What's Going On This Week

11/6/2025 2:59 am

1. FYI: New Thursday Notice Format

2. ACT NOW: Bingo Night Tickets

3. Volunteers Needed: Bingo Night

4. Loring to Loring Gift Cards

5. Kindergarten Fall Festival

6. Creative Enrichment: 3rd Grade

7. Thank You: New Bike Racks

8. Birthday Book Club

9. Loring Merchandise

Questions on anything PTO-related? Email cochairs@loringpto.org.

FYI: New Thursday Notice Format

11/6/2025 2:58 am

In an effort to streamline communication and reduce repetition in the Thursday Notices, we will be including shorter blurbs in the e-mail newsletter going forward when information is being repeated week-to-week. If you see a notice about which you would like to find more information, please click the "more" button under the blurb in the e-mail newsletter to access more information on our website (when available).

High priority information and first-time posts will continue to be shared directly in the newsletter so that you can read without having to click to the PTO website.

ACT NOW: Bingo Night Tickets

11/6/2025 2:57 am

Join us for a fun family night of bingo, prizes, and special guest callers!

Friday, November 14th

5:00 pm - 6:15 pm OR 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm

Tickets are $4/player. All attendees should purchase tickets, even if not all will be playing. Don't wait to buy tickets! Seating is limited; both sessions have sold out for the past 2 years! Order your tickets now!

In addition to tickets, pizza is available for pre-order for $17 per pizza. Alternatively, you can enjoy drinks and desserts for purchase at the event. Please note that pizza must be ordered ahead of time and will not be for sale during Bingo Night.

Pre-order your tickets and pizzas here. Sales will close on Wednesday, November 12th (or before if filled earlier).

Volunteers Needed: Bingo Night

11/6/2025 2:56 am

Bingo Night can't happen without you! Sign up today for a time slot to help out: set up, clean up, prizes, pizza handout...there is A LOT to do!! High school or alumni helpers welcome.

Help make it a pawsome success and sign up for a short shift. 

Please click here to sign up if you are able to help out!  

Loring to Loring Gift Cards

11/6/2025 2:55 am

The Loring-to-Loring Gift Card Drive is a school-wide social action program designed to help Loring families who are experiencing financial difficulty. This year we anticipate there will be an increase in families who will need our support - let's show them how pawsome our community is!

Gift cards will be given to families for necessary items such as groceries and other essentials. Examples of retailers that have been helpful for families in the past are Target, Amazon, Walmart, Stop & Shop, Shaws, and Sudbury Farms.

If you wish to contribute, please click here to sign up.

You can send your gift card(s) to school via red folder in an envelope labeled "Loring-to-Loring/Attn: Karen Blumberg". Please send in your gift card(s) by Friday, November 14th.

Please contact Loring School Counselor, Karen Blumberg via email or at 978-579-0870 ext. 4011 with any questions or if your family would benefit from help through the Loring-to-Loring Gift Card Drive.

All inquiries and gift card distributions are kept confidential.

Thank you for your generosity!

Kindergarten Fall Festival

11/6/2025 2:54 am

Kindergartners participated in a fun filled Fall Festival last Friday, October 31st! They explored the different kindergarten classrooms, made new friends, and completed a lot of different fall crafts and games.

A special thank you to Ashley Maguire for coordinating the Fall Festival, as well as Sam Oxton, Sibel Bialas, Smitha Naresh, Angela Restivo, and Kyeore Lee for their help with preparation! Thank you also to all of the parent volunteers who helped out during the festival!

Creative Enrichment: 3rd Grade

11/6/2025 2:53 am

3rd Graders participated in a Climate and Weather workshop for Creative Enrichment on Monday. A representative from the Discovery Museum came to Loring to teach students about the difference between climate and weather. Students also looked at average temperature and precipitation data from different areas, and made their own model shelters! They had a lot of fun testing their shelters under simulated rainstorms! Thank you to Ashley Maguire for coordinating this CE workshop!

Thank You: New Bike Racks

11/6/2025 2:52 am

New bike racks arrived at Loring on Tuesday, November 4th and Mr. Maguire already unpacked and assembled them for us. Thank you to the PTO for the gift, Sergey Zinger for managing the order, and Mr. Maguire for the quick assembly!

Birthday Book Club

11/6/2025 2:51 am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

We extend a big thank you & Birthday Book Club welcome to our latest members: Liam Kirby (October), Lyra Little (November), and Jonah Watts (November)!

Thank you so much for all the terrific new books joining our library collection in honor of you and your big day!
If you'd like to celebrate your child's birthday with a book, visit our Birthday Book Club webpage for more information. Questions? Email birthdaybook@loringpto.org.
Scholarships may be available. Contact Karen Blumberg for more information.

Loring Merchandise

11/6/2025 2:50 am

The holidays are approaching and it's the perfect time to stock up on gifts that show your PAWSOME Loring pride! Make sure to visit the PTO store for apparel and other items, which make perfect gifts for friends and family!