Lilja PTO Newsletter (5/31/22)
Upcoming events
6/1 PTO Meeting, Dates & Olives Restaurant Night
6/2-8 Field Days
6/5 Lilja Carnival
6/7 Band Concert, Student Step-Up Day at Wilson
6/14 4th Grade Chorus Concert
6/17 4th Grade trip to YMCA
6/22 Last Day of School (half day)
PTO Meeting - TOMORROW
Please join us tomorrow night, Wednesday June 1 at 7pm on Zoom, for our last public meeting of the year! Feel free to dial in with your camera off and muted while you multitask.
Meeting link: bentley.zoom.us/j/99460346720
Lilja Carnival - Sunday June 5
5 days to go!
There is still time to sign up to volunteer or donate a cake to help! We are still very short on volunteers to run games from 3-4pm. Please consider donating just one hour of your time:
Carnival Day - assist with games, concessions, ticket sales, etc.
Cake Donation - donate a homemade or store bought 8" cake
Ticket Presales
Entry to the venue is free, but tickets will be required for rides, games, raffles, shows and other attractions. Tickets will be sold on the day at the event, but you can skip the lines and get some bonus items by pre-ordering your tickets here: liljapto.org/carnival-store
Ticket presales will end at noon on Saturday June 4, so get your order in now!
Food and drink will ONLY be sold by cash, credit or Venmo.
If your family would like to participate in the carnival but are facing financial hardship, the PTO has donated a number of free tickets which will be distributed through the Lilja School Counselor, Courtney Simoni. Please contact her confidentially at csimoni@natickps.org if you require assistance.
Event Information
For all the latest event information visit our website. We have an amazing day planned with rides and inflatables from Cushing Amusements, games with prizes, a raffle, a balloon twister, airbrush tattoos, awesome acrobatics shows by local circus school Eastern Acrobatics, reptiles, crafts, and food and drink for sale.
Parking
Please park in the Sargent Field lot and walk up to the blacktop and upper field for all the event action.
Sponsors
Special thanks to our Gold Sponsor Dion's, Silver Sponsors Griffin Build and Linx, and Bronze sponsors Austin Liquors, Citizens Bank, Middlesex Auto Body, Tobin and Board & Park.
Remember, this event is open to ALL, so invite your non-Lilja or even non-Natick family & friends to come and join in the fun!
Dates & Olives Fundraiser
Get takeout or dine in for lunch OR dinner at Dates & Olives tomorrow, Wednesday June 1, and part of the proceeds will go back to the PTO!
For online orders, write in 'Lilja' under 'Special Instructions' in one of your items. For phone and in person orders, mention Lilja to staff before you pay. The fundraiser runs the entire day they are open, 11am to 8pm.
Order online here: toasttab.com/dates-and-olives-natick
Don't forget to snap a pic of your meal and tag @datesandolivesboston on Facebook or Instagram!
Last Chance to Order Yearbooks
The Lilja Yearbook is a beautiful momento of the entire school year, with photo highlights of each grade, Picture Day portraits of the class, event photos, plus extra space in the back for kids to write in their own memories and collect autographs from their classmates before they say goodbye for summer.
In previous years there were many late orders once books were distributed to classrooms - kids who didn't already order wanted one after they saw them, and unfortunately last year we ran out of copies. We encourage everyone to order in advance to avoid disappointment.
Order now at liljapto.org/yearbook
June Lunch Menu
Ongoing Partner Programs & Fundraisers
Amazon Smile (search for Lilja Elementary PTO to automatically donate)
Minted (use code FUNDRAISELILJA to get a 20% discount and donate)
Talk to us
Whether you're a new or returning family, we would love to hear from you! If you have any questions, ideas or suggestions, relevant news for this newsletter, or want to help us out, please contact us at pto@liljapto.org.
For PTO updates outside of this newsletter, visit our website or find us on Facebook.
For the latest Lilja School Newsletter from the Principal, click here.
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