Francis Wyman PTO eNews - January 14, 2007

eNews from the
Francis Wyman PTO

January 14, 2007

Francis Wyman PTO Meeting

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

7:00 pm

Francis Wyman Art Room

Happy 2007!!!

Come join us for the first meeting of 2007… Open forum to discuss parent questions and concerns about our school. Special forum to discuss cut budget items will be reevaluated, discussion with the school nurse(s), find out first hand which great authors are coming to the school and into the classrooms, and the Family Carnival update.

Camp Bournedale Informational Meeting

Attention 4^th grade parents. An informational meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at

6:30 p.m. in the Art Room to discuss next year’s 5^th grade trip to Camp Bournedale. The trip is scheduled for September 10 & 11, 2007. Check out Bournedale’s website at www.campbournedale.com for more information on the facility.

5^th Grade DARE Graduation (2/26/07)

4^th grade parents are needed to help plan, setup, and help out at the party after the graduation. We need your help. Please contact Sue Frost at 781-221-6731 or susieqfrost@verizon.net.

FW Family Day at the Lowell Devils

Got your tickets??? See you on Sunday, January 14, 2007 at 2:05 p.m. at the Tsongas Arena!!! Go Devils!!!!

5^th Annual Family Carnival Planning Meeting

Any parent that is interested in helping plan a section of the family carnival should contact Tanya Ikier at

781-272-1972 or wikier@comcast.net. The next meeting scheduled is Monday, January 15, 2007 at Tanya’s house. Come join a great group of parents who have fun planning our #1 annual social event at Francis Wyman.

Magazine Drive

Need to renew any magazine subscriptions??? February is when we kick off the annual magazine subscription drive. The program provides 1-2 subscriptions to each classroom. The number of subscriptions per class is determined by how many subscriptions are renewed or newly purchased.

Volunteer “On-Call” List

We are looking for parent volunteers who would like to help but don’t have the time available to sign up to be on or run a committee. Fill out the “On-Call” form on the PTO website (Downloadable Forms) to be put on a rotating list. Names will be called in order for different needs. If it fits your schedule, say “yes,” if it doesn’t fit your schedule, say “no” and your name goes to the bottom of the list to be called at another time.

SCRIP Program

The SCRIP Program continues. Check backpacks and FWPTO website soon for a new monthly calendar running through June. Some purchase examples are:

Valentine’s Day - Cheesecake Factory, Legal Seafood, Bath & Body Works, Sephora, Marriott Hotels

February Vacation - AMC Theaters, Chuck E. Cheese, Build-A-Bear Workshop

“Every Day” - CVS, Stop & Shop, Walgreen’s, Kohl’s, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Kmart, Exxon, Sunoco

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All the information in this newsletter – and more – is available online.

Visit the Francis Wyman PTO website at www.burlington.mec.edu/fw and click on PTO Homepage.

Upcoming Meetings

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 – 7:00 – 8:30 pm Art Room
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 – 7:00 – 8:30 pm Art Room

Thank you.
Francis Wyman PTO

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Next PTO Meeting … Wednesday, January 17… 7:00 pm … Art Room