Welcome to the Loring PTO!
When your family joins the Loring School community, you become a part of the Loring PTO; a community of parents, teachers and school administrators joining together to enrich the educational and social experience of our students.
Parent involvement is critical to our success and there are a number of ways to get involved. If you are interested in learning more about the different opportunities available please email our co-chairs Anne Devine and Melissa Perla.
How Does the PTO Support Loring?
3/27/2024 9:30 am
What exactly does the PTO do?
At the auction last Friday we showed a video that highlighted many of the various ways that the PTO supports Loring and its community. Believe it or not, this isn't an exhaustive list - there is so much more to what we do! Take a look when you get a chance as your donations and volunteer hours are what make all of this possible!
Click here to view!
Read MorePTO Executive Board Openings for 2024-2025
3/27/2024 9:29 am
We are recruiting now for our 2024-2025 open Exec Board positions and would love for you to join our team! Volunteering for the board is a rewarding experience as you have a direct impact on Loring and our students. Beyond the fundraising, staff, education, and community support and connection, you have unique access and insight into both the Loring and SPS administration.
Please reach out with any questions about time commitment or scheduling, we’d love to hear from you!
Vice Chair - The Vice Chair works alongside and learns from the Chair to provide the overall leadership for all PTO activities. Serves on the Executive Board, works closely with the Principal and Vice Principal and district administration, and provides guidance and oversight to all committee coordinators. Two-year term. In the past this role has been filled by people with all work experiences and availability. The role is what you are able to make of it!
Assistant Treasurer - The Assistant Treasurer works alongside and learns from the Treasurer as the PTO’s chief financial officers. Primary responsibility is handling deposits. Two-year term.
To learn more about these opportunities and open coordinator positions, please email Melissa Perla.
Read MoreThank You: Loring Parents' Night Out/Auction
3/27/2024 9:28 am
A HUGE shout out to all of our PAWSOME families who participated in the Parents' Night Out/Auction - through live and silent auction bids, raffles, generous donations, attending the event , and/or volunteering! The money we raised will go towards enriching your students' education in a number of ways - supporting our teachers and staff, Creative Enrichment programming, technology, books, and so much more!
We can't thank our Loring Community enough for this amazing support! To those of you who made it to the event - thank you for coming! We had a great time with all of you and can't wait for next year's event! We hope you had fun, too!
A SPECIAL THANK YOU to our Auction Planning Committee - Kerri Brien, Amy Kohen, Katie Riordan, Morgan Freiman, Melissa Perla, Jackie Harder, Anne Devine and Rachel Heckler. Their hard work made the night the HUGE success that it was. Thank you also to: Pat Brien and Tim MacDonough for being our auction emcees and comedic relief for the evening; to Doug Kohen for the A/V equipment and the pawsome playlist; to Sharon Brady and Cate Kashem for helping with check in; and to Crystal Pike and Xi Su for always helping with the behind the scenes online forms and communications! Volunteers are what makes these things work and we are SO appreciative!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Second Grade Creative Enrichment: Physical Changes of Matter
3/27/2024 9:27 am
The Discovery Museum brought their traveling workshop “Physical Changes of Matter” to Loring last week. The second graders learned about solids, liquids and gases and how they change from one state to another. They also learned about sublimation and were able to see it in action - the dry ice was a big hit! Ask your 2nd graders if they can use their hands to describe the different states of matter and what they thought of the liquid nitrogen demonstrations involving flowers and a banana.
Thank you to our wonderful Loring community for supporting the PTO and making these programs possible. Also, thank you to our second grade creative enrichment coor
Square 1 Art
3/27/2024 9:26 am
Your child's custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser catalog should have been sent home featuring their own name and art on the cover, WITH FREE STICKERS OF THEIR ART!
If you’d like to order online, search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order!
Scholarships are available. Please contact Karen Blumberg with questions.
Order by: 4/12/2024
If you have questions, or need anything at all, contact customer care online.
Thank you for supporting our school!
Bus Driver & Crossing Guard Appreciation
3/27/2024 9:25 am
Join us in showing appreciation for our amazing bus drivers and crossing guards! This year's appreciation breakfast will take place on Wednesday, April 3rd, 8:45 a.m., at Noyes School.
Click HERE to contribute a monetary donation for gifts and HERE to volunteer to purchase breakfast items by Friday, March 29th.
Please note that Nixon is coordinating the collections so the first link will take you to the Nixon PTO website and you may have to sign out of your Loring PTO account before you can view the site.
We are also collecting cards for our drivers and crossing guards. Your students can create a card for their bus driver or crossing guard and return it to the Loring office by this Thursday, March 28th.
Bus Drivers
Bus 4/18 Adam Tocci
Bus 7 Joe Williams
Bus 8 Isa Nelson
Bus 16 Petain Loor-Macias
Bus 18/4 Nelkis Coat
Bus 22 Henry Podolsky
Boston Bus Mr. Cyr
Crossing Guards
Mr. Rick Warren
Ms. Karen Ritchotte
Ms. Barbara O'Brien
Read MoreHelp Needed: Camp Fair Coordinators
3/27/2024 9:24 am
We are currently looking for two people to fill the roles of Camp Fair Coordinators for the 2024-2025 School Year. The Camp Fair coordinator is a position active from October through the end of January. The coordinators communicate with camps to arrange enrollment, build the online directory, run meetings with other Camp Fair team volunteers, and assist at the in-person event. The majority of this role is done at home and on your own time. Training and previous documentation will be provided - the new coordinators will be able to step right in!
Buddy up with a friend and contact cochairs@loringpto.org if you'd like to hear more!
Read MoreBuddy Dog
3/27/2024 9:23 am
The Buddy Dog Drive will be running from March 4th through April 5th! The Loring kindergarteners are asking families to contribute items to the Buddy Dog Humane Society! Students may drop off donations at the Buddy Dog dog house in the front lobby.
Most needed items include collars, canned dog food, canned cat food, rawhide, chew toys and leashes. Thank you!
Art Show: Save the Date
3/27/2024 9:22 am
Save the date for the annual Loring Art Show!
Thursday, May 16th 5-6:30pm
Read MoreCPO Open Positions for Next Year
3/27/2024 9:22 am
The Curtis Parent Organization (“CPO”) has a few open positions for next year, including three Board positions and four committee positions. Please take a look at the openings and let us know if you are interested or have questions!
Board Positions (3 year term)
Treasurer
Secretary
6th Grade Co-Chair
Committee Positions
Cultural/Creative Enrichment
Fundraising
Directory
Business Sponsor Liaison
Limited, flexible volunteer hours involved for all positions. If interested, or if you’d like more information, please email board@curtiscpo.org. To learn more about the CPO, visit www.curtiscpo.org. Thanks for your interest!
Read MoreSave the Date
3/27/2024 9:21 am
Mark those calendars - we have a busy spring! New additions and updates are italicized.
Friday, April 12th - Food Pantry Friday
Thursday, May 16th - Loring Art Show
Friday, May 17th - Food Pantry Friday
Wednesday, May 29th - General PTO Meeting (virtual)
Saturday, June 1st - Fun Run
Friday, June 6th - Food Pantry Friday
Thursday, June 13th - Last Day of School
Read MoreUpcoming Events
- Friday, March 29
- Monday, April 1
- Wednesday, April 3
- Monday, April 8
- Friday, April 12
- Monday, April 15
- Tuesday, April 16
- Wednesday, April 17
- Thursday, April 18
- Friday, April 19