Fall 2012 - South Plainfield Middle School

Fall 2012
PTO Officers
President – Lisa Kuberiet (908) 561-2651 [email protected]
Co-Vice Presidents – Dawn Tomei (908) 444-8994 [email protected]
Heidi Leigh (732) 581-5370 [email protected]
Treasurer – Amy Fleming (908) 510-7622 [email protected]
Secretary – Steve Accardi (908) 510-6721 [email protected]
Technology Secretary– Jodi Mancuso (908) 329-5999 [email protected]
Roosevelt School PTO Is Looking For A Few More
Helping Hands For The 2012-2013 School Year.
Share in your child’s education. Become a member of Roosevelt School’s PTO.
Please think about getting involved. We’re a great group of parents doing great
things for our kids! See what is available and join our team. We can’t do what we
do without your help.
Call or email any of the PTO officers with the position/event you are interested
in. Fundraising happens all year long so the PTO can support its many
programs. Together we can make a HUGE difference at our school.
We want you to get involved in any way that works for your
schedule and interest. Please contact us today and thank you
for supporting Roosevelt School PTO!
Here are some of the fundraisers and events we need
volunteers for:
• Halloween Light Show & Costume Contest – Oct. 26
• Designer Bag Bingo – Nov. 16
• Holiday Boutique – Dec. 12, 13, 14
• Winter Festival – Dec. 14
Save the Date!
Friday October 26
Halloween Light Show &
Costume Contest
7:00 pm in the cafeteria
Wednesday October 31
Halloween Parade & Party
Parade starts at 1:25;
class parties follow
Friday November 16
Designer Bag Bingo
6:30 pm at the South Plainfield
Senior Center
Fundraising
Ideas
Do you have any
great fundraising
ideas? Do you know
of another school or
town that had a very
successful fundraiser?
Let us know. We are
always looking for
new ideas!
Fall 2012
Box Tops & Labels for Education
Please continue to clip Box Tops and Labels for Education and have your child bring
them to school. This is an easy way to earn FREE STUFF for our school. Box Tops and
Labels can be sent into your teacher throughout the year.
Do you shop at ShopRite and have a PricePlus card? Now there’s an additional way
to earn FREE STUFF for our school. It’s easy to sign up. Register your PricePlus card
following a few simple steps and any products purchased that participates in Labels
for Education will automatically go into our Roosevelt School account. Our school
will receive 1 point for each item purchased. If you clip as well, we get double the
points. Labels for Education points can be used for art supplies, sports equipment,
computers and more. Go to www.shoprite.com/cnt/elabelsforeducation.html to
register your ShopRite PricePlus card and select Roosevelt School. Plus we earn 100
Labels for Education Bonus points when you sign up with your PricePlus club card.
Here you can also learn more about the Labels for Education program and see the
2,500 participating products that help us earn FREE STUFF for our school!
Target REDcard
If you have a Target REDcard, sign up for the Target Take Charge of Education
program and designate Roosevelt School as your choice. Target will donate 1% of
your REDcard purchases at Target. It’s that easy! Go to https://www-secure.target.
com/redcard/tcoe/home.
MyCokeRewards
For over 80 years, Coca-Cola has been supporting schools and providing resources
that help create exciting opportunities for students. The My Coke Rewards for Schools
program refreshes this longstanding commitment by enabling our community to
support all the ways kids play and make great things happen for our school. You can
donate My Coke Rewards points to Roosevelt School, and help us get things like
athletic equipment, classroom supplies, learning aids and more. Even the smallest
point contribution can lead to great things for our kids. You can help by encouraging
parents and friends to register for My Coke Rewards and to donate their points to our
school. Go to www.mycokerewards.com/schools. Enter codes from your favorite
participating My Coke Rewards products and select Roosevelt School.
Fall 2012
School Store
The school store has lots of school supplies available plus fun items too. We have
Snifty pencils, pencil cases, folders, notebooks, coin purses, erasers, sharpeners,
crayons and colored pencils, just to name a few things. Put money in a separate
envelope and indicate that it is for the school store. Please do not send in more than $10.
The PTO is looking for someone to help run the school store and learn how things
operate, and in 2 years, take the lead position. This person should be a stay-at-home
parent since the store takes place during school hours. Please contact Lisa Kuberiet
at [email protected].
Roosevelt School T-shirts
Show your Roosevelt School pride with one of these new Roosevelt green tye-dye
t-shirts. They are Hanes ComfortSoft heavy weight t-shirts. 100% cotton. The sizes
are Youth small, medium & large and Adult small, medium, large, XL, XXL and 3XL.
The t-shirts are $15.00 each. Checks can be made payable to Roosevelt PTO. Return
in an envelope marked T-shirt Sale.
Contact Dawn Tomei with questions at (908) 444-8994.
Baby Food Jars Collection
We are looking for donations of emptied, cleaned baby food jars for Winter Fest.
They can be dropped off in the PTO box in the Main Office.
Clothing Drive
Roosevelt PTO is looking into having a Clothing Drive Fundraiser in April or May.
Please hold onto any used clothing you have. Details will follow about off-site
storage, donation drop off location and dates.
Fall 2012
Classroom Parent/Helper Responsibilities
The following are responsibilities for all classroom parents/helpers:
• NEW THIS YEAR - NO FOOD GOODY BAGS!! Too many allergies.
• The Classroom Parent organizes the class parties and purchases the food, craft, etc.
The helpers are available at the classroom parties to assist with set up, serving the
food and drinks, helping students with craft, playing games. Party plans should be
checked with your teacher.
• Any food being brought into the classrooms must comply with the school’s allergy
policy and “safe foods”. Please contact Mrs. DeAndrea (School Nurse) at 908-7544620 ext. 339 or email her at [email protected] with your food choices
and goody bag ítems. A list of allergies in your classroom is also provided.
• There are 4 parties per year-Halloween, Winter Holiday, Valentine’s Day and the
Year End Picnic:
Halloween-Wednesday, October 31-Parade begins at 1:25; parties follow immediately after parade. Parents are not allowed in building during parade for setup.
Normally there is not enough time to do a craft, so having a few games ready is
recommended (Pass the Pumpkin, Mummy Wrap, Bingo, etc.) After the parade the
students are very thirsty, so plenty of water is important! Goody bags are acceptable
for Halloween, just watch your classroom allergies. Food, paper goods, lots of drinks
and music.
Winter Holiday-Friday, December 21-a half day for students, party begins at 11:30.
At the Holiday party a simple craft is recommended. Please try to avoid any gluing,
use glue dots if you can. Most classrooms also have a pizza party. Pizza Stop and
Ciccio’s will offer discounted pies ($7-$8). Please be sure to order your pies ahead
of time. Only Pizza Stop will deliver to the school. Drinks, paper goods, music and
a game to fill time if necessary. No goodie bags are necessary.
Valentine’s Day-Thursday, February 14 at 2:00-This party is an ice cream party. Vanilla and chocolate ice cream, sprinkles, Oreo topping, chocolate sauce, whipped
cream are recommended. Paper goods and drinks. In the past, some classrooms
choose to give school store dollars as the “goody bag”. These must be paid for and
a school store dollar will be issued to your students. If you are interested in the dollars, let me know.
Year End Picnic-Date TBD-Normally the first week of June. Many volunteers are
needed for food, crafts, setup/cleanup, bounce houses and games. Outside event for
the entire school.
Fall 2012
• Check with your classroom teacher to determine how many volunteers they prefer
per party. More is normally recommended for the Holiday party due to the craft. If
there are many volunteers, the homeroom parent will need to schedule the helpers
for each party throughout the year. Discuss with your helpers which parties work
for them.
• Anytime you enter the school you must sign in at the office. There will be a
volunteer notebook for each party in the office. Your name must be in this notebook
to enter the school for the parties. Sign in next to your name, take a volunteer badge
and be sure to sign out when you leave after the party.
• The amount of $20.00 is collected from each student to fund the classroom
parties. The PTO holds onto $5.00 for each student for the End of Year Picnic. The
remaining money is used for the classroom parent to purchase all items for each
party. Experience has shown that the Valentine’s Day party does not cost as much
as the Holiday Party. The PTO is requiring receipts for all party purchases to verify
amount of money spent. Any remaining money is due back to the PTO by March 1,
2013. This remaining money is Roosevelt School money and must be used for the
students of Roosevelt.
• Class Trips-If class trips are provided this year, your classroom teacher will contact
you concerning being a chaperone.
• Box Tops-Classroom parents/helpers are responsible for collecting, trimming
(cutting along the dotted line) and counting box tops for their classroom. The teachers
will be advised to send box tops home in your child’s backpack for trimming and
counting before the contest. Please ask classroom helpers for assistance. This is great
“free money” for the PTO. The classroom with the most box tops will receive new
books for their classroom.
Throughout the school year, there are other activities where volunteers are necessary.
The Halloween Dance, Holiday Boutique, Winter Festival, Egg Hunt, Book Fairs,
Valentine’s Day Dance, Movie nights, Veterans Day and Grandparents Day, to name
a few! Please volunteer for what you can. At least one would be great! Requests for
volunteers will be sent home for each event.
Thank you so much for volunteering your time, energy and talents for your child
and the students of Roosevelt School. Any questions, feel free to contact me, Lisa
Kuberiet, [email protected]. The PTO looks forward to a great school year!
Remember to have fun and enjoy your child’s elementary years at Roosevelt!
Fall 2012
Peanut/Nut-Free Snack Suggestion List
When choosing a peanut/nut-free snack for your child, it is important to ALWAYS check the label on the
package to make sure it is free of peanuts and nuts of all kinds. This list is only to serve as a resource. It
is in no way complete and is subject to manufacturer recalls and mislabeling. Manufacturers may have
changed their equipment or product line since you last purchased an item from this list.
Reading Labels:
Some manufacturers clearly state if a product has peanuts/nuts in it while with others, it is almost hidden.
Please read the label each time you purchase foods to make sure ingredients have not changed. Do not
purchase items with allergy and ingredient alerts such as “May Contain Peanuts or Tree Nut,” “Processed
on Shared Equipment with Peanuts or Tree Nuts,” or “Contains Peanut or Tree Nut Ingredients.” Thank
you for taking the time to read your labels and discussing the topic of “safe snacks” with your child! Your
diligence is keeping an allergic child safe at school!
Healthy SnacksKeebler
Fresh Fruit
Vanilla Wafers (golden, mini)
Fresh veggies and dip
Grahams (original, honey,
Raisins (plain-not yogurt cinnamon chocolate, honey)
or chocolate-covered)
Scooby-Doo Graham
Cheese and safe crackersCrackers Wheatables
Applesauce cupsClub Crackers
Yogurt cups and tubes (most kinds)
Pepperidge Farms
Nabisco Snacks
Goldfish (original, colors, cheddar
Cheese Nips
pretzel, baby, giant, flavor-blasted)
Newton Bars and Fig Oreos
Cookies (plain)
Pre-Sliced Mini-Bagels
Teddy Grahams
Nilla Wafers
Kellogg’s
Barnum’s Animal CrackersRice Krispy Treats (original)
Honey Maid (original, chocolate, honey, lowfat,
Cereal and Milk Bars (Cocoa
Cinnamon sticks, honey sticks, chocolate sticks)
Krispies, Froot Loops,
Triscuits (plain)
Frosted Flakes)
Wheat Thins (original, honey, ranch, reduced fat)
Premium SaltinesPop Tarts
Better Cheddars
Nutri-grain Cereal Bars
Chips Ahoy
Nutri-grain Yogurt Bars (strawberry,
Ritz (original, whole wheat, sticks, dinosaur)
vanilla, blueberry)
Ritz Chips (original, cheddar)
Kraft
Sunshine
5 pack Handi-snacks (breadsticks &
Cheez-It (original, TwisterZ, white cheddar,
cheese, Mister Salty pretzels &
SpongeBob, Gripz)
cheese, Oreo cookie sticks & cream,
Ritz crackers & cheese)
Thomas & Lender
Bagels
Fall 2012
By Type of Food
Pudding and Gelatins
Jell-O Gelatin and pudding cups Hunts
Pudding & pudding tubes
Kraft Handi-Snacks pudding cups
Fruit Snacks
Nabisco
Betty Crocker
Kellogg’s/Disney Sunkist
**NO BRACH’s**
Popcorn
Pop Secret
Orville Redenbacher
Act II
Dips
Kraft Ranch
T’Marzetti’s Buttermilk Ranch
T’Marzetti’s Veggie Dip Ranch
Ken’s Steakhouse Ranch
Hidden Valley Ranch
T’Marzetti’s Caramel fruit dip
T’Marzetti’s Chocolate fruit dip
Cereal
Kellogg’s Corn & Frosted Flakes
General Mills Kix
General Mills Chex
General Mills Cheerios (Regular, Fruity,
Triple Berry, Yogurt, Strawberry,
Apple Cinnamon) **Multigrain &
Honey Nut are NOT safe!**
Post Shredded Wheat
Post Grape Nuts
Post or Kellogg’s Raisin Bran
Chips
Frito Lay (Baked Cheetos, Doritos,
Lay’s, Ruffles, Tostidos)
Better Made
Sun Chips
Rold Gold Pretzels
Ice Cream
Breyer’s (natural, vanilla, French vanilla,
chocolate, chocolate chip, strawberry)
Minute Maid Juice Bars
Popsicles
Jell-O Brand Pudding Pops
Deans Neapolitan ice cream sandwiches
Welch’s Fruit Juice & Whole Fruit Bars
Dove Ice Cream Bars
Klondike Bars
Good Humor (Strawberry Shortcake &
Chocolate Eclair bars)
Candy
Skittles (Mars)
Starbursts (Mars)
Dots (Tootsie Roll)
Tootsie Rolls (only in original brown bag
by Tootsie Roll)
Tootsie Pops (Tootsie Roll)
Smarties (CE DE Candy)
Blow Pops (Charms)
Mike & Ike’s (Just Born)
Twizzlers Licorice (Hershey)
Cherry Bites Twizzlers
Laffy Taffy (Nestle)
Life Saver Gummies (Kraft)
Swedish Fish
Dum-Dums
Sour Patch Kids (Cadbury)
Sweet Tarts
Most bubble gum
***ITEMS MADE IN A STORE BAKERY
(SHOPRITE, KROGER, SAM’S CLUB,
COSTCO, MEIJER’S, ETC.) SUCH AS
CUPCAKES, CAKE, COOKIES
ARE NOT PEANUT/TREE
NUT-SAFE!!***
PLEASE READ LABELS CAREFULLY!!
2011-2012 Participating Products
BEVERAGES
•Campbell’s Tomato Juices*
•V8® Vegetable Juice*
•V8 V-Fusion® Juice*
•V8 Splash® Juice Drinks*
®
BREAD
•Pepperidge Farm® Breads,
Croutons, Rolls & Stuffing
CEREALS
•Alpha-Bits®
•Post Bran Flakes™
•Cocoa Pebbles®
•Fruity Pebbles®
•Golden Crisp®
•Grape-Nuts®
•Great Grains®
•Honey Bunches of Oats®
•Honey-Comb®
•Post® Raisin Bran
•Post Selects®
•Post® Shredded Wheat®
•Waffle Crisp®
COOKING
•Campbell’s® Condensed “Great
for Cooking” Soups
•Swanson® Broth, Canned
Chicken & Cooking Stock
•Wolfgang Puck® Stocks and Broths
•Campbell’s® Beans
DAIRY
•Dannon® Danimals® Smoothies
•Dannon® Danimals® Double
Crush Cup™
•Dannon® Danimals® Coolision™
•Dannon® Dan-o-nino™ Drinks
•Dannon® Dan-o-nino™ Cups
FOODSTORAGEPRODUCTS
•Glad® Reusable Plastic
Containers
•Glad® Freezer Bags
•Glad® Food Storage Bags
•Glad® Sandwich Bags
•Glad® Plastic Wraps
FROZENPRODUCTS
•Pepperidge Farm® Frozen
Garlic Breads, 3-layer Cakes,
Turnovers and Puff Pastry
MAGAZINES**
•PEOPLE
•Real Simple
•TIME
•Cooking Light
•Southern Living
•Health
•ALL YOU
PASTA
•SpaghettiOs® pasta
SAUCES&GRAVIES
•Campbell’s® Gravies
•Franco American® Gravies
•Pace® Salsas & Picante Sauce*
•Prego® Italian Sauces*
•Wolfgang Puck® Sauces*
SNACKS
•Emerald® Nuts Canisters
•Emerald® Peanuts
•Emerald® 100 Calorie Packs
•Emerald® Breakfast on the go!™
•Emerald® Trail Mix
•Emerald® Glazed Nuts
•Pepperidge Farm® Baked
Naturals®
•Pepperidge Farm® Goldfish®
Crackers and Grahams
•Pepperidge Farm®
Cookies and Crackers
•Pop Secret® 3 Count
•Pop Secret® 4 Count
•Pop Secret® 6 Count
•Pop Secret® 10 Count
•Pop Secret® 10 Count
Snack Size
•Cocoa Pebbles® Treats
•Fruity Pebbles® Treats
SOUPS
•Campbell’s® Chunky™ Soups
•Campbell’s® Chunky™ Chili
•Campbell’s® Condensed
Soups
•Campbell’s® Healthy
Request® Soups
•Campbell’s® Select
Harvest® Soups
•Campbell’s® SoupsMicrowavable Bowls
•Campbell’s® Soup at Hand®
•V8® Soups
•Wolfgang Puck® Soups
STATIONERY
•BIC® Dry Erase Markers
•BIC® Ecolutions™ Products
•BIC® Highlighters
•BIC™ Mailing Labels
•BIC® Mechanical Pencils
•BIC® Ball Pens
•BIC® Roller Pens
•BIC® Gel Pens
•BIC® Wite-Out® Brand
Correction Tape
*Cap required for submission in lieu of UPC
**Available on retail sales only
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