Originally delivered on 9/10/2020 2:11 pm

SUBJECT: Welcome Back 20-21

Newsletter - September, 2020
President's Welcome Back Message

Hello Sol Feinstone Families,


Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! Whether your child is attending virtually or through the hybrid model, we will continue to keep our S.F.E. community strong and connected. 

To help keep us all united we invite you to join the PTO through our new platform, The Membership Toolkit (MTK).  Please see the link below for the directions on how to join and all that MTK has to offer our families. 

This year, the annual membership dues will be reduced from $35.00 to $15.00. 


CLICK HERE TO JOIN


It’s a unique year for sure, but we are working hard to find ways to keep our home-school connection strong. Please look for more information from us via email and MTK, as we all navigate through this school year.


Sincerely,

Niki Danese and The PTO Board

Announcements
New Website

Our PTO is excited to announce our new website is now up and running! Go to www.sfepto.com to check it out 

 (note: some people may encounter a security warning the first time, click “go to website” to continue.  This should only happen once).  


Going forward we will be using the Membership Tool Kit (MTK) platform for our directory and website/forms/volunteer opportunities.  If you don’t currently have an account with MTK please see the instructions below.  

FIRST PTO MEETING - Friday Sept 18th

Our first PTO Meeting of 2020-21 will be via Zoom.  See details below.


When: Sep 18, 2020 09:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 


Register in advance for this meeting: 


https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsdeGorzsoH9H7AZsYVeUYFEaU9YW6RBhk 


After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Directory

It's time to update your family information in our school Directory. 

 

CLICK HERE to update (note you need to be logged in to MTK)


Click on 'Family Information' under 'Your Account' and follow the steps.


If you don't currently have a Membership Tool Kit account, please sign up. See below for instructions.


Raffle Baskets

The PTO has been working hard to continue the raffle basket sales that was interrupted last March.  We know many of you have been excited and anxious to get the basket winners selected.  


Additional information and opportunities to purchase more tickets will be sent via a separate email early next week.

Volunteer Opportunities

We love our volunteers and appreciate any amount of time you are able to give. Obviously things will be a little different this year but we still need your help.  The Board will be reaching out to current committee members to advise on changes for this school year.


We are currently looking for:

- Communications Manager (Board Position)

- Landscape Decor Manager

- McCaffreys & Box Tops Co-ordinator

- Cash back program 

- Fundraiser Co-ordinator

If you are interested in either of these positions please reach out to our PTO President, Niki Danese - sfepto1090@gmail.com


- Homeroom Parents

- Class Photographers

Sign up forms will be sent soon or you can access via your MTK account later this week.


Reminder: Don't forget to apply or update clearances for this year! 

 Click here for more info

NOTE: Clearances are good for 5 years.  If you got yours in 2015, you need to renew this year.

Membership Tool Kit Instructions
Creating or linking existing accounts


HOW TO CREATE A NEW SFE PTO ACCOUNT ON MEMBERSHIP TOOL KIT


  1. Go to www.sfepto.com or www.sfepto.membershiptoolkit.com  
  2. Click on Register/login button on the right
  3. If you already have an account with another organization in MTK you can use the same email, and password to login
  4. Select “create account” and fill in the fields
  5. Click “verify my email” - then check your email for link to complete process: Note the link expires in 2 hrs
  6. Once verified your email, login and finish the registration process
  7. Complete the Parent/Family and Student Information
  8. Complete the Directory/Publish Preferences


Once the Primary Account setup is complete, you can invite others to access the family account as a secondary user.


FOR CURRENT USERS


  1. Go to www.sfepto.com or www.sfepto.membershiptoolkit.com
  2. Click on Register/login button on the right
  3. Login - if you have forgotten your password click on “forgot my password” to reset
  4. Complete the Parent/Family and Student Information
  5. Complete the Directory/Publish Preferences (note these will not be updated for the 20/21 year until HAC posts)


PHONE APP’s

  • Go to the App Store on your device to download
  • Use your login information to complete setup or follow steps above
Fundraising Reminders

Don't forget to keep your McCaffrey's receipts!

You shop. Amazon gives.



When you shop at http://smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate percentage of your purchases to our PTO.

Use the new Box Tops App to scan your receipt. The app will find participating products purchased at any store and instantly add cash to our organization's earnings online.

Quick Links
Auto iCal Updates

To sign up for automatic Calendar updates 

CLICK HERE

Upcoming Events
Monday, September 14
Virtual Back to School Night (Grades 4-6, see schedule below)
Monday, September 28
Holiday- Schools closed
Tuesday, September 29
Hybrid learning starts
Wednesday, October 14
Early Dismissal K-8th grade, AM Kindergarten attends
Tuesday, November 3
Holiday- Schools closed
Monday, November 23
Early Dismissal K-8th grade, PM Kindergarten attends, teacher conferences
Tuesday, November 24
Early Dismissal K-8th grade, AM Kindergarten attends, teacher conferences
Wednesday, November 25
Holiday- Schools closed
Thursday, November 26
Holiday- Schools closed
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