Mark Your Calendars for Bingo Night!

Mark your calendars for a night full of fun for the entire family! PTO Virtual Bingo Night is around the corner on October 23rd at 5:30! Details to follow! 

Classroom Cleaning Supplies

Typically each fall, teachers send out a sign up list for families to bring in cleaning items needed in the classroom. This year, family contribution is more important than ever! However, we need specific products that do not interfere with the school's stricter cleaning regimen. For your convenience we've created an  Amazon Wish List with the products needed. Please follow this link to provide items to our school, and at check out, choose to ship to "Chickering School's Gift Registry Address." If you can, purchase early to accommodate for longer delivery times. Also, because these items are in such high demand, you may choose to purchase them cheaper in stores. Any brand of paper towels is fine, but we need to stick with Clorox brand wipes and Purell brand hand sanitizer. The size and scents can vary. Send directly to office for all to share. Thank you so much for your contribution!

---

We hope that you will join in our fundraising efforts and ensure that Chickering School will continue to Rise By Lifting Others! The Dover PTO is excited to announce that this year we will kick off our Check Writing Campaign on Monday, October 19th. Please look out for details to come soon! 

Amazon Smile!

Amazon Smile is an easy way for Chickering to collect extra funds. Amazon will donate 0.5% of all your purchases to Chickering if you choose Dover Elementary PTO!

If you need additional instructions for how to set up and use Amazon Smile, please click here.

Many Chickering classes still need room parent volunteers. Please consider helping out with your child's class by signing up today!  Room parents serve an important role to support teachers, students and classroom community. Room parents will help with class communication, class gatherings (when we resume these), and teacher appreciation events.

Questions?  Contact Alysia Poe at volunteers@doverpto.org

Chickering GROWS encourages students, teachers, and seniors to learn about gardening while connecting with the Chickering community. This fall, we are growing zinnias in a self-watering bell jar garden. A fitting flower, as it represents lasting friendship and remembrance during a time we cannot all be together. These kits provide a unique opportunity for us all to grow the same things in our homes and classrooms. Check out our Padlet https://bit.ly/ChickeringGrowsFallPadlet - a true community garden - where participants can post their photos and learn about hydroponics. We hope you will participate in Chickering GROWS this winter and spring! Please visit the Chickering GROWS webpage for more information: www.doverpto.org/chickering-grows.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact Jamie Godfrey, Chickering GROWS Coordinator at jamiedgodfrey@gmail.com. We can't wait to GROW with you!

Introducing: Chickering CARES!

We are expanding our 4th and 5th grade Make A Difference Club to ALL Chickering students, and so we introduce Chickering CARES!

Chickering CARES will help to educate and create awareness around the needs in our local communities by discovering simple ways that we can ALL make a difference! Kids will participate in fun projects and community service initiatives, all of which will foster kindness and generosity, while helping our children begin to develop philanthropic leadership skills, in a time that it is more important than ever. 

Check out this flyer for our first initiative supporting Family Promise Metrowest.

If you have any questions and/or thoughts or suggestions about future Chickering CARES initiatives, please contact Kim Hall at community@doverpto.org.

TOGETHER, we CAN make a difference!

The 2020-2021 Chickering School Directory is your essential electronic reference for student, school and community information.

Order your directory online now at: https://www.doverpto.org/directory-information. 

Community Resources

Check out the Community Links section of the Dover PTO site, with links to local family-friendly resources such as the Dover Mother's Association, Outdoor Recreation in Dover and many more!

Dover PTO | Chickering School
29 Cross Street, Dover, MA 02030
president@doverpto.com