UPCOMING EVENTS

Wed 3/1: 4th Grade Instrument Showcase
Fri 3/3: Enrichment Program Registration Closes
Wed 3/15: Early Release 12:15pm
Mon 3/27: Enrichment Program Begins
Wed 4/5: Early Release 12:15pm
Fri 4/7: No School (Good Friday)
Wed 4/12: Early Release 12:15pm
Mon 4/17 - Fri 4/21: April Vacation Week
Sun 6/4: SAVE THE DATE - LILJA CARNIVAL!

SCRUB-A-DUB FUNDRAISER

Welcome back from February break! The snow is turning grey and it’s the perfect time to stock up on Scrub-a-Dub car wash passes during our March fundraiser!

For every $10 purchased through the Lilja fundraising site, you’ll get 1 coupon for an Express Wash (retail value $11) via your email. Should you want to upgrade your wash, you can simply pay the difference when you are at Scrub-a-Dub. Easy!

There is no limit as to how many washes you can purchase. Lilja gets 50% of all washes purchased during our campaign and gift certificates are valid at any Scrub-a-Dub location in Maine, RI, or MA, so the link can be shared with friends and relatives too!

WANTED: RAISE CRAZE COORDINATOR

Here is a great chance to get involved with the PTO in a fundraiser that is unlike any other. Raise Craze empowers our children and puts them in charge of their own success. The program provides an online platform that enables students to set up secure, custom websites where they request donations via email (from friends and family, near and far). During the fundraiser, students pay it forward by completing Acts of Kindness for others. They spend time serving, not selling. Regardless of ability to raise money, this inclusive approach allows everyone to participate because EVERYONE CAN SPREAD KINDNESS! They are sponsored for their acts of service and give back while they earn.

We have lots of exciting ideas for Raise Craze and are looking for a volunteer to run this program this spring. Lots of tools and support will be available! Reach out to pto@liljapto.org if you’re interested.

ELEMENTARY ENRICHMENT

Last call for signing up for the Elementary Enrichment program! The Lilja offerings are listed below. Please visit https://www.smore.com/ny5rm for details. Registration closes on March 3rd.

4TH GRADE INSTRUMENT SHOWCASE

Wednesday March 1, 2023 at Natick High School any time between 5:00-7:00 PM

Come to Natick Public Schools’ Instrument Showcase for current and rising Middle School Students. This is a fun opportunity for current 4th graders and older to hear, see, and try out the instruments we play in band and orchestra.

Stay tuned - we will be holding our Elementary Instrument Showcase in June.

Band: Scott Morrill (smorrill@natickps.org) / Orchestra: Sirkka Natti (snatti@natickps.org)

2022-2023 YEARBOOKS ON SALE NOW!

Get excited! The 2022-2023 yearbooks are on sale now! Yearbooks are a wonderful keepsake of the Lilja school year. Whether your child is in Kindergarten or a higher grade, the yearbook is full of photos from classrooms, specialists and school events. Pages in the back will have space for your child to exchange autographs and messages with their friends, so they can have something to look back on in years to come.

All yearbooks will be delivered in June before the end of the school year.

Note: 4th graders will be issued yearbooks separately, you DO NOT need to purchase a copy for your 4th grader.

MARCH LUNCH MENU

COMMUNITY NEWS

Maple Magic + Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, March 4 at Natick Community Organic Farm

Social Justice Parenting: Raising Compassionate, Anti-Racist, and Socially Conscious Children

Tuesday, March 7 at 7pm on Zoom

This program will address how to raise children who work to promote justice, compassion, and belonging for themselves and others. Dr. Traci Baxley will discuss the principles of Social Justice Parenting and offer strategies for implementing these values into your daily life. Register here.

Lilja Parent Kristen Pope Runs for Select Board

Kristen Pope with her daughter, Lily, a Lilja Lion Kindergartener!

Hi Lilja Parents! My name is Kristen L. Pope and I would be humbled to represent you on Natick’s Select Board. It’s important to have the representation of a mother on our Select Board. My husband Richard and I chose to move to Natick almost six years ago. At the time, I was eight months pregnant with our daughter Lily. The commuter rail, good schools, affordability, a cool downtown and diversity were all the elements we needed to make Natick home.
Not long after moving to Natick, my husband and I both got involved in serving our town on boards. I’ve had the privilege of serving on Natick’s Personnel Board. I’ve also served as an advisor to a youth-led coalition called Rise Natick focused on anti-racist principles and I currently serve on the United Way-Tri County board.
Throughout my adult life, servant leadership and collaboration with teams and board members is a principle I’ve followed and modeled. Natick is facing complex challenges and as a select board member, I will prioritize listening, collecting facts and data, collaborating with the other select board members and coming to sound and sustainable decisions that benefit everyone.
My platform has six interconnected positions: Representation, Town Governance, Smart Economic Growth, Affordable Housing, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Budget. Read more at my website: www.kristenfornatick.org
My experience as a board member who knows the power of skilled collaboration, as a business owner who, with a team of talented people, pivoted our business model and tripled our revenues during the height of he pandemic, as an expert communicator of almost 20 years who knows how to listen, as a working mother of a young child in the school system, and as an engaged citizen–these experiences position me to effectively represent Natick on the select board. I humbly ask for one of your two votes on March 28th, 2023. Thank you!

Lilja Parent Caitlyn Siebenmorgen Runs the Boston Marathon

Caitlyn Siebenmorgen is a Lilja mom and running the Boston Marathon in support of the Redhawk Foundation, which raises funds to make youth programming accessible to all. Read more about her journey here!

https://www.givengain.com/ap/caitlyn-siebenmorgen-raising-funds-for-the-redhawk-foundation/#timeline

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE PTO

Since we get this question a lot, here are some easy ways you can support the PTO year round!

NAME BUBBLES

Running out of name labels for all your kid’s school gear? Order customized, waterproof, dishwasher proof name labels through Name Bubbles using THIS LINK and 20% goes back to the Lilja PTO.

SHUTTERFLY

Simply shop through our Lilja Shutterfly Storefront to create photo books, keepsakes, gifts, home décor and more, and Shutterfly will donate 8% to our PTO organization. Use this link to start shopping!

MABEL’S LABELS

If you need labels for lunch boxes, water bottles, sweatshirts, etc. order your labels from Mabel's Labels and select at checkout "Lilja PTO (Natick)" under Support A Fundraiser. Lilja PTO will earn a 20% commission of your order.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Box tops can be worth cash for Lilja school! Simply download the Box Tops app and scan your receipt after shopping to automatically donate to Lilja. Click here for more details.

MINTED

Shop greeting cards and gifts on minted.com year round using our promo code FUNDRAISELILJA to enjoy 20% off your order and give 15% back to your school!

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