Welcome to the NGES PTG website!
We hope that you will find this web site informative and helpful. Please check here regularly for the latest news, updates and events for the NGES PTG!
We invite and encourage you to become involved by attending monthly meetings, chairing and/or volunteering to help with any of the fun committees and activities. Please read about committee descriptions and openings and consider helping this year!
Join Us for our next PTG Meeting Wednesday, February 8th 2012 at 7:00 in the NGES cafeteria. The February Agenda can be viewed here. Our First FUN FAIR Meeting will take place immediately after (8:00 start time). Everyone is welcome, come learn how you can get involved!
NGES promotes being Green in February!
Join the fun in February as we introduce different ways the
children of NGES and families can reduce, reuse and recycle.
Check out the LITTERless Lunch supplies offered by KORU Fundraising offering high quality products for a good cause. LITTERless Lunch order forms were sent home in your child's backpack or can be downloaded here.
50% of purchases go directly to the PTG. ORDERS DUE BY FEBRUARY 25th.
Samples are on display at NGES in the front lobby.
Special Surprise Assembly ~ February 13th
13th. A program called, “Earth Day Is Every Day” ‐‐Featuring The Reducers, students will learn a variety of ways to help keep our earth and bodies healthy.
Kids will also learn that Earth Day isn’t just one day a year. Learning how to pack a Green Lunch, Incorporate the 3 R's into daily/school life, Conserve Water and Energy, and bring the Green Difference to NGES and our
Grafton community.
Make sure kids wear GREEN on February 13th!
YEARBOOK ORDERS! Order Deadline Friday, February 17th!
TWO easy ways to order:
1. Online Ordering: Go to www.inter-state.com/store/preorder and enter the following code: 84482065
From there you will be able to securely order your book(s).
2. Send in a Check or Cash in the Yearbook envelope that was sent home with your child. Be sure to include your child's name and classroom.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Martina via email at marndt@bridgew.edu
FUN FAIR 2012 Saturday, May 12th from 10-3pm!
tremendous amount of parent support.
Toward the end of each year, the NGES PTG (all parents of NGES) get
together to bring our community one of the biggest events of the year in Grafton. This is a community wide event that supports the kids of NGES. It is ourlargest fund raiser of the year andtypically brings in approximately $20,000!
All proceeds from the event go toward your child’s enrichment programs and other various events/programs/supplies that take place or are needed.
Check out the following document for Fun Fair Information.
Please note the first Fun Fair meeting is February 8th at 8pm in the NGES cafeteria.
PTG News - February 2012
Expressing Thanks - Pepperoni Express, located on Worcester Street in North Grafton, received an honorary plaque from the North Grafton Elementary School PTG thanking for their continuous support. Read the article and view the plaque online or better yet inside Pepperoni Express!
http://grafton.patch.com/articles/school-community-thanks-lucky
Stop & Shop - Registration is now open! Enroll your Stop & Shop card in the school rewards program at Know Your School Night or online at www.stopandshop.com/aplus. The PTG will have a computer set up in the cafeteria for you to link your frequent buyer card to a % donation for each purchase you make. From October 7th through March 29th our school will earn points towards cash at the end of the year. We raised over $900 last school year just through this easy program! Thank you for participating!
After School Enrichment Program: Parent volunteers are ESSENTIAL to this program- any time that you can share is appreciated. Please contact the PTG Board if you can help. Enrollment is now open for the Winter ASEP Sessions. Programs to include Art, TeamWorks, Apple Tree Arts and more! Learn all about the programs offered and download the enrollement form here.
Teacher's Pantry - The teachers pantry is in need of the following items: paper towels, tissues, saltine crackers, ritz crackers, hand sanitizer. If you are able to donate any of these items, please drop off at the front desk with a note: Attn: PTG / Teacher Pantry supplies
Everyday ways to contribute!
NGES PTG email list
NGES PTG Mission statement
North Grafton Elementary is a community of learners where academic, social and personal growth is valued and nurtured. Together we value: Respect for self and others, a positive attitude towards learning, and a strong academic foundation. When our children leave North Grafton Elementary School , we want them to be respectful, productive and responsible students.
All parents and guardians of children enrolled at North Grafton Elementary School are automatic voting members of the PTG. The principal and all members of the staff at North Grafton Elementary School are automatic voting members of the PTG. There are no annual membership dues.
