MLK PTO Weekly Email, 11/15/09

Dear members of the MLK Elementary School Community:

This week, we have six items of interest:

1. Scholastic Book Sale - all week long
The Book Fair open to classrooms during the school day during the week of November 16 (some classrooms already visited the fair on Friday, 11/13). Please check with your children's teachers if you're not sure when your kids' classrooms will attend the book fair.

We are seeking contributions of gently used books for the book fair: we want to get books into the hands of every child, whether or not s/he can afford to purchase books. Please drop off books at school this week so we can get them to our eager readers!

2. Nathan Bishop Middle School Open House, Tuesday, 11/17, 4-7pm
On Tuesday, November 17th, the Providence Public Schools is hosting a Community Open House at the new Nathan Bishop Middle School, at 101 Sessions Street. The open house runs from 4 to 7 p.m. with a dedication ceremony starting at 4:30 p.m. This will be a chance to tour the facility; meet students, teachers and staff; and learn about academics and student activities.

Nathan Bishop, totally renovated and reopened in August 2009, is the middle school that will be the destination for many MLKstudents as they move onto middle school--come by and check it out! RSVP is requested but not required by PPSD. Please call (401) 456-0686.

3. Please donate canned goods for Thanksgiving baskets
Each year, the MLK school staff create Thanksgiving baskets to donate to MLK Elementary families in need. All kids are asked to bring in delicious nonperishable items to add to the donations. The classroom with the largest collective donation wins a pizza party! Please send your kids in with cans and boxes of great food--one a day or a whole bag--and help families in need in our school community.

4. MLK PTO Steering Committee Meeting, Thursday 11/19, 7:30am, MLK Library
If you would like to be involved in planning PTO events, we invite you to join us at our next monthly MLK PTO Steering Committee meeting, which will take place on November 19 at 7:30am in the school library. Breakfast and childcare are provided. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to jill.davidson at gmail.com. We'd love to see you there--new ideas and energy always welcome!

5. MLK PTO is on Facebook!

Did you know that the MLK PTO is on Facebook? Join the group for another way to stay connected to what's happening! Search forMLK PTO on Facebook or click here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67532058618

6. Thanks all around!
Many thanks go out to so many people in our community. Many teachers and staff members worked to ensure that last week's flu clinic went smoothly--thank you so much! Special thanks to school nurse Rosemary Wittels for excellent organization and communication. Thanks too to the many family members who volunteered. What a great team effort!

Thanks too for the hard work that many are putting in to ensure that the Scholastic book sale and Great American catalog sale are successful. And a final equally heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined the garden and grounds clean up on Wednesday, 11/11--great work!

Have a great week!

Jill Davidson and Kim Rohm

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization