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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.

 

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
 
 


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.

 



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!
 



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 27th
 



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 1st, 2nd, & 3rd choice.  Parents can only be room parent in one class.  Questions?  Liz Vannozzi evannozzi@msn.com
 


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.
 


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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Box Tops for Education………..All of the Box Tops buckets are in place at the end of each hallway and ready to be filled.  Please send in your clipped and trimmed box tops coupons via your child’s backpack. Don’t wait the sooner you send them in the sooner we can redeem them for cash for Bear Tavern.  There are 3 ways to earn $$$$$ through Box Tops:
·                     Clip- You can clip $0.10 Box Tops coupons from 100's of your favorite products such as Cheerios, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Ziplock, Kleenex, Hefty, Juicy Juice and more.
·                     Market Place- When you go to Boxtops4education.com click on the Market Place and you will be able to shop at over 70 online stores like Oriental Trading, JC Penney and Lands End. A percentage of the purchases is given back to Bear Tavern.
·                     Reading Room - Buy new books online through the Reading Room at Boxtop4education.com, just click on the "Shop Now" button to be transferred to Barnes and Nobles.com and Bear Tavern will earn 6% of the purchase for our school.
Throwing box tops in the trash is just like tossing Bear Tavern's cash.  Please accept this helpful tip and don't forget to clip, clip, clip.  Take the time they're worth a dime!  Ziplock, Hefty, Kleenex too you all know what you have to do.  For more information, please contact Linda Tartaglia and Kelly Cortina.

 


Back to School Picnic- be sure to join other BT families outside on the playground, Friday, September 16th from 6 – 8pm.  Pack a dinner, bring a blanket and/or chairs, and picnic on school grounds.  BTPTO will provide Rita’s for dessert.  If you’d like to lend a hand dishing out Rita’s please contact Carrie Matuszewski carriecapp@yahoo.com


HVASP
The Hopewell Valley After School Program has a very flexible AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM at Bear Tavern Elementary School from 3:35 – 6:00 PM daily. Children are welcome to attend from 1-5 days per week, or just as “drop-ins” when Mom or Dad’s schedule is hectic and they need care infrequently. Back up care is available for the Staff Development days and most holidays when schools are closed as well as on ALL Early Dismissal days throughout the year.  Please contact the HVASP Main Office for additional information at HVASP@verizon.net or by phone 730-1311. 2011/2012 registration forms are also available on our web site.
 


Community News...
 

Please be sure to check the VB for more district and community flyers!
 

 
9/16 – Back to School Picnic
9/20 – Back to School Night
9/20 – Parents Night Out @ TJ’s following B2SN
9/26  - First PTO meeting

Click here  for BT calendar.
 


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