Teacher Holiday Gifts & Potluck

Portside Parents,

December is a busy time for all of us. The PTO would like your help support making this a holiday season a great one for the teachers at Portside. After all they care for our children every day! For the past 3 years we have coordinated a group gift from families and organized a potluck lunch to show our appreciation for all that they do for our kids. Last year we did gift cards to Target and Christmas ornaments. We discussed the idea at our last PTO meeting and decided to do it again!!!

How: We (PTO) will take donations for the gifts from now until 6pm on Friday December 14^th. If you want to contribute please leave your donation in the locked tuition box next to the office with your name and email and your child’s name and room attached. There is no required donation amount, but as a reference, most families contributed b/w $10-30 per child last year. You can donate less or more as your budget allows. Again this year the money will go to gift cards and if we get extra we can add something additional (i.e. ornaments or stockings). There is no obligation so if you don’t want to participate that is okay too.

The PTO will coordinate the funds, purchase and wrap the gifts. We will sign all of the cards with the names of those who contributed. If you have a great idea or also want to help put the gifts together please email me. We will have a sign up sheet for the Potluck luncheon. Stay tuned.

When: We will give the gifts on December 20^th. If you would like to help out giving out the gifts you can email us. I will also email everyone after we have compiled everything so you know what we got.

 

Last year the PTO and families also contributed baked goods on the night of the children’s holiday party so that everyone could enjoy a treat after the performance which is also December 14^th. We will have a sign up out for that as well.

If you have questions please feel free post on the blog http://portsidepto.blogspot.com/ post on our facebook page Portside Parents group or email the PTO at juliegoldman@gmail.com or leschwartz44@hotmail.com.

Thank you, Laura Federico, Julie Goldman and Jasmine Nguyen

SHHHH SHHHHH Keep it a secret!!!