Directory Reminder: 
Please fill out your directory information forms and return them to the school office by September 16, 2011 to ensure that your updated contact information is published in our 2011-2012 directory.
 

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Directory Yellow Pages: Deadline: this Friday, Sept. 16. Looking for customers? Advertise your business or services in our Directory YELLOW PAGES section. Fill out and return the attached form. 
 
 

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First Bear Tavern PTO Meeting on 9/26 at 7:00 PM - Due to schedule conflicts with the Timberlane Back to School Night as well as the start of Rosh Hashanah, the first Bear Tavern PTO meeting of the year originally scheduled for September 27th has been moved to Monday, September 26, 2011. It will be held in the Media Center and begin at 7:00 PM. All members of the Bear Tavern Community are welcome. Topics of discussion will include: Presentation of the Anti-Bullying Law by Mr. Arcurio, PTO goals for the 2011-2012 school year, vote to approve the PTO budget, review of room parent responsibilities, and a tutorial for room parents and committee chairs on the use of our new Shutterfly Accounts. We hope that you will join us.

 

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BTPTO Handbook– please be sure to check out the  BTPTO Handbook posted on the Bear Tavern Virtual Backpack to see the many opportunities available to our BT parents/guardians.  You may sign up by visiting the committee’s Shutterfly website, emailing the committee chair, or printing out the volunteer form and sending it to school with your child. 
 
This packet also includes:  information about BTPTO, meeting dates, volunteer procedures & guidelines, annual giving campaign request, silent auction information, directory yellow pages advertisement form, 2011/12 proposed BTPTO budget, a calendar of events, and more - be sure to check it out!
 

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2011/12 Proposed BTPTO Budget is included in the above packet.  Please be sure to view the proposed BTPTO budget and forward any questions to BTPTO treasurer, Jami Szafranski jamiszafranski@yahoo.com.  This budget will be voted on at the September Room Parent Meeting on Tuesday, September 27^th. 
 

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Room Parents Needed!  If you would like to be a room parent for your child’s class, please take a minute to complete this questionnaire.  Please be sure to select your 1^st, 2^nd, & 3^rd choice.  Parents can only be room parent in one class.  Questions?  Liz Vannozzi evannozzi@msn.com
 

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Howell Corn Maze Fundraiser!  Do you plan on visiting the Howell Corn Maze in September?  Then be sure to print out this coupon and BTPTO will earn 50% of the ticket price.  Please visit their website for ticket prices and schedule.
Please click here  to print the or downlaod teh coupon to participate in the fundraiser.
 

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Ways to earn $ for BTPTO programs without spending additional cash. 
 

Terracycle– recycling packaging that is reused to produce merchandise.  Please click on our most recent  BT collection list and new  electronics collection for more information.

Box Tops 4 Education– clip box tops and shop at their marketplace.

Target Red Card– register BT as your school, and use your Target card.

Stop & Shop A+ bonus bucks– starting in October and ending in March 2012, just by shopping at Stop & Shop BTPTO earns money for programming.  Please look for more information in the weeks to come.

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Be sure to send in all the Terracycle items and Box Tops you’ve collected/clipped over the summer.
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