Chatterton PTA Monday Memo
Week of May 29, 2017
Special notices –
School will be CLOSED Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day. Enjoy the long weekend and don’t forget to come see our Marching Band in the Memorial Day Parade!
A special thank you to our volunteers-
Rosan Ramlowtan & Amy Zacconi for hosting a beautiful End of Year dinner honoring our outgoing president, Christine Cairo! It was a wonderful evening with good food and great friends!
Felicia Cilibrasi for organizing interactive educational Cultural Arts events our children get to enjoy!
Anne Salvatore & all the parent volunteers for hosting an amazing Staff Appreciation Luncheon!
We encourage everyone to become a PTA member and there is no deadline to register. Membership is $12 for first member and $8 for each additional member. In order to join you will need to follow this hyperlink: https://nyspta.force.com/NewMemberRegistration?unit=10-140 As a reminder, you will not be able to attend PTA sponsored field trips or events if you are not a PTA member. Thank you!
Happening soon –
ESC “PREVENTING SUMMER REGRESSION”- ESC invites you to a parent workshop on “Preventing Summer Regression”. This will be an interactive and informative workshop including topics on finding engaging materials for children, connecting reading and writing to other summer events as well as developing reading as a lifestyle choice. Join us Wednesday May 31st at 7:15pm-8:30pm in the Louis Kruh Conference Room, adjacent to Lakeside School.
Spring Arts Festival – Please join us for Chatterton’s Spring Arts Festival Wednesday, June 7th. There will be an Art Show of our children’s Artwork in the APR from 6:00 – 7:30 PM.
The Spring Concert will be in the Gym from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Come and enjoy the 5th & 6th grade Bands, Orchestras & Chorus.
Board of Ed Meeting – The Board of Education meeting is Tuesday, June 13th at 7:15 PM in the Louis Kruh Conference Room located in the Central Administration Building at Levy Lakeside School.
Box Tops- The deadline for our LAST and FINAL Box Tops contest for this school year will be Friday, June 9th. Please continue to clip and save your Box Tops and send them in with your child in an envelope or baggie with your child's teacher's name. Please no expired Box Tops and please cut on the dotted lines. A grand prize ice cream party will be awarded during the final week of school! Good luck to all!
Peace and Friendship Day – Peace and Friendship Day is Friday, June 16th. We need parent supervision all day (8:45-2:45), or any portion of time that you can give! Please volunteer and be part of this eventful day for our children.
Reminders & Ongoing Programs –
PTA Lunch Service– Ordering for the year has closed!! If you have any questions or problems with registration or ordering please contactorderlunches.comdirectly at1-800-381-6511. Thanks for your cooperation.
Happy Birthday! - Each month, on the bulletin board in the main hallway, the PTA posts the names of children who are celebrating birthdays. In order to make the board more exciting and fun, we would love to include a recent photo to go beside each child’s name. Please send in a photo to your child’s teacher in an envelope labeled “PTA birthday photo”, include your child’s name, birthday month, teacher and grade. In addition, please label the photo with your child’s name and birth month. This photo will not be returned. Any questions please contact Maria Milito or 516-835-2209. Thank you very much!
Stop & Shop Fundraiser – Stop & Shop A+ Rewards program - Welcome to the start of a new school year and the opportunity to again earn money for our school PTA.Simply log on to www.stopandshop.com/aplus or call 1-877-275-2758 to register your Stop & Shop card. Registration is now open and Chatterton's ID # is 12028. New! If you registered last year you do not need to re-register. You can log in and verify the school assignment. Remember to have your family & friends register their cards too! Thank you for your support!
Chatterton Twitter Account - Please follow us on Twitter to receive the most current “learning snapshots” being posted. This will enable you to have a window into the learning experiences and activities your children are engaged in during the school day.
Our school Twitter account is @ChattertonSOARS.
PTA Resources-
Our Chatterton PTA website is your resource for event information including our “Backpack” for all forms and fliers, emails regarding upcoming events, important dates, and orderlunches.com information and to receive your weekly Monday Memo. Log onto http://chattertonpta.digitalpto.com to register. Please request to join Our Facebook Page if you would like to receive up to the minute information and reminders. Our PTA can always use extra help and volunteers!! Please contact Kristine Schanstra at for any questions about our Chatterton PTA Committees and to volunteer.
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