Calendario De La Escuela M!S Schmidt
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PHOENIXFLYER Volumen 7, E"cion 7 04 de octobre 2013 Miss Schmidt’s Minutes... Some teacherslast Friday, at the AFLASaturday conference and Sunday in Whittier, AK More photos is this newsletter... Dear Fronteras Families! Welcome to our new monitors, Daisy Lofland and Lynda Denny, and custodian, Ron Hartman! Mr. Hartman will be assisting Sra. Hernandez, as our vast campus is an overwhelming job for one individual to manage. Our Believe™ Kids fundraiser is off to a great start! Thank you to everyone who is participating, and again to Mrs. Adams for leading this endeavor! Have a fantastic weekend! Most Sincerely, calendario de la Escuela M!s Schmidt http://www.matsuk12.us/Page/2923 10/7 ~ GFTG Meeting 3pm 10/10 ~ Afterschool Enrichment Sign-ups 1:30pm bldg. A 10/11 ~ Q1 ends Pink-It Day!...FRC Awards Assembly 8:30am Gym School Portraits! Retakes Tuesday 10/8 Family Portrait Sessions 10/07 “In helping others we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us.” -Flora Edwards PHOENIXFLYER 04 DE OCTOBRE 2013 To enter the Fronteras School website for ¿qué pasa?... further information or forms click here... http://www.matsuk12.us/frc Pre-Registra+on for GO FOR THE GRAVY SHOW YOUR SPIRIT T-SHIRTS ORDERS is taking place RIGHT NOW!!!! are due on WEDNESDAY, October 9th. 04 DE OCTOBRE 2013 Be one of the first 60 kids and/or 40 adults to turn in your Make sure you include your child's name form for a complementary t-shirt. AND PM teacher on the form SHOW YOUR TEAM SPIRIT and sign up as a group... SPREAD (sorry, there was an oversight!). THE WORD FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. FLYER FLYER If you misplaced your form, REGISTRATION will take place the day of the race: Saturday, print another one from the website November 16th at Wasilla High School at 9:00 am. or pick up one from the front desk. PHOENIX GO FOR THE GRAVY will be taking place for the 6th year in a row BUT this year, the pro ceeds will be for MY HOUSE foundaon Our school is participating in and raise awareness to homeless and runaway teens The Great Palmer Pantry Push throughout the Mat-Su Valley. to benefit the Palmer Food Bank! Winter is nearly here and they need our help to stock up Mission statement: their shelves to help our local families. The mission of MY House is serving the Food drive is October 1st - Saturday October 12th; a box will be placed in each classroom for collections. needs of the Homeless & Runaway Teens Let's show our kids the importance of helping those in need; throughout the Mat-Su Valley. send them to school with these donations and encourage them to motivate their peers to do the same. MY House is a non-profit organization that Let's see which classroom can collect the most!! makes available the basic needs of safety, There will be an ice cream party for the winning class! Look for fliers in the school lobby for a list of suggested shelter, warmth and nourishment for teens non-perishable items. No glass containers please. in the valley that needs our support. Let's help our community out while we also teach our kids the importance of helping others! We thank you for visiting to learn more on how to help our valley teens. SACK LUNCH TUESDAYS are organized for you by one of our parent volunteers to bene"t our 4th and 5th classes for their trip to Puerto Rico. It's a long shot, the pro"ts are minimal BUT the #exibility of the parents and students are great. Take advantage of this affordable option and allow your children to experience a bagged lunch, once a week. Do you have another healthy option that you would like to see in the food options? Send your input to Amigos at [email protected]. Thank you. backtoschools.escrip.com SUBWAY CARDS & PAPA MURPHY CARDS can be purchased TODAY from Shawn Sasser. Save $55 with and $20, accordingly! Think busy evenings, quick choices, and healthy options... The proceeds will benefit our WATER FUN for our classrooms. Some of our classrooms don't have any water dispensers. ALSO, ALSO, ALSO... our students SHOULD be coming to school with water from their homes and container. The water in the classrooms is to supplement their intake BUT not replace it. The cost for ONE large water container per week, per classroom for the year is about $2500...the sale of our cards will require MORE encouragement. Perhaps a table set up at Three Bears... any takers? noticias de clase... 04 DE OCTOBRE 2013 Next Friday, Oct. 11th is Pink It Day in honor of FLYER FLYER Breast Cancer Awareness month. Everyone is invited to wear Pink that day and show their support. PHOENIX October 11th is also our Quarter 1 Awards Assembly at 8:30am in the gym. Please make sure students hand in completed healthy future logs! After School Enrichment Clubs AYer School Enrichment Program sign ups for Quarter 2 will taking place on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10th from 1:30 to 2:35 in the lobby of building A. First come, first serve... Veronica is sXll looking for a couple of volunteers to head ER Specials (12:30 to 2:35) 04 DE OCTOBRE 2013 this Quarter (November 1 and December 6) with Fall and Winter themes, respecXvely. Please, contact Veronica immediately otherwise these specials will not be available this Quarter. FORMS will be distributed on Monday, October 7th. FLYER FLYER ALL OF OUR AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS NEED TO PHOENIX SHOW PROOF OF BACKGROUND CHECK. Please, contact Solveig immediately to make sure your background check is up to date. You can go to the Trooper Staon in Palmer and get one done on the spot. Bring your paperwork, including your receipt, to Solveig for reimbursement. THANK YOU! Studets in grades 3-8 who are interested in animal shelter training should contact Veronica Wolf as soon as possible: [email protected] library nook Book Fair is coming!!! sneak peak... Thursday Oct. 24 Friday Oct. 25 wish lists: the week of book fair 8:00am - 4:00pm students will have the opportunity during Parent/Teacher Conferences to make out their “wish list” AND teachers will have their wish lists at the fair. Books...what a great gift to give to your favorite teacher! more good reading.... What Is the Children’s Choices Project? ach year 12,500 school Echildren from different regions of the United States read newly published children’s and young adults’ trade books and vote for the ones they like best. These Children’s Choices, selected from more than 500 titles, can be counted on as books children really enjoy reading. This list, a project of a joint committee supported by IRA and The Children’s Book Council (CBC), is designed for use not only by teachers, Children’s librarians, administrators, and booksellers but also by parents, grandparents, caregivers, and Choices everyone who wishes to 2013 encourage young people to read for pleasure. www.reading.org See page 15 for the Children’s Choices 2013 Reading List bookmark! GOALS Logo illustration © by Tomie dePaola Photo: © 2013 Shutterstock Images LLC x Provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books 1 written for them. x Develop an annual annotated reading list of new books that young readers enjoy reading. Young Readers (Grades 3–4) x Assist teachers, librarians, booksellers, parents, and others find books that will 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!). National Geographic Kids. Ill. with encourage young readers to read more. photographs. National Geographic Childrenʼs Books. Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers: Super Bowl XLV. Michael Sandler. Ill. with BACKGROUND photographs. Bearport. Children’s Choices began as an annual joint project of the International Reading Association Another Brother. Matthew Cordell. Feiwel & Friends. *Bad Kitty for President. Nick Bruel. Roaring Brook. Bully. Patricia Polacco. Penguin Young Readers Group. Dear Cinderella. (IRA) and the Children’s Book Council (CBC) in 1974. Each year, approximately 10,000 Mary Jane Kensington and Marian Moore. Ill. Julie Olson. children (grades K-6) from different regions of the United States read and choose 100 favorite Orchard/Scholastic. Dolphins in the Navy. Meish Goldish. Ill. with photographs. Bearport. from books donated by U.S. children’s book publishers. Freaky-Strange Buildings. Michael Sandler. Ill. with photographs. Bearport. Garmannʼs Secret. Stian Hole. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. *Get the Scoop on Animal Poop! An annotated list is downloadable from the IRA website. On the home page From Lions to Tapeworms: 251 Cool of www.reading.org under Resources (left-hand side of the webpage) click on Reading Lists. Facts About Scat, Frass, Dung, and More! Dawn Cusick. Ill. with photographs. Imagine. Giants Beware! Jorge Aguirre. Ill. Rafael Rosado. First Second. TEAM LEADERS Great Dane: Gentle Giant. Stephen Person. Ill. with photographs. Bearport. *Homer. Children’s Choices team leaders are selected from five areas of the United States. Diane deGroat and Shelley Rotner. Orchard/Scholastic. Illusionology: The Secret Science AREA 1: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington of Magic. Albert Schafer. Ill. David Wyatt Area 2: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New and Levi Pinfold. Candlewick. Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm. Megan McDonald. Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Ill. Peter H. Area 3: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Reynolds. Candlewick. Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas AREA 4 Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, *Just Joking: 300 Hilarious Jokes, Tricky Tongue Twisters, and Ridiculous Riddles.