Lilja PTO Newsletter (5/9/22)

Lilja PTO Newsletter (5/9/22)

Upcoming events

  • 5/18 Kindergarten Information Night

  • 5/19 Margaritas Restaurant Night (4th Grade Fundraiser)

  • 5/25 PTO Meeting on Zoom (last one this school year)

  • 6/1 Dates & Olives Restaurant Night

  • 6/2-8 Field Days

  • 6/5 Lilja Carnival

  • 6/7 Band Concert, 4th Grade 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)

THANK YOU to everyone for your generous donations! We raised a total of $3,815 and put every dollar into our Staff Appreciation Week efforts. To recap:

  • Monday - Chub's Ice Cream Truck visited the front loop for an afternoon sweet treat

  • Tuesday - Teachers were treated to delicious pad thai noodles or pineapple fried rice from Rice Noodle for lunch

  • Wednesday - Bagel Table, Muffin House and Starbucks generously donated bagels, muffins and coffee, along with pastries purchased from Quebrada, to create a bountiful breakfast spread

  • Thursday - Burritos, tortilla chips and fresh salsa from Baha Mexican was the perfect way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo

  • Friday - Notes of appreciation from Lilja families were displayed on posters in the staff room, and each Lilja staff member took home a gift of their choice: wine, beer, juice, kombucha, chocolate, coffee or flowers.

None of this would have been possible without your contributions, so thank you again for helping us treat our teachers and staff this year.

 

Margaritas Mix & Mingle (4th Grade Fundraiser)

  • Thursday 5/19, 5-10pm

  • 725 Cochituate Road, Framingham

Join us for a restaurant night next Thursday night, with all proceeds to benefit 4th Grade farewell activities! Come to the restaurant or grab a takeout order (mention Lilja when you order) from 5pm onwards, and/or join us in the back room for an in person mix and mingle from 7pm onwards.

While the event is to benefit 4th Graders, all Lilja families are welcome to participate. Looking forward to seeing you then!

 

ScrubaDub Fundraiser Result

We sold 191 car washes and raised $955 through our ScrubaDub fundraiser! Thanks again to Kate Grzesiuk for suggesting and organizing this effort for the PTO. If anyone has any fundraising ideas and would like to help coordinate, we're always happy to have more help. Get in touch at pto@liljapto.org.

 

Yearbooks are still available for sale! 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.

Please consider adding a small donation to help cover the costs of offering a yearbook to the Lilja community, including families who may otherwise be unable to purchase one. 

Order now at liljapto.org/yearbook

We Need Your Help!
June 5 is the Lilja Carnival, a huge event which brings together the whole Natick community, not just Lilja families. We will need a lot of help for this in terms of both sponsorships from local businesses and parent volunteers both leading up to the event and on the day, so if you are able, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/scmhzPDyxe3HgcEn8

 

HUG Volunteers
We are also looking for more 'HUG' volunteers to help welcome new families to Lilja, in particular those coming from Johnson. If you are interested, find out more and sign up here: https://liljapto.org/hug

 

Ongoing Partner Programs & Fundraisers

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.

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For the latest Lilja School Newsletter from the Principal, click here.

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