Our May PTO General Meeting will be held on Wednesday-May 26th. It will be in the Middle/High School Cafe at 7:30 P.M. The elections will be for our Executive Officers for the 2010-2011 school year. Please come out and get involved for all our children.
Memorial Day is Monday May 31, 2010. This year the town of South Amboy will be holding its Annual Memorial Day Parade on Saturday May 22, 2010 at 1:00 P.M.The parade starts at the Knights of Columbus, it travels down Stevens Avenue, left onto John Street, then left onto Broadway and ending at City Hall. This year, please come out and support our Veterans and all of our Service Men/Women who have and continue to protect our rights as Americans everyday. Also, please fly your American Flag. Thank you to all our Veterans and Service Men/Women.
Market Day orders for the month of May are due into school by Friday May 21st. You can place your order online at MarketDay.com until 11P.M. on Friday, May 19th. Please save a tree and order online. Orders are27t picked up on Thursday, May 27th, from 3:00-4:00 P.M.in the Elementary School. The Market Day delivery truck comes in at 1:30 we could use help unloading the carts, boxes and then compiling orders for pick up. If you would like to volunteer to help, just show up, contact Ann Bloodgood or a PTO Officer. We could always use help and it is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help and support.
The General Meeting scheduled for Wednesday May 19th, 7 P.M. at the South Amboy Middle/High School has been postponed. Due to schedule conflicts the meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday May 26th, at 7 P.M. It will be held at the South Amboy Middle/High School. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Dear Members of the South Amboy Board of Education,
My name is Wendy Saiff. I am the President of the Highland Park Board of Education.
I’m writing to you about an important opportunity for all of us to let our Governor and our Legislators know how strongly we support public education.
Like your school district, Highland Park has worked hard over the past few years to contain expenses while maintaining a quality public school education for the children of our community. But this year, Governor Christie’s proposed cuts in state aid to schools made this balancing act almost impossible.
During the budget process this year, many Highland Park community members were frustrated by the Governor’s proposed cuts and asked what they could do to make their voices heard. They felt that taking $820 million away from schools, on top of the midyear cuts in state aid, was draconian and that all of our schools, and our children, would suffer. They wanted to let our Legislators know that we are counting on them to do what’s right for all of our children.
A statewide rally on May 22 in Trenton offers all of us the opportunity to be heard. The goal of the event, “Standing Up, Standing Together: A Rally to Protect NJ’s Families and Communities,” is to convince the State Legislature to restore funding to education and social services. Rally organizers are working feverishly to bring tens of thousands of people to Trenton to protest cuts that will hurt students, working families, seniors and others.
The Highland Park Board of Education has decided to endorse the May 22 Rally, which is being sponsored by community groups such as NJ Citizen Action, the Greater New Brunswick NAACP, NJ Working Families Alliance, NJEA, CWA, Garden State Equality, Better Choices Budget Coalition, Our Children/Our Schools, and others. Please consider having your School Board join us in endorsing this rally.
In addition to endorsing, helping to organize participation from your school district is key. There will be buses going to Trenton on Saturday, May 22, from every county in NJ. Please let interested parents and community members know. Use the links below to endorse the rally, sign up to participate or call or e-mail for more information.
I invite you to also contact me if I can be of assistance.
Thank you,
Wendy Saiff
President, Highland Park Board of Education
Community Organizations: You can Endorse the Rally by clicking here.
RSVP Online at http://www.njcitizenaction.org/ and/or for more information, contact Adam Sherman at may22rally@njcitzenaction.org or at 732-246-4772 ext. 22.
Distribute the Rally Flyer: Click here to print it out
Join the Event on Facebook: Click here
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Did you know every 20 minutes another child is diagnosed with Autism? More children will be diagnosed with Autism this year than with AIDS, Diabetes and Cancer–COMBINED. The money that our community raises will make a real difference in the lives of children with Autism.
The South Amboy Parent Teacher Organization & LIK Appraisals (a local merchant in town) are organizing a walk for Autism Awareness Month. The walk will take place on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 9:00 A.M., on the grounds of the South Amboy Middle/High School. As a community we would like to raise $10,000 to donate to Autism Awareness. Any donation or support you coulde give to this cause would be greatly appreciated.
If you would like to make a donation, checks can be made payable to : South Amboy PTO (SAPTO) and mailed to LIK Appraisals, 431 Conover St. , South Amboy, NJ 08879
Talk to your kids about what they are doing in cyberspace.
Just as you need to talk openly and honestly with your kids about real life sex and relationships, you also want to discuss online and cell phone activity. Make sure your kids fully understand that messages or pictures they send over the Internet or their cell phones are not truly private or anonymous. Also make sure they know that others might forward their pictures or messages to people they do not know or want to see them, and that school administrators and employers often look at online profiles to make judgments about potential students/employees. It’s essential that your kids grasp the potential short-term and long-term consequences of their actions.
Know who your kids are communicating with.
Of course it’s a given that you want to know who your children are spending time with when they leave the house. Also do your best to learn who your kids are spending time with online and on the phone. Supervising and monitoring your kids’ whereabouts in real life and in cyberspace doesn’t make you a nag; it’s just part of your job as a parent. Many young people consider someone a “friend” even if they’ve only met online. What about your kids?
Consider limitations on electronic communications.
The days of having to talk on the phone in the kitchen in front of the whole family are long gone, but you can still limit the time your kids spend online and on the phone. Consider, for example, telling your teen to leave the phone on the kitchen counter when they’re at home and to take the laptop out of their bedroom before they go to bed, so they won’t be tempted to log on our talk to friends at 2 a.m.
Be aware of what your teens are posting publicly.
Check out your teen’s MySpace, Facebook and other public online profiles from time to time. this isn’t snooping–this is information your kids are making public. If everyone else can look at it, why can’t you? Talk with them specifically about their own notions of what is public and what is private. your views may differ but you won’t know until you ask, listen, and discuss.
Set expectations.
Make sure you are clear with your teen about what you consider appropriate ”electronic” behavior. Just as certain clothing is probably off-limits or certain language unacceptable in your house, make sure you let your kids know what is and is not allowed online either. And give reminders of those expectations from time to time. It doesn’t mean you don’t trust your kids, it just reinforces that you care about them enough to be paying attention.
The South Amboy PTO’s Annual Founders Day Dinner will be held this year on Thursday, May 13th at 6:00 P.M. It will be held at Seabras Armory, 200 Front Street, Perth Amboy. Please R.S.V.P. to Janet Kern (732) 721-2763. Tickets are: $15.00 for Life/Honorary Members – $30.00 for a guest. Cash or check made payable to SAPTO.
This year we will be honoring as our Life Time Members: Michelle Buchanan and Linda DePasquale. Our Honorary Members are Kevin Riley and Brian Wohlt. Won’t you come out and help the PTO honor these very well deserving people.
Entertainment will be provided by, Tony G. Your ticket includes: Appitizers (family style), Main Course (15 choices), Dessert and Drinks (Red & White Sangria, Domestic Beer, Soft Drinks, Coffee, & Tea)
Tonight, Monday May 10, 2010 at the Middle/High School Cafe at 6P.M. There will be the Business/Public Meeting.
There will be a general meeting on Wednesday May 19, 2010. It will be held at the Middle/High School Cafe at 7 P.M. We will have childcare for children whom are potty trained. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to: election of 2010-2011 PTO Officers, old/new business and special guest speakers-Mr. Gore and Michelle DeLongis. They will speaking about tips to protect our children in regards to text-ting/sex-ting/Internet. Please come out and become informed to help your children.
