Principal Mark McAneny ​mmcaneny@arlington.k12.ma.us

Bishop Weekly Update: September 5, 2019

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

TOMORROW​: SPIRIT (wear) DAY!
TOMORROW NIGHT:​ Family Picnic & Ice Cream Social, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. Rain date TBA.
9/9 (Mon)​: Back to School Coffee for Parents & Caregivers, 8:15 am
9/11 (Wed)​:​ ​PTO Meeting, Bishop Library, 7 pm
9/12 (Thu)​: Curriculum Night, 6 pm
9/22 (Sun)​: Fall Clean-Up Day, 9:00 am - noon
9/30 (Mon): ​Rosh Hashanah (NO SCHOOL)

All Tuesdays (9/3, 9/10, 9/17, & 9/24): ​Eat at Not Your Average Joe’s to Benefit Bishop!

In This Issue:

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER

PTO NEWS
PTO Executive Board
In Search Of Lead Volunteer Roles
First PTO Meeting
Spirit Days

UPCOMING PTO-Sponsored EVENTS

Back to School Picnic with Free Ice Cream!
Morning Coffee for Parents and Caregivers
Eat at NYAJ in September

COMMUNITY NEWS
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PRINCIPAL’S CORNER

Welcome back! - Our first few days have been filled with setting up systems and structures, learning
routines, and getting to know one another. We are looking forward to a full week, next week!

Friday, September 6​th​ – Whole Kindergarten Class Starts School

CAR DROP OFF​ -

Families may drop off in the drive line in the parking lot or at the front of the school. Please note that these are
active, flowing drop off points. I ask that you refrain from parking your car and leaving it in the driveline. I will
also ask that your child or children exit your vehicle on the school side only.

Curriculum Night Date - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th

Grades K, 1, and 2 - 6:00-7:00pm
Kindergarten - Cafeteria
1st Grade - Gym
2nd Grade - Library
Grades 3, 4, 5 - 7:00-8:00pm
3rd Grade - Library
4th Grade - Gym
5th Grade - Cafeteria
This will be an opportunity for you to hear about the grade level team approach, to discuss the curriculum with
your child’s teacher, and look over curriculum materials. More information to come regarding times and location
in the September 5th Bishop Weekly Update

METCO Apple Picking Event Invite

Apple Picking Family and Friends Event
AT
HONEY POT HILL ORCHARD
138 Sudbury Road
Stow, Massachusetts
Farm Fun Junior Pack available for $18.00
Saturday, September 21, 2019
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
A charter bus will be leaving METCO Inc. at 9:00 AM
Please RSVP to your METCO Director Friday, September 13, 2019.
 PTO NEWS

Welcome to the 2019-2020 School Year! The PTO executive board and event coordinators are excited to
bring another year of enrichment and activities to bring together our community. We hope you’ll join our
efforts in creating great Bishop experience and memories for our students.

Bishop PTO Mission Statement

The mission of the Bishop PTO is to bring parents and community members together to build a strong Bishop
community and align resources with the vision and direction of the School with an emphasis on enhancing the
dynamic educational experiences of our students.

PTO Executive Board

Co-Presidents: Elisa Komoni (Senior) and Christina Marko (Junior)
Co-Treasurers: Karin Moellering (Senior) and David Brecht (Junior)
Fundraising Coordinator: Volunteer Needed
Communications Coordinator: Junko Nagano
Recording Secretary: Neshe Gafuri
Room Parent Coordinator: Laura Tikonoff

In Search Of Lead Volunteer Roles

Fundraising Coordinator - ​The Fundraising Coordinator, a board position, oversees and schedules
PTO fundraising events with the Co-Presidents, generate ideas for future events, and manage
ongoing fundraising initiatives.

Fundraising Assistant​ - The Fundraising Assistant will assist the Fundraising Coordinator in the
duties listed above.

First PTO Meeting

September 11, 7:00 pm, Bishop Library
Please join the PTO for its first meeting of the year on next Wednesday. Everyone is welcome! These
meetings are a great way to meet other parents, stay up to date, and voice your ideas, concerns, or
feedback. We will present the budget for this year (ways money is raised and how your donations are spent)
and provide orientation for Room Parents.

Spirit Days
The First Friday of Every Month. ​Each year, students have the chance to showcase their Bishop Pride one
day per month. The first Friday of every month, students are encouraged to wear their Bishop t-shirts or
Bishop colors (yellow/gold and blue). Bishop spirit wear will be available through an order form that will go
home the first week of school and at all Bishop events.
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UPCOMING PTO-Sponsored EVENTS

Back to School Picnic with Free Ice Cream!

Friday, 9/6, 6-7:30 pm, Bishop Field
Bring a picnic dinner and blanket and join the Bishop community for some back-to-school fun on the school
field. Come purchase your Bishop School Spirit Wear too! ​Free Popsicles and Hoodsie Cups​ provided by the
PTO! Thank you for supporting PTO activities.

Morning Coffee for Parents and Caregivers

Monday, 9/9, 8:15 am in front of the school

Please join us for back to school morning coffee and donuts. All parents and caregivers are welcome. Mr.
McAnneny will discuss defining admin roles and the new school year. Also, ​this is a great chance to meet some
of our PTO board members and learn more about our upcoming events.

Eat at NYAJ in September

Tuesdays - 9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 9/30

Once again this school year, “Bishop Dines Out at Not Your Average Joe's” is taking place every Tuesday night
in September. All you have to do is ​show the certificate​ and the Bishop School PTO will receive 15% of your
purchase. A certificate will also go home in backpack mail during the first week of school and is also available
on the ​Bishop PTO website​ and ​Facebook page​. (By the way, make sure to join this group, if you’re on
Facebook, to keep up to date.) In case you forget to bring the certificate, just mention you’re from Bishop. Why
not bring a friend or make it a grade-level event?
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COMMUNITY NEWS

Interested in getting information to the Bishop community? Information that you’d like to share with the Bishop
community can be included in the weekly Principal’s Update. Please email the relevant information to Junko
Nagano (Communications Coordinator, Bishop PTO) at ​naganoheff@gmail.com

Pizza with Police

Wed, 9/18, 6-8 pm at Robbins Farm Park, 61 Eastern Ave, Arlington
Join Arlington Police​ to remember and honor the first responders who fell on
9/11. There will be free pizza, “Touch the Truck” fire truck, face painting, balloon animals, and a chance to meet
our local police officers.

ARLINGTON TOWN DAY

Sat, 9/14, 11 am - 3 pm
For more information, refer to Arlington’s ​Town Day announcement​.

Join Arlington Hockey Club

Interested in playing ice hockey in Arlington? Registration is open for the Arlington Hockey
Club's (AHC) 2019-2020 instructional league for both skaters and learn-to-skate,
developmental league, and in-house full ice program. These programs are all no-checking and practices and
games are held at Ed Burns Arena in Arlington. Arlington’s intramural programs provide a fun environment to
learn and play hockey for children born between September 1, 2015 (instructional) and 2006 (in-house). Play
begins soon, so please visit our web-site for more information and registration at ​www.arlingtonice.com​.

In an effort to help defer equipment costs for new players joining the club in either the Instructional or
Developmental Programs, ​we will be offering free, complimentary equipment as supplies last​, on a
first-registered-first-served basis. The families of new players to the program will be invited to come to the rink
and pick from the available equipment (such as shin guards, hockey pants, elbow pads, gloves, and shoulder
pads).

Arlington Community Education Registration Open

Offerings include KidZone and TeenZone after-school enrichment programs that run once a week for 60-90
minutes immediately after school beginning in late September. Start your planning now with our ​Fall 2019
Catalog​ (youth programs begin on page 39). We have an exciting mix of new classes and old favorites plus 175
events for adults.

Please register online at ​ArlingtonCommunityEd.org​. ​Tuition assistance is available for some classes for
students who receive free or reduced lunch. Please contact our office for details, 781.316.3568.

Music Lessons at Maestro Musicians Academy

Are your kids ready to make music this year? Enhance their academic and interpersonal skills with music
lessons at the Maestro Musicians Academy! We are the FASTEST GROWING MUSIC SCHOOL in the greater
Lexington area and parents and kids love our music instructors. Lessons in Piano, Violin, Voice, Guitar, Cello,
Trumpet, Sax, Drums, and much more!

If you contact us to sign up for a month of lessons before September 15 and quote "PTA35", we'll give you
FREE registration ($35 value)!

Signing up has never been easier. Request info at maestromusicianslexington.com/request-info,

lessons@maestromusicians.com​, or 857-756-5230. Find out more today!
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KEEP UP TO DATE

Bishop PTO Facebook page:​ ​https://www.facebook.com/groups/BishopPTO/

Websites:
Bishop School (general info, links to the school system): ​http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/bishop/
Bishop School (news and events): ​https://bishopschool.net/
Bishop PTO: ​http://www.bishopschoolpto.com/

Twitter:
Follow Principal McAneny @markmmcaneny (​https://twitter.com/markmmcaneny​)
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