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PTA Unit 6.10.7 November 2012 Volume35 Issue 3

President’s Letter

Express yourself and let us know who you are!

The Reflections is a nationally sponsored PTA program that allows children to express their creative talents thru the arts. All grades are invited to create artwork in response to this year’s theme,

“The Magic of a Moment…”

The artwork may be in the following categories: Visual Arts -Literature -Music

Photography -Film/Video -Dance/Choreography

Students can enter as many pieces as they would like. Deadline to get entries turned into the front office is Monday, November 26th. Entry forms are located at the school office. Guidelines are available online. Please contact Beena Ali-Hartman at [email protected] for any questions or additional information.

http://www.wastatepta.org/programs/reflections/index.html

Upcoming Events

11/15-21 Early Dismissal

No Half Day Kindergarten

11/22-23 Thanksgiving

break

11/26 Reflections Due

11/26-30 Book Fair {Pg. 2}

12/4 Science Night {Pg. 2}

12/14 Staff Appreciation

{Pg. 6}

Canyon Creek

Elementary PTA

21400 35th AVE SE

Bothell WA 98021 Phone 425-408-5700

Principal Pete Misner

Executive Committee

Co-Presidents

Melissa Barton Lisa Ziz

Co-Vice Presidents

Melissa Arnold Jasmine Fry

Treasurer

Rikki Stride

Secretary

Kjirsten Davies

Newsletter Editor Stephanie Tastad

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Science Experiment of the Month

Be a Scientist!

Try this experiment

to test your science

skills: Design a

container that will

keep an egg from

breaking when

dropped from the top

of the stairs or a

ladder or even above

your head. Start by

thinking of materials

that may help

cushion your egg

and experiment with

different ideas.

Don't worry if you

don't get it right the

first time.......

scientists are always

rethinking and

retesting their ideas!

Coming next

month is Family

Science Night which will be looking at

different science careers.

Do you want to be a

scientist?

All scientists have some common personality traits that make them good at their job, like curiosity,

being observant, and creative just to name a few.

Many scientists like to take

complex problems and find solutions to them or create new innovations in technology.

Join us at Family

Science Night Dec. 4th!

Northshore Schools Foundation is looking for a liaison from our school to assist with communication between our school and the Foundation. They also hope to have this person attend their luncheon. If you are interested, contact Michele Leonard via email

at: [email protected].

Scholastic Book Fair!!!

The Canyon Creek Scholastic Book Fair will take place

Monday, November 26-Friday, November 30th in the library.

The Book Fair will be open for shopping before school, 8:00-8:30, and

after school, 3:00-3:30 and during your students' regularly scheduled library time.

Family Night will be Tuesday, November 27, 5:00-8:00 p.m. in the library.

This year we will once again have the opportunity to bring books to

families within our Canyon Creek Community via the "All for Books" campaign (formerly called "One for Books").

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION! http://www.nsd.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=10

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Legislative Assembly 2012

It was a weekend of healthy debate, passionate ideas and overall electric energy, and in the end, the delegates to the 2012 Washington State PTA Legislative Assembly voted overwhelmingly to hold the state accountable in making education funding a top priority! After all, it is clearly written in our State’s Constitution – “It is the paramount of the state to provide an ample basic education to all students.”

The overwhelming theme of most the platform issues that were voted on address the need to focus our advocacy on the funding issues for basic education in this state and keep pushing to improve the definition of basic education. The top 5 issues will be the center of the debate for the next two years and the message PTA members will need to take to our leadership in Olympia.

Delegates threw support behind reforms put in place in 2009 and 2010 that redefined basic education to better prepare all children for college and career, make school funding more transparent, and add accountability measures to how schools are run and students taught. In all, 14 issues made the two-year platform. Returning to the Top 5 from the previous two years was - Fund Education First. Closing the Opportunity Gaps moved up from the “also supported" status in 2011, to this year’s Top 5. Two new Top 5 issues call for raising revenue for education funding and programs to support attracting and retaining highly effective teachers.

Here are the priorities your Washington State PTA will be working on for the 2013 and 2014 legislative sessions:

TOP 5 –

1. Advance Basic Education Reforms

2. Fund Education First

3. Closing the Opportunities Gap

4. Revenue for Kids

5. Access to Highly Effective Teachers

Also supported (listed alphabetically)

Access, Opportunity and Equity for Special Education

Access to Algebra in Middle School

Access to Quality Early Learning

Great Family Engagement in Every School

Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports

School Zone Signage

Screening and Support for Struggling Readers

Social Emotional Learning

Training to Support Highly Capable Learners

For a complete guide and description of these issues, please visit the Washington

State PTA website at www.wastatepta.org.

Amber Manning- Legislative Chair

2013 Legislative Focus Day

JAN. 24, 2013 IN OLYMPIA!

JOIN US IN PERSON:

Rally, lobby and learn about our issues and your

impact

JOIN US VIRTUALLY:

Call or send an email. Post a video

clip, share on Facebook …

THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY: Speak up, spread the word and keep kids front and

center in Olympia

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Canyon Creek Elementary PTA Fall Fundraiser

4th Annual Walk-A-Thon Post Event Results!

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post it. ”With all of our

corporate

matching funds

we have raised

over $27,000.”

Thank you to all the staff, parents, family members and students who helped to make

the Walk-A-Thon an INCREDIBLE success. Read on for the results!

FUN FACTS! Number of students who walked: 758 (630 for 2011)

Miles walked: 1614

Total laps completed: 6439

The Class who walked the most laps 294 (73.5 miles) and was treated to an ice cream

party: Mrs. Peterson’s 6th

grade class.

The Class who raised the most money and will be treated to pizza and ice cream, plus a gift

certificate for the teacher: Mrs. Pope’s 2nd

grade class.

AND HOW DID WE DO? Yes we did! With all of our corporate matching funds we have

raised just over $27,000.00. All the proceeds will go towards our many PTA programs and

events. These programs/events include:

Gift to School Fund

Art Docent & Science Programs

Staff Appreciation Events

Student Directory

Classroom Grants & Scholarships

Watch Dog Program

Author Visits

Assemblies

Field Trips

Funding of the PTA Operating Budget

Science Night

Science Extravaganza

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TOP THREE PRIZE WINNERS!

1st

Place – Davin Hubinette will receive a check for $200.00

2nd

Place – Ryan Applebee will receive a check for $100.00

3rd

Place – Libby Peoples will receive a check for $75.00

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OTHER PRIZE WINNERS!

The student in grade K-3 who walked the most laps was Quintin Stanley in Mrs. Miles’

class and he will be treated to lunch with Mr. Misner.

The student(s) in grade 4-6 who walked the most laps were Tristan Ingram-Lock in Mrs.

Cox’s class and Elizabeth Slywka in Mrs. Peterson’s class and they will have the privilege of

being principal for part of a day.

$25.00 GIFT CARD WINNERS! Collin Pengelly, Coren Bickel, Annalin Schell, Matthew

Burkett, Taylor Monson, Kordell Johnson, Carter Kline

Cont. on pg. 5

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Walk-A-Thon Post Results cont.

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review, a letter from the

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employees or top customers

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Selecting pictures or

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Click the link to order

your Canyon Creek

Spirit Wear!

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362&utm_sourceCanyonCreek&

category=863&utm_campaign=

partner&utm_medium=link&utm

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&utm_term=BacktoSchool

JAMBA JUICE CARD WINNERS! Katie Walker, Connor Rosenberry, Brandon Stride, Lauren

Stride, Luke Graig, Jack Wright, Nolan Renfrow , Brandon Truong, Arianna Surani, Ava

Whitman

TUMBLER WINNERS! Langston Green, Mose Choi, Anna Decker, Jake Daniel, Alexandra

Kerr, Sophia Kerr, Rileigh Timmerman, Zachary Timmerman, Ethan Boyd, Koleman Johnson,

Ella Boyd, Adam Burkett, Joseph Newton, Delila Shami, Hayley Hong, Chloe Hong, Skylar

Sawyer, Avery Field, Ethan Field, Lavin Nokes, Keelan Sawyer, Skylar Nokes, Olivia Kinney,

Davin Hofstead, Brooke Sells, Nora Hofstead, Grady Johns, Amelie Fry, Lindsey Hoerlein, Leo

Zhang, Evan West, Ryder Yarbrough, Leela Rajagopalan, Alyona Babanov, Ava Berg, Carson

McClure, Matthew Elwell, Hayden Cook, Alexei Babanov, Zach Brown, Sophie Brown, Liam

Castillo, Abigail Schell, Katelin Banes, Annika Beck, Alisa Kim, Mikayla Myers, Ethan Nikel,

Tristyn Nortness, Joe Zhang, Eddie Castillo, Joshua Groby, Justin Curci, Lily Brown, Tyler

Elwell, Gwyneth Sanger, Lavani Sharma, Grace Wang, Connor Yarbrough, Jackson Hilgers,

Kumba Jagne, Nathan West, Ben MacBean, Jude Brant, Boon Davis, Hudson Davis, Ava

Fredrickson, Aubrey Fredrickson, Melanie Cook, Aleksandra Swiatek, Desmond Lock, Julia

Swiatek, Omesh Sahoo, Addie Hardan, Sophia Leo, Saresa Naekel, Logan Zaback, Walker

Hardan, Brooke Chapman, Ethan Chapman

WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE:

MELISSA BARTON for being our wonderful staff liaison and advisor for the event.

STEPHANIE TASTAD for designing our shirts! The students, staff and volunteers love the

design and were excited to wear them for the event!

JULIE BOYD for organizing all the volunteers to distribute popsicles to our students! It was a

really nice treat for our students after their walk!

MARK MAYBERRY for being our event day staff liaison. He did everything from taking

photos to using his booming voice to keep the kids moving smoothly through the event.

Thank you for being the voice that could be heard!

MR. GRAY for making the sounds system so easy to run, and helping to provide the terrific

music.

MR. MISNER for supporting us all along the way and donating his time to our kids who

walked the most laps (K-3 lunch with Mr. Misner and 4-6 principal for ½ day).

T-SHIRT ADVERTISERS

YMCA of Snohomish County

Network Home Loans

Hi-Q Cleaners

Tastad Construction

Bell Anderson Insurance Agency

Palisade Investments

Fey & Grey Orthodontics

Pacific Medical Center

Alderwood Vision Therapy

Evergreen Karate

ChorePay

Gaddis Events

Uncle Peteza’s Pizzeria

TLC Vision

All State Insurance

Washington School of Dance Cont. on Pg. 6

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Walk-A-Thon Post Results cont.


Staff Appreciation Update

ur next Staff Appreciation event will be on December 14th and we need YOUR help! We are providing a

buffet of holiday desserts for our great staff. Please email us to be included on the PerfectPotluck.com invitation

([email protected] or [email protected]). We will be looking for everything from paper plates to

coffee, and of course, delicious treats! Don’t like to bake? Consider giving a cash donation.

Are you wondering about the perfect holiday gift for your child’s teacher? Do you want to show your appreciation

to a Canyon Creek staff member that went above and beyond? Check out the staff surveys in the office.

Thanks! Shannon & Liz




Microsoft Word offers a

simple way to convert your

newsletter to a Web

publication. So, when you’re

finished writing your

newsletter, convert it to a

Web site and post it.

The subject matter that

appears in newsletters is

virtually endless. You can

include stories that focus on

current technologies or

innovations in your field.

You may also want to note

business or economic

trends, or make predictions

for your customers or

clients.

If the newsletter is

distributed internally, you

might comment upon new

procedures or vendors

needs.

Selecting pictures or

graphics is an important part

of adding content to your

newsletter.

CORPORATE MATCHING SPONSORS

(THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARENTS WHO MADE THESE MATCHES POSSIBLE!)

Microsoft

Boeing

Google

Verizon Wireless

Amgen

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

SAP

Russell Investments

Coinstar

Wells Fargo

Bothell Fred Meyer for donating a $100.00 gift card which went towards event expenses.

Finally, we would like to give a great big round of applause to the family, staff and student

volunteers for helping us ensure the event ran smoothly and safely. From sizing and sorting

t-shirts, set up and tear down, escorting kids at the event, distributing popsicles, counting

pledges and helping ensure each child got through the final tally line, the volunteers did it

all!

Thank you and look for us next year! If you are interested in assisting us with any part of

the Walk-A-Thon process, we have many volunteer opportunities. Contact Mary White at

[email protected] for details.

Mary White

Julie Kerr

Melanie Monson

Stephanie Tastad

Fundraising Committee ~ Major Campaigns

“Thank you

and look for

us next

year!”

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Your PTA Money Matter



In a few words, a headline

should accurately represent

the contents of the story

and draw readers into the

story. Develop the headline

before you write the story.

This way, the headline will

help you keep the story

focused.

One benefit of using your

newsletter as a promotional

tool is that you can reuse

content from other

marketing materials, such as

press releases and market

studies.

While your main goal of

distributing a newsletter

might be to sell your

product or services, the key

to a successful newsletter is

making it useful to your

reader.

October Income

$ 550.00 Walkathon t-shirt sponsors

$ 23,631.29 Walkathon donations

$ 26.74 Jamba Juice Program

$ 571.00 PTA Membership

$ 24,779.03

Total Income

October Expenses

$ 1,076.63 Walkathon supplies & prizes

$ 297.22 Art Docent

$ 2,272.53 PTA Membership

$ 257.16 School Board Lunch

$ 116.88 Field Trips

$ 1,200.00 Open Door Theatre

$ 119.61 Scholarships

$ 406.00 PTA Legislative Assembly

$ 471.15 PTA Administration: insurance, office supplies, incorporation registration

$ 551.76 Staff Grants

$ 6,768.94

Total Expenses

Value & Benefits of PTA

With more than 143,000 members, Washington State PTA is the largest volunteer association

dedicated to the education, health, welfare, safety of all children in Washington State. When you join

PTA, you support local, state and national efforts to improve the lives of children and their families.

Canyon Creek PTA is now

459 Members strong…

Thank you for supporting our PTA!

3 Key Ingredients to a Happy Family:

Build Meaningful Relationships

Communicate Effectively

Love Unconditionally The Child Advocate, September 2012 http://www.wastatepta.org/resources/child_advocate/index.html

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HOWLER HOORAYS!

With the Fall Season, both, Canyon Creek students and staff

members benefitted from new after school programs offered, and

a little pampering thanks to volunteers through the PTA.

GIANT Howler Hoorays to the following Boeing volunteers who put together a great after school science program for our 4th & 5th graders: Elizabeth Brison, Mark Mueller, James Arneson, Shiva Badie, Michael Klein, and Linda Smith and the following parent volunteers for their help as well: Dianne Kinney, Stephanie Hoerlein, Sherrill Edwards, and Rachelle Whitman. Due to these wonderful volunteers we were able to engage 50 students with some fun physics experiments. We hope to have this program again in the future for those students who were unable to participate this time. To Jeanmarie Gilroy and Shannon Daniel for helping run Lego Club in the fall. To Mary White, Julie Kerr, Melanie Monson and Stephanie Tastad and the many volunteers that made the Walk-A-Thon possible. And last but not least, in November, the Canyon Creek staff enjoyed tailgating with a delicious meal from Jimmy John’s (a special HOWLER HOORAY to the Ombrellaro family).

We’re on the Web!

See us at: http://www.nsd.org/education/orgs/orgs.php?sectiondetailid=2236&sc_id=1161980500

We’re on Facebook!

Like us at: https://www.facebook.com/canyoncreekpta

Want to add something to the

Howler? Have comments, questions,

events, etc. to share

with Canyon Creek PTA? Contact Stephanie Tastad – Newsletter Editor [email protected] Catch up on the Northshore School District at:

www.nsd.org. Follow Washington State PTA at: http://www.wastatepta.org/

11/1 Softball, Baseball and T-ball REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! www.northbothelllittleleague.org 11/22 THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY DINNER: Please come join us for a FREE community dinner! A full Thanksgiving meal will be served from 12:00-3:00pm. Let's celebrate our community and give thanks for all God has given to us! www.kenmorechurch.org 11/24 SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY: Shop small, support local! TOYS FOR TOTS: The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. www.toysfortots.org 12/1 SANTA’S COMING TO TOWN - MILL CREEK: Parade, Santa, real reindeer, horse drawn carriage rides, Dickens Carrolers, photo ops, face painting, live music, cookie decorating, and much more! http://millcreektowncenterbiz.com/?page_id=23 12/6 FAMILY NIGHT OUT AT COUNTRY VILLAGE: Enjoy a family production of A Christmas Carol by Adventure Childrens' Theater at Courtyard Hall. Followed by a festive parade to our complimentary gift-wrapping, hot chocolate and cider station. A perfect opportunity to get your holiday shopping done with the family! http://countryvillagebothell.com/family-night-out?page=1

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