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Plympton Mom's Night Out
Now is the time to sign up! We will all be roaring with laughterthis Thursday evening while we watch Bad Moms. Please pay through the PayPal link below or send your check/cash made out to the Plympton PTO to school by Tuesday. Paying at the door is not encouraged but if you need to do so, please contact Lacey at the email address below. Don't forget, if you would like to bring an appetizer or dessert to share as we’ll have the back of the theater for socializing before the movie starts. The theatre does sell wine and beer and of course the usual movie goodies! If you are interested, please send Lacey O’Brien an email (laceyhannah2427@hotmail.com) so that I can add you to the evite to keep track of attendance numbers. Location: Capital Theatre (204 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA0247) Date: Thursday, October 5th Time: 6:30 – 9:30 – we’ll plan to start the movie around 7:15-ish Cost: $25 to cover theater rental* Payment:
MONSTAH MASH DANCE PARTY FRIDAY OCTOBER 13TH 2017 6:00pm - 8:00pm PLYMPTON GYMNASIUM PIZZA, POPCORN, AND SWEET TREATS! COME IN YOUR BEST COSTUME READY TO MASH IT UP! DJ, GUESS THE WEIGHT OF THE PUMPKIN CONTEST, COSTUME CONTEST AND MUCH MORE! CLICK HERE FOR THE FLYER: monstahMASH.pdf VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS REQUSTED FOR MONSTAH MASH DANCE PARTY: Click here to sign up! http://www.signupgenius.com/go /10c0c45a4ad2ba0fd0-faboolous1 PLYMPTON PTO, ADULTS ONLY CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 4:30 WARM UPS AND 5:00PM GAME TIME $50/PER TEAM CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO: plymptonCORNHOLEenglish (1).pdfplymptonCORNHOLspanish (1).pdf PTO Membership DriveMembership Drive Extended! We are half way to our goal! Please make sure that you send in your yellow Membership papers to the main office. Welcome Packet: https://docs.google. com/document/d/ 1Jy5hkcxnz1cStizKZfoFiutmDKHH_ xK8aq5l-mlRbnQ/edit?usp= sharing Welcome Packet in Spanish: https://docs.google. com/document/d/ 1m2pMSzbFBuJ7dVKIPVe7aSzU1nz5f PM4WN1leZghHU4/edit?usp= sharing Thank you to the people that have already joined the PTO. Congratulations! The winner of the Not Your Average Joe's gift card goes to Michele LeBrun Raffle Baskets for Monstah Mash We are requesting that Plympton families consider donating to their child's grade specific raffle basket to be raffled off at the Monstah Mash. Click here to see the requests: Raffle Flyer.pdf Yankee Candle PTO FundraiserYankee Candle Fundraiser started! 40% of the profits go to Plympton. Get a jump start on your holiday shopping and support the PTO at the same time! Deadline for catalog orders is Oct. 13th. Online orders end Jan. 9th, make sure to connect to Plympton when you set up the account. https://www.yankeecandlefundraising.com/store.htm aaaYCF-Mobile-App-Sell-Sheet.pdf Just in Time for Fall-Wagon Wheel FundraiserShop at Wagon Wheel on Sunday, October 15 for all of your fall decorating and planting! Present the flyer found at the link below and Wagon Wheel will donate a portion of your bill back to the PTO! PTO WagonWheel 2017.pdf Restaurant Night Out-OctoberOur next RNO will be at the 99 (110 South Street, Waltham). On Wednesday, October 18 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, the 99 will donate 15% of your check to the PTO (with no additional cost to you). Thank you Ninety Nine Restaurants for your generosity. Click her for the flyer: PLYMPTON SCHOOL PTO Voucher 10182017.pdf Calendar of Important Dates
Join us for a night of laughs, trick hoopz and alley oops! Some of Waltham's finest teachers and staff will take on the crazy-fun and talented Harlem Wizards in a basketball game you won't forget! http://www.harlemwizards.com Last years event drew over 1,300 people! Let's make it even bigger this year! Ticket InfoReserved and Courtside TicketsWant to get up close and personal with this awesome cast of characters? Or see your favorite Plympton teacher rock the basketball court? Click here to order Reserved and Courtside Tickets. http://www.harlemwizards.com/schedule-tickets/ Courtside Plus ticket holders will receive pizza in the Meet and Greet room before the game. Children with Wizards jerseys are welcome to join the Wizards warm up. You can find ordering info for Wizards jerseys via the link above. Be sure to select Plympton Elementary from the pull-down menu to give our PTO credit for your purchase. General Admission and Student Tickets General admission and student tickets can be purchased online as well at this link http://www.harlemwizards.com/schedule-tickets/ or you can return the order form sent home with students to purchase your tickets. Volunteer!We need you! If you are looking for a fun and rewarding way to give back to Plympton School and the entire Waltham Public School system.....Volunteer! We need you! There are a variety of volunteer opportunities. Volunteers receive a free t-shirt, admission, pizza and water. Sign up is required and can be done here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclXvJz5SMKiFGK2zjOtT0qJ6bZyFTtjjP9EAVcJv7a5MQ3pg/viewform If we have two or more volunteers for this event, a portion of the ticket sales will be given to Plympton PTO. Please consider volunteering at this great event. Contact walthamplymptonpto@gmail.com if you have any questions. BOKS (Building Our Kids Success)BOKS ROCKS!! Our Fall BOKS program will be starting this week Oct 2nd and 3rd... We can't wait to see everyone bright and early... BOKS drop-off starts at 7:25am. Please make sure your child is wearing sneakers and brings a water bottle with their name written on it!! We have two BOKS sessions. One is M/W and one is T/TH. If you signed up for BOKS but did not receive an email confirming which session we have placed your child in, please email us plymptonboks@gmail.com. Plympton Library NewsPlympton students in grades 4 and 5 all use library software called Destiny Quest to keep track of their reading and explore the library collection. Students are allowed to "friend" other students to recommend books. This is a great tool to use to discuss the responsible use of social media platforms as students get ready for middle school. All students were given letters about this to share with their families. In case yours was left in a locker, you can read it here. Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 will participate in a new citywide reading initiative this year called the Waltham Children's Book Award. All public elementary schools and the Waltham Public Library will participate in this program, which is designed to promote and introduce high quality literature to our students and encourage students to become avid readers. You can find information about this program on the Plympton School Library website. Students get credit for reading and listening to these books, so feel free to read a book to your child too! The librarians promise that you'll enjoy these titles too--we looked for favorite books from each elementary school to share widely.Plympton Student/Parent Directory Not sure of the homework this week? Having a birthday party and want to invite some of the kids in your child's class? Try this...Student/Parent Directory-here is a quick and easy way to have access to other parents emails. This will only be available to those who make their information available as well. Do it once and done. It takes less than five minutes. https://drive.google.com/file/ d/ 0B4swQVNvuQzndEJZcHl4aXNUUWd3T 19MX3c4WlVMX2xLMWFR/view?usp= sharing Plympton Walk-To-School DaysThis summer, the MA Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Program presented nearly 80 awards to schools and community champions to recognize their efforts in fostering programs for students to safely walk and bike to school. The Plympton Health & Wellness Council is pleased to announce we were recognized as an exemplary program for the greater Boston area. "As a brand new partner, the Plympton Elementary School hit the ground running. Showing an enthusiasm for the Safe Routes program, the school organized their first Massachusetts Walk and Bike to School Day event this pasy May, which was a great success for their community, with over 70% of students from the school participating." It is because of our wonderful Plympton community that this initiative was so successful in its first year-thank you! This school year, the Health & Wellness Council would like to expand on this initiative. We will hold Walk to School Days on every Friday in October and May. Be on the lookout for more information to come home soon. Hike-It PlymptonHike It, Plympton! Autumn Hike (Free!) Columbus Day - Monday, October 9, 10:30am (rain or shine) Meet at Prospect Hill Park, Southern Gate, 186 Prospect Hill Rd Join the Plympton Elementary School Health & Wellness Council for a Columbus Day hike at Prospect Hill and share peak leaf-peeping with family and friends. Comfortable sneakers and layered clothing is recommended. Light snacks and water will be provided by the Plympton Elementary School Health and Wellness Council. The hike is easy-to-moderate, so bring the kids! Stroller/wheelchair friendly routes available. Meet at the southern gate entrance, 186 Prospect Hill Road for a hike up to Prospect Hill Little Summit. Maps will be provided. All children must be accompanied by an adult. For additional details or questions, please contact PlymptonHWC@gmail.com. Plympton Community Garden We've done our initial research, now it's time to get our hands dirty and get this garden started! There is much to do-from applying for grants to gathering donations to planning and building-but backed with Mr Duffy's support, we are confident that we should be able to break ground and start growing by Spring. You DO NOT need to have a green thumb to be a part of this process. If you would like more information on how you can get involved with the Plympton Health and Wellness Council, please reach out to PlymptonHWC@gmail.com. 5th Grade City-Wide Washington DC TripAlicia Robillard is a 5th grade parent at Fitzgerald Elementary. She is planning a 5th Grade Trip to Washington DC that is open to all 5th grade students in Waltham. The trip will occur during April School Vacation week. There is a meeting this Tuesday, October 3rd at 8pm, 693 Main Street, Waltham. Park on the street or in back. See message below from Mrs. Robillard regarding the trip and meeting: 1. Confirm all current sign ups 2. Discuss the current plan for the trip, and allow folks to sign up for the 'waitlist bus' if applicable. At this point, we have one full bus and will be taking waitlist sign ups only. IF we get enough interest to fill a second bus, we will. If not we can't promise a slot. 3. Confirm any updates on the actual plans including the possibility of adding a flying option 4. Questions from parents 5th Grade Celebration Planning CommitteeI realize it's a little early to think about our 5th graders "graduating" from Plympton in June, but every really good celebration needs planning and people! If you are interested in joining the 5th Grade Celebration Planning Committee please email me (Melissa Bardsley) at lookoutmaa@gmail.com. There are many aspects of planning to consider and we would love to assemble a hearty group of parents to divide the work. I worked on the celebration last year and it is really rewarding! Fundraising for the PTOBox TopsThank you to all the BoxTops collecting Plympton Families. We collected A TON of BoxTops in September! Our top BoxTops collector at Plympton for September was Cordell Lucien in First Grade. Great job!!!. Cordell won an AMC Movie Gift Card that will be sent home. Now it's time to collect those BoxTops for October. Click here for this month's flyer: Harvest_CollectionSheet25.pdf Spread the word to friends, family and co-workers to clip BoxTops for Plympton! Completed BoxTops sheets can be sent to school with your child or BoxTops can be an envelope or folder too. Free & Easy FundraisingThere are several ways to support Plympton that won't cost you a thing and are very little work! Send in your CokeRewards points, Search the internet with GoodSearch and shop on Amazon with AmazonSmile! Click here to access our websites fundraising page to learn more how you can help http://www.plymptonpto.org/support-us1.html
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Come one, come all, to the second annual Cornhole Tournament, an adult only event that supports our school. Oct. 14th, 4:30 for warm ups and 5:00 for game time. See flyer for details.
plymptoncornholeenglish.pdf plymptoncornholspanish.pdf Join us on Oct. 13th for a Faboolous Monster Mash Dance, held in the Plympton gymnasium from 6-8. Wear your costume and come ready to boogie!
monstahmash.pdf If you shop at Hannaford, look for the "Hannaford Helps Schools" labels on certain products. Buy four and they will donate $3 to Plympton. Just make sure that you put your "coupon" in the Plympton slot on the back wall (Near the Red Box.) Last year we raised $393.00! Let's see if we can beat that amount!!
http://www.hannaford.com/content.jsp?pageName=HHS&leftNavArea=AboutLeftNav Our first Restaurant Night Out is next Wed, Sept. 13th at Panera Bread. We hope to see you there!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4swQVNvuQznbWFObUkwU1JJNC0yVzR4eXBVUWp4bEVyZ3dN/view BACK TO SCHOOL BREAKFAST
Please join the PTO in the cafeteria for our long standing tradition of a Back to School Breakfast on Tuesday, August 29th from 8:45-9:45. Stop by for a quick cup of coffee and a breakfast treat, say hi to old friends and make some new, see what fun we have in store for the school year and help ease the anxiety of a new kindergarten parent (we've all been there!). If you are interested in donating items for the breakfast please click here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c45a4ad2ba0fd0-back TUESDAY AUGUST 8, 2017
6:30 p.m. Cannon Lecture Hall Waltham High School, 617 Lexington Street The Waltham School Committee and the Waltham School Building Committee will hold a Neighborhood Meeting on the The Waltham High School Project and Its Potential Location at Veterans Fields - Forest Street Residents are invited to ask questions and offer comment on the matter Don't worry it is still summer, but just in case you are itching to get kids ready for the first day of school and beyond, supply lists have been posted on the school website. Here is a quick link to everything you need for every grade. Check it out when you get a chance, especially if you have a fifth grader as the list has been updated!
https://www.walthampublicschools.org/plympton/students/supply-lists/ This Thursday come to Friendly's to support the 5th grade celebration. Don't forget to print the voucher! 20% is donated back. vouchers_711__1_.pdf
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