What's Going On This Week

11/13/2025 2:59 am

1. Loring to Loring Gift Cards

2. Bingo Night TOMORROW

3. Volunteers Needed: Bingo Night

4. Food Pantry NEXT WEEK

5. Kindergarten Creative Enrichment

6. Open Recess Spots: Volunteers Needed

7. Room Parent Thank You

8. Reminder: Textile Recycling Program

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

Loring to Loring Gift Cards

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The Loring-to-Loring Gift Card Drive is a school-wide social action program designed to help Loring families who are experiencing financial difficulty. This year we anticipate there will be an increase in families who will need our support - let's show them how pawsome our community is!

Gift cards will be given to families for necessary items such as groceries and other essentials. Examples of retailers that have been helpful for families in the past are Target, Amazon, Walmart, Stop & Shop, Shaws, and Sudbury Farms.

If you wish to contribute, please click here to sign up.

You can send your gift card(s) to school via red folder in an envelope labeled "Loring-to-Loring/Attn: Karen Blumberg". Please send in your gift card(s) by Friday, November 14th.

Please contact Loring School Counselor, Karen Blumberg via email or at 978-579-0870 ext. 4011 with any questions or if your family would benefit from help through the Loring-to-Loring Gift Card Drive.

All inquiries and gift card distributions are kept confidential.

Thank you for your generosity!

Bingo Night TOMORROW

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Join us for a fun family night of bingo, prizes, and special guest callers!

Friday, November 14th

5:00 pm - 6:15 pm OR 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm

Ticket sales are now closed, but we look forward to seeing everyone who purchased tickets in advance! Please note that drinks and desserts will be available for purchase at the event, but pizza will not be available unless it was pre-ordered.

Volunteers Needed: Bingo Night

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We still need a few volunteers for Bingo Night TOMORROW! Please click here to sign up if you are able to help out! High school or alumni volunteers are welcome.

Food Pantry NEXT WEEK

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The next Food Pantry Friday, our biggest collection of the school year, is coming up on Friday, November 21st!

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 - the need right now is greater than ever and this month we are making it even easier to support the food pantry. 

This month’s theme is PJ and stuffy day. All Loring students are encouraged to wear their pjs and bring a stuffy to school on Friday, November 21st.

Donate by November 21st. You can donate to Loring's Food Pantry Friday in one of three ways:

• Donate nonperishables. Send donations with your student to school on Friday, November 21st or any time next week - there is a collection bin in the lobby and out front. Please see the attached flyer for this month’s most needed items.

• Donate directly to the Food Pantry via their website. Make a monetary donation via the Sudbury Food Pantry’s website. Donate here and please let us know the amount of your donation.

• Don’t have time to shop? Have us shop for you. Laura kindly offered to do a big shop this month for the pantry. Just Venmo her and she’ll handle the rest: @Laura-Warren26 (last four digits -9949). Be sure to add a note that it’s for ‘Food Pantry.’ 

Also, we are in need of volunteers to help Ms. Corron’s class with the sorting on Friday 11/21 at 8am. Sign up here!

Please reach out to Marissa Cole or Laura Warren with any questions.

Kindergarten Creative Enrichment

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On Monday, November 10, the Kindergarteners were treated to their first ever creative enrichment experience! The Discovery Museum presented their Liquids & Solids program and students engaged in a fun chilly exploration, made observations and asked questions as they investigated the role temperature plays in changing materials from a solid to liquid! Ask your student to show you their homemade cooler or ask which station caused their ice cube to melt the fastest - under the sun, in a warm bath, with a hot hat, or with a warm breeze.

Thank you to Lauren Hargrove for coordinating this program and to the Discovery Museum for their presentation!

Open Recess Spots: Volunteers Needed!

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Volunteer spots are still available for lunch and recess TOMORROW, November 14, for all grades except for 1st. Help is ESPECIALLY needed for 5th grade (which currently has no volunteers) and 3rd and 4th grades (which currently have 1 volunteer each).

Volunteers are also needed for many grades for the upcoming weeks before Winter Break. Please sign up at this link to help your child's grade!

Every Friday, we will be looking for 3 volunteers per grade to help cover recess and lunch. This allows our classroom teachers to have consistent planning time each week. It's an easy volunteering opportunity if your schedule has flexibility during the day, and it's also a fun chance to see your kids and their friends during the school day!

If you are interested in volunteering, sign up at this link to help your child's grade! Please be mindful of how many shifts you sign up for at one time - we'd like to afford as many caregivers as possible the opportunity to help.

Before volunteering, make sure you have an active CORI form on file with SPS by checking in with Paula Saliga or Vicki Harrington in the front office. Additionally, please be sure to click here and review the orientation slides and click here to watch the training video. You will also need to sign a confidentiality agreement. These forms are available in the front office and can be completed when you check in for your first volunteer shift. 

When you arrive at school to volunteer, please check in at the front office 5 minutes prior to your start time. This will allow you time to sign in, obtain a badge and proceed to the playground. 

Can't make your shift? PLEASE try to find a replacement first. If unable, please email the Loring Office.

Room Parent Thank You

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Thank you to Dana Reese for kicking off the room parents this week. If you volunteered to be a room parent and didn't hear anything, please reach out to cochairs@loringpto.org to make sure we have the correct information!

Reminder: Textile Recycling Program

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Do you know about our textile recycling program? 

Reminder: Bring your old textiles (clothing, bedding, towels, shoes, and even stuffed animals!) to the Bay State Textile Drop Box at Loring and earn money for our school.  Click here for a list of accepted items - it's more than you think!

The two Bay State Textile Drop Boxes are in the Loring parking lot near the basketball courts.  Please make sure your items are bagged and nothing is left on the ground. If you notice that the bins are full please let us know so we can schedule an immediate pickup.