Hunt PTO Update 12/19/11

Hey there Hunt families - Have a relaxing break and a happy new year. Stay warm...  Kate B.

Hunt Library  Did you know that families are welcome and encouraged to use the Hunt library?  Stop in during school hours and ask one of the librarians to set you up with an account.   Now is the time to stock up on some good reads for the holiday break!

It's Spirit Week at Hunt - Ask your child what the daily themes are....

BSD Budget Hearings The next public hearing is January 4, 2012 and will be held in the Burlington High School cafeteria at 7:00 pm. The public will have additional opportunities to
comment on this budget at a special Finance Committee meeting of the Board on January 9, 2012 (6:00 pm, 150 Colchester Avenue), at a presentation to the City Council also on January 9 and finally at the regularly scheduled School Board meeting on January 10, 2012 (7:00 pm, Burlington High School cafeteria).

The following link connects you to the BSD Powerpoint presentation about the 2012-13 Budget:
http://bsdweb.bsdvt.org/Board/budget1213/BudgetOverviewPPTFY2013.pdf

Mid Term Grades went home last Friday.  Don't forget to take a peek, sign the paper and send it back into your child's homeroom teacher.  Please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher with questions and concerns.

Bake Sale at Strings Concerts There will be goodies and water for sale in the lobby to purchase and eat before and after the show. Profits at the Strings concert benefit the production of Grease.

We still need goodies and bottles of water! Bring donations to the lobby on the 21st when you bring your child for the concert. Cupcakes and brownies were the favorites last week - keep 'em coming! 

(By the way, the bake sale at the Band concert raised $210 for PTO funded projects.  We thank you for your purchases and to those who donated goodies and organized the sale!)

Check the Thermometer - The PTO (with your help!) has raised $4,526 since September!


Wreaths  Gabi Baumann sends a big thank you to all the folks who helped make the wreath sale such a success.Thank you Tammy Kuypers, Siobhan Donegan, Kerry Holway, Ann Arcovitch, Kathleen Lynch, Staci Lasker, Ernestine Abel, Barb Prine, Jennifer Sutton and Martine Gulick.

Special thanks go to Susan Rutherford, Kim Dinh, Jane Earley, Kathy Olwell, Helen Hossley, Brian Pine, Megan Peek, Jenny Tomczak, Kate Belluche and Bella Nadworny for helping both to sell and decorate/deliver all the wreaths.

(HUGE thanks from the PTO to both Gabi and Susan for their leadership and dedication to this fundraiser - we appreciate the many hours you put into raising money that supports all of our children)

Save the Date....  

• December 21 - Strings concert - 7pm - Bake Sale too!
• December 23 - January 2 - Holiday recess
• January 12 - PTO meeting
• January 17 - Grease Production Meeting - 7pm, HMS library - The more the merrier!
• January 19, 2012 - 9th Grade Orientation - 7pm at BHS

Hunt PTO Update 12/12/11

Hey there Hunt families - Scoop below.

Hunt Theatre Program met last Thursday to get the ball rolling for this years production of Grease.  Would you like to get involved and support the arts? Do you have a child eager to get involved in the school play?   Auditions will take place in mid January and rehearsals will start around the 9th of February - just after basketball ends(!)  Rehearsals will start at 3:15 after a brief snack in the cafeteria. 
Contact Sarah Smith at sarah@esptrans.com or Kim Hunt at khunt@bsdvt.org with questions or concerns.

Thank you to all the parents who donated baked goods and water for the bakesale last week.  Thanks Kathleen and Kathy for running the sale!  The play committee raised $210 to be used for the production of Grease.

BookFair Ongoing until 12/15 Your book purchases provide Scholastic credits to the library, allowing them to order books for all students.  At some point, total purchases can help the library get cash back from Scholastic which is even more valuable.  Give the gift of books to your studnet this year - much cheaper than video game cartridges and reap the benefits of a young reader.

Still looking for volunteers to work at the Hunt Book Fair on December 8, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 15. The Book Fair sign-up sheet is now live on line so you can just sign-up your self. Go to the Hunt website at http://hunt.bsdvt.org/ and click on the words "Sign-up here!" inside the Hunt Holiday Scholastic Book Fair information box on the main webpage. If you have any questions contact the Hunt librarian, Diane Pawlusiak, at dpawlusi@bsdvt.org Thank you!

Bake Sale at Band Concerts There will be goodies and water for sale in the lobby to purchase and eat before and after the show. Profits at the Band concert benefit the PTO.

We still need goodies and bottles of water!  Bring donations to the lobby on the 14th when you bring your child for the concert.  Cupcakes and brownies were the favorites last week - keep 'em coming!  Questions? Please contact Gabi Baumann at 660-9189 or gamabaumann@burlingtontelecom.net

Save the Date....

• December 7-14 - Hunt Food Drive
• December 7-14 - Bookfair
• December 14 - Early release Day - noon

• December 14 - Band Concert - 7pm
• December 14 - Bookfair Sale at Concert 6:00-7
• December 14 - Bake sale before and after concert 6:30-7, 8-8:15
• December 21 - Orchestra concert - 7pm
• December 23 - January 2 - Holiday recess
• No PTO meeting in December
• January 12 - PTO meeting
• January 17 - Grease Production Meeting - 7pm, HMS library - The more the merrier!
• January 19, 2012 - 9th Grade Orientation - 7pm at BHS

Hunt PTO Update 12/5/11

Hey There Hunt families - Feeling the holiday crunch?  We hope the PTO blog will help keep you in the know and keep your stress levels down.  Hope to see you at one of the upcoming events.

Hunt Theatre Program Meeting this Thursday!  Would you like to get involved and support the arts? Do you have a child eager to get involved in the school play? We are looking for people to help with this year's production of Grease. We need help with lighting, set building, hair styling, and more. There will be a meeting on Dec. 8th at 7 pm at the Gulick's house, 39 Nottingham Lane. No experience is necessary. Come join us! Questions? Contact Sarah Smith at sarah@esptrans.com or Kim Hunt at khunt@bsdvt.org or Martine Gulick at martinegulick@gmail.com.

Hunt School December Newsletter on the webpage or via this link:
https://sites.google.com/a/bsdvt.org/december-hms-newsletter/

BookFair We are still looking for volunteers to work at the Hunt Book Fair on December 8, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 15. The Book Fair sign-up sheet is now live on line so you can just sign-up your self. Go to the Hunt website at http://hunt.bsdvt.org/ and click on the words "Sign-up here!" inside the Hunt Holiday Scholastic Book Fair information box on the main webpage. If you have any questions contact the Hunt librarian, Diane Pawlusiak, at dpawlusi@bsdvt.org Thank you! 

Dialogue night last Wednesday was a rousing success.  About 25 students, parents and counselors came together, developed questions and chatted about topics important to tweens/teens and their parents.  Discussion centered around cell phone/texting, bed times, why parents are so nosy and what things students don't want to talk about with their parents.  Students from STOP and VCAT were on hand to help with the discussion and provided valuable insight into the kinds of activities these two groups bring to middle schoolers.  There will be a 2nd dialogue night in the Spring.  Don't miss it - communication with your child starts before there are issues!

Bake Sale at Concerts  Bring some spare change/small bills when you attend the Band or Chorus concerts.  There will be goodies and water for sale in the lobby to purchase and eat before and after the show.  Profits at the Chorus concert benefit the Theatre Program and profits at the Band concert benefit the PTO.

We still need goodies and bottles of water!  Got the baking bug but don't want to nibble at your artistry for the rest of the week?  Make something yummy, keep a few for the fam and send the rest off to one of the concerts - spread the love!
Kathy says:  "If you are able to contribute to this effort by bringing a baked good to
the lobby before the concert, that would be so appreciated. It would be great if you could call or email me to let me know what you are bringing that evening.  My contact information is Kathy Butts -
863-2611, kbutts18@gmail.com.  If you do not get the chance to contactme but can bring a baked good anyways, please do so!"

Thank you very much!

Kathy
Also... Want to help set up, sell, and/or clean up for our PTO's bake sale at the Band Concert on 12/14? All forms of help needed and appreciated. All proceeds benefit the PTO's activities and programs that directly affect your child's experience at Hunt. Please contact Gabi Baumann at 660-9189 or gamabaumann@burlingtontelecom.net


Want to help house an Exchange Student???  Hello Hunt Families~
I just received this emergency request and I am sending it on to you all in the event that a Hunt family might want to help or would know another local family that would: From PAX Coordinator Alysse Anton http://www.pax.org/hschools.html

One of our students (Marieke) is in need to be relocated in another family.  She is only here for a semester (she will fly back to Germany at the end of January).  She is currently going to BHS, so we would need a family who lives in Burlington.  We are looking to find a family with other
children/teenagers. Would you be able to help us with this emergency?
Thank you.
Alysse Anton - PAX Coordinator
Please make sure that all inquiries are directed to Kelley Cartularo    (kelleycartularo@gmail.com)

Save the Date....

• December 7-14 - Hunt Food Drive
• December 7-14 - Bookfair
• December 7 - Chorus Concert - 7pm
• December 7 - Bookfair Sale at Concert 6:00-7
• December 14 - Early release Day - noon
• December 14 - Band Concert - 7pm
• December 14 - Bookfair Sale at Concert 6:00-7
• December 21 - Orchestra concert - 7pm
• December 23 - January 2 - Holiday recess
• No PTO meeting in December
• January 12 - PTO meeting
• January 19, 2012 - 9th Grade Orientation - 7pm at BHS