It is a challenging and uncertain time for our families, faculty, and staff.  Our community is very important to all of us, please reach out or use the Mason-Rice PTO Facebook page if you need help that a neighbor may be able to provide.  Together, we can try and make this difficult period a little easier.  If your family needs financial assistance during this time, please reach out to Principal Bultema who has resources from the PTO to provide financial help to families anonymously.  If there are other ways that the PTO can support you or if you have any ideas or time to help build community during this cold and confusing winter, please email the PTO Presidents.  On that note, we would like to personally thank Ellie Axe and Emily St. Martin for stepping up with the “We Care about Nurse Becky” campaign and all the families who are participating.  We look forward to ways we can continue to show our support and care for the Mason-Rice team.

– Danielle Boudreau, Rebecca Diamondstein, Lucy Ewins, and Martha Bixby 

When: January 10-15, 2022

Newton’s running a Community Food Drive leading up to the MLK Celebration on Jan. 17. Requested items include non-expired cereal (brand names), white tuna, hearty soups, broth, ground coffee (1-lb. bags), herbal tea, body lotion (12-16oz) and toothpaste.

Collections will be distributed to three local food pantries to help members of our community who’ve been struggling during the pandemic. Please put items in the collection bin outside Mason-Rice between Jan. 10-15. FORJ group members will deliver items from the bin to City Hall.

The PTO was happy to host a luncheon for faculty and staff on Wednesday to show our appreciation and to celebrate the end of the calendar year.  The care and dedication the teachers and staff bring to work each day creates a wonderfully supportive and academically rich environment for our children.  Thank you!

Access NPS’ calendar here.
Access Mason-Rice’s PTO calendar here.

Upcoming Important M-R Dates

Your usual shopping can support PTO-funded activities (such as teacher classroom allowances, appreciation lunches, and curriculum-enhancing programming for all our students). Last year, the Mason-Rice community shopped with our partners and raised nearly $1500 while participation in our Spring '21 Restaurant Series raised an additional $1100! 

Note that these programs/partnerships, below, run year-round!

Enjoy 20% off Minted cards & gifts with promo code [see e-mailed PTO Notes]. 15% of each order will be donated back to the PTO.