Welcome Back! On behalf of the PTO we hope you had a great summer and are looking forward to a new year!
KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM VISITS: Kindergarten families are invited to come to school on Thursday, September 3rd from 9:00-10:00 to meet their classroom teacher and visit their classrooms. After the visit, we join together on the playground to meet one another and to give the children a chance to play together.
BACK T0 SCHOOL PICNIC, SEPT. 9TH 5:30-7;00 PM : The Back-to-School Picnic is a Lincoln-Eliot tradition to begin the school year. L-E families and staff bring a picnic dinner and a blanket and meet on the playground to eat, socialize and play. Pizza and water are available for sale for those who want an easy dinner.
REMINDERS:
Beginning of Day
The doors for all elementary schools will open at 8:20. The day will begin promptly at 8:30 and attendance will be taken at that time. Students entering the classroom after 8:30 will be marked tardy. It is important that children arrive on time to begin the day with their classmates.
End of Day
Your child’s classroom teacher will inform you about which door that class uses for dismissal. Students should be promptly at the end of each day. (3:00 on Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri. and 12:30 on Tues.) If your child is being dismissed early, please send a note to the office so we can have him/her waiting for you. It is very difficult to dismiss a student during lunch/recess if we do not know beforehand.
PARKING: THE BLUE ZONE
The Blue Zone runs along the perimeter of the school. This is a LIVE drop off area ONLY. Families may not park and leave their car. Blue Zones are also NOT areas to sit with a live car running. If parents want to walk their child to the classroom, they must park further from the school on Pearl or Jackson or one of the side streets. The Blue Zone on Jackson Road is a live drop off spot where staff will greet you each day and help your child exit onto the sidewalk. There is a lot of traffic in the morning. PLEASE teach your child to cross ONLY at the crosswalk where the crossing guard and traffic light are located. (See the attached BLUE ZONE information flyer from NPS.)
LUNCH ACCOUNTS: The first day for school lunch is on Wednesday, Sept. 9th. When you scroll down to the Food Services and Menu Tab on the NPS website, you will find the menu for each month.
http://schools.whitsons.com/ma/newton-public-schools?page=menu
My School Bucks
School Lunch accounts are managed through “My School Bucks” also accessed through the Newton Public School Website. Here you can add money to your child’s account and check your balances. If your balance seems low, check to see if your child is purchasing an extra snack from the cafeteria. This can be managed through My School Bucks as well.
https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getmain?requestAction=home
Every Tuesday and Friday e-mail notices are sent out from Whitson’s Food Service notifying families of outstanding balances. If you are not receiving these e-mails, please call the school to let us know. Students with negative balances, over 3 lunch purchases ($9.00), receive an alternate lunch of a cheese sandwich, fruit, and milk. The Lincoln-Eliot office also sends home a hard copy notice of outstanding balances to ensure families are informed.
Free and Reduced Lunch Program
Families apply for the Free and Reduced Lunch Program on-line. This must be renewed each year. This program applies to breakfast and lunch at the school. If you need assistant please call or email the office at (617) 559-9540 or e-mail Sharon Fugazzotto at Sharon_fugazzotto@newton.k12.ma.us.
FUNDRAISING…
FROM THE FIFTH GRADE COMMITTEE:
Incoming 5th Grade parents –
Please join us at the L-E playground on Wednesday, September 2nd from 6:30-7:30pm for an informal conversation about the direction we’d like to take our 5th Grade fundraising efforts during the 2015-16 school year. We want to hear all of your ideas, questions and concerns. Feel free to bring your kids (they can play in the park while we chat)! Questions? Contact Andrea Hemment at ahemment@gmail.com.
STOP & SHOP
Don’t forget to register you Stop & Shop card for the Stop & Shop A+ Rewards! Great News! If you registered your card last year, it will re-register automatically! If you are new to the program, just log on to www.Stopandshop.com/aplus to register online. Our school ID is 05887. Or, dial 1-877-275-2758 to register your card over the telephone.
AMAZON SHOPPERS
With the upcoming holiday season, don’t forget to access amazon.com through the PTO website. Our school receives up to 10% of all purchases simply purchased through this link.