Walden PTO Weekly May 17th, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE
- PHILANTHROPY FAIR- SAVE THE DATE!
- 5th GRADE END OF YEAR PARTY/PICNIC
- CELEBRATION BOOKS
- ROOM PARENTS NEEDED FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR!
- PTO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- WALDEN WEAR VENDOR OPPORTUNITY
- SCHOOL SUPPLIES
PHILANTHROPY FAIR- SAVE THE DATE
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Walden’s Philanthropy Club-Give, Smile, Repeat- will be having its annual Philanthropy Fair on Thursday, May 30th from 3:30-4:30 in the gym. Bring your quarters and browse the booths for one-of-a-kind art work, homemade crafts and tasty treats! We are raising money for Gratitude Generation to help a less fortunate elementary school in a nearby community. Please come and help us break last year’s record of $2000!!!
5th GRADE END OF YEAR PARTY/PICNIC
Party: Friday Night June 7th from 7-8:30pm at Bizar Entertainment
Picnic: Tuesday June 11th (last day of school) from 10-2pm at Maplewood
Questions: hbrown200@comcast.net
CELEBRATION BOOKS- LAST DAY TO ORDER
Last day to order: TODAY! Friday May 17th, 2019
Order Celebration Books here.
Questions? hbrown200@comcast.net
ROOM PARENTS NEEDED FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR! 2nd SHARING
ROOM PARENTS NEEDED FOR 2019/2020 SCHOOL YEAR-
The room parent committee is now collecting names for room parents for the 2019/2020 school year! Each teacher will have two room parents. **Room parents will be required to attend an evening informational meeting in August and Open House. Room parent responsibilities include collecting money for classroom parties and teacher gifts, coordinating volunteers, and serving as classroom liaison, which includes communicating with the teacher and class parents. Room Parents will be assigned the week before school starts once class lists are communicated. Please e-mail Stephanie Blumberg- stephdubin@yahoo.com with the name and grade of your child next year, and include YOUR name, email, and phone number If
you have multiple children at Walden, please list all grades and preference. Thanks!PTO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEXT YEAR
Are you interested in becoming more involved in the Walden PTO next school year? We have the following Committee Chair openings for the 2019-20 school year. Please email Alyse (alysefkatz@yahoo.com) or Kelly (kbandur@yahoo.com) if you are interested in any of these PTO opportunities! It is a fun way to get involved with your child's school!
Leader in Me - A liaison between the Walden Lighthouse house team and the PTO.
Wildcat Lunch (Shadow)- This is a liaison position between our Lunch Vendor and the PTO. You would shadow our current Wildcat Lunch Committee Chair next year and then take over the following school year.
5th Grade Robert Crown Girls Program - *2019-20 5th Grade Parents Needed!* Help coordinate the speaker and informational evening for girls/moms in 5th grade during the month of March.
5th Grade Chairs- Party and Picnic- *2019-20 5th Grade Parents Needed!* this is a great job for you! We are looking for a few parents to help plan both the end of the year party and the end of the year picnic for our 5th graders.
Ice Cream Social- *2019-20 5th Grade Parents Needed!* to help plan this awesome event that brings our students together the first week of school. It's an easy and great way to get involved.
Field Day- You will be working closely with Mr. Rendl to help coordinate and organize our fun filled Field Day.
Science Night- Coordinate Science Night activities and help find the volunteer tables.
Indoor/Outdoor Recess Chair- This person will help to keep track of all of our indoor and outdoor recess equipment. They will help with replacements and changing things up for our students.
Philanthropy Committee- These people will shadow and help our current committee chairs plan events throughout the school year. All of these events help teach our students to give back.
Walden Wear Vendor Opportunity
Are you a Walden family who owns a business that produces and sells spirit apparel? If so, we encourage you to contact Kelly Jakymiw (kbandur@yahoo.com) or Alyse Katz (alysefkatz@yahoo.com) by Friday, May 24th if you are interested in placing a vendor bid for Walden Wear. Thank you!
School Supplies
It’s time to order school supply kits for the 2019-2020 school year!
Don’t miss out on the chance to buy all the supplies your Walden students will need in one easy transaction, at a reduced wholesale price, delivered directly to the school.
Click here for a direct link to Walden’s storefront (or click here for ordering instructions). Don’t forget to order for the appropriate grade(s) level for the 2019-2020 school year! Also note that the 2nd semester bundle is optional and not requested by the teachers.
The sale runs now through May 31.
If you have any questions, please contact Laura Biank at lbiank78@aol.com or Anne Fronczak at aafronczak@gmail.com. Happy Ordering!