📗 Read-A-Thon 📗

Collins Read-A-Thon!!

Sign up to be a part of Collins Read-A-Thon! This is an excellent way to raise money for our school while enriching our children’s lives with books.

Class Leaderboard for $ raised (as of 12/6/24):

Mrs. Stranix

Mrs Isakower

Mrs Kenney

We encourage you to activate your reader’s account today by clicking on https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/323832323136 and following the simple instructions.

🍽Faculty Luncheon 🍽

Please help us celebrate our wonderful teachers by counting down to their New Year's Eve luncheon. This year, the luncheon will take place on Friday December 13th. Please drop off items on Friday the 13th by 9:00am, there will be a cart outside the main entrance at Collins. We thank you in advance for your support! If you have any questions, please contact our Chair, Candy Ricci at: riccicandy@yahoo.com

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0948AEAC22ABFA7-53699890-collins#/

Winer ASE Session

Come join us for fun and enrichment while extending your child’s day at Collins by signing up for our Winter ASE session. The session will run for 9 classes, and

We are excited to offer the following programs:

Junior Robotics:

Have fun while learning practical STEM skills. The students build and program their robots using motors and external inputs such as touch, sound and light sensors. The students use their new skills to meet challenges such as following lines, processing sound or navigating a maze. Open to grades K-3

Tinker Lab: You are the engineer! Design and build a different project every week. Explore different areas of engineering through hands-on projects: electrical engineering, civil engineering, or mechanical engineering, and more. Open to grades K-5

Touch Football: Touch football is a thrilling non-contact sport that provides players with an opportunity to showcase their skills and enjoy their game in a safe and inclusive environment! Open to grades 2-5

Kickball: Join us in weekly games of kickball while discovering essential rules of the game, safety tips and fun variations of play! Open to grades K-5

Chess: Learn the fundamentals of chess, plus much more! Enhance your skill tactics on how to open a game, how to checkmate and much more by learning from an experienced chess master from Wizards of the Mind. Open to grades K-5

Chocolate Works: Students will create, eat, and hopefully bring home their unique project using chocolate, candy, and other sweet treats each week. Allergies or dietary restrictions warning: Although we never use any items that contain peanuts or tree nuts in the actual ingredients, mini m&ms are available for toppings(optional) and it states under allergy information: Contains mil and soy. May contain peanuts. Open to grades K-5

Registration will open on Monday December 9th at 9 AM.

Registration will close on Thursday January 1st at 12 noon.

Full details and registration can be found on the Collins PTO website:

https://collinspta.membershiptoolkit.com/

Get ready for WINTER PRETZEL FRIDAYS! Place your order now! Have a fresh-baked Philly Pretzel Factory pretzel delivered to your child’s classroom Fridays from 1/3 - 3/28 for $39. Open to all grades. Deadline to order is Friday 12/20 at 10am. https://collinspta.membershiptoolkit.com/ Nutrition information: https://phillypretzelfactory.com/menu/#nutrition-info. Contact: Kelly Connell kappel@gmail.com (201) 543-765 or Stacey Brauner braunerse@gmail.com (973) 985-3012

SOCIAL MEDIA

Official Collins PTO Facebook Page: Collins Elementary School PTO in Livingston, NJ (Please make sure to answer the two screening questions in order to be admitted).

Sign up for the PTO’s Remind App and receive texts throughout the school year about upcoming events and deadlines! https://collinspta.membershiptoolkit.com

Instagram Follow Requests

In an effort to keep our Collins community secure and our kiddos safe, we have a private Instagram account that requires vetting before we can allow follows. If you’ve requested to follow @Collins_elementary_school_pto on Instagram, please fill out this Google Form so that we can accept your follow request.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScswahdd2H7dBdRy8Ky93Uo0L8CkbMPQ2uSfZOaLun-qCIIig/viewform

For questions, comments or concerns, please reach out to an Executive Board or PTO President, Deborah Pilchik at: DLPilchik@gmail.com