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Welcome to Plymouth River School (PRS) PTO!
We hope this will serve as an all-encompassing guide book to PTO programs and events at PRS. As a parent or guardian of a child enrolled at Plymouth River School, you are automatically a member of the PTO. Your contributions will greatly enhance your child’s experience, benefit the entire school and help create an inclusive PRS community. We look forward to working with you to make the PRS school experience the best it can be for all our children. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions. Here’s to a great year!
Kim Wendell & Maura Silverio The PRS PTO Presidents
[email protected] [email protected]
Dear Parents,
The efforts of the PTO to support our school through volunteerism and fundraising are noteworthy. Parent involvement benefits both children and parents. You will gain a better understanding of the curriculum and activities through your partnership with the PTO. Your interest in the school can also affect your child’s classroom behavior, self-esteem and motivation.
With that said, I am hopeful that you will be an active member of the PTO and take part in the many activities that they offer. Attendance at our monthly PTO meetings will provide you with a voice in the many decisions that this organization will make and help you to gain insight into the academic and social life at PRS.
I hope you will take time to review this Playbook. I look forward to seeing you at PRS.
Best Regards,
Chuck Cormier Principal
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Ongoing PTO Programs
These programs need parent volunteers to operate. See PTO website for
additional volunteer opportunities.
STAFF APPRECIATION Teachers and staff are thanked for their dedication to our children through a variety of events throughout the year. The PTO works behind the scenes to provide various lunches and treats as well as the much anticipated end of year luncheon.
ROAD RACE A 5K fun run for parents, teachers and children. This is a relaxed and fun filled event for the entire community, as well as a fundraiser for PRS.
SPIRIT
Run/coordinate spirit events throughout the school year (including Halloween dance, bingo night, movie, holiday shopping spree) and themed days (including Red Sox, funny hat, etc.) as well as sell apparel and accessories featuring PRS name/logo.
BOOK FAIRS (FALL AND SPRING) Coordinate and run Fall and Spring book fairs.
5TH GRADE ACTIVITIES & YEARBOOK Events throughout the school year (ice cream social, bake sale) and year-end events (Class Splash, Closing Ceremonies). Visit the Senior Center to serve meals.
CULTURAL ENRICHMENT Plan and run a variety of cultural programs for all grade levels. Past programs have included Armstrong Brothers and Tanglewood Marionettes.
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MATH OLYMPICS Math Olympics runs October through March. This program is designed to be fun and challenging and will help your child develop problem solving skills. Participants are rewarded with a year-end celebration. http://prspto.weebly.com/math-olympics.html
MAD ABOUT SCIENCE Mad About Science is a reading program designed for students in grades 2-4 and their families. The program was created to provide quality science literature to elementary children while fostering a connection between home and school. http://prspto.weebly.com/mad-about-science.html
GET SMART ABOUT ART (GSAA) Spring Enrichment program for K through 4 which includes presentations and projects in the classroom focusing on various artists and types of art. There are field trips for grades 2-4. No art background needed to volunteer. http://prspto.weebly.com/get-smart-about-art.html
SPRING SOCIAL Every Spring the PTO social committee hosts a Spring Social which is a wonderful way to bring our community together and raise money for our children. In past years we’ve raised more than half of our annual operating budget.
FIELD DAY Plan and run daylong event for grades K-4 at the end of the school year. Includes indoor and outdoor games, dancing, cookout, etc.
ROOM PARENTS Two parents in each class assist the teacher in coordinating special projects and holiday celebrations. In addition, they assist in recruiting volunteers, donations and classroom gifts.
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GREEN COMMITTEE Support "reduce, reuse, recycle" education and activities (including School Beautification), promote sustainable practices at PRS and at home.
COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE Organize school-wide projects including food drive, winter coat collection and hands-on activities.
PHYSICS OLYMPICS A half day, hands-on science event in the Spring for the entire 4th grade.
VOYAGERS Voyagers is an after school enrichment program. There is a Fall session, beginning in October and a Spring session beginning in March. Past courses have been art, science, gardening, chess, yoga, golf, tennis, Lego robotics, skateboarding, poetry, Zumba, news crew. http://prspto.weebly.com/voyagers.html
BIRTHDAY BOOKS Families can donate books to the PRS school library in honor of a child’s birthday. Close to their birthday, the librarian will send home a flyer with all the specific information.
DECORATE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER (LMC) DISPLAY
CASES Decorate LMC (Library Media Center) entrance display cases and PTO bulletin board periodically throughout the year.
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ALL SCHOOL MEETING (ASM) All school meetings are held every day 1 at 8:30am in the cafeteria and hosted by members of the 5th grade class and Principal Cormier and are often held on Spirit Days. Parents are always welcome. Meetings consist of student performances, information on up and coming events, and reminders of the school code – to always be polite, responsible and safe. ASM is a very special part of the PRS experience.
PRS 1000 BOOK CLUB The mission of the 1000 Book Club Program is to provide quality literature to preschoolers and kindergartners while fostering a connection between home and school. All Preschoolers and current Kindergartners residing in the Plymouth River School district are eligible to enroll in the program. Bags are picked up and returned at PRS every two weeks. The goal is to read 100 bags (1000 books), with rewards at milestones at ASM. http://1000books.weebly.com/
BOKS (BUILD OUR KIDS SUCCESS) BOKS is a before school physical activity program sponsored by Reebok and run by the Gym Teacher and parent volunteers. The idea behind the program is that physical activity will help ready students to begin their academic day.
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TimeLine of Events See PTO website or Weekly Wizard for changes, additions, specific dates and details.
AUGUST
Playground Event to Welcome New Families to PRS
SEPTEMBER
First PTO meeting Curriculum Nights 4th Grade Cape Cod field trip
OCTOBER
School Pictures PTO Fall Fundraiser Fall Voyagers Starts Math Olympics Starts Mad About Science Starts Bay Colony Educators Presentation PRS Harvest Day PRS PTO Volunteer Gathering 2nd Grade Bog Hollow Field Trip Hingham Transfer Station Bottle & Can Drive Boo Bash
NOVEMBER
PRS 5K Road Race Savers Drive 1st Grade Plimoth Plantation Field Trip Fruit Center Shopping Day Book Fair Ice Cream Social (sponsored by 5th grade)
DECEMBER
Holiday Shopping Spree 3rd Grade Field Trip – Harvard Museum of Natural History Winter Break
JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
Nona’s Ice cream Night February Break
MARCH
Bingo Night Book Fair Spring Voyagers Starts
APRIL
Savers Drive April Break
MAY
2nd Grade to MFA (sponsored by GSAA) 3rd Grade Boston Tea Party Field Trip 3rd Grade Isabella Stewart Gardner Field Trip (sponsored by GSAA) PTO Volunteer Appreciation gathering Spring Social
JUNE
STEAM Week (Science, Technology, Engineering Art and Math) 4th Grade to Peabody Essex Museum (sponsored by GSAA) Meeting for the following year’s 4th Grade Cape Cod field trip Field Day (K-4) 5th Grade Old Ordinary Field Trip 5th Grade Freedom Trail Field Trip 5th Grade Class Splash Party 5th Grade move up day 5th Grade closing ceremonies Kindergarten orientation Kindergarten school bus orientation Armstrong Brothers Concert
* State mandated testing typically takes place in the Spring for grades 3-5.
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All of the events listed on the previous pages are funded by a suggested $100 per
student per year donation. We encourage you to donate $100 per student, but
we welcome any donations. Many companies offer match programs, please
contact your employer to learn more. You can learn more about this event
through the PRS PTO website, Weekly Wizard Newsletter and your child’s
backpack in October.
As an added incentive, names of children from participating families are entered
into a drawing for an exciting adventure with Principal Cormier. The winner will
be announced at an ASM in November. We’d like to thank you in advance for
your support.
PRS Fall Fundraiser
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When Parents get Involved, Kids do Better!
We need YOUR help! Some volunteer positions are only for a couple of hours one day a year,
some are event specific, and others may be weekly. Please visit our PTO website and
Signup.com link to sign up for a committee. If you are signing up for a specific event, the event
chair will contact you closer to the event date. Please, please, please, donate your time and
talents! We thank you, and your child will thank you.
1. Go to the PRS PTO Website, http://prspto.weebly.com/
Look for the link to Volunteer for PTO committees.
2. Sign in using your email address
3. Find a committee that interests you, select it and click SAVE
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STAY CONNECTED
Visit the PRS PTO website (http://prspto.weebly.com/), for the latest information on PTO and school related activities. You can also find it from the home page of Plymouth River School.
Read the Weekly Wizard. This will keep you informed of school, PTO, and town wide happenings/events. As a parent of a PRS student, you are automatically subscribed to the Weekly Wizard (PTO weekly newsletter emailed on Mondays).
PTO Tab on
Plymouth River
School Website
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EASY WAYS TO EARN $$ FOR PRS!
AMAZON SHOPPERS Shop through http://smile.amazon.com/ and 0.5% of your purchases will be donated to the school. Type in Plymouth River School in Hingham under other organization and it will find us. Once you select us you are all set to start shopping and earn money for PRS. Please remember to bookmark Amazon Smile so you can support PRS with every Amazon purchase you make.
STOP AND SHOP Register your Stop & Shop card at www.stopandshop.com/aplus. Select customer registration and register using your card. Plymouth River code is 08037.
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION Save your box tops and turn them in! Each top is worth 10 cents. Send them to school with your child in a ziplock bag with your child’s name, and have them drop them off in the bin in the lobby. You can also go to www.BTFE.com to learn more ways to acquire box tops and to get a complete list of participating products.
SPECIAL THANKS! To Holly Kelfer for all her help designing our cover and thanks to all those that
supplied pictures.
FALL CHECKLIST
READ this PRS PTO Playbook.
Input contact information into Google Docs by September 20th
to be included in the school directory
JOIN/CHAIR a committee
DONATE to the Fall Fundraiser, see PTO website for details
PAY for School Lunch
REGISTER your Frequent Shopping Cards
PRS PTO Meetings for 2016-2017
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
No December meeting
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
We typically meet in the cafeteria, with a fun meet and greet period from 9:15am to 9:30am, and the actual meetings are from 9:30am to 10:30am.
