Message from the new Countryside PTO co-presidents
Dear Countryside Elementary Families,We hope you all had a wonderful summer. On behalf of the Countryside PTO, it is our pleasure to welcome you to the 2024-2025 school year!
We would like to thank Melissa Monokroussos and Chelsea Boughan for all their hard work as co-Presidents the past two years and introduce ourselves as this year’s co-Presidents. Adam Lipson (father of Emma, a 3rd grader) is continuing for one more year, joined by Tera Hickle (mother of Beau, also a 3rd grader) and Maria Kechri (mother of Erietta, a 5th grader).
We strongly believe that communication is the key to a successful PTO, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or ideas you would like to discuss. We are all here for the same reason; our children!
As every year, the PTO has planned many exciting events and community building activities. We are here to enhance and support the educational experience at Countryside, helping our children and their teachers continue to attain excellence in education. As parents/guardians you are all automatically Countryside PTO members and your involvement is highly welcomed and appreciated! There are many ways to be an active PTO member: attending monthly meetings (in-person or virtually), volunteering at events, or simply coming to any of the social gatherings we have planned. You can participate as much as you would like. It has been said that the main reason people are not actively involved in the PTO is because no one asked… so today we are asking! We hope you will help strengthen our Countryside community and get involved in the PTO!
Please join us and our principal for the upcoming events:
Tuesday September 3rd: Welcome Back Parent Coffee at 8:20 a.m. after drop off (will be outside, weather permitting).
Monday September 9th: Countryside Welcome Back Picnic from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Rain Date 9/16).
Wednesday September 11th: This year’s first PTO meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Library.
Thursday September 19: Back to School Night from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
There will be many more opportunities to get involved over the course of the year. Stay tuned for our monthly event updates. We are currently updating our website to make it a robust resource for all Countryside families.
We look forward to yet another great year at Countryside and wish each and all of our children the best!
The PTO co-Presidents,
Adam, Tera, Maria
copresident@countrysidepto.org
SEPTEMBER CALENDAR
FALL PICNIC
Save the Date! The Countryside Welcome Back Picnic will be on Monday, September 9th from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. We have some exciting events, including a Countryside swag raffle! Pizza, snacks and drinks will be available for purchase, or feel free to bring your own picnic to set up on the field. Stay tuned for more details! This event depends on volunteers to make it a success.