Upcoming Events

Teacher Curriculum Workday. Friday, November 30th. No school. Fort River Roasters Orders Due. Friday, December 7th. Please place in Parent Council Mailbox. Coffee With a Principal. Friday, December 14th, 8:30 to 9:15am. Join Principal Russ Vernon-Jones and/or Vice Principal Lianne Suarez-Werlein for coffee, light breakfast foods, and casual conversation in the cafeteria. Younger siblings are welcome to attend. Diversity and Social Justice Committee. Friday, December 21, 8:40am. Library. Parent Council Meeting. Monday, January 7th, 2008, 6:30-7:30pm. Library. Babysitting will be available.

What Has Parent Council Done for You and Child?

As 2007 comes to an end, we wanted to provide an update about the various activities and events that were brought to you by Parent Council this year – and to ask for your continued support of Parent Council activities and events! *Providing FREE school directories to all children* *Paying $10 per child for all 4th graders to go to Plimouth Plantation* *Coordinating the Fall Festival (e.g., the Halloween Party)* *Funding the Welcome to New Families event* *Funding the monthly Coffee With a Principal event* *Providing the guidance counselors with funds to assist Fort River families in need* *Providing each classroom teacher with special funds to buy books for the classroom* *Coordinating the Summer Read-a-thon* *Providing the Museum of Science presentations to all children* *Paying for flowers for the planters in front of school* *Paying for the Birds of Prey presentation for all 2nd graders*

Big Thank Yous to...

Pam Rietkerk and Alisa Braverman for running the Hillside Pizza (and cookie dough) fundraiser – which raised over $800 (profit) for the playground!

Gift Wrap Orders

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Fall Gift Wrap fundraiser. The orders will be delivered on Wednesday, December 5th and distributed soon after. Those with large orders will receive notification that their orders can be picked up in the main office. Smaller orders will be sent home with students. Questions? Contact: Karen Zilberstein at eKaren@comcast.net.

Annual Family Donation Fund Update Nov. 29, 2007

Thanks to all the families who have already contributed to our Annual Family Donation Fund, which supports all Parent Council activities (field trips, cultural events, library books, scholarships for children in need, etc.)! We have now raised $5,812 from 152 of our 359 families (42% of families), and are still hoping for contributions from all families (and even a $1.00 donation helps increase our goal of 100% family participation)! Although we suggest $20 a child, contributions of any size are welcome ­ and all contributions are tax deductible (and anonymous). Checks (to Fort River Parent Council) or cash can be sent to the Parent Council mailbox in the main office or to Catherine Sanderson, 23 Alyssum Drive. Want to know how these contributions are spent? Click here.

A Note of Thanks to Parent Council

Don't Forget These Ongoing (and Easy) Fundraisers!

Stop & Shop's A+ BonusBucks Program: If you are a Shop & Shop customer and haven't already signed up, please do so! It's quick, easy and free. You can log on to www.stopandshop.com/aplus to designate online, call 1-877-366-2668 to designate over the phone, or fill out the A+ BonusBucks Form and drop it off at any Stop & Shop store. Even if you designated last year, you must re-designate this year for our school to receive credit. Please be sure to designate Fort River using ID # 05218. Click here for a form. Box Tops for Education: For each Box Top clipped we receives 10 cents! Please send in box tops to the collection box on the table in the Front Office. Cellphones and Ink Jet Cartridges: Please help protect the environment AND raise money for Parent Council by donating your used digital cell phone(s) and ink jet cartridge(s). Your used cell phone(s) will be recycled in accordance with EPA regulations or refurbished and sold, with 100% of the proceeds going to Parent Council. Just bring your used cellphone and/or ink jet cartridges to the box in the main office.