FOW November Meeting: Friday, November 13

Please join parents and staff at the November Friends of Winthrop meeting:

• Friday, November 13, 2009
• 9:00am, Winthrop School Art Room

We’ll post the agenda early next week; and hope that you can make it to the meeting.  If you would like to add any items to the agenda, please send an email to amybkatz [at] verizon.net.

See you soon.

November 11: Roller Palace Party!

By now you’ve probably received information about the three-school roller skating party at Roller Palace …

Please join Friends of Winthrop, as well as Friends of Cutler and Friends of Buker on November 11 from 3:30-5:30pm for a roller skating party.

Please let us know

October FOW Meeting Minutes

FRIENDS OF WINTHROP Meeting Minutes
Friday, October 16, 2009
Attendance: 25

Call Meeting to Order
•    Amy Katz called the meeting to order
•    Motion: To approve the minutes from the September 2009 FOW meeting. Voted and unanimously approved.

Rug Company Contacts?

Do you have a connection with a rug/carpet company?

If so, please email Christine Cutter at clcutter [at] verizon.net.  Christine is working to obtaining additional carpet squares for classes’ circle time activities.

October 16, 2009 Meeting Agenda

FRIENDS OF WINTHROP
October Meeting
Friday, October 16, 2009 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Winthrop School Art Room
Friends of Winthrop is ONLINE at www.hwfriendsofwinthrop.com .Check us out!

Open House Oct 6 – What to Expect

We hope you can all make it to tonight’s open house.

The Friends of Winthrop will be active at the event, doing the following:

• Annual Open House Bake Sale
• Season Pass For Sale: Last chance to pick up your child’s season pass for the 2009/10 school year
• Field Trip to the Farm:  Don’t forget to sign up for the Adult Social ton October 16th – it’s going to be a GREAT night
• Items for sale include: Hats, T-shirts, Jibbitz and Aluminum Water Bottles

See you tonight.

HAT DAY – Wednesday, October 7

Don’t forget – Wednesday, October 7th is HAT DAY.

Send your children into school with $1- and let them break the rules for one day – by wearing a HAT ALL DAY LONG!

Congratulations Winthrop Students

We are so proud of the Winthrop Students and want to thank the teachers and staff for their hard work last year.

The 2009 MCAS results are in and the 5th Graders did very well.  Winthrop School 5th Grade scored 8th out of 896 schools in the Boston area in English, and 21st out of 897 schools in Science.  Pretty impressive – and certainly shows how hard the kids work.

We should all be very proud.  Keep it up Winthrop Kids!

ACTIVE FOR ACORD ‘ITEM OF THE WEEK’

The Winthrop School’s Kids Care Club is focused on helping the community and learning to give back.  The Kids Care Club is starting its second year of collecting items for the Acord Food Pantry in Hamilton.
This year, we will have a bi-weekly “Item of the Week”.
While you are shopping, if you are able, pick up one or two and send them in–there is a collection box on the stage in the Winthrop School.  You can help our children realize that they can make a difference in our community.  Thank you!

• 10/5     Cereal (any low sugar)
• 10/19   Granola Bars
• 11/3     Healthy “ish” cookies  (Oatmeal, Fig Newtons, Graham)
• 11/17   Fruit Snacks
• 12/1     Cocoa
• 12/15   Coffee/Tea

Please email any questions to Christine Cutter at clcutter[at]verizon.net.

BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB

If you have a child celebrating a birthday or any other special occasion this month, please consider the Birthday Book Club!

Simply send in a check for $10 per book made out to The Friends of Winthrop, marked ‘BBC’ in the memo field, and your child will get to pick from Mrs. Pasquarello’s on-site selection of new books to add to the Winthrop Library collection during their next scheduled Library time.

A special bookplate will be put in the front of the book, and your child’s name will be prominently  featured.  The kids love to be honored and are really proud to be part of such a wonderful program, and the Library and all the students benefit from an expanded collection.

Gift certificates are available in the Library.

If you have any questions, email Christine Cutter at clcutter[at]verizon.net.

Thank you for your support!