LOCUST SCHOOL NEWS

Locust School had a wonderful November and our students are certainly so thankful for their families, friends, teachers, and staff. We kicked off PARP with a great virtual Author Visit that was very well attended and received rave reviews, and we are so very proud of all of our students who submitted entries for the Reflections Contest. 

Congratulations to our Locust School Reflections Winners in the Visual Arts: 

1. Talulla Maher
2. Iris Liu
3. Matthew Haroutunian
4. Honorable Mention: Madeline Chen

Now that December is here, we are very much looking forward to the holiday season ahead! Our November Primary PTA meeting featured a very helpful presentation from our district Psychologists and Social Workers on navigating the upcoming holiday season and pandemic winter from a Social/Emotional perspective. It included tips on how to deal with “Covid fatigue”, helping younger children manage disappointments related to celebrating the holidays in 2020, and how to approach what feels like the particularly long months of January and February. If you’d like to see a copy of the presentation, feel free to email me at locust@gardencitypta.org and I’d be happy to send it to you. 

Upcoming Important Events

On Thursday, December 3 at 7 PM, Laura Campbell will be conducting her third workshop as she guides parents in the emotional support of their children during this time of change! Check out her past two presentations or register for Thursday’s event.

Our next Joint Primary PTA Meeting will be on Tuesday, January 26 at 9:30 AM. We hope you can join us!

I hope everyone stays healthy and well and enjoys the upcoming month – please feel free to 

reach out to me at locust@gardencitypta.org at any time with questions or suggestions. 

Have you downloaded the Box Tops app yet? Scan your receipts to earn money for Locust! If you have any remaining physical box tops, please feel free to send them in with your child in their backpack at this time. For more information see https://www.boxtops4education.com. 

Additionally, if you haven’t already done so, check out the A+ Rewards program with Stop & Shop as well! You can link your Stop & Shop Rewards card to help earn cash for Locust anytime you shop at Stop & Shop or use Peapod. For more information, see https://stopandshop.com/pages/a-plus-rewards.

From all of us at the Garden City PTA, we wish you the warmest Season’s Greetings, and a very Happy New Year!

Lauren Fitzpatrick

Locust PTA Director

locust@gardencitypta.org