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Frog News H.D. Thoreau Elementary School 8224 NE 138^th Kirkland, WA 98034 425-823-4350 FAX: 425-814-4986 Web: schools.lwsd.org/thoreau Steve Roetcisoender, Principal Email: sroetcisoender@lwsd.org
November 4, 2005 November 4 PTA Fall Dance, 7-9pm, Thoreau Gym 8 Voting Day 9 Student Bank Day 10 Veteran’s Day Assembly, 9-10am, Thoreau Commons 12 Honor Choir Sings @ Upper Totem Lake Mall 14 Principal Roetcisoender gets SLIMED 2:05PM 16 Student Bank Day 17 PTA Meeting, 7:00pm, Library 18 12:00 Early Dismissal - Conferences 21-22 12:00 Early Dismissal - Conferences 23 12:00 Early Dismissal 24-25 No School – Thanksgiving Break 29 Student Picture Re-take Day 30 Student Bank Day PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE Recycling at Thoreau Elementary Our lunch room routines changed this week, due to the great work of our 3^rd and 5^th grade staff, our lunchroom staff, and students! Working with King County and Sodexo Food Services, Thoreau students now recycle food and packaging waste in our cafeteria. This is in addition to classroom recycling that is already in place. No longer does lunch debris just get thrown away. Now, milk cartons, paper, and plastic packaging goes into one recycling container, food waste in another and then the tray is scraped and stacked. So far the kids are doing a great job. In early December, we are planning to start using plastic lunch trays, which will then be washed and reused on a daily basis. This will then stop our use of Styrofoam trays and further decrease lunch waste at Thoreau. Safety Concerns at 84^th Ave and 138^th Street Our crossing guards at the crosswalk of 84^th and NE138^th Street have had several near misses recently. These incidences have occurred when drivers are turning left onto 84^th from NE138^th. Please do not begin your turn until the crossing guard is safely on the sidewalk. Cars are beginning to turn while the crossing guard is still in the crosswalk, often entering into the guards “blindspot”. Choice Schools Please make sure you read the back side of this Thoreau News under “Choice Schools”. Now is the time to attend informational meetings if you are interested in any of the district’s choice schools for your child for the 2005-2006 school year. If you wait until the spring time, it will be too late, as they will have long waiting lists. HIV/AIDS CURRICULUM PARENT INFO. NIGHT Mark your calendars: The HIV/AIDS Parent Information night is scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, from 6:30 - 7:30 pm in the Board Room of the Lake Washington School District Resource Center. The purpose of this meeting is to provide parents with an overview of the HIV/AIDS district curriculum and the lessons that are used with 5^th through 12^th grade students. The 6^th GRADE THANKS YOU FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL FALL SALES PROGRAM!! The Sixth grade students and teachers extend a big “THANK YOU” to the Thoreau community for your support of our Outdoor Education Program and its fund-raising necessity. Once again, you have helped out by generously supporting our income raising efforts through your purchases of the Elliott Bay products and Dough To Go Cookie’s book. The Elliott Bay merchandise will be delivered to you prior to Thanksgiving and the cookies should be in your hands very soon. The latter was delivered to the 6^th grade students on Tuesday, November 1. If you are not receiving your order, please call Mr. Elsworth or Mr. Snider, at 425-823-4350 to get the ball rolling. Thank you again, for your understanding, encouragement, and support! - Mr. Elsworth and Mr. Snider FREE DENTAL SEALANT DAY! The Lake Wash. Dental Hygienists’ Society is offering a preventive dental program, Saturday, February 4, 2006, from 9am to 4pm. They provide dental sealants, exams, bitewing x-rays, and fluoride varnish Free of charge to children who would not otherwise be able to receive a cavity prevention treatment. Children whose teeth are unable to be sealed due to decay will have their cavities filled at a later date, Free of charge. Sealants are white coatings that are applied to the chewing surfaces of the back teeth. They are non-toxic and protect the teeth from cavities. This process is painless, can protect you child’s teeth for 6-8 years and is usually done in less than one hour. Registered dental hygienists from the state of Washington will place the sealants on your child’s teeth. Space is limited. Call the dental clinic at Lake Wash. Technical College, 425 739-8130, as soon as possible to make an appointment. Their hours are 9:00am to 4:00pm, Mondays through Fridays. *ANNIE jr* Start this holiday season with the delightful musical “ANNIE jr.” Based on the famous Little Orphan Annie comic strip, ANNIE jr. is part of the Broadway Jr. Collection. It features all the songs and characters you know and love, wrapped into an hour long show. ANNIE jr. will be performed by students from the Family Learning Center, a parent partnership program in the Lake Washington School District. Performances will be held at Lake Washington High School’s Cadle Theatre: Thursday, December 1^st, Friday, December 2^nd, and Saturday December 3^rd at 7:00 p.m. There will be one matinee on Saturday December 3^rd at 2:00 p.m. All tickets $6. For more information: 425-702-3331 QUEST PROGRAM The Quest Program for Highly Capable Students in Grades 1-6 is accepting applications for the 2006-2007 school year from November 1, 2005, through 4:00 PM December 9, 2005. The elementary Quest program offers two options for students who demonstrate superior ability, who exceed grade level standards in literacy and math, and who exhibit exceptional creativity in the classroom. Students who qualify for the Full Time program are enrolled in an accelerated, self-contained classroom for the full day, five days a week. Students in the Enrichment Pull Out program attend their home school four days a week and a pullout enrichment classroom one day a week. More information can be found in the Quest information packet that is available at all elementary schools, on the Quest website (www.lwsd.org/quest), and at the Quest Office on the third floor of the Resource Center (425-702-3238; Quest@lwsd.org). All parents interested in the Quest Program or with children already in Quest are invited to attend the Quest Parent Forum on Thursday, December 8, 2005, from 7:00-8:30 PM in the LWSD Resource Center in the Redmond Town Center. This forum, sponsored by the Gifted Education Advisory Council (GEAC), will explain more specifically what Quest offers to highly qualified, academically gifted children. OCTOBER TOP FROG WINNERS Mrs. Sinclair Tatum K Ms. Platzke Paige M Ms. Van Cleave Cameron S Mrs. Sickles Jonathan T Mrs. Lindstrom/Amundsen Maggie K Mrs. Hartford John T Ms. Guthrie Elliot P Mr. Turner Connor O Ms. Vunak Anna L Mr. Turnbull Harleen S Ms. Holman Matthew S Mr. Snider Shelby H Mr. Elsworth Danny L Mrs. Rosenberger/Mrs. Guinan Samantha C

Check out our website for the latest information! schools.lwsd.org/thoreau CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU!! Can you believe in the last week we brought in over $7,500.00…to bring our school total to $20,428.43! Hooray! To all the kids, families and employers that made an outstanding effort to make this happen for our school. You should be very proud of yourself! This was an 85% fundraiser for our school (15% goes to prizes). 85% will get spent on enhancement of our Reading Program (Book Adventure), busses for field trips, math and science money (like science kits), art programs (art docent, Art Beautification, Artist in Residence), $6 per student for teacher’s to use in the classroom, PE and Recess toy purchase, Library money, Support of our Special education program, Assemblies, additional support of our after school programs, and more….. And we are so excited we went over our goal so we can take that money and put it towards our additional playground equipment….more to come about this soon!! 2005-2006 THOREAU SPIRIT SHIRTS ARE COMING! The new Thoreau spirit shirts are on the way! We have a wonderful new design created for us by our very own Margaret Adams. This design features three frogs in a Thoreau sailboat with the caption “Life is a journey, not a destination”. The shirts will be navy blue and will be available in 100% cotton short sleeves, as well as crewneck and hooded sweatshirts. Look for the flyer and order form coming home with your student(s) today! KUDOS Thank you to the reliable prize patrol on Thursday’s for Ribbet Run prizes: Laura Greenhaw, Jodi Pound, Helen and Triniti, Valerie and Mason, Denice Loken, Stacy McJunkin, Debbie Olson, and Polly Blanchard! For the many of you that received prizes… enjoy!! We enjoyed giving them to you! Thank you to Helen and Triniti for helping with counting the piles of box tops! You were lifesavers!! IT WILL BE SLIME TIME FOR PRINCIPAL ROETCISOENDER!! EEEEWWW!! Together we did it!! $20,428.43 is our total! The official “Slime Assembly” is scheduled for Monday, November 14 at 2:05pm…Parents are welcome! HONOR CHOIR and SONIC TICKETS Just to clarify the Sonic ticket purchase flyer going home this week…..the bus will only be available for the choir students and a few chaperones. The choir has been invited back to sing the national anthem at the Sonic vs. Orlando game on Wed., Jan. 11…game starts at 7pm. We have a block of tickets reserved with 100 seats, but we can get more if more Thoreau families want to go. To purchase tickets please fill out the information on the flyer, see Ms. Paige, or contact Barbara Stommel at 823-0565. The deadline for ticket purchase is Friday, Dec. 2. BOX TOPS RESULTS Rocket Race I is over and we have 4,800 box tops to turn in. That calculates to $480.00 for our school. Our yearly goal is $1,000.00…easy….each box top is worth a dime…. it is soooo worth it! Mrs. Sickle’s class won for the K-2 and Mrs. Vunak’s class won for 3-6. Each child received a small prize. Rocket Race II has begun and it is a new race that will end Dec. 15^th. After the five races, the classroom that has the most for the year will receive a pizza or ice cream party (which ever they choose). The results are posted on the bulletin board across from the gym. MAKE IT AND TAKE IT FAIR! Mark your calendars for the Make It and Take It Fair coming Friday December 2^nd…6:30-8:30. We have 10 craft/gift tables with 60 crafts each all under $2. Ms. Everitt will be there for some holiday story telling in the music room and there will be about 10 vendors selling assorted items. More to come, look for flyer coming home this week! Tonight is the Night! FREE WESTERN STYLE FAMILY FALL DANCE NOV. 4 7-9:00PM CHILDREN MUST COME WITH AN ADULT!!! Sno-cones, popcorn, and pictures will be available for purchase. Please bring a non-perishable food item to the dance and it will be donated to Hope Link in Bothell.