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.