PTO News!

As many of you know, our PTO will soon be honored as one of this year's "Heroes of the Mahoning Valley". A recognition breakfast will take place on Saturday, February 6th at Antone's Banquet Center on Market Street from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If you would like to attend the banquet, please call and let me know. Tickets for the event will be $12.75. Payment can be made directly to the Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Thanks,

Mr. Masucci

Another Short Week!

It will be another 4 day week. Please continue to look for important papers coming home. Be on the lookout for information about our PTO's upcoming Scholastic Book Fair. Another will be headed home some with details about the Radio Disney event.

Enjoy the week. Please continue to encourage your children to write poems for the MiniPage.

Thanks,

Mr. Masucci

A Long Weekend!

It has been a great week! The warmer weather has been nice, too. Don't forget that there will be no school on Monday, January 18th. We have been talking and reading stories about Martin Luther King Jr. This morning I read a short story that touched upon some of the struggles Dr. King faced in his childhood. I had a very attentive group.

Information will head home next week about the upcoming banquet where our PTO will be honored. Tickets for this event will be $12.75 and take place at Antones on Saturday, February 6th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Thanks,

Mr. Masucci

A Nice Day!

Today was a wonderful day any way you look at it. It's nice to have quiet day sometimes. Enjoy the evening.

Thank you,
Mr. Masucci

Volunteers Needed!

Our Radio Disney event is quickly approaching. I am looking forward to a wonderful evening. The following evening, February 6th, is PSHS's Sweetheart Dance. The dance takes place in the gym, too. Because we will be there Friday night, the PSHS decorating committee will be unable to get their work finished. In a nutshell, I am looking for some parent volunteers who are willing to stay after our party and help decorate for the high school dance. We'll be joined by PSHS's Mrs. Stacy and some of her students. I really do not think it should take too long. If you are able to help, please send in a note. Thanks in advance.

I did receive a call from Radio Disney yesterday.......... and I now have a secret!

Thanks,

Mr. Masucci

Information Superhighway!

I recently received some information regarding our building's website. From December 2008 to December 2009, our site was viewed close to 30,000 times. There were visits from quite a few countries including Brazil, Japan, India, Canada, Australia and Latvia! We are working on making it easier for our teachers to update their pages. Right now the school's security settings make it very difficult to make changes to the site.

Be sure to check the "virtual" Mr. Masucci in the upper right corner of this page for an assignment tonight!

Thanks,

Mr. Masucci

A 5 Day Week?

It appears we'll have a 5 day week. I'm not sure who planned this, but I will be taking the matter up with the proper officials.


I'd like to thank those who attended Saturday night's Youngstown Phantom game at the Covelli Center. Between the tickets sold here at school and donations collected at the game, our school walked away with close to $300.00 toward our Make-A-Wish efforts. Thank you! Our limo lunch has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 28th. I'll be sending notes home with the kids who will be participating today or tomorrow.


I mentioned last week that I had good news. Poland North Elementary School has received a $2,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Education. This Team Nutrition Grant will enable our school to host an upcoming evening event geared toward educating students and parents about proper nutrition.

Thanks,
Mr. Masucci