[CabotCommunity] Jabberwock lite for September 9, 2008

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Jabberwock Lite for September 9, 2008



 



This issue contains
information about the following:



· Welcome Back



· PTO Welcome Packet 



· School Store



· Back to School Night



· Cabot Annual Community Supper



· Cabot Directory



· Safe Routes to School



· Safe Arrival and Call Back Information



· Room Parent opportunity



 and
much more….



 



Calendar 



     Date                                        Descrption




 


  

  
September
  16, 2008

  

  

  
Preliminary
  Election Day

  

 

 

  

  
September
  16, 2008

  

  

  
PTO
  Welcome meeting and coffee, 8:35 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

  

 

 

  

  
September
  16, 2008

  

  

  
Sally
  foster Gift Wrap Fundraiser Begins

  

 

 

  

  
September
  18, 2008

  

  

  
Back to School Night, 6 p.m.

  

 

 

  

  
September
  19, 2008

  

  

  
School
  Picture Day (rain date 10/17/08)

  

 

 

  

  
September
  22, 2008

  

  

  
School
  Committee Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

  

 

 

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September
  23, 2008

  

  

  
Cabot
  Community Supper, 5 - 7 p.m. Cabot Field (rain Date 9/25/08)

  

 

 

  

  
September
  29, 2008

  

  

  
1st Full
  day for Group "A" Kindergarten

  

 

 

  

  
September
  30, 2008

  

  

  
Rosh Hashanah, NO SCHOOL

  

 

 

  

  
September
  30, 2008

  

  

  
Sally
  foster Gift Wrap Fundraiser Ends

  

 






 



Welcome back!



Cabot School PTO welcomes all
new and returning families to an exciting new school year!!  Over the summer, Mrs. Driscoll, the teachers,
Betsy Nurczynski – our building aide, the custodians - Kenny and David, worked very
hard to have a great start on the first day of school for all of us.  Please thank them when you see them around
school.



 



Also, I want to thank Mark
Miller and Rohan Vahalia for carrying heavy furniture up to the attic, Chris
Kjellson, Maren Gunning, Forrest Kaplan, and Annika Vahalia in lending a hand
for all kinds off odd projects around the school.



 



Picnic for
kindergarten and new families  



Thanks to Sandy Connors and
Ann Manaktala for working over the summer to arrange the Welcome Picnic for the
incoming kindergartners and new families. It was so nice to see so many
families enjoying a beautiful evening with other Cabot families.  It was really20wonderful and successful.  We got very good feedback from families that
were there.  Cabot alum and students,
helped us with information tours, and distributing delicious desserts.  The Welcoming committee thanks: 



Set up: Brandon Young,
Tristan Gubert, Charlie Fauman



Popsicles:  Sophie Lyon,
Colin Buckton, and alums Olivia Gomez & Izzy Brand



Other volunteers (tables
& tours):Chris Kjellson & Maren,  Ann Duvall & Olivia, 



Barbara Perlo Margaret
Wazuka, Sophie & Charlotte, Sue Covitz & Gabby



Annika Vahalia, Devin
& Oliver Perlo, Maya Manaktala,, Mia Connors.



Alums: Alessandra Grossman
& Gabriella Copolla-Flynn



 



PTO Welcome
Packet



PTO sent a Welcome Packet in
the backpacks of all the students on the first day of school. Please look in your child’s backpack for this
packet.  The packet holds important information for you and for us. 
Included in the packet are the following:




Welcome Letter 

Letter of introduction from Mr. Jim Swaim

PTO mission statement

Dues form (this is also used to ensure you would
     like your address included in the Cabot directory, so please return it!)

Volunteer opportunity form 

Safe Arrival/Call Back Volunteer form

Cabot Community Supper form

Fundraising and Spending plan – details how we
     raise money and how we spend it.

PTO calendar for the 2008-09 school year.




 



Please remember to complete the forms and return them to the20Cabot
PTO mailbox in the office or send it into your child’s teacher by Friday, September 12, 2008. 



 



Thanks to all those families who have already returned the
forms.  We have received about 20-30% of
the forms back already.  PTO thanks Sandy Connors, Chris Klellson, Deb
Kline, Maren, Mia and Annika Vahalia for putting together and delivering the
Welcome packets. 



 



School store to open Tuesday, September 16



The school store will be open
every Tuesday from 8:10 to 8:30am, beginning September 16. We carry pencils,
erasers, sharpeners, folders, rulers and other school-related items. 
Proceeds from the school store go to the fifth graders to offset the cost of
their yearbook, t-shirt and community service project.  Over the course of
the year, every student will receive a 50-cent certificate on his/her birthday
to spend at the school store, so be on the lookout.  Thanks to the PTO for
funding the birthday certificates and keeping alive this grand Cabot
tradition!  Contact:  Karen Lumino, 617-630-5073 or family at swain.name.



 



Back to school night – Thursday, September 18



Mark you calendar
for Cabot Back to School night, Thursday evening September 18, 2008. On this
evening parents and guardians will be addressed by Cabot Interim Principal, Mr.
Jim Swaim and by the faculty who prepare presentations to inform you about
their expectations and about the curriculum they will cover this year. 



  



Cabot=E
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Annual Community Supper – Tuesday, September 23



Join us for this great annual
Cabot family event. Come along with the whole family and enjoy the evening with
the Cabot community. Remember to send in your pizza order forms (found in the
PTO Welcome Packet) to ensure we have enough pizza. Tickets will be on sale
only at the event.  Pizza and an array of
delicious desserts will be available for purchase. A variety of school
merchandise will also be available for purchase such as Cabot T-shirts, caps
etc.



 



There will be hip-hop,
capture the flag and other activities to keep you entertained through out the
evening. All proceeds benefit the Cabot PTO and helps support the PTO
enrichment activities for  Cabot
students. 



 



Cabot Directory



Every year the
PTO produces a Directory containing an entry for every Cabot family and class
lists. This Directory is an invaluable resource for keeping in touch with other
parents and arranging playdates.  So
please fill out and return the dues form.



 



 If you are a returning family please do take a
moment to check your entry in last years Directory & email CHANGES ONLY to
Jenny at jenny at seckler.com



 



Safe Routes to School and
International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 8



 



As many of you
know, Cabot School has been a member of Safe Routes
to School (SRTS) for just about 2 years.  The MA SRTS program provides
resources to en
courage communities to walk safely to school.  Cabot had
great success last year with many people making a commitment to walk, either on
their own or by joining one of the 2 walking school buses.  School bus
ridership for those eligible, (ie: live father than 1 mile away) also
increased.  Families who needed to drive also took the time to park just a
bit farther away to help reduce traffic congestion immediately around the
school.  We hope to keep this trend going.



 



Stay tuned to
learn more information about the Walking School Buses and also how Cabot will
be joining schools from 42 countries around the world to celebrate
International Walk to School Day on October 8, 2008. 



 



Call Back/Safe Arrival at Cabot School



What do I do
if my child will be absent or late from school?

The Cabot Safe Arrival/Call Back Program helps ensure that children arrive
safely at school each morning.   If your child will be absent or
late, call 617-559-9390 between 6:00 pm the night before and 8:35 am on the day
of absence.  Speaking slowly and clearly, leave the following
information:  Your name, your child's name, teacher's name and grade, and
date and reason of absence or tardiness.  You should call in each day of
sickness.  If you know ahead of time that it will extend beyond one day,
please leave that information on the phone message.



 



Room Parent
Opportunities - Get to know your child’s teacher and other p
arents! 



Every class needs
4-6 room parents including a lead room parent to act as a liaison between the
teacher and the other parents. Major duties of a room parent are to contact
other parents from time to time with teacher and PTO requests and to help 2-3
times a year planning events such as the family breakfast morning.  Tasks
are divided among the team of parents so if you cannot be available all the
time you can still be a room parent. Your participation is what makes our
school work!  Sign up on the classroom
door in the first two weeks of school. Questions? Contact Chris Kjellson (3-5)
at chrisk729 at yahoo.com or Lori Knowles (K-2) at armstrongknowles at juno.com



 



Cub Scout
open houses



Open
House for Cub Scout Pack 370 on Thursday, September 25th, from 7-8pm at Second Church,
60 Highland Street, West
 Newton in the Fellowship
Hall.  For more information, please contact Robert Lakomski, robertlakomski at yahoo.com,
617-795-5956.



 



Cub Scout Pack
247 of Newton invites new members (boys grades 1 through 5) to check us out at
the Prospective Member Meeting, September 21, 2008.  We will be
introducing ourselves, answering questions about cub scouting, and having
fun.  On 9/21, we will be meeting at Auburndale Park,
199 W Pine St., Auburndale, MA 02466.  Pack 247 typically meets
twice a month on Sundays from 4:30 PM to 6 PM at Temple
Reyim in Newton.  Our activities this coming year
include campouts, a Battleship Cove overnight, pinewood=2
0derby, hiking, biking,
and more!!  A calendar and other information can be found at http://www.reyim.org/cubscouts/,
or e-mail Steven Katz at katz at fr.com for more
information.



 



Newton’s One-to-One Program



Could your child, ages 6-11, benefit from the consistent, caring
friendship of a newton teenager?  Newton’s
one to one program has an enthusiastic new group of high school seniors from
newton north and south.  If you would like the opportunity to have your
child matched this academic year with a “big brother/sister” please call nancy holczer, program
director at 617-559-9063  by october 20th. If we aren’t there, please
leave a message on the answering machine which includes your name, address, and
phone number.  You could also email the info and any questions to nancy_holczer at newton.k12.ma.us  a
program of the newton public schools since 1972.



 



2008-9 NEWTON METROWEST
BASKETBALL TRYOUTS



Tryouts for Newton
travel basketball teams are scheduled for October.  Newton places at least one team in each age
group in the Metrowest Basketball League, which includes 35 area towns. 
Players who live in Newton or attend Newton schools through
the METCO program are eligible.  No pre-registration is necessary. 
Games begin in December. For more information and a complete schedule, see
the Newton Metrowest website at www.eteamz.com/NewtonTravelBB
or e-mail Ted Tye (girls teams) at tye at natdev.com or Lenny
Gentile (boys teams) at lennypmgi at a
ol.com. 
All tryouts are at Brown
 Middle School.







 
Girls
4th grade – Wednesdays   
            10/15 and
10/22, 6:00 p.m.



Girls
5th grade – Fridays  
        
            10/17 and
10/24, 6:00 p.m.



Boys
4th grade – Tuesdays     
             
10/14 and 10/21, 6:00 p.m.



Boys
5th grade – Thursdays      
            10/16 and
10/23, 6:00 p.m.



 



KEYS FOR KIDS piano lessons

Small groups organized by age (4-11). Outstanding methodology.  Experienced, certified instructor.  Proven success.  Keys for Kids goes beyond 
ordinary piano lessons: it teaches well-rounded musicianship.  Fall registration.  Free sample lesson 9/23.
Contact Marina Gorny: MDGorny at comcast.net or (617)527-4942 www.NewtonKidsLoveMusic.com



 



This edition was complied by the Cabot PTO.



 



Archana Vahalia Cabot PTO Co-President  auvpto at aol.com 



Sally Brickell Cabot PTO Co-President brickland6 at rcn.com




 


 Archana Vahalia
Cabot PTO Co-President
auvpto at aol.com
617-244-1435

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