PTA NEWSLETTER

1. PTA AGM UPCOMING EVENTS June 14 -PTA AGM Election of new PTA executive June 24 – PTA serves Breakfast June 28th – Grade 6 closing June 29th – PTA hosts teacher’s luncheon All summer Mabel’s Labels Online Fundraiser Stay up to date at ssespta.com PTA NEWSLETTER Our PTA AGM will be held on June 14 at 6:30pm. We will be electing our executive for the 2011-2012 school year. Visit your PTA website to review the upcoming agenda. All parents and caregivers are always welcome!!! Childcare is provided during the meetings by our Grade 6 students. All babysitters are Red Cross certified. SCHOOL BREAKFAST Our annual PTA breakfast will be on June 24th As we will celebrate the end of another successful year by providing a healthy breakfast for St. Stephen's students to share together with their teachers. We will need 10 volunteers to help with this event. Contact Andrea (alovasi@eastlink.ca) or VolunteerSpot users wait for email request. JUNE 2011 ST. STEPHEN’S SCHOOL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 6 GRADE SIX CLOSING Grade 6 Closing will be June 28th Parents will provide refreshments and decorate the gym in honour of our senior students as they mark the end of their school days with St. Stephen’s and look forward to new adventures. Traditionally, Grade 5 parents are asked to help set-up (9-12:30) as well as help with hosting the Grade 6 students and their families during the event from 12:45 – 3pm. Please contact Katherine at osbornefamily@eastlink.ca.

2. Teachers Luncheon June 29th We need donations of lunch items from parents for food (savory lunch dishes, salads and dessert) and set-up/clean-up volunteers (10-11:45 and 2-3); contact Andrea or VolunteerSpot users wait for email request. PTA will once again be running an online fundraiser with Mabel’s Labels. Ordering will be possible over the summer, so you can have your child’s belongings labelled in time for September. Look for the fundraiser on ssespta.com The Campbell’s Labels for Education program is a great way to earn FREE merchandise for our school. Check the bulletin board on our website for a complete list of eligible products. Grab an envelope and label it “Campbell’s”, keep in a handy location in the kitchen for storing your labels. We take this opportunity to thank everyone who has participated in this program this year. If you have labels at home, please do send them in before the end of the school year. www.ssespta.com • Be sure to continue referring to our PTA website to keep up to date with happenings at the school. Here are some of the things you’ll find on the site… • Artwork from our students • Newsletters • Contact information for PTA • Information on upcoming meetings • Up to date record of monies fundraised • Acknowledgement of our sponsors throughout the year Your PTA executive would like to extend a HUGE HEARTFELT THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this year a success by volunteering time and/or attending our events, especially our recent Spring Fair which raised approx. $3,800. As always PTA will host the ‘First Day of School Coffee House’ on Sept.6 and Ice Cream Social in early September. We wish everyone a great June, a happy and healthy summer and we look forward to reconnecting in September!