HILLSIDE PTO – OCTOBER NEWS!

* EVENTS *

-  WEEK OF RESPECT – October 3-7th.

-  5th GRADE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT – Wednesday, October 5th at 6:30pm.

-  6TH GRADE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT – Thursday, October 6th at 6:30pm.

-  ROOTS & SHOOTS PEP RALLY – Friday, October 7th.

-  NO SCHOOL – Monday, October 10th.

-  SCHOOL STORE – Held during lunch periods on Thursday October 13th and Friday, October 14th. Please send your child with a little spending money so they can do some shopping!

-  ROOTS & SHOOTS – Backyard Work Day on Friday, October 14th.

-  CELEBRITY CHEF – Do not miss this great event being held the evening of Thursday, October 20th. More information to come!

-  BOOK FAIR – October 24th through October 28th.

-  GUIDANCE PARENT WORKSHOP – Getting your Child Organized. Wednesday, October 26th at 10am or 7pm.

-  DIABETES WALK – Wednesday, October 26th. More information for this event will come home soon!

-  MARKET DAY SALE PICK-UP – Wednesday, October 26th from 5:00-6:00pm.

-  PTO After School Program Fall Sessions will start this month with Dodgeball, Cross Country, Theatre Arts, and MadScience. Please visit the PTO website for more information.

* REMINDERS *

IMPORTANT – Hillside PTO Website. Go to www.brrsd.k12.nj.us, click on Schools, then Hillside, then PTO to access up to date information and forms!

IMPORTANT – Hillside E-Blasts are going to be used exclusively (with a few exceptions) in 2011-2012 to communicate upcoming events, news, and important information. The PTO will be sending out one e-mail per week containing all information for that week. The first e-blast of the month will contain the PTO monthly newsletter.

* URGENT HELP NEEDED *

-  Our PTO would not be successful without the help of all of our wonderful volunteers! We still have the following Chair and Co-Chair positions open that need to be filled in order for these events/fundraisers to be held. Please consider taking on one of these Chair positions, or volunteering, so our students don’t miss out!

o  Co-Chair After School Program Coordinator / o  Co-Chair 6th Gr Rec Night
o  BOE Representative / o  Food Services Representative
o  Gertrude Hawk Candy Sale / o  Transportation Representative
o  Spring Plant Sale / o  Co-Chair Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Sale

If interested, please contact Michelle Giordano or Tina Malone .

* THANK YOU *

-  Thank you to Melanie Cooper for putting together the September Birthday Board!

-  Thank you to all of our bakers who assisted with our Back to School Teacher Luncheon: Terry Aulisio, Dawn Douglas, Michelle Giordano, Kristine Lyne, Maureen Mandato, Lesley McManus, Tina Malone, Jolee Roberts, Nance Rudy, Barb Sinacori. Everything was delicious and greatly appreciated!