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H.D. Thoreau Elementary
School
8224 NE 138th Kirkland, WA 98034 425-823-4350 FAX: 425-814-4986
Steve Roetcisoender, Principal Email: sroetcisoender@lwsd.org |
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April 8, 2005 April 11-15 No School-Spring Break 18-May 6 WASL testing for grades 3-6 21 Spring Parent Ed Class at Thoreau PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE Thanks!!!! On behalf of the staff of
Thoreau Elementary, I want to thank our parents and students for a wonder
“Appreciation Week”. We have all gained five pounds; so much appreciation has
been demonstrated. It is a privilege to serve the Thoreau community and work
with so many wonderful families. Have
a wonderful Spring Break! NURSES CORNER 5th Grade
parents, a reminder that your child needs a second MMR to enter 6th
grade. There is a free Immunization
Clinic next week at Lake Washington Technical College. Call Cherie Green at
425-739-8400 to schedule an appointment. |
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Check out our
website for the latest information! PLAY STRUCTURES FOR OUR PLAYGROUND As a result of the positive response from the playground survey sent out last fall, the playground committee and the PTA have been working diligently with the district to come up with a plan of action! This is very exciting but the price tag is heavy and this is only possible with your support!!! The district will allow a 40'x40' area to be developed west of the existing play structures. This area can hold about 7 new play structures. The district has approved bounce buttons, a critter crossing, wobble wheels, cosmic warp, two babble on stations, lift me up, and a monorail. The area just to the south of this area will be a concrete pad with three new benches and engravable tiles. Pictures are now posted on the website and in the lobby, by the gym. The goal is to be able to have this done Spring 2006. Together we can do it!! BOOK ADVENTURE PRIZE GIVE-AWAYS Our Book Adventure program is off to a
great start! We have already had two
prize giveaways and have been impressed with the number of students who have
read enough books to earn gold coins.
Due to Spring Break and other circumstances, this month’s prize give-away
has been postponed until Friday, April 29.
This gives the students a couple of extra weeks to read books and take
quizzes on line at bookadventure.com and/or fill out the book forms. Keep up the great work!! If you have any questions about the
program, please contact John Turnbull or Karen Ulbrickson through the Thoreau
office, 425 823-4350. FREE PARENT CLASS AT
THOREAU Free class at Thoreau in the library,
Thursday April 21, 7-9pm. Topic is something most of us can relate to,
Sibling Rivalry! Presented by Melanie Miller from the Parent Education
Group. Childcare will be available. See you there! If your child is in chess club please
look for your invitation to our end of the year reception and awards
banquet! This club has been a huge success and we would like to
celebrate on the last day of chess club Tuesday, April 26, in the Thoreau
Commons. Chess will go until 4pm and then from 4-5pm we will have pizza
and chess cake and honor our instructor Mrs. Van Cleave and coordinator
Regina Bock. Each Chess Club participant will receive a medal and certificate
for their efforts this year! Siblings are welcome! Questions? Please contact
Polly Blanchard at 425 820-8909. KUDOS Thank you to Kim Blackburn and all her
helpers for organizing staff
appreciation week!! Thank you to all the parents that took time to
participate in this week- long annual event at school. At Thoreau, the principal,
staff, and teachers have a genuine dedication to our children's education and
wellbeing. This is a group of individuals with many strengths and we
appreciate their kindness and efforts! TACO TIME Brenda has sold about 155 coupon books
and has about 145 more to sell. Yeah Brenda!!! This is a 100% fundraiser
for our PTA.We get to keep all the money and the coupons cost us
nothing. The coupon book is $1.00 and has a value of $5 in
coupons. This money will go into our playground fund. Please send
a note marked "attention Brenda Nunn", or call her at 821-5054 if
you wish to purchase coupon books. The PTA and the playground committee
would like to invite you to join us in honoring Thoreau Elementary students,
staff, and community supporters in their own "memory lane". One way
we are fundraising for the additional proposed playground structures is by
selling engravable tiles. These will be placed on a concrete pad just
south of the additional play structures. The cost of a 6"x6" tile is $45.00 and the
12"x12" tile capable of a corporate logo is $250.00. There will
be three commemorative benches that can be bought for $500.00. They each will
have a 4"x6" brass plate that can be engraved. We are now able to
accept Visa and MasterCard for this project. For privacy protection please
call Polly Blanchard at 820-8909 to process. More information is available at school. Please call Polly or email polly@mccarthygmac.com, or Valerie Quinn at 398-7239 rvquinn@comcast.net if you have any questions. |
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