Hello Parents!
The PTO has been very busy since our last newsletter and we have Brandt’s wonderful parents to thank for the success of these events!
Your generosity allowed the children a wonderful opportunity to see Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse at The Monroe Center, which we hope they all enjoyed. We look forward to providing other enriching opportunities for our students.
The children were fortunate to attend an assembly with Mayor Dawn Zimmer, who took questions from the students and talked about what children can do to keep Hoboken a great place to live. We want the children to be engaged in their community and we will have other service and charitable initiatives throughout the year to encourage this.
The Halloween party was a great success. The children freeze danced, ring tossed and cupcaked their hearts out!
The Election Day bake sale fundraiser was another successful endeavor, with a lot of money raised and calories consumed.
Thanks to all who gave money, volunteered, baked, supported or otherwise contributed. The PTO couldn’t do it without you.
Upcoming Events
The HOPES-PTO service initiatives:
The Hoboken Fire Department has generously donated 40 Thanksgiving turkeys for baskets that HOPES will gift to their families most in need. Many of these families are part of our Brandt school community. Please help complete the meal by bringing in non-perishable sides, including canned veggies, cranberries, and gravy as well as boxed potatoes and stuffing. There will be boxes by the sign-in desks in the cafeteria from Monday, November 16th through Friday, November 20th. We have one week to collect as much as possible, so please give what you can.
We will also be putting a large box in the cafeteria permanently, to collect gently used and new clothes all year long. HOPES will collect and distribute these items. The PTO’s Enrichment Committee has put together a list of books to help parents talk to their children about giving and charity.
Raising Charitable Children, by Carol Weisman
The Giving Book: Open The Door To A Lifetime Of Giving, by Ellen Sabin
The Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Mad Science:
For all our little Einsteins! On November 17th, Mad Science will be presenting to the students a preview of what it will offer to Brandt as an after school science enrichment program. We hope to make this available in January 2010, and will follow up soon with other dates and enrollment fees. Please go to www.madscience.org for more information.
The next PTO meeting will be on December 7th, from 7-9 pm in the cafeteria. All are encouraged to attend.
For other PTO updates, minutes and reminders, please check the blog at http://brandt-pto.blogspot.com/
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!
Jill Sullivan – PTO co-chair
Sarah Cavill – PTO co-chair
Kathleen Keilman – PTO treasurer