PlainTalk Hill & Plain School's PTO Newsletter November 2012

11/5 PTO Meeting 1:30 & 7 p.m. Room 20

11/13 Frozen Food Pick up 3:30-7:30 p.m. Please be aware that due to the perishable nature of the goods, you must be there to pick up within this window. Any uncollected food will be donated to the Food Bank.

11/26 Book Fair Kick-Off -6-8 p.m. in Cafeteria Free Family Fun Night to kick off the Fall Book Fair. At 6:30 p.m. magician Terry Parrett presents “The Magic of Reading Magician”, an exciting 45 minute magic show designed to encourage recreational reading. You can visit the Book Fair during or after the show.

11/28 Book Fair Breakfast 7:30-9:30 a.m. Room 20 A light breakfast (bagles, muffins, donuts) will be offered while parents and students take a look at what the Book Fair has to offer.

11/27-30 Fall Book Fair Room 20 8-9:30 a.m. &12:30-4 p.m. and During Evening Conferences **Opportunities for day and night volunteers!** Please contact Eileen Shields at [email protected] or 860-355-2227. Fingerprinting not required for Night Volunteers.

UPCOMING EVENTS… 12/3 PTO Meeting, @ 1:30 p.m. Room 20 12/3-7 Holiday Store- Open for K-3. All items $1 with a max $10 per child. Contact Becky Passero at [email protected] or 860-210-0456 to help. 1/19 Danbury Whalers Event to be sponsored by Hill and Plain School THANK YOU TO OUR Fundraising Report VOLUNTEERS!! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our Fall Fundraisers. Thank you to everyone who helped with Vision Our students sold approximately $15,000 thru the Testing, Picture Day, Bus Evacuation, Science Charleston Wrap fundraiser; earning the school Cart, Pumpkins in the Park & Make a Difference $7,000!! Day. Each Volunteer makes the children’s Thus far, the Frozen Food fundraiser has sold about experiences bigger and better! Thank you for $5,000 in goods, which has brought in $2,000!! giving of your time and self. Thank you for all your hard work. These sales drives If you would like to volunteer again or for the 1st make it possible for the PTO to sponsor fabulous time, a little or a lot, please contact PTO Volunteer events, enhancing our children’s educational Coordinator, Becky Passero at experience. [email protected] or 860-210-0456.

A Special Thank You to Character Trait of the Month Sandra Ortiz and Cecilla Lopez Honesty for translating our newsletter to Spanish I tell the truth. I ask permission before so everyone can participate in all school using someone else’s property. functions. Teacher Tips Upcoming PTO MEETINGS Monday, December 3, 2012 Make a chart of your Holiday 1:30 p.m. Room 20 Preparations. Create a schedule to Monday, January 7, 2013 get everything done. 1:30 and 7 p.m., Room 20 Time management can never be Siblings always welcome! Can’t make the meetings? We will post meeting agendas and taught too early. minutes on the PTO website…go to ______http://www.ournewmilfordpto.org/Bulletins.asp? snid=eMO Kids’ Corner %40%5E0I0%5B&org=ournewmilfordpto.org Q. What is full of T, starts with T and Contact Jen McSherry ([email protected]) or ends with T? A. A teapot. Liberty Andreotto ([email protected]) with questions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ______Fall Book Fair Where is the planet Uranus located in Join us Monday, 11/26 from 6-8pm for the Book New Milford? Fair Kick-off. The evening includes a free magic show for the whole family. Place your answer in the Kids’ Corner Box in the Office for a chance for a prize. Our Book Fair Breakfast will be Wed., 11/28, from 7:30-9:30 am. and other Book Fair hours Find the answer by: visiting the library or local Historical will be 8-9:30 a.m. &12:30-4 p.m. and during Society or online. Or see if your parents know….. evening conferences

Get some great books while supporting PTO- sponsored programs for the school. Town Wide PTO Meeting November 19 at 7 pm, to be held at Hill & Plain School Did you know you could watch the Board of Education meetings at http://www.theeventisonline.com/newmilfordboe.html Channel 17 carries a variety of information concerning New Milford Public Schools, including Hill & Plain School.