES girls and their fathers, grandfathers, uncles or special adult role models. Bring your own fancy mask, or wear one of ours! Please join us in the NES gym and café for dinner, dancing, sweet treats and lots of fun! Includes photography, complimentary mask and souvenir t-shirt. (Note: please register by tomorrow, Monday, 2/27, in order to reserve your t-shirt size. Later registrants may not get their preferred size!)
ADMISSION: $25 per couple, $10 for each additional girl sibling. (Please note there is a small processing fee added for online payments.)
Janitor of the Year Contest
Shamrock Shuffle: March 18
Looking for something fun and active to do with your family on St. Patrick's Day? Join us on Saturday, March 18 (9:00-11:30 AM) for the Shamrock Shuffle 5K. Run or walk through historic Newtown and enjoy Irish dancing, music and more at the Green Parrot. Event organizers will donate 20% of NES ticket sales back to our school. Be sure to select Newtown Elementary School as the beneficiary at checkout when you register. For full details on the route, registration, swag and more, see the online brochure here.
NES PTO WEEKLY LISTSERVE
Email: Ptones.newsletter@gmail.com
Website: Nespto.com
Location: 1 Wrights Road, Newtown, PA, United States
Facebook: facebook.com/NewtownElementaryPTO