What's Happening this Week

10/9/2024 4:28 pm

Here's what's happening this week!

* Pumpkin Walk Tickets On Sale Now

* 5th Graders: Pumpkin Walk Sign Ups

* Food Pantry Next Week

* Lunch & Recess Volunteers

* Room Parents Still Needed 

* Get Out the Vote Loring Eats @ Lotus Blossom

* Photo Retake Day & Class Photo info

* Open PTO Roles

- Community News: "Parenting Today's Super Connected Kids" Event, MA Youth Debate & Public Speaking Festival 

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

Pumpkin Walk: Ticket sales open today!

10/9/2024 4:27 pm

Saturday, October 26th: 10am - dusk

Sunday, October 27th: 8am - 3pm

$10 Per Family

Click here to purchase tickets.

Scholarships are available, please contact Karen Blumberg.

Location details will be included on your email receipt.  Please email Loring Co-Chairs with any questions.

Attention 5th Graders - Pumpkin Walk Help Needed

10/9/2024 4:26 pm

This year marks Loring's 5th Pumpkin Walk (and Loring's 25th Anniversary) so let's make this one the best yet, with more pumpkins than ever! We need all the 5^th graders to help! Decorate and display a pumpkin (carve, paint, draw, etc), make a sign to place around the walk, and/or help with setup or cleanup (parents, we will especially need help & wheelbarrows for this). Family members are welcome to create pumpkins too! Please reach out if you need help getting a pumpkin.

SIGN UP HERE 

The money raised will be placed into the 5th grade class fund which helps pay for their class gift to the school and all the end of the year events; Broomball, Field Day, and Moving on Ceremony, and more!  

Can’t wait to see what creative pumpkins you all come up with! We are excited to work with you to raise as much money as we can so your class gift can be the most PAWSOME gift ever! We need 100% participation to make this a success.

October Food Pantry Drive - Next Friday

10/9/2024 4:25 pm

Our next Food Pantry Friday is coming up! Mark your calendars for Friday, 10/18! Stay tuned for the list of most needed items and the theme Ms. Keyes and her class are deciding on!

Similar to last month, you can donate to Loring's Food Pantry Friday in one of three ways:
1) Send donations with your student to school on 10/18 and they can leave it by their normal building entrance.
2) Too much to have your kiddo take on the bus or walk with?! Drop it off anytime next week at the drop box in front of the school!
3) A box will be in the lobby all month so if you don't want to wait to donate, send it in any day and have your student put it in the box! Items will be included in the next Friday Food Pantry count!

Please reach out to Heather Larson at heatherjlarson@gmail.com with any questions.

Lunch and Recess Volunteers Needed

10/9/2024 4:24 pm

Room Parents Still Needed!

10/9/2024 4:23 pm

Still seeking Room Parents for the following classes:  (1) Schwendemann; (2) Bullock, Durant;

(4) Krance; (5) Nikolich, Orr.  

Room parents help coordinate gifting throughout the year and also coordinate with teachers for any other classroom support needs.  

If you are interested in volunteering as a room parent in your child's classroom, please contact Laura Warren.

Get Out the Vote Loring Eats at Lotus Blossom

10/9/2024 4:22 pm

School Photo Retake Day

10/9/2024 4:21 pm

Missed school picture day? Want a re-do? Retake Day is Tuesday 11/12!

If you would like to have your child participate in picture retake day, please mark your calendar for Tuesday 11/12.  Order details to follow.

** Class photos for everyone will be delivered once retakes are complete **

PTO Open Positions: Volunteer

10/9/2024 4:19 pm

The PTO has multiple volunteer positions opening over the next year.  Many are able to be done primarily from home and all can be done on your own time. Onboarding now is a great opportunity to learn from current volunteers.

Please see below for more details.

* Webmaster (open as of 12/31) - maintain website and update sales forms and signups in MTK as needed

* Loring Eats Coordinator - coordinate with local restaurants to schedule "eat around town" nights for the Loring community and raise funds for PTO

* Birthday Book Coordinator - coordinate with Loring librarian to maintain online wish list to stock our library in honor of our pawsome students

* Camp Fair Coordinator - coordinate the PTO's 2nd largest fundraiser (and the only one that requires no funds from our parent/family community). Has support of Camp Fair team to break up responsibility; Coordinator role can be split between 2 people.  

* Leopardfest Committee (multiple openings) - plan and execute our September back to school  celebration.  Our current team is aging out of Loring and we need new members to keep this event going.  

Please email cochairs@loringpto.org for more info!