Town Elections Coming Up - How Your Vote Impacts Lilja
Tuesday, March 26: Local Town Election
Everyone will receive the same ballot. This will include candidates for School Committee, Select Board, Town Meeting, and other local boards. The last day to register to vote in the town election is March 16th (click on the link if you need info on how to register). This is the election during which you will have the opportunity to vote FOR School Committee members who are committed to a welcoming and inclusive school environment for ALL children. Register to Vote
Attend the Yes for Natick Candidate forum on March 11 at 7 pm to learn more.
Lilja PTO Cultural Arts Shoutout!
I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the PTO for continuing to fund our Cultural Arts events! In third grade, we feel very fortunate to have visitors from Plimoth Patuxet, Paul Revere House, Discovery Museum, and Potato Hill (a fabulous writing workshop). None of these guests and events would be possible without the support of the PTO and Cultural Arts!
Kelly McShane, 3rd Grade Teacher
Mass Cultural Council Grant Awarded to Lilja School PTO
The Lilja School PTO has received STARS Residency grant from the Mass Cultural Council. This will be used to fund Discovery Museum programs at Lilja that benefit every grade level.
“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Natick Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”
Image from the 1st grade Discovery Museum Sound Workshop, one of several Discovery Museum programs at Lilja.
Note: all parents/guardians provided permission for this photo to be shared!
Half Day Pizza & Movie
March 13 is a half day, and the 4th Grade Parent Committee is offering a half day pizza and movie event. This is open to all grades and is a fundraiser for 4th grade end of year activities. Sign up here!
Currently limited to 75 children, but if more people volunteer, more children can attend. Volunteer 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 go on sale MARCH 7 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!
Lunch & Learn
Lunch & Learn for Parents/Caregivers of NPS Elementary School Students co-hosted by SPARK Kindness and Natick 180.
Thursday, March 14th from 11:30AM - 1:00PM
Morse Institute Library in Natick
Registration link
Join other Natick parents/caregivers in an interactive discussion on supporting the 'whole child' with Dr. Art Fergusson of Natick Public Schools.
Hear tips on how to foster your child's social and emotional development at home;
Get info from SPARK Kindness and Natick 180 about available community resources;
Make connections with other parents/caregivers
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
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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