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Coyote Howler Canyon Creek Elementary PTA Newsletter
April, 2015 Volume 37, Issue 8
Local unit #6.10.7
Spring is here!
Canyon Creek
Elementary PTA
th
21400 35 AVE SE
Bothell, WA 98021
Phone 425-408-5700
Springtime brings new beginnings and as a PTA we are working to establish
our board and committee chairs for next year. We have elected a new
executive board for 2015-2016.
Principal:
Pete Misner
President: Melissa Kline
Co-Vice Presidents: Jodie McClure and Robin Zaback
Secretary: Rachel Thompson
Treasurer: Margaret Covey
Assistant Principal:
Sonja Hoeft
Executive Committee
President:
Melissa Kline
[email protected]
We also are looking for volunteers to fill some of our open chair positions.
Please consider volunteering. I am happy to answer any questions you may
have about any of the following. Great things happen because of YOU
donating your time!
Co-Vice Presidents:
Jodie McClure
[email protected]
Tonia Wong
[email protected]
Treasurer:
Patricia McCormick
[email protected]
Secretary:
Rachel Thompson
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor:
Karoline Simmons
[email protected]
In this Issue:
Upcoming
Events
Volunteer coordinator
Assistant Membership
Assistant to the Walk-A-Thon
4/10, Dad's & Donuts
Bingo Night
4/17-19, WSPTA Convention
Newsletter
4/22, Staff Appreciation
Community Outreach
4/24, Popcorn Friday
Box Tops
4/25, Recycling Event
Reader board
Science
Spiritwear
Recycling Event, pg. 3
Science Night, pg. 4
Do you have a new idea??? Look for full job descriptions to be sent via
email. Thank you to all the current chairs and board members!
Staff Appreciation, pg.4
Volunteer Opportunities, pg. 5
Advocacy, pg. 7
Sincerely,
Melissa Kline
PTA President
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Dads & Donuts!
Friday, April 10th
8:00-8:35 am in the cafeteria
Calling all Dads! Your Canyon Creek PTA invites
you to bring your student to school to enjoy a donut
together.
RSVP forms were due April 3rd!
Contact Krise Swallom if you have any questions
[email protected]
POPCORN FRIDAY!
April 24th
CONVENTION
2015
During lunch
recess
2015 WSPTA
Convention:
April 17-19, 2015
at the Bellevue
Hyatt Hotel
JUMPIN' J'S
AFTER SCHOOL JUMP ROPE PROGRAM!
Open to grades K-6
Monday's 3:10 – 4:30 pm Canyon Creek Gym
Starts April 27 for 6 weeks
Register by April 24
For more information and to print a form and pay online go to www.jumpropechamps.com
Questions? PTA contact: Susan Alderin 206-419-2203 or [email protected]
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COMMUNITY
RECYCLING EVENT
WHEN
April 25, 2015
9am – 2pm
WHERE
Canyon Creek
Elementary
21400 35th Ave SE, Bothell, WA
Conveniently drop off your unwanted items right in your own
neighborhood. Load up the car, truck or push your items to the
event!
1 GREEN PLANET
ITEMS
ACCEPTED
FOR A FULL LIST OF ITEMS
ACCEPTED BY 1 GREEN PLANET
PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT
http://1greenplanet.com
SPONSORED
BY
Canyon Creek
Elementary PTA &
Skyview PTSA
DONATION
BASED
Canyon Creek
Elementary PTA*
*Suggested minimum
donation is $10.00.
Please consider more for
larger loads
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Mark your calendars for "Earth Day Night"
April 28th from 6-8pm
in the Canyon Creek Gym
Come and Celebrate, Create and Learn about how to take care of our wonderful planet!
Parents you won't want to miss this night, we will be hosting an educational fair covering
such topics as pesticide free gardening, storm water run off, waste free lunch, rain
gardening, and recycling tips. Many local agencies will be setting up information and
educational booths for you and your kids to learn about earth friendly practices.
Guests include, WSU Snohomish County Extension, master gardeners, City of Bothell,
NOAA, Nature Vision and King County Green Schools just to name a few! Come and ask
your questions.
In addition to the education fair, there will be upcycling projects, a school beautification
opportunity and maybe a game or two. At the end of the evening take home a FREE
Douglas Fir tree sapling to plant at home thanks to Weyerhauser!
This will be a great evening for our school community, you won't want to miss!
To make this event a success we need volunteer help once again.... Come be a part of the
Earth Day celebration and lend a hand.
Contact Shea Johnson PTA Science Committee at [email protected] ASAP!
Dear Canyon Creek ParentsThe PTA Staff Appreciation Committee is hosting a luncheon on April 22nd featuring
dishes from “AROUND THE WORLD”. We have a strong diversity at Canyon Creek
Elementary and we would love for you to share some of your culture and heritage
with the staff. It will be potluck style, leaving it up to you what to bring!
Please sign up at perfectpotluck.com
Username: Madsen
Password: coyote
with what you would like to bring. Please drop off the food in the staff room on the
22nd of April by 1:00pm. If you have any questions please let us know!
ThanksMegan Madsen ([email protected])
Melissa Bissenden ([email protected])
Rebecca Boss ([email protected])
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Looking for a great way to get to know the students in
your child's class while helping our school?
Become a library volunteer!
We're seeking helpers for the following classes:
Mrs. Miles
Mrs. Larson
Mrs. Nakatsu
Mr. Brush
Mr. D'Entremont
Mrs. Andrick
Mr. Booth
Mrs. Peterson
Ms.Barham
For more information contact Lisa Chapman at
[email protected]
Canyon Creek Elementary PTA Walk-A-Thon Committee Needs You!
Looking for a new volunteer opportunity? Read on for details.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run a fundraising event but
didn’t know where to start? Well, we have the role for you! Mary White and
Julie Kerr are ready to start “passing the baton” to new committee members for
the annual PTA Walk-A-Thon. The desire is to enlist 2-3 people to work with
Julie and Mary on the 2015 event so the transition can be smooth and complete
by the 2016 event. The Walk-A-Thon has been our primary fundraiser for the
past six years and is a “well oiled machine” with all the “moving parts” in
working order.
If we do not find people to assume responsibility for this important
committee then we will no longer be able to offer the Walk-A-Thon as
our primary fundraiser for PTA.
Interested? Got questions? Please email Mary White at [email protected]
for further role details and time commitments.
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Sports Fan Bingo and Silent Auction was a huge success, we raised over
$4600 for our school, thanks to the generosity of everyone!
Thanks to all who attended, and/or donated to their classroom baskets. We wanted to take the time to express our
thanks to all the volunteers who helped make Bingo a successful and fun community night. Thank you to the
following families who volunteered throughout the night:
Archer, Arnold, Axtell, Bianchi, Charlton, Egbert, Garrard, Gilroy, Grout, Haskell, Hays, Hough, Johnson, Kline,
LaCombe, Longdon, Malm, McAfee, McClure, Moody, Puoci, Rajan, Rasheed, Relkoff, Roper, Slywka, Swallom,
Taheri, Thompson, White, Wirth, Wong and to all PTA liaisons for assembling baskets.
A big thanks to Uncle Peteza’s and Jamba Juice for the great concessions.
We appreciate all the teachers and staff who helped in many ways by sending the information home, helping to
collect classroom donations and preorder forms. Special thanks to those who took time on a Friday night be there to
help by calling or pulling numbers, checking families in, selling concessions:
Mr. Misner, Mrs. Kearney, Ms. Rice, Mrs. Hoeft, Mr. Booth, Ms. McLain, Mrs. Kope, Mrs. Andrick, Mrs. Vasatka
and of course our emcee Mr. Mayberry!
A special thanks to Krise Swallom and Melissa Kline for your unending
support and hard work!
-Liz Wright & Shannon Daniel - Bingo co-chairs
-Megan King - Silent Auction chair
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ADVOCACY
Mark Your Calendar!
2014 – 2015 Key Advocacy Events
2015 PTA Convention
April 17 - 19
Tips to Help Maximize Your Effectiveness as an Advocate
• Recognize that legislators are not experts – they cannot possibly keep completely informed about all issues. They need
education, supporting information, and referrals. Avoid using jargon, use specific examples, be factual, and think of the
constituent (voter) impact. • Return address – put your return address on the letter, not just on the envelope. Envelopes are
often thrown away before a letter is answered. Always put your home address in any e-mail. Legislators want to know that
you are one of their constituents.
• Identify yourself – if you are writing on your own behalf or as legislative chair of an association, say so.
• Identify your subject – state the name of the legislation or the topic about which you are writing in the first paragraph.
Include the bill number or some way they can identify which bill you are writing about.
• State your position – explain how a bill would affect you, your family, your school, or even your state or community.
• Be reasonable and honest – don’t ask for the impossible and don’t intentionally misinform a legislator. Don’t threaten
your legislator. Just be firm, confident, positive, and courteous. Even if they do not agree with you on this point, there may
be another point in the future on which you will both agree.
• Get to know staff – remember that they control the legislator’s schedule, monitor the information received, and influence
the legislator’s decisions.
• Keep it short – write your letter about one issue. If you cannot express your position in one paragraph, you may not be
clear about your position.
• Ask for a reply – indicate to your legislator that you would appreciate a reply containing his position on the issue. As a
constituent, you have the right to know your representative’s views.
• Follow up – if your legislator’s vote on the bill pleases you, express your thanks. Everybody appreciates a complimentary
letter. By the same token, you should politely express your dissatisfaction with votes that do not support your position.
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Did you know that there are lots of great ways to give back to our school
through partnership programs?
Here are just some of the great programs already in place to help our school:
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Fred Meyer Community Awards: Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred
Meyer Rewards Card to Canyon Creek Elementary PTA at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. You
can search for us by our name or by our non-profit number (81720). Then each time you use your rewards
card at Fred Meyer our school earns a donation!
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Safeway: If you visit www.escrip.com and enroll your Safeway Club Card our school will earn up to 4%
back of sales. Our group ID# is 8561138 and we are listed as Canyon Creek Elementary School.
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Target Take Charge of Education: By enrolling your Target REDCard our school can earn 1% on all
purchases made. Click here to enroll. Also watch Facebook in August as Target often has their Give with
Target campaign where they will donate $1 for every vote for a school (after 25 votes).
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Labels for Education: You can help our school earn points which we can spend on items such as school
supplies, gym/recess equipment, etc by saving any marked boxes from participating products. You can
bring in these labels any time during the school year and give them to your teacher or put them in the bin in
the front office. You can also earn points by registering your shopping cards (QFC, Fred Meyer, Safeway)
online at http://www.elabelsforeducation.com/Sites/Campbells_eLabels/Page/HomePage.
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Box Tops for Education: Twice a year Canyon Creek hosts a Box Tops competition. You can clip and save
Box Tops off participating products and bringing them into your teacher or in the front office in a Ziploc
bag. Please note your student’s teacher name on the bag.
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Tyson Project A+: For every clipped label off of marked Tyson participating products our school earns
$0.24.
If you have any questions or would like to help us get involved in other partnership programs, please reach out to
Stacey Arnold at [email protected].
2014-15 PTA Membership
Update
Get up to date information on
our PTA news and events!
Thank you to the 51 teachers
and staff who have joined
Canyon Creek PTA.
Total Members this year:
456
Click here:
https://www.facebook.com/canyoncreekpta
Check it out and “Like Us”!
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Howler Hoorays!
A HUGE THANK YOU to our Bingo Chairs Shannon Daniel and Liz Wright for a well organized fun
event for our community. Special thanks to Krise Swallom for organizing our baskets and Megan
King for all the great auction items. We could not do this event without all of our volunteers and
parents who donate to their students classroom baskets. THANK YOU!!
THANK YOU to Jeana Schroeder for creating wonderful bookmarks with original art for our March
reading program.
A GIANT HOORAY to Jenny Jacobsen for planning our March skate night.
THANK YOU to Tonia Wong, Karoline Simmons, Sarah Sloan and Megan Madsen for popping
and serving 790 bags of popcorn for our kids on Popcorn Friday, March 27 th.
SPECIAL THANKS to Deputy Dave Chitwood for presenting at our March general meeting.
CONGRATULATIONS to 6th grader Carolyn Filley who won the WSPTA Men's Essay Contest
for her essay about Mr. Booth!
We’re on the Web! Find us here:
http://canyoncreekpta.ourschoolpages.com/Home
Like us on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/canyoncreekpta
Want to add something to the Howler?
Contact:
Karoline Simmons – Newsletter Editor [email protected]
Catch up with the Northshore School District at:
www.nsd.org
Follow Washington State PTA at:
http://www.wastatepta.org/
Members' Corner
Hello PTA Members and HAPPY SPRING!
We are having a great school year and had a very successful membership campaign. Thank you for supporting our students
and Canyon Creek PTA. Through your generosity we have sponsored 20 teachers/staff memberships. This year we have a
total of 456 members, over 50 of them teachers/staff members!
Though the membership campaign is now closed, we still have lots of fun activities and programs to support at Canyon
Creek. I look forward to seeing in the months ahead and please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding
membership.
Colette Puoci
Canyon Creek PTA
Membership Chair