As our email said earlier this week, we are postponing all PTO events, including the Yogurt Beach Fundraiser and our planning for Family Science Night. As a PTO we have also decided to postpone the Online Auction for now. We look forward to rescheduling it once school is back in session. Thank you everyone for your support!
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PTO Meeting This Tuesday, March 10th!
Please come out and join us in the school library on Tuesday, March 10th, from 6:30-7:30pm for our PTO meeting! We’ll be updating everyone on our fundraising and upcoming events. Free childcare will be provided in the gym.
If you can’t make it, the minutes and slides will be posted on the www.lepto.org website after the meeting. You can also send questions anytime to president@lepto.org.
We hope to see you there!
Thank You for a Great Game Night!
Thank you so much to everyone who came out for our Family Game Night, and especially to the wonderful volunteers who made the evening such a fun success! If you weren’t able to join us, it’s still possible to order games one of two ways:
- Print and fill out this order form and send it in with cash or a check (made out to the Lincoln-Eliot PTO) in your child’s blue folder by Thursday, March 12th.
- Or email secretary@lepto.org with a note about which games you want by Friday, March 13th.
You can view all of Gamewright’s games by clicking here. Remember that if you order them through us, 50% of the proceeds go to our school! Thank you again for all your support!
February PTO Highlights
February Highlights – Thank You Parents!
February was an incredibly generous month from LE parents and our community:
- Feb 7th – Movie Night! What a great showing of families and many new faces for volunteers. You donated $844 through ticket and food sales. Thank you!
- Feb 14th – Valentine’s Day Flower Sale! Thank you, Natalie, for putting the bouquets together and the many volunteers who helped sell/distribute them! The team raised $570.
- Feb 27th – Amazon Smiles delivers $84! Every dollar counts and if you are shopping on Amazon it is super easy to make use of their match. Email president@lepto.org if you need assistance.
- Feb 28th – Our PTO co-president, Lauren McMinn, has been working so hard on getting items for our auction, which starts March 23. Along the way she captured a $1500 donation from The Village Bank!
- Feb 29th – In January we received $1265 in parent donations to the Annual Fund. In February we received $59 for a total of $6135 in Parent Donations.
The Creative Arts and Sciences program continues to bring outstanding content to our children:
- Feb 6th – Potato Hill Poetry, Grades 2, 4, 5
60% Towards our Fundraising Goal!
- The LE PTO spends $36,000/year for our 364 children, about $100 per child.
- Donate through our website at LEPTO.ORG/DONATE or contact treasurer@lepto.org for more information.
FORJ Affinity Group Planning Meeting: March 10th
Please join FORJ@Cabot for our second affinity and ally group planning meeting on Tuesday, March 10, from 7-8:30 pm at the Cabot Cafeteria, 229 Cabot Street. RSVP HERE. This meeting is open to all parents of elementary aged children in the Newton Public Schools. Please RSVP so we can figure out how to group folks at the meeting. Children who can entertain themselves are welcome.
Reminder: Pizza Tuesdays!
Just a reminder that you can find pizza for sale every Tuesday after school, at 12:30 p.m. at the Jackson Road entrance. All proceeds go toward the 5th grade camping trip in the spring — we appreciate your support!
$2.00 Pizza by the slice, $12.00 for the Whole Pizza, $1.00 for baked goods
Or pre-order your whole pizza and pay only $10.00 (discount for pre-orders only). To pre-order a whole pizza, please contact Enza Kiley (email: enza2424@gmail.com or call/text: 617-785-1947). All pre-orders must be placed by 6:00 p.m on Monday.
Principal Update 3.1.20
Dear families,
Don’t forget that kindergarten screening is coming up very soon! If you are new to the district and have an incoming kindergarten student, please sign up for the parent information night on March 4th: https://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Page/2912
If you have an incoming kindergartner, please call the LE office (617-559-9540) to schedule a screening for your child. Screening day is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10th. We look forward to meeting our new scholars!
And we hope to see everyone at our Family Game Night this Friday at 6pm!
Upcoming Dates To Note:
Friday, March 6th: Game Night, 6-8pm
Tuesday, March 10th: Kindergarten Screening Day
Tuesday, March 10th: PTO Meeting, 6:30pm in the library
Thursday, March 19th: Early release day; 12:30pm dismissal / 5th grade Yogurt Beach fundraiser
See you Monday!
Principal Morrissey
Game Night THIS FRIDAY, March 6th! — Volunteers Needed!
Join us for a fun family night of board games and pizza this Friday, March 6th, from 6-8pm as we host our second Lincoln-Eliot Family Game Night!
Admission is $10 per family at the door — but if you sign up to volunteer for half an hour, your family gets in free! We’d really love your help to set up, clean up, or man the pizza table or the game sales — please click here to volunteer! (Donations of water, seltzer, and baked goods also needed!)
Pizza, drinks, and baked goods will be for sale in the cafeteria. All the games will also be for sale at the event, with 50% of the proceeds going to support our school!
Next PTO Meeting: March 10
Please mark your calendars and join us in the school library on Tuesday, March 10, at 6:30pm for our next PTO meeting. Childcare will be provided in the gym. We hope to see you there!
Save the Date for the 5th Grade Fundraiser at Yogurt Beach: March 19th!
Save the date for March 19th and our fundraiser at Yogurt Beach — come have fun, eat frozen yogurt, and help us raise funds for the 5th Grade Camping Trip!
DATE: Thursday, March 19th
TIME: Any time!
PLACE: Yogurt Beach, 665 Watertown St., Newtonville
Just mention that you are supporting LINCOLN-ELIOT and a portion of the sale will go to our 5th Grade!