Middle Gate Elementary School
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7 Cold Spring Road, Newtown, CT 06470
Middle Gate Minute
A Bi-Weekly eNewsletter
Edition: Jan 8, 2018

Parent Teacher Association 
PTA Comments or Suggestions?  
(some dates are tentative and subject to change)

Jan 11 
4th Grade Chorus Concert  
 
Jan 18  
General PTA Meeting
 
 
Jan 26
4th Grade: Baby Pics Due
 
Feb (TBD)
Box Tops Due 
 
Mar 2
Sock Hop 
 
Apr 10
General PTA Meeting
 
 
May 7
4th Grade Chorus Concert  
 
 
Downloads:
(updated every newsletter) 
 
Quick Links  QuickLinks 
Contact us :
PTA Phone: (860) 532-0464
 
2017/18 PTA Board of Directors
President:  
Vice President
Secretary:
Corresponding Secretary:
1st Treasurer:
Emily Howard
2nd Treasurer:
Stacy Liparidis
Assistant Treasurer
Meredith Britton  
Yearbook Chair:
FOURTH GRADE WINTER CHORUS CONCERT - THURS JAN 11Chorus 
FOURTH GRADER WINTER CHORUS CONCERT

Thurs Jan 11 at 7:00pm - Reed Intermediate School

Singers report to the Band Room at 6:30pm
Singers should wear: White Top and Black Bottom. Clean Shoes and Smiles!!
CHAIRPERSONS NEEDEDChairperson 
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES STILL AVAILABLE:

If you've been thinking about becoming more involved at our school, please consider taking on a chairperson role. The chairperson is the leader for a specific event or activity. We have several open positions now, with a few others that will be vacant at the end of the year when families graduate, including:
 
Used Book Sale (Available ASAP!)
Beautification (Available ASAP!)
Breakfast Buddies (co-chair)
Friends of the Middle Gate Library
Scholastic Book Fair (co-chair)
Men's Club Coordinator
Middle Gate Madness (co-chair)
Room Parent Coordinator
Spirit Wear
 
Some positions can be completed from home, while others require people to be at school. Some manage projects that continue throughout the year, while other positions focus on a specific, annual event. You do NOT have to go it alone. We are happy to have co-chairpersons (some of the current vacancies are for co-chair positions). The Board will also help you each step of the way with recruiting volunteers and offering any support needed.
 
Please contact Amy Habboush ( amy518@hotmail.com) if you would like more information about any of the positions.
Thank you!
UPCOMING EVENTS - MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOWEvents 
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MORE DETAILS ON THESE EVENTS:

1.) Keep collecting box tops!  Kim Hettenbach will be collecting them in February.  10 cents doest sound like much but if everyone turns them in, it can add up!

2.) Upcoming events:   Pizza and Bingo night and Parents Night Out and auction!   Dates and times to be announced.  If you would like to be apart of helping plan either of these events or would like to donate an auction item, please contact Amy Habboush amy518@hotmail.com.

3.) PTA meeting Jan 18th at 9:30am in cafeteria!
PTA BUSINESS SPONSOR SPOTLIGHTSpotlight
TOWN LINE AUTO BODY SHOP



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FOURTH GRADE BABY PICS FOR YEAR BOOK - DUE JAN 26BabyPic 
FOURTH GRADERS - SUBMIT BABY PICTURES!!!!
 
Yearbook is now in full swing. We are collecting 4th Grade Baby Pictures for a special layout planned for our "graduating" kids and need your help to complete the project! This will be a lot of fun for the kids, so we need 100% participation.

It will be great to guess who's who and to see how far the kids have all come! (There will be a key provided at the end of the section)
  • Please submit ONE photo of your 4th grader
  • Your child age 0 - 2
  • Clear view of the face, close-ups work well
  • The photo should ideally not have other people in it, so we can feature only your child.
  • Email photo to kelleymmichael@charter.net  (preferred) with your child's name in the subject line:
    (note there was a type-o on the paper flyer for this email address)
  • OR
  • Send a copy of your child's photo to the PTA's mailbox in an evenlope marked "Yearbook Baby Photos" and with your child's name*
  • PICTURES DUE JAN 26, 2018
*Hard copies of photos will be returned via your child's classroom teacher as soon as they are scanned.
 
Any questions, please feel free to contact Kelley Michael - 203-770-1276 
CT PTA BREAKFAST - FEB 11CTPTA 
Join us for a Legislative Continental Breakfast hosted by the
Connecticut Parent Teacher Association

Tuesday,February 13,2018 
9:00 am to 10:15 am
Legislative Office Building

Continental Breakfast will be held in the dining area

There is parking behind the building in the parking garage or on the street .
Please contact CT PTA at 203-691-9585 or  office@ctpta.org 
for further information and to RSVP.
WINTER PERFORMANCE SCHEDULEWinterPerform 
Newtown Public Schools Visual and Performing Arts  
2017-18 Winter Performance and Exhibit Schedule
YEARBOOK PHOTOSYearbook 
Send Yearbook Photos To: Kelley Michael

PICTAVO IS BACK UP AND RUNNING FOR iOS!
Please upload any pics you'd like to see in the yearbook!
-first day of school
-ice cream social
-fall celebrations/Halloween
- Veterans Day
-movie nights
-sports
-scouts
-etc
***4th Grade parents*** you can upload your child's baby pic there too! Use the 4th Grade Baby Pics folder.

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Or send pictures for the Year book to Kelley Michael: