In the Know Friday
Thank you to those who came out to the PTO meeting last night. Here is the link to the meeting minutes. Printed copies of the minutes from the most recent PTO meeting can always be picked up from the counter in the lobby of Quail Run.
The next PTO meeting will be on Thursday, December 14th at 6 p.m. If you have ideas, thoughts or topics that you would like to be discussed at the meeting, please email them to the PTO leadership
Read-A-Thon Recap: The Fall 2023 Quail Run Read-A-Thon is officially in the books. Here are the school-wide stats and winners:
School-wide stats:
Number of readers: 124 students
Total minutes read: 46,967 minutes
Money raised for Quail Run:: $6,688.80
Number of adult readers: 5
Total adult minutes read: 5,956 minutes
Top Readers:
First Place: Reid Cushing - 2,873 minutes
Second Place: Elsa Serrano - 2,648 minutes
Third Place: Olivia Pavisian - 1,995 minutes
Classroom: Ms. Nickles’ class, 5th grade
Adult: Alecia Simon - 1,856 minutes
Top Fundraisers:
First Place: Hunter Ott - $460
Second Place: Jonathan Chen - $375
Third Place: Ares Snider-McCall - $275
Classroom: Mrs. Yanek’s class, Kindergarten
Here are photos of our top readers and fundraisers receiving their prizes. Congratulations! Prizes have been delivered to all individual readers. A big thank you to Stacie Schroeder for leading this very successful Read-A-Thon initiative, to all the Quail Run students that accepted the challenge to become better readers and to all family and friends of Quail Run for helping to raise a remarkable amount for PTO initiatives.
Dine And Donate At Jefferson’s - On Tuesday, November 28th from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., 15% of sales from your order at their 743 Massachusetts Street location only will be given back to the PTO. Skip the dishes and clean up all while raising money. Valid on dine in, take out and delivery orders directly from Jeffersons. Not valid on third party orders. If dining in person, come between 6 and 6:30 p.m. to meet up with other Quail Run families. Don’t forget to tell them you’re with Quail Run Elementary Dine and Donate when ordering!
Quail Run Spirit Store Holiday Sale - Now through December 8th every item in the Quail Run Spirit Store is 20% off with free shipping on orders over $75 and guaranteed delivery by 12/23.. Shop from nearly 100 items all with the Quail Run touch, many which can be personalized, and have a portion of every sale donated back to the Quail Run PTO.
Final Track Club Stats - The fall season for the Quail Run Track Club has concluded. Special thanks to Angela Cushing and all early morning parent volunteers who led:
53 participants
To run a group total of 736.61 miles.
50 participants to earn their 5K mile award
45 participants to earn their 10K mile award
36 participants to earn their half marathon award
Winter School Decorating Day - School decorating committee members, room parents and others interested should plan to come transform some of the common areas of the school for the winter season as a lead up to winter parties. The day is scheduled for Sunday, December 3rd. However, this date is subject to change and will be updated as necessary.
Second Semester Calendar - The Quail Run PTO calendar for January to May 2024 is now available. This calendar is subject to change and, most importantly, there will be additions as the school year progresses.
Going grocery shopping? Shop at any of the Dillons locations in Lawrence and earn money for the Quail Run PTO at no cost to you. Sign up for Dillons Community Rewards and select the Quail Run PTO to support.
PTO Links:
Events and Activities: www.quailrunpto.com
News and info: Quail Run PTO Facebook
Volunteer: HERE!
Contact us: quailrunelementarypto@gmail.com
What’s coming up: Fall Calendar of events and Winter/Spring Calendar of events (subject to change/additions)
Show your pride and support your school: Quail Run Spirit Store (20% off everything Holiday Sale through 12/8)
Upcoming Events:
November 28 - Dine and Donate at Jefferson’s (Mass St. Location ONLY)
December 3 - Winter School Decorating Day (tentative date )
December 8 - Last day of the Quail Run Spirit Store holiday sale
December 14 - PTO Meeting, 6 p.m.
December 18 - Winter Party Prep (Commons)
December 19 - Winter Classroom Parties
