Welcome to Abraham Lincoln Elementary School PTO Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year!  On behalf of our PTO (parent teacher organization), we would like to welcome all returning students and their families. We would also like to extend a special welcome to those who are new to the Lincoln family. We are looking forward to a fabulous school year. Lincoln is a very special place, as many of you know or will soon find out. We are most fortunate to have a principle like Dr. Stark, and an outstanding team of teachers and staff that truly care and support our children in their quest for knowledge. A goal of the Lincoln PTO is to provide each child who attends our school with fun and educational opportunities which will enhance the great learning experience our teachers and administrators provide. With a strong support system, our children will be able to strive for and achieve their dreams. We are looking forward to the 2011-2012 school year. You will find there are many ways to get involved in your child’s school and to meet other Lincoln families. We encourage you to jump in - the only experience needed is to have a child at Lincoln! We promise to support you and work alongside of you in your endeavor. One role the PTO plays is funding such programs such as field trips, assemblies, class parties, and many other opportunities for students. In the coming weeks you will have the opportunity to help support the Lincoln PTO and raise the necessary funds that go directly to the students!  1. Every family is encouraged to become a member of the PTO for $10 per family.  2. Each child will bring an Entertainment Book home the week of the 19^th. We are requesting that each student sells at least one book, with incentives to sell more. 3. A Yankee Candle sale is scheduled for the holiday season, details to follow. 4. Market Day order forms will be sent home. This is a great way to support Lincoln and provide your family with yummy food. Check out the Market Day website, www.marketday.com to register, receive special offers, and to place on-line orders. 5. Other ongoing fundraising opportunities during the year include “Box Tops”, registering your Giant Eagle Advantage Card and Target Red Card, and saving Shop n Save Receipts and Campbell’s product labels. Our first PTO meeting is on September 15 @ 9:30am in the Health room. So please come and join the Lincoln PTO! Come to our meetings to see what is going on and bring your ideas and your pencils to sign up and get involved! Most Excited, Your 2011-2012 PTO Board Heather Scott, Lisa Thompson, Mary Jo Cassano, Leigh Meiss, Aleen Atencio, Terri Kauric, & Traci Kessler NOTICE: Free/Reduced Breakfast and Lunch  The Bethel Park School District participates in the National School Lunch program, please be aware that Free/Reduced meals are available to those who qualify. The applications for the 2011-2012 school is now available. Please be advised if your student(s) is qualified for Free/Reduced meals for the 2010-2011 school year, you MUST reapply for the 2011/2012 school year. If you have any questions, please call Dana Walker @ 412-854-8426. For the 2011-2012 Free/Reduced application, please click here. Online Mailing List Registration To join the Abraham Lincoln Online Mailing List, please click here.  IMPORTANT: To make sure our emails don’t end up in your spam/junk folder, simply add this email address to your contact list in your email tool: abrahamlincolnpto@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe from our mailing list, send an email to abrahamlincolnpto@yahoo.com with Unsubscribe in the subject. Kidsburgh Check out this website which features articles pertaining to interests of kids in Pittsburgh, as well as information about local activities:  http://pittsburghiskidsburgh.com/  This Week at Lincoln   Reminder:  No school for students Wednesday, January 25 through Friday, January 27 Enjoy your time off! Talent Show Rehearsals This Week Just a reminder that rehearsals for the Talent Show will take place tonight, January 23 for Act I at 3:40 pm - 5:30 pm and tomorrow, January 24 for Act II at 3:40pm - 5:30 pm.  If you have any questions, please contact Katie Lazzaro at (412) 882-7389 or katiejean521@hotmail.com.   Market Day Pick-up Market Day pick-up is tomorrow, January 24 from 3:45 pm to 4:45 pm.  If you have any questions, please contact Shannon Banks at 412-915-6127 or Shannon@scullys.org.   Cosmic Bowling at Legacy Lanes Don’t forget that this Wednesday, January 25 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm is Cosmic Bowling at Legacy Lanes for Abraham Lincoln Elementary friends and families.  We hope to see you then!   LIKE the Lincoln PTO page on Facebook The Abraham Lincoln PTO has a new Facebook page. Like our page to keep updated on important school and PTO news and events. Click on the following link to visit our page or type Abraham Lincoln PTO in your Facebook search! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Abraham-Lincoln-PTO-Bethel-Park- PA/346684732009732 Apples for Students Lincoln PTO is encouraging all of its families to support our school by registering your advantage card on Giant Eagle’s Apples for Students Website. By registering you can help Lincoln earn points every time you shop. Those points can be used for educational rewards such as such as computers, software, video equipment, playground equipment and classroom supplies. We have earned almost 400 points so far. Our goal is to reach 1000 points this school year! The program only lasts until March 17^th 2012. If you have not registered please consider it. You can also ask friends and extended family to register as well. To register: You can call 1-800-474-477 or go to www.gianteagle.com/schools/apples-for-students. The site will ask you to enter your Giant Eagle Advantage Card number (which appears under the bar code). It will then ask you to enter your school code. Lincoln’s school code is 0609. For those who have already registered THANK YOU!!!!   Kohls Gift Card Fundraiser Kohl’s gift cards are available for sale in the school office in denominations of $10, $25, $50 and $100. These gift cards make a great gift and can be used at any Kohl’s store. If you have recently shopped at Kohl’s and used your Kohl’s charge account, no problem. Our fundraising gift cards can also be used to pay your Kohl’s charge account. This year it’s even easier to purchase Kohl’s cards through the PTO. There are three easy ways to obtain your cards: 1). Stop by the school office and see Lisa Fedorowski to purchase your Kohl’s cards; 2). Pre-order cards using the order form found on the Forms page of the Lincoln PTO website at www.abrahamlincolnpto.org, or 3). Contact Lisa Fedorowski in the evening at (412) 881-5242 if school hours are not convenient. She will be happy to make arrangements to get the cards to you. All checks should be made payable to Lincoln PTO.