December PTO Notes & News

DECEMBER PTO NOTES & NEWS

PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY!  The PTO needs your feedback.  Please go the PTO page of the SCS website and click on the survey link.

If you shop on AMAZON please take an extra step and enter the site through the link on the PTO page.  The PTO will earn up to 15% of your purchases!  Please remember that you need to use this link each time you shop for the PTO to benefit.

The HOLIDAY FAIR earned over $5000 for teams and students and more importantly fun was had by all who attended!  Thanks to Leslie Borrok, Dawn Fragola, Kate Danforth and Sharon Harkness for all their hard work putting the fair together.

An ON-LINE  PARENTING WEBINAR is being offered on Thursday, December 12 from 1p - 2p:  "Children & Technology:  Helping Parents Have a Lens for Making the Right Choices" In a culture dominated by screens, gadgets and remote controls, we as parents must be aware of the impact it has on our children's overall development and well being.  Professor of Early Childhood Education and author of "Beyond Remote-Controlled Childhood," Dr. Levin will share how screens affect children, how to make informed decisions about the media and technology in our children's lives, and how to work together as a family to promote the positive and counteract the negative.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/260232775

You can also view past webinars from this group at:  http://childcare.ors.nih.gov.

WINTER GEAR DRIVE still happening!  There is still a need for all sizes of winter gear.  A special need right now is for large gloves.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRINCIPALS REPORT:

• Welcome to Hannah Chavalier a new ELL teacher teaming with Rachel Thibault.
• 8th Graders hosted a celebratory wrap-up to their 1st cycle of Arts and Citizenship with a public sharing of their work.  Their "gallery" showcased artwork, music and presentations on their experiences.
• A Unified Sports team from SCS participated in a competition recently with SCS athletes earning podium medals!
• David Southworth is currently preparing students in grades 3-8 for the Scripps Spelling Bee and schoolwide Geo Bee.  Lisa Phelps and Carol Specht are providing math activity times as part of the MathCounts program.  Christine Hertz and Megan Maynard are hosting a weekly math club for 3rd and 4th graders.
• Rehearsals for the Middle School play Fiddler on the Roof have begun.  Performance will be in February.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

• 1/21 @ 7p Community Budget Forum at the Town Hall
• 1/24 @ 6p International Pot-Luck Dinner (Info. to come home in January)
• 1/29 @ 6p - Parent Education Night with Detective Nash - "Keeping our Children Safe on the Internet."  Topics will include online exploitation, social networking sites, and cyber bullying.

HELP WANTED:

• December 18 2:30p - Packing Holiday Baskets:  Cathy Townsend (cjovt@yahoo.com)
• Pot-Luck Dinner - Set-up, clean-up and help during event

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Next PTO Meeting on Tuesday, January 14 @ 6p in Alpha space.  Pizza and babysitting provided!  ALL ARE WELCOME!