Finish your holiday shopping & help NPE at the same time! Click HERE to see the list or participating stores and to print the order form.
Send the form back to school with your check made out to NPE PTO. Please indicate if you want the cards sent home with your child or picked up at school.
All orders are placed on Monday morning for Thursday delivery up until the week before Christmas.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Postponed!!! Williamsburg Spirits & Fare-Tickets on Sale now!
The Williamsburg trip will becelebrating it's 25th year this year and the Williamsburg 5th Grade Committee is committed to fundraising to keep the costs low. Tickets are on sale now for the Williamsburg Spirits & Fare event held on November 10th at the Garden City Fire Hall.
You can print ticket forms HERE and send to NPE to the attention of Spirits & Fare!
You can print ticket forms HERE and send to NPE to the attention of Spirits & Fare!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
This Week at NPE
Events This Week:
· Monday, Oct 8 – 7 pm, School Board Meeting, SHMS
· Tuesday, Oct 9 - 6 pm to 8 pm, Bullying, The Silent Threat, Delaware County Intermediate Unit, 200 Yale Ave, Morton, PA 19070. Everyone is welcome!
Announcements
NPE is asking for donations of gently used winter clothing in boy sizes 14 and 16 for a local family with 2 boys in need. You can either bring your donations to the NPE office or contact Kerry Yancey at 610-872-8057 to arrange a drop off to her.
Please ensure that you are properly signed up for WSSD’s Honeywell Instant Alert system. You can find more information at http://www.wssd.org/Page/12. Because the school district now uses this notification system, the PTO will no longer manage an emergency phone change.
Fall Ball is Nearly Here! Friday, October 19th from 7 pm to 9 pm. $3 per student (adults and pre-schoolers are free!). Raffle prizes include:
· American Girl Doll
· iPod Touch
· Sports Equipment
· Learning Express Toys and Games
· Decorated class pumpkins
Upcoming Events:
· Friday, Oct 19 – Fall ball
· Monday, Oct 22 – Red Ribbon Week
· Monday, Oct 22 – Deadline for the Halloween Box Top Collection Sheets
· Thursday, Oct 25 – 6 pm to 8 pm, Your Dependent With Special Needs: Making Their Future More Secure, Delaware County Intermediate Unit, 85 N. Malin Road, Broomall, PA 19008
· Wednesday, Oct 31, 9:30 am, Halloween Parade
· Tuesday, Nov 6 – No School
· Saturday, Nov 10 – 9 am, Panther Pajama 5K Run, Walk and Pancake breakfast. More information available at supportwssd.org
· Saturday, Nov 10 – 7 pm, Williamsburg Spirit and Fare Fundraiser, School Wide Adult Night Out, Garden City Fire Hall, $25 per person, DJ, dancing, raffle prizes, food, drink and good company.
Please check out our website: www.npepto.org. If you do not wish to receive NPE PTO emails, please reply to sender and let us know.
October PTO Meeting Minutes
PTO meeting
October 3, 2012
In attendance: Meghan Whalen, Kris Laubscher, Anne Blackburn, Jess Mudrick, Patti Robak, Christie Morris, Steph McDonough, Candace Lawson, Christy Allen, Julie DeRemigio, Tracy Beck-Campbell, Stacy Heisey-Terrell, Liz Stern, Sarah Hall, Crystal Evans, Deb Sherman, Molly Scott, Gowdi,
Leslee Wagner, Debbie Dionis, J. Felder
Points of Discussion:
* Al Heinle:
* Back To School Night
* feedback was good, night went well
* Homeroom Parents
* Meetings with parents and teachers
* Good system in place, moving forward we will iron out problems
and revise for next year
* Next week: Fire Prevention Week
* Beginning Strings Presentation
* next Thursday
* Oct 22-26 is Red Ribbon Week
* Guidance Counselor will run school wide events and some
school wide activities will be going on (anti-drug)
* Oct 31--Halloween Parade
* Full HS band is not going to be here...middle school drum line will
lead the procession
* Letter about appropriate costumes will come home
* 9:30 am
* Walkathon: success!
* Building Update:
* Meeting this past Monday--township co will vote on plans soon
* District Perspective: next few weeks a meeting with the
Reynolds construction Co--concerns for the Summer 2013
construction plans--8 week process
* Car Line Concerns: temporary staff lot for faculty and perhaps
a shorter version of the car line will exist
* Nov/Dec PTO meetings will be informative about the questions
moving forward.
* Thanks from Mr. Heinle for a smooth Sept. and from the staff for
the funds given from the PTO for each grade level
* Concern from Parent: the day of the bad storm, students were home
early. The honeywell system will take care of this.
* Faculty Report:
* Leslie Wagner
* K: students doing well with routine, are doing sorting and measur-
ing in Math, will start writing in Oct.
* Keihner: lessons begin next week
* Hendershot: 5th graders harvested veg. from garden
they also grew cotton--pix on website soon
* 1-2nd grade: will visit firehouse this month
* 3rd grade: will go to Lankenau, Oct 23 & Oct 25, RTI
starts soon
* 4th: passports to places around delco
* 5th: writing narratives and stories, math groups are forming,
pumpkin design for fall ball is approaching.
* The Foundation for W-S Schools
* Deb Sherman
* 501-3C foundation
* mission--support the quality of education by pulling from all over the
community
* raise $ for innovative ideas through school district and improve
programs for the district, and looking forward to help with any
cuts that may happen throughout the district
* Fundraising events, community donations, corporate donations,
united way (donor code--49418)
* Teacher minigrant program in place now
* money is spread equally throughout the district
* last year--29 grants, 10,000
* NPE last year--4 WII consoles and games (1,200)
* 3 elementary schools got 5th grade robotics program
* 5th grade learning support received a study skills program
* This year the minigrants will be awarded in November
* Panther PJ Run and Pancake Breakfast
* 5K run, 1.2 mile walk
* Pancake breakfast in the caf
* Desperate need of more volunteers to help with the running of the
foundation--call Deb Sherman for more information or email
her or Chris Brennan.
* In need of PR, event planning, etc. experience
* Moving to Make a Difference (Christie Morris)
* successful
* cost was just under $200, the gain was a little over 2,300
* Concern for next year--if building construction impedes the walk
there may need to be a day/venue change
* Christie is stepping down and Carolyn Noce and Emily Jaregui
are taking over for next year.
* Mum Sale
* sold $1,800 and profit was $870
* School Directory
* proof due back in several days
* for future reference--get in touch with the middle school and high
school directory leaders and see how they run the sales, etc.
* Ads: $2,800 dollars sold
* Shouts: $310
* Gift Wrap:
* extended until Friday, 10/5
* So far profit is $1,800
* Fall Ball
* On October 19 at 7-9pm
* Family Night, charge is $3 for children
* crafts, raffles, pumpkins are decorated/votes by children,
refreshments
* Giant Rewards
* Enter your bonus card and school ID and NPE will receive a check
* Yearbook
* School wide yearbook
* about $10 a book approximately but could range to $12-13 dollars
* More discussion and decisions to come
* Other Business:
* None
* There will be child care next month
* 11-13 year old girl scouts with adult supervision available in November
October 3, 2012
In attendance: Meghan Whalen, Kris Laubscher, Anne Blackburn, Jess Mudrick, Patti Robak, Christie Morris, Steph McDonough, Candace Lawson, Christy Allen, Julie DeRemigio, Tracy Beck-Campbell, Stacy Heisey-Terrell, Liz Stern, Sarah Hall, Crystal Evans, Deb Sherman, Molly Scott, Gowdi,
Leslee Wagner, Debbie Dionis, J. Felder
Points of Discussion:
* Al Heinle:
* Back To School Night
* feedback was good, night went well
* Homeroom Parents
* Meetings with parents and teachers
* Good system in place, moving forward we will iron out problems
and revise for next year
* Next week: Fire Prevention Week
* Beginning Strings Presentation
* next Thursday
* Oct 22-26 is Red Ribbon Week
* Guidance Counselor will run school wide events and some
school wide activities will be going on (anti-drug)
* Oct 31--Halloween Parade
* Full HS band is not going to be here...middle school drum line will
lead the procession
* Letter about appropriate costumes will come home
* 9:30 am
* Walkathon: success!
* Building Update:
* Meeting this past Monday--township co will vote on plans soon
* District Perspective: next few weeks a meeting with the
Reynolds construction Co--concerns for the Summer 2013
construction plans--8 week process
* Car Line Concerns: temporary staff lot for faculty and perhaps
a shorter version of the car line will exist
* Nov/Dec PTO meetings will be informative about the questions
moving forward.
* Thanks from Mr. Heinle for a smooth Sept. and from the staff for
the funds given from the PTO for each grade level
* Concern from Parent: the day of the bad storm, students were home
early. The honeywell system will take care of this.
* Faculty Report:
* Leslie Wagner
* K: students doing well with routine, are doing sorting and measur-
ing in Math, will start writing in Oct.
* Keihner: lessons begin next week
* Hendershot: 5th graders harvested veg. from garden
they also grew cotton--pix on website soon
* 1-2nd grade: will visit firehouse this month
* 3rd grade: will go to Lankenau, Oct 23 & Oct 25, RTI
starts soon
* 4th: passports to places around delco
* 5th: writing narratives and stories, math groups are forming,
pumpkin design for fall ball is approaching.
* The Foundation for W-S Schools
* Deb Sherman
* 501-3C foundation
* mission--support the quality of education by pulling from all over the
community
* raise $ for innovative ideas through school district and improve
programs for the district, and looking forward to help with any
cuts that may happen throughout the district
* Fundraising events, community donations, corporate donations,
united way (donor code--49418)
* Teacher minigrant program in place now
* money is spread equally throughout the district
* last year--29 grants, 10,000
* NPE last year--4 WII consoles and games (1,200)
* 3 elementary schools got 5th grade robotics program
* 5th grade learning support received a study skills program
* This year the minigrants will be awarded in November
* Panther PJ Run and Pancake Breakfast
* 5K run, 1.2 mile walk
* Pancake breakfast in the caf
* Desperate need of more volunteers to help with the running of the
foundation--call Deb Sherman for more information or email
her or Chris Brennan.
* In need of PR, event planning, etc. experience
* Moving to Make a Difference (Christie Morris)
* successful
* cost was just under $200, the gain was a little over 2,300
* Concern for next year--if building construction impedes the walk
there may need to be a day/venue change
* Christie is stepping down and Carolyn Noce and Emily Jaregui
are taking over for next year.
* Mum Sale
* sold $1,800 and profit was $870
* School Directory
* proof due back in several days
* for future reference--get in touch with the middle school and high
school directory leaders and see how they run the sales, etc.
* Ads: $2,800 dollars sold
* Shouts: $310
* Gift Wrap:
* extended until Friday, 10/5
* So far profit is $1,800
* Fall Ball
* On October 19 at 7-9pm
* Family Night, charge is $3 for children
* crafts, raffles, pumpkins are decorated/votes by children,
refreshments
* Giant Rewards
* Enter your bonus card and school ID and NPE will receive a check
* Yearbook
* School wide yearbook
* about $10 a book approximately but could range to $12-13 dollars
* More discussion and decisions to come
* Other Business:
* None
* There will be child care next month
* 11-13 year old girl scouts with adult supervision available in November
Friday, September 28, 2012
Fall Ball 2012
…..is right around the corner!
A fun family event that includes:
DJ, raffle prizes, face painting, crafts, games, pumpkin contest
and snacks!!
Friday October 19th
7-9 p.m.
Admission: $3 per student
(Adults and pre-schoolers no charge)
Saturday, September 8, 2012
September PTO Meeting Minutes
PTO Meeting
September 5, 2012
Discussion Points:
* Introduction of Executive Board
Jess Mudrick, Meghan Whalen, Anne Blackburn, Patti Robak
* Nomination of Vice Co-Chairs
* Chris Brennan and Kris Laubscher--approved
* Principal's Report
* Discussion of the new building: the end product will be great, the journey
may be difficult. This specifically will effect arrival and dismissal and
parents will be needed for some creative problem solving.
* Newsletter:
* link on left side of the website to the newsletter and you can
keep informed there
* Each month, a newsletter will be sent the first week of the month
* Eblasts: each Wednesday of each week there will be an email
sent to highlight events, keep parents informed, etc.
* Look on website for documents that may be needed throughout
the year. This way there will be consistent access if needed.
* Back to School Assembly:
* Sept 6 at 2:30
* Patriot Day
* Sept 11th
* Children are encouraged to wear red, white, and blue
* Back to School Night
* Sept 11 at 6:30 pm
* Format will change.
* 6:30-6:50 Al will present to parents in
grades K-2 6:55-7:25 parents of these grade levels will
meet parents
* 7:05 Al will present to grades 3-5, then these parents go to
classrooms at 7:30
* Sept 17 and 26th
* No school
* Sept 28
* Walkathon
* October 2
* picture day
* Construction Project and the Impact on THIS school year:
* March 2013--first impact
* Relocation of the playground to the older playground
* Equipment will be scarce toward the end of the year
* Contractors will build a cattle-shoot for the children to have a
path to the playground
* Gated area will be there for access of trucks to necessary areas
* Summer 2013:
* New requirements about water runoff
* New beds will be built to reverse the pitch
* Parking lots will be dug up completely
Impact on community use
* Fire Drills
* Still negotiating
* Right now can use the fire house lot, School Lane, etc.
* ACT 34
* School district has to lock into an amount that will set the
budget for the reno in stone with the state and we must
keep to that budget
* Right now--promise is $16.5 million and the plan is to keep it there
* What WES got, etc, NPE will get
* PLEASE COME TO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THIS
MONDAY, SEPT 10TH TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE
PLANS FOR THE NEW NPE
* Currently, there are 22 classrooms slated to be built
* Car line next year may be gone. Call for help.
* Wish List
* Goal of SmartBoards are met
* District is getting the school 60 Ipads
* This year there will be $500.00 given to the grade levels and the
teachers can use the money at their discretion
* Teacher/Faculty Report
* They are happy to be back!
* Budget
* May Fair--no charge this year for the income section
* May Fair--expenses will be different from last year
* Mr B--$150.00 for Field day snacks
* SpringFest--is a line item because we pay for the students to
participate
* Special Teachers--
* Library 500
* Gym, Art, and Music 500 to share for needs
* Emergency Fund/Staff: $400.00 added
* Projecting $20,000.00 worth of income for fundraisers
Last year's actual was just over $19,000.00.
* Discussion of equity for the Kindergarten in terms of $ and programs
* Right now--account is at $16,251.24
* Motion passed to confirm the budget for this year
* Committee Reports:
* Moving to Make a Difference
* Sponsor forms were sent home
* Descriptions of walk: 45 minutes during a school day to connect the school to personal choices, healthy lifestyles, etc.
There is water and healthy snacks provided. Our BMI is the
lowest of all elementary schools!
* Checks come to NPE PTO
* Forms are double sided and the address is on the back of the
form
* last year we made $5,000.00
* Send forms back to PTO
* Form will be posted to NPE website and eblasted as well
* Mum Sale
* Order form came out
* $6.00
* Shout Outs
* Put a blurb in directory and are $10.00
* Williamsburg Spirits and Faire Fundraiser
* November 10th at 7pm
* All $ supports the Williamsburg trip...all are welcome
* DJ, raffles, and spirits
* Collecting for donations for the raffles now...contact Debbie
Sherman or Christine McAndrews
* School Directory
* Information, new or the same, should be verified by Friday, the
7th
* Order forms are due Sept. 14th and will go out asap
* Add sales: $1665 pledged, $820 collected
* 7 outstanding from last year and 4 new adds purchased
* Gift Wrap (Christine McAndrews)
* 50% of money from the sales go to NPE PTO
* Table will be set up at back to school night
* Dimensions in Living (Beth Moore)
* Franklin Institute, "Machines in Motion"
* Story Teller, Bob Wood to celebrate Read Across America
* Bully Free Magic Show--character show
* Box Tops (Crystal Evans/Sarah Hall)
* Competition amongst grades as opposed to classrooms
* If we meet goal, whole school gets the goal ($2,6000.00)
there will be a water ice party for the whole school
* Send them in in Ziplocs with child's name and grade
* Coke Rewards (Liz Stern)
* Go on yourself and get rewards to raffle off or send in the
lids and they will be entered for the school.
* Target Card ((Liz Stern)
* specify NPE as your sponsored school
* Scrips (Liz Stern)
* buy gift cards at face value and the school gains $
* Order forms will be sent home
* $ goes toward Williamsburg trip
* Pretzel Sales (Chris Brennan)
* Order form coming home
* Kindergarten PM can be prebagged and sent to classrooms
* School Wide Yearbook
* Discussion with the photographer for a school wide yearbook
* no one has stepped up to do a fifth grade yearbook, so if you have
pictures please save them and then we can use them later inthe
year
* The yearbook will have a section dedicated to the fifth grade
* Jess Hadley: Girl Scout Troop Leader has girls trying to earn the
babysitting badge and may be able to provide child care, lead by
adults during PTO meetings. An update will be provided.
September 5, 2012
Discussion Points:
* Introduction of Executive Board
Jess Mudrick, Meghan Whalen, Anne Blackburn, Patti Robak
* Nomination of Vice Co-Chairs
* Chris Brennan and Kris Laubscher--approved
* Principal's Report
* Discussion of the new building: the end product will be great, the journey
may be difficult. This specifically will effect arrival and dismissal and
parents will be needed for some creative problem solving.
* Newsletter:
* link on left side of the website to the newsletter and you can
keep informed there
* Each month, a newsletter will be sent the first week of the month
* Eblasts: each Wednesday of each week there will be an email
sent to highlight events, keep parents informed, etc.
* Look on website for documents that may be needed throughout
the year. This way there will be consistent access if needed.
* Back to School Assembly:
* Sept 6 at 2:30
* Patriot Day
* Sept 11th
* Children are encouraged to wear red, white, and blue
* Back to School Night
* Sept 11 at 6:30 pm
* Format will change.
* 6:30-6:50 Al will present to parents in
grades K-2 6:55-7:25 parents of these grade levels will
meet parents
* 7:05 Al will present to grades 3-5, then these parents go to
classrooms at 7:30
* Sept 17 and 26th
* No school
* Sept 28
* Walkathon
* October 2
* picture day
* Construction Project and the Impact on THIS school year:
* March 2013--first impact
* Relocation of the playground to the older playground
* Equipment will be scarce toward the end of the year
* Contractors will build a cattle-shoot for the children to have a
path to the playground
* Gated area will be there for access of trucks to necessary areas
* Summer 2013:
* New requirements about water runoff
* New beds will be built to reverse the pitch
* Parking lots will be dug up completely
Impact on community use
* Fire Drills
* Still negotiating
* Right now can use the fire house lot, School Lane, etc.
* ACT 34
* School district has to lock into an amount that will set the
budget for the reno in stone with the state and we must
keep to that budget
* Right now--promise is $16.5 million and the plan is to keep it there
* What WES got, etc, NPE will get
* PLEASE COME TO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THIS
MONDAY, SEPT 10TH TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE
PLANS FOR THE NEW NPE
* Currently, there are 22 classrooms slated to be built
* Car line next year may be gone. Call for help.
* Wish List
* Goal of SmartBoards are met
* District is getting the school 60 Ipads
* This year there will be $500.00 given to the grade levels and the
teachers can use the money at their discretion
* Teacher/Faculty Report
* They are happy to be back!
* Budget
* May Fair--no charge this year for the income section
* May Fair--expenses will be different from last year
* Mr B--$150.00 for Field day snacks
* SpringFest--is a line item because we pay for the students to
participate
* Special Teachers--
* Library 500
* Gym, Art, and Music 500 to share for needs
* Emergency Fund/Staff: $400.00 added
* Projecting $20,000.00 worth of income for fundraisers
Last year's actual was just over $19,000.00.
* Discussion of equity for the Kindergarten in terms of $ and programs
* Right now--account is at $16,251.24
* Motion passed to confirm the budget for this year
* Committee Reports:
* Moving to Make a Difference
* Sponsor forms were sent home
* Descriptions of walk: 45 minutes during a school day to connect the school to personal choices, healthy lifestyles, etc.
There is water and healthy snacks provided. Our BMI is the
lowest of all elementary schools!
* Checks come to NPE PTO
* Forms are double sided and the address is on the back of the
form
* last year we made $5,000.00
* Send forms back to PTO
* Form will be posted to NPE website and eblasted as well
* Mum Sale
* Order form came out
* $6.00
* Shout Outs
* Put a blurb in directory and are $10.00
* Williamsburg Spirits and Faire Fundraiser
* November 10th at 7pm
* All $ supports the Williamsburg trip...all are welcome
* DJ, raffles, and spirits
* Collecting for donations for the raffles now...contact Debbie
Sherman or Christine McAndrews
* School Directory
* Information, new or the same, should be verified by Friday, the
7th
* Order forms are due Sept. 14th and will go out asap
* Add sales: $1665 pledged, $820 collected
* 7 outstanding from last year and 4 new adds purchased
* Gift Wrap (Christine McAndrews)
* 50% of money from the sales go to NPE PTO
* Table will be set up at back to school night
* Dimensions in Living (Beth Moore)
* Franklin Institute, "Machines in Motion"
* Story Teller, Bob Wood to celebrate Read Across America
* Bully Free Magic Show--character show
* Box Tops (Crystal Evans/Sarah Hall)
* Competition amongst grades as opposed to classrooms
* If we meet goal, whole school gets the goal ($2,6000.00)
there will be a water ice party for the whole school
* Send them in in Ziplocs with child's name and grade
* Coke Rewards (Liz Stern)
* Go on yourself and get rewards to raffle off or send in the
lids and they will be entered for the school.
* Target Card ((Liz Stern)
* specify NPE as your sponsored school
* Scrips (Liz Stern)
* buy gift cards at face value and the school gains $
* Order forms will be sent home
* $ goes toward Williamsburg trip
* Pretzel Sales (Chris Brennan)
* Order form coming home
* Kindergarten PM can be prebagged and sent to classrooms
* School Wide Yearbook
* Discussion with the photographer for a school wide yearbook
* no one has stepped up to do a fifth grade yearbook, so if you have
pictures please save them and then we can use them later inthe
year
* The yearbook will have a section dedicated to the fifth grade
* Jess Hadley: Girl Scout Troop Leader has girls trying to earn the
babysitting badge and may be able to provide child care, lead by
adults during PTO meetings. An update will be provided.
Walk-a-Thon 2012
September, 2012
Dear Parents,
Thanks to all of you and your support last year for the “Moving to Make a Difference” walkathon, we raised over $5000.00. As a result of this fundraising attempt and combined efforts we were able to outfit the entire school with Smartboards and support NPE’s dedication to healthy lifestyle choices. This year we hope to continue this momentum by hosting our third “Moving to Make a Difference” walkathon on Friday, September, 28, 2012.
“Moving to Make a Difference” will be conducted during the school day as part of NPE’s Healthy Choices Kickoff. Students and Teachers will pledge as a classroom to reach a specific goal. All children will participate and donations are not required. However, we are simply asking you hand deliver or mail the donation/sponsor forms to as many of your friends and family as possible asking for support. Forms are also available on NPE’s website for your convenience. Students are not to go door to door for this fundraiser. Remember all donations made to PTO are tax deductible. Let’s work together to make this a great success!
For additional sponsor forms click HERE.
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