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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
23, 2005
September 29 Curriculum Night for Kindergarten, 6:30pm PRINCIPAL’S
PERSPECTIVE Curriculum
Nights “The curriculum is so much necessary raw material,
but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul” Carl
Jung. I like this quote, as it reminds us as educators
that positive relationships are crucial to maximizing our effectiveness with
students. A student can be presented the best curriculum possible, but
without a warm, caring teacher, the student will not maximize his or her time
in school. Thoreau is blessed with teachers that understand this. It is my
hope that was evident in your curriculum night experience. Your child’s
educational experience is enhanced as well when you actively monitor your
child’s progress in school. Just as plants thrive in good soil with plenty of
sunshine, water and an attentive gardener, kids thrive academically in the
good soil of a team effort between the school and home. Art
Beautification Committee (ABC) The ABC has tentatively chosen a project to work on
this fall. It’s Banners! ABC will meet in the library on Thursday, September
29, from 3:30pm to 4:00pm and review material and fabric paint selections, as
well as brainstorm banner designs. The plan is to have a series of banners
that reinforce the “life skill” words such as perseverance, kindness,
thoughtfulness. Anyone is welcome to the ABC. If you can’t attend a meeting,
but would like to help make the banners, please let our office know. IMPORTANT
POLICIES REVIEW End of the
Day At the end of the school day, students either walk home, go to the Extended Day Program, attend
an after school activity, or are picked up by automobile. Please be sure your
child knows where to go after school. We realize situations happen that cause
after school plans to change. Mrs. Freni and Mrs.
Ward are happy to relay messages when unexpected events happen. We appreciate
families that utilize this courtesy only in exceptional situations and not as
a matter of routine or convenience. On the
Playground After School Students need to be supervised by a parent after
school if they are playing on school grounds or the climbing equipment. We
ask this because our Extended Day children use the grounds and they are supervised
by Extended Day staff. If students are unsupervised and are not a part of the
Extended Day Program, they often feel they do not have to follow the rules
established by Thoreau staff. This has caused problems in the past, and
therefore is the reason we ask that parents supervise children when playing
after school on the Big Toy or any part of the school grounds. The Extended
Day program operates until 6:30pm. CURRICULUM
NIGHT FOR KINDERGARTEN Please join us at 6:30pm on September 29 for
Curriculum Night for kindergarten. SCHOOL
LUNCHES ****The cost for a student lunch is $2.00 and is
served with one milk or juice. If a student buys a lunch and an extra
milk or juice, OR just buys a milk or juice, the cost is $.50. If your child
is on the Free or Reduced Lunch Program, and just gets a
milk, the cost is $.50. (Students on the Free or Reduced Lunch
Program must buy lunch to benefit from the Free or Reduced status.) ****Students in grades 3-6 have the option to buy an
extra entrée (main food item only). The cost of this is $1.00. If you find
that your child is going through his/her lunch money faster than you think
he/she should be, please talk with your child and make sure he/she is not
buying an extra milk or juice and/or an extra entrée. A few of the older
students will see someone else buying extra and then they also purchase extra
items. Often parents are not aware of this. Free and reduced Students on the
Free or Reduced Lunch Program who want an extra entrée need to bring $1.00
with them to lunch unless they have money in their account. There is no free
or reduced extra entrée. ****It is our suggestion when you send money in for
your child’s lunch account that you write the amount on the day of your
calendar that you send it in. This way you will have a great idea when you
need to send more money for the account. Some families wait until they see
the green envelope before money is sent in. It is very costly to send green
envelopes home to remind families that more lunch money is needed. Please
send in more money when you feel your child has only a couple of lunches left
and help save our school the expense of extra staff time and envelope
supplies. Thank you! GIRL
SCOUTS There will be a recruitment night, September 28, at
Juanita Elementary, 7:00pm. SCHOOL
STORE Our School Store has opened today! It will be
selling school supplies during both morning recesses, every Wednesday and
Friday. The store is located on the lower level by the elevator. Prices will
range from $.05 to $2.00. Items include pencils, folders, markers, erasers,
notebook paper, rulers, and lots of other fun school items. Please stop by
and check us out! |
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Check out our
website for the latest information! WEDNESDAYS ARE STUDENT
BANK DAYS Every Wednesday during lunch your child may bank
at school, through the Washington Mutual Student Bank Day Program. PTA needs
a few more volunteers to help work this program. If you are interested in
helping, please call Nancy Holden, 425 823-2815. NEW WAY TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL Thoreau
is now registered at Safeway for their 10% Back To Schools Reward
Program. When you make purchases with the school bus logo on them,
please take your receipt home and go online to claim the reward! Our
school id # is 5000002143
(that's 5 zeros). Thanks for helping our
school! Helen Garcia KUDOS Thank you to the many, many parents for turning in their
volunteer form and finding ways to support PTA and Thoreau. Your support
enables our school to offer the many enrichment programs, after school
programs, and fun family events that are necessary to create a healthy local
school and community! Enjoy taking time to participate at school. It is fun!
And we need you! THE ANNUAL RIBBET
RUN FUNDRAISER This is the most important fundraiser our school does!! This is
the only time, as a whole school, that we ask students to “sell” something,
and we would like to keep it this way. So please encourage and support your
children with this event. This fundraiser provides classroom teachers and
specialty teachers with money to individualize and supplement their
classrooms. It rents the buses for field trips for every grade, pays for
enrichment of math, reading, writing, science, art, and music for all grades,
and more!! Give as much as you can, ask
employers to match, ask family, and neighbors…our school goal this year
is $18,000 (last year we made $19,000). Together we can do it!!! Questions? Please
contact Polly Blanchard at 820-8909 or polly@mccarthygmac.com. WHAT IS THE RIBBET
RUN? The Ribbet Run is a fun run where students collect donations
and/or pledges and run laps on Oct. 14. This fundraiser is a month long and
you can turn in money collected on every Tuesday in October, and prizes are awarded every
Thursday in October. You can turn in money collected before and after the
actual day of the Ribbet Run. Prizes are cumulative so we will send back your
pledge form if you like so
you can keep earning prizes! Packets have been sent home. Check out the Ribbet Run video and get
additional info on the website at schools.lwsd.org/Thoreau. SLIME
TIME FOR PRINCIPAL ROETCISOENDER!! If nothing else…do it for the slime!
Collect pledges and donations and win great prizes! Yes! You heard your kids correctly.
Principal Roetcisoender has challenged the students to raise a total of
$18,000 by October 27, and if they do, he will have a date with the slime
machine (we are borrowing from Rush El.)! ewwwww! JOIN
THE BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB See
Ms. Everitt for details or have your child pick up a form explaining the
program. Or visit the website at schools.lwsd.org/Thoreau! FAQ’s *What
is “kidmail”? One way of communication to/or from
the PTA or the school office. You already use this every time you send back
to school/or receive reg. forms, vol. forms, etc. *How
do you pronounce our Principal’s name last name?? Roetcisoender (ritz-a-sinder). Or Principal R. CHESS CLUB (new info on this) We just found out, and are very pleased, that Mr. Vladimir Vlaimirov will be our new Chess coach. He is a Thanks to parents feedback, we have
improved the Homework Club, offering help on specific subjects or homework!
They will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30pm until 4:30pm, for a total
of 3 sessions (16 weeks each). The first session will begin Oct. 18 and the
last session will end May 4. Each 16 class session will cost $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. 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 Mondays and Thursdays, from 3:30pm to 4:15pm.
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@planetgarcia.com or 821-4442 to register. Karate will start the month of October. This club is run by the
Wash. Shotokan Association. 6-10 year olds are
welcome, and is a one month at a time sign up program. It meets on
Thursday’s, from 3:45pm to 4:30pm, in the Thoreau Gym. See flyer coming home
or visit www.washotokan.com Or contact Sensei
Andre Dulce at adsensei@esc.com. 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. Ribbet Run October 14 Look for
more information to come home! |
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