Dear Lawrence School Parents and Guardians,

Welcome! The PTO is excited to announce several new initiatives for 2012-13, but rst wed like to briey
mention our Two Hour Power campaign. We hope that each of you will commit to donating just two hours over
the course of the year to help with any event or project that appeals to you. Youll be hearing more about that over
the next few weeks.
Our biggest news is that, with the exception of this mailing, PTO communications will go all electronic this
year. We are proud to introduce www.lawrenceschoolbrookline.org, a combined school and PTO website where
youll nd the PTO calendar, complete contact lists, and lots of other information about Lawrence School and the
Lawrence PTO. Your feedback will help us improve the new website, so let us know what you think.
Were also upgrading our directory system and replacing the weekly PTO Paper with a weekly email
update. We will be contacting you via email just after the start of school to explain the new directory system,
which will give each family complete control over their own information in a secure online environment. If you are
new to the school or were not in last years directory, please send an email with your name and your childs name/
class to president@lawrencepto.org. We also need to hear from you if you were not receiving emails from the PTO
last year. The PTO will no longer send home a paper newsletter. If we cant reach you via email, you will miss
a lot of important information. (If you dont have internet access, please call one of us at the telephone numbers
below.)
New Lawrence families may be wondering what the PTO is all about. The PTO works with administration
and teachers to enhance our childrens experience at Lawrence. We raise money to fund resources and enrich-
ment activities at each grade level. More than half of our budget directly supports teachers by funding classroom
supplies, grants for innovative projects, books for the library, and eld trips. The bulk of the remaining half goes to
enrichment programs that bring performing and visual artists to school, fund before- and after-school sports,
subsidize the drama program, and provide scholarships to ensure that each child can participate fully in all school
and PTO activities. We also bring families together at community-building events throughout the year. Please see
the website for a detailed description of PTO activities and a breakdown of our budget.
As a parent/guardian at Lawrence School, you are automatically a full-edged member of the PTO. Your
time and talents make our PTO what it is, so please be involved! Our continued success depends on strong volun-
teer support as well as nancial contributions. We encourage you to contribute in any way that you can.
Please note the New Family Welcome on Tuesday, September 11, at 8:00 a.m. in the library, and the rst PTO
Meeting of the year, at 7:00 p.m. that same day. The Fall Picnic is scheduled for September 13 at 5:30 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Jessica Eber Lisa Lisi Ghafour
617-713-0130 617-734-2310
djeber@rcn.com llisi97@gmail.com

A Letter from the PTO presidents
August 2012
Contact Information
PTO Ofcers
Co-Fresidents Jessica Eber 17-713-0130 djeber@rcn.cou
Lisa Lisi 0hafour 17-731-2310 llisi97@guail.cou
vice Fresidents Nagueh Ansari varasteh 17-319-3221 naguehansari@yahoo.cou
Chris Ternan 17-922-935 cternan@hsph.harvard.edu
Treasurer Abigail Mc0uire 17-277-1318 abigail.uanson.ucguire@guail.cou
Secretary arbara hausuan 17-320-0913 bj@uyhausuan.net
oard Meubers Sydney Fuller-Jones 17-13-350 sydney.fuller-jones@state.ua.us
Fauela lguchi 17-852-8721 pauela@itch.net
Kay Kobayashi 17-731-0821 ikei211@guail.cou
Auy Luster 17-731-818 atluster@rcn.cou
Tauara Sitkoff 17-277-2807 tau@sitkoff.cou
OTHER HELPFUL CONTACTS
0reen Teau Kathleen Scanlon 857-225-102 kathleenuscanlon@guail.cou
0ina hahn 17-879-3172 gina@nontantuu.cou
LEF Mary 0ardiner (director) 17-879-1379 elawrence@brookline.k12.ua.us
Feter villa 17-879-021 peter.villa@guail.cou
LSA Joanne Liautaud 17-232-590 joanneliautaud@hotuail.cou
lngeborg Kuppers 17-955-112 ingeborg.kuppers@guail.cou
K- Foou Farent Coords
Nagueh Ansari varasteh 17-319-3221 naguehansari@yahoo.cou
Florrie lves 17-232-1385 juives@guail.cou
0rade 7 Farent Contact
abu Chavali 17-731-5015 brooklinefauily@yahoo.cou
0rade 8 Farent Contact
Ana Albuquerque 585-350-71 albuquea@bu.edu
New Fauilies Nagueh Ansari varasteh 17-319-3221 naguehansari@yahoo.cou
Alita ash 17-818-30 adash@hauuondre.cou
Jan Nagler 17-277-0091 jnagler@bu.edu
METC0 (Metropolitan Council for Educational 0pportunity
Makeeba McCreary 17-293-1021 uakeeba.uccreary@guail.cou
0ina Edge 17-127-5510 eye911@hotuail.cou
Sydney Fuller-Jones 17-13-350 sydney.fuller-jones@state.ua.us
SEFAC (Special Education Farent Advisory Council)
Fat 0abridge 17-277-1018 pat@gabridge.cou
Makeeba McCreary 17-293-1021 uakeeba.uccreary@guail.cou
SETJ (Send an Educator to Japan)
Tououi Kojiua 781-708-5702 setj_lawrence@yahoo.co.jp