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Northeast School PTO

President's Corner:

Julie Garceau

The last focus group to discuss the possible reconfiguration pour schools is being held on Tuesday April 24th at 5:30pm. The meeting will be held at Skinner Road School. Anyone can attend this meeting regardless of the school your children attend. This is a great opportunity for you to hear what Dr. Conway has been presenting and ask any questions you may have.

Tuesday night (April24th) at 7 pm the Town Council will hold their Annual Town Meeting at Rockville High School. Please consider attending to voice your opinion about the budget cuts and how this will affect our schools. It is so important to be part of this process and to let our elected officials hear our views when making such huge decisions, especially at a time when our schools are in such need of improvement. Please do what you can to support the Vernon schools! Thank you.

As many of you may have heard Dr. Conway is planning to have several focus group sessions with parents to talk about the proposed changes for our schools. This is a chance for you to have a face to face conversation with Dr. Conway about her plans for the Vernon Schools and ask any questions you may have. Please consider attending this meeting.

The focus group at NES is taking place on Tuesday April 17th at 5:30-6:30pm.

Our monthly PTO meeting will take place right after this meeting at 6:30pm. If you have time please consider attending both! The agenda for the monthly meeting will follow.

Hope to see you there!

The next Board of Education meeting is Monday April 16th at 7:00 pm.

There WILL BE time for public comment at this meeting so if you have comments or questions about the proposed changes this is the time for you to speak!!!

There has been a great turnout at the last two meetings so lets keep the momentum going!

Let me know if you have any questions!

BOE Packet 4-16-12.pdf

Below are some .PDF files with information that was passed along to me on the options that have been discussed regarding restructuring our schools. I thought you might be interested in reading more about the options. I would still encourage you to attend tonight's meeting at 6:00pm to get more information!

School Restructuring - What Works When.pdf

School and District Educational Reform.pdf

JUST A REMINDER THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ON MONDAY APRIL 2, 2012 AT 6:00PM. THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 3RD FLOOR ON 30 PARK STREET IN ROCKVILLE.

THIS MEETING WILL INCLUDE A PRESENTATION BY DR. CONWAY ON POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF VERNON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT MAY HAPPEN THIS IS THE PLACE TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION.

PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR EVENING TO ATTEND THIS INFORMATIVE MEETING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME! - JULIE

SCIENCE FAIR IS COMING!

Northeast School’s Science Fair is set for Friday, April 27, 2012 from 5 to 7 pm.

Students need to register their projects no later than Friday, April 20, 2012 if students plan to participate. There are some restrictions for projects - preferably no animal projects (needs approval if your child is hoping to do this type of project), no hazardous projects and electrical projects need approval as well due to limited outlet space. Registration forms have been sent home. Look for another one this week!

Students can set up their projects Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 4 to 6 pm at the school.

PLEASE SEND IN YOUR CHILD’S REGISTRATION FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR PROPER PLANNING OF THE SCIENCE FAIR. :) happy

Contact Tanjua Damon-Merrow with questions at 860-896-1546 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Tanjua Damon-Merrow
138 Grove Street
Vernon CT 06066
(860) 896-1546
(203) 232-7578 (cell with text)

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Show your support for your children and their school by joining the Northeast School Parent Teacher Organization. Join together with other parents that share the same desire to have their children's early school experiences be positive and memorable ones.

PTO sponsors family events like the Ice Cream Social, Family Dance and Pizza Night. PTO also provides money for classrooms, staff appreciation days, and scholarships.

There are many ways to become involved. Help out at an event, clip out Box Tops for Education, or even run one of our many activities. Everyone's participation is welcome and appreciated.

Easy Ways To Help Our School

In addition to fund raising events, the PTO runs several ongoing programs to raise money (and other useful stuff) for the school.

Buy a $5 coupon card and get discounts at area businesses. 2009-10 coupon cards will be available in November.
Collect Campbell's product UPC codes and earn free merchandise for Northeast School. Go to www.labels4education.com for details.
Clip "Box Tops for Education" coupons from stuff you already by and earn cash for our school. Go to www.boxtops4education.com for more info.

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