Wednesday, November 30, 2011

PTO Meeting Minutes for October and November

Below are our meeting minutes for October and November 2011. 




Don't forget! Our next meeting is Wednesday, December 7th at 6:30. Please reply in the comments if you have any meeting agenda items.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Feeding your Family Fit

The PTO wishes all our Fort Banks families a Happy Thanksgiving. As we all relax after Thanksgiving with our tummies full, think about how we should feed our families the rest of the year. Feeding Your Family Fit is a talk hosted by Move Fitness.


Feeding Your Family Fit
Presentation by Jenine Wright,  M.A., Exercise Physiologist, Nutrition Educator Specialist

"Let food be thy medicine, thy medicine shall be thy food"
              ̶ Hippocrates

Changing a few products on your shopping list may be your prevention against illness/disease, neurological disorders and obesity.

·    Are you providing healthy options for your family?

·    Are you a slave to marketing and purchase a product because it makes you feel that you are providing your family with good nutrition?

·   Are you concerned with health issues, disciplinary issues and diseases that could be affected by the food that you are eating?

Come find out why products such as "NutriGrain" bars and “Gogurts” may not be providing your family with what you may think.

Eating habits are learned behaviors, so what you teach your children to eat early in life sticks with them well into adulthood.  With the obesity epidemic in children, high rates of childhood diseases, allergies, disciplinary problems and developmental disorders it is time to educate yourself on what may help to prevent these serious issues.

With a strong belief that "you are what you eat,"  Jenine will discuss what you should look for when reading labels of your favorite foods.  Learn the difference between buying organic and buying conventional and if there is a way to live a healthier lifestyle without going bankrupt. Tips on healthy snacks and lunch ideas and how to make even the not so good decisions a little better.

Thursday December 15th    at  7pm
Refreshments will be served
RSVP  617-207-9452  • info@move-fitness.com
1 Michaels Mall

Monday, November 7, 2011

Agenda for Wednesday, November 9th PTO Meeting


Gorman Fort Banks PTO
Meeting Agenda for November 9, 2011

  • Intro
  • Principal’s Report (Mrs. Pearson)
  • Treasurer Report (Carolyn Gagnon)  
    • Summary Report of Disbursements and Balance
  • Volunteer Update (Kelly Parker)
    • Library and Book Fair, Dawn Hurley
    • Drop-off, Carolyn Gagnon
    • Resource, Dawn Manning
    • Absentee hotline, Linda Straccia
    • Recess and lunch
  • Cookie Dough Fundraiser (Shannon Girard)
  • In-school Enrichment Activities
    • The Bubble Guy, 3 shows for $1300
    • Report on activities in October
  • O2 monitor for nurse for $100 - $160
    • Vote
  • 2 indoor basketball stations requested by Mrs. Finn, $200/each
    • Vote
  • Tumblebooks renewal
    • $399 for 1 year. Available to all to use through the school web site.
    • Vote
  • PTO needs small plastic bins for classrooms to collect Capri Sun packages.
    • Vote
  • 5-money for small plastic shoebox size bins for each class to have a capri sun recycle container
    • Vote
  • Playground is complete! Well...almost. (Dawn Manning)
  • Gorman Fort Banks T-shirts Have Been Distributed (Alicyn Thompson)
  • Clothes drive results (Dawn Manning)
  • Spooky Bingo results (Dawn Manning)
  • Affiliate program reminder
    • Box Tops
    • Labels for Education
    • Recycle Rewards rrewards.com
    • Labels4kids.com
    • Stop & Shop A+ Rewards
  • Open Forum

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

RSVP to the Duffy and Huberman Family Fundraiser

On Saturday, November 5th, 2011 at the Winthrop Yacht Club in Winthrop, MA, the community of Winthrop and their friends will come together to raise funds for the Duffy and Huberman families, victims of the devastating fire on Prospect Avenue during the early hours of Tuesday, October 25th. Tickets are $20 at the door with a Chinese auction for items donated by local merchants and residents. Doors open at 7:30pm and goes until 11pm. Come celebrate with music and friends.

Click here to RSVP to the event on Facebook


Click here to view the press release or go here to see the post.