Sheesh- so busy that I have not written in ages. I am feeling very much like a slacker lately - what with all the busy-ness going on. Slacker mom, slacker blogger, slacker PTA secretary, slacker Christmas shopper!! Honestly, is there anything that I am caught up with right now? Um, no.
And since I suspect that everyone is just as busy, I am going to give a quick and dirty summary of what has been going on and what is coming up. That is the point of this blog after all!
Since we last spoke:
Book Fair - big success that netted $2251.67 in new books for the Library! Sorry about those long lines but you all really pulled through and let the library beef up their non fiction section with tons of new biographies and science, history and reference books! Nice.
Wrapping Paper fundraiser- we brought in about $3100.00 in profit
Yan's China Bistro - Dining for Dollars brought in $163
Bags4School - brought in $240.00 for the 4th grade
Enrichment classes are going strong and the next session will begin in Jan. Look for an exciting new offering -- wait for it--a Newspaper Club!! How cool is that.
Now the really big news- HOLIDAY FAIR!!!!
The Annual Holiday Fair is set for Friday Dec 17th
It is very fun, very cute and one of the best (in my opinion) Clarke traditions there is!!
Christine Hopkins (VP of the PTA) is the heart, brains and muscle behind this event and she literally gives her all for this event. Super shoutout to Christine!
Clarke families are always so generous in their support of this fair and it always turns out great. On that note, we are reminding everyone to bring in their yard sale items - books, housewares, handbags, toys, jewelry etc to be "sold" to the kids. Also needed are raffle items- these are gift certificates or nicer/new goods that can be raffled off.
And it bears repeating that all the items left over at the end of this event are donated to a school in Lynn that serves underprivileged and troubled kids. This means the world to them each year!
I guess that is it for now.
Soon I am going to start talking about PTA elections and why you need, need, need to get involved!!
Thanks
Carin
