What's Happening this Week

10/16/2024 4:34 pm

Here's what's happening this week!

* Food Pantry Tomorrow - PJ Day

* Pumpkin Walk - Tickets on Sale & 5th Grader Volunteer Signup

* Lunch & Recess Volunteers

* Open Roles & Room Parents 

* Welcome New Sponsors

* Get Out the Vote Loring Eats @ Lotus Blossom

* Easy ways to support the PTO: Boxtops & Textile Recycling 

- Community News: LS Youth Wrestling, SMILE Mass Gobble Wobble, "Parenting Today's Super Connected Kids" Event

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

Food Pantry Drive TOMORROW!

10/16/2024 4:28 pm

TOMORROW Friday, October 18th is our next Food Pantry! Last month we had 49 boxes of donations. Let's crush that tomorrow! Ms. Keyes and her 5th graders are in charge and have decided on COMFY, COZY PJ DAY. So wear your coziest pjs and bring in your donations!

There are 2 ways to send donations in:

1) Too much to have your student carry? Drop off in our bin under the front awning, anytime you want (before Friday 8AM).

2) Send in with your student tomorrow and they can leave it by their normal building entrance.

Please reach out to Heather Larson with any questions.

Pumpkin Walk: Get Your Tickets

10/16/2024 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.

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5th Grade Families: We need your help! Decorate and display a pumpkin (carve, paint, draw, etc) 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 

Lunch and Recess Volunteers Needed!

10/16/2024 4:26 pm

PTO - Room Parents & Open Positions

10/16/2024 4:24 pm

The PTO relies on volunteers to run successfully.  Many roles can be done primarily from home and all can be done on your own time. 

Immediate Needs: 

 * Room Parents for Bullock (2nd Grade)

* 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.  

Upcoming Needs (Onboard now to shadow current volunteers): 

* 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!

Welcome New Business Sponsors!

10/16/2024 4:20 pm

A pawsome round of applause for our newest business sponsors! 

Welcome *NEW* Gold Sponsor, Code Ninjas!

Welcome returning Silver Sponsor, Child Therapy Boston!

Thank you so much to this local business for their support of the Loring PTO.  We are so grateful.

Are you a Loring Family who owns a business (any kind, big or small)? Would you like some great exposure WHILE supporting our school?  Reach out to Colleen at cbgleason@gmail.com

Get Out the Vote Loring Eats at Lotus Blossom

10/16/2024 4:18 pm

Box Tops for Education

10/16/2024 4:14 pm

The Box Tops program is an easy way to support Loring while you shop.  While physical box tops are a thing of the past, we’re still collecting them digitally!  Simply download the Box Tops app, select Loring as your school and start scanning your receipts.  You can collect box tops from both in-store and on-line purchases.  Click here to get started!

Textile Recycling Program

10/16/2024 4:13 pm

Looking for an easy way to support Loring and the PTO?  Take advantage of our textile recycling bins! 

Every bag of your old textiles (clothing, bedding, towels, shoes, stuffed animals, and more) dropped in the Bay State Textile Boxes at Loring earns money for our school. 

Click here for a list of accepted items - it's more than you think!

The two Bay State Textile Drop Boxes are in the Loring parking lot near the basketball courts.  Please make sure your items are bagged and nothing is left on the ground. If you notice that the bins are full please let us know so we can schedule an immediate pickup.