PTO Newsletter October 9, 2006 Dear Montessori School of Westfield Parents, Our thanks go out to all the parents that came to our PTO meeting on September 8th. We have a good number of parent volunteers that signed up for our upcoming fund raisers. It’s going to be a great year for the PTO and we hope to raise enough funds to give a sizable amount to each classroom at the end of the year! This month we have many events: By the time this newsletter goes out, we will have had our Ben & Ari’s Family Fun Night. Thank you to everyone who came to support MSW. We hope you had a great time! Mark your calendar & get your babysitter lined up for Saturday, October 21st at 7:00 pm! We hope to see all of the parents, & any friends or family that may be interested in coming, at our Wine Tasting Fund Raising Event! You’ll be able to sample a variety of wines and we’ll also have some imported beers as well. They’ll be appetizers and desserts, great music and lots of GREAT conversation! You’ll have the opportunity to order any of the wines that you sample at a discount. Stick around for the silent auction as we’ll have many great gift baskets, tickets, and floral arrangements up for auction. You won’t want to miss this fun evening without the kids!! We have launched the Script Program this month. Thank you to Lisa Demyan for setting this up for us. Script allows you to order gift cards to various retailers, restaurants, grocers, gas stations, etc. through the school. By doing so, the school receives a percentage of the amount sold. This a wonderful program and we have learned through some of our parents that other schools that use this program have had great success with it. A flyer about the program & the order form will be in your child’s backpack this week. Extra order forms are available at the front canopy. Also in your child’s backpack, is an order form for fall Spirit Wear. Be sure to get your orders in soon. Our next fund raiser will be the Bittersweet Candle Sales. Alison Garber will be heading up this event. Watch for more details later this month. Our 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