Hale Parent Support Group (PSG)

Next Hale PSG Meeting:
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 (9AM) in the Hale Conference Room

Upcoming Key Events:

• Hale PSG Drama Annie, Jr. – March 9-11, 2012

The Hale PSG exists to coordinate parent and teacher involvement in the Hale Middle School (Grades 6-8), foster support for public school related activities, and provide a varied educational and enrichment experience to students in the Stow Public Schools. Please see our bylaws.

Meetings

The Hale PSG meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 9 am in the Hale conference room. Our meetings are short and efficient. Your time commitment is only one hour a month. Every parent is automatically part of the Hale PSG, so there's nothing to "join" and you don't need to commit to attend all meetings. Newcomers always welcome at every meeting! Parents of rising 6th graders: we especially need you! Please see our Meeting Minutes.

Newsletter

We publish a monthly newsletter for the Hale community. It is usually posted to the Hale Middle School web site on the last Friday of each month as a PDF document. It is also available all month long as a paper newsletter, which can be picked up from the Hale office by you or your student. Back issues are archived on the Hale web site for your convenience. Deadline for submission is the 20th of each month. To submit to the newsletter, contact the editor, Karen Bricknell, at halenewsletter@stowpto.org.

What we support

We provide funds for special events, assemblies, guest speakers & performers to enrich the curriculum. We can provide funds to help with the cost of field trips. In 2008-2009 we allocated close to $3000 for arts and cultural events, including:

• Admission to the Museum of Science for the program "Wired To Win"
• Admission to the Central Square Theater for the performance "The Life of Galileo"
• Young Audiences of MA performance at Hale of "Asia Fantasia"
• Live Animal Program at Hale presented by "Animal Adventures"
• Museum of Science Traveling Show at Hale titled "Cryo. Heat and Temperature"

Special Allocations

The Hale PSG also pays for other needs within the school as they arise. We actively seek requests from staff and teachers for any special needs. Some of our recent disbursements include:

• Staff Teacher Appreciation Luncheon each May.
• Snacks for the staff during Parent-Teacher Conferences.
• Prizes for the winning cover artwork for the SPTO/PSG Phone Directory.
• Compensation for club advisors whose club stipend is not budgeted by the district.
• Last year we funded the stipend for the Math Counts Club.
• Two $500 scholarships for outstanding Hale alumni in the Nashoba Regional HS graduating class.
• Funding an annual prize, the Bill Kelly Memorial Prize, to several outstanding 8th graders.

Officers and Committee Chairs