April PTO Newsletter

4/28-5/2 Teacher Appreciation Week

March PTO Newsletter

Please find a recording of the first meeting from the Bach Book Discussion of The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness here (sorry we forgot to record the second discussion). Key resources discussed at the first two meetings can be found here.

Secretary - Take notes at PTO meetings (morning and evening). This is a great way to get to better know Bach and bring new ideas to our PTO.
Sustainability Committee - Help carry on projects identified by the sustainability committee.
President - Our current President is available to lead again next year but open to passing the torch to anyone interested in taking over or teaming up with someone to serve as co-President. Serving as co-President is a great option for someone interested in shadowing the role for a year and interesting in taking over the reigns the following year. Note: Our current President is not able to serve in the role starting in the 2026 school year.
If you are interested in learning more about any of these opportunities please email president@bachpto.org

Find the April PTO meeting minutes here including resources from the Forsythe PTO.

4/28-5/2 Teacher Appreciation Week

We could still use some contributions for Staff Lunch (April 30) https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D49AEA923ABFE3-55982314-lunch#/
Also don’t forget to help Build A Bouquet (May 1-2) No sign up required! Every year, we ask that students bring in a single stem for their teacher so that at the end of the week, they'll have a bouquet to take home. Extra blooms for specials teachers and support staff are much appreciated!

5/7 Bike, Walk and Roll to School Day

On Wednesday, May 7th celebrate Bike/Walk/Scooter to School Day and bike or walk with your kids to school.
A Bike/Walk “Train” will meet at WURSTER PARK (near Madison St.). The train will depart from the park around 8:25 to commute to school as a group heading down Fifth street. Adult volunteers will help students to cross at Madison and Fifth.
After school Sic Transit will offer free, tiny tune-ups on the playground.
Bus riders will be dropped off a few blocks from school so they can walk with staff to school.
Volunteer: If you would like to volunteer please contact Erin Pons (erin.e.pons@gmail.com or 248.303.3045) and Cyrus Naheedy (cnaheedy@gmail.com or 734.678.8516). Bonus points if you have any safety vests you can bring with you! Please contact us if you have any questions or suggestions as well.

5/8 PTO Book Discussion Collective Action Discussion 8-9pm in Bach Library and Zoom

5/14 PTO meeting 9am in the Bach Library or joining by Zoom

5/17 PTO Thrift Shop

Spread the word, 10% of all sales at the PTO Thrift shop on 5/17 will go to Bach’s PTO.

5/20 6-7:30pm B.E.S.T. Fest

Come one, come all to the Bach B.E.S.T. Fest! All are welcome at this event celebrating our Bach Bengals and their Dens. You will learn more about what projects your child(ren) did with their Bengal Dens this year and more about the Bach BEST Values: Be Yourself, Everyone is Welcome, Speak Up, Take Care of Others. So please, join us!

We are looking for volunteers to help our event run smoothly: please sign up here if you are able!

5/30 Ice Cream Social