Merriam PTO N2K ( Need to Know)

From the PTO Board: Neena Arora, Kristina Rychlik, Dianna McNeish and Eleni Digenis-Bury

Week of 12/12/11 

12/13  Tuesday -- School Council Meeting

12/24 to 1/2  Winter Break

1/16   Monday  -- No School

1/23 Kindergarten Change Over

1/25 Wednesday – Donuts with Dad/Muffins with Mom ( 7:45 AM), PTO meeting (8:30 AM) with Camp Fair prep (9:00 AM)

1/26   Thursday – Camp Fair

2/10 to 2/17 Scholastic Book Fair

Every PTO is expected to have a representative attend School Committee meetings and report back to the PTO on relevant issues.  We are looking for someone to take on this task for Merriam.  While we may occasionally need more of us to be there, we need a consistent presence at those meetings and someone who is willing to attend, take notes and report back to the PTO.  If you have an interest in the classroom assistant issue, or any of the broader issues facing our schools, please consider helping us here.  Contact Kristina Rychlik at krychlik@mac.com for more information.

Thank you to all the volunteers that help out in the office every week!

We are looking for a volunteer to help in the office, a couple of hours in the morning, every other Wednesday.  If you are available to help, please contact Dianna McNeish, (mcneish4@verizon.net)

The cultural committee is looking for dancers, singers, scientists, cultural ambassadors, etc. They need to be engaging, work well with children, be articulate and priced within our budget "nominal charge".
Please contact us if you know of anyone who meets these criteria. We would greatly appreciate your help.
 Secondly we are looking for a young adults children's author to attend our willow book fundraiser on Wed March 7.  Specifically we need someone to read to the 5th and 6th graders. Again, fees need to be within our very small budget. Please send your suggestions and recommendations or personal contacts to us.
 
Thank you for your help and support.
 
 Rita, rgrite@yahoo.com

Varsha, varsha_deokar@yahoo.com

If you are looking for additional year end tax deductions, please consider Merriam PTO. Your donation directly supports our students, and you receive a tax deduction! If you would like to donate, please send your contribution (addressed to Merriam PTO) to the school. Thanks for your support!

Hard to believe, but you can raise money for Merriam just by collecting a few things when you shop. These programs have raised thousands of dollars and earned FREE school supplies for Merriam, and you can help! Here’s how:

Do you buy Yoplait yogurt? Pillsbury rolls? Kleenex tissues? These are just a few of the many items that have the small BoxTops for Education stamp on them. Just collect the stamps, and send them in to the office whenever you'd like -- there's a box there to collect them.

Also, if you shop at Donelan’s, save your cash register receipts from September 1 to March 31. Send them in to the office whenever you'd like, and put them in the BoxTops box.