December 2014 PTO Meeting

Please Join Us for the December  PTO Meeting

Date:  Tuesday,  December 9th 

Time:  6:00 pm

Location:  Teacher's Room - Pelham Elementary School

*Pizza and childcare provided!

**Please RSVP to Amie Weddleton (amie.weddleton@gmail.com) if you plan to attend so we can have enough food for everyone.

AGENDA ITEMS

1.  Halloween Party Recap

2.  Fall Fundraiser recap - Yankee Candle, Original Art, Bertuccis 

3.  Pelham Phone Directory

4.  Winter Events - Family Fun Night,  Calendar Raffle prep

You Are Invited!

Winter Clothing Share

LSSE Auditions

Bertucci's Fundraiser Tonight!

Come and have dinner with Pelham friends at Bertucci’s on Monday, November 17^th. This event is an easy way to earn FREE money that supports the Pelham School Community.  Hope to see you tonight!  

November PTO Meeting Cancelled

The Pelham PTO meeting scheduled for November 18th is CANCELLED.  

We look forward to seeing Pelham families at our next meeting on Tuesday, December 9th.

Trick-or-Treat at UMASS Thursday Oct. 30th

Elementary School Bullying Prevention

Halloween Bash!

Send in Your Box Tops!

Please keep turning in your Box Tops!   Each Box Top is worth $.10 and it adds up.  Since September, we have collected over $90 in Box Tops.  Please remind your relatives and neighbors to save Box Tops for the Pelham School, too.  Box Tops can be turned in anytime in the classroom or jar outside the office.  

Fall Fundraisers!

Dear Pelham Families,

Pelham PTO will be conducting a Yankee Candle Catalogue Gift sale from October 17th-November 3rd   and an Original Art student work sale from November 14^th-November 21st.  The money collected by the PTO will be used for many projects and activities that occur at the school.  Things such as the school laminator, copy paper, classroom fans, MCAS snacks, Pelham Spirit Wear for new students, curtains for the stage and welcome gift bags for new students are just some examples of items purchased by the PTO for the Pelham School Community.

Your family’s effort to raise funds for the Pelham PTO is greatly appreciated but not mandatory.  If you would rather not participate with these events but would like to support the PTO, a financial donation would be truly appreciated.

Thanks,

Pelham PTO

Amherst Youth Football League

Electronics Recycling!

Turn In Your Box Tops!

Boy Scout Open House

Electronics Recycling

FREE screening of UMASS alumna Dr. Lee Anne Bell’s documentary 40 Years Later: Now Can We Talk?

The College of Education presents a FREE screening of UMASS alumna Dr. Lee Anne Bell’s documentary 40 Years Later: Now Can We Talk? followed by an open discussion about multicultural education with Dr. Bell. Food & refreshments will be served.
Friday, Sept 26    4-7pm       UMASS Student Union Ballroom        Seating limited to first 175 people
Register here: http://umassalumni.net/homecoming/college-of-education-film-and-discussion-on-race-education/

The documentary film project explores the impact of racial integration in the Mississippi Delta through powerful and moving dialogue, with interviews from black and white alumni from the class of 1969. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome for the screening and honest dialogue about race and education today.  Read more about Dr. Bell

Book Fair Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers Needed!


Pelham’s fall book fair, our annual fundraiser for the school library, is starting next week. We could really use some volunteers to cashier after school and on curriculum night. Shifts are about 1 hour long. Its easy and fun!


Sign up at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c4fa5a623aa8-book, or contact Emily Marriott: eemarriott@gmail.com, 413-362-9681.




We will be setting up on Friday, Sept. 19 in the gym after school. If you have a few minutes to spare, stop by and lend a hand!

Scholastic Book Fair Online!

If you are out of town or can't make it to our Book Fair at The Pelham School September 22-26, you can also help support our school by shopping online.

What does the PTO do?

What does the PTO do?

The PTO:

-organizes the Ice Cream Social

-organizes the Harvest Supper

-organizes the Halloween party

-organizes the book fair

-organizes the Geniveive’s fund raiser

-organizes the Original Art fund raiser

-organizes the Calendar fund raiser

-organizes the Textile Recycling fund raiser

-organizes the Spring Fair

-organizes the Bertucci’s fund raiser

-organizes the box top fund raiser

-organizes the Electronics Recycling Day

-organizes the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon

-organizes the parent directory

-raises money through the Amazon.com fund raiser

-supported Family Fun Night

-started the Pelham PTO blog to communicate with all families

What does PTO money buy?

-supplies for teachers

-snacks during MCAS

-copy paper for teachers

-welcome packets and t-shirts to kindergarten students

-ice cream for the ice cream social

-candy and supplies for the Halloween party

-gifts and food for the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon

-holiday gifts for families in need

-the shed

-the laminator

-the curtains for the stage

-food for Literacy Night

-Henry Gets Moving program

September 2014 PTO Meeting

*Please Join Us for the September PTO Meeting*



Date: Tuesday, September 9th *

Time: 6:00 pm*

Location: Teacher's Room - Pelham Elementary School*
*Pizza and childcare provided!*



Agenda:
1. Elect PTO Officers for the 2014-2015 school year. If you are
interested in running for office please contact Lisa Desjarlais
(Desjarlaisl@arps.org <Desjarlaisl@arps.org>) prior to the 9th.*
2. Schedule PTO sponsored events for he 2014-2015 school year.*

Food Bank Family Volunteer Day

Box Tops Deadline October 24th!

Did you know that many of the products you buy can actually earn money for our school?   Click here for a complete list of items!  Save those box top labels!  Box top labels can be turned in anytime to classroom or in collection jar outside office.

Deadline for Box Tops is October 24th, so clip them and bring them in soon!

Back to School Picnic!

Pelham Elementary School's Back-to-School picnic is Tuesday, August 26th at 5 p.m.

Need to do some back-to-school shopping?  Don't forget to click this ad and make your purchases at Amazon! With every purchase you make, our PTO receives a percentage!

SEPAC Meeting

ARHS AFRICAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM TO HOLD BOOKFAIR AT BARNES & NOBLE JUNE 7

SAVE THE DATE!  The ARHS African Scholars Program will hold a bookfair on Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble store in Hadley.  The event is a fundraiser for the group's exchange program with schools in West Africa.  Proceeds will go to the program's scholarship fund, which assists students whose families cannot afford the full cost of the exchange trip.

The bookfair will include a series of Africa-related events throughout the day, including children's stories, printmaking and other crafts, a scavenger hunt, a cooking demonstration, and an art display.  The schedule will be posted at http://blogs.arps.org/africanscholars/.

Up to 20% of all sales at Barnes & Noble that day will be donated to the African Scholars Program if patrons identify themselves as bookfair participants.  Please come and support this worthy cultural exchange program!

The Summer Ultimate League of Amherst! Whether you're an expert at tossing a Frisbee around, or don't even know what a Frisbee is, all are welcome to come have a blast with us this Summer! SULA is a great way to stay active and have a great time while doing it! Check out this flyer for more information.

Bertucci's Tonight!

Please join us for dinner at Bertucci's tonight, Monday, May 19th from 5pm-9pm.

Bertucci's restaurant will donate a portion (15%) of the proceeds from tonight's receipts to the Pelham PTO. 

Please tell your friends, your family and bring them to Bertucci's for dinner!  The donation applies to take out meals as well.

Thanks,

Pelham PTO

Book Fair Volunteers Needed!

The PTO is looking for volunteers to run the Buy One/Get One Free Book Fair!
Please click the link below to sign up for a shift!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4FA5A623AA8-bogo1?uToken=25ECC5FAFD07FD075EC3DFC502E8

Spring Fair Thank You!

The PTO thanks you!

The Spring Fair was a huge success!  A great crowd showed up to play!  It takes many hands for an event like this to happen, and many, many people help!  Thanks to all who donated items for the raffle baskets, donated cakes, cupcakes, and/or food for the concession stand, helped set up, helped clean up, ran game stations (Amie Weddleton, Erin Lawler, Lisa Candito, Patrick Zephyr, Dave Hawkins, Sarah Rogowski, Cara Rigali, Jim Hanson, Katheryn Mahoney), painted young happy faces, spent money and more!  All of our efforts paid off!  The PTO raised about $2000 in one day!  

Many thanks to businesses who donated products:

Roadhouse Café

Loose Goose Café

Henion Bakery

Atkins Farms

Bruegger’s Bagels

Target

Trader Joe’s

Big Y

Stop & Shop

Also, thanks to Nicole Bland for bringing the petting zoo, Matt Wolaver, Lee Halasz, Steve Lawler and Mike Hayes for inventing, setting up, and cleaning up the wicked fun obstacle course, Mike Hayes, Chris Gould and Lisa Zephyr for making the cake walk so much fun, Jill Isabelle for loaning us the grill to save money, Michael Candito and Jim Hanson for grilling, Tara Luce, Amber French, and Emily Gonzales for selling food and running games, Leanne Hunt for selling raffle tickets, Sarah Frenette, Adam Frenette and Sue Hawkins for selling game tickets, Lennie Ware and Charlie Thompson for giving out prizes, and the list goes on.  The clean up crew rocked!  Thanks Dave and Sue Hawkins, Sarah Rogowski, Cara Rigali, Jen Jackowitz, Lisa Candito, Lennie Ware and Kim Cllicoatte for staying late and getting the job done.  

Thanks to Lisa Desjarlais, Mr. Graiff, Mr. Schmith, and Lennie Ware for logistical support!  Former students Hattie Carolan, Merrick Stromgren, Bridgette Hasbrouck and others are heroes for coming back to spontaneously run games!  Thanks to the UMass volunteers, we couldn’t have done it without them! 

If anyone was inadvertently left off this list, please accept our apologies, and THANK YOU!

Sage Scott and Jessica Hanson,

Event Coordinators

Track League

Free Walk-in Health Clinic

Volunteers Needed!

Pelham School Spring Fair

Sunday, May 4 from noon until 4:00 p.m.

Rain or shine

Many volunteers are still needed to make this event a sucess.

If you are willing to help please go to www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050C4FA5A623AA8-spring to sign up for a shift.  

Dance Festival

Spring Fair! Volunteers Needed!

Pelham School Spring Fair

Sunday, May 4 from noon until 4:00 p.m.

Rain or shine

Fun activities for everyone!  Join us for the bounce house, games and prizes, cake walk, food, face painting, raffle, & more!

Thanks to our donors:

Stop & Shop

Roadhouse Café

The Loose Goose Cafe

Trader Joe’s

Bruegger’s Bagels

Target

Many volunteers needed.  Go to www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050C4FA5A623AA8-spring to sign up for a shift.  If you are willing to donate food please go to www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050C4FA5A623AA8-cake .

Contact the event coordinators (Jessica Hanson, hanson9@charter.net or Sage Scott at sagescott2008@hotmail.com) if you have questions.

Many Thanks!

Many Thanks to all of the Community Partners that helped Pelham School raise $2,100 for the PTO by donating to the PTO Calendar Raffle!

All Things Cooperative Local Market

Amherst Chinese 

Amherst Cinema

Amherst Dog Wash

Amherst Pilates

Auto Express

Beyond Fitness for Families

Bueno Y Sano

Casmir Kocot Salon

Cinemark

Cowls Lumber

Dean’s Beans

Elements Hot Tub

Eric Carl Museum

Florence Banks

Greenfield Savings Bank

Hampshire Athletic Club

A.J. Hastings

Laughing Dog Bikes

Loose Goose Cafe

Many Hands Farm

M&M Links

Monkey Business

Mullins Center

Raos

Sheer Bliss Salon

Sierra Grill

Subway

Wheatberry Bakery

Yoga with Nadya

Family Fun Night Thank You

The Family Fun Night planning committee would like to thank all the volunteers who helped to make our first Pelham Family Fun Night a success. As anyone who attended the night would attest, the parents and community members’ tireless enthusiasm running the activities made the night a fun one for all. The FFN committee would like to offer a special thanks to Hampshire Gymnastics, The Common School, Dave Ranen, DJ Patrick Hunter, The Pelham PTO, Lisa Desjarlais, The Pelham School staff, and Lennie Ware for their donations of materials, time, and sharing of space. We are looking forward to making this event an annual Pelham family fun tradition!

Fill The Pod!

Due to our overwhelming response to the textile recycling on April 3rd, 4th and 5th the POD will be open for one more day. 

 Please bring textiles and pairs of shoes for collection on Tuesday, April 8th from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm!

Calendar Raffle A Huge Success!

We Did It!!!  The Pelham School Community raised over $2,000 selling calendar raffle tickets during the month of March.

A special thanks goes out to Finn Jansen in first grade for selling $220 worth of tickets.  Finn wins FREE movie passes to Cinemark in Hadley for being the top ticket seller at Pelham School. 

Many thanks to all of the Pelham Families and school day staff that supported the PTO calendar raffle. 

April 1st Winner

April 1st Winner

Sarah Rogowski

Thanks to Bueno Y Sano for their generous donation!!

Help Pelham PTO Fill the POD !!!

Help Pelham PTO Fill the POD !!!

Community Textile Recycling for REUSE at PELHAM School

 The Pelham PTO is partnering with Community Recycling to bring Kids Care Recycling to Pelham School.  During these dates in April the PTO will be filling a pod with gently used clothing, and shoes that will be recycled and put into the hands of people who need affordable clothing options.  This recycling event will help keep items out of landfills and will help the Pelham PTO earn FREE money that will be used to support the Pelham School Community.

Here is how it works:

1.       Fill plastic bags with REUSABLE textiles – see list below

2.      Return the filled bags to Pelham School on the dates and times listed below

3.      Please only send GOOD, CLEAN, QUALITY textiles that are ready to REUSE

We will be collecting the following items:

Clothing - Adult and kid shirts, tees, collared shirts, pants, jeans, slacks, skits, gloves, socks sweaters, light coats, dresses, scarves, ties, undergarments, suits

Textiles – linens, towels, sheets, curtains, blankets

Bag/Belts – handbags, purses, belts, backpack, clutches, wallets, briefcases, messenger bags, beach bags, totes, carry-on luggage, baby bags

Shoes - pairs of shoes –NO boots, flip flops, crocs, rollerblades or ice skates

Please bring your filled bags to the POD at Pelham School on:

Thursday, April 3rd from 3:00pm-4:00pm

Friday, April 4th from 3:00pm-4:00pm

Saturday, April 5th from 9:00am-12:00pm

Help us get to $1000!

April Is Calendar Raffle Month at Pelham School! 

We have almost reached our GOAL!!

 We are 3/4 of the way there.

Help us get to $1,000 by Friday!

PLEASE keep selling tickets and return them to Pelham School by  Friday, March 28th!!

(Additional tickets are located in the school office and Pelham Library)

Family Literacy Night

Family Literacy Night

Wednesday, April 2

5:30-7:15

Please join us for K-6 literacy activities, parent workshop, & pizza

Parents will have the opportunity to choose from information sessions led by Pelham School teachers while your children listen to stories and play literacy games with education students from Mount Holyoke College.

5:30-6:00- Free Pizza and Social Time ( sponsored by Pelham PTO)

6:00-6:15- Caravan Puppets presents Ms. Rumphius

6:20-7:00- Parent & Children Literacy Sessions

7:00-7:15- Wrap up Culminating Event

Clothing Recycling

Save the Date…….

 Community Clothing Recycling is coming to

Pelham School on April 4th, 5^th and 6th!

The Pelham PTO is partnering with Community Recycling to bring Kids Care Recycling to Pelham School.  During these dates in April the PTO will be filling a pod with gently used clothing, and shoes that will be recycled and put into the hands of people who need affordable clothing options.  This recycling event will help keep items out of landfills and will help the Pelham PTO earn FREE money that will be used to support the Pelham School Community.

Please go through closets, dressers and storage boxes and put aside the following items that you may no longer need:

*clean, reusable and re-wearable clothes

*bags

*belts

*pairs of shoes (No boots, flip flops, crocs, rollerblades or ice skates)

More details and collection bags will come home with students later this month!

If you would like to learn more about Community Recycling Kids you can use this link to watch CR Kids the Movie:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md1oyKj1gcw&feature=share&list=UU0PThHTPu6T4ax9f2x0P3tg

Community Cookbook

The Friends of the Jones Library are collecting your favorite recipes for inclusion in the community cookbook "The Well-Read Cook"  to benefit the Jones Library.  Submit your recipes through the form or send an email to cookbook@friendsofthejones.org with the following information: your name(s), recipe title, ingredients, directions, and any notes. If there is a story behind the recipe or why you love it, please share that in the notes!

PLEASE NOTE: Your recipes can come from any source! Your favorite cookbook, a newspaper clipping, your great-grandfather... It does not have to be a recipe that you created.
Any questions? Email us at cookbook@friendsofthejones.org. Thanks!

web:  http://www.joneslibrary.org/friends/cookbook.html 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsoftheJonesLibrarySystem
blog:  http://www.friendsofthejones.org/2014/03/corned-beef-and-cabbage-on-menu.html 

Whitsons Survey

Whitsons is conducting a brief survey to receive feedback on our school nutrition program and how we can improve our services. We need your input regarding the current program and any changes you would like to see implemented. We will use this information to develop new options and services. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us!

Whitsons está llevando a cabo una breve encuesta para recibir información sobre nuestro programa de nutrición escolar y de cómo podemos mejorar nuestros servicios. Necesitamos su opinión respecto al programa actual y los cambios que le gustaría ver implementados. Usaremos esta información para desarrollar nuevas opciones y servicios. Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para compartir sus pensamientos con nosotros!

 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JRCMS6J

Calendar Raffle Month!

April Is Calendar Raffle Month at Pelham School! 

The Pelham PTO is running a calendar raffle during the month of April so we are asking families to help us sell tickets  to friends, family and co-workers during the month of March.  Green raffle calendars  and directions have been sent home with your child today so please check their backpack.  

Here’s how the Calendar Raffle works:

·  Every day during the month of April there will be a drawing for a different prize donated by a local artist or business.

·  Prizes valued at $20 or more include restaurant gift certificates, a local farm share, handmade crafts, and theater tickets, to name just a few.

·  The Calendars, which are designed to show the prize being offered each day, will be sold for $5 each and will afford the purchaser 30 chances to win over the course of the month. 

·  Winners will be contacted by phone and email on the day of each drawing; winners must come to Pelham School to pick-up their prize.

·  We hope to sell at least 500 tickets. All income will be used by the PTO to support Pelham School.

Here’s what you need to do:

• Sell at least 10 Calendar Raffle tickets to family, friends and co-workers. The Calendars cost $5 each and, as noted above, afford the purchaser 30 chances to win a bunch of fabulous prizes donated by local businesses and artists.
• Leave the purchaser with the Calendar and return the completed Raffle tickets to your child’s classroom teacher or in the main office at Pelham School (which can be torn off from the bottom of the Calendar -- be sure to note your name in the seller line) and payments (cash or checks made payable to Pelham PTO)  by Friday, March 28th
• If you sell all 10 Calendars, please feel free to make more copies or stop in the office nor Pelham Library to pick-up more!
  

Please contact Lisa Candito – lmcandito@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. 

Thank you in advance for making this raffle such a success.

Family Fun Night!

Empty Bowls Dinner

Calendar Raffle Donations

Dear Pelham Families,

The Pelham PTO is currently looking for donations of goods or services to add to our April Calendar Raffle. Every day during the month of April there will be a drawing for a different prize donated by local businesses or artists. All donors will be acknowledged in our fundraising materials, including printed and electronic communications, and on our website.




Here are some donation ideas:



* tickets to a local events

*gift certificates to local restaurant, stores or businesses

*local pottery

*local jewelry

*local artwork



Please contact Lisa Candito ( lmcandito@gmail.com) byFebruary 24th if your or anyone that you know would be willing to donate to the April Calendar Raffle.





Thanks for supporting the Pelham PTO.

Two Great Community Events!

Bertucci's Fundraiser

The Pelham PTO raised $267.71 from the Bertucci's Fundraiser to share with for Route 9 Fire Victims and Red Cross Philippines Disaster Relief Fund. The PTO would like to thank Bertucci's and all of the Pelham families and friends that came out to the restaurant for dinner on December 9th. Another Bertucci's Night will take place during the month of May. Watch the PTO Blog for more information about this fun filled family event.