HOME & SCHOOL GENERAL NEWS, 08.28.23
Welcome back, MTPS Families!
We hope you enjoyed your summer and wish you a great school year ahead! Stay up to date with us by visiting www.moorestownhsa.org for events and newsletters, Facebook (@MoorestownHomeSchool) or Instagram (@moorestownhsa). Contact us any time at info@moorestownhsa.org.
Membership
Don’t forget to sign up for Moorestown Home and School Association this year and get your Home & School/MTPS/Community calendar! Your membership fee helps us reach our goals of delivering all of the great extras at school that your student experiences, like assemblies, author days, dances, playground equipment, senior events, new technology, end of year events, and more!
Go to MHSA Membership to join. If joining presents a financial hardship, please contact our president, Nicole Dancy, for assistance, at president@moorestownhsa.org.
Harlem Wizards
Harlem Wizards are coming back to Moorestown for one night only at the MAC on Friday, October 13th! Come watch your favorite MTPS staff members in an epic basketball game against the Harlem Wizards! Tickets go on sale on September 13th! Volunteer signups and other opportunities to help are coming soon!
MHS
Senior Class Breakfast
Join us for our first Class of 2024 Senior event on Friday, September 8th from 6:30AM-7:30AM for Senior Breakfast in the parking lot outside the MAC. It will include a waffle truck, coffee bar, bagels, breakfast sandwiches, a DJ, and more! A senior class photo will also be taken that morning.
Please be sure all seniors RSVP here.
Questions or allergy restrictions? Contact Liz Sanfilippo at elizabeth.sanfilippo@gmail.com.
UES
4th Grade Ice Cream Social
Please join us on Thursday, August 31st from 2:00pm-3:00pm at the Upper Elementary School for ice cream. This will be a great chance to meet other 4th graders and enjoy a cool treat sponsored by UES Home & School. Make sure your child knows their classroom teacher so they can find their classroom, too!
The event will be held in the UES cafeteria so please enter via the back of the building. A non-dairy treat will be available for children with dairy allergies.
Questions or food allergies? Contact Erin Cangelosi at erinecangelosi@gmail.com.
UES Staff Appreciation
Let's welcome the Undeniably Excellent teachers back as they prepare for the year ahead. We will provide lunch on September 5th. Please use the signup to contribute to this wonderful welcome for our UES staff! Sign up here: UES Fall Staff Appreciation
Questions? Contact Lauren Lee with any questions at lcanton1@hotmail.com.
ROBERTS
Roberts Kindergarten Meetup
Rising Kindergarten students and families, please join us to meet new friends from Roberts and see who will be in your class. Don’t forget to check teacher assignments prior to coming! We will start at the lower Memorial fields for water ice and lawn games and then move over to Strawbridge Lake playground.
Date: Wednesday, August 30th
Time: 4:30PM
Where: Memorial Fields (lower fields), followed by a walk over to Strawbridge Lake playground.
Questions? Contact Meghan Zonies at roberts@moorestownhsa.org.
SOUTH VALLEY
South Valley Kindergarten Meetup
Rising Kindergarten students and families, please join us at Zelley Park to meet new friends from South Valley and see who will be in your class. Don’t forget to check teacher assignments prior to coming!
Date: Wednesday, August 30th (THIS WEEK) (Rain date Thurs, August 31st same times)
Time: 10:00 AM and/or 5:00 PM
Where: “Zelley” Park (Frank Fullerton Memorial Park)
Sign up here: South Valley Kindergarten Meetup
Questions? Contact Lindsay Ostrum at lindsayostrum@gmail.com.
South Valley Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Welcome back South Valley families! Please help us give our amazing teachers and staff a warm welcome back to school by contributing to our fall appreciation luncheon before Tuesday, September 5th. Please sign up and follow donation instructions. Sign up here: South Valley Fall Staff Appreciation
Questions? Contact Lauren Lee with any questions at lcanton1@hotmail.com.
COMMUNITY
MHS Interact Blood Drive
MHS Interact is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive in the high school cafeteria today, August 28th, from 2-7pm. You can check www.redcrossblood.org or email eeverette@mtps.com to check for available time slots.
Inspiring Life Together
"Inspired by Comedy Show" is back! The fundraiser that benefits moms battling breast cancer and their families, is hosted by Inspiring Life Together. It will take place at the Moorestown Community House on October 1st from 2pm-5pm. Gather your friends and grab your tickets at https://www.inspiringlifetogether.org/ibc2023.
Founder, Spring Williams, a Moorestown teacher and breast cancer survivor, formed the charity after being inspired by the outpouring of support she and her family received during her battle with breast cancer several years ago. For more information about this organization, visit inspiringlifetogether.org.