Northeast Elementary School PTO

Unfortunately, some Northeast students will be unable to find a fun costume to wear for the upcoming school Halloween parade & celebrations. If your family has extra gently worn costumes (sizes 5-12), please consider donating them to NEPTO’s Costume Drive. There will be a collection bin located in the Main Hallway from Monday, 10/22- Wednesday, 10/31. Please contact Amy Nanos with any questions. And, thank you for helping to make our students’ holiday more festive!

The Northeast GreenWorks Parent Team spent all of September teaching students how to recycle lunchroom waste. Now students are doing it on their own with the help of GreenWorks Student Team Ambassadors. Wearing green capes & sashes, specially-chosen students encourage proper sorting and recycling practices in the cafeteria. In the month of September alone, students rescued 300 lbs of food and 400 lbs of fluid from the waste stream. WOW!

Classroom recycling has improved as well. Northeast increased its weekly recycle rate from just 21% in the beginning of the year to 43% in the last week of September!

GreenWorks Teachers, Parents, and Students have kept our new School Garden growing. Teachers can take their students to the courtyard garden to read, write, and explore. The garden now has 8 raised beds filled with winter vegetables and bulbs. As we head into the cooler months, GreenWorks is searching for funding for additional raised beds to allow more teachers and classrooms to take on a bed of their own in the Spring.

Want to get in on this progress? Email Alicia Teitelbaum or Maya Noren if you’d like to join the GreenWorks parent team or help get your child’s classroom involved. THANK YOU!

Northeast 5th graders explore their entrepreneurial skills twice each year by hosting the 5th Grade Business Fair. The first 5th Grade Business Fair of the year is on Thursday, October 18th. Working individually or partnering up with fellow classmates, 5th graders create their own pop-up shops with products that focus on recycling and reusing materials. All students from the lower grades will visit the fair– getting tons of great ideas of how to reduce & reuse products, as well as having the opportunity to purchase items crafted by our creative 5th graders. Proceeds from all sales support the 5th Grade Nature’s Classroom outdoor learning program. Please contact Mrs. Liner with any questions.

If you happened to miss the PTO meeting on Wednesday, October 3rd, don’t fret! You can download meeting notes that detail upcoming school events and the discussion with Principal Dr. Marinello. Prefer to watch the meeting? Check out the Facebook live version of the entire meeting.

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 is Picture Day at Northeast! Look for order forms to be sent home on Wednesday, October 10th. Please hold onto the forms and return them with your payment on October 16th! Do not send them in before 10/16.

Please fill out the forms completely and return with EXACT payment, as no change will be provided. All checks should be payable to “Coffee Pond Productions.” Online payment is also acceptable– just send in the completed form indicating that you’ve paid online. Retake day will be in November or December with a more specific date to be determined later.

We need you! Please sign up to help make the day a success. Volunteers are needed to direct and organize the kids, as well as to help get the kids to smile, etc.
If you have any questions, please contact Ruth Balladares.