Originally delivered on 10/29/2023 5:55 pm

SUBJECT: Monday Memo - October 30, 2023

October
October 30, 2023
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Tuesday, October 31
Halloween Parade - 1:30 pm
Monday, November 6
Book Fair (Set up 11/3)
Early Dismissal
Fall Conferences
Tuesday, November 7
Book Fair (Set up 11/3)
Early Dismissal
Fall Conferences
  • We need volunteers to sign up to work the book fair.  Log onto Membership Toolkit to select a time.  
  • Don’t forget to purchase or sell your SaveAround books at SAPayNow.com/268838. If you’re not planning on purchasing the book, please return it to your child’s teacher as soon as possible. 


  • The Yearbook Committee needs your help! Please email student photos to vvyearbook24@gmail.com. Indicate the event (e.g., Harvest Festival) in the subject line and include student name(s) and grade in the body of the email. Thank you!


  • Click here for healthy habits.  


  • A great way to honor someone for a special occasion is to make a donation to Valley View's Library.  Click here to make a donation through MT.



  • Click here for Pathways Programs. 
50th Anniversary Celebration

Our Anniversary committee is really throwing together an awesome night!! Get your tickets so you don't miss out on all the fun! Check out the sponsorship levels if you'd like to contribute that way. We are also accepting donations for the event to raffle off (gift cards, wine, craft beer, baskets of goodies) and there will be a silent auction with special items your kids will LOVE!! Join us 12/1!


Please include an email or phone number in the comments if paying by venmo or cash/check 


Lost and Found

We have placed all of the "lost" jackets on the benches and tabletop of the first table in the APR.

Please encourage your children to look for their missing jackets during the lunch periods this week.

If they are not claimed shortly, we will be donating them to the Red Cross.


A gentle reminder as well - please put your child's name in the jackets and on their water bottles.

Referendum

Why Do Our Elementary Schools Need More Space? 


Bond-funded projects qualify for state aid at different levels depending on the project and the school district’s need. To get aid for building new rooms, as MTPS proposes, the district has to show that it has a space shortage.  

The state Department of Education uses the term "unhoused students” to describe that situation, leaning on a mathematical calculation of the number of students compared to the square footage of space that is useful for instruction. Every one of Montville Township’s public elementary schools meet the “unhoused students” test. In 2023-24, the space shortage is quantified at over 100 students; by 2027-28 that shortage is projected to be 410 students.  

Because of current conditions, MTPS qualified for more state aid than districts that don’t face crowded conditions. 

Find more details about how MTPS proposes to solve the need for space at www.montville.net/referendum.  


GET YOUR CALENDAR RAFFLE TICKETS  sponsored by the Montville Educational Foundation.  One ticket enables you to win 13 times!  MEF draws a $50.00 winner every Friday in November, December and January!

$200 winner Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. 13 CHANGES TO WIN UP TO $ 950.00 !!   TICKETS cost 1 for $10 or 3 for $20.  Purchase on Venmo Montville Educational Foundation or emailmefmontvillenj@gmail.com. 

You must be in it to win! 


Blingo

BLINGO TICKETS ARE ON SALE!

Come join us on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 from 6-9 p.m. for the Lazar PTC's BLINGO event.  We will have 8 bingo games with cash prizes, a 3-Tier Tricky Tray with amazing baskets and a 50/50 raffle.  The event will be held at the St. Pius X Church and will have limited seating.  Entrance tickets will be sold for $60 per ticket.  On the night of the event you will receive the following:

  • 4 BINGO Faces for Each Game, 8 Games Total (that's 32 faces!)
  • 1 Sheet of 20 Tier-1 Tricky Tray Tickets

You can purchase additional bingo faces and Tricky Tray tickets on the night of the event.  50/50 tickets will also be sold on the night of the event, cash only.


You can purchase individual tickets, or in any size groups of your choosing.  However, only tickets purchased in multiples of 10 can reserve a table in advance.  


To purchase tickets, please go to: https://lazarptc.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/252226


*This event is BYO - please bring what you would like to enjoy at the event, including snacks.* 


NOTE: Guests (those who do not have a Membership Toolkit account) will be asked to create an account to purchase tickets.  This cannot be avoided but they will not be spammed or emailed about non-BLINGO related events.  


Please feel free to email any questions to: Amee Chatterjee ameechatterjee@gmail.com and Amy Miller dlogyma@aol.com.


We hope you can make it to BLINGO, and don't forget to wear your best "bling"!

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