A NOTE FROM OUR PTO

Spring is almost here! Mother Nature teased us with a few spring-like days in February… here’s to

hoping the Groundhog was wrong! I am more than ready for some warmer temperatures, flowers

and some Spring fun!

Wrapping up February, we had lots of great events! Our Talent Show was nothing short of

spectacular! What amazing kids we have here in our school. Our opening number, the Minion Mix,

performed by some very talented LSE staff, was such a great way to start off a fun night. We can’t

wait to see what they come up with for next year! A huge thank you to Talent Show Chairperson

Amy DeBolt for putting together such a great night for our students and families!

We also had another great Spirit Day event at Gymnastics of York! All of the proceeds received from

our Spirit Days go right back to our school to support our students. You get to have fun times and

good food and are supporting our school at the same time. Talk about a win-win! We hope you are

enjoying these new Spirit Day events!

Our Bus Driver Breakfast, catered by our very own Brown’s Orchards, was wonderful. What a great

way to show our bus drivers how much we appreciate them. Mary McCartin & Bakhtavar Wykpisz

did a fantastic job putting this together, complete with booklets colored and composed by our very

own students, and a cute new keychain for those bus keys. I know all of the drivers were very

grateful for the delicious breakfast and the personalized goodies. We are so fortunate to have

drivers that make sure our students get to and from school safely.

Who is hungry for chocolate? Once again, our students did a fantastic job with the Gertrude Hawk

fundraiser! This is one of our biggest fundraisers, as our school gets back 50% of what we sell!

Please remember to come pick up your goodies on March 6th from 4-6p in the cafeteria (or car rider

line if you requested). Many thanks to Laura Mercadante, Katie Tyler, and all of the volunteers for a

great job with this fundraiser! Also a big thank you to all those who participated! We will

announce winners as soon as all orders (paper and online) have been tallied.

PSSA prep for our Third graders is now underway! Third grade students are participating in class

sessions as well as fun group Jeopardy sessions, in order to make them comfortable and confident

for their first go at the PSSA’s. Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to help with these

sessions. We know our 3rd graders are going to CRUSH the PSSA’s! We are so proud of you!

Coming this month… Penny Wars, our 2nd Titanium Jump Gym Spirit Day, a Spirit Night at

Texas Roadhouse and a very special PTO meeting on March 13! Dr. Dyer will be joining us to give an

update on the now-approved construction plan for Loganville-Springfield Elementary. He will be

sharing a lot of important information, a revised timeline and will be happy to answer any questions

you may have regarding this project. This is your opportunity to get information directly from those

who have it! We would love to see lots of parents there to show support for our school and to give

your feedback! This is a meeting you do not want to miss!

Wishing everyone a magnificent March!

Jillian

PTOatLSE@gmail.com (Emails sent to this address are forwarded to all officers and will be promptly answered by one of us.)

VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 March 2018 www.ls.dallastown.net

2017-2018

Loganville-

Springfield

PTO Officers

President: Angela Janke

1st Vice President: Jillian Mastromatteo

2nd Vice President: Mary McCartin

Secretary: Melissa Kenyi

Treasurer: Laura Mercadante

PTO Meetings: Second Tuesday of each

month at 7pm

PTO Email: PTOatLSE@gmail.com

PTO Website:

https://ls.dallastown.net/p_t_o

NEWS BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Our Yearly goal is $3,000– Pie in the faculty members face

Top Two Classes in each grade– extra recess

Kindergarten– Mrs. Walsh First Grade– Mrs. Adams

Second Grade– Miss Senft Third Grade– Mrs. Prieber

Top Two students in each grade— prize from the prize box. *COME TO OFFICE*

Kindergarten First Grade

Guiliano Krebs (Walsh) Katelyn Freestone (Lattuca)

Alexis Leiphart (Buer) Grace Brown (Adams)

Second Grade Third Grade

Nicholas Pantano (Senft) Caleb Estabrook (Devine)

Brynlee Miller (Senft) Fallyn Mackison (Brinkley)

Top Student in the whole school is : Nathan Sheldon (Prieber) 204

On Friday, February 23rd we had the honor of showing our gratitude

to those who make sure our children arrive to school safely each day.

Brown’s Orchards provided our catered breakfast and the PTO

presented them with a gift bag of some important essentials (such as

tissues, hand sanitizer, and Chapstick), a button key chain with a bus

driver poem personalized from “Loganville Springfield Elementary

2018”, and a booklet of thanks from the students they are

responsible for. A special thank you to Bakhtavar Mody Wykpisz for volunteering to

help chair this event.

Third Grade Shirts!

Coming soon! Each year the PTO

purchases a very special t-shirt for all

of our 3rd grade students as a

memento of the fun they’ve had

during their years at Loganville-

Springfield. This year’s theme was

“Shoot for the Stars” and we had

some amazing artwork submitted!

Students had the opportunity to sign

their name for the back of the shirt,

and to vote for their favorite artwork to

be featured on the front of the shirt.

The votes are being tallied and the

winning design will be announced

during morning announcements and

on Facebook very soon! A big thank

you to all of our awesome students

that participated in this fun 3rd grade

tradition! We can’t wait to see you all

wearing your new shirts!

Gertrude Hawk Candy Sale The Gertrude Hawk candy sale

fundraiser has been a huge success! So far we have sold more than

$11,000 worth of products through paper orders, and the school will earn 50% of that money! Online orders

will be accepted until March 25th with shipping direct to the purchaser. Thank you to the many wonderful

students who have done such a great job selling candy and raising money for the school. Once online orders

have closed, we will announce the top fundraisers, prize winners and our total sales.

Candy orders should be picked up on Tuesday, March 6. The pick-up will take place in the cafeteria from 4:00-6:00 p.m. We are also offering pick up for car riders again in the gym so be sure to complete to Car Rider form and send it in by March 5th. If you have any questions or want to help on the day of pick-up, email Laura Mercadante at l_mercadante@yahoo.com.

Hersheypark Tickets

Let’s start thinking about summer! The

LSE PTO has arranged for a group rate

again for Hersheypark tickets. The tickets

will be $30 for all ages. Tickets will be

valid any one-day between April 27-

September 30, 2018. The deadline to

purchase tickets is Wednesday, March

14. Look for a flyer/order form to come

home with your child and send back to

school by the deadline if you are

interested. If you have any questions or

need additional information, please email

Erin Ricketts at erinricketts@hotmail.com

or call 717-428-2712.

SPIRIT DAY FUNDRAISER Thank you to everyone who

joined us for Spirit Day at

Gymnastics of York! The kids

had a great time jumping and

tumbling. We raised $150 for

the school. We hope you

continue to support LSE by

joining us on the Spirit dates.

TALENT SHOW

The PTO put on a great Talent

Show on Feb. 9th! There was a

great faculty opening number

and 36 wonderful student acts.

We appreciate everyone who

helped make the show possible

and all those who came out to

see the performances!

The PTO relies solely on

volunteers for everything we do.

Without volunteers to organize

projects and events, we won’t be

able to offer some of the things

we usually do for our school.

Current Vacancies are as follows:

May Day Auction Baskets Coordinator

Silent Auction Chair or Co-Chair

3rd Grade Coordinators for T-shirts/ Class Party

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer

for one of these positions, please contact the PTO at

PTOatLSE@gmail.com

VOLUNTEER INFO

REMIND Just a "REMIND"-er that you can receive

important PTO information by signing up for the REMIND service. It's super fast and free (and none of your

personal info or phone number is shared with even us!). You can opt-in for text alerts or download the

Remind App to your phone. LSE PTO CODE: @e6ab4k

Art Show Volunteers Needed...

You can even help from home! Our students have been busy creating lots of AMAZING artwork this school year! Mrs. Lehman has projects outside of the Art Room & in the Workroom that are ready to be taped in preparation for our Art Show on May 7th. NEW this year… we will be having two family volunteer nights! Bring the

family and help us bring the art show to life! The more the merrier PLUS… you will get a sneak peak at your child’s artwork! Pencil in these dates: April 26th & May 2nd from 4p-8p! More info coming soon! If you would like additional information or are able to help with the Art Show, please email PTOatLSE@gmail.com.

NOTICE:2018-2019 PTO Officer Elections

Nominations for our 2018-2019 PTO Officers will

be made at the March PTO Meeting on Tuesday,

March 13, at 7:00PM in the Teacher’s Lounge.

Voting will take place at the April PTO Meeting

on Tuesday, April 10th at 7:00 PM in the

Teacher’s Lounge

MAY DAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Lots of time is put into this event and

many hands are needed to make it a

successful event. Please contact

Tracey Cantabene

(tcantabene@gmail.com) if you are

interested in helping organize May

Day Activities.

SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS NEEDED

Planning is underway for this year's annual May Day

Silent Auction and donations of all kinds are

welcome! Suggested donation items include concert/

sporting tickets, gift baskets, gift cards, direct sales

products, sports equipment, vacation rentals,

business services, etc. If you have an item to donate

or would like to help in soliciting donations from

local businesses, please contact Nicki Herdson

(nkassolis@yahoo.com).

1,2,3,4, We Declare a Penny War! Have some spare

change? Put it to a good cause with LSE's Annual Penny

War Competition. The funds will benefit the Dallastown

Foundation Scholarship Committee (DASC) and will help

each grade level earn money towards their scholarship

account. If you are interested in additional information on

the DASC go to, https://dallastown.net/organizations/

dallastown_foundation_scholarship_committee. The Penny

War Competition will take place the week of March 19-23.

Students can participate by bringing in spare change and

placing in the container in their classroom. The grade which

raises the most money will receive a special treat!

2018 Dates to Remember

March 6: Candy Pick Up 4-6PM March 13: PTO Meeting 7PM March 19-23: Penny Wars March 20: Spirit night @ Texas Road House 3-10PM March 26: Spirit Day @ Titanium Jump Gym Shrewsbury 2-4PM $6 March 26: 1/2 Day of School *Everyone is welcome to attend our monthly meetings, but only PTO members can conduct PTO business. As a PTO member, meeting attendance is not required but it’s a great way to support our PTO and stay informed about our PTO and our school.*

EVENTS

PTO Meeting Minutes

If you aren’t able to attend a PTO meeting

and would like to see what you missed, minutes

are posted each month on the PTO page of our

Loganville-Springfield website

(http://dallastownlses.ss13.sharpschool.com/

cms/One.aspx?portalId=161943&pageId=545161)

Community Flyers

Please remember to check for community

flyers that might be of interest to your

family. They are posted periodically on

our Loganville-Springfield home page

(www.ls.dallastown.net)

under “FOR PARENTS” tab.

TITANIUM JUMP GYM SPIRIT AFTERNOON

We have a second spirit day in March on

Monday, March 26th! This spirit AFTERNOON is from 2:00-4:00pm at Titanium Athletics (15550 Elm Dr., New Freedom). Instead of spending the afternoon at home with the kids, join us for a jumping good time!! There will be a Moon Bounce, 20' Slide, 40' Obstacle Course, 40' Trampoline and more. A portion of all the proceeds will be donated to the school. The cost is $6 per jumper and you can add a snack and drink for $2. To make the process easier, we will be sending home wavier forms prior to that afternoon for completion ahead of time. We had a great turnout at this event in October and hope to see everyone again!

SAVE THE DATE!!! LSE Skate Night

Saturday, April 14 from 5:15-7:15 PM

Location: Mr. Q’s Skating Rink

Proceeds benefit the Mr. Carl Scholarship. Mr. Carl will be

present! A flyer will be sent home soon.

TEXAS ROADHOUSE SPIRIT NIGHT

Our next spirit night is coming up on

Tuesday, March 20th between 3PM-10PM.

10% of the sales will be donated to the school.

TREA$URER’$ REPORT