This is our final newsletter of the academic year. We want to start by saying THANK YOU to all the members of our community who stepped in and volunteered to make all of our recent community events a success. It was beautiful to see our community together and none of it would have been possible without you.

Second, we want to extend the warmest welcome to the newest members of our PTO board: Fabiola Washburn and Molly Richter. Thank you!

Finally, please take a moment to vote for our school site council nominees. Simply click on this link and follow the prompts!

We wish all the families in our community a wonderful summer full of fun and growth.

Sincerely,

Your LE PTO.

Please click on the image or follow this link to volunteer. We very much look forward to seeing you at this wonderful event on June 13 at 5:30PM. 

It’s time for the annual Fun Run! This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, May 29th during school hours. The Fun Run is Lincoln-Eliot’s most important fundraiser. Why? Because the funds raised are used by the PTO to support enriching and educational programming for the students that would not be possible otherwise. These programs include classroom visits by local artists and scientists, field trips, and teacher appreciation.

We’re hoping to match the success of last year’s event and raise $15,000. The money raised goes directly back into supporting the students of Lincoln-Eliot.

First step is to Register with Fund Hub. Donations can be made right there online or via cash or check (made payable to “Lincoln-Eliot PTO”), and sent to school with your child in an envelope labeled “PTO”.

We also have a goal of 100% registration! Each classroom that has at least 75% percent registered will receive a classroom dance party.

Our grand prize of a popsicle party will be awarded to the classroom that contributes the highest percentage to our goal.

Help your child(ren)’s classroom win a prize by registering and sharing with your friends and family. Thank you in advance for your support!

We are gearing up for Family Science Night on May 2nd from 5-7pm. This event will take place in the Lincoln-Eliot gym and is open to all students. This is a wonderful LE tradition.

Students are invited to create a science project and present it to family, friends, and teachers on Science Night. Note: School time is not provided for this project. It is to be completed on your own time. Here are some potential ideas .

We welcome projects at all levels and abilities! Feel free to work in teams! And if your student is not doing a project, please come and participate in the activities/workshops prepared by other students.

So that we can get accurate counts for the set up, please complete the form by April 31 (one form per student).

https://forms.gle/EP4PKbTSt6RMkC8UA

 

We have several PTO positions that we need to fill, including two board positions:

Co-President (will work closely with Theresa throughout the year)

Co-Treasurer (will be transitioned from current Treasurer, Julie)

We are also seeking volunteers for roles that have gone unfilled this year:

FORJ (Families Organizing for Racial Justice) Liaison.

This is a medium intensity position (1-2 meetings per month). The Liaison organizes FORJ meetings, oversees sub-committees’ progress, attends School FORJ events, supports subcommittees when needed, informs PTO President/Secretary when communications are to be emailed to the community, attends city-wide FORJ meetings, communicates with the PTO Treasurer as needed to adhere to budget.

METCO (Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity) liaison.

This is a low intensity position. The METCO liaison (Boston resident) works with partner METCO liaisons (Newton residents) to welcome Boston-based families when they visit the school in the Spring and serve as direct communication liaisons for all families in the METCO program. The primary goal of this board position is to strengthen ties between the METCO families and Newton-based families.  Serve as host for onsite after-school care at LE for METCO students for school events such as Back to School picnic, Concerts, Movie Night, and Family Dance Night.

SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) Liaison.

This is a medium intensity position (2 hours per month). The liaison should attend Newton SEPAC meetings and prepare blurbs for PTO weekly newsletters as necessary.  The position can be shared.

Save The Date for our annual Family Science Night on May 2nd from 5-7pm. This event will take place in the Lincoln-Eliot gym and is open to all students.

Students are invited to create a science project and present it to family, friends, and teachers on Science Night. Note: School time is not provided for this project. It is to be completed on your own time.

We welcome projects at all levels and abilities! Feel free to work in teams! And even if your student is not doing a project, we encourage everyone to participate in the activities/workshops and view their classmates’ projects.

So that we can get accurate counts for the set up, please complete the form by April 24th (one form per student).

https://forms.gle/EP4PKbTSt6RMkC8UA

Our next PTO Community Meeting will take place on Wednesday April 10th, at 7pm. Details will be confirmed the day before the meeting. It is likely to be a virtual Zoom meeting to accommodate our teachers.

We need a few parent volunteers of 4th grade students to help scoop ice cream at the 5th grade graduation event, on June 18th. Please contact president@lepto.org if you are willing to help with this.

Thank you for your incredible response to our LE SpiritWear sales event. We made more than $2,000 of sales, 20% of which will go to the LE PTO so we can fund future activities. We are so grateful and we cannot wait to see everyone with their new swag!

We cannot wait to see you at the Lincoln Eliot Dance Party.

DJ Mike will keep us dancing, tonight March 7, from 6 to 8 pm. Suggested entry fee donation $5. There will be pizza and other yummy baked goods to support the PTOs mission and work.