[CabotCommunity] Jabberlite for Tuesday Feb 12th

Tue Feb 12 14:40:04 EST 2008

Jabberlite for Tuesday February 12, 2008

This edition contains information about:
Call Back Reminder
Cabot Community Conversations 2/28
METCO in Massachusetts, featuring speaker Susan Eaton (childcare now available!!) 2/26
PTO Meeting date change
Artwork for Education 
Cabot 5th Grade Activities Teacher Vacation Raffle
Invention Invasion - 3/18
Spring Little League sign-ups

Upcoming Calendar - visit www.Cabotpto.org for the entire calendar anytime.

February 14, 2008

CASP Advisory Board Meeting  7:45am

2/18/08 - 2/22/08

Winter Vacation, NO SCHOOL

February 25, 2008

School Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM

February 26, 2008

Jabberwock Publication 2007-08 Issue #7

February 26, 2008

Affinity Group 12:30 pm

February 26, 2008

METCO in Massachusetts, featuring speaker Susan Eaton 7:00pm Mason Rice School

February 27, 2008

Kindergarten Parent Evening (snow date 3/3)

February 27, 2008

Cabot Community Conversations 7-9:00pm Cabot Gymnasium

Call Back Reminder
If your child will be missing school as a result of the upcoming winter vacation, please remember to notify the school. Please call the Cabot Safe Arrival Call Back number at 617-559-9390.

Cabot Community Conversations

February 28, 2008, Cabot Gymnasium

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

You are invited to a Round Table Discussion on:

FY ’08 -‘09 School Budget – Override vs. Allocation, and how this is not part of the Newton North Construction Project;

Facilities Planning – Current and Long Term; 

Strategic Vision Planning – Newton Public Schools of 2020.

In an open forum format, you will be able to ask questions, and hear more about the above topics from a host of people, such as:

Principal, Dr. Marilynne Quarcoo;

School Committee Members, including Reenie Murphy and Geoff Epstein

Move Newton Forward Representatives, including Cabot parent Sarah Ecker; and 

Newton Strategic Planning Committee Members, including Cabot parent Lisa Prior.  

We welcome you to be part of the future of education for our children and Newton schools!!  Hope to see you all.  This meeting is sponsored by the School Council and the PTO.

The Newton PTO Council and Newton PTO’s invite you to a special evening:
METCO In Massachusetts - A Significant Work In Progress

February 26, 2008  7:00 pm

Mason Rice Elementary School - 149 Pleasant Street, Newton Centre

**Childcare now available!!  The Newton PTO Council has offered to pay for babysitting for anyone interested in attending this. Please contact Sue Flicop at suef at aol.com if you would like babysitting.

Featuring Susan Eaton,  Research Director, 

Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice,

Harvard Law School

•         Explore the history and founding purpose of METCO.

•         Understand METCO’s evolution over the years.

•         Learn the benefits of the program for students from Boston and from the suburbs. 

•         Discover new research findings on the benefits of diverse learning environments.

•         Examine Massachusetts’ efforts in a national context.

Susan is author of several books, The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial, The Other Boston Busing Story: What's Won and Lost Across the Boundary Line, and co-author, with Gary Orfield, of Dismantling Desegregation: The Quiet Reversal of Brown v. Board of Education 

Special Thanks to Angier Human Differences Committee for organizing this event.

METCO In Massachusetts - A Significant Work In Progress

February 26, 2008  7:00 pm

Mason Rice Elementary School - 149 Pleasant Street, Newton Centre

**Childcare now available!!  The Newton PTO Council has offered to pay for babysitting for anyone interested in attending this. Please contact Sue Flicop at suef at aol.com if you would like babysitting.

Featuring Susan Eaton,  Research Director, 

Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice,

Harvard Law School

•         Explore the history and founding purpose of METCO.

•         Understand METCO’s evolution over the years.

•         Learn the benefits of the program for students from Boston and from the suburbs. 

•         Discover new research findings on the benefits of diverse learning environments.

•         Examine Massachusetts’ efforts in a national context.

Susan is author of several books, The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial, The Other Boston Busing Story: What's Won and Lost Across the Boundary Line, and co-author, with Gary Orfield, of Dismantling Desegregation: The Quiet Reversal of Brown v. Board of Education 

Special Thanks to Angier Human Differences Committee for organizing this event.

PTO Meeting Date Change
Due to the Cabot Community Conversations Meeting on February 28th, the PTO meeting scheduled for Tuesday February 26th has been postponed until Tuesday March 25.  We hope to see you on March 25th at 8:40 in the Library.

ARTWORK FOR EDUCATION

Thank you to all the families who sent in permission slips to have their children's artwork scanned into greeting cards through Worldwise Education.  The artwork looks beautiful, just wait until you see the cards!  The preview and order forms will arrive in April and the cards themselves in May.

We would like to thank Sandy Connors, Kate Johnson, Caroline Eggert, Erin Gubert, Shelly Griswold, Susan Poole,Teresa Tocher and Ms. Stahl who all helped organize and label the artwork!  Many thanks also to Kelly Conroy, whose inspired our artists and for her endeless assistance helping us get this project off the ground.

Bowling with Cabot Connecting Families

Approximately 50 people attended the annual Cabot Connecting Families winter event!  We had 7 lanes going with 5 people per lane for 2 hours, whew!  Ron's delicious homemade ice cream was also part of the fun.  Many thanks to Mary Heney, Amy Siegel and Brett Leav for organizing this fun annual event! 

5TH GRADE ACTIVITIES - TEACHER VACATION RAFFLE THIS WEEK!!

Four teachers/staff members have the chance to win the “Weekend Away” Raffle, sponsored by the 5th Grade Activities Committee!  Students can buy tickets naming the teachers/staff members they would like to win.  (We think this is a great way to say “thank you” to the folks who work so hard on behalf of our children every day.)  The homes have been donated by members of the Cabot community: one in New Hampshire, two in Vermont, and one on Martha’s Vineyard.  Tickets are $5 each or 6 for $25.  There is a Raffle Ticket envelope outside each classroom door for completed ticket forms and checks (NO CASH PLEASE).  Raffle tickets can also be purchased during the Bake Sale hours at Cabot School on Election day (February 5th).  We will have two drawings – 2 winners on February 14th and two on February 15th.  Special prizes will also be given to the students who purchase the winning tickets.  Questions?  Please contact Sandy Connors, Alice Cunningham, Sue Sagan, Kim Spencer or Julie Stonehill.

All proceeds go towards the 5th grade activities.  We have been getting great response. Thank you for your support!!

Invention Invasion Volunteers 

5TH GRADE ACTIVITIES - TEACHER VACATION RAFFLE THIS WEEK!!

Four teachers/staff members have the chance to win the “Weekend Away” Raffle, sponsored by the 5th Grade Activities Committee!  Students can buy tickets naming the teachers/staff members they would like to win.  (We think this is a great way to say “thank you” to the folks who work so hard on behalf of our children every day.)  The homes have been donated by members of the Cabot community: one in New Hampshire, two in Vermont, and one on Martha’s Vineyard.  Tickets are $5 each or 6 for $25.  There is a Raffle Ticket envelope outside each classroom door for completed ticket forms and checks (NO CASH PLEASE).  Raffle tickets can also be purchased during the Bake Sale hours at Cabot School on Election day (February 5th).  We will have two drawings – 2 winners on February 14th and two on February 15th.  Special prizes will also be given to the students who purchase the winning tickets.  Questions?  Please contact Sandy Connors, Alice Cunningham, Sue Sagan, Kim Spencer or Julie Stonehill.

All proceeds go towards the 5th grade activities.  We have been getting great response. Thank you for your support!!

Invention Invasion Volunteers 

Interested in helping out with a fun and exciting PTO program?  Only have a limited amount of time but you want to contribute?  Then we could use your help.  We are looking for a parent volunteer to help us with the Annual Invention Invasion. The Invention Invasion is a fun evening where Cabot students present an “invention” that they have designed.  This year it will take place on Tuesday, March 18th.  You don’t need to be a scientist.  All you need is a desire to help!  Contact Vicki Gartland (vgartland at comcast.net) or Karen Jauregui (kjauregui at repligen.com) if you are interested.

Register now for Newton Central Spring Little League.
Newton Central Little League is open to all children who live in the Cabot, Pierce or Ward elementary school districts and are age eligible.

There are several different leagues within the Newton Central Little League: Farm, AA, AAA, and Majors. The league that your child will play in is determined by their age as well as tryouts (for older children only). Tryouts are intended to ensure that children play at the level that is most suitable for their skill level, as well as to attempt to balance teams.  T-ball will also be offered this year for the first time ever.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Spring 2008 registration closes February 18, 2008

You may also email Mitch Klein, webmaster, registrar and the information manager, to be included in the email blasts: info at NewtonCentral.org

Compiled for you by the Cabot PTO.

________________________________________________________________________
More new features than ever.  Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://cabotpto.org/pipermail/cabotcommunity_cabotpto.org/attachments/20080212/3a7655d8/attachment.html 