Welcome to the

Welcome Eames Way Elementary School PTO welcomes you to our web page! The PTO is an all volunteer organization comprised of the Eames Way School faculty and all parents/guardians of EWS interested in helping our children optimize their educational experience at Eames Way. All parents of students, and all teachers and administrators at EWS are automatically members of the PTO. The purpose of the EWS PTO is to: 1. Foster social, cultural and educational enrichment; 2. Involve family, school and community in the educational experience; 3. Organize fundraisers to purchase educational materials for students, to pay for enrichment programs, contribute to the expense of student field trips, beautification of the school and staff appreciation. Last year we distributed over $25,000 for enrichment programs, field trips, educational tools & supplies, school beautification and awards. And we have another fantastic year planned for the 2009-10 school year! Funding for important educational programs and tools will be raised through grant writing activities and several planned fundraisers. Please see the list of activities and fundraisers listed below on the site. We are excited to kick-off the new year with our “BOOST” fundraising program!! For more information see the PTO Welcome Letter which includes BOOST information, exciting Raffles, and a family information sheet to be used for publishing our school directory. Please join us for the monthly PTO meetings where parents and faculty share and develop ideas for the Eames Way community and our children. Without the continued support of PTO volunteers and your generous contributions, many of these activities would not be possible. List of Meeting Dates Included Below Any suggestions? Interested in participating or volunteering in the PTO? E-mail Back to Top

		News PTO MEETINGS - PARENTS AND TEACHERS WELCOME! Our next PTO meeting is set for Wed., 3/31 at 7 pm, in the EWS Library. Please join us - there are only 2 meetings left scheduled for this year! Your input is needed on planning community events and how best to spend hard earned PTO dollars! Remaining planned meeting dates for the year are as follows: March 31, 2010 May 25, 2010 DISTRICT INFORMATION / SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETINGS The March scheduled School Committee Meetings are Tuesday, 3/9 and 3/23 at FBMS at 7pm. Check the district home page for agenda. Parents are encouraged to attend, get involved and stay informed! Marshfield Education Foundation (MEF) had their first meeting, and invites you to attend the next meeting on Thursday, March 11, 7:00 P.M., at the Governor Winslow Elementary School, 60 Regis Road. The MEF has a large amount of work to do in a short period of time. The 2010-2011 school year starts in just seven months. The MEF’s objective of being able to issue grants for the 2010-2011 school year will require a committed group of individuals to come together quickly and efficiently. To obtain this goal, the MEF has to meet a few milestones right away, including electing board members, officers and committee chairpersons. Your participation is highly encouraged! STAGE CURTAIN COMMITTEE NEWS - The EWS Stage Curtain Committee has an exciting fundraiser to announce: Limited Edition Eames Way School Replicas - only 29 left! Here's your opportunity to support EWS arts and music facilities! Be one of only 100 Eames Way friends and families to own a miniature replica of your favorite elementary school! The EWS replica is a limited edition offering of 100 painted wooden pieces, (8.5"L x 2.5"H) hand-numbered by Mr. Campia, available for $15.00 each. Order forms are now being accepted and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Click here to download your order form. There is a sample figurine in the EWS office for your viewing. Thank you for supporting the arts at EWS! TOWNWIDE PTO MEETINGS - Once per month representatives from the Superintendent's office and all 7 school PTOs meet and discuss school issues facing the town, and provide updates on what the PTOs are doing at their schools. In October EWS hosted this meeting. Click here on TOWNWIDE to view the meeting minutes. 5th GRADE COMMITTEE - The 5th grade is gearing up for the end-of-year activities, and fundraising is well underway. Click here to see some of the plans that we are making: 5th grade news. If you are a 5th grade parent and want to get involved with planning our activities, or you are not receiving the emails, please contact Sue Kaetzer at kaetzers@comcast.net or Erin Steinaway at steinaway5@gmail.com. 5th Grade Thank You / Fundraiser Notes: Haiti Fundraiser - The 5^th graders recently sponsored a collection of coins to benefit the children of Haiti through the organization Save the Children. The students collected money during their “Make Sum Change for Haiti” drive from Feb. 4th-12th. The fundraiser was very successful and the total amount submitted to Save the Children was $1,023.21. The 5th graders very enthusiastically thank you for your generosity! February Conf. Bake Sale - Thanks goes out to Mary Jane Attardo and her 5th grade helpers for organizing the bake sale during the January parent-teacher conferences. The 5th graders earned $123! Winter Wonderland - Saturday, December 5^th We made over $400 towards our year-end activities! Thanks to all the parents who worked to make Winter Wonderland so successful & special thanks go out to our 5th grade volunteers! November Conf. Bake Sales - Thank you to Sherry McLeod and crew for organizing the bake sales during the November conferences. The 5th grade earned $200! T-shirts Thank you Yvonne Pierce for coordinating - the shirts look great! Wendy's We received $180 from Wendy's. Thanks to all who came out for Wendy's Night in support of the 5th grade class! Community Service Project EWS Playground Painting - Thank you to all students who came out for this project and left your mark on the school! Special thanks to the parents who helped. *The playground looks great - Stop by and check it out if you haven't seen it!* EWS PTO PLANNED EVENTS & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS - 2009-10 The following is a list of planned events for the 2009-10 school year. If you or someone you know is interested in sharing information about your profession, or performing for the students, please contact Click on event title for more details. Sept. ~ Wampanoag visitor - Grade 3 Oct. ~ Fire Safety - Grades K - 5 Food Play - Grades K - 5 Movie Night - Family Event Writer, Kimberly Knutson - Grade K Halloween Safety - Grade K Wendy's Night - Family Event Nov. ~ Dec. ~ Winter Wonderland - Family Event Bay Colony Educators - Grade 5 Museum of Science Star Lab Planetarium - Grade 3 Jan. ~ Museum of Science Electromagnetism Program - Grades 4 & 5 Feb. ~ Ling Tang, Chinese Paper Cutting - Grade 4 Mar. ~ EWS Talent Show - Whole School Irish Step Dancers - Grades K - 5 Author Visit - Grades 1 - 2 Afternoon of Ice Skating - FREE Family Event Ling Tang, Chinese Culture - Grade 2 Seniors Read - Grades K - 3 Apr. ~ Recycling - Grade K-1 May ~ Pizza/Bingo Fun Night - Family Event June ~ - Whole School PTO THANK YOU NOTES WINTER WONDERLAND - December 2009 Thank you to all the families who came out for our annual Winter Wonderland event in early December. This has become an annual family favorite tradition! Special thanks to Roche Bros. for their generous grant, along with all the area businesses who provided fantastic raffle donations; and to Laurene Price and all our volunteers for pulling off such a successful event! Don't forget to support Roche Bros. and these other businesses who have been so supportive of Eames Way! Click here for a complete list of Raffle Donors. MOVIE NIGHT - 0ctober 2009 The PTO wants to thank the families who came out to our Movie Night to kick off the new school year. This was a PTO sponsored event and was offered totally free to our families! Thank you to the McLeod family for donating the popcorn machine, and special thanks to Shaw's for donating the drinks! A great time was had by all! NEW FAMILY MEET & GREET - September 2009 The PTO hosted an informal Meet & Greet at the EWS Playground on Thursday, 9/17 at 11 a.m. New parents are encouraged to attend this yearly informational session to learn more about the PTO's mission and how to get involved. Refreshments are served and small children welcome. Thanks to those who came out for it! Click Meet & Greet PTO EVENT GUIDELINES Click the following link to view a printable copy of the PTO event guidelines. These guidelines are in effect at all PTO-sponsored events. PTO Event Guidelines Back to Top

Fundraising Programs & Events "BOOST" Fundraising Program - march 2010 update: Click for PTO boost update letter - Thank You EWS Families! Our BOOST (Bringing Outstanding Opportunities to our Students and Teachers) Fundraiser directly supports our children's education by funding valuable enrichment programs and field trips for each and every Eames Way student, as well as purchase highly needed educational tools for the classrooms! In September 2008 we introduced this program. The PTO requested a tax deductible donation from each EWS family. 100% of the funds raised go directly to programming. We are delighted to report that the BOOST program raised over $13,000 last year and this year by our dedicated families! To raise this level of funds during the current economy is truly remarkable and shows the care and support to education by all our families. The PTO thanks you for your generosity! Click on the following link to learn more about the BOOST program BOOST LETTER See the breakdown of our approved budget by clicking on BOOST BUDGET - see how hard your BOOST dollars are working for our school! We also encourage (and need!!) your involvement and support throughout the school year. A VOLUNTEER SHEET can be downloaded (click link), completed and returned to school with your child to let us know how you would like to help. WENDY'S NIGHT - 10/28 - BENEFIT THE EWS 5TH GR CLASS - Thanks to all kids, parents and teachers who came out for this fun annual Halloween event and showed your support for the 5th grade!! Wendy's has generously donated a portion of proceeds from that night. This money is going towards funding the 5th grade yearbook expenses and end of year activities. *A huge* thank you goes out to Wendy's for continuing to support us!! Great Rewards Programs! Help Raise EA$Y Money for our School - Spread the word about these programs that brought in over $3,700 last year! Print Out Program Specifications, Click Here A+ BONUSBUCKS – NEW PROGRAM - Register Now! Over 90 families have signed up for this program - thank you! The PTO is excited to announce that we are participating in Stop and Shop’s new A+ BonusBucks Rewards Program. Register your card on-line, designate Eames Way School, and a portion of purchases will come back to our school! Remember to present your card every time you shop. To register your card go to http://www.stopandshop.com/aplus/ The EWS ID # is 06641 Amazon will send us up to 10% of every purchase when you make this the first link you click each time you shop: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/eawascpt-20 This is a unique link set up just for us! Amazon is a quick and easy way to shop, and this is an effortless way to raise money for our school year round! Here’s how it works: · Click on the EWS link. This will bring you to the Amazon home page. · Once connected to Amazon.com, just shop and pay as you normally would. · Amazon tracks all purchases, and sends us monthly payments. *It's that simple!* Please keep this program in mind when doing your holiday shopping! Amazon Shoppers earned us over $400 last year! So send this link to your friends & family - people you know, anywhere in the world! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/eawascpt-20 COMMUNITY REWARDS – EWS received over $600 so far this year - thank you to all who signed up your cards! Register your Shaw’s Rewards Card # on-line and designate EWS PTO as your charitable organization of choice. When you shop and present your Rewards card on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays Shaw’s will contribute a portion of your purchases to us! EWS received $1,500 last year! Register your card at http://www.albertsons.com/cp/shaws/ The EWS PTO ID # is 49001018820. REGISTER FOR THIS PROGRAM ONLINE NOW For more info, just click the link to Shaws * Important Program Notes* Please do not send Shaw’s register receipts to school – that program ended! Everyone needs to re-register their charities once per year with this program. Thank you! TAKE CHARGE OF EDUCATION - We earned $171 so far this year! Target Red Cardholders, designate Eames Way School as your school of choice under Target’s Take Charge of Education Program. We get back a portion of purchases when you shop with your Target credit card! To register your card visit: https://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-005174 Since we signed on with this program we have earned over $1,500! Special thanks go out to Target cardholders who have designated Eames Way School* as their choice in this program!* Please encourage neighbors, friends and family members to sign up for the program and designate Eames Way School. Target has paid over $200 million to schools across the country. Check with your other credit card companies to see if they offer something similar and let us know. BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION – Our school already received $500 this year! Saving your box tops is another fun and easy way to raise money for our school! Last year we received $1,500 for Eames Way just from cutting Box Tops! Clip Box Tops from your favorite products and send them to school with your child. The PTO submits them, and our school receives a check. It’s that simple! This is a family favorite program - The kids love this one so please keep on clipping! (No Campbell’s Soup labels please!) Look for the 10¢ Box Tops coupon on hundreds of your favorite General Mills products. You can find Box Tops on brands such as Cheerios®, Betty Crocker®, Pillsbury®, Ziploc®, Kleenex®, Hefty® and more! For a complete list of products, Click the link to Box Tops for Education Back to Top

	Officers & Coordinators 2009-2010 Co-Presidents: Nicole Perry-Gore, Jennifer Angus Vice Presidents: Rachel Babcock, Stacy LaVangie Treasurer: Celeste Maglio Secretary: Michelle Joyce Faculty President: Sara Prouty Teacher Representatives: Marie Miller, Kathleen Valenti Enrichment Team: Pamela Murphy, Jenny Pitts, Susan Jagoutz, Julie Willett Grant Writing: Jenny Pitts 5th Grade Coordinators: Susan Kaetzer, Erin Steinaway Beautification Committee: Nicole Will, Erin Steinaway, Laura Carbone Communications Coordinator: Brigid Boyd Box Tops Coordinator: Helen Browne Apparel Coordinator: Michelle Harris Stage Curtain Committee: Laurel Egan-Kenny, Marie Miller Kindergarten Coordinators: Jennifer Angus, Lee Wright Hallmark Coordinator: Patty Sullivan Web Designer / Developer: Claudia Ellis / Design For You Web Maintenance: Celeste Maglio EWS Newsletter: June Feeney Questions or comments about our website please e-mail our webmaster, Questions or suggestions regarding PTO activities please email Back to Top

Eames Way School Calendar of Events Back to Top
Contact Have suggestions or interested in participating in the PTO? Email Back to Top
Details of Upcoming Events *The dates of presentations may be changed due to availability of presenters.*
	September ~ 9/23 - Wampanoag Visitor - “I am Wampanoag, and my People have lived here on our homeland for over twelve thousand years.” Click left to learn more about the Wampanoag people.
Back to Top
October ~ 10/7 - Fire Safety - Grades K - 5 October - Fire Prevention Week. Our students will be visited by Marshfield fire fighting officials who will talk to us about fire prevention and safety. 10/9 - FoodPlay Productions - All School FoodPlay is an Emmy Award-winning nutrition media company which tours the nation's schools and special events using the power of live theater and interactive resources to turn kids on to healthy eating and exercise habits. The whole school will be entertained with this show, while learning about nutrition! Click on the picture, right, to learn more! 10/16 - Movie Night - FREE Family Event, Friday, 6:30 p.m., EWS Dining Room The EWS PTO is thrilled to present a FREE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT Featuring MONSTERS VS ALIENS. Come watch this newly released DVD with your friends and family on a large screen! Bring your sleeping bag, pillow, or blankets; and favorite PJ’s if you’d like. The PTO will provide the popcorn & drinks! No need to RSVP – just come and enjoy the show! This movie is rated PG. To learn more about the movie click on the picture right. As a reminder, PTO guidelines are in effect. Please click here to review PTO Event Guidelines Hope to see you at the movie! 10/23 - Kimberly Knutson, Author - Grade K Marshfield's own Children's Author comes to Eames Way to visit our kindergartners! 10/27 - Halloween Safety - Kindergarten Officer Feyler, from the Marshfield Police Dept will come to the school and talk to our youngest students about Halloween safety. 10/28 - Wendy's Night - Halloween Family Event, 5 - 8 pm A great chance to try out your costume! Come in costume or not, take a night off from cooking dinner and join us at Wendy's from 5 - 8pm. Eat-in or Take-out - Wendy's will generously donate a portion of their profits back to EWS on this night. Proceeds will benefit the Fifth Grade Class to help fund their year-end activities. All are welcome!
Back to Top
	November ~ No special events planned this month.
Back to Top
December ~ 12/4 - Bay Colony Educators - Grade 5 Educators Carol Neville-Greene and Tim Greene will perform what life was like during Colonial America. Our 5th graders will explore the life of a child during in the 1750s through clothing, toys, games, and education. 12/5 - Winter Wonderland - Family Fun Event! 11-2:30 at EWS Winter Wonderland event scheduled for December 5 with a snow date of December 12. An annual family favorite! Join in the fun at EWS for games, crafts, food, raffles, and secret shopping as we kick-off the holiday season! Click here for WW flier 12/10 - Museum Of Science Star Lab - Grade 3 In this program, it's all about the stars! We will explore the purpose and cultural origins of the constellations; discover why stars have different colors and brightness levels; and also learn that not everything in our sky is a star.
Back to Top
	January 2010 ~ 1/15 - Museum of Science Electromagnetism Program - Grades 4 & 5 Using high-tech Museum equipment, students explore voltage, current, resistance, and the interrelationship between magnetism and electricity.
Back to Top
February ~ 2/24 - Ling Tang, Chinese Culture - Grade 4 Our 4th graders will learn the art of Chinese paper cutting! Click right image to learn more about Ling Tang and China Born Kids.
Back to Top
	March ~ 3/4 - Ling Tang, Chinese Culture- Grade 2 It's a Chinese New Year celebration! The children will make decorations, learn about Chinese Zodiacs, how to say "Happy New Year" in Chinese, and other cultural items and crafts. 3/12 - Talent Show - Family Event, FBMS Auditorium, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Eames Way Goes Broadway! Let us entertain you! Students from all grades are participating. Our own Eames Way students will shine in our 10th annual talent show! There will be singing, dancing, athletic performances, skits, and a whole lot more! Don't miss this event! Please contact Mrs. Miller with questions at mmiller@mpsd.org 3/17 - Irish Step Dancers - Grades K - 5 Eames Way School students will perform Irish Step Dancing for the entire school to celebrate St. Patrick's day. 3/24 - Children's Author Karel Hayes visit - Grades 1 & 2. Click on Karel's picture, left, to learn about her books and other works. 3/25 - Afternoon of Ice Skating - Family Event, 2-3:30 p.m. Join us for an afternoon of FREE ice skating at Armstrong Arena in Plymouth (Exit 5, 103 Long Pond Rd). This is a PTO sponsored Eames Way Community event. Skate rentals are also FREE. Click on flier, left, for more details. Refreshments will be available for purchase. No hockey sticks please! 3/22 - 3/26 - Senior Citizens Read to Students - Grades K - 3 Senior Citizens from the Marshfield Council on Aging will visit Eames Way School students in their library classes and read stories from around the world to help celebrate multicultural winter.
Back to Top
April ~ 4 / tbd - Recycling - Grades K-1 Eames Way Mom, Pam Murphy, presents the importance of recycling to our first grade and kindergarten students, and shows them how they can recycle to help our environment.
Back to Top
	May ~ 5/ tbd - Pizza/Bingo Basket Raffle Night - join us for our annual family fun night of Pizza, Bingo and Basket Raffles! There are 2 seating times to choose from: 5pm Pizza/5:30 Bingo and 6:30 Pizza/7pm Bingo. *You do not need to be present to win! Hope to see you there!*
Back to Top
June ~ TBD
Back to Top
		Downloadable Forms And Notices
PTO Welcome Letter 09-10 PTO Event Guidelines Volunteer Form EWS Reading Log		Mail Carrier System Memo Birthday Notice 2009-10 Budget Summary	Drop-Off / Pick-Up Notice Note to School Absence or Dismissal Make It Simple-use this form!
Check back often. Site updated frequently with notices and forms you may have misplaced.
Back to Top

PTO Agenda, Meeting Minutes & Treasurer's Reports
June 2009 Agenda June 2009 Minutes		August 2009 Agenda August 2009 Minutes	September 2009 Agenda September 2009 Minutes
October 2009 - No Meeting		November 2009 Agenda November 2009 Minutes	December 2009 - No Meeting
January 2010 Agenda January 2010 Minutes		February 2010 - No Meeting	March 2010 Agenda March 2010 Minutes
April 2010 Agenda April 2010 Minutes		May 2010 Agenda May 2010 Minutes	June 2010 Agenda June 2010 Minutes
Treasurer's Report 2007- 2008 PTO Fundraiser Recap 07 - 08 Detailed Full Year Recap 07- 08		Treasurer's Summary 2008- 09 PTO Minutes 2008 - 09 Detailed Budget 2009-10	Treasurer's Summary 2009- 10 PTO Minutes 2009 - 10
Back to Top Questions or suggestions regarding PTO activities please email Questions or comments about our website please e-mail our webmaster,

News ~ Fundraising ~ Calendar ~ Downloadable Forms ~ Officers ~ Meeting Minutes

Contact ~ EWS Home ~ MPSD Home