HOME & SCHOOL GENERAL NEWS, 09.04.23
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Membership
Don’t forget to sign up for Moorestown Home and School Association this year! Go to MHSA Membership to join. If joining presents a financial hardship, please contact our president, Nicole Dancy, for assistance, at president@moorestownhsa.org.
*Please note: Calendars are sent home with students after the school year begins on a weekly basis. Please be patient as our membership team is managing a large number and the schools do their best to keep up with what we drop off for distribution.
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 6:30AM7:30AM 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.
WAMS
WAMS Home & School Meeting
Please join us for our first WAMS Home & School meeting of the 2023-2024 school year on Friday, September 8th at 9:30am in the WAMS media center. We look forward to seeing you! Call-in information will also be provided.
UES
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.
BAKER
Baker Staff Appreciation
It’s not too late to donate towards our staff luncheon taking place tomorrow. Please help us welcome back the staff and show our support. Sign up here and then donate via PayPal here. Please select the “Baker Fall Staff Appreciation” in the drop-down menu.
Kindergarten Send Off: Tears and Cheers!
The first day of Kindergarten can be an emotional and exciting experience for both students and parents. After you've waved goodbye to your Kindergartener, parents are invited to gather on the “island” by the picnic tables and shed some “tears” and shout a few “cheers”. Coffee will be provided by Moorestown Home & School.
ROBERTS
Roberts Apparel Sale
Roberts t-shirts will be available for purchase in the main office throughout the school year for $10, cash only, in sizes Youth XS to Youth Large. Shirts will also be available for purchase at Pre-K/K Meet and Greet and Back to School Night.
Roberts Home & School Meeting
Please join us for our first Home and School meeting on Thursday, September 21 at 9:30. You can join us in-person in the Media Center or virtually (link will be sent prior to meeting).
SOUTH VALLEY
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.
South Valley Apparel
Logo spirit wear for South Valley will be available for purchase through the Main office of each school for the duration of the school year or until supplies last. Kids sizes Youth Small through Youth Large are $10. Payment cash only and in exact amounts. Shirts will also be available to purchase at the Kindergarten Welcome Days as well as Back to School Nights.
COMMUNITY
Girls On The Run
Girls On the Run (GOTR) (3rd, 4th, 5th) shares excellent tools to navigate the beginning of school and to be resilient throughout the year through small group games and lessons. The 10 week session ends with a celebratory 5K in Princeton. First practice at Boundary Creek Park is Friday, Sept 8th 4pm-5:15pm. Heart and Sole for 6th,7th,8th graders is offered on Thursdays 4pm-6pm at Boundary Creek Park REGISTER your child at www.girlsontherunnj.org.
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.