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Frog News
H.D. Thoreau Elementary
School
8224 NE 138th 425-823-4350 FAX: 425-814-4986
Steve Roetcisoender, Principal Email: sroetcisoender@lwsd.org |
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September 2, 2005September 9 Ice Cream Social and Information Night 6:30pm-8:30pm 15 Curriculum Night for Intermediate Grades, 6:30pm 22 Curriculum Night
for Primary Grades, 6:30pm 29 Curriculum Night for Kindergarten, 6:30pm PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE Coin Drive Update Students
have been very generous in bringing in coins for the victims of Hurricane
Katrina. PTA volunteers will begin counting today. I have decided to extend
the coin drive for another week, as this will give more time for those who
still wish to contribute. Mrs. Amundsen and I are
working with a 2nd grade teacher named Ms. Annette Fuhr. She teaches at I wanted to take some space in this edition of the Frog News to review some important policies here at Thoreau. Our Thoreau Handbook is at the printers and should be available for distribution in the next week or two. In it are the all of the school and district policies we follow during the school year. Bike Policy Riding bikes to school is a privilege for our 3rd through 6th grade students. In order to ride a bike to school, students must complete a bike form. These are available in the office. The form lists the rules to follow and asks for both a student signature and a parent signature. Students must walk bikes when on campus, wear helmets, and use a bike lock. Dog Policy The Pets as Show and Tell Prior permission from the teacher is required before a student brings a favorite pet for show and tell. Each teacher is made aware of allergies and special situations of the students in his or her classroom. If permission is granted, the pet should be brought to school by a parent, “shown” and then taken home. Safe Arrival If your child is going to be late or absent, PLEASE call either the Safe Arrival Recorder, 425 823-1504 or the office, 425 823-4350 and leave your name, your child’s name, the date, whether your child will be late or absent and the reason for being late or absent. Next week I’ll highlight a few more policies regarding pick up and drop off procedures. |
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Check out our
website for the latest information! FREE MONEY!! Find one or more easy
ways to support our school! Albertsons
partner cards….take this number with you to the checker and link to your
preferred card and Albertsons will pay us up to 4% of your purchase.
ID#49000129553. Or register at www.albertsons.com click on community
partners link….Give to friends and relatives! Last year we earned about
$600.00. If
you bank with Washington Mutual, sign up with their WaMoola
for Schools program at www.wamoolaforschools.com Every time you swipe your
card they will give us $.05. It adds up! Last year we received a check for
$477.00. Bring
in your old ink cartridges, cell phones, and laptops and put in the bin in
the lobby at school. Cartridges for Kids recycles
these and pays us cash. Last year we earned about $200.00. Foster
Farms Chicken has a program where you enter the number from the food label
onto their website www.fosteringeducation.com to
give our school credit. NEW!...We are now collecting Tyson Foods Project A+
labels….each label is worth $.24. NEW!...We
are also collecting Home Team school rewards labels from Advanced Brand Fast Fixin fully cooked chicken, and beef products. Each label
is worth a dimeJ. NEW!
Until Nov. 30 Dinner’s Ready in We
are very excited to have the Chess Mates Foundation of Seattle offer Chess at
Thoreau again this year. Class size is limited to 20 this year and is filling
fast! Chess Club will meet on Mondays from 3:30pm to 4:30pm, starting Oct. 10
and ending April 24. Please contact Polly Blanchard at polly@mccarthygmac.com
or 820-8909 to register. Thanks to parents feedback we have improved the Homework
Club. With help on specific subjects, or homework! Children will meet on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30pm until 4:30pm and will be continuing weekly.
There will be three sessions, each session lasting 16 weeks. The first
session will start Oct. 18 and the last of the three sessions will end May 4.
Each session is only $10.00. You can sign up for one session and then
continue or stop there. This was very valuable for the students last year.
Mrs. Guthrie will be the supervising teacher and has a real commitment to the
success of students. Please contact Helen Garcia at helen@planetgarcia.com or
821-4442 to register. The
popular after school art with Mrs. Freese is back!
Yeah! She has many great programs for the year! Classes will be held on
Wednesdays from 2-3:30 pm. There are 4 different art classes and 2 clay art
classes offered throughout the year. These classes will run almost every
Wednesday of the year and are offered for grades 1-6th. The first
class is called “basic art” and it runs Oct. 5 until Nov. 9 (6 classes) The
cost is $20.00. Min. enrollment needs to be 10 students and max. enrollment will be 15 students. Hurry - this will fill
fast! Please contact Helen Garcia at Helen@planetgarcia.com or 821-4442 to
Register. Mrs.
Paige is ready for another year of fun with the Honor Choir! Any student who
loves to sing and is in grades 4, 5, or 6 may join. They meet in the music
room on Mon. and Thurs. from 3:30 to 4:15. Honor Choir runs from Oct. 3 until
June, with many cool performances. Last year they even sang the National
anthem at a Sonics and Storm basketball game!! Please contact Helen Garcia at
helen@planetgarcia.com or
821-4442 to register. Look
for the directory form in the 1st day packet and fill out right
away! This information needs to be turned in by Sept. 20 if you want to
be included in the directory. This is a very useful booklet provided by the
PTA and available to all students at Thoreau. Business advertisements in the directory was a success last year and we are happy to offer this
again. It is $35.00 for a business card sized ad. This cost is tax deductible
and the money will help support student enrichment programs. Please contact
Shelly at shellybalice@verizon.net, or call
her at #823-3839 if you might be interested in placing an ad. Join
PTA by October 14 and your name will be entered to win one of 5
prizes. Drawing will be held on Oct. 20 at the first General Meeting.
(You do not have to be present to win.) The cost is $10.00 for
individual membership and $16.00 for a family membership. Make checks payable
to Thoreau PTA and submit with your name and address to your child's teacher
or the office. It
is time to turn in your boxtops from the summer!
This is a family contest where the winning family will receive a $15.00
Target card, and the runner up receives a $10.00 Target Card. These need to
be turned in by Sept. 15. Just put them in a Ziploc bag with your family name
and turn the bag into your teacher! Each boxtop is
worth a dime and last year we made about
$1200.00 from this General Mills program! It is worth it! KUDOS Thank
you to Valerie Quinn, Jennifer Wellander, Barbara Stommel, Shelly and Nicole Balice,
Pauline Fiechtner, Tera,
Kim Jones, Stacy McJunkin, Helen Garcia, Lynette,
Brielle, Triniti, Margaret Adams, Denice Loken and Polly
Blanchard for helping stuff the 1st day packets. This was
accomplished in record time because of so many helpers!! Schedule Changes – Emergencies & Inclement Weather The The Ice Cream Social is in the Thoreau gym tonight, 6:30pm-8:30pm. Come enjoy a bowl of ice cream, sign up for before and after school programs, get your face painted and have fun visiting with classmates! And don't forget to stop by the chess table to enter the drawing to win a Star Wars chess set! This is a family event. Children must be accompanied by a parent. Hope to see you there! It’s a new year and we are looking for
parents to be art docents! I know many of you are closet artists and would love to help in your
child’s classroom. There is a curriculum
that Thoreau is using from the district, so things are set up. We will also meet and talk as a group and
share things we learned last year and note any changes we want to make this
year. If you are interested in being a docent, please let your child’s
teacher know or email me at slg.morris2@verizon.net -Suzanne Morris |
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