Wellington PTO News and Announcements

Opening Remarks

THE FUN RUN IS MOVING TO FRIDAY OCTOBER 21ST DUE TO HEAVY RAIN IN THE FORECAST. THE RUN SCHEDULE WILL REMAIN THE SAME, AND OUR VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR WILL REACH OUT TO ALL VOLUNTEERS SHORTLY.

So far we have raised 77% of our goal ($11,490 of $15,000)! If we raise $15,000 or more, every class receives an extra recess, and we provide our children with field trips, and teachers with supplies and equipment!

Steps for parents:

1. Register your child(ren) here: Wellington Fun Run Hub
2. Email and Text your child(ren)'s student fundraising webpage to friends and family
3. Return the permission slip and cheer on the kids Friday morning!

2021 Fun Run participants warm up!

Walk to School Day

It was wonderful seeing so many students walking, biking and rolling to school this morning!

 

 

Notable Mentions

Movie Night

We’re looking for volunteers to make our Movie Night on Friday, October 21st a success! We need an A/V guru or two; Concession Sales; and help with set up & clean up. Sign up here! 

ASE (After School Extracurriculars) and BOKS (Building our Kids Success)

ASE started yesterday. Please make sure your child knows they’re signed up! Any questions, reach out to our ASE team at ase.wellington@gmail.com

Room Parent Communication

Teachers will be reaching out in the next day or two to finalize our room parent distribution list. 

It's important that room parents reach families to disseminate time sensitive information, ie: moving the Fun Run date due to rain. We want to respect your privacy; all email communication will bcc addresses so families will not see your contact information.

Note: If you want to OPT-OUT of this communication, kindly respond to your teacher by Tuesday October 18th. 

Important Dates:

October 2022 

• Oct. 19     Early Dismissal @ 11:40 am
• Oct. 21     Fun Run - our biggest Fall fundraiser - come cheer on your student(s)! 
• Oct. 21     Family Movie Night @ Wellington Field 
• Oct. 26     Early Dismissal @ 11:40 am

November 2022

• Nov. 15-17     Book Fair (with Nov. 10 & Nov. 14 book previews)

Thank You To...

Amy DeDeo, our Walk to School Coordinator and Jaswinder Kaur, VP of Community Events for organizing our fabulous morning today, promoting International Walk, Bike and Roll to school day, in partnership with the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School-A Program of MassDOT.

Jenn Murphy and Mary Gharios, for managing our After School Extracurricular program - this is a massive volunteering endeavor and we’re so grateful for your time and energy.

Open Positions:

If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the Wellington PTO Volunteer Interest Form 2022-23!

Reminders:

• Please remember to be considerate when parking around Wellington and do not block the crosswalks or the driveways of our neighbors. There is no active pick up. Please do not pull into the parking lot or driveway at dismissal to retrieve your child.
• Please help make field trips, in-school enrichment programs and teacher appreciation events (and more!) possible this year by making an annual donation to the PTO. Every dollar you give supports Wellington students, teachers and our community, and it's tax deductible.
  • Pay online via credit card
  • Send a check payable to Wellington PTO (Memo: “Annual Fund” and your child’s name) and return to school in their Communications Folder OR mail to: Wellington School, ATTN: Wellington PTO, 121 Orchard Street, Belmont, MA 02478
• Amazon Smile How-To - If you shop on Amazon (and who doesn’t!) AmazonSmile is an easy way to support PTO - just set it and forget it! 
  • Here is an online tutorial for setting up via your iphone
  • or on your browser
  • or step by step instructions

Don’t forget to update your app to the AmazonSmile App, and your bookmark to the Amazon Smile storefront. Search “Wellington PTO Inc” to find our charity.

Audrey Miller & Lindsay Kalmakis
Wellington PTO Co-Presidents
wellingtonptopresidents@gmail.com