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From the
Eagle’s Nest
The Alaiedon PTO Newsletter
PTO Meeting Notes
Greetings Alaiedon Parents!
New Meeting Dates
We have made some adjustments to the PTO
meeting schedule.
The new meeting dates are as follows:
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Monday March 9th
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Monday April 20th
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Monday May 18th
PTO Officer Elections
The PTO is looking to fill officer positions for Vice
President and Treasurer! The PTO is seeking
nominations for each of these positions by April
17th. A slate will be presented at the April 20th PTO
meeting. Nominations will also be accepted from
the floor at the April meeting. A ballot vote will take
place at the May 18th meeting. All
parents/guardians are encouraged to attend!
If you have general PTO questions or want to get involved,
please contact PTO President, Laura Patterson at
lapatterson@wowway.com.
SCIENCEPALOOZA
MARK YOUR CALENDAR - The PTO and Michigan
Science Center are bringing SciencePalooza to
Alaiedon on April 17th from 5:30-8:30 PM. This
is a dynamic hands-on learning experience that
promotes discovery of various science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) concepts. This
program includes 10 hands-on activity stations that
participants will rotate through to discover the most
fundamental and exciting principles in science.
Families can feel free to come and go as they please
during this Free Family Event. We hope to see you
there!
Volunteers will be needed for this event!!
Information about how to volunteer will be coming
home the last week of February!
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Don’t forget, you can
us on Facebook at:
www.facebook.com/AlaiedonPTO.
Box Tops & Soup Labels
Please label all Box Tops and Soup Labels for
Education with your child’s name and
teacher’s name, so that your child will qualify
for contests.
Congratulations to Mrs. Robertson’s & Mrs.
Davies classrooms!! They are the winners of
February’s box top and soup label contest!
March/April Contest: Every classroom that has 14
or more students bring in box top or soup labels will
get a free popcorn certificate for the whole class!
Have Questions? Want to learn more? Please
contact Missy Mullaly at
missymullaly31@gmail.com
Market Day
Market Day makes mealtime a breeze!
Market Day is grocery service available to Alaiedon
families. This monthly program offers quality,
nutritious, and affordable groceries, delivered right
to the school; best of all, up to 20% of every
purchase goes back to the Alaiedon PTO
Fundraising efforts, which in turn, helps Alaiedon
students.
Register online now to learn how this service can
make mealtimes a snap! New to Market Day? Use
the code NEWFIVE to save $5 off an order of $25 or
more! Please note: online and for new customers
only.
Please visit www.MarketDay.com, or contact Missy Mullaly
at missymullaly31@gmail.com with questions.
Meijer Community Rewards
You can raise funds just for shopping at Meijer!
Just fill out a Meijer Community Rewards flyer
(found in our Information Center in the school
lobby.) Alaiedon Elementary number is 767002.
Mail in the flyer, receive your key card, and scan
every time you shop. Up to 1% of your purchase
is donated to Alaiedon’s fundraising efforts.
Alaiedon PTO Newsletter ~ Mason MI ~ Volume #5 ~ Issue #3 ~ January/February 2015
PTO Mini Grant Program
March Dates to Remember
The Mini Grants requested have been used for
classroom enhancements, books and magazines to
support classroom instruction/classroom libraries, to
enrich learning through technology, to build on
classroom learning tools.
March 4th: NO SCHOOL parent/teacher
conferences
The following items have been purchased through the
Mini Grant Program:
March 9th: PTO Meeting at 5:30 in the office
conference room.
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“A Place for Everyone” – classroom rugs
(Robertson & Gani)
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Classroom library bins – (Goedert)
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2 IPod Touch Devices – (Harless)
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Tablets and Tablet Apps – (Carlson)
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Kids Discover Collection Magazine – (Plaxton)
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Books for CI and grades K-2 – (Peden)
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3 Tablets and cases – (Murray)
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Fiction & Non Fiction books and 30 128mg flash
drives (Haudek)
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Double power 7” tablet 8GB Memory Dual Core
with Bonus Keyboard Case and Google Play Gift
Card (Southwell)
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Fiction and Non Fiction Books (Ellwood)
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Books and Organizational bins/shelf (Johnson)
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Giggle Whistle set, Basic Sound Puzzle Kit, Full
Support Swing Seat, Play Beads, See and Spell
Set, Megato
Blocks
Create and Play, Melissa and
Reminders
Parents
Doug Wooden Block Set (Richman)
All Mini Grant purchases are the property of Alaiedon
Elementary School.
Volunteer Opportunities
Want to volunteer, but aren’t
sure how to get started?
We need volunteers for the following activities:
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Monthly Box Tops and Labels Processing
Monthly Market Day Grocery Program
March Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
Mileage Club
Family Event Committee
Spring Picture Day
Book Fair
Kindergarten Round up (March 16, 2015)
You can also be an “On Call” Volunteer
Contact Lori Pfost at Lpfost@dartbank.com to learn
how YOU can make a difference at Alaiedon.
March 6th: Market Day online orders are due at
11:00 p.m.
March 12th: Market Day pick up in the gym from
4:35-4:35.
March 23rd: Box Top County Day
March 24th: Edru Skate Night 6:00-8:30 p.m.
March 26th: Popcorn Day
April Dates to Remember
April 3rd: NO SCHOOL – Teacher Release Day
April 6th-10th: NO SCHOOL – Spring Break
April 10th: Market Day online orders due-11PM
April 16th: Market Day Pick-Up 4:35-5:35PM
April 17th: Science Palooza – 5:30-8:30PM
April 20th: PTO meeting at 5:30 in the office
conference room.
April 23rd: Popcorn Day
April 27th: Box Top Count Day
Mileage Club
The Feelin’ Good Mileage Club registration deadline
is March 5th! Students who register by March 5th
will have personalized punch cards.
You can register online at
www.SparrowMilesClub.com
Walking begins the week of April 13th.
There will be a volunteer meeting at the school on
Wednesday April 1 at noon.
Alaiedon PTO Newsletter ~ Mason MI ~ Volume #5 ~ Issue #3 ~ January/February 2015