Dear Washington Families,

Welcome to another wonderful year at Washington School! On behalf of the Washington PTO Executive Board, we hope you had a restful summer and are looking forward to the new school year. We are very excited to meet all of the new families and to reconnect with old friends. 

We would like to share with you some of the PTO plans for the year, ways to stay informed, and ways to be involved. The PTO plans to continue much-loved traditions, most with opportunities for parent participation. We’re also looking forward to continuing to fund initiatives that support our teachers and help promote a beautiful and positive learning environment for our children. Here is a quick sampling of the many activities that the PTO supports through the generous contributions of our Washington School community. 

You can support these activities through PTO dues. You can pay your dues online here. 

The PTO is once again providing the Membership Toolkit (MTK) online directory and website for the Washington School community.  We need each family to log in and confirm what information you’d like included in the directory by Thursday, August 29, 2024. PLEASE CONFIRM IF YOU WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DIRECTORY AND WHAT INFORMATION IS TO APPEAR. On Friday, August 30th, we plan to turn the directory on. 

REQUIRED STEPS:

1. Go to  https://washingtonelementarypto.membershiptoolkit.com/

2. If you already have an account with another organization/school that uses MTK you can use the same email and password to login. Please proceed to step 3. 

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       HOW TO CREATE A MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT (MTK) ACCOUNT:

• Select "Create Account"
• PLEASE USE THE EMAIL ADDRESS WHERE YOU RECEIVED THIS EMAIL.  If you use a different email, you will create a second family record and your child will be listed twice in the directory.  You may change your login email after you have created your account.
• Enter your name, email, and chosen password, and click "verify my email".  Check your email for a link to complete the process. The link expires in 2 hours. If you do not receive the email, be sure to check your spam or junk folders.
• Once you have verified your email address, log back in and finish the registration process.

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   3. After logging in, complete or update the Parent/Family and Student Information. 

   4. Complete the Directory Privacy Preferences for the information you want included/excluded.

  5. Please consider making a donation to the PTO!

To use the directory, remember to bookmark this page or download the app. 

1. Please login to Genesis the Summit parent portal here and confirm your information if you haven’t already.

2. Please register using the information above on our PTO website and download the app. This will ensure you are getting important communications. You can all see class lists and the school directory on the website and through the app.

3. Subscribe to the school calendarhere to not miss important dates. 

4. Read “The Loop” our PTO Newsletter every Sunday. All the important information you need is here!

5. Volunteer – We can’t do all we do without parent volunteers. There is something for everyone depending on your schedule. Check out our volunteer interest form here.

6. PTO membership and membership dues are vital to enhancing the elementary school experience by supplementing the school budget to provide many rich opportunities for every student, including those noted above. Please join today! All support is greatly appreciated - our goal is 100% participation! PTO dues comprise most of our fundraising. For reference, we will spend approximately $60- $80 per student this school year. Donations can be made in the following ways:

   • Direct through our website (preferred) click here

   • Check payable to Washington PTO sent to school in an envelope marked “PTO.”

Wednesday, August 28

Join us for the final First Grade Family Meet-Up at Tatlock Playground from 5-6 pm

Please reach out to us directly with any questions, comments, feedback, etc by emailing washingtonpto.07901@gmail.com. Thank you in advance for your participation. We look forward to working alongside families, students and staff who all make Washington such an exceptional school. Here's to a great year! 

Warm regards,

Jessica Gruber & Michelle Kalmanson

PTO Co-Presidents, 2024-2025

         With the Executive Board

         Deja Martini & Shannon Pique, 1st Vice Presidents

         Vicki Grapsas & Renato Torres, 2nd Vice Presidents

         Lainey Segear, 3rd Vice President

         Lauren Ruggiero, Treasurer

         Laura Dudebout, Assistant Treasurer

         Maribeth Noonan, Recording Secretary

         Laurie Knies, Corresponding Secretary

507 Morris Ave 

Summit NJ 07901