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Lakeway PTO News - October 1, 2004
If you have not already done so, please record your volunteer hours for September. You can use the volunteer books in the office or the Web site (www.lakewaypto.org/log.htm) to log your hours, but you only need to log them once.
Need a flu shot for yourself, your spouse, or your kids? Sign up now in the school office…a nurse will be at LWE on Monday, October 18 from 8 - 10am to give flu shots. The price is $18, payable when you get the shot, and receipts for insurance will be available for people who need them. Need more information? Visit the office for a vaccine information sheet from the CDC or go to http://www.cdc.gov/flu/.
Are you registered to vote? The voter registration deadline for voting in the upcoming November 2 election is Monday, October 4. You can verify your voter registration, register to vote online, or verify your polling place by going to www.traviscountytax.org.
The Sally Foster gift wrap sale ends on October 5. Please return your orders to school by Tuesday. Out of town family and friends can participate via www.SallyFoster.com; the school account number for LWE is 577163. Thank you for your support. We are looking forward to our best fundraiser ever!
Just a reminder…when paying the PTO for purchases (such as Sally Foster gift wrap, t-shirts, or memberships), please make your checks payable to LWE PTO. Committee chairpersons…before making your deposits, please verify that all checks are payable to LWE PTO. If necessary, please contact people who have made checks payable to the wrong entity to get a corrected check. Thank you for your cooperation!
The School Store is open for business! If your children are interested in purchasing school supplies, they can visit the school store in the mornings from 7:20 - 7:40am before school starts or during lunch on Wednesdays only from 11am - 1pm. The School Store always has some great items for students to purchase and this is a great way for kids to practice managing money and making purchases!
Carnival Time! We have had several planning meetings so far and things are really coming together. Our immediate needs are giant shade structures (for sitting areas and the silent auction) and long tables (for the silent auction and bake sale). If you know anyone who can loan us these items for the carnival, or if you would like to sponsor a shade structure, please let us know at carnival@lakewaypto.org. Booth assignments are being assigned to classrooms now and should be completed soon. You will be receiving lots of carnival information in next week’s Tuesday folder, including information about buying wristbands, business sponsorship information, general carnival information, and silent auction information. We are implementing many of the ideas/suggestions we received from last year’s post-carnival survey. Please plan on supporting this event, our biggest fundraiser of the year, on October 30 from 2-5pm!
Election Time! Lakeway Elementary students will be holding their own presidential election on Tuesday, November 2. We are looking for volunteers to help facilitate this event in the computer and science labs from 8-11:30am. If you would like to help, please send a note to volunteer@lakewaypto.org.
A lot of “low balance” notices are going home from the cafeteria…Don’t forget that you can check the balance in your child’s lunch money account and add money to his or her account using our Web site. Go to http://www.lakewaypto.org/lunch.htm.
LWE Trunk Show—Reserve a booth now or just plan to attend! LWE will be hosting a Trunk Show on November 18 from 4-8pm. If you are interested in reserving a booth, please contact Beth Mansell (beth.lwe@sbcglobal.net) or Susan Thompson (lakeway5@austin.rr.com). Booths are $35.
Science boards will be on sale at school one day only, on October 13. If your child will be participating in the Science Fair (November 11), please make sure to purchase a science board.
The PTO is revising its bylaws to make them simpler. Copies of the current bylaws and the proposed bylaws are posted on our Web site at www.lakewaypto.org. Click the “PTO Bylaws” link to view the current bylaws and the “Proposed NEW Bylaws” link to view the proposed bylaws. (Both links are in the column on the left.) If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions about the proposed bylaws, please contact Melanie Hudelson at mjhudelson@austin.rr.com.
The minutes from the August 24, 2004 PTO meeting are now posted at http://www.lakewaypto.org/minutes/082404.htm. Minutes from the September 28 meeting will be posted after they are approved by the PTO board at next month’s meeting.
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