September, 2008

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to all our Nixon families.  We hope you created wonderful summer memories and are ready to greet the new school year ahead!

What is the Nixon PTO? The Nixon Parent Teacher Organization is just that – an organization of parents, teachers and staff who have come together to help enrich the community at Nixon school. All parents of Nixon students are automatically members of the PTO and are welcome and encouraged to participate in all PTO meetings and functions. The parents in the Nixon community are the PTO’s greatest asset. It is all of you who contribute your time and talents that make our PTO the wonderful group that it is and allow us to accomplish so much each year.

The PTO is comprised of 30 different committees and we are very proud to have such a dedicated group of parent volunteers co-chairing these committees this year. A list of current PTO committees and co-chairs can be found on our Nixon PTO website. We encourage all parents to take a look at the list, find someone you know or a committee that sounds interesting and give one of the co-chairs a call. Parent volunteers are always needed and always welcome!

Each year, the PTO conducts fundraisers in order to fund programs throughout the school year. Through the generous support of our parent community, the PTO is able to fund numerous programs and activities that greatly enrich the curriculum and school experience of our children. Over the summer, we were able to purchase and install another 8 Activboards, completing the goal of having an ActiveBoard in Grades 3-5.

Some activities funded by the PTO this year will include:

In addition, the PTO will also host our annual Monster Mash in October and Bingo Night in April.

You will also be receiving our Direct Appeal Letter in the coming weeks. We hope that you will give as generously as you can. Our goal is 100% family participation.

The schedule of PTO meetings for the 2008-2009 school year is now posted on the Nixon PTO website. You will notice that our meetings alternate between morning and evening times to accommodate the busy schedules of our parents. We hope you will take the time to come to our meetings and let us know if you have any questions or suggestions for the upcoming school events. Our first PTO Meeting for the 2008-2009 School Year will be Thursday, September 18th at 9:15 in the Cafeteria.

The Nixon School Open House will be held on Thursday, October 2nd at 7:00 p.m. It’s the perfect opportunity to discuss volunteer opportunities, as well as pick up an updated School Directory, dismissal pads, order slideshows and yearbooks and some Nixon Gear. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Michelle Babikian and Ellen Joachim
Nixon PTO Co-Presidents

 

 

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