Parent Teacher Organization

PTO Has Board Openings for 2008-2009 School Year:

PTO has two current openings: Co-Chairperson and Recording Secretary. If you are interested in either position please email flmspto@freelake.org. We meet on the first Monday of every month. Thank you!

PTO Meeting Schedule for 2008-2009 School Year:

September 8 th, October 6 th, November 3 rd, December 1 st, January 5 th, February 2 nd, March 2 nd, April 6 th, May 4 th, June 1 st.

Fund Raisers

Boxtops for Education Please continue sending in Boxtops for Education coupons in baggies with your child's name and homeroom number on them. The "Boxtops for Education" program is running some fun promotions that can mean cash for FLMS. There is one for Betty Crocker products and the other is for Scott products. Go to their website ( http://www.boxtops4education.com ), click on the Promotions tab, and you can enter to win! It's just one more simple way to take advantage of this great program.

Hood Sox Tops! Starting April 1st you will see specially marked lids on Hood Milk containers. Please send those in with your children for the rest of the school year. This is an easy way to raise money for the school and assist teachers with supplies for their classrooms. The school that submits the most tops can win a visit from Red Sox players!

Do you shop at Target? Then please read this!

Did you know that you can donate $$$ to FLMS simply by shopping at Target? What could be easier? Follow the directions below to get started today:

Register our school at the target website.

1. Go to this link: www.target.com

2. At the bottom of the page click on "Take Charge of Education" in the COMMUNITY section.

3. On the right side of the page, click on ENROLL NOW.

4. Enter 120271 on the school ID box.

5. Click the button titled "Designate this school".

6. Complete your information on the page.

7. Click the button titled "Designate this school".

Enjoy shopping at target.

Recycle those books!

FLMS has joined a program with Funding Factory where we get $1.00 to $3.00 per book, depending on the value.
The funds come back to the school. Guidelines are as follows:
1. Books must have been published within the last 5 years.
2. Books must be in good condition.
3. Books must have originally retailed for more than $12.00.
Please dig into your closets and bookshelves looking for old text books, romance/horror/fiction novels and more and drop them off at school. Thank you!!

Stay tuned! Get involved! Have fun!

E-mail us at: flmspto@freelake.org

Co-Chairperson	Jessica Couto	508-763-4872
Corresponding Secretary	Kathy McCarthy	508-644-3148
Treasurer	Linda Curtin	508-946-1650
Asst. Treasurer	Justine Poillucci	508-947-9053
Volunteer Coordinator	Sue McTernan	508-728-5036

About our PTO

The focus of the PTO is to enhance the educational and extracurricular atmosphere of the school.  The PTO provides funds for all of the cultural arts programs, sponsors the 6th, 7th and 8th grade socials, provides funds for the field trips, provides all of the drinks and snacks for all of the children during the MCAS exams, and provides funds for the classroom wish list.  The wish list includes, paper, glue sticks, tissues, materials for projects just to name a few. 

Membership and Meetings

The PTO is open to all adults with children attending Freetown-Lakeville Middle School.  Meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month (unless there is a holiday), at 7:00 pm in the school library.

To make our programs successful, we need your help.  You can help as little or as much as you wish.  We are always looking for new ideas and new faces! 

Please download a hard copy, fill out the volunteer form and return it to school.  Checking something off does not obligate you to that function if a conflict arises.  We need to have a list of volunteers we can call upon throughout the school year.  Thank you so much. Helping your children is a very worthwhile investment! 

Check out our newsletter every month!

**All volunteers must complete a CORI form.

Areas where you can also help:

Baking committee- The chairperson will call if we need a baked good for a specific event.

Book Fair- Help to set up or work at the book fairs.

Fall Fundraiser- Volunteers count money and/or distribute candy bars.

Staff Appreciation- Volunteers bake, cook, or coordinate an individual day of food for the staff. (Springtime)

Library- Assist the librarian.

Photocopying- Volunteers copy classroom materials as needed.  Schedule is flexible.

Office work- Generally done on a individual basis.  PTO coordinates with the office staff specific hours that each interested volunteer is available.

Assist Nurse- Light paperwork and various screenings.

Box Tops- Counting and bundling of box tops sent in by students. This can be done from home.

Assembly Committee- Plan and book assemblies at the school for the students.  We really need help this year!!

Classroom volunteer- Help teacher in planning a party or activity for the classroom.

Congratulations to our Freetown-Lakeville Middle School P.T.O. for receiving a new England League of Middle Schools Parent and Community Group Award for 2003! Here is part of the letter our PTO received from New England League of Middle Schools (NELMS) on February 7, 2003:

"Congratulations! your group has been selected to receive a New England League of Middle Schools Parent and Community Group Award for 2003. The purpose of this award is to honor and recognize parent and community groups who value, understand and support effective middle level education. You have met or exceeded the stated criteria! It is obvious from the materials we received that the group understands how young adolescents learn and that the group is a champion of and actively promotes middle level education. The group has built community support for middle level education, and recognizes that middle level education is a distinct entity within the K-12 educational system."

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