Lilja PTO Newsletter (3/18/2024)

Town Elections Coming Up - Your Vote Impacts Lilja

Tuesday, March 26: Local Town Election - Voter Registration is CLOSED

Natick will vote for School Committee, Select Board, Town Meeting, and other local boards. Watch a recording of the Yes for Natick 2024 Candidate Forum here.


Last Week’s PTO Meeting

The Lilja PTO meetings are open to all Lilja families and are an opportunity to get involved in our kids’ school community.

Watch a recording of our last meeting.

Read the minutes from our last meeting.


Lilja Lost & Found

The lost & found got a facelift this week thanks to some volunteers. See anything that belongs to your Lilja lion?


Lilja Elementary PTO ScrubaDub Carwash Fundraiser


Natick Day at Worcester Railers Hockey Club

The Worcester Railers Hockey Club is holding a Natick Day at their game on Sunday, April 7th at 3:05 p.m.. The Browne Elementary 4th grade chorus will be singing the National Anthem. Natick families can purchase discounted tickets here.


Charity Event - Fun for the Whole Family

The students of the "Kids for Wish Kids Club" at Natick High School are hosting a charity event on Friday, May 3rd at 6:30pm! Money raised from this event goes to Make-A-Wish of MA/RI to support local children facing critical illnesses. Have a fun night out with your family, and support a great cause! Visit wish.org/kfwk for more information about our club. Get your tickets NOW before they sell out! 

Tickets on sale at the following link: http://harlemwizards.com/tickets/natickma

General admission is $25.


SPARK Kindness presents - Managing Moods 101: How to Help Kids Develop an Emotional Vocabulary

Event Date: Wednesday, March 20th at 7pm at Wilson Middle School, Natick

Event Description: SPARK Kindness presents a FREE in-person community program. In this interactive talk, author and child development expert Deborah Farmer Kris, M.Ed., will give practical advice about how to help kids name, normalize, and navigate their feelings – especially the tricky ones – so they can better manage themselves and the world around them. We all want to raise kind and thoughtful kids – children who can reach out with compassion and bounce back from challenges. That’s why it’s important to support their emotional awareness and resilience. Emotionally literate kids are better equipped to learn in school, deal with difficulties, form healthy relationships, and make responsible choices. This program is a great opportunity for parents of preschool and elementary-aged children to add helpful tools to their parenting toolkit!

Registration Link: http://tinyurl.com/SPARKManagingMoods

Free Childcare During the Program! Free childcare for kids ages 5 years old and up is being offered during this program by the amazing staff at Natick Recreation & Parks. Pre-registration is required and space is limited, so sign-up early. Childcare will be offered in the Wilson Middle School Gymnasium. Drop-off begins at 6:45pm, and pick-up through 8:45pm. Click here to register your child(ren) today!


Photos for Yearbook

Every year the Lilja yearbook includes a collage of fun photos from the first day of school! If you want your child to be featured, please email photos from the first day of school to pto@liljapto.org. Please only send photos of your own child(ren).


UPCOMING EVENTS

2023-2024 NPS Calendar


HELLO FROM THE NEW BOARD!

The Lilja PTO 2023-2024 Board

  • Rebecca Pineault - President

  • Shannon O’Brien - Vice President

  • Jess Murphy - Treasurer

  • Alison Sullivan - Communication Coordinator

We continue to look for people to help out with some of our awesome events throughout the year (The Lilja Carnival, the Book Fair, Yearbook, etc). These events are much beloved, and have a foundation already in place. All we need is YOU to make it all happen! Even if you can only help in a small way, every little bit counts toward making a memorable experience for our Lilja Lions.

Please reach out to the PTO at pto@liljapto.org for volunteer opportunities or questions!


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