Monthly Archive: April 2017

Apr
28

4th GRADE PARENTS: Parent Helpers/Donations for 5th Grade Graduation

We are seeking parent helpers and donations for the 5th grade graduation.  Traditionally the 4th grade parents provide support for 5th grade graduation so that parents of graduates may enjoy their time with their child, however we welcome help from parents of any grade student for the event! 🙂

We will need donations …

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Apr
25

Barrington PTO School Directory Moving Online

The Barrington School directory will be transitioning to an online version in the 2017/18 school year. This will allow for easy access from any location as well as provide the opportunity for information updates and changes throughout the school year.

In order for your family’s information to be included in the online directory, you will …

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Apr
25

PTO General Meeting May 1 at 7pm

The final PTO General Meeting for this year will be Monday, May 1st at 7pm in the Barrington Cafeteria.  The Barrington Taiko group will perform, Mr. Paul Imhoff will speak and voting for next year’s PTO Board will take place.

Candidate information: PTO Co- President Elect Amber Scott and Nicole Walter Treasurer Jaci Leader Secretary …

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Apr
24

Laptop Collection Volunteers

The school year is winding down, so the kids will have to return their laptops to the district for the summer!

We are in need of volunteers to help the school personnel with the collection of the laptops during the school day.

HMS will be collecting on Tuesday May 23rd.   Click here to sign …

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Apr
24

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Spring Celebration

Spring Celebration is a Wickliffe PTO Community Event held on Friday May 5th from 5:30-8:00 PM.  Join fellow Wickliffe families as we celebrate the the warmer weather, friends, and the last month of the school year with food, crafts, kid fun, and more.  Volunteers are needed to make this a success.  Please consider …

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Apr
20

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Spring Walking Club

Happy Spring! Each MWF we are looking for 2-3 adults to run Walking Club for our kids during lunch recess from 11-12. They didn’t get a lot of Indoor Walking Club this winter, so I expect they will be excited to get back at it! The kids walk/run laps around the field and check in …

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Apr
19

Saturday Class: Mindfulness and Meditation

Reduce rumination! Boost memory! Improve focus! Decrease emotional reactivity! Become more cognitively flexible! These are just *some* of the scientifically supported benefits of mindfulness! This Saturday, After School Discovery is hosting a Mindfulness and Meditation class FOR ADULTS. In just 50 minutes, you will learn a few …

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Apr
19

Eat Pizza to Raise Funds! Join us at Dewey’s Pizza

All students, families, and friends of Wickliife Progressive School are invited to dinner on Monday, April 24.

Join us at Dewey’s Pizza located at 1327 W. 5th Ave, Grandview

Present the attached paper certificate or via mobile device & up to 20% …

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Apr
19

Book Fair

The Hastings PTO is holding its annual book fair and has partnered with Selections Books to offer the required and recommended Summer Reading titles.  This is a great way to get the books on your summer reading list and support the PTO. All ordered books will be delivered to your child’s school/classroom.

Orders …

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Apr
18

3rd Annual Bear Splash Bash!

Join us for the 3rd annual Bear Splash Bash Pool Party to raise money for Sponsor a Chair.  The pool party will take place at Reed Road water park on June 3rd from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Drop off and pick up will be at the front entrance of the pool.  The cost will …

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Apr
17

A VERY Successful Shred-It Day!

Thanks to all who helped and participated in April 8th’s Shred-It Day. Some of the totals – * Over 8 tons of shredding collected * Almost 4000 pounds of e-waste collected * Overflowing bags of clothes, household items, and canned goods collected

Not only have we helped the community and our environment, the UAHS PTO …

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Apr
16

8th Grade Pictures Needed!

8th grade pictures needed for the 8th grade video.  Any 8th Grade Family may photo share to [email protected] drop box. Please create a folder with your name on it. We would love group photos of course but cannot assure each child will be in it nor will names be displayed.  Photos do not have to …

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Apr
12

April 21st Meeting – All Welcome!

Please join us at our next PTO Meeting on Friday, April 21st at 8:30 a.m. at Carsonie’s.  We will share ideas about what your teens could/should do this summer…Get a job? Volunteer? Take summer classes? Travel? Give ideas or get them as we come together to discuss how to keep our students busy this summer! We will be reviewing our 

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Apr
07

New “Embed Any Document” to replace old Google Doc Embedder

GOOGLE DOC EMBEDDER PLUGIN HAS RETIRED – We have identified the Google Doc Embedder plugin as one of the sources of problems with our database performance issues in March and after two weeks of notices in the admin messages, we have disabled it completely. You will want to switch to the much better “Embed Any Document” …

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Apr
06

After School Discovery for ADULTS

We’re trying something new and want you to join us!

Mindfulness and Meditation for Adults When: Saturday, April 22, 3-3:50 pm Location: Wickliffe Progressive Elementary, Red Gym Cost: $15

This class is open to any adult residing in or working in our community. Learn from Gail Larned, a certified yoga teacher with Yoga on …

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Apr
05

2017 Talent Show – Saturday, April 8th

The Annual Jones Middle School Talent Show is this Saturday, April 8th at 6:30.  Tickets are $5, and will be sold these following days/times:

  • Thursday and Friday during lunch
  • Friday 3:30-5:30 – outside the auditorium
  • Saturday 5:30-6:30 – outside the auditorium

Come support our …

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