UPCOMING EVENTS

Wed 3/15: Early Release 12:15pm
Thu 3/23: UNO Lilja Fundraiser
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!

2022-2023 YEARBOOKS ON SALE NOW!

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.

SCRUB-A-DUB FUNDRAISER

It’s a beautiful day for a car wash! The Scrub-a-dub fundraiser is back.

⭐️ save $1 on a regular wash, but if you want to upgrade your service when you go, you can!
⭐️ Lilja makes 50% of all proceeds. Your wash costs $10, the PTO gets $5!
⭐️ Vouchers are good for 6 months and at all Scrub-a-dub locations
⭐️ Makes a great gift! Nothing says “I love you but your car is filthy” like a car wash voucher.

https://www.scrubadub.com/fr/campaign/liljapto2023
(Choose “Donate Now”)

Shine on!

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.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Spring Baseball + Softball Registration

Visit https://naticklittleleague.org/ to learn more about opportunities for Beginner Softball and T-Ball. Children of all skill levels are encouraged to join! There is a heavy emphasis on skills development and fundamentals with a focus on introducing the game and just having fun.

Spring Flag Football

**April 23 - June 24 on Sundays**

K - 2nd grades at 12:00pm
3rd - 5th grades at 1:00pm
6th - 9th grades at 2:00pm

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.
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 on April 17 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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