SAY YES.....PTO SECRETARY: The PTO Executive Committee is seeking a Secretary for the start of the 2018-2019 school year. The Secretary is a 3 year term and the position includes both record keeping and communication. The Secretary records the meeting minutes at the Executive Committee meeting each Monday, and records and distributes the minutes at general PTO Board meetings. The Secretary also helps recruit committee chairpersons, and help keep the calendar of events for the PTO. If you think this may be the right fit for you, please email the pto: driscollpto@gmail.com. It's not as hard as you may think it is. Let Alice or Patricia take you out for a coffee and give you the details--it's a fun position--we promise!
Your Family Giving Campaign Dollars at Work
Dear Parents, Can you believe it's already April? With the amazing Arts Equinox behind us, we're gearing up for Teacher Appreciation (stay tuned for details on how you can get involved) and Spring Fair (5/23 with rain date 5/31).Recently the PTO Executive Committee went through our teacher grants process. It happens twice per year where we are able to give a total of $10,000 to support our amazing teachers. We're sorry we don't have an eye pleasing infographic to share this information, but you should know that this was all made possible through the generosity of our parents through the Family Giving Campaign, and that our teachers are thrilled. Here are the details:
- Dinan Messiqua, (Special Education Teacher, LAHB Program, Driscoll School): Reserach Institute for Learning and Developement: Annual Learning Differences Conference: Executive Function, Metacognition, and Emotion: Promoting Students’ Engagement in The Classroom Harvard Graduate School of Education.
- Courtney Hart and Courtney Pelletier: Promoting Diversity Through Reading. By receiving this grant, 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students will have access to a larger variety of books with culturally and racially diverse characters and/or written by diverse authors. Particularly, some of these books will be used with the 7th grade reading/writing unit that focuses on historical fiction book groups. Due to the material that's currently available, the unit ends up focusing on Holocaust/World War 2 literature. While this is an important topic and is definitely discussed during this unit, this grant allows for more books that touch on other difficult times within history, both fiction and nonfiction, at multiple reading levels.
- Kyle Tompkins: Building a Mini-Maker Cart. A child in upper elementary today will be entering the prime of their careers in 2040 - we have NO idea what the world will be like then. Therefore it is crucial to develop timeless skills such as curiosity, creativity, and the ability to learn on one’s own. The creation of a mini-maker cart will promote these ideals within the classroom. The design thinking process is and problem based learning opportunities are important for students future success, and the activities conncected with them need materials.
- Angela Harvey: 2nd grade biography unit. By receiving this grant, I will be able to purchase books that will enhance our 2nd grade biography unit. I will focus on purchasing books that are racially and culturally diverse, in addition to being age appropriate. I will share these books with my 2nd grade team. Our students should have access to books, within our classroom, that meet their needs as readers as well as global citizens.
- Olivia Reyelt: Theater Visual Arts Displays. The final stage of a student's creation is the exhibition. The visual arts that the Driscoll students create produces a positive experience and energy, not only for the students themselves, but also for the wider Driscoll community. Producing and displaying the artwork of our students celebrates their diversity and individuality and variety creating a stronger and more caring community. Student inspiration often comes from students seeing their work alongside their peers' work, generating new questions for themselves as artists and promoting greater curiosity. With more space for hanging student work there will be a greater connection and collaboration between art, music and drama.
- Courtney Pelletier and Courtney Hart: Middle School English Books. By recieving this grant the middle school English teachers will be able to buy new copies of class books that need to be replaced. In addition, the teachers will be able to purchase new, high interest books that will promote reading for all of our students. The students will be exposed to new reading materials through book groups, individual book choice, and whole class text. The teachers will purchase high interest books in genres that are currently lacking sets, such as fantasy and graphic novels.
- Tara Kelly: Leveled Reading Resources. A significant amount of teaching literacy in the Learning Center focuses on a systematic phonological approach. It is important, however, that we balance our teaching approach using a combination of both controlled and uncontrolled text. These books offer greater content diversity. Additionally, these resources are highly engaging and help bridge the transition between the mainstream classroom and the Learning Center. Moreover, our students benefit from reading multiple books in a series with familiar characters.
- Mackenzie Snow, Sarah Cuddihy, and Danielle Trimarchi: First Grade Sensory Tools. Students would be able to use these tools to help improve their focus and stamina throughout the school day. Flexible seating such as move and sit cushions, kick bands and rocking camp chairs are designed to give students the feeling of a lot of movement. This movement provides an outlet for energy that allows them to maintain their focus without distracting those around them. Providing our students with the choice to use these tools will increase their self-awareness, as well as help them to develop strategies to monitor their on-task behavior. Our goal is that they would have access to the tools they need to do their best learning and feel successful in the classroom.
- Jen Doubilet, Lisa Berk, and Allison Lenk: Word study manipulatives and games. This grant will allow us to provide an opportunity for our students to practice phonics concepts with a multisensory approach.Phonics skills need to be practiced frequently for students to internalize and apply to their reading and writing. These materials and games will also provide a transfer to the classroom as we will lend them to classroom teachers.
- Joesphine Bouquet, Bianca Medina, and Susie Planert: 4th Grade Author Visit: Anita SIlvey. As we embark on our annual Explorer Project, a visit from Anita Silvey will help provide students with an example of the process of researching a famous explorer. She researched the life of and wrote a book about Jane Goodall, and sharing her experience helps inspire students to engage in the research process. Students will also have the opportunity to ask her questions about her experiences. We found that when she visited last year, students were highly motivated to embark on their own research and writing projects.
- Marianne Taylor: 8th Grade Play. The 8th grade play team is requesting more money for costumes and sets. The budget is currently very slim for the type of production we would like to put on. The extra money would help us with our current stipend and matterial shortages. We really want to put on a steller production of Lion King this year!!
- Francesca Stark: Driscoll Bird Sanctuary. Two years ago a Bird Sanctuary started to form little by little outside the kindergarten wing doors. This year we will add to it with bird feeders, seed, and plants. These things will enhance the beauty for the community and livability for the birds.
- Anne Reid and Courtney Pelletier: Author Visit for Grades 6-8: Alan Gratz. Author visits inspire students to read, write, and understand the creative process. Meeting authors makes the writing process, books and authors themselves accessible to students. Author Alan Gratz will be invited to Driscoll to speak with students in grades 6-8 in November 2018. His book Refugee is taught as part of a refugee unit in Ms. Pelletier’s 6th grade ELA class. As a result of this visit, students will learn about the writing process from a published author (and former middle school teacher). Students will also gain knowledge and perspective on both historical and present day refugee crises.
- Christine Sevigny, E. Mackie, A. Ehrlich: Bus to Plimoth Plantation Grade 3. A trip to Plimoth Plantation would provide an equitable hands-on learning experience. All third graders benefit from experiental learning. How life differed in 1620's Massachusetts is a difficult conept for third graders to grasp as they are still struggling to develop their ability to take another's perspective. Experiential learning, educational conversations, and tangible examples will solidify three major units of study for 3rd Graders. They will have the opportunity to talk with Wompanoag individuals, ask questions and dispel misconceptions. They will see their State as it existed centuries ago. They will interact and explore Pilgrim life.
In addition to these larger grants we did some other giving too:
- We purchased new jerseys for the gym teachers to use in class and more gaga balls for recess.
- Earlier this year we made sure that kids could get books at our Annual Book Fair who would otherwise not have the opportunity.
- We've made sure each of our teachers who spend the night at Farm School gets a small stipend.
- We've hosted a handful of coffees this year.
- We welcome teachers back in September with lunch from Stoked Pizza.. the teachers look forward to that each year, and we'll definitely do it this September too.
- We rent the Teen Center and pay for a bus for the 8th grade graduation party.
- We fund part of the 8th grade play.
- We pay for the garden maintenance.
Last, and really wonderful for our community are the events we put on. Each event has a budget, some small, some large. These events make Driscoll unique and are only possible by the hard work of our parent volunteers, and contributions to the Family Giving Campaign.
- Most recently we had Arts Equinox. Have you asked your child about what was their favorite part of this year's two day celebration? Kids for Kids (always a hit), beat boxers, Moth Podcast, all of the performers, the Mandalas, paint Night room, and more! Did you know that Arts Equinox has a $10,000 budget? We are grateful for all of the hard work that goes into Arts Equinox, and our children love it.
- Science Solstice
- Fall Fling Family Dance
- Science Fair
- Teacher Appreciation (May)
- Spring Fair is next month, and we are so excited! Did you know that the Spring Fair is meant to be a fun community event, and isn't a PTO fundraiser? While we hope to earn a little money each year, some years we barely break even. When you purchase your wrist bands, or tickets, those proceeds go to pay for the rides, activities, food vendors, and insurance. Last year the PTO made approximately $1000 from the Spring Fair and that was because it was well attended by our school, and the larger community, the weather was gorgeous, and our event chairs did an amazing job with organizing. Fun fact that you'll hear more about soon.. this year we will have a Dunk Tank! We think this will be a fun way to make a little extra money--and add an element of surprise! Hope for good weather, and stay tuned for details.
If you read all the way to the end THANK YOU! The PTO is grateful to our parents who make all of these wonderful things possible. We'll kick off the Family Giving Campaign again next October. Thanks to chair of the 2017 Family Giving Campaign, Carla Sevilla, and all of the classroom captains and volunteers who made it a success. Warmly,The Driscoll PTO
Last Day of School Announced!
Dear Parents, Guardians and Staff,We write to confirm that the last day of school for the 2017-2018 school year will be Tuesday, June 26, 2018. As you will recall, we had five snow days this winter.Students will be dismissed at 12:00 noon on June 26 and no lunch will be served.Thank you.Office of the Superintendent
Join the Driscoll Garden Team!
DRISCOLL GARDEN UPDATE: CALLING ALL PARENTS & TEACHERS! Spring is here! (No fooling.) Time to dig in and get growing. THIS WEDNESDAY (April 4th), 8:00am in the library, please join us for the garden committee (re)kick-off meeting. Share your ideas and hear how any skill or passion can help grow the ideal setting for experiential learning. The agenda includes the organization of the committee, goal setting, this spring's garden class and spring fundraising. Have questions? Email: Driscollschoolgarden@gmail.com
Thank You: Arts Equinox
THANK YOU ARTS EQUINOX TEAM: With 2018 Arts Equinox in the books, we are grateful to Corinna Pringle and Shannon Hedrick (event Chairs) and Meenakshi Garodia (Music to My Ears) for their dedication and awesomeness in pulling off this amazing two day event. We are also grateful to our art teachers Mrs. Reyelt, and Ms. Taylor, teachers and paras in all grades, our custodians, guidance counselors, parent volunteers, and Mr. Youkilis, and Dr. Talukdar! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. This event is made possible through the generosity of our parents who gave during our annual Family Giving Campaign.
Sign up for DASA
New Tuesdays Minecraft Class Available!Due to popular demand, we have the opportunity to have a second class for our Minecrafters. NOW TAKING REGISTRATIONS!Please visit: http://
Upcoming Author Visits
From the Amy Neale Library
Thanks to the generosity of Driscoll Families through the annual book fair and the Family Giving Campaign, we have three authors scheduled to visit Driscoll!
On April 25, children’s book author and expert Anita Silvey will speak to the 4th grade about her research for her book Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall. Her visit will give 4th graders an opportunity to see the real world application of the research skills they learn through their explorer’s project.
On May 8, Caldecott Honor winning author/illustrator Melissa Sweet will visit Driscoll for a full day, speaking to students in grades K-5. Driscoll students are in for a treat! Melissa Sweet is a highly sought after speaker and an incredibly talented illustrator. Her presentations for K-3 will focus on her picture books (You Nest Here with Me for K &1, Balloons Over Broadway for grades 2 & 3). Grades 4 and 5 will learn about Driscoll Student Book Award nominee Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White. This is a must read for fans of Charlotte’s Web!
And finally, in November 2018, Alan Gratz will visit students in grades 6-8. Many sixth graders this year read Refugee, his most recent novel, and middle school students will learn more about him in the fall through their ELA classes. Watch for more details closer to the date!
Author visits inspire students to read, write, and understand the creative process. Thank you Driscoll Families for making these visits possible!
PTO Meeting
PTO FULL BOARD MEETING: Join us for our upcoming PTO full board meeting on Monday, March 19, at 8:00 am in the Driscoll Library. It's a great way to learn about what's happening at Driscoll, and how you can be involved. Only Board members can vote, all parents are encouraged to attend. Email driscollpto@gmail.com for questions.
Science Fair Saturday @ Driscoll
Hi Everyone,
Thank you for participating in the Driscoll Science Fair! We are excited to learn more about your children's projects.Below is some important information for this Saturday:
Locations
Grades K-2: Cafeteria
Grades 3-8: Gymnasium
Schedule
9:00AM School Open for Scientist Setup
9:30AM Judging Begins
10:30AM K-2 Awards Ceremony in Cafeteria
3-8 students should remain at their posters for judging
11AM Science Presentation for all ages (thanks to Driscoll parent Tad Gallion!)
11:30AM 3-8 Awards Ceremony in Gymnasium
Please note that K-2 students will be presenting their posters to judges, but there will not be individual winners. In grades 3-8, the judges will use the state middle school scoring system and trophies will be awarded to the top project for each grade. While it is an excellent experience for the children to practice presenting their work, the goal here is for children to be excited about science and to learn the scientific method. All children will receive a participation award for their hard work.
Please let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday!
Melina Fan & Benjie Chen
(parents of Christopher, 4W, and Theo, KShea)P.S. If you are on a team that provided only a single email address, please share this information with the other members of your team. Thanks!
Help Wanted:
THE PTO NEEDS YOU: Some of these positions can be done from home, others require a bit more time, so please consider saying YES! MONDAY BULLETIN AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Do you love communication, social media, and have an eye for details? The PTO is looking for a parent to take over the role of how we communicate for the 2018-2019 school year and beyond. This can completely be done from home and includes knowing how to use Mailchimp, Facebook, and Twitter. If you're interested, please email driscollpto@gmail.com.PTO SECRETARY: The PTO Executive Committee is seeking a Secretary for the start of the 2018-2019 school year. The Secretary is a 3 year term and the position includes both record keeping and communication. The Secretary records the meeting minutes at the Executive Committee meeting each Monday, and records and distributes the minutes at general PTO Board meetings. The Secretary also helps recruit committee chairpersons, and help keep the calendar of events for the PTO. If you think this may be the right fit for you, please email the pto: driscollpto@gmail.com.PTO CO-CHAIR: The PTO is currently seeking a third co-chair for the 2018-2019 school year. Alice Speck is rolling off the Executive Committee at the end of the school year after 3 years of service. (Thanks Alice!) The new co-chair will work with Ryan Garms, and Patricia Salic as co-chairs, and Marina Burdenko as Treasurer. The co-chair position isn't as daunting as it may seem. The main details are: we meet every Monday of the school year from 8-9am, have a handful of general board meetings throughout the year, raise money during our annual Family Giving Campaign, give away money to teachers through our grant process twice per year, and make decision about our PTO run programs and events that happen throughout the year. The position of co-chair is a 3 year term. If you think this may be the right fit for you, please email the pto: driscollpto@gmail.com.IMMEDIATELY IN NEED OF A DASA COORDINATOR: We need someone to organize and manage DASA (Driscoll After School Activities)! We are looking for two people to work along side eachother to coordinate introductory after school programs and be the liaison between instructor, Driscoll parents and children. Some tasks would include web site input, spread sheets, and advertising. Our Spring DASA session is beginning very soon, and we'd like to get someone lined up to shadow the current DASA coordinator. If you think this may be the right fit for you, please email the pto: driscollpto@gmail.com.THE SPRING FAIR NEEDS YOU: The Spring Fair team is seeking an additional co-chair to join them! The Spring Fair co-chairs will be organizing a $25,000 single day event that hosts 800-1,200 people. They will need to coordinate with multiple vendors as well as city and school district agencies. They must plan for, order, and purchase supplies in advance. They will also need to organize and manage 400-500 volunteer hours before, during, and after the event. Close collaboration with school staff at multiple levels and the PTO board is a must. Some experience with fundraising and event planning is helpful, but not essential. The planning and organization starts in January each year, but can be managed by e-mail, phone calls, and a monthly planning board meeting until late April. May can get extremely busy. Keep in mind the co-chairs will need at least two full weekdays away from work the week of the fair - the event date and the rain date. Taking a third day off helps your sanity but isn’t totally critical. :) If you are heavily involved with coaching or managing a spring sport, this probably isn’t for you, but if you are really interested in doing both, we certainly wouldn’t say no! Say yes! driscollpto@gmail.com.
Science Fair Deadline Approaching
Dear Driscoll Families,Welcome back from the February break! We want to remind all families that it is not too late to sign up for the Driscoll Science Fair! The deadline to register is Friday, March 2nd. See more information below.Driscoll Science Fair- Saturday, March 10, 2018Driscoll School Gymnasium & CafeteriaQUESTION: Will I rock the foundations of science with my work at the Driscoll SchoolScience Fair?HYPOTHESIS: I most certainly will!MATERIALS:1. Registration form (available in Main Office, Library, and Driscoll Science Fair web site)2. Ideas for a science fair project. Ideas for projects can be found at https://driscollsciencefair.
Developing Digital Citizenship Skills at Driscoll
Developing Digital Citizenship Skills at Driscoll
Thursday, March 15 at 7:45-8:30 in the Driscoll Library
A brief presentation on how teachers at Driscoll work to help students become safe and responsible users of technology. We'll also discuss some of the challenges parents and teachers face in dealing with ever changing technology and provide some suggestions for families.
All Driscoll parents are welcome.
Read Across America Week @ Driscoll!
Driscoll students in grades K-5 will join millions of their peers across the country this week to celebrate the 21st annual National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America. During this weeklong event, we will cultivate a community of readers at Driscoll through read alouds, book talks, book dress-up, and photos with our favorite books. Families, we encourage you to participate at home, reading a beloved book each night together.
Friday, March 2nd is Dr. Seuss's birthday. In celebration of his book collection and what they have done for readers across America, K-5 students are invited to dress up each day of the week according to the following schedule.
Monday, 2/26 - Fox in Socks : Wear silly or mismatched socks.
Tuesday, 2/27 - Green Eggs and Ham : Wear the color GREEN
Wednesday, 2/28 - Wacky Wednesday : Let's get silly! Wear your clothes backwards, inside out, or mismatched.
Thursday, 3/1 - The Cat in the Hat : Wear your favorite hat.
Friday, 3/2 - Sleep Book : Wear pajamas or comfy clothes.
Driscoll T-Shirts and Hoodies
Please find an email below regarding an 8th grade fundraiser that also supports Driscoll School spirit!
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Dear Driscoll Families,
Driscoll t-shirts and hoodies are back! The 8th grade is selling Driscoll gear as a way to raise funds for the 8th grade graduation, 8th grade class play as well as their class gift to Driscoll. Please help us meet our fundraising goals while showing your support of Driscoll School!
Please follow this link to view the shirts that are for sale:
This is an online fundraiser and you can pay directly online and have your order shipped to your house. All size charts, colors and styles are described on the website. Please email Kelley Cabral at kcabralkjc@gmail.com with any questions.
Thank you for your support of Driscoll School and the 8th grade!
Best,
Kelley Cabral
8th grade room parent
Chinese New Year @ Driscoll 2/14
Dear Driscoll Families:I am excited to share that the Driscoll School will hold its annual Chinese New Year celebration on February 14, 2018. Chinese New Year is the first day of the New Year on the Chinese calendar. It is also known as Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival.Two 45-minute assemblies will be held for our Pre-K through 8th grade students and faculty next Wednesday. Students learning Mandarin have been preparing in their classes for this event and will sing songs, perform dances, and watch student made videos in honor of Chinese culture and language. The assemblies will also include a spectacular lion dance, which should be a treat for all in attendance.Below is the program for each performance:8:30am Show (Pre-K, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8)Opening RemarksGrade 8 DanceGrade 1 Song: Three BearsGrade 2 Song: Mr. Wang has a FarmGrade 4 Video: What is your favorite subject?Grade 6 Song: Where are my friends?Grade 8 Song Tian mi miGrade 8 Music Video: Never Gonna Give You UpClosing & Lion dance9:30am Show (K, 3, 5, 7, 8)Opening RemarksLion DanceGrade K Song: Happy New yearGrade 3 Video: What do you do on Saturday?Grade 5 Song: If you’re happy, clap your handsGrade 7 Song: Sorry my Chinese is not goodGrade 8 DanceGrade 8 Song: Tian mi miGrade 8 Music Video: Never Gonna Give You UpClosingThank you in advance for your support of this longstanding Driscoll tradition, and especially to our PTO, Mandarin teachers, grade 8 students and parent volunteers for their leadership and organization of this special event.Sincerely,Dr. Sujan S. TalukdarInterim Principal
9th School Update and Listening Session at Driscoll School
Dear Driscoll School Community,As you might know, the Town of Brookline is currently conducting a 9th School Alternative Site Study, which will involve a comprehensive study of several potential siting locations for a 9th school. This study will reexamine locations previously studied as well as include additional locations, including the possibility of identifying multiple sites and/or combining sites to address Brookline’s enrollment driven need for additional classroom capacity.Driscoll School is one of several Brookline Schools to be included in this study as a potential multiple site solution. HMFH Architects have been contracted to assist with the evaluation of all sites under consideration. One very important aspect of this study will be to involve and solicit ideas and valuable input from the School Communities being studied. For this reason, we invite you to attend a Driscoll School “Listening Session” scheduled for Wednesday, January 17th from 8:10 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. in the Driscoll School Library.We will begin the Listening Session with a brief summary concerning the purpose and scope of this 9th School Alternative Site Study but then quickly invite all in attendance to share their ideas, concerns and suggestions on how the Driscoll School location or other locations could prove to be the total or partial solution to Brookline’s growing classroom capacity problem.Pip Lewis, principal architect for HMFH will join me and other Town officials at this meeting. We look forward to listening to your ideas and engaging everyone in beneficial dialog that may help us shape recommended solutions to this challenging issue. To help you follow our progress, please use the website link (https://www.brookline.k12.ma.
YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROCESS IS IMPORTANT TO US!
Sincerely,Joe Connelly9th School Alternative Site Study Project Manager
PTO Coffee with School Committee
Dear Driscoll Families,Please join the PTO for a coffee with School Committee members on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 from 8:00 - 9:00 am in the Amy Neale Library at Driscoll School.School Committee members will give a quick overview of what’s happening in the district from the School Committee’s point of view, and their priorities for the year – what’s happening in various subcommittees, etc.They also want to hear the same from us – what is the PTO up to and what’s “front of mind” in our school community.We'll go through those quickly and get right to comments and questions, and have a dialogue about how to best meet the needs of our kids and our community.We hope you can join us. Coffee and muffins will be provided.Warmly,The Driscoll PTO
Book Fair Thanks!
From the Amy Neale Library
We had an amazing Book Fair Week! We didn't meet our goal of $16k...we exceeded it! We sold $18k - a new record! This means over $4k in support for the library. This money will go for books, materials, furniture, and programs in the library. Watch future bulletins for updates. Thank you, Driscoll families, for your incredible support!This year's book fair featured our first ever evening event. A big thank you to Dr. Talukdar for being our guest reader for story time. She was fabulous, and the turnout far exceeded our expectations. Another first this year was the Driscoll Loves Books initiative, which put book fair books in the hands of students who may not have been able to purchase a book. This program was made possible by the Family Giving Campaign.And finally, a huge thank to all our amazing volunteers (parents, grandparents, children) who staffed the book fair this week and our incredible book fair committee: Victor Kusmin, Nadine Abu-Jawdeh, Claudia Olivetti and chair Meg Brackley. They spent countless hours preparing for the book fair, then pretty much lived in the library during it. Thank you!!
Science Solstice 2017
Driscoll PTO's Science Solstice is almost here! On Fri. Dec. 8, Driscoll celebrates “Science Solstice:” a day when the whole school suspends its regular routine to do science.Grades K to 5 stay in the building and are ‘wowed” by science with presentations of live animals and simple machines, from the Museum of Science and Mass Audubon Society. Students learn about the scientific methods as they build paper geodesics dome, learn how the human brain works or discover states of matter. At the end of the day, they respond through writing and drawing about the question: “What do scientists do?” These activities are planned and run by Driscoll parents. ****We could still use a few more parent volunteers! We especially need a parent volunteer in 1st grade classrooms. But we could also use a few extra volunteers to be scientist assistants that day. Please email driscollsciencesolstice@
Family Giving Campaign
Dear Driscoll Families,On October 16, 2017 we're kicking off the Family Giving Campaign. Our goal is twofold. We hope to raise $40,000, and we hope that 100% of our families will donate by November 17, 2017.The Family Giving Campaign is the PTO’s major fundraiser for this school year. The Driscoll PTO raises money each year to fund the great programs like Science Solstice, and Arts Equinox, but also professional development for the awesome teachers we have here at Driscoll.On Wednesday, November 1, from 6:00 – 8:30 pm a team of parents from most grade levels will “Dial for Driscoll”. We aim to contact each Driscoll family to either thank them for their donation, or encourage them to donate. If you get a call, answer the phone! Our parent volunteers will be eager to chat with you!Sincerely,Driscoll PTODonate below, via your myschoolanywhere account, or by bringing a check to the main office.