Originally delivered on 3/1/2024 8:00 am

SUBJECT: March Newsletter - Barley Sheaf PTO

At Barley Sheaf, the PTO is excited to bring community-building activities and support for Barley Sheaf students, families, caregivers, and staff!
Dine Out Day - Philly Pretzel Factory Fundraiser

Stop by Philly Pretzel Factory on Saturday, March 16th between 9 am & 7 pm for a weekend treat! 20% of all sales will be donated back to the Barley Sheaf PTO.

Philly Pretzel Factory has requested that the Barley Sheaf Dine-Out flyer accompanies each purchase. Flyers will be sent home in folders.

Philly Pretzel Factory
268 US HWY 202

FRSD Color Run/Walk

Save the Date: May 19th

More details will be coming soon! The run/walk will take place at JP Case Middle School. 

Volunteers Needed! If you are interested in joining the Color Run Committee for Barley Sheaf, please email us at PTOBarleySheaf@gmail.com! We will need Barley Sheaf volunteers to help plan and coordinate the event. 

Follow the FRSD Color Run/Walk on FB!

'Family Skate' Family Event

Saturday, March 9th from 10 am* - Noon
*You can arrive as early as 9:45 to begin checking in.

Join us at the Frenchtown Roller Rink for a morning filled with skating and fun with all of our Barley Sheaf Families! 

Tickets are $8 per skater (presales) or $10 cash at the door. The concession stand will be open for snacks and drinks (no outside food or drinks permitted). Skate rentals are $2 and roller blade rentals are $3. Skate rentals can be made and paid for at the roller rink.

Click here to purchase your tickets!

Frenchtown Roller Rink
2998 Daniel Bray HWY
Frenchtown, NJ 08825

PICTO Night! A Family Event

Friday, March 22nd - 6:00 pm Doors Open, 6:45 pm PICTO begins
Join us for one of the biggest events of the year: A night filled with food, fun, and Picture BINGO! There will also be an amazing basket raffle which will include generous donations from many local businesses, Teacher Experiences with Barley Sheaf teachers, and Themed Homeroom Baskets put together from families in each classroom! You won't want to miss this! 

There will be the option to purchase pizza pies ahead of time, when purchasing your tickets, if you'd like. We will also have slices for sale at the event, along with bake sale items.

Tickets must be purchased in advance! This event is expected to sell out so if you are interested, please make sure to purchase tickets as soon as sales open. Thank you! 

Stay tuned for ticket sales and more information!

NEEDED: PICTO Basket Donations

The PICTO Committee is looking for small and medium sized baskets/containers to be donated that they can use for basket raffle items. Please email PTOBarleySheaf@gmail.com if you have any to donate! Thank you!

Also, Homeroom Parents have selected the theme for their classroom's Themed Basket and will reach out to their respective class shortly for help with donation items to put the baskets together! We appreciate your help in making these baskets so fun and special! 

Below are some examples of last year's baskets to give you an idea of what's coming! 

Looking Ahead

March 1 - Spirit Day 
(Wear your favorite Barley Sheaf spirit wear or wear red!)
March 4 through 8 - Read Across America: Spirit Week
*Click here for a reminder of specific theme days/outfits to wear this week, if friends would like to participate!
March 9 - Family Skate at Frenchtown Roller Rink
March 15 - Early Dismissal
March 16 - Philly Pretzel Factory Fundraiser
March 22 - PICTO Night
March 29 - No School: Spring Break Begins!

Last Month's Recap

Parents' Night Out: Comedy Show: On February 2nd, we hosted the *sold out* Parents' Night Out: Comedy Show and it was so much fun! We loved seeing all of the fun food that you brought for your tables and loved seeing everyone mingling and laughing the night away! We hope to have the event again next year! Thank you to all who came out!

Reading is a Dream: Wow! What a special night with families, friends, and our Barley Sheaf Teachers and Staff! We had just over 90 families join us for this event and 24 staff members! Classroom doors were decorated beautifully for the event and helped to welcome families and friends into such cozy classrooms!  Everyone had a wonderful time listening to stories of all kinds! What a great way to end the month, and to kick off Read Across America Week! 

A huge "Thank you!" to the Teachers and Staff who participated in Reading is a Dream! We couldn't have done this event without you! You went above and beyond and we are so appreciative!

Fall Grant Cycle: This year, the PTO is excited to offer something new for Barley Sheaf Teachers and Staff: Two grant cycles when teachers/staff can complete a detailed application asking for specific items or funding for a specific project or event to directly support their teaching and their students. There were multiple grant requests submitted in the fall. See below for one of the approved grants! 

The second round of grant applications are due today! We can't wait to see what wonderful grant ideas have been submitted! 

Thank you, Barley Sheaf Families, for always supporting the PTO's fundraisers and events. It is because of you that we're able to directly support the Barley Sheaf Teachers/Staff and Barley Sheaf Students! 

Join the PTO!

Thank you to everyone who has supported the PTO, and in turn the Barley Sheaf students and staff, so far this year! We appreciate all of your support and generosity, and love seeing you at all of the events! 

The Barley Sheaf Parent Teacher Organization is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable group who works to raise funds, plan events, and generally support our teachers, staff members, children, and families. We hope that you will join us as a member and consider volunteering for an event and/or a committee. We are looking forward to a great year! 

You can join the PTO or renew your membership hereJoining the Membership Toolkit also ensures that your email is part of the email list so you receive all PTO emails. Joining the PTO will give you access to the Membership Toolkit school directory and will help to fund multiple PTO-sponsored activities and purchases that benefit our Barley Students and Staff!

Some examples of activities, events, and gifts that the PTO sponsors are: New playground equipment, Staff Appreciation events and gifts, school assemblies, Activity Nights (Ice Cream Social, Parents' Night Out, Family Event Night, Scholastic Book Fair, Camp Mason for 4th Graders, and more! 

Photos for Yearbook & Yearbook Orders

The Yearbook Committee would love to include some photos in the yearbook from all of the fun events this year! Do you have any photos from the recent snow days that you'd like included? You can email your child's photos to yearbookbarleysheaf@gmail.com

'23-'24 yearbooks are also now for sale! Place your order now so you can check it off your list! Use this link: Order Yearbooks | Lifetouch Yearbooks (Yearbook ID for Barley Sheaf is 10469224)

Stay Connected

The Barley Sheaf PTO social media accounts are kept up-to-date with PTO and school happenings. Follow along to stay in-the-know!

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Virtual Backpack

The Barley Sheaf Virtual Backpack is updated weekly with announcements and school events!

2023-2024 Barley Sheaf PTO Executive Board

President: Morgan Henry
Ex-Officio (Advisory) President:Jodi Reed
Co-Vice President & Treasurer: Jessica Ur
Secretary: Brianna Pileggi

Email us at PTOBarleySheaf@gmail.com

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