Issue 15, March 30 - Pierce Park Elementary School

Pierce Park Classical Elementary School
Issue 15
5015 N. Pierce Park Lane
March 30, 2015
Boise, Idaho 83714
Phone: (208) 854-5880 Fax: (208) 854-5881
Please visit the Pierce Park website. On our website, you will find our newsletter, calendars, and upcoming events. http://piercepark.school.boiseschools.org/
Don’t Miss the Daddy-Daughter Princess Ball
ALL PRINCESSES in Kindergarten—6th Grade
are invited to bring their dads to the
Capital DECA 2nd Annual Daddy - Daughter Princess Ball!
Panther Pause
PIERCE PARK CLASSICAL ELEMENTARY
When? April 11th, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where? Capital High School Auxiliary Gym
How Much? $5.00 per person
Come and enjoy music, dancing, refreshments, flowers and more!
For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/princessdance.
Upcoming Dates to Remember
March 31 - April 3 - 6th Grade
M.O.S.S Field Trip
April 6 - PTO Meeting 3:30 pm
- All Yearbook Photo Submissions Due
April 9 - Fire Safe House Presentation
to 2nd Grade
April 10 - 5th Grade Field Trip
to Idaho Ballet
April 11 - Capital DECA Daddy- Daughter
Princess Ball 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
April 20 - Science Fair
April 23 & 24 - IRI/CBM Testing
April 24 - School Spirit Day
April 29 - All Smoothie Contest Recipe
Entries DUE
May 1 - Smoothie Contest Judging 8:15 am
May 4 - PTO Meeting 3:30 pm
May 4 - 8 - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 15 - PTO Carnival
- Last Day to Check out Library
Books
May 22 - ALL Library Materials Due
May 25 - NO SCHOOL/Memorial Day
May 29 - School Spirit Day
- Movie Day
June 1 - Field Day
June 2 - Last Day of School
- Awards Assembly
- Early Release
AM Kindergarten 10:30 am
PM/FULL Day Kindergarten - 6th
Grade 1:15 pm
A Note from the PTO
We hope everyone enjoyed Spring Break! We have some wonderful activities coming up and hope you can get involved
in them!
Gratitude Corner: Thank you to all of the 1st grade parent volunteers that helped out with the Teacher Luncheon last
month. It was great!
Upcoming Events
4/6-PTO Meeting 3:30-4:30: Babysitting is provided along with a snack for the kids. EVERYONE is
welcome. Please come to help us plan the last two months of the year.
4/17- Teacher Luncheon: This month the kindergarten classes are in charge. Please look for the volunteerspot email that will inform you of the needs for this luncheon! The teachers love this!
4/20-Science Fair Event: Look for information to be sent home about this new event we are bringing to the school.
5/4-5/8 Teacher Appreciation Week: Look for all the ways that you can help make this week great.
5/4-PTO Meeting and Elections: Babysitting is provided along with a snack for the kids. EVERYONE is welcome.
Please come to help us plan the last month of the year.
5/16 School Carnival 5:30-8:30pm: There will be Bussing from Cynthia Mann again this year! Don’t miss out on this
great family night and our last fundraiser of the year!
Teacher Luncheons: April- Kindergarten
May-PTO
Science Fair: This is going to be a wonderful experience for everyone involved! This will be taking the place of
a talent show this year. There will be an information packet with outline sent home, we encourage all students to
participate in this activity! For any questions please contact Kelli Ellsworth at: ellswortk@gmail.com
Important PTO Board Elections: We are in need of willing volunteers to participate on next school year’s board.
There will be several positions that need to be filled. Please consider getting involved, it is an experience that you will
love and feel great about!
Volunteer Spot: Volunteer Spot is a wonderful way to connect our parents/guardians with opportunities to volunteer for activities without overburdening you with multiple emails and requests. We
will send out one email through Volunteer Spot for all of our volunteer opportunities each month.
You will click into the website from our email. You will then be prompted to enter your email address to confirm that you are going to be directed to our school’s volunteer sign up calendar. From
there you just click on the openings and sign up. You will also receive a reminder email for what you
sign up for as well.
Box Tops & Labels for Education: Don’t forget to send in your Box Tops and Labels for
Education. If you have any questions contact Mary Rossiter at maryrossiter72@gmail.com . There will be a prize for the class with the most Box Tops/Labels for
Education turned in. Look for more information in our next newsletter for a due date.
Thanks for clipping!!
Facebook: Yep! You can find your Pierce Park PTO there, too. Find and like us on Facebook by searching for: Pierce
Park Elementary School PTO.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact your PTO board:
PTO President: Tammy Keeley- tammypierceparkpto@hotmail.com (919-7606)
PTO Vice President: Amy Vanus- amy.vanus@yahoo.com
PTO Treasurer: Sarah Harris-sarah@todd-sarah.com
PTO Secretary: Kelli Ellsworth- ellswortk@gmail.com
PTO Volunteer Coordinator: Alison Cathey- alicat80@gmail.com
PTO Donation Coordinator: Janeen LeWan- janeen4450@yahoo.com
Fuel up to 60 Smoothie Recipe
Contest…..win a smoothie party for your
whole class!!!
What: Pierce Park students are invited to participate in our first
“Smoothie Recipe Contest!”
Where: Pierce Park Cafeteria
When: Friday, May 1st. 8:15 a.m.
Why: Students are encouraged to write an original recipe for a nutritious
smoothie. Recipes (including parents signature) must be submitted to the
office no later than Wednesday, April 29th.
How: Students will come to school with their PREPARED smoothie at
8:15 am on Friday, May 1st. Please make enough for 5 judges. Judging will
take place at 8:30 am. The winner will be announced at the end of the day!
*Please avoid all nuts including nut butters.
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My child, __________________________________(child’s name),
will participate in the Fuel up to 60 Smoothie Recipe Contest.
________________________________________Name of recipe
____________________________________(guardian’s signature)
________________________________________(phone number)
Attach this to your recipe and return to the office by Wed. April 29th.
Donate to the readbox / Visit the readbox!
Students at Pierce Park Elementary have been enjoying the school Take
and Share Bookshelf (the readbox). The readbox is located in the front
entrance of the school. It is a place where students may donate books that
they no longer want OR may take books that they would like to read!
It is time for Spring cleaning! Please consider donating any books that your
child no longer wants to our school readbox! Other students will LOVE
reading books that your child no longer wants to keep. Donated books may
be dropped off in the library with Mrs. Jones.
LAST CALL FOR YEARBOOK PICTURES
The Pierce Park yearbook committee needs more pictures!
This will be the final request for Yearbook pictures as the
deadline to receive your submissions is quickly approaching! If you have attended any school functions (music program, class parties, field trips) and have taken pictures,
please consider sending them to the yearbook committee at
pierceparkyb@gmail.com. The final date to submit pictures to the
committee will be Monday, April 6, 2015.
Practice Makes Perfect!
The spring IRI/CBM testing is scheduled to take
place on April 23rd and 24th. This would be a
great time for students to begin extra reading time
at home in order to prepare for these state reading
tests. This will be the final IRI/CBM testing that
will take place for this school year.
Pierce Park Elementary
Cost: $40.00
Class Times & Dates: Mondays 3:30 – 5:00pm
April 13 – May 18
Does your child like a lot of different art activities? In this class we bring our favorite art projects
together in one art class. Create one-of-a-kind projects in clay, painting, drawing, sculpture and much
more. All materials provided.
Scholarships are available for those families on limited incomes, please contact Sarah Dunn at 8546853 or sarah.dunn@boiseschools.org for scholarship information.
Please make checks payable to: City of Boise
Child’s Name: ______________________________ Date of Birth: ___/___/_____ Grade: __________
Address: ________________________________City:_______________ State: ____ Zip:__________
Name of Class: Art Sampler 310209-01
Parent/Guardian Name: ________________________________ Telephone:______________________
Personal Release Statement: I understand that the registered activities and services may have an
element of hazard or inherent danger and I take full responsibility for my actions and physical condition. I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Boise and its employees or volunteers from
any liability loss, cost or expense (including attorney’s fees, medical and ambulance costs) that may
occur while participating in the Recreation activities. I give my consent to use any photographs or
videotape take of me in future promotional or marketing materials.
Parent/Guardian Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ___/___/_____