Potlatch Elementary School MONTHLY NEWSLETTER February 2019 'Aiming For Excellence' 208 875 1331 Dates to Remember Dear Parents, 2/1 F.A.R.M 4th Grade 7:30-8:15 am I would like to start out wishing you all the best in this 2/7 Awards Assembly 2:30 pm new year. We are half way through the year and we are 2/8 F.A.R.M 2nd Grade 7:30-8:15 am looking forward to a busy and productive second half. 2/13 School Board Meeting As February is upon us and Valentine’s Day is right 2/14 Happy Valentines Day around the corner, I would like to remind you to please 2/15 No School not have Valentine’s remembrances delivered to the 2/18 Presidents Day-No school school. The number of deliveries in the past 2/22 F.A.R.M 1st Grade 7:30-8:15 am overwhelms our staffing, disrupts the order of the day, 3/2 Readers as Leaders awards presented at Uof I Game and also can create uncomfortable situations for our 3/4 4th Grade Growing Up classes students, especially our younger ones who may not 3/7 Class pictures understand why they did not receive a delivery. 3/7 5th Grade Growing Up classes The PTO is providing an avenue for our students to 3/7 Awards Assembly 2:30pm celebrate and we as a school will ensure no one is left 3/8 F.A.R.M Kindergarten 7:30-8:15 am out. 3/8 SPRINGO-Dinner 5pm/Bingo 6pm I do encourage you to make it a special day for your child 3/12 Grandparent/Hero Breakfast 7:30 am within your home environment as we will here at 3/13 6th Grade Growing Up classes school. Please be aware that we have started our 3/13 School Board Meeting Family and Reading Matters (FARM) programming. 3/14 F.A.R.M 3rd Grade 7:30-8:15 am We will be sending out reminders in the Wednesday 3/14 End of 3rd qtr/1:20 dismissal Weekly and look forward to seeing you on those 3/15 No school mornings for reading and healthy snacks. As always, I 3/18-22 Art Adventure Week thank you for your support of your student and of our 3/25-29 Spring Break--No school school as we would not be who we are without you! 4/1-5 Missoula Children's Theater 4/10 School Board Meeting Thank you, 4/11 Awards Assembly 2:30pm Mr. Haire 4/12 1:20 Dismissal Principal , Potlatch Elementary 5/3 No school 5/8 School Board Meeting F.A.R.M. (Family And Reading Matters) 5/9 Awards Assembly 2:30pm Students will invite an adult to come to the classroom. 5/22 Opera "The Toy Shop" 10:30 All will enjoy muffins & fruit, read library books, and 5/27 Memorial Day-No school show their guest how they take an AR test. 5/30 Last day of school-dismissl at 1:20 pm The day your child celebrates FARM in their classroom, 6/1 Graduation @(High School Gym) please have them wear their "Readers as Leaders Shirt"

Growing up Classes scheduled for grades 4, 5, 6 Parking at the school DVD's are available through the Nurses office if Please park on the South end of the school between parents would like to check them out and view them the two red buildings on S. Ponderosa Drive. prior to your students class. The parking directly in front of the office is designated 4th Grade is scheduled for March 4th as handicap parking, so if you do not have a handicap 5th Grade is scheduled for March 7th sticker do not park there. 6th Grade is scheduled for March 13th Spokane Chiefs School night/presented by Shriners Children's Matinee Series Tickets still available $7 tickets Friday, February 22, 7:05pm at Spokane Arena $5 for the remaining 7 movies at Eastside Movie Theater Spokane VS Kelowna To order tickets call: Tickets still available in the elementary office 509 328 0450 ext 316 or SpokaneChdiefs.com/SchoolNight

SPRINGO is March 8th Parents/Visitors please sign-in through the office SPRINGO will be March 8th at the Elementary Gym. Please check in through the office every time you Dinner will start at 5:00PM enter the school. Sign visitor log & get a visitor sticker. BINGO will start at 6PM This is for the safety of our children. Everyone is welcome. Come see us March 8th for a chance to BINGO and win some fabulous prizes. Dropping children at school in the morning If you have questions, go onto facebook and contact Remember the school is not open for students until 7:50am Potlatch Elementary PTO Email: potlatch [email protected] Please drop your children off at the crosswalk on Highway 6. There is a crossing guard there every If your child is ill or not coming to school: morning to help them cross safely. If your child is not coming to school for any reason, Or you can drop them off on Ponderosa Drive at the please email: [email protected] or call crosswalk near the swimming pool. Have your child the office by 9:00 AM and let us know on a daily basis. enter the playground (fenced area) to walk to the If you choose to email the teacher, please also CC the school. above email address or call 208 875-1331 Picking children up after school Inclement Weather School Closures Please pick your children up at the crosswalk on The school may need to close from time to time Highway 6. There is a crossing guard there every because of cold weather or other emergencies. In the day after school to help your child cross the street. event that weather conditions would cause the closing Or you can pick them up at the crosswalk (called the of school, these are the radio/TV stations that will be pick-up line) on Ponderosa drive near the swimming broadcasting the information: pool. There are folks there to help them cross safely KRPL -- 1400/KZFN MOSCOW every day after school. Bell rings at 3:05pm KRLC AM --1350 LEWISTON KMOK FM -- 106.9 LEWISTON Food and Candy on the bus KCLK FM -- 94.1 LEWISTON It is fine to take food/candy on the bus, however it KZZL FM -- 99.5 / KCLX COLFAX must be kept in your backpack. No open food is TV CHANNEL 3 LEWISTON allowed on the bus. The driver will confiscate it TV CHANNEL 6 SPOKANE from you.

Just a reminder! It's that time of year for the weather **School lunches** to get colder and colder, please make sure your Lunches need to be paid in advance. children have warm coats, hats, gloves and boots. Free and reduced: 50¢ for reduced lunches PARENTS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN Regular lunches: $2.55 ARE DRESSED FOR THE WEATHER! Milk costs 50¢ each if a student has milk with cold lunch OR if they have a 2nd milk with hot lunch. Contagious illnesses Please contact the school office if your child is Parents/Visitors welcome to eat lunch at the school diagnosed with a contagious illness. 208 875-1331 We welcome parents to eat lunch with students. This will allow us to be alert for additional cases and The cost is $3.95 for adults and $2.55 for non-students to provide recommendations to concerned parents. Call the office by 10AM on or before the day you will All names will be kept confidential and no identifying be joining us for lunch, so the lunch ladies have an information will be released. Thank you for your accurate count and make sure there is plenty for all. assistance in keeping our students healthy.