PTO Newsletter November 2006 Dear Montessori School of Westfield Parents, Wow! What a great 3 months it has been for the PTO! We have many people to thank, so let’s get started ….…. The Ben & Ari’s Family Fun Night in September was great fun for children and parents. Our thanks go to the following individuals for their volunteer time to help make this event run smoothly: Bryan & Tina Plantenga Rebecca Hargett Tammy Green Lisa & Bill Demyan Rachel Cate Sheldon White MSW started the SCRIPT Program in October. We’ve had many, many orders just in the month of October alone. A HUGE thank you to Lisa Demyan for getting this set up for us! And thank you to those volunteers who are helping Lisa with the sorting and distribution for SCRIPT. If you missed it, you’ll want to make sure you try to come next year!! The Wine Tasting Event in October was one of the best I’ve been to!! We have many people to thank: John & Rachel Cate – You two are awesome!! They graciously opened their home for this event, not to mention, lining up many silent auction items and an abundance of food and refreshments for the evening. You were wonderful hosts and I can safely say that everyone had a great time! Thank you! o Katy Hites – Katy made some delectable desserts for the event. All I can say is Yum!! Jason Hites – Jason is a professional chef & he made several delicious appetizers for the event. He was also kind enough to introduce us to Larry Pampel, owner of Whyte Horse Winery, who graciously let us sample his wines for the evening! If you enjoy wine and were not able to make it to this event, please consider visiting Larry’s winery in Monticello, IN. The address is: 4907 Timberlane Ct., Monticello, IN 47960, (574) 583-2345. You won’t be disappointed! A special thanks to the following individuals that donated items for silent auction: Wildoats Bill & Mary Lyman Jayme & Michael Wasserstrom Tina Plantenga Ann Marie Jun 21st Amendment Liquors in Westfield And finally thank you to those families that made a donation to the PTO even though they were not able to make it to the event! Our next fund raiser will be the Bittersweet Candle Sales. Alison Garber will be heading up this event. Order forms will go home in backpacks on Monday, November 6th. This has been a very profitable and popular fundraiser in the past. If you have not had the opportunity to see these candles, please stop by the front canopy to see a sample during our fundraiser. We are asking that all orders be returned in any PTO folder by Friday, November 17th. The next PTO/Parent Meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 10th at 6:30 pm. This will be a PTO Meeting/Movie Night. This is a great way to participate in the PTO, while your children are having fun at movie night! Cost per child is $7.00 & pizza slices are a $1.50 each. Your involvement is very important to the school. The children benefit greatly from your input. You won’t want to miss this meeting! Sincerely, Montessori School of Westfield PTO Board