PTO Retirement Reception for Deb Driscoll 

September 27th

3:15-4:30pm

Please join us in the Cabot Community Park (Cabot Garden) for the PTO retirement reception to say goodbye to our beloved Executive Administrative Assistant Mrs. Driscoll. Deb has touched many lives during her tenure at Cabot School, and we would like to invite you all to come and wish her well. If you know of any other friends or past students who would like to join us, please reach out to them, too.

This year Bigelow converted to a new directory program.  The PTO is very excited about the change as this new system should enable us to get the directory out faster and easier. 

Last week you should have received an email with a link at the bottom asking you to confirm the information we have for your family. 

If you did not receive the confirmation please email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com .

Our directory is an opt out system.  Unless you actively let us know otherwise the information we have for you will be included in the directory.

Please be aware that there are three systems in place asking for your information and you need to update and make decisions on all three:

1. The Bigelow Directory– this information is used for our family directory.  The information is shared with Bigelow families to facilitate contacting one another.  As you go through the confirmation process there is a step to opt out of the directory if you choose.
2. The PTO email list– the primary source of communication from the PTO is email. At the start of the year all emails from the directory were added to the PTO email list.  Every Sunday (and Tuesday if needed) we send the “PTO Notes” which contains important information on student activities and events as well as updates for parents.  Sometimes we send ad hoc emails during the week or grade specific emails.

Everyone was also included in the following subgroups:

• Community Notes email group which we also send Sundays and contains community based information that we think would be useful to families.  If you previously opted out of community notes you were not added to this subgroup.
• Grade specific lists for your child(ren) grades.  These are used when a message is targeted to a specific grade.

If you do not wish to receive PTO emails you can either select “unsubscribe” at the bottom of this (or any) PTO email and you will be removed from the entire PTO email system.  Or, you can select “update your profile” to unsubscribe or change a specific subgroup (e.g., Community Notes) while still receiving emails from the PTO.  The email list is separate from the directory so  information needs to be changed in both places!

3. Parent Connect:   The school sent information at the start of the year asking families to update/confirm contact information in Parent Connect.  That information is used by the city and school to reach families.  Changes you make in this system are not automatically transferred to the directory or PTO email list so updates need to be made in all necessary places.

We appreciate your help ensuring all lists are accurate and that you are receiving all the important information.  If you have any questions email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com.

Thanks!

Unique Advertising Opportunity!

Do you own your own business?  Do you work for a company that is looking for new ways to reach out to potential customers?  The Bigelow PTO would like to present you and your employer with a unique advertising opportunity and a chance to help the school as well as your business!

For more information, Click here, or contact Heather Kelly at hkelly@rcn.com.

This opportunity will only be available until Friday, October 4, 2013 so act quickly! 

We thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Bigelow PTO

The Sixth grade Robotics Club starts this Wednesday, September 18, in room 203 with Mr. Burtch at 3pm

Please join us for our first PTO Meeting of the year, Friday September 20th 8:30 – 9:30 am in the Bigelow Library.  Meet other parents and hear about what is happening at Bigelow this year.

AGENDA

•             Introductions
•             Principal’s Update
•             PTO Communications
•             Upcoming Events
•             Volunteering
•             Creative Arts and Sciences Programming Overview

Coffee, Tea and food will be available.

We hope to see you there.

Drumroll-…. and the grand total is…$563!!  Thank you to all the 8^th graders who participated in this
fun-rasing event!! You definitely worked very hard to raise this money but it was clear you also had so much fun getting wet and working together. Kudos to all!

This event could not have happened without the help of our team:

Thank you to Mr. K  for getting the kids to sign up, for supervising the team and making sure that the cars were clean.

A big thanks to our Principal,  Mr. Harrison for helping wash cars! The team washed 55 cars!!

Many thanks to Heather Kelly, Ashlyn Kelly and the 8^th Grade friends who made our Car Wash signs.

We’re grateful to Diane Collins, Christine’s mom for getting the car wash supplies from Swartz Hardware.

Many thanks to all the parents who sent in goodies for the Bake Sale.

Much appreciation goes to  Heather, Alanya and Nilson for staffing the Car Wash!

Lastly, thanks to all the Bigelow parents, families and friends who came and got their cars washed to support the fundraiser!

The 5th Annual Soup and Supper Stroll is going be held on Saturday, November 16, 6:30 – 11:00 pm. Please plan on joining us for this great evening of fine food and company while supporting Bigelow.

The evening will start at one Bigelow family’s home for appetizers. Here you will receive your dinner assignment. Each dinner will be for 8-16 people, hosted by a Bigelow family. After dinner we will reconvene at another family’s home for dessert.

Want to host? We would love to have you!! Dinner hosts just serve soup and dinner. No need to make appetizers or dessert – someone else is doing that. You do not need to be a gourmet cook!!!

Please contact us at www.bigelowbulldog@gmail.com if you are interested in hosting or have any questions.

Your event co chairs: Jacquie Arbuckle and Carolyn Judge

Did you know we have on line calendars linked to our website at http://bigelowpto.org/calendar/ ?  

There is a PTO Calendar that lists all parent related events, activities and school closings.  And there is also a Bigelow Student Activities Calendar that lists all clubs, activities and sports events.  

You can even subscribe to these calendars so they will appear on your own personal calendars.  Instructions for doing this are below the calendar.  Never miss a Bigelow event again!!!