CHAMPLAIN PTO, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009
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CHAMPLAIN MUSICAL – The Musical is Here! Please join us for Once on This Island, Jr. Thursday & Friday at 6:30 pm and Friday at 9:00 am. Please use the main entrance of the school. Yummy baked goods and fabulous programs available by donation and t-shirts for sale...bring cash or check!
Although their names may not be up in lights, more than 70 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade STARS will be performing ON A STAGE in this musical! Our heartfelt thanks to all the actors and backstage crew (Ana Bloch & Codie Rich), who have worked so hard to make this a great show...we are proud of them! Many thanks to the staff & teachers at Champlain who have been so supportive of this year's musical endeavor, particularly, Betsy Greene, Tammy Charbonneau, Leslie Colomb, Barbara Leopold, Erin Affronti (Burlington AfterSchool), CityKids, the lunch room staff, our custodial staff (Carl & Sam), Tim Ely, Ms. Patrick, Ms. Storer, Ms. Tanguay, & Ms. Cowell. And, of course, all the way too numerous to name parent volunteers! Consider joining the soon-to-be-formed Champlain Drama Club to keep this tradition alive!
TOMMY's GRILL - Tuesday April 14 AND Wednesday, April 15th, any time of day! 10% of all profits Tommy's Grill makes from people who say they are there to support the Champlain Elementary PTO fundraiser will be donated to the Champlain Elementary PTO.
PARENT ENRICHMENT NIGHT: Thursday, April 30th, 6:00-8:00 pm. Topic is "Genuine Happiness: What can we do to help develop authentically happy children?". Presenter: Scott Noyes. Childcare will be provided – Please RSVP to Barbara Leopold at 864-8477 to reserve spots for your children. Also, if you've ideas for future Parent
Enrichment topics, please contact Melissa McConnell, hooona@aol.com or 865-4953.
TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCH - Friday, May 8th, Volunteers are needed! Contact Melissa McConnell hooona@aol.com or 865-4953 .
PTO MEETING - Wednesday, May 13, 6-8 pm in the Learning Center. All are welcome; childcare with dinner for children is provided. Please RSVP to Barbara Leopold at 864-8477 to reserve spots for your children.
1St COMMUNITY RUN - Sunday, May 17th, 9:00 a.m. start time. About 10 volunteers will be needed for the event. Runners may be sponsored by purchasing paper ‘shoes’. Proceeds will support PTO sponsored activities. Interested in running or volunteering? Contact Roxanne Scully scully@mac.com, 652-5902
MULTICULTURAL DINNER: Wed. May 27. This will be combined with the Family Cookout. Join us in planning at the next PTO meeting May 13th!
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL - Still looking for a volunteer to facilitate this worthwhile opportunity. A stipend for this work is included!! Contact Leslyn Hall: leslyn.hall@gmail.com or 859-9253
COMMUNITY GARDEN - CES has a plot in the community gardens. There will be a meeting on Wednesday, April 29 at 3:00pm to discus its development.
FUNDRAISER UPDATE:
Please remember… no one should feel obligated to financially participate in every fundraiser. Choose the ones you like, want to and/or can support. Volunteering your time is an equally important part of making our fundraisers successful. So how is the money distributed?? It is used to support school assemblies, guest authors, busses for field trips, field trip scholarships, parent enrichment presentations, summer camp scholarships, CES Musical, equipment purchases and more.
** Pizza Fundraisers have been very successful. The last one raised $900 to go towards CES activities!!!
** Greeting Card Fundraiser has finished. Gwen reports that we sold 220 packs so far, making a profit of approximately $880!
Thank you to Erin Hanley for the beautiful display in the Learning Center.
** Coffee sales are buzzing along – we’re selling the 20lb minimum each month
TEACHER WEB PAGES:
- http://www.grassrootslinguistics.org/cesnews/Mrs_Ackersons_Class.html
- http://www.grassrootslinguistics.org/cesnews/Mrs_LeFevbres_Class.html
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