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5-17-12 Update - attached are the BJs flyer and application. This is a fundraiser for the school. Please participate if possible. If you already have a BJs membership, you can still join and it will add on additional months to your expiration date. Reminder that Fri 5/18 is the Music and Art night at Hartnett at 6pm. Come see how fabulous and talented our students are. Our last PTO meeting of the year is June 11th at 7pm. Please come share your ideas for next year. 5-12-12 Update - We are in the final stretch of this school year and have a few more events we need help with. Ms. Volk, the Art teacher, could use some help setting up for the upcoming Chrous/Art event. If you have time on Thurs 5/17 or Fri 5/18 after school, please volunteer to help her. Just let me know if you can go so I can tell her. PTO can also use more volunteers for the June 15th 8th grade field day from 10am to 2pm. A valid CORI is necessary for this event too. Please contact me to get involved. Our last PTO meeting of the year is scheduled for Monday, June 11th at 7pm. We will be voting for next year's officers. 4-26-12 UPDATE - May 1st Ben Speaks will be presenting an anti-bullying program - free for all! Parents and students grades 5 and above are invited. Event will take place at the Hartnett Cafetorium. Our next PTO meeting has been rescheduled. Please come share your ideas with us on Thurs May 10th at 7pm. May 7th through May 11th is national Staff/Teacher appreciation week. The PTO will be honoring all the FWHMS staff. If you see ther staff, take a minute to thank them for all they do! May 25th is the All Grades dance from 6pm to 9pm and we need at least another 10 volunteers. A CORI is necessary. Please contact me to volunteer. June 15th is 8th grade field day. Many volunteers are needed. A valid CORI is necessary for this event too. Please contact me to get involved. 4-11-12 It's me again! Thanks for listening. Attached is a flyer regarding a Millville Library walk a thon at Southwick's Zoo on 4/28. Check it out - great deal that also supports the Millville Library. Volunteers are needed for the Strategic Planning committees (6 sub committees in total) to help build a core school improvement plan. Please go to the website www.bmrsd.net and take the survey listed at the bottom of the page. AND if you want to volunteer on one of the committees please contact Ms. Shaver-Hood at 883-4400 or kshaver-hood@bmrsd.net Commitment is 3-4 meetings in the May/June timeframe. They need some Millville volunteers in particular so it's a well rounded district committee. Next PTO meeting is May 9th at 7pm. Lots going on for the end of the year. Please share your ideas. 4-10-12 Update - The PTO magazine fundraising drive is still going on. Please turn in your forms by this Friday, April 13th. If you attended the Open House tonight, you realize how fabulous the PTO funded after school programs are. Please support our latest fundraiser. If you don't want to buy magazines, we always take check donations made payable to FWHMS PTO. We also NEED volunteers. We do not have one volunteer for the book fair yet. Mon April 23rd we need help setting up the Scholastic books at 4:45pm. Then we run the book fair Tues, Wed and Thurs during school. We need at least 1-2 CORI approved volunteers to work during the day. If you can spare several hours, please let me know. Lastly, we need help on Fri at 4:45pm to pack up the unsold books. Any help we can get would be greatly appreciated! Lastly, our next PTO meeting is tomorrow night at 7pm. Please come share ideas.
Update 4/4/12 - I can’t believe it’s Spring already - enjoy! FWHMS PTO is busy with a few final events and we need your help! 1. A gentle reminder that our next PTO meeting is 7pm on Wed 4/11. Please come and share your ideas. We’d love to hear them.
2. Don’t forget to attend the Afterschool Program Open House on Tues 4/10 from 5pm to 7pm. Come see the school showcase their programs. Families are invited along with 4th and 5th graders too. 3. Book Fair is coming up. Mon April 23rd we need help setting up the Scholastic books. Then we run the book fair Tues, Wed and Thurs during school. We need at least 3 CORI approved volunteers to work during the day. If you can spare several hours, please let me know. Lastly, we need help on Fri to pack up the unsold books. 4. May 25th is the All Grades dance from 6pm to 9pm. We will need lots of volunteers. If you are available, please contact me. A valid CORI is necessary. 5. June 15th will be 8th grade field day. Lots of volunteers needed. Please contact Lauren Reilly to get involved. A CORI is necessary. Her email is lauren_reilly@charter.net. I’d also like to take this time to tell you that we have two openings for PTO Officers. We have Lauren Reilly and Diane Homand leaving to go to HS with their boys. We will miss them! If you are interested in being Secretary or Treasurer, please contact Sue Chase at susanjchase@yahoo.com. Sue Chase and Cheryl Tellstone, President & VP respectively, are ready to welcome new officers and have shown that it’s a group effort. So don’t be shy – give it a try! As always, thanks for listening!
Updated 3-20-12 - Lots going on this second half of the school year. I am personally inviting you to get involved. 1. Thurs 3/29 at 4pm - volunteers are needed to help transport books from JFK to town library. The books were donated by the children for the town library book sale. Please contact Dianne Buehler to help out. dbuehler@gmail.com 3. Thurs 3/22 at 7pm is the School Committee meeting at FWHMS media center. The FY13 budget will be certified. Attend if possible. 2. Box Tops for Education - we still collect those at Middle School. Please continue to clip away! A contest is in the works and info will be shared soon. 4. Stephanie Abisla is working on the FWHMS yearbook and could use some help. She is looking to delegate a few tasks. Email her directly to get involved. Also, please send any pictures have of the students to her as well. She can be reached at sabisla@bmrsd.net 5. Friday, March 30th is a sixth grade social from 6pm to 9pm. We need at least 10 volunteers to chaperone, work raffle and snack tables. CORI is necessary, please contact me to volunteer. We also need items donated for the raffle table - jewelry, itunes gift cards, game stop gift cards, movie tickets or anything you know your children would want to try to win. Item can be brought in the night of the dance. 6. Our next PTO meeting is Wednesday, April 11th at 7pm. Please come on down! We are a friendly group and could use some new faces. Volunteering does not end at Middle School. We also have some great fundraisers coming down the pike. A magazine drive and a pancake breakfast. Lastly, we have the Secretary and Treasurer positions becoming vacant for next year. If you are interested, come to a meeting and talk to Lauren Reilly and Dianne Homand to learn more about what they do. We will really MISS them next year! If you are interesting in running for a PTO position, please contact Sue Chase at susanjchase@yahoo.com. Please contact me to get involved or if you have any questions. Thank you! Update 3-7-12 PTO meeting has moved up to 5pm on Wed 3/14 so that parents can attend the Open Hearing Budget Meeting on at 7pm that night at the high school. Please attend and be heard - many cuts (teacher layoffs - class size increases) are happening! As we await the arrival of Spring, we have a lot of upcoming volunteer opportunities and events going on. Please contact me to get involved. 1. On 3/16 STUCO is hosting the MASC conference for the entire state of MA at Hartnett. Approximately 10 volunteers are needed to monitor classroom activities from 8am to 3pm. CORI is necessary. We only have 2 so far, please consider helping. Mr. McCourt, STUCO advisor, is also looking for baked goods for the advisors attending the conference at our school. It will be nice to be gracious hosts and supply some snacks. It can be baked or store bought - food, drinks, candy, mints, etc. Email us before Wed 3/14 to let us know the food item you can donate. Items can be dropped off at the school on Thurs afternoon or Fri morning. 2. The Friends of the Blackstone Library are looking for some help with their annual book sale fundraiser. They are looking for students to help sort through donated books and also set up. The following dates need volunteers: 3/15, 3/20, 3/22 and 3/29 from 6pm to 8pm. 3. Stephanie Abisla is working on the FWHMS yearbook and could use some help. She is looking to delegate a few tasks. Email her directly to get involved. Also, please send any pictures have of the students to her as well. She can be reached at sabisla@bmrsd.net 4. FWHMS will be running a “Drive for our Troops” from April 2nd through April 13th. More information to follow on the items we need donated. We will need volunteers to help deliver the items to St. Theresa’s Church to be sent overseas. 5. Friday, March 30th is a sixth grade social from 6pm to 9pm. We need at least 10 volunteers to chaperone, work raffle and snack tables. CORI is necessary, please contact me to volunteer. We also need items donated for the raffle table - jewelry, itunes gift cards, game stop gift cards, movie tickets or anything you know your children would want to try to win. Item can be brought in the night of the dance Please contact me to get involved or if you have any questions. Thank you! Updated 2-20-12 - What a great turnout we had for our Volleyball Marathonlast week! THANKS to those whoparticipated and volunteered. Weappreciate it!
As we await the arrival of Spring, we have a lot ofupcoming volunteer opportunities and events going on. Please contact me to get involved.
1. On 3/16 STUCO is hosting the MASC conference forthe entire state of MA at Hartnett. Approximately10 volunteers are needed to monitor classroom activities from 8am to 3pm. CORI is necessary.
2. The Friends of the Blackstone Library arelooking for some help with their annual book sale fundraiser. They are looking for students to help sortthrough donated books and also set up. The following dates need volunteers: 3/15, 3/20, 3/22 and 3/29 from 6pmto 8pm.
3. Stephanie Abisla is working on the FWHMSyearbook and could use some help. She islooking to delegate a few tasks. Emailher directly to get involved. Also, pleasesend any pictures have of the students to her as well. She can be reached at sabisla@bmrsd.net
4. FWHMS will be running a “Drive for our Troops”from April 2nd through April 13th. More information to follow on the items weneed donated. We will need volunteers tohelp deliver the items to St. Theresa’s Church to be sent overseas.
5. March 14th at 7pm is the next PTOmeeting, please attend. We are alwayslooking for new ideas.
Please contact me to get involved or if you have anyquestions. Thank you!
Update 2-13-12 - We need at least 5-7 more volunteers for Friday's Volleyball Marathon. Please consider working an hour or more between 2pm and 8pm. Please contact me ASAP. Thanks!
Upated 2/8/12 - We have so many things going on in the next few weeks and we need you! We still need many volunteers for the Volleyball Marathon on 2/17. It is running from 8am to 8pm. We need CORI approved volunteers all day long! We need volunteers to help with raffle table, registration, referees and snack bar. Please email me (justdavej@comcast.net) to get involved. Any amount of time you can give will be appreciated. PLEDGE SHEETS - please turn in your pledge sheets for the Volleyball Marathon. Minimum pledge is 10 cents per game or $10 flat fee to participate in the after school "stay and play" from 2pm to 8pm on 2/17. Please ask your friends and relatives to donate what they feel comfortable. Let's make this a great new annual fundraiser for the PTO! Attached below is the yearbook order form, as well as the message form. They have February deadlines, so don't miss out! We are also sharing an information sheet on Pop Warner cheerleading & football in Bellingham. Registration is 2/11 and is for children in Bellingham, Blackstone and Millville. Check it out. Rachel Simmons author of Odd Girl Out will be at Hartnett 7pm-8:30pm on Tues 2/14 for a FREE presentation of her experience as an anti-bullying advocate. It is open to all parents in Blackstone-Millville regardless of grade. Our next PTO meeting is tonight (Feb 8th) at 7pm. Please don't be shy and stop on by! We are also going to try our first ever raffle table for the students. Please donate an item for the raffle table. Examples might be a subway card, itunes, jewelry, stylish duct tape, etc. Whatever item you think your son/daughter would want to bid on. Tickets are 6 for $1.00. Donated items can be brought in the night of the dance. To run this event, we will need MANY volunteers. The students will receive a pledge sheet and collect money based on either a flat rate or a pledge per game. The games will be played all day on Friday, February 17th. The event will be running from 8am to 8pm that day. Some details are attached below. We need at least 3-5 volunteers CORI approved to help from 8am to 2:30pm. Then we need an additional 15 volunteers to help run the "stay and play" portion of the day from afterschool until 8pm. We will have a raffle table, chaperoning duties and concession stand to run. Valid CORI forms are also necessary for the afterschool volunteering. So - can we count on you? Please contact me if you can volunteer a 2 hours (or more if possible) shift. We've also signed up for the Stop & Shop A+ program. Our school can earn money on items you purchase by registering your S&S card. Please go to www.stopandshop.com/aplus to register your card online. PLEASE USE SCHOOL ID: 07080 or dial 1-877-275-2758. If you registered last year, you have to do it again. This a great opportunity to raise some extra funds. The 6th graders will be having another Social on Friday, January 27th from 6pm to 9pm. We need at least 12-13 volunteers to run the raffle table, snack table and chaperone the DJ area. If you have a valid CORI and want to volunteer, please contact me. Also, please consider donating an item to our raffle table. It can be a gift card (itunes, game stop, etc) or anything you feel the kids would want to win! Items can be brought in the night of the Social. If you do not have a valid CORI, attached is a copy of the CORI form application. It needs to be completed and brought the the FWHMS office in person to confirm identity and be submitted. It takes about 3-4 weeks to be approved. If you want to volunteer for any of the CORI required events, please complete this form in time. If you need to know if you have a valid CORI, please let me know and I can have it checked for you. If you have a valid CORI with MES, JFK, AFM or BMR you are all set. We are looking for a district approved CORI. Sports approvals do not count. Lastly, our next PTO meeting is Wednesday, January 11th at 7pm. Please attend - we have a lot going on and need all the help we can get! Don't be shy - we are a friendly group! |
