Thursday, December 12, 2013

Box Top Drive Reminder!


Box Top Drive!

Box Tops logo with website URL 

Dear Pelham Families

The Pelham PTO is sponsoring a Box Top drive during the months of November and December. Please look for the Box Tops logo on products you buy or already have in the cupboard, cut it out and have your children deliver your box tops to the collection containers in their classroom. For each Box Top clipped the school receives 10 cents. 

The Box Top drive will run from November 18th to December20th and the class that collects the most Box Tops will win a movie and popcorn celebration. Visit the Box Tops website at boxtops4education.com to learn more about how to find Box Tops. It’s easy, free and you’ll discover a new way to help Pelham School earn FREE MONEY.

Thanks from the Pelham PTO

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Support Valley Gives


Just a Few More Days ...
What: Valley Gives, an online day of giving for hundreds of nonprofits throughout the Pioneer Valley, organized by the Community Foundation of Western MA.  

When: All day December 12, 2013!

Where:  Give online at http://valleygives.razoo.com/story/Amherstedfound.

Who:  You! 

Why:  Thanks to you, last year AEF raised funds vital to our grant making.  We were also lucky to earn special prize money from the Community Foundation for having so many donors!  In fact, we earned $20,000! AEF supports students and teachers in every school in the district by providing grant funding for projects and programs that make learning enriching, innovative, relevant, and fun.  Help us support more projects like this one!  

River Science in Action: An AEF grant-funded program 
getting Amherst Regional Middle School students in the Fort River in real-life science investigations.  
This is your donation at work making education fun! 

Monday, November 18, 2013

Bertucci's Fundraiser!


Please join us for dinner at Bertucci's on December 9th from 5pm-9pm.

PTO will be donating the funds to Philippine's disaster relief and the route 9 fire fund.



Saturday, November 16, 2013

Box Top Drive!

Box Tops logo with website URL

Dear Pelham Families

The Pelham PTO is sponsoring a Box Top drive during the months of November and December. Please look for the Box Tops logo on products you buy or already have in the cupboard, cut it out and have your children deliver your box tops to the collection containers in their classroom. For each Box Top clipped the school receives 10 cents. 

The Box Top drive will run from November 18th to December20th and the class that collects the most Box Tops will win a movie and popcorn celebration. Visit the Box Tops website at boxtops4education.com to learn more about how to find Box Tops. It’s easy, free and you’ll discover a new way to help Pelham School earn FREE MONEY.

Thanks from the Pelham PTO

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Halloween Bash Thank You!


Thank you!

The PTO would like to thank everyone for making the Halloween party a success!  A large crowd showed up to go through the amazing haunted houses!  People devoured the donuts at the donut eating contest.  Many neighbors participated in the trick-or-treating.  There were several entrants for the amazing “Guess the Candy” jars and for the Best Parent Costume contest.  Congratulations to Sam Woodruff, George Davis and Heather who won the spooky candy jars and to Suzanne Larochelle who won best costume as President Barack Obama.  

The Pelham PTO thanks all of the many volunteers who helped make the event happen.  The Pelham Police kept our route safe and handed out goodies in the gym.  Bruno’s Pizza generously donated some pizzas for the event and Atkins generously donated some donuts, and the Maroulis Family donated the rest.  The sixth grade parents spent many hours building two haunted houses which everyone appreciated.  Nora and Tony Maroulis and the Gwyther Family put a great deal of effort into putting the event together.  Lennie and the After School program created a great back drop for the photo booth.  

We offer particular appreciation to Lisa Desjarlais, George Graiff, and Kevin Schmith for all of their work before, during and after the party, as well as, Amie Weddleton-Reeves, Kat Griswold, Giselle Gonzalez Vendrell, Matt and Crystal Wolaver, Mike Hayes, Suzanne LaRochelle, Ruby Toledo, Heather Edwards, Sara Elinoff Acker, Whitney Battle-Baptiste, Debbie and Chris Gould, Jim Hanson, JoAnn Smith, UMass volunteers, and others.  We apologize if we have inadvertently left anyone off the list who helped make this event such a success.  Many hands make light work!



On behalf of the Pelham PTO,
Thank You
Jessica Hanson

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Pelham School Halloween Bash!

Pelham School

HALLOWEEN BASH

Friday, Nov. 1st 

5:45 – 7:15pm



FEATURING:

Easy Dinner for your Family 
Bruno’s Pizza By The Slice ($2) + Atkins Cider (50¢)

The Famous 6th Grade Haunted House 
Complete with Scary and Not-So-Scary Options

Atkins Cider Donut Eating Contest

Instagram ‘Photo Booth’

Trick-or-Treat Bag Decorating

Best-Parent-Costume Award 

And…Best of All! - Easy, Fun, and Safe Trick-or-Treating 
Pelham School Neighborhood Loop: South Valley to Jones to Cadwell to Playground

This event would not be possible without the volunteer efforts of Pelham School parents, guardians, staff, and community members, and the sponsorship of the Pelham School PTO.   This and other events like it help foster and grow the rich sense of community and connectedness that make Pelham School so special.  
We are looking for volunteers.  
Please sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4FA5A623AA8-pelham2
or call Jessica at 413-230-8345






Sunday, October 20, 2013

Genevieve's Reminder!

Don't forget!  The Genevieve's fundraiser orders need to be returned by Tuesday, October 22!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Welcome!

Welcome to the new Pelham Elementary PTO blog!  Here, you will find all the information you need to stay in touch with the PTO and get information about all of our events, fundraisers, meetings and notices.  Please visit the links to the right and sign up to have our posts sent directly to your inbox!