We were recently informed by the CT State PTA that our membership numbers have increased over 10% this year. We are so proud to have your support!

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1 February 2016 Volume One Issue Five In This Issue: Co-Presidents' Letter Thank You Congratulations! Seeking New Chairperson(s) Upcoming Events Ongoing Fundraisers Have You Signed Up? School and Local Community Websites PTA Sponsors and Supporters Co-Presidents' Letter Hello February! Winter is quickly flying by with so many events happening in our school! * In honor of the Super bowl on the 7th, come to the school lobby and check out Heston s Super Bowl Fun display! * Our first ever Bingo Night is on the 19th. * Our Mixed Bag Fundraiser begins on the 22nd. We were recently informed by the CT State PTA that our membership numbers have increased over 10% this year. We are so proud to have your support! Also, remember to sign up to our KE Goodwin PTA Facebook page to catch all the latest news! Thank you all again for your support in making this a great New Year for our children! Abby Johnson, Co-President kegoodwinpta@gmail.com Thank you!

2 Magic Show wtih Justin Mazz Thank you to all of you who came out to the Magic Show with Justin Mazz. We had a great turnout and it was a fantastic show! The kids were giggling with excitement and dazzled by Justin's magic tricks all night long. We had over 300 attendees and raised over $1000. Special thanks go out to Stephanie Mulvihill who chaired the event! Thanks to all of the parents who volunteered at the check-in table and also with food and beverage sales incluing Lisa Walden, Emily Grochowski, Lori Roslonek & Elizabeth Ragavanis. Congratulations to Interim Principal Sutman! Congratulations to Interim Principal Heston Sutman who was appointed to the role of Principal for the next school year (effective July 2016). We look forward to our continued partnership! Seeking New Chairperson(s) We are seeking a new Chairperson or Chairpersons for the Arts & Cultural Events Committee for next school year. If you are interested, please contact any member of the Board or keptagoodwin@gmail.com.

3 Upcoming Events - Save the Date February 4: PTA Meeting (Goodwin Library, 7pm) Please join us! Special guest Superintendent Jan Perruccio will discuss the budget. You won't want to miss it! February 19: Bingo Night (see details below) February 22-March 4: Mixed Bag Fundraiser March 1: Summer Camp Forum (see details below) March 2: Celebration of Reading (see details below) March 3: PTA Meeting (Goodwin Library, 7pm) March 1-15: Take-Home Little Caesars Pizza Fundraiser April 7: PTA Meeting (Goodwin Library, 7pm) April 8: Science Day (see details below) April 30: Tag Sale (drop-off begins March 2 - details to come) Consult the Goodwin Academic Calendar for school-related information.

4 Bingo Night - February 19, 2016 (6-7:30pm) Bring your friends and family for a night of good old-fashioned bingo fun! We will have snacks and beverages available for purchase. There will be prizes for game winners and lots of F-U-N! Admission is $1 per person. The first game will start promptly at 6:15pm in the school cafeteria/gymnasium. Game cards will be sold at the door. Please RSVP in advance by clicking on this RSVP form. Please register your party and make sure to include the number of people (adults and children) in your party to allow for room setup. Seating for those arriving at the door will be provided on a first come, first serve basis. Volunteers We could use your help in the following areas: Game Night Volunteers: If you can volunteer your time during the event, we would appreciate your help! Help is needed for ticket sales, number callers and card checkers! Please contact us at kegoodwinptaactivities@gmail.com and indicate if you have an assignment preference. Important note: Bingo game night volunteers must be PTA members. Bake Sale: If you can provide a baked good for the event, we would appreciate your help! We are looking for goodies to be pre-packaged in baggies to sell for $1 each. Please contact us at kegoodwinptaactivities@gmail.com. Baked good items can be dropped off with Laura in the front office the day of the event. Book Donations for Goodwin's Celebration of Reading: Donations of gently used books will be gratefully accepted in advance of our Celebration of Reading event. Note: In the event of inclement weather, the bingo event will be held the following week (Friday, February 26, 2016, 6-7:30pm)

5 Summer Camp Forum - Tuesday, March 1 (6-8pm) It's hard to believe it is time to start thinking about summer camps! Please join us for Goodwin's Summer Camp Forum from 6-8pm in the Goodwin School Gymnasium. Representatives from area summer camps will be available to answer your questions and provide materials for you to review as you begin making your summer plans. This forum is open to the community. Bring a friend! If you are aware of any organization that offers summer camp programs for elementary school students and would like to extend an invite for them to participate in the forum, please contact Jill Billiau at or (jill@billiau.com). Goodwin's Celebration of Reading - March 2, 2016 Are you ready for Spring? (Or at least some early spring cleaning?) We need your support! Donations of gently used books will be gratefully accepted in advance of our Celebration of Reading event. Our goal is to ensure that each student will be able to take home a "new-to-them" book. Collection bins will be available in the school lobby beginning February 18th and finish February 23rd. Dust off those shelves and find a well loved book or 2 that could use a new owner! Goodwin's Celebration of Reading will take place on Read Across America Day. Activities on this day will include: - General assembly with author Sarah Albee. Check out her website here! - Guest readers in each classroom - Reading-themed displays in the School Lobby - Reading and writing activities in individual classrooms as determined by teachers - Book swap where each child will receive at least one new-to-them book to keep - Third grade field trip to Acton Library for a tour/orientation by Acton Library staff

6 Science Day - April 8, 2016 Science Day brings together parents and students for a fun day of engaging science experiments. We are looking for volunteers who can setup on one evening (TBD) and the entire school day on April 8. We provide: Experiments, supplies, and training Lunch on the 8th FUN the entire day while you teach a science experiment to kids the same age as your child Science Day is sponsored by Pfizer. If you are a Pfizer employee, please us about ways you can contribute. If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, please us at GoodwinScience@gmail.com. Thank you! The Science Day Committee, Nicole Pauloski, Cindy Lane & Thia Wrightsman GoodwinScience@gmail.com Ongoing Fundraisers Box Tops Time to clip those Box Tops! The deadline for the spring submission is Friday, February 26! Please fill up Topper Chomper so we can smash our $1000 goal this school year! We are more than half-way there but need YOUR Box Tops to make it happen. If every student in school handed in 10 box tops in the next month, we d collect an additional $400! Note: Annie s Products now have Box Tops so if your family buys these popular products, please clip those Box Tops! Please check for expiration dates before dropping them in the Chomper and Karen Bradshaw (kebleo@me.com) with any questions. Thank you! Topper Chopper is located in the lobby on the right hand side after you walk in the front doors of the school.

7 Pasta Vita Gift Cards Pasta Vita gift cards are available at the office and are a great gift idea in time for the holiday season. Please see Laura in the front office to purchase. Have You Signed Up? One of the ways our PTA receives monies is through various reward programs. Stop and Shop Our school can earn cash for each purchase made at Stop and Shop. Sign up is easy and only takes a few minutes. Log on to to designate Goodwin School or call (If you registered last year, there is no need to re-register.) Amazon Smile If you are an Amazon.com shopper, it is simple to set up and designate Goodwin as your charity of choice to receive a portion of your order. You can click on this link or search for Ptsa Connecticut Congress Kathleen E Goodwin. Friends and family can also participate so feel free to share this information!

8 Our Sponsors and Supporters We would like to acknowledge the following businesses who have supported our PTA with a variety of donations this year. Computer Signs From You Flowers Wildwood Pediatrics Mirsina's Pursuit of Pastry Diary Queen Pizza Works Pizza Palace Stop and Shop Big Y Cuckoo's Nest Pasta Vita Jazzercise Please support these businesses with your patronage. School and Local Community Websites

9 School Sites: Interim Principal Sutman's Page Goodwin Library Page Math Lab News Computer Lab News Goodwin Academic Calendar Local Community Sites: Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation Acton Library Old Saybrook Youth and Family Services Old Saybrook Fire Department Harbor News Shoreline Times Watch this space for more links throughout the school year! Contact Information Volunteers are encouraged and welcomed for all committees and PTA-sponsored activities. For more details on any PTA-sponsored events and/or to volunteer your time, efforts, talents or ideas, please send an to For any newsletter contributions, please send an to 2016 Goodwin PTA Newsletter Kathleen E. Goodwin School 80 Old Boston Post Road Old Saybrook, CT

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