Flagg Street School Parent-Teacher Group

Thursday, March 28th, 2019
Our annual multicultural festival invites families to share elements of their culture or ethnicity with the entire school community through storytelling, crafts, food, dance, music, arts and any other things that make cultures unique.

If you are interested in designing a booth to share your culture or ethnicity, please send a note in with your child with your contact information and the country that you wish to represent no later than Friday, March 8, 2019!

We hope everyone read lots and lots of pages over the last 6 weeks. It’s time to tally up your pages and bring in your pledges. Here’s what you need to do to successfully complete this year’s Read-a-Thon:

• Add up the total number of pages you read and tell your sponsors.
• Collect your pledges and bring them in to your teacher by February 15th. If you don’t have any pledges, still bring your reading log in and we’ll count that towards the prize-winning totals.
• Pledges can be collected in cash or check, or paid through the PTG website – flaggstptg.org – using the DONATE button. If you make a pledge through the website, please include thew name the student you are pledging for and that student’s classroom teacher to help us with our record keeping.
• If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Putnam, PTG Treasurer at treasurer@flaggstptg.org.

PRIZES!

• $25, $15, and $10 gift certificates to spend at the Scholastic book fair this spring for the 3 students who read the most pages at each grade level (K, 1st, 2nd, etc.). (Three winners per grade level.)
• Award medal for the student who reads the most pages in each class. (One winner per classroom.)
• Trophy for the classroom at each grade level with the most total read pages. (One winner per grade.)
• Award certificate for every participating student– regardless of if you collect pledges or not.

Dear Students & Families,
It’s time for the Read-a-thon Competition! This is a friendly way to encourage Flagg students to read and is an important fundraiser for the PTG. Our goal is 80,000 pages read at Flagg Street School between December 17th and January 31st. Students can read or be read to. Please consider pledging!

Here is how it works:
1) Set your goal for the number of pages you are going to read during the Read-a-thon. Think big!
2) Ask parents, relatives or neighbors for a per-page pledge (e.g. $.05, $.10, $.20 per page you read) or a specific donation amount if you reach your reading goal. (If you don’t get pledges, it’s okay, you can still participate and have a chance to win.)
3) Write the names of the people who pledge and the amount pledged on the pledge sheet.
4) Every time you read, write down the date, the name of the book and the number of pages you read in your reading log.
5) On February 1st, add up the total number of pages you read and tell your sponsors.
6) Collect your pledges and bring them in to your teacher by February 15th. If you don’t have any pledges, still bring your reading log in and we’ll count that towards the prize-winning totals.

PRIZES!

• $25, $15, and $10 gift certificates to spend at the Scholastic book fair this spring for the 3 students who read the most pages at each grade level (K, 1st, 2nd, etc.). (Three winners per grade level.)
• Award medal for the student who reads the most pages in each class. (One winner per classroom.)
• Trophy for the classroom at each grade level with the most total read pages. (One winner per grade.)
• Award certificate for every participating student– regardless of if you collect pledges or not.

The Rules – What counts for the Read-a-thon:

• Reading a book, magazine, online article or story
• Reading alone or being read to
• Reading silently or out-loud
• Reading in your classroom during school

**Reading social media, the mail, cookbooks,
songbooks, directions on how to put your new toy together, directions on how to get somewhere, texts on a phone, movie sub-titles, and things like that, do not count.

In order to win a medal or gift certificate students must read a minimum number of pages: Kindergarten- 50 pages; 1st grade- 100 pages; 2nd grade- 200 pages; 3rd grade- 300 pages; 4th grade – 400 pages; 5th grade- 500
pages, 6th grade – 600 pages. (For reference, 600 pages is 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.)

Happy reading! Flagg Street PTG

Sunday, November 4th from 1pm to 3pm

Bring your kids and join us for a “FUN”draising Event at

ArtReach, 322 West Boylston Street, Worcester.

Support the PTG and transform your child’s handprint into a Thanksgiving Keepsake on a Dinner Plate with help from the folks at ArtReach!

• Checks payable to “Flagg Street PTG” or a cash payment will be accepted.
• All artists must be seated by 1pm to participate in the event.
• Please note, this is Not a Drop-Off event, children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
• Parents are welcome to paint a plate, for a $12 fee per plate, or may simply choose to help their child/children at no additional cost.

Any Questions – please email ptg@flaggstptg.org.

Thanksgiving is all about coming together as a family to celebrate and be thankful for what we have. Let’s come together as a school and make Thanksgiving Dinner possible for those less fortunate within our community.

Please bring in one (or more) of the items assigned to your childs class/grade during the week of Nov 13-16.

Ms Brezniaks Class – Foil Roasting Pan

Mrs Papazians class – Canned Cranberry Sauce

First Grade – Can or Packet of Turkey Gravy

Second Grade – Can of Fruit Cocktail

Third Grade – Box or Bag of Stuffing

Fourth Grade – Box of Instant Mashed Potatoes

Fifth Grade – Box of Cornbread

Sixth Grade – Canned Green Beans/Peas/Carrots/Yams

Please note, we cannot accept glass jars, non-perishable items only.

A special Thank You to Table Talk Pies for donating

8” pies to add to each of the turkey dinners we assemble!

Should your family wish to donate a turkey, please email Karen McGilvray at secretary@flaggstptg.org no later than Wednesday, November 14th.

Join us for a Flagg Street School Restaurant Fundraiser

at

Westside Steak & BBQ

2A Richmond Ave, Worcester

508-756-6328 or 508-756-6317

Thursday, October 18th, from Noon-9 PM

Dine in or take out available (limited seating)

Just a reminder, when placing your order, let them know you’re from Flagg Street School in order for us to receive 15%of the sales.

Not only are you supporting Flagg Street School, you are supporting a Flagg Street School Neighbor!

Thank you!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The Flagg Street School Parent-Teacher Group raises funds to support your child’s learning and participation in special activities and events. Last school year, PTG funds paid for:

All School Science Events:

• Animal Adventures presentation of animals and wildlife
• Jeff Danger Science Ranger presentation on chemisty and physics
• Sheryl Faye Presents Sally Ride – astronaut character reenactment

Field trip admission fees and bus costs for students to see and visit:

• Peter and the Wolf at the Hanover Theater – Kindergarten
• Performance at Mechanics Hall – Kindergarten
• Southwick Zoo – 1st grade
• Math Madness at Worcester State – 3rd and 4th grades
• Ecotarium – 4th and 5th grades
• Performance at Mechanics Hall – 4th grade
• Harvard Natural History Museum – 5th grade
• Get Fit with Holy Cross University – 5th and 6th grades
• Assumption College learn about college day – 6th grade

Individual teacher and classroom supplies including:

• Chromebooks
• Social science magazine subscriptions
• Science/math website access fees
• Math project materials
• Science project materials
• Writing and reading project materials
• Achievement incentives, prizes
• Author classroom visits to support writing projects
• Games and crafts for indoor recess
• Speakers, projectors, electronics
• Art supplies
• Books and book bins
• Gym equipment
• And more

Field Day:

• Pony rides, inflatable fire truck slide, drumming show, games

We need your help this year to raise funds to continue to pay for enrichment activities at Flagg Street School!

Please join our monthly meetings or email ptg@flaggstschool.org for more information about what you can do to help.

Thanks!

Flagg Street PTG Officers