Starting Monday, students won’t have a cold and dirty rear end after sitting outside! The PTO was delighted to supply the school with outdoor cushions to facilitate teachers taking their lessons outdoors. This is one of the many ways that our PTO partners with the staff and teachers to make the school experience healthy, clean, and conducive to learning for all Mason-Rice students!

Back by popular demand! The PTO is thrilled to kick-off the “First Thursdays” Fall Food Truck Fundraising series! We’re partnering with StrEATS so the Mason-Rice community can try out new Food Trucks for dinner while also supporting the school – 15% of orders will be donated back to the PTO! This COVID-friendly series takes pre-orders only so pre-select your pick-up time to allow for social distancing and minimal wait times. (hint: pre-order ASAP to get your preferred time slots!)

First up on Thursday October 7th will be Red’s Street Kitchen. PRE-ORDER HERE.

Red’s Street Kitchen has been roaming the streets of New England since 2016, and serving up quality street fare that’s truly a cut above the rest. At Red’s Street Kitchen, they’ve elevated street food classics to a whole new level of delicious. What level? Gourmet, and specifically using only the freshest ingredients around. Craving a big ol’ cheesesteak? Red’s Street Kitchen uses thinly shaved beef on an amoroso roll. Get the classic alongside sauteed onions, mushrooms and cheese, or go for their specialty Blue Zombie topped with bleu cheese, bacon and horseradish mayo. But that’s not all. Red’s Street Kitchen is known for their cluckin’ delicious buttermilk fried chicken, dusted in signature breading and deep fried to golden brown perfection, along with hand-cut fries. 

Mason-Rice has a new spiritwear store with lots of great gear! Visit the store now through September 30th to get your own Mountain Lion wares!

20% of all sales go to support the Mason-Rice PTO.

Two days left of the biannual Fall Tea School Days promotion offered by Tea Collection, a globally-inspired children's clothing company! Feel free to shop with our special promo code [see e-mailed PTO Notes] for 20% off for you and 15% back to Mason-Rice PTO at this link! Offer valid through Tuesday October 12th. 

Disclaimer: this is a special code created exclusively for fundraising for Mason-Rice PTO community through here, and is not meant to be shared publicly with coupon or deal sites.

What a fantastic time we had at our Back to School Picnic on Wednesday! It was so wonderful to spend time together, connect, and strengthen the vibrant community we have at Mason-Rice. We were able to raise just over $1,000 for our general PTO fund and the 5th graders raised $650 for their graduation celebration. Nice job!

Special thanks to all the volunteers who helped make it possible and a huge ‘Thank You’ to all the families that joined the fun.

5th grade families are invited to kick off event planning and fundraising by attending an organizational meeting on September 30th at 7:30pm via Zoom. Each 5th grade class is charged with determining graduation activities and fundraising goals and must raise funds independent of the PTO budget. If you are the parent of a 5th grader and are able to attend, or cannot attend but are interested in learning more, please RSVP here. 

Have you signed up your child(ren) for their at-school covid tests? Let’s all do our part in keeping our school open and our children and staff safe. Sign up today! To learn more about the three types of tests (Symptomatic, Test and Stay, and Weekly Pooled Testing) and to learn how to enroll, click here.

Scan the QR code to go to Aspen and sign the consent form today!

For 2021-22, all NPS students will receive school meals free of charge. However, qualified families are asked to complete the Free and Reduced Meal Application. By completing the application, your student and family may be eligible to receive additional benefits beyond the free and reduced meal program. For more details on the free lunch program, check this link.

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.

Do you have a business and want to spread the word? Do you know someone in the Mason-Rice community who might? Or maybe there’s a house in your neighborhood that’s coming up for rent? Is someone you know available to babysit? 

If you have an advertisement, the Notes Team wants to help you spread the word.

Email your ads to M-R Notes Team and we will include your advertisement in our once-monthly Community Classifieds blast email (sent on the 1st of the month). Please follow the 3 steps below for submission:

1. Send an email to M-R Notes.
2. Email’s subject should read: Community Classified submission
3. Content to include: exact text and any photos/logos

Note: Submissions will be accepted if they are for opportunities owned by, led by, or intended specifically for Mason-Rice community members.