Fernbrook Elementary School PTO
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Hello Fernbrook Families!
Checkout the latest biweekly PTO Newsletter and learn more about all of our exciting upcoming PTO events and happenings!
Scholastic Fall Book Fair
Your child will attend the book fair (October 23, 2023- October 27, 2023) during the week with their class. Cash or eWallet is accepted. We will have evening hours on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 and Friday, October 27, 2023 from 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM (Credit Cards will be accepted during evening hours, only)
Stop by during the evening hours on Friday, October 27, 2023 (before our First Annual Fernbrook Boo Bash) for a special guest reader - more details to come!
Teachers will be creating Wish Lists of books for their classrooms. Feel free to stop by during the evening hours to purchase these items or send your child in with an extra donation.
Fall Book Fair Volunteers Needed
The Fall Book Fair Committee is looking for parent/guardian volunteers to assist with the book fair during your child's class time to shop. Sign up to volunteer, today!
***Please note that in order for you to be able to volunteer, you must be a current PTO Member. If you are not one yet, sign up and become a Fernbrook PTO Member, now!
Sign Up: Fernbrook's First Annual Boo Bash Event
Come and join other Fernbrook families at the First Annual Boo Bash Event at the Fernbrook School Gym on Friday, October 27, 2023 from 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM (Doors Open at 6:10 PM, following the Mystery Reader at the Scholastic Book Fair)
At the event, you'll have fun with crafts, games, music and more! Food and refreshments will be available for purchase (cash only). We encourage you to wear your costumes, but they are not required.
The cost of the event for PTO Members is $5 per family and $10 for non-PTO members. Non-Fernbrook siblings are welcome! Teachers and Staff Members are free to attend with their families.
Pre-register for the event by the deadline of Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Walk-Ins are discouraged. We cannot wait to see your boo-tiful faces!
Fernbrook PTO Directory Update
The Fernbrook PTO Directory was emailed out this past week to everyone who was an active PTO member or filled our the Fernbrook PTO Directory Form. (A special THANK YOU to Kellie Millos for putting this together for us and for sending it out on our behalf). If you did not receive the link, please email membership@fernbrookpto.org
As a reminder, if you are an active PTO Member, you will have access to our Fernbrook PTO directory for free! Interested In gaining access but not interested In being a PTO member, we can provide access to the PTO Directory for $5. Just fill out your form and submit your payment and we will send you access, shortly thereafter.
Questions? Email our Membership Committee (Kellie Milos and Kelly Meola) at: membership@fernbrookpto.org and they will be happy to assist you.
Fifth Grade Fall Festival Event
The Fernbrook PTO and Fifth Grade Committee are proud to announce our first Fifth Grade event of the school year, "Fifth Grade Fall Festival" on November 3, 2023, from 7:00 PM- 8:30 PM at Fernbrook School Gym. For $20 per person, snacks, water, and fun group activities will be provided. In addition, the "Official" Fifth Grade T-Shirt will be distributed at the event.
Note: This is a drop-off event and only Fernbrook Fifth Grade Students can attend these events! Don’t miss out, sign up for the event, today!
Questions? Please contact the Fifth Grade Committee via email: grade5committee@fernbrookpto.org.
Thank You Recap: Chalk the Walk
Thank you to some of our amazing PTO members for meeting up and "chalking the walk" to surprise our staff and students this week. We hope this brightens up their days! Major props to Samantha Skokandich, Dana Pineiro, Daniela Comprelli, Brittany Bassett and Melissa Zimmerman . We appreciate all that you do!
Thank You: Cultural Arts Assembly: Dinoman
On Friday, October 6, 2023, our Fernbrook Students in all grades were able to participate in an amazing Dinoman Assembly. We all were able to learn more about dinosaurs, fossils and even got to see some inflatable friends. We wanted to thank the Cultural Arts Committee for coordinating such a fun event for our school community and for our amazing volunteers: Lia Timpanaro, Brittany Bassett, Nina Lifshey and Melissa Zimmerman. We are excited to see what is in store for our next assembly!
Fernbrook School PTO Executive Board
Brittany Bassett | Co-President
Nina Lifshey | Co-President
Loren Darzano
administrativevp@fernbrookpto.org
Dana Pineiro
Soniya Patel
recordingsecretary@fernbrookpto.org
Melissa Issa