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SES PTSA NewsletterSES PTSA Newsletter Volume 7, Number 2 The Newsletter for PTSA November/December 2012
Inside this Issue
Principal’s Message and
PTSA Board Contacts pg. 1
Classes of Distinction pg. 2
V.I.C’s, Popcorn Tuesday’s
and Spiritwear pg. 3
Volunteers of the Month pg. 4
Enrichment Programs,
Reflections Competition
and Essay Contest pg. 5
Winter Bazaar info pg. 6
Walk-A-Thon Update pg. 7
Great Gift Ideas, Box
Tops and Escrip pg. 8
Reading Buddy Program
and Cougarisms pg. 9
Lost & Found, Emergency
information and Teacher
Appreciation pg. 10
Are you a PTSA Member? pg. 11
Odds & Ends, Save The
Dates, Volunteer info. pg. 12 2012-2013 PTSA Board Members
President Ali Paredes [email protected] Treasurer Cynthia Chow [email protected] Secretary Diana Reul-Shapiro [email protected] VP of Fundraising Vantana Cornick [email protected] VP of Enrichment Michelle Dutton [email protected] VP of Enrichment Kari Hull [email protected] Legislative Chair Rebecca MacLean [email protected] Executive Member Kim Kanzler [email protected] Executive Member Teresa Brown [email protected] Executive Member Janell Wickersham [email protected] Executive Member Amy Workman [email protected] Executive Member Cindy Conlon [email protected] Executive Member Sue Pitman [email protected] Newsletter Editor Diana Reul-Shapiro [email protected]
Please visit out SES PTSA Website at: www.septsa.com
Mark Your Calendars!
Nov 16-21 - Teacher Conferences
Early Release 11:55am
Nov 22-23 - Thanksgiving - No School
Nov 27 - Picture Retake Day
Nov 28 - PTSA Board Meeting—9am
Nov 30 - Winter Bazaar– 5pm-8pm
Dec 6 - 3rd Grade Vocal Concert
Dec 6 - 5th Grade Band Concert
Dec 13 - PTSA Board Meeting - 7pm
Dec 20 - Winter Break Begins
Jan 2 - Classes Resume
Jan 9 - PTSA Board Meeting - 9am
Jan 24 - PTSA General Meeting
Snoqualmie Elementary
School PTSA
Message from Principal Kramer
One of Snoqualmie Elementary’s many successes is our high level of family partnership. I
am consistently impressed by the dedication all of you show to your children and their
education. For some families that means a parent volunteers weekly in the classroom. For
other families that means they provide a distraction-free homework spot. Family partnership
looks different for each family but is vital for your child’s success at school.
Beginning November 16th, we have three days of conferences, during which you will have
an opportunity to talk with your child’s teacher and further develop your partnership with
them. This twenty minute conversation provides you with the chance to learn about your
child’s progress in school, but also provides you with time to share with the teacher about
your child’s skills, interests, needs and dreams. Your teacher wants your child to succeed!
To get ready for the conversation look at your child’s homework and schoolwork that comes
home. The focus of the conference will be on how well your child is doing in school. The
teacher will also talk about how your child can do even better. You will probably hear
positive feedback about your child’s progress and areas for improvement. Be prepared
by thinking about your child’s strengths and challenges beforehand. Be ready to ask
questions about ways you and the teacher can help your child with some of his or her
challenges. Be sure to bring a list of questions that you would like to ask the teacher.
Thank you for your partnership! I look forward to seeing you during conferences.
Sincerely,
Kerstin Kramer, Principal
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September’s Classes of Distinction
October’s Class of Distinction:
Miss Glenn’s 2nd Grade Class
October’s Class of Distinction:
Mrs.Hodgins’ 5th Grade Class
October’s Classes of Distinction
September’s Class of Distinction:
Mrs. VonCappeln’s 1st Grade Class
September’s Class of Distinction:
Mrs. Cuddihy’s 5th Grade Class
Each month we recognize two classrooms whose
students show exemplary behavior and school
citizenship outside of their classroom.
Congratulations to each of these amazing classes!!!
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Snoqualmie Elementary strives to create an environment that inspires creativity, academic excellence and an enthusiasm for learning. We recognize students whose behavior choices help create this environment.
Listed below are September's and October’s Very Important Cougars (V.I.C.). Congratulations to these students for their hard work and outstanding citizenship!
Popcorn Tuesdays
Students may purchase
popcorn during lunch for
25 cents a bag.
Proceeds go toward ASB.
Every Friday is
Spirit Friday! Show your Cougar Pride
every Friday by wearing
our school colors (blue and
white) or by wearing your
official SES Spiritwear.
September’s Very Important Cougars
October’s Very Important Cougars Kindergarten Cassidy Weaver
Lilli Loder Rogan Gillespie Daniel Elliott Finola Harper Aaron Davis Jaxon Hayes
Neva Keighley Spencer Ste. Marie Reese Anderson Claire Johnson
Kennedy Kearns
First Grade Chelsea Falk
Carter Ray Jackson MacLean Whitney Wassilie
Clay Crooks Lily Baldwin Liyana Islam
Carly Workman Marshall Smith
Ava Query Ronin Calender
2nd Grade Parker Jones
Shivani Jayaprakasam Gabe Henry
Olivia Shanks Hunter Herman Madelyn Wolf
Emily Thurmond Tyjah Johnson
3rd Grade Ben McCall
Connor Lane Eleanor Bonikowsky
Nathan Kepner Camden Pennington
Carolee McCarty Bailey Witzenman
Ryan Gerlitz
4th Grade Audrey Esteban Grace Pitman Aidan Collins
Jaclyn Huntzinger Aileen Cha
Nathan Trumbull
5th Grade Tylor Zwiefelhofer
Dylan VanVleet Keara Ryan Aiden Cales
Audrey McNames Nicolas Marrero
Kindergarten Elle Baldwin Olivia Smith Jay Nelson Ryan Caro
Sarah Sauer Brayden Heard Matias Esteban Briggs Wilson
First Grade Aiden Darby Kelsey Lingo Logan Cezar Eve Henry
Curtis Jarocki Alexis Shapiro Kailah Bratton
Casey Johnston Nathan Dickerhoof
Rachel Bova
2nd Grade Kyan Zimmerman
Taylor Simon William Feng Emma Smith Kaelee Duong
Jacob Llewellyn Isabella Bailey
Jonathan Quintero
3rd Grade Mahad Shakil Maya Assefa
James Human Mary McCutchan
Ian Hayes Maddy Zwiefelhofer
Sahi Chitrapu Livi Olson
4th Grade Mason Chandler Riley Paredes
Luke Henry Grace George
Peter Riley
5th Grade Mason Moe
Hope Terpiliowski Cannon Walker Amrutha Susarla
Cole Quinn Megan Salaya
Congrats to all our V.I.C.’s!
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Kristi Henry has been chosen as our October Volunteer of
the month. Kristi was nominated by both Mrs. Caires and Mrs.
Gjurasic for her outstanding efforts in preparing their classes
for the Walk-A-Thon! Both classes were decked out in full
spirit thanks in part to Kristi. Said Mrs. Caires, “She created
our entire theme for our class for the walk-a-thon- she
designed/made all the t-shirts, banners, signs, and created
themed goodie bags with walk-a-thon reminders and thank you for all students
to take home to their families!” Thank you Kristi!
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Greg Dutton, is our next volunteer of the month. Greg is
dedicated to school and serving the kids in this community.
He has regularly been a helper through WatchDoggs. In
addition, Greg always takes on the big events at school and
lends a hand where needed. Including the Book Fair and
Field Day and most recently was seen happily handing out
lap prizes and cheering kids on at the Walk-A-Thon. Thank you, Greg,
for being a presence in our school.
DeAun Green is just getting started at SES with a
kindergartener. She has already been a regular this
year at school. She has been helping out at the Cou
gar Trail this fall- toting babies along with! She has
also volunteered with Staff Appreciation goodies.
We look forward to having her as part of the SES
“Village” for a long time to come! Thank you DeAun and welcome!
Victoria Gerlitz is chosen as our November volunteer of the
month. She is one of those gals you see at school for number
of events. She has recently helped out with Cougar Trail,
Health Screenings, Walk-A-Thon and Staff Appreciation
days. And that is just so far this fall! In addition to time in
these areas, Victoria is a regular in her classrooms and
helping out wherever and whenever! Thank you Victoria,
for all you do!
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SES PTSA After School Programs Check our website for more information: www.septsa.com
Click on After School Programs.
Winter Session After School Programs information will be coming out soon! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:
Michelle at [email protected].
Reflections
The Reflections Program is a National PTA and WSPTA cultural arts competition.
The purpose is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by
expressing themselves through their own original works. Each year the Reflections
Program challenges students to create art that supports a specific theme.
This year’s theme is “The Magic of a Moment…”
Snoqualmie Elementary participates in 3 categories:
Visual Art, Photography, and Literature (poetry, prose).
For more information, please visit our website: www.septsa.com and click on Reflections.
If you have any questions, please contact Kim Kanzler at [email protected]
or Ali Paredes at [email protected].
Washington State PTA Men's Essay Contest
Doesn't this title sound misleading? This is actually a great opportunity for kids' to
celebrate the important men in their lives and have a chance at winning some prizes!
The Washington State PTA "Men's Essay Contest" recognizes the important and
different contributions that men make in children’s lives and in their education. All men
involved in a youngster’s life ~ fathers, uncles, grandpas, brothers, step-fathers,
mentors, neighbors, pastors and friends ~ impact the children they care about.
Research clearly shows that male involvement positively influences academic success at
all levels of schooling ~ preschool through college! When male figures are involved with
kid's schooling, kids enjoy school more and perform better in and out of school.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.wastatepta.org/programs/PTA_mens/Mens_Essay_1213.pdf
or contact Michelle Dutton @ [email protected].
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“Candy Cane Lane”
Please join us for
Snoqualmie Elementary PTSA’s
Annual Winter Bazaar
Friday, November 30, 2012
5:00 to 8:00pm
Please bring 2 non-perishable food items per person as admission. (To be donated to a local food bank for families in need.)
*Let your children enjoy free crafts while you shop!*
*Bid on memorable teacher experiences during a silent auction!*
*Support the 5th Grade trip to camp at their bake sale!*
*Buy a chance to win a cake in the cakewalk!!*
*Photo opportunity for families and friends!*
*Shop nearly 20 vendors for gifts!*
*Visit the Holiday Craft in the library where, for $5 kids can make a
gift worthy craft and wrap it!*
*Pizza and beverages available for purchase!*
*Visit the PTSA booth to purchase SES
Cookbooks, Entertainment Books, Spirit Wear and Cougar Cards!*
For vendor information, please contact Cindy Conlon
We need you!
We need at least 80 volunteers for crafts, games and food.
Please contact Ali Paredes at [email protected]
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Walk-A-Thon Update - $32,457 Raised!
Most Laps for Boy and Girl per Grade Level $10 Target Gift Card
Preschool
Boy Stephen West
Girl Grace Heath
Kindergarten
Boy Logan Green
Girl Kaeley Brummer
FIRST
Boy Wyatt Harper
FIRST continued...
Girl Ella Dale
Girl Madeleine Evans
Second
Boy Parker Jones
Girl Olivia Shanks
Third
Boy Ryan Gerlitz
Girl Lydia Zuray
Fourth
Boy Ethan Kaser
Girl Ebey Thurmond
Fifth
Boy Banner Hovinga
Girl Emilie Field-Darragh
Girl Mia Bel
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Grade Level
Class per grade with highest percentage returned envelopes -
Receives a cupcake party!
Class per grade with most miles - Receives State Farm
Pedometers
Preschool Ringeon—AM Tori - AM
Kindergarten Orcutt Orcutt
First Heinz Heinz
Second Wood Ziemkowski
Third Synder Synder
Fourth Gjurasic Crumb
Fifth Hodgins Cuddihy
Class with most spirit Spirit Trophy and Popcorn Passes Gjurasic - 4th Grade
Class with most money raised Pizza Party Gjurasic - 4th Grade
Teacher with most laps Extra PE Class with Mr.. Mac
and Trophy Mr. Z (K-2) and
Mrs. Roubicek (3-5)
Most Money Raised Nintendo 3DS XL with
Super Mario Bros. Caleb Brown - Gjurasic
2nd Most Money Raised 3D Camcorder Quinn Brayton - Heinz
3rd Most Money Raised PowerWing Scooter Reghyn Barbre - Zylstra
4th Most Money Raised Camera Sloane Dutton - Hodgins
5th Most Money Raised Jumbo Kendama Lydia Hammerly -Barnes
Most Pledge Signatures Compass Adventure
GeoCache Trip Ellen Vincent - Christian
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Looking for a gift idea for a teacher, family, friend?
When you purchase Cougar Cards, you’re purchasing gift cards that are used just like cash.
You can use these cards to purchase everyday items like food, clothing, and other essentials. The
amount you pay is the value of the card, but with every card you purchase through PTSA, you earn
money for SES. These make great gifts for teachers or other special people in your life!
Do you already go to Starbucks every morning? What about buying Bath & Body Works gift
cards for your friends? Maybe you plan to get your favorite teacher a gift card to Barnes & Noble
or Michael’s. Or your family needs clothes from the Gap, Old Navy and Kohl’s. Why go to the
retailer to buy a gift card, when you can get it through the PTSA and actually make money for our
school? And it costs you nothing but the price of the gift card you were already going to purchase.
It’s a win-win!
A few examples include (and percentage (%) of your gift card purchase that goes back to SES):
Starbucks: 7% Safeway: 4% Amazon.com: 4% Barnes & Noble: 9%
Gap: 14% Build-A-Bear: 8% GameStop: 8% Bath & Body Works: 13%
Michaels: 4% Old Navy: 14% Whole Foods: 3% Papa Murphy’s Pizza: 8%
Panera: 9% J. Crew: 13% Subway: 3% Banana Republic: 14%
Chipotle: 10% Claire’s: 9% Home Depot: 4% AMC Theatres: 8-16%
Sephora: 4% Shutterfly: 11% Lowe’s: 4% Pottery Barn Kids: 8%
Coldstone: 8% JCPenney: 5% Pottery Barn: 8% Bed, Bath & Beyond: 7%
Contact Rebecca MacLean at [email protected] to purchase your cards today!
Did you know that Snoqualmie Elementary
raised over $1,500 last year just because our
SES families remembered to swipe their
Safeway card? If you have already registered,
thank-you and keep swiping your card!! You
need to register every year, so please fill out
the eScrip form that was attached to the PTSA
welcome packet at the beginning of the year
and send it back to school. Thank you for
continuing to support our amazing programs at
SES! Please email Rebecca if you need a form
Box Tops
and Campbell’s
Labels for
Education
Our Box Tops and Campbell’s Labels for Education
Contest will begin soon. This year our goal is to
collect $1,600.00 in Box Tops and 10,000
Campbell’s Labels for Education. As always, if you
want to send in any labels now, there is a drop box
at the front of the school and in each classroom.
Start saving those Box Tops today!!! Thanks for
your support of this program!
Box Tops and Campbell’s Label Coordinator:
Vantana Cornick, [email protected]
Entertainment Books and Cookbooks - Great Gift Ideas!!! Entertainment books offer great deals for your family and you can get yours for $30!
Whip It Up! Cookbook - Enjoy recipes from SES staff and families! It’s only $10!
If you are interested in purchasing, please contact Ali Paredes at [email protected].
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Snoqualmie Elementary Cougarisms
Donuts for Dad - An Opportunity for students to share a hot cup of coffee or
cocoa and a sweet donut before school with a special man in their lives -- great
for dads, grandpas, uncles, etc. This will be on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 at 8:30am.
Muffins for Mom - An Opportunity for students to share a hot cup of coffee
or cocoa and a sweet muffin (they’re really donuts!) before school with a special
woman in their lives -- great for moms, grandmas, aunts, etc. This will be on
Friday, February 1, 2013 at 8:30am.
What is The Reading Buddy Program? Reading Buddies is a one-to-one reading program using volunteers as mentors and tutors in grades K-5 through out the Snoqualmie Valley School District. The goal of The Reading Buddy program is to assist students who need additional help to become successful readers and confident students.
Who can be a Reading Buddy Mentor? Anyone who desires to help a young student succeed in reading and have a meaningful experience with language. Parents, grandparents, guardians, retirees and senior citizens, employees, employers, college students and people who just enjoy students are encouraged to join!
What is the Mentor role?
To work with the same student each week, helping to improve specific reading skills. Providing encouragement, support and just being a friend.
How much time does it take? Each session with students is 30 minutes per week. The program operates from November to May.
Who is in The Reading Buddy program? Students that have been selected by classroom teachers from grades K-5.
How will I know what to do?
All Reading Buddy volunteers receive support and assistance throughout the year by Katie Morris, the SVSD Literacy for Life Lead Teacher. Members also benefit from “Coffee House Chats” each trimester where they can share ideas, learn new strategies, and gain experience on literacy topics presented by guest teachers.
This is a program that has the potential to support many children at SES. Unfortu-nately we have only a small handful of volunteers at this time. Please consider adding 30 minutes of time to your already scheduled classroom vol-unteer time to make this important connection with a child.
How can I become a Reading Buddy Mentor at SES?
Ali Paredes at [email protected].
Be a Reading Buddy!
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Information Resources
Emergency Hotline (425) 831-8494
www.svsd410.org
www.schoolreport.org
Emergencies such as snow, ice, power outages and floods can
alter school schedules and affect bus transportation for
students. Please save and refer to this information
if you are in doubt about conditions.
Teacher Appreciation
Teachers have been feeling the love this fall thanks to our Teacher Appreciation Committee!
We have hosted 2 fabulous treat day events so far this year including an August "Back-to-
School" luncheon and a October "Halloween!" treat day!
Our staff and teachers really love these days of homemade goodies!!!
If you are interested in joining the teacher appreciation committee for future events,
please contact Janell Wickersham at [email protected].
LOST & FOUND
Our Lost & Found is growing!
Please check it for
any missing items!
Everything will be donated on November 27th!
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Are You a PTSA Member Yet? Why not?
Anyone can become a PTSA member!
* Parents * * Grandparents * * Friends *
* Aunts & Uncles * * Community Members * * School Volunteers *
Sign up for a business membership and your company information
and website link will be displayed on the PTSA website and on Facebook!
For just a few dollars, you can support the students and staff at SES!
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP-- $12.00
FAMILY MEMBERSHIP-- $18.00
BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP-- $16.00
School directory included with membership! - Coming out soon!
Please visit www.septsa.com for more information or to register.
*Walk-A-Thon!
*Art enrichment!
*Reading Buddies!
*Teacher grants!
*Turkey Trot!
*Scholarships!
*Grade level experiences!
*After School Programs!
*Book Fair!
*Watch D.O.G.S.!
*Academic goal support!
*Family Fun Nights!
*Winter Bazaar!
And MUCH MUCH MORE!
Snoqualmie Elementary School PTSA is:
Our membership goal is 350! We currently have 276 members!
If we reach our goal every kid in school will receive a popcorn pass!!!
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Are you an shopper?
If you access amazon.com through the SES PTSA
website, 4%-7% of your purchase will be
donated to SES. You don’t need to enter
any additional information for your
order, Amazon will automatically credit
us. www.septsa.com
SAVE THE DATE!
Book Fair January 28—February 1
Book Fair Family night on
January 31 with the 5th
grade spaghetti feed!
Interested in becoming
more involved at SES?
Thank you to all who have signed up for the
variety of volunteer opportunities. We are
always looking for volunteers for various at-
school and take-home activities.
The school district tracks volunteer hours.
Please remember to sign out in the office
when you have finished your volunteer shift.
We want the district to know how hard we
work for the students at SES!
If you would like to sign up to volunteer or
have questions, contact: Ali Paredes at [email protected].
SAVE THE DATE!
Art and Science
Fair Friday, March 22nd
6:30 to 8:00pm
PROUD PTSA SPONSOR!
Would you like to be a PTSA sponsor?
Contact Diana at [email protected].
Art Volunteers Needed! If you are interested in volunteering in your child’s art class, please visit: http://vols.pt/bfhRQo