Fernbrook Elementary School PTO
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Hello Fernbrook Families
Upcoming Virtual General PTO Meeting
Upcoming Virtual PTO Meeting: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Join us for the opportunity to get informed, share ideas and connect with members of the Fernbrook community. Please RSVP to Soniya Patel at: recordingsecretary@fernbrookpto.org. Soniya will email you the meeting agenda and the meeting link and password for Google Meet.
We hope to see you all there!
Whole School Fernbrook T-Shirt
We are proud to announce that the Fernbrook PTO has generously donated a Fernbrook Whole School T-Shirt to every student, teacher, administrator and staff member that works at Fernbrook School. We hope that everyone remembers to wear their new Fernbrook T-Shirt at the Whole School Meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Fifth Grade Baby Photo Request
The Fifth Grade Committee and the Yearbook Committee are requesting Baby Photos of our Fifth Grade Students for the "Then & Now" Bulletin Board and for the Yearbook Baby Photo Page.
The "Then & Now" Bulletin Board will located in the Fernbrook Front Hallway and students will have their baby photo posted along with their current school photo. This will be displayed in June 2023.
- Please make sure that your baby photo only includes your child
- Photo should be a close up (or headshot)
- Photo age can range from newborn through 3 years old
- PNG or JPG files will only be accepted
Please submit your baby photo digitally by filling out the Photo Submission Form by Friday, March 29, 2024. Late submissions cannot be accepted. This is a FREE photo submission.
Questions? Email the Fifth Grade Committee at: yearbook@fernbrookpto.org
Fernbrook Reading is Essential Schoolwide (FRiES) Program
Congratulations to all who participated in the FRiES Reading Program and to the following winners:
Kindergarten: Mrs. Mariani's Class
First Grade: Mrs. Karr's Class
Second Grade: Ms. Moore's Class
Third Grade: Mrs. Miller's Class
Fourth Grade: Ms. Menoni's Class
Fifth Grade: Mrs. Misiunas' Class
An email invite went out to everyone who submitted at least one week of FRiES Reading Minutes for the upcoming FRiES Movie Night Celebration on March, 22, 2024.
Questions? Email the FRiES Committee at: fries@fernbrookpto.org
Yearbook Photo Submissions: Due April 9, 2024
The Yearbook Committee is requesting photo submissions of your children for the following:
- New Student Scavenger Hunt
- First Day of School
- Halloween Parade/ Halloween Photos
- Annual Boo Bash Event
- Kindergarten's 50th, 90th and 100th Day of School
- Winter Concert (Fourth and Fifth Grade)
- Holiday Photos
- Hero Dance
Please make sure that your photo submissions are of only Fernbrook Students (siblings and parents/guardians/family members cannot be accepted)
Yearbook Orders: On Sale Now!
Important Facts:
- All sales will be done via the Tree Ring Website- we cannot accept cash/check orders.
- You’ll need to purchase your yearbook(s) and complete your free custom pages by May 1, 2024. (Parent/Guardians can purchase a yearbook after this date, but will need to pay for shipping and your yearbook will be delivered directly to your home address)
To Purchase Your Yearbook and Submit Your Yearbook Photos (Free):
- Go to: https://web.treering.com/validate
- The Fernbrook School passcode is: 1016890937331467
- Creating a Tree Ring Account is FREE- regardless if you decide to purchase a yearbook or not. Submitting photos is free as well.
- Links to submit yearbook photos can be found on our PTO Yearbook website. Please make sure to be logged in first before clicking on the photo submission links. Here's a screengrab video to show you how this works.
Please visit our Yearbook website for more information or email the Yearbook Committee at: yearbook@fernbrookpto.org.
Recap: Family Reading Night
On Monday, March 4, 2024, the Fernbrook PTO hosted its First Annual Family Reading Night Event. Families were able to come and listen to very special guest readers read their favorite books, make their own bookmarks and enjoy a cold s'more snack. Thank you so much to our special guest readers: Ms. McCusker, Mrs. Mariani, Ms. Calabro, Mrs. Killimett, Mayor Carey, Councilwoman Veech and Councilmember Potter. Additionally, we want to extend a very special thank you to our very own, Ms. McCusker and Brittany Bassett, for helping us organize such a fun event for our Fernbrook Families!
Recap: Scholastic Spring Book Fair
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Spring Scholastic Book Fair! It was our most successful fair ever and it could not have been done without all of our amazing volunteers, unending support from our Fernbrook administration, collaboration with our Fernbrook teachers/staff and, of course, without the support and participation of our parents and students. It was a wonderful community event and it brought so much joy to our volunteers to meet so many parents and students from our Fernbrook family.
A special thank you to: Dr. Bernal, Mrs. Amin, Mr. Patel, Ms. Moran, Mrs. Branch, our amazing custodial staff for all of your assistance in making this possible. Thank you to Allison Penny, Amy Rosenthal, Anastasia Hoffman, Anna Hampton, Ashley Beckman, Charlene Chou, Christine Steigman, Colette SanFelice, Colleen Lutz, Dana Pineiro, Emily Vanderhoof, Heather Porcelli, Jason Pasterick, Jeanette Aiello, Jeanne Glodek, Jen Cattano, Jimmy Bassett, Karen Molina, Katrina Novoa, Kelly Senn, Lia Timpanaro, Lissa Alexander, Melissa Issa, Nahid Godleski, Nina Lifshey, Samantha Skokandich, Soniya Patel, Tiffany Basdekis, Tracy Viglione, and Wendy Astudillo for volunteering at the event.
The Fernbrook EBoard would also like to thank Brittany Bassett for her help in coordinating this effort- without you as our amazing committee member, this would not have been possible!
Fernbrook School PTO Executive Board
Brittany Bassett | Co-President
Nina Lifshey | Co-President
Loren Darzano
administrativevp@fernbrookpto.org
Dana Pineiro
Soniya Patel
recordingsecretary@fernbrookpto.org
Melissa Issa