Pawcatuck Middle

School

We Believe in You 40 Field Street (860) 599 - 5696

September 30, 2016

Upcoming Dates: October Oct. 4th – PTO Meeting at 6:30PM in Room 106 Oct. 10th – Columbus Day – NO SCHOOL Oct. 17th – Early dismissal day for students at 12:25PM– Professional Development day for teachers Oct. 27th - Early dismissal day for students at 12:25PM – Parent/Teacher Conferences Oct. 28th – Picture Retake Day

Panther Tracks Parents & Guardians of Free or Reduced Meals, Carry over meal benefits from the 2015-2016 school year will be expiring on Wednesday, October 12. In order for your student(s) to continue receiving free or reduced meals, please send in a new meal application for the 2016-2017 school year. Any student who does not have a new application will revert to full price meals on October 13. Please contact me with any questions you may have at [email protected] or (860)-599-0766 Sincerely, Becky Fowler SPS Director of Nutrition Services

Pawcatuck Middle School Panther Tracks

September 30, 2016 PTO NEWS

- Our next PTO meeting is next Tuesday October 4th at 6:30pm in Room 106. Everyone is welcome! - Please continue to send in your Box Tops for Education labels to the school office- we are now up to $255 bagged so far and still counting! - Thank you to everyone who participated in our Cristoline fall fundraiser! Orders will be delivered on November 15th between 2-4:30pm. - Did you know that the Planet Aid collection box in the back parking lot of school is also a way for PMS to earn money? When you drop off used clothing or shoes you no longer need and the bin fills up, Planet Aid weighs the contents and distributes a quarterly check to our school. This is a great way to help others while helping the PTO stretch our dollars for student programs and field trips! - Part of our mission is to encourage family and community togetherness, so we have various nights planned throughout the school year to give families a chance to take a break from homework/work to do something fun together and with friends. We have already scheduled a few of these, so mark your calendar and save the dates: (more info on these in upcoming Panther Tracks) * Family Skate Night Tuesday, October 25th 6-8pm at Galaxy Roller Rink in Groton * Family Dodgeball Night Wednesday, October 26th 6pm - PMS gym * Family Bowling Night - Wednesday, November 16th Alley Katz 6pm * Jingle Bingo - Monday, December 5th 6pm PMS cafeteria

PAWCATUCK MIDDLE SCHOOL PHONE#: 860-599-5696 ID #08481 REGISTER YOUR STOP & SHOP CARD AND WE RECEIVE CASH FOR OUR SCHOOL SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS TO REGISTER YOUR CARD Beginning  October  7,  2016,  (Pawcatuck  Middle  School)  –  (ID#:  08481)  has  the  opportunity  to  participate  in  and   earn  CASH  from  A+  School  Rewards,  a  great  fundraising  program  run  through  your  local  Stop  &  Shop!       PLEASE  NOTE:       You  DO  NOT  need  to  re-­‐register  your  card  if  your  school  selection(s)  remains  the  same  as  last  year.   To  participate:   • Visit  www.stopandshop.com/aplus  and  scroll  down  to  the  center  of  the  page  to  select  REGISTER  YOUR   CARD  from  the  red  box  on  the  right  marked  FOR  CUSTOMERS;  or,   • Call  the  A+  School  Rewards  Hotline  at  1-­‐877-­‐275-­‐2758  for  assistance;  or,   • Email  the  A+  Hotline.    Please  include  the  last  name  associated  with  your  STOP  &  SHOP  CARD,  your  13-­‐digit   STOP  &  SHOP  CARD  number  and  our  school  name  and  school  ID  number*  of  our  school  (or  the  name,  city  and   state  in  which  the  school  is  located)  to:  [email protected].     *  If  you  are  supporting  more  than  one  (1)  school,  please  include  the  ID  numbers  for  both  schools  (or  the   names,  cities  and  states  of  your  schools.     CONTACT  THE  SCHOOL  OFFICE  IF  YOU  NEED  ANY  ASSISTANCE  REGISTERING  YOUR  CARD  OR  CHECKING  YOUR   SCHOOL  SELECTION    

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