What's Going On This Week

4/9/2026 2:59 am

1. Square 1 Art: Last Day TOMORROW

2. Food Pantry Next Week

3. Yearbook Sales Now Open

4. Bus Driver/Crossing Guard

5. Birthday Book Club

6. Parent Night at the Cove

7. K Social Action Project: Buddy Dog Drive

8. Volunteers Needed: Lunch/Recess

9. Spring Save the Dates

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

Square1 Art: Last Day TOMORROW

4/9/2026 2:58 am

Reminder: ALL Square1 Art ORDERS DUE TOMORROW! (No late orders can be accepted.)

NEW: Ship to Home FREE! (A small processing fee applies at checkout, and your order ships directly to your home.) Order by paper form or online HERE!

This fundraiser makes amazing gifts! Not only should we support our exceptional Art teacher…but the kids work extra hard on this specific square each year, in hopes of seeing their masterpiece come to life!

Your child’s ordering access code and free stickers are included on the order form. Don’t have the form handy? No problem! Simply use the Art Search on the Square 1 Art website—enter your state, school name, and your student’s name. Your student’s art and code will appear, ready to order!

For questions about orders, please contact Square 1 Art customer care directly.

Scholarships are available, contact Karen Blumberg for more information.

Food Pantry Next Week

4/9/2026 2:57 am

Our next Food Pantry collection will be taking place on THURSDAY, April 16, 2026. We appreciate your continued support to make our monthly food pantry collections as impactful as possible.

Here's how you can get involved:

Donate. You can donate to Loring's Food Pantry collection in one of three ways:

1. Send non-perishable donations with your student to school on Thursday, April 16th. Students can leave donations by their normal building entrance. (See flyer for requested food items.)

2. Too much for your child to take on the bus or walk? Drop donations off anytime next week in the drop box in front of the school or have your child leave them in the collection bin located inside the Loring School lobby.

3. Make a monetary donation via the Sudbury Food Pantry’s website, and please let us know how much you donated so that we can include it in our box total. 

Volunteer. We need adult volunteers to help ensure things run smoothly during next week's collection with the fifth graders. If you are interested in helping, please sign up here.
Please reach out to Marissa Cole or Laura Warren with any questions.

Yearbook Sales Now Open

4/9/2026 2:56 am

Sales for the 2025-26 Loring Yearbook are now open!

Early Bird Price (until April 17): $22, Full Price (April 18 - 30): $25

Click HERE to order your yearbook now through April 30th!

Scholarships are available, please contact Karen Blumberg.

Questions? Email pawsomeyearbook@gmail.com.

Bus Driver & Crossing Guard Appreciation

4/9/2026 2:55 am

Join us in showing appreciation for our amazing bus drivers and crossing guards! This year's appreciation breakfast will take place on Wednesday, April 29th at Noyes School.

Click HERE to contribute a monetary donation for gifts.

If you'd like to purchase breakfast items, sign up HERE; items must be dropped at Noyes on Wednesday, April 29th by 8:15am.   

** Please note that Nixon is coordinating the collections so the first link will take you to the Nixon PTO website and you may have to sign out of your Loring PTO account before you can view the site.

We are also collecting cards for our drivers and crossing guards. Your students can create a card for their bus driver or crossing guard and return it to the Loring office. 

Birthday Book Club

4/9/2026 2:54 am

Let's give a big birthday shoutout and Birthday Book Club welcome to our latest members: Maxwell Tramontozzi (March), Alexander Espie (March), and Anna Rashkow (April)!

Does your child have an upcoming (or past works too!) birthday? What better way to celebrate than to donate a book to the Loring Library in their honor? When you donate a book, a sticker is added to the inside cover to commemorate your child's special 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.

**If you donated a book in your student's honor and don't see their name on the above list, please reach out to birthdaybook@loringpto.org, as we have one book that was donated without a name!**

Parent Night at the Cove

4/9/2026 2:53 am

Between the busy pace of spring—packed calendars, hectic family schedules, and everything in between—this is your chance to take a well-deserved pause. Join fellow Loring parents for a relaxing evening at Cove Wellness Center, featuring a special Sound Bath & Reiki class on Thursday, April 16th at 7:30 PM.

Enjoy a calming, one-hour session designed to help you unwind, reset, and recharge—followed by time to mingle and connect over light refreshments.

As part of this special event for Loring parents, the class is offered at a discounted rate of $30 per person (25% off), with the discount applied at check-in. Spots are limited, so be sure to reserve yours—we’d love to see you there! Click HERE to register.

Questions? Please email Anne Devine.

K Social Action Project: Buddy Dog Drive

4/9/2026 2:52 am

The Buddy Dog Drive will be running from March 9th through April 17th! The Loring kindergartners are asking families to contribute items to the Buddy Dog Humane Society! Students may drop off donations at the Buddy Dog doghouse in the front lobby. Most needed items include collars, canned dog food, canned cat food, rawhide, chew toys and leashes. Thank you!

Volunteers Needed: Lunch/Recess

4/9/2026 2:51 am

Every Friday, we will be looking for 3 volunteers per grade to help cover recess and lunch. This allows our classroom teachers to have consistent planning time each week. It's an easy volunteering opportunity if your schedule has flexibility during the day, and it's also a fun chance to see your kids and their friends during the school day!

If you are interested in volunteering, sign up at this link to help your child's grade! Please be mindful of how many shifts you sign up for at one time - we'd like to afford as many caregivers as possible the opportunity to help.

Before volunteering, make sure you have an active CORI form on file with SPS by checking in with Paula Saliga in the front office. Additionally, please be sure to click here and review the orientation slides and click here to watch the training video. You will also need to sign a confidentiality agreement. These forms are available in the front office and can be completed when you check in for your first volunteer shift. 

When you arrive at school to volunteer, please check in at the front office 5 minutes prior to your start time. This will allow you time to sign in, obtain a badge and proceed to the playground. 

Can't make your shift? PLEASE try to find a replacement first. If unable, please email the Loring Office.

Spring Save the Dates

4/9/2026 2:50 am

Please save these upcoming spring dates for April and May!

• Friday, April 10: Square1 Art Orders Due

• Tuesday, April 14: K/1st Grade Concert @ 1:30pm

• Thursday, April 16**: Food Pantry THURSDAY

• Monday to Friday, April 20-24: No School 

• Tuesday, April 28: 2nd/3rd Grade Concert @ 1:30pm

• Wednesday, April 29: Bus Driver and Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, Early Release

• Thursday, April 30: Yearbook Orders Due

• Tuesday, May 5: 4th Grade Concert @ 1:30pm

• Tuesday, May 19: 5th Grade Concert @ 1:30pm

• Wednesday, May 20: Early Release

• Thursday, May 21**: Food Pantry THURSDAY

• Friday, May 29: Loring Art Show and Global Spotlight

• Saturday, May 30: Fun Run

**Note the change in Food Pantry dates due to MCAS conflicts with previous schedule.