Claypit Hill PTO E-Newsletter www.claypithillpto.org June 2010 CongratulationstoallofyouandyourchildrenforcompletinganothergreatyearatClaypit!Aswelookbackonthepastschoolyear,thePTOwouldliketothankalltheparentsandstafffortheirhardworkanddedication.Claypitissuchagreatschoolpartlyduetothewonderfulvolunteerswehavethatarewillingtodonateaportionoftheirbusylivesforthebenefitofourchildren.Thismonthwehavethefollowingpeopletothankfortheirtimeandefforts. GiftYourChild

AfinalthankyoutothefamilieswhogavetothePTO'sGiftYourChildcampaignthisyear.Wearepleasedwiththeresultsaswecameveryclosetoachievingourtargetedfundraisinggoalof$75,000.Theprogramwasapilotthisyearandgivenitssuccess,wehavedecidedtodoitagainnextyear.We'dliketoremindyouthatallelementaryschoolstudentsbenefitfromyourcontributionsas100%oftheGYCfundsweraisegodirectlytowardsupportingtheWaylandElementarySchoolsPTO.Anotherbenefitisthepossibilityofmatchinggiftsfromemployers;wereceivedmanythisyearandtheydoaddup!WearehopingforincreasedparticipationratesatClaypitnextyearandwewillbelookingforyoursupport!Asyouplanfornextyear,pleasebudgetforthisdonationnow,andbesuretolookforourletterinSeptember.Ifyouwouldliketomakeacontributionnowtowardsnextyear'scampaign,youcansendittoschooleitherviathebackpacksorthroughregularmailtotheattentionofthePTO.Thankyou!

5thGradeSocialandSchoolPicnicThankyoutoMarciaPriviteraandherhostofvolunteersforthe5thGradeRollerKingdomSocialandtoGinaVerdiforcoordinatingtheSweetEndingsSchoolPicnic.

Teacher'sAppreciationLuncheonThankyouformakingourTeacher'sAppreciationLuncheonsoFantasticandDelicious!Wehadover50volunteerstomakethisaspecialdayforourwonderfulteachersandstaffatClaypitHillSchool!Thankyou.......SarahGreenaway,AndreaArmstrong,BeckyHaase,BrendaRoss,CariCornish,CathyShapley,ChrisArmstrong,ChristaFlannigan,DanaVolman,EileenBalicki,EmilyL'esperance,HeidiStrauss,JacquiStahl,JenMurray,JulieEllenbogen,KatGunderson,KatieWard,KerriRice,KerriTardiff,SusanEssi,KevinPletta,KrisGilchrist,LanaMurphy,LauraMalnight,LizaKnapp,KateMoore,MaryKayPeacock,MarybethCrowley,MaryellenDeane,MaureenLampert,RebekahLaCava,MaureenTacelli,MicheleTilley,MoiraBreenSmith,SusanSteneri,NoreenD'Amico,PauletteGreene,RachelSideman­Kurtz,RebeccaLloyd,RebeccaLeonard,SharonBurke,SheilaBrown,StephanieLeong,SueCahaly,SusieKwan,WendySafe,ColleenSheehan,JoeKarbowski,JulieBatt,LindaBurstein,andabigthankstoJoseDaSilvaforhelpinguswithallthetables!!!Ifwehaveleftanyoneoutonthisthankyou,IapologizebutknowyouaretrulyAPPRECIATED!MarieDurant,MaureenLampertandRebekahLaCavaLibraryVolunteersSpecialThankstothemanyvolunteerswhohelpedkeeptheClaypitHillLibraryorganizedandrunningallyearlong:AmyAdams,AnneBachman,PennyBeer,StephanieBrandaleone,MoiraBreen,CathyBriasco,CarolineBrogan,SharonBurke,SueCahaley,AnnaCorti,DanaDavies,AnnedelosReyes,MarieDurant,PaulaFiore,HaifengGuo,EdieHotchkiss,KrisKiesman,SamanthaLibby,LauraMalnight,KathrinMidgley,WendyMishara,KateMoore,KarenMunroe,LauraMurdock,JenMurray,KatherineProvost,KimReichelt,KerriRice,KirstenRobinson,MaggieRubin,WendySafe,JennySchreiber,JennySilberman,JacquelineStahl,SandyStaiti,SusanSteneri,BrendaStevens­Ross,MaureenTacelli,DeborahTempesta,AllisonTobia,RuchikaUthayakumar,NilimaVirkud,JenWaldron,JaneWilliamson,andRubyWilliamson.Thankyou,also,forallyourworkthisyearandhaveagreatsummer!Cathy5thGradeActivitiesThankyoutoallthe5thGradefamiliesandvolunteersformakingthe5thGradeendofyearactivitiesandMemoryBookahugesuccess.

PTONewsPTOAnnualBoardMeetingonJune11,2010at9amWeheldourAnnualPTOMeetingtovoteonthePTOBoardmembersfornextyear,the2010‐2011BudgetandtheClaypitHillrepresentativefortheTownWidePTO.Ournewboardmembersareasfollows:AllPTOTownwideRep MauraMcInerney 768‐8051 maurapto@gmail.comBoard–President PegTrentini 404‐0184 pegtrentini@gmail.comBoard–Vice‐President NikiDuffy 397‐8313 nikicduffy@gmail.comBoard–TreasurerDebStubeda 358‐5581wolffstub@verizon.netBoard–Secretary MauraMcInerney768‐8051maurapto@gmail.comBoard–Ways&Means LizaKnapp 358‐3059 lizaknapp1@gmail.comThisnewboardlooksforwardtoworkingwithyounextyearandwewishyouahappyandhealthysummer!

PTOVOLUNTEERSThefollowingparentshavevolunteeredtoworkonvariouscommitteesnextyear.Thereareafewopeningsandifyouareinterestedinfindingoutmoreabouttheseroles,pleasecontactPegTrentiniatpegtrentini@gmail.comor404­0184.Ifyouwouldliketojointhesecommittees,pleasecontactthemviaemailorphone.Wewillbeconductingourvolunteersurveyatthestartofthenewschoolyearsopleaseremembertologontotowww.claypithillpto.org/volunteering.

OpenCommitteeRolesBackpack Auction Gr. 5 Social Community Outreach-Parmenter Sweet Endings (school picnic) Faculty and Bus Appreciation School Council (2 openings via election in the fal l) Gift Your Child Co Chair ChairwouldlikereplacementortransitionpartnerJust Like Me Mary Kay Peacock 358-8187 peacockmk@gmail. Volunteer Survey Peg Trentini/Kim Reichelt kim.reichelt@verizon.net Committee Name Phone # Email AddressAllPTOTownwideRep MauraMcInerney 768‐8051 maurapto@gmail.comBoard–President PegTrentini 404‐0184 pegtrentini@gmail.comBoard–Vice‐President NikiDuffy 397‐8313 nikicduffy@gmail.comBoard–TreasurerDebStubeda358‐5581wolffstub@verizon.netBoard–Secretary MauraMcInerney768‐8051maurapto@gmail.comBoard–Ways&Means LizaKnapp 358‐3059 lizaknapp1@gmail.comArtShow TraceyPoisson 269‐8486 BingoNight NoreenD’Amico 358‐0736 noreendamico@verizon.netBookFair JacquiStahl 358‐2226 stahl.stahl@comcast.netCommunityOutreach‐GiftDrive LisaFlathers358‐3303 lisaflathers@comcast. CulturalEnrichment AndyPool 358‐1190 apool@comcast.netFifthGradePicnic MarieDurant mariedurant@gmail.com JenMurray 358‐2991jbm723@comcast.netGiftYourChild DanaDavies 358‐6070 Y92_24@yahoo.comGreenTeam WynnCalder wynncal@gmail.comGrounds/SecretGarden MissyDavis 358‐2737 missycdavis@aol.comm ColleenSheehan 358‐4845colleen_sheehan@verizon.net KerryTardif 358‐5127 kerrytardif@comcast.netJustLikeMe MaryKayPeacock peacockmk@gmail.com MicheleDavidson 358‐0036 mickfor@aol.comLibrary CathyScholz 358‐9916 cscholz89@gmail.comLiceBusters LillyWatkinsMETCO(Family&Friends) EdieHotchkiss hotchkis@bc.edu

MichelleChristian Michelle.Christian@sunlife.comNewFamilyResource CindyJacobs 617‐962‐8460 cindijacobs@verizon.net DebSeidman 276‐1524debscorner@att.net KateMoore katemooreconsulting@gmail.comPublicSchoolsFoundation AndreaArmstrong358‐2992aarmstrong22@comcast.netRoomParents DeborahSeidman276‐1524debscorner@att.netSchoolDirectory&Handbook MaureenLampert 358‐0833 maureenlampert@hotmail.comSchoolPictures SharonLitchfield 358‐6001sharon.litchfield@comcast.net Vision/HearingScreening SharonBurkeWorld’sFair KateMoore katemooreconsulting@gmail.com SarahGreenaway(CHS) sarah.m.greenaway@gmail.com

VOLUNTEERSNEEDED!VolunteerPositionsforJustLikeMeWearelookingforpeopletohelprecruitvolunteersfortheJustLikeMeprogramforthe2010‐2011schoolyear.JustLikeMeisaprogramthatrunsthrough3rdand4thgrade.Theprogramgivesstudentsanopportunitytoexplorehowpeoplewhoaredifferentlyabledarefundamentallythesameinside.Thisprogramisrunentirelybyvolunteers.Ifyouareinterestedinbecomingmoreinvolvedinthiswonderful,longrunningprogram,pleasecontactMaryKayPeacockpeacockmk@gmail.comorMicheleDavidsonatmickfor@aol.comFormoreinformationabouttheprogram,visitthePTOwebsiteatwww.claypithillpto.org/volunteeringandclickontheJustLikeMeheading.

COMMUNITYINFORMATIONLookingforawaytoacknowledgeaspecialteacherorstaffmemberOrhonoroneofourretirees?

ATeacherAppreciationProgramoftheWaylandPublicSchoolsFoundation

Believeitornot,theendoftheschoolyearisonlyweeksaway!WithyourHATSOffdonation,wewillsendapersonalizedcertificatetothosefacultymemberswhohavemadeapositivedifferenceinyourchild’seducation.Thedonationamountwillnotbedisclosed.For25years,theWaylandPublicSchoolsFoundation(WPSF)hassupportedourschoolsbyfundingteacher‐led,innovativeandcreativeunitsofstudynotcoveredbytheregularschoolbudget.Thisyear,inadditiontoprovidingfundsforSmartClassroomsatallgradelevels,theWPSFprovidedtoolsandmaterialstomaintainandenhancetheorganicgardensatClaypitandcreatedan“instrumentbank”sothatallelementaryschoolchildrencanhavetheopportunity,regardlessofabilitytopay,tolearnaninstrument.TheWPSFisencouragingdonorstoorderHATSOffcertificatesthroughourwebsite,www.WaylandPublicSchoolsFoundation.org.CertificateformsmayalsobedownloadedandmailedtoP.O.Box97,Wayland,MA01778,alongwithacheckmadepayabletotheWaylandPublicSchoolsFoundation.Donationsalsoqualifyformatchinggiftsatparticipatingcompanies.ThedeadlineforHATSOffdonationsisFriday,June18th.Forlatesubmissions,deliveryofcertificatesbeforetheendoftheschoolyearcannotbeguaranteed.In2010HATSOFFiscelebratingtheretirementofthefollowinglongtimeanddedicatedteachersandstaffmembers.Pleaseconsidermakingacontributionintheirhonororinhonorofanothereducatorofyourchoice.GeoffreyAnthony,WMS JohnKavaleski,WMS HelenRainoff,WHS BrianFlaherty,WMS BarbaraHoweParker,HappyHollow SusanSaber,WMS RonaldStevens,WHSQuestions?ContactCarmelaWiseatcandrwise@comcast.net,SohieLeeatslee@wellesley.edu,orJenMurrayatjbm723@comcast.net.

WaylandSummerFarmers’MarketTheWaylandSummerFarmers’MarketreturnsforitssixthseasononWednesdayJune23rdfrom12‐4.Themarketisawonderfulopportunitytomeetandsupportlocalfarmers.Enjoyfreshvegetables,fruits,cheese,eggs,meats,bakedgoodsandmore.Comeforlunchandstayforweeklychildren'sartprojects.ThisyearthemarkethasbeenrelocatedtothebackparkinglotatRussell’sGardenCenteronRoute20andwillrunweeklythroughoutthesummerandfalluntilOct13th.Checkthiswebsiteformoreinformation.www.russellsgardencenter.com<http://www.russellsgardencenter.com/>