Save The Date
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- January 22, Monday – Grade 1 Discovery Museum
- January 26, Friday – Spirit Day, Color by Grade: K- purple, 1- green, 2- blue, 3- yellow, 4- red, 5- Rainbow-ALL the colors!
- January 27 – Thompson Winter Parents Party (Parents Only)
- January 31, Wednesday – Deadline for ordering Thompson Yearbooks
- January 31, Wednesday – Talk by Sara Fernandes Burd, Arlington’s new Director of Guidance & Social Emotional Learning
- February 8, Thursday – Arlington EATS Community Dinner sponsored by the Thompson PTO
School Calendar
Click http://tinyurl.com/ndp8spb for Thompson’s Google Calendar to get school holidays, early release days, and PTO events on your own calendar. Click http://tinyurl.com/y7u5k2on for a printable version of this month’s calendar.
Thompson News & Events
PTO Meeting
Were you unable to join us for the last PTO meeting? Click here to read the meeting minutes: THOMPSON PTO Meeting Minutes 1/10/18.
Talk by Sara Fernandes Burd
Director of Guidance and Social-Emotional Learning for the Arlington Schools
Wednesday, January 31st, 7-8 pm at Thompson School
Join us for a conversation with Sara Fernandes Burd, Arlington’s new Director of Guidance and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and learn about SEL. Discover what SEL actually looks like for your student!
Mrs. Burd will share information about the field of SEL, discuss how Arlington is supporting the SEL skills of all their students and provide tips and resources on how families can support their students in and out of school. Q & A to follow.
Socks Please!
Nurse Christina would appreciate sock donations as many children are coming in from recess with wet feet – thank you!
School Yearbook
2018 Thompson School Wide Yearbook
Ordering / Picture preference / Opting Out
We are pleased to announce that the annual Thompson School Wide Yearbook will be making a return for the 2017-2018 school year!
Helping our children hold onto memories of friends from all across the school, the soft-covered 24-page book will display every class (K-5) with the individual school portraits taken by CoffeePond earlier this year, along with teachers and administration. The price is $13.00.
For easy online ordering until Jan 31st, go to: www.coffeepond.com.
Under Order Central, select: Yearbooks
Enter School Password: Thompson2018
A form will be sent home in your child’s folder this week that should be filled out and returned if your child had a retake photo or if, for any reason, you do not want your child to be included in the book.
If you have any questions please direct them to Lisa at lisaslomba@gmail.com.
Thompson Winter Parents’ Party! – Saturday January 27th
Join us for an exciting night of parents-only socializing, music, dancing, raffles, and pure fun! Enjoy a festive evening at Arlington’s historic Town Hall and support the Thompson PTO at the same time.
Look for invitations in your child’s backpacks. Additional information to come this week with details on cash/check ticketing, sponsorship, and some FAQs about the party. We hope to see you on Jan 27th!
To celebrate the rich diversity at Thompson, our DJ, parent Ariel Brown, would be happy to incorporate music from around the world. Make your requests here: tinyurl.com/WinterPartySongRequests
To purchase tickets in advance: https://tinyurl.com/ThompsonWinterPartyTickets
To lend a hand with set-up and overall party preparation: https://tinyurl.com/ThompsonWinterParty
Calling All Science Enthusiasts : Science Explo March 17th
Are you a professional in a scientific field or just a lover of all things science related? We need volunteers to set up and run interactive tables at the Explo in March! We are having an organizational meeting at Thompson on Tuesday, January 23rd if you are interested in participating.
Contact: Yael Beals and Chris Pacheco at thompsonexplo2018@gmail.com
Volunteer Opportunities
The Thompson PTO has many volunteer needs both small and big. If you’re looking for a way to give back to Thompson, here’s a list of ways you can help.
3D Printer Help
The PTO is looking for a parent experienced with 3D printers. If you have the expertise and some time available, we need someone that can tinker with the Thompson 3D printer, get it up and running and write up some basic operation instructions for teachers wanting to use it. Contact: Kate Murphy at thompsonschoolvolunteers@
Game Night
Looking for board game enthusiasts to help us with this year’s Game Night. Join the planning team!
Contact diana_lutz@yahoo.com.
Winter Parent’s Party – Jan 27th
There are many things (both large and small) that the planning committee needs help with, from running errands for supplies in the weeks approaching, to helping set up and break down on the day of the event. Interested in helping?
Winter Party sign-up: https://tinyurl.com/
Contact: Kate Murphy at thompsonschoolvolunteers@
Amazon Coordinator
The PTO needs someone to help promote the PTO/Amazon fundraising link. Thompson School earns 4-10% back on purchases made through the Thompson/Amazon page but shoppers must use the link on the PTO website.
Interested in helping get the word out? Contact: Kate Murphy at thompsonschoolvolunteers@
Help Throughout the Year
To check all current volunteer opportunities: http://tinyurl.com/ThompsonPTOVolunteers
Connect with Us
THOMPSON PTO BOARD
Nandana Mewada, Co-President
Diana Trudell, Co-President
Yael Beals, Vice-President
Danielle Gottesman, Communications Chair
If you have news to share with the community, please email ThompsonPTOevents@gmail.com by Thursday at 12 noon to be included in the next newsletter.
Please note that we will only include news from the Thompson School and Town of Arlington. Announcements of interest to the Thompson community from other non-profit organizations may be included at our discretion.