ForWard 06.12.22
Choose One for Ward
Sign Up for a 2022-2023 PTO Role
Upcoming Events
Monday, June 13, 2022
End of Year Picnic
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
FORJ Article Discussion, Zoom
Wednesday June 15, 2022
COLOR DAY!!!!
Thursday, June 16, 2022
4:30-7:30: Juneteenth Celebration at Lincoln--Eliot
7:00-9:00: Ward PTO Volunteer Appreciaiton
Tuesday, June 21-24, 2022
Spirit Week and Whole School Picture Day (Wear your designated color!)
Friday, June 24, 2022
Last Day of School Parents/Guardians Toast
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News
From the Co-Presidents
This week we toast our MANY wonderful PTO Volunteers - please join us Thursday evening for dessert and drinks to celebrate the year of working together ForWard! Please let us know if you plan to attend. Note: this is an adult-only event.
Volunteer for the PTO in 2022/23
CHOOSE ONE FOR WARD continues this week. Do you use and love your Ward Directory? We do! Beyond being such a great resource for families to connect with each other, it is a large PTO Fundraiser and provides a fun contest experience for student artists. In order to have a printed directory for the 2022-23 school year - WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! To be clear: without volunteers the directory will be online-only next year. This work can be 100% done remotely and on your own schedule and is busiest in late August and September. Our experienced directory team will be available for guidance and troubleshooting and can share all of their documents. Can you and a friend take this on? You will be much appreciated by the Ward community! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0844aaaa2da7fd0-ward
Color Day
This Wednesday, June 15th - under predicted sunny skies - we will finally celebrate the return of Ward Color Day! Remember play clothes, sneakers, sunscreen and water bottles. Thanks to the MANY parent volunteers who have signed up to come. Please email copresidents@wardpto.org if your plans change. Note to all families - Fla-Vor-Ice freeze pops will be distributed by the PTO at the conclusion of color day.
Spring Picnic - ORDER DINNER!
Save the date for Monday, June 13th when we will gather as a school community to celebrate the amazing school year coming to a close! Knucklebones fun and games and music will keep everyone entertained. Pack a picnic or order ahead from the Naco Taco Food Truck. (Note: Advance orders only and prime pick-up time slots are going fast!) 15% of proceeds will benefit the PTO! And then the PTO will treat for ice cream for all! Join us for a fun late spring night on Ward Field. Questions? zena_adeeb@yahoo.com
FORJ Article Discussion Meeting
June 14th (Tuesday), 8:00 – 9:15 pm: Ward FORJ Article Discussion Meeting: The history of tensions — and solidarity — between Black and Asian American communities: How white supremacy tried to divide Black and Asian Americans – and how communities worked to find common ground. You can find this article in Vox: https://www.vox.com/22321234/black-asian-american-tensions-solidarity-history
Join Zoom Meeting here: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/j/98284246141 (phone access: 646-876-9923 Meeting ID: 982 8424 6141
Juneteenth Celebration at Lincoln-Eliot Elementary School
June 16th (Thursday), 4:30 – 7:30 pm: Please join this celebration brought to you by Lincoln-Eliot, with support from Bigelow Middle School FORJ, Underwood FORJ, and Ward FORJ. There will be music provided by a DJ, dinner, ice cream, an inflatable slide, Double Dutch, dancing, and crafts. You won’t want to miss this fun and educational event! See flier at the end of this email for more information.
Spirit Week
Show your school spirit for one final time this school year during our last week together:
Tuesday: Ward School Spirit (https://wardschool.myspreadshop.com/)
Wednesday: Roll Out The Red Carpet - come in your fanciest clothes (perhaps with a change if it is hot!). Volunteers needed for Red Carpet Papparazzi from roughly 8-8:30 AM. Email copresidents@wardpto.org if you can help
Thursday: Camo/Tie-dye Day
Friday: School Picture Day - Make sure to wear your grade’s assigned color!! (5th Purple, 4th Blue, 3rd Green, 2nd Yellow, 1st Orange, Kindergarten Red)
Last Day of School Toast
Calling all grown ups! Join the PTO for one last celebration of the school year - a lemonade toast at the picnic tables out in front of the school on Friday 6/24 at 11:45 AM.
Community Notes & Announcements
Schultz Family Kids Triathlon
We are thrilled to announce the 5th Annual Schultz Family Kids Triathlon, a triathlon for kids ages 6-12 and athletes with special needs of all ages, will be happening Thursday, July 21 at Newton North High School. In 2018, my husband David and I set up a short, fun triathlon for our three kids. What we hoped to be a yearly family tradition became a community event after he passed away the following May. Thanks to a partnership with Max Performance Events, Newton Parks and Rec, All Sports Events, and Newton Athletes Unlimited, the Schultz Family Kids Triathlon has welcomed young athletes to their first triathlons for the past 4 years. Please register early as this popular race is capped at 275 participants and does not have race-day registration. More information about the Race Logistics, our Mission, and our awesome Sponsors is HERE: https://www.schultzfamilykidstriathlon.com/ Register Here
Enriching & Fun Summer Camps for Kids 4-14 at Burr
KidzToPros, an educational enrichment provider, is offering exciting and educational STEM, arts and sports summer camps for students 4-14 at Burr this summer! They’re offering $75 OFF the cost of registration using code DISTRICT75 (valid through 5/31) when you sign up at KidzToPros.com. If you have any further questions regarding camp programs, email KidzToPros directly at contact@kidztopros.com.
See more Community Notes at https://newtonptocouncil.org/community/
