Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
The last day...
Greetings on this final school night of the 2009-10 year! Wow…I can't believe it's over…not only another school year but my daughter's elementary school career. How quickly the time flies – one minute you're walking a 5-year-old wearing an oversized Hello Kitty backpack to the bus stop and the next thing you know you're sitting at graduation with a room full of stunned parents, wondering what had happened to that tiny kindergarten child. Last night at graduation and again at the 5th grade picnic today I saw a group of kids who are definitely ready for middle school. I guess I can't sneak back to kindergarten for a "do over" without someone taking notice. Thank you Leopold staff past and present for helping them grow and learn. High Fives all around!
Speaking of graduation, if you missed the ceremony or are curious what graduation is all about, you can watch it on FACTv – Fitchburg's cable access channel on Charter. The video will be broadcast Friday, June 11 at 6:00 pm and again on Saturday, June 12 at 10:00 am on Charter digital channels 985, 986, and 987; analog channels are 95, 97 & 98.
Hopefully you found your copy of the June PFO newsletter. If you haven't seen it yet, it's probably somewhere in that stack of folders, notebooks, artwork and other miscellaneous papers that have come home in the last week. Find it and hang it on your refrigerator so you remember all the ways you can help Leopold over the summer including: use www.goodsearch.com and www.goodshop.com; shop Amazon using the link on http://leopoldpfo.org/; enter Coke Rewards at www.mycokerewards.com; sign up for a Target REDcard; clip Campbell's UPC codes; save Kemp's Milk Caps. Thanks for all the ways you help PFO help Leopold kids.
One other piece of paper that came home is a Summer Break Box Tops collection sheet. During the 2009-10 school year we redeemed over $1700 in Box Tops! This is the largest amount in the last 3 years – THANK YOU to everyone who participated. This is a very easy way to help our school and it's a great way to occupy the kids for a little bit over the summer. Let the kids find and clip the box tops. They can tape or glue them to either or both sides of the collection sheet or make a fun Box Tops collection "bank". Whatever your method, please keep on clipping over the summer.
It may be June but it's never too early to think about the 2010 Timber Wolf Trample! The Sponsor Campaign is underway and the PFO is looking for individuals or businesses that may be interested in sponsoring the 2010 event. The names of ALL businesses, individuals or families who contribute $100 or more to the Sponsorship Campaign will be printed on the new Trample t-shirt. If you have any suggestions, please forward contact information (business name, contact person, mailing address, phone) to Kris Aman at Kristin.d.aman@gmail.com or call her at 608 663-8128. Save the date – Saturday, October 2nd – and start your training program early!
We hit a little bump in the road while producing "The Write Stuff", Leopold's literary magazine and it will not be distributed before school is out. Editing and formatting are in progress and it should be printed by early summer. We plan to distribute it either in person or by mail to our outgoing 5th graders as soon as it is finished so they can enjoy it before they start middle school. Returning students will receive a copy at the beginning of next school year. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you or your family.
The PFO is planning several "Leopold Nights" next year and our first event is scheduled right before the start of school. More details will be provided as we get closer to the event, but for now mark August 27, 28 & 29th as Leopold's Vitense Weekend. Polish those putters and practice your swing so you'll be ready to play a round or two of putt-putt at the end of summer. Fore!
Leopold may not be hosting summer school this year but the playground is not closed over the summer, so remember the new equipment when your kids starting chanting "there's nothing to do". Maybe a mid-summer reunion at school with their school "peeps" is just what they need to get them through those lazy, hazy, crazy days of late July. Bring popsicles and become the real cool parent!
Once a Timber Wolf always a Timber Wolf, but we realize that as kids move on to other schools you may not want to receive emails that no longer pertain to your family. Please let us know if you would like your email address removed from our distribution list. We will no longer include you in our email communications. However, you are welcome to remain on the list if you want to stay in touch with your neighborhood school. Feel free to share this email with other Leopold families who you know may not receive it…such as new Kindergarten parents for 2010-11.
Have a great summer and we'll be in touch!
Amy Boutelle
Leopold PFO
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http://calendar.yahoo.com/leopoldpfo53713
http://leopoldelementary.blogspot.com/
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Timber Wolf Trample Sponsor Campaign
The Timber Wolf Trample 2010 Sponsor Campaign is underway! Last year, local businesses and sponsoring Leopold families generously contributed more than $4,700 to Leopold's annual fun-run fundraiser. These critical funds enabled the PFO to meet a wide range of school, student, and teacher needs.
The 2010 Trample is scheduled for October 2nd. Do you know an individual or business that might be interested in sponsoring the 2010 event? The names of ALL businesses, individuals, or families that contribute $100 or more to the Sponsorship Campaign will be printed on the new Trample t-shirt. The PFO is requesting your help in identifying potential sponsors who might be interested in this opportunity.
If you have suggestions, please forward contact information (business name, contact person, mailing address, phone) to Kris Aman at kristin.d.aman@gmail.com or 608.663-8128. Thank you for your help!
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