This PTO-Sponsored Assembly is for all our 1st graders and will cover the formation of fossils and herbivores vs. carnivores.
Our 1st graders will dig for fossils, will watch show & tell with rare fossils and will meet "Mr. Nixon", an eight-foot Triceratops skull discovered in 1996.
This assembly will take place at school during school hours.
Turkey Trot Fundraiser
November 8th - 18th
Run for our school with 2021 FAD Turkey Trot!
You can choose to run/walk 1 mile or up to 5 miles after school or during weekends with your friends & family!
And for every mile, we are asking our dolphins to donate $1 to benefit our school!
Our Turkey Trot Fundraiser ends with a Turkey Trot Race around the school building on November 23rd at 3:45 pm starting on the blacktop.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church is hosting the Thanksgiving Day Dinner that has provided over 750 meals every year for our community in Hunterdon County.
This year, your PTO is arranging for all Desmares Community to come together once again and sponsor the yams, stuffing & mushroom soup for these meals.
We have to raise $ 766.00 (based on $ 2.40/can of yams, $ 2.52/bag of stuffing & $ 0.50/can of mushroom soup)
Every First Friday of the month is Spirit Day at Desmares!
Our dolphins are encouraged to wear their FAD swag on spirit days to show their school pride.
Starting this month, your PTO will ask the teachers to count how many dolphins are wearing blue on spirit days to win a trophy for their class. You can always buy spirit wear through the membership toolkit by clicking here and orders will be delivered to the students during school hours.
School Store
November 12th
Your PTO runs school store once a month (with the exception of December, January & June) during recess time.
The School store allows our students to buy some school supplies like pencils, pens, erasers, and more. Prices range between 50 cents up to $2.00 per item.
Please remember to send in no more than $5.00 with your child!
Desmares Community Paint Party Fundraiser
November 12th
6-9 pm
Our Desmares Community will gather for a fun night of painting & creating DIY projects for their homes at Paint Party Studio.
We had a great turnout and this event is sold out!
Location:
48 Main Street, Flemington
Holiday Helping Hands Gift Drive
November 15th - December 1st
The Helping Hands Committee will once again run our Annual Holiday Helping Hands Gift Drive!
For those of you who aren’t familiar with this drive, our school helps out the United Way and blesses families in our community and our own Desmares families that are in need during the holiday season.
Unfortunately, the families this year have also been affected by the ongoing pandemic and could use our helping hands.
We would love to help out our dolphin families with a few gifts for each member of their family!
More information will follow on how to donate.
School Pictures Make-Up Day
November 16th
Retakes are for children who were absent on school picture day or for children who signed up for the make-up day.
Retakes will take place at school during school hours on November 16th.
Make-up day proofs will be available online on November 17th.
November 24th is the last day to order make-up day pictures.
Make-up day pictures will be distributed to the students on December 15th.
Chick-Fil-A Dine-Out Fundraiser
November 16th
5-8 pm
Our November dine-out is with Chick-Fil-A.
Join us for food and fun.
Come support us and 15% of your check will go back to our school.
Our Turkey Trot Fundraiser ends with a Turkey Trot Race around the school building on November 23rd at 3:45 pm starting on the blacktop.
If you want your child to participate in the Turkey Trot Race, you have to be present unless your child goes to aftercare and you have to sign them up by clicking here!
Before the 5 mile Turkey Trot Race, there will be a sprint challenge between the staff!
Students with their parents are welcome to watch the challenge.
The challenge will be recorded and shared with our community!
Pencil Grams
November 30th - December 3rd
Pencil gramswill be back during parent conferences!
Stop at the PTO table at Desmares entrance and let your children know you are thinking about them by leaving them a note with a FAD pencil (cash & Venmo will be accepted).
Your PTO will deliver the notes & pencils to the children the next day.
$ 2.00 per pencil!
No Cost Fundraisers
Ongoing
An easy way to support the many activities your PTO offer throughout the school year is through No Cost Fundraisers.
