Mark Your Calendars!
Grandparents & Goodies
October 12 at 8:00 am
Grandparents (or special guests) are invited to enjoy breakfast goodies with your student(s) in the school cafeteria. Please RSVP here.
Book Fair
October 12-19
Information will be sent home with students with exact dates and time. Click here if you would like to sign up to volunteer to assist students while shopping during the Fall Book Fair.
PTO Meeting
October 18 at 4:00 pm
All meetings are held at the elementary school in the library. Children are welcome! Committees will meet following the meeting.
Boxtop Contest Ends
October 16
Have your child turns in a collection sheet with at least 5 eligible Box Tops on it and they will be awarded a participation prize. Each child that submits 25 eligible Box Tops will be entered to win a $10 Five Below gift card. One gift card per grade will be awarded.
Grantville Halloween Parade
October 19
The East Hanover Twp. Park & Rec Board and the Grantville Volunteer Fire Company are excited to co-host the Township’s annual Halloween Parade. Groups and individuals, floats and feet are all welcome. Click here for more information.
East Hanover Twp Trick-or-Treat
October 26 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Walk-a-Thon
October 27
Each class gains sponsorships and then walks laps around the playground. Family members are invited to watch or even walk with your child. The actual times of walk will be distributed the week prior to the event so that you may plan accordingly.
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Feeling lost and overwhelmed by all of the Fundraisers? You aren’t alone. This is the final part of a three-part series focusing on the three different types of fundraisers that you can expect to hear about from the PTO. If you missed the first-segment on the Walk-a-Thon, click here or last week's segment on Silent Fundraisers, click here.
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Part Three - Community Fundraisers
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Community Fundraisers and Programs
Most community fundraisers are not run or sponsored by the PTO or even the school. The PTO will often help spread the word about fundraisers being run by other groups in our community. These fundraisers may look like t-shirt sales or a drive for supplies. And now that Lower Dauphin is going paperless, most of these community fundraisers and notices will only be posted online.
Lower Dauphin has created a space on the district website where parents/guardians can find notices from school-sponsored activities, school-related organizations and other community groups. Located at www.ldsd.org/notices.
Mini-THON
Mini-THON is a multi-hour, interactive, fun-filled event to raise money for children with cancer in our region. All money raised goes directly to Four Diamonds, which funds research to help find a cure and supports families of children who are being treated at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. Leading up to the event, there will be various fundraisers to help East Hanover make a big impact.
Although parents have volunteered during the event, in the past, mini-THON has not been a PTO event. Due to an expressed interest from parents requesting involvement in miniTHON, a committee is being formed and the PTO is providing support to parents and families that want to participate on a greater level.
There will be an informational meeting on Wednesday, October 18th at 4:30 p.m. in the school library (directly following the PTO meeting at 4:00). Come to learn more details! You can also visit here for more information on East Hanover Mini-THON or for more information, contact Parent Committee Chair Julie Hess at Julie.s.hess@gmail.com 717-982-1934 or Mini-THON Chair Mrs. Gillis: qgillis@ldsd.org.
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Grandparents & Goodies is Thursday, October 12. Starting at 8:00 a.m., students and their grandparents (or special guests) are invited to spend some quality time and enjoy breakfast goodies together before school in the cafeteria. Grandparents will also have the opportunity to shop the Book Fair in the Library with their grandchild. Let us know you're coming, please RSVP
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Volunteers are still needed to help at the book fair during Grandparents & Goodies on Thursday, October 12 from 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. If you can help, please contact Ms. Beck at abeck@ldsd.org.
Volunteers are also needed to assist the younger classes shop during their normal library hour. To sign up for one of these shifts, please visit here. |
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