What's Going On This Week

10/16/2025 2:59 am

1. Loring Social TOMORROW
2. Food Pantry Friday - Next Week
3. Pumpkin Walk
4. Directory Finalized
5. School Photo Retake Day
6. Welcome Business Sponsors!
7. Loring Eats at Lotus Blossom NEXT WEEK
8. Box Tops for Education
9. Volunteers Needed: Open Positions/Room Parents

Questions on anything PTO-related? Email cochairs@loringpto.org.

Loring Social TOMORROW

10/16/2025 2:58 am

Join us TOMORROW October 17 at 6:30pm for a laid-back outdoor social at 1716 at the Wayside Inn. Come with the kids or without, bring dinner or just grab something there...it’s totally up to you. No agenda, no pressure; just a fun chance to meet other Loring families, catch up, and enjoy an evening out together.

Food Pantry Friday - Next Week

10/16/2025 2:57 am

The October Food Pantry Friday of the school year is almost here -- mark your calendars for Friday, October 24th! The theme next week will be Cozy Pajama Day (Wear comfy cozy clothes or pajamas!).

The Sudbury Public Schools host a food drive one Friday a month to benefit the Sudbury Food Pantry. Our generous donations help families in need in our very own community and beyond.

Donate. You can donate to Loring's Food Pantry Friday in one of three ways:

1. Send donations with your student to school on Friday, October 24th and they can leave it by their normal building entrance.
2. Too much for your child to take on the bus or walk with? Drop donations off anytime next week in the drop box in front of the school or have your child leave them anytime in the collection bin located inside the Loring School lobby.
3. Make a monetary donation via the Sudbury Food Pantry’s website. Donate here.

Volunteer. We need adult volunteers to help ensure things run smoothly on Food Pantry Fridays. Ms. Eddy's 5th grade class will lead the sorting this month, so this is a great chance for any Eddy class parents to come in and see your kiddo in action! If you are interested in helping, please sign up here.
Please reach out to Marissa Cole at marissalcole@gmail.com or Laura Warren at l.msudburyfoodpantry@gmail.com with any questions.

Pumpkin Walk

10/16/2025 2:56 am

The annual Pumpkin Walk raises money for the 5th Grade Class Fund, which includes graduation, special 5th grade events, and also the class gift! Don't forget to secure your tickets for the Pumpkin Walk, available now! Walk one of the Sudbury Valley's Trustee's local trails, look at the beautifully decorated pumpkins along the way, and enjoy some fun surprises! Also, new this year is a stroller-friendly/wheelchair accessible path!

Tickets are $10 per family and can be purchased here! Please purchase by 10/22 to get the trail map.

Saturday, October 25th: 10am - dusk

Sunday, October 26th: 8am - 3pm

5th grade families: We are really hoping to get the whole class involved, whether it's decorating a pumpkin, or helping set up/clean up, etc. There really is a role for everyone in the 5th grade class! Please sign up here to help out!

Directory Finalized

10/16/2025 2:55 am

A big thank you to Amy Kohen for her work on the directory this year! The information in Membership Toolkit has now been reconciled with the district file for those of you who have elected to provide your contact information to the PTO. You can edit your family information and directory preferences at any time here.

If you haven't purchased access to the online directory yet, you can do so here.

Have fun planning those playdates and birthday parties!

Scholarships may be available. Contact Karen Blumberg for more information.

School Photo Retake Day

10/16/2025 2:54 am

Missed school picture day? Want a re-do? Retake Day is Thursday, 10/30!

If you would like to have your child participate in picture retake day, save the date! 

Retake Day is open and free for:

• Anyone who had their photo taken and wants a retake (if they purchased images or not).
• Anyone who had been sent a request from Coffee Pond to have a retake image taken (due to quality control of the original image).
• Anyone who was absent on Picture Day and needs their first image taken.

If you have already purchased a photo package but are retaking photos, please return your original undamaged portrait package to the photographer that day.

Welcome Business Sponsors!

10/16/2025 2:53 am

Please extend a PAWSOME welcome to our returning Bronze Sponsor, Joint Ventures! We're so grateful to have their support!

Are you a Loring family who owns a business (any kind, big or small)? Would you like some great exposure WHILE supporting our school?  Reach out to Colleen at cbgleason@gmail.com.

Loring Eats at Lotus Blossom NEXT WEEK

10/16/2025 2:52 am

Save the Date for Loring Eats @ Lotus Blossom on October 21st!

Have you eaten at Lotus Blossom since it re-opened after they experienced a kitchen fire earlier this year? This is a great chance to support this local business as well as the Loring PTO! 20% of sales will be donated for all dine in, take out, and bar orders on Tuesday, October 21st (5-9pm) will benefit the Loring PTO. Please note you must mention "Loring Eats" when placing your order.

**Online orders will not be included in the fundraiser.**

Box Tops for Education

10/16/2025 2:51 am

Earning money for the PTO by collecting Box Tops is easier than ever! Did you know that in 2019, the Box Tops for Education program went digital? All you need to do is download the Box Tops app, select Loring as your school and start scanning your receipts. Box Tops can be applied through the app for both in-store and online purchases! Click here to get started!

Volunteers Needed: Open Positions/Room Parents

10/16/2025 2:50 am

A number of new volunteers are needed to help with various PTO activities for the upcoming school year! Volunteering hours are typically flexible and vary by event. Please review the following open positions and email cochairs@loringpto.org if you are interested in helping out!

1. Camp Fair - Looking for new committee members and someone to shadow the committee chair to take over as chairperson for this big Loring fundraiser next year. The committee is well run and organized but needs some extra hands.
2. Movie Night - Looking for new committee members!
3. Yearbook - Looking for a number of volunteers to help with assembling a page or a few pages for the yearbook.

We are additionally still looking for room parents for the following classrooms: Williams (3rd), Krance (4th), Eddy (5th), and Nikolich (5th). Please contact Dana Reese if you are interested in acting as a room parent for your child's classroom.