ANNIE L. SARGENT SCHOOL
MONDAY MINUTES
978-725-3673 300 Abbott Street 09/15/2008
September 15th – 17th Open Houses
September 10th – 30th Catalog Fundraiser
School will be closed on:
Tuesday, September 30th in observance of Rosh Hashanna
Thursday, October 9th in observance of Yom Kippur
Monday, October 13th in observance of Columbus Day
PRESIDENT'S NOTES:
New to Sargent school this year? Then come to an informal coffee to learn about the PTO, what it does, and how you can get involved. Thinking about becoming a room parent? We can answer your questions about that and anything else you are curious about, like drop-off and pick-up procedures, etc. Kids welcome. We have scheduled AM and PM meetings to accommodate working and stay-at-home parents. Coffee and treats will be served. Come either Friday September 19th at 9:30 AM in the cafeteria, or Wednesday, September 24th at 6:30 PM in the cafeteria.
Thank you to the Safety and Beautification Committee for all their hard work sprucing up Sargent for the start of the New Year. The school grounds looked wonderful and welcoming.
We have ordered new playground balls, jump ropes, sidewalk chalk for FREE as a result of our diligent Campbell’s coupon clipping initiative! Thanks to all who remembered to clip and send in their labels. Keep 'em coming!
You can still sign up to volunteer for one of our many committees at the Open Houses this week. Look for our table in the entry hall. Learn about the interactive MIMIOs that are in use in some classrooms on Tuesday night in the foyer.
September is Library Card Sign-up Month. Remember to get yours at Stevens Memorial Library.
We kicked off our Meadow Farms catalog fundraiser Wednesday afternoon. This represents our biggest fundraiser for the year. The money we earn supports our children and teachers in the classroom. You can order on line (which is good for those out of state relatives) and our children get to choose their rewards. Shop Early and Shop Often. Go Sargent Kids!
To date, over 260 Sargent families have registered their email. You need to register your email in order to receive Monday Minutes on line. Remember our goal is to be paperless by October. Register your family email address NOW!
BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE CLEAN-UP: Do you like to garden? If you are looking to volunteer this year we could really use your help. We are planning our first fall clean-up for Saturday, September 20st, at 1:00 pm. We will be weeding, hedging and trimming overgrown bushes and trees, clearing walking paths through the Wooded Wetlands Study Area, removing poison ivy and trash, raking, and sweeping. We hope that we can count on your support to complete some much-needed landscape maintenance. Please bring your own gloves, rakes, brooms, clippers, hand saws, hedge trimmers, weed-whackers, limb-trimming equipment, paper leaf bags, and drinking water. Rain date is Sunday, September 21st, same time. Any questions please email Jill Romano at maddieromano@comcast.net or Rose Lucera at rlucera@aol.com. THANK YOU!
Yes! I want to support my school at about 25 cents a day!
Direct Donations are being accepted to support your PTO in its efforts to enrich our children’s classroom experience. A letter should come home with your child(ren) this week and we sincerely hope you will consider the merits of a direct donation to your PTO.
Meadow Farms Catalog Sale!
Historically, our biggest fundraiser of the Year. From now until September 30th, let your Sargent Stingray Students sell to family and friends. 5th Grade Students – your sales will benefit the 5th grade committee funding! Checks are payable to Sargent School PTO do NOT add tax. No door-to-door selling without a parent. Respecting the NAMS only fundraiser of the year, PLEASE DO NOT sell magazines from the catalog. Extra ordering forms are available: call Kim at 682-9717. Leave a message with your child’s name, grade & class and it will be forwarded to their classroom to bring home. Have Fun!
Disney High School Musical 2 ON STAGE: $10 to Sargent for each ticket to DHSM2 on Stage at the North Shore Music Theatre. KIDS! Join Troy and Gabriella this holiday season as the stage at North Shore Music Theatre transforms into the Lava Springs Country Club for this LIVE musical theater performance of your favorite Disney movie. Parents! What a great gift idea for all the kids on your holiday list and $10 per ticket purchased will go back to support Sargent! The show runs from December 18th 2008 through January 11th, 2009. Use code FALS1 when ordering on-line, by phone or in-person at the NSMT.
Ongoing “No Brainer” fundraisers: Each week we’ll highlight a program. This week, it’s BoxTops for Education – those little BoxTops are on General Mills cereals, and Ziploc bags –and if each Sargent Student clipped just one BoxTop for each week of the school year, we’d raise over $2350! Contact Cindy Custer with questions at thecusters@comcast.net
Mmmm, Soup is Good Food ! If you found a 200 point bonus point offer sheet for Campbell’s in your Sunday paper supplement last week -- Please send it in! Blank sheets and partial sheets will be accepted to complete with our current clipping collections! Campbell’s points helps our school order Free Stuff from the Labels for Education catalog which features a wide variety of items our school might need to purchase otherwise. This week a local grocery store is featuring several Campbell’s and BoxTop products on sale. Not sure what products have points or BoxTops? Check out the websites: For Campbell’s --- www.labelsforeducation.com For BoxTops --- www.btfe.com Clip on Captains!
NAPAC NEWS: Please join us for our first meeting of the new school year! On Thursday, October 2, 2008, 7:00 p.m., at the North Andover High School Lecture Hall, NAPAC will present a workshop: Overwhelmed No More! Strategies for Balanced Living For Parents of Children with Special Needs presented by Joan Celebi, Ed.M., CLC -- Founder, SpecialNeedsParentCoach.com. Do you find it a challenge to juggle all your roles and responsibilities, and meet all the demands on your time and energy? In this workshop, Joan shares a life coach approach to living a manageable, balanced life as a parent of a child with special needs. RSVP to Donna Parker at: msdonnaparker@yahoo.com.
North Andover Youth Hockey Learn to Skate and Learn to Play Hockey programs are accepting registration for the 2008/2009 season. If your child is interested in participating in either program, please visit our web site at www.knighthockey.org or you can e-mail Lou Capobianco at lkcap@aol.comfor information.
The Lazarus House in Lawrence is in need of food basics such as peanut butter, kids' cereal, canned goods, macaroni and cheese, etc. They are looking for food packaged in plastic and cans. Items can be dropped off at Lazarus House, 412 Hampshire Street, Lawrence, Mon - Sat, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
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