What's Going On

9/11/2025 2:59 am

1. Picture Day TODAY!

2. Leopardfest Tickets

3. Volunteers Needed: Leopardfest

4. Food Pantry Friday

5. Book Fair

6. New Business Sponsors

7. 5th Graders Needed: Leopardfest

8. Birthday Books

9. Directory Reminder

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

School Pictures are TODAY!

9/11/2025 2:58 am

School Picture Day is TODAY, Thursday, September 11! Place your orders now (by 5pm today) to avoid a processing fee!

Today's the day! Did you know that in addition to capturing this snapshot in time of your child, school pictures also support our school and enable additional programming and staff appreciation efforts? Pictures can be ordered following the steps below. 

1. Go to www.coffeepond.com and click on the big red button that says “Order School Portraits and shop our exclusive products”.

2. Using the drop-down menu, select the city and state where your school is located, then select the name of your school.

3. Enter your child’s information, including full first name (as it appears in the school’s registry).

4. Select your packages and add them to your cart.

5. If you have more than one child attending this school, click “Order for Another Child” and repeat the steps above.

6. Once you’ve added packages to your cart for all your children, you’re ready to check out! Follow the prompts to enter your contact and billing information. Once all your information has been entered and you’ve reviewed your order, just be sure to click “Submit Order”!

Please note that all students will receive a free class photo. However, due to a change in processes by Coffee Pond, the class photos will be sent with the Retake Packages. Thus, the initial set of photos you receive for your child will NOT include a class photo. This will be distributed later in the fall.

Leopardfest 2025 - Get Your Tickets Now!

9/11/2025 2:57 am

Join us to kick off the school year at the Leopardfest Back-to-School Celebration. Gather around the playground to enjoy a casual evening of music, food, and a few of our favorite traditions, like musical treats, face painting, the fall book fair, a chance to soak our 5th graders and, of course, our favorite special guest! 🐾

Families can also purchase pizza ($17, Gluten Free available) and/or bring their own food to have a picnic on the playground.  

Purchase Tickets & Pre-order Pizza Here. Ticket sales close September 18th.

Volunteers Needed: Leopardfest

9/11/2025 2:56 am

We need many volunteers to make Leopardfest a success - please sign up HERE to lend a hand or donate a treat for Musical Treats! (Treats can be store bought - they do not need to be homemade!)

1st Food Pantry Drive - Next Friday

9/11/2025 2:55 am

 The first Food Pantry Friday of the school year is almost here - mark your calendars for Friday, September 19th!

For those new to the Loring community, 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, September 19th 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. Nikolich's 5th grade class will lead the sorting this month, so this is a great chance for any Nikolich class parents to come in and see your kiddo in action! You don't have to have a kid in the class to help though! 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.

Birthday Book Club is Back!

9/11/2025 2:54 am

We are excited for another year of our pawsome Loring Birthday Book Club tradition!

Celebrate your child's birthday and support the Loring PTO with a Birthday Book! Have your child choose a book that they'd like to donate to the Loring Library in their honor. There will be a sticker on the inside cover that notes who it is from, so everyone who checks it out will know who picked it for years to come. We will also give a shout out in our newsletter each month to those who have participated.

Find out all about it here!

Summer birthday? Forgot past birthdays? It’s never too late! Purchase your books now!

Questions? Email birthdaybook@loringpto.org. 

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

The Loring Book Fair is Coming

9/11/2025 2:54 am

We are excited to announce that that we will once again be hosting an in-person book fair at Loring. We will have two shopping events where students can visit the book fair with an adult, and experience a wide variety of engaging books.

Friday, September 19th

2:40pm (after school) - 5:30pm in the gym.  Please enter through the Loring gym doors, not the front; students will not be allowed to visit the Book Fair until car and bus pick up have cleared the school

Saturday, September 20th

4:30pm - 6:00pm in the gym during Leopardfest

The PTO receives 25% of the revenue made from book fair purchases. Cash, credit card, and checks are accepted (made out to Loring PTO).

Can't make the in-person Book Fair? Make a purchase at our online fair; more details to follow soon.

Welcome Business Sponsors!

9/11/2025 2:53 am

Please extend a PAWSOME welcome to our returning Platinum Sponsor, Fairbank Septic Pumping! 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.

5th Graders: Sign Up for Leopardfest!

9/11/2025 2:52 am

Each year at Leopardfest, fifth graders have the honor to be drenched by their classmates in the Beat the Bucket challenge or to play the role of the Loring Leopard.

Please note, these sign up slots are for 5th grade students only. Since this is a popular activity, each child should only be signed up for ONE time slot.Sign up here!

Fifth grade parents - this activity needs volunteers to help students safely in and out and manage the queue - please consider signing up as a volunteer on the general volunteer link found here!

Directory Reminder - Update & Purchase

9/11/2024 2:50 am

Did you know one of the most widely used parts of the PTO website is the School Directory? It provides access to the names and contact information for the students in all Loring classes, as well as their grown-ups. This is so helpful when your student(s) want to invite friends over outside of school and/or for growing your family's school community.

Please check out the PTO website where you'll have the ability to:

• Account Information: Update your account and opt in to providing contact information to the other members of the school community.

• School Directory Access: Purchase access to the online school directory.

• PLUS...stay up to date on all things PTO! (We recommend opting in to receive newsletters and other notices via email to get the latest information on upcoming activities both during and outside of the typical school day.) 

** Please Note: Only families who opt in will be shown in our Directory. Opting in makes it much easier for peer families to contact each other. **