Next PTO Meeting -
Wednesday, March 3rd
Join us for
the next PTO meeting at 7PM on Wednesday, March 3rd. Free babysitting provided.
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CSS PTO's Night with
the Bruins - Sunday, March 7th
Providence
Bruins vs. Lowell Devils at 4:05PM
All students in the group will receive a free
P-Bruins hat!
Tickets only $13! All friends and family
welcome!
Click
here to access the order form.
Fun Fair 2010 -
Sunday, March 21st
Our biggest
fundraiser for the year! SAVE THE DATE for Fun Fair 2010 - A Birthday
Celebration for Cottage Street School. This extravaganza will be held on Sunday
March 21st from 10am-4pm. Bring your whole family for a fun-filled day of
games, prizes, book sales, raffles, theme baskets, cake walk, general store,
5th Grade Cafe and much more! More information to come. Click
here to learn more about the Fun Fair. Click
here to learn more about how you can volunteer or make a donation to help
make the Fun Fair a success.
The success of the Fun Fair Cafe depends on
contributions from the CSS community. Click
here to see the list for Fun Fair Cafe donations, broken down by grade.
Non-perishable donations should be brought in between March 8th - 15th , while
perishables should not be brought in until at least March 18th. All items
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Peace, Love and Box
Tops Update
So far 956
Box Tops have been submitted so we have 1004 to reach 1960! One lucky winner
will be selected from all submissions to go on the morning announcement and
spread a message of peace and will receive a child appropriate CD of the
greatest hits from the 60's. The winner will also help us select a gift for
the school that will help promote peace. Click here
for a list of eligible products or to learn more about the Box Tops for
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Give money to CSS without
spending an extra cent!
Check out
the new "Easy Giving" page of the website and learn about easy ways to support
CSS while shopping online or in stores - all without spending an extra cent."
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Volunteers Needed!
The PTO is
currently looking for volunteers to help with the following:
--Popcorn Friday: Popcorn Friday is a CSS
tradition! Volunteers needed to help pop and bag popcorn, and/or clean up on
Friday mornings, anytime between 7-10AM. Come help for any part of that time
as you can. If you're interested in volunteering, contact Cathy Ruvich (c.ruvich@comcast.net)
or Mary Lang (marycsspto@hotmail.com).
--Art: Art Teacher Committee Chair Lakshmi
Raman and Mrs. Biddle are looking for someone to come to Cottage once a week
to help hang art up and do other light work. If you are able to help, please
contact Lakshmi (lakshmijay@comcast.net).
--MainSpring House Lunch Program: volunteers
needed to help children make lunches for the residents of MainSpring
House, a local non-profit dedicating to ending homelessness. If you have
time to help out on February 9, March 9, April 6, May 4 or June 8, please
email MainSpring Committee Chair Loren McLaughlin (lrkkc5@comcast.net).
--Fun Fair: volunteers needed to co-chair
raffles, and graphic designer neede to help us with the logo and signage, etc.
If you are interested in volunteering with any of these, click
here to email the PTO and let us know.
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Used Legos Wanted!
The
first-grade teachers are looking for donations of used legos for their
classroom activities. If you have any old legos to donate, please bring them
to the CSS office.
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Throughout the year, the PTO organizes a wide variety of
programming to support the curriculum, build community and raise funds to
enhance student learning at Cottage Street School. The CSS PTO is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization.
Join the PTO and help make our school great! All PTO
members get a copy of the Cottage Street School directory free . The
directory, which contains class lists and contant information for students,
makes it easy for you to connect with other CSS families.
Get involved! The PTO offers a wide variety of
volunteer opportunities, allowing you to do as little or as much as you like. Click
here to learn more. We're
currently looking for volunteers to join PTO committees. Please let us know
what you'd like to do this coming year.
You can contact us via email by clicking
here or by clicking the mailbox icon at the top right of the page. We
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