Emerald Park Elementary

April 5, 2013
Volume 14, Issue 8

The Navigator Way...

Calendar of Events
Talent Show—Apr. 19th
PTSA General Membership Mtg—Apr. 19th
Earth Day—Apr. 22nd
Clothing Drive—Apr. 15th—30th
Deadline to turn in Box Tops / Labels—May 1st

Name: ____________________
Phone: ____________________
Email: ____________________

Turn the above completed form into the office or signs up sheets are available in the office.

SAVE THE DATE
Talent Show and General Membership meeting on Friday, April 19th,
6:30pm start time.
2013-14 budget will be approved and the new board will be voted in.
See You There!!

Family Mariners Night

Emerald Park Elementary PTSA is excited to offer a night with the
Seattle Mariners!
When: Saturday May 11th game starts at 6:10pm
Where: Safeco Field
How Much: View reserved seats are $11 each (regularly $22)
Deadline to order: April 22nd, 2013 *Late orders will not be accepted
Questions: Ticket order forms are available in the Main Office or on our website www.epptsa.weebly.com or contact Heather Scheer at hmscheer-slp@comcast.net or at 253-631-0547

Visit the Emerald Park PTSA website at: epptsa.weebly.com
Did you know our website has the ability to change to multiple different languages?? Check it out!

Only TWO dates left
to purchase popcorn:
May 3rd
June 7th
You can still purchase bags for $0.50 each on the day of each sale in the cafeteria

Spring Dollar & Clothing Drive

April 15th thru 30th
Emerald Park Elementary will be reaching out to help our local Kent Area Council PTSA families with donations this spring. We will be having a Dollar Drive for New socks, underwear, and school supplies and will be in need of your new or gently used items too. Any and all donations are appreciated by our families in need.
Donations needed:
Dollars
School Supplies
New Socks
New underwear
New or gently used
Backpacks
Coats
Shirts
Shoes
Sweatshirts
Pants

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Cinderella Project—Kent Area Council

What is the Cinderella Project? The Cinderella Project is a free community service of the Kent Area PTA Council designed to loan young ladies and gentlemen in the Kent School District formal and semi-formal attire to wear at their Homecoming and Prom dances.
Volunteer Opportunity: Only with the help of volunteers like you, the Kent Area PTA Council is able to continue to offer this free service. Here are just a few of the opportunities for you to help out:
*Collect donated formal dresses; *Work a shift during our OPEN evenings for Homecoming or Prom; *Photograph dresses for our Facebook Page; *Distribute flyers to students and parents;
Contact Us: Email: cinderellaproject@kacpta.org For photographs of some of the dresses, please visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CinderellaProjectKentPTA
OPEN Evenings: Schedule for PROM 2013 May 9th – Thursday – 3:00pm to 4:30pm May 16th – Thursday – 6:00pm to 8:00pm May 22nd – Wednesday – 6:00pm to 8:00pm May 29th – Wednesday – 3:00pm to 4:30pm June 4th – Tuesday – 3:00pm to 4:30pm June 6th – Thursday – 4:00pm to 6:00pm June 10th – Monday – 6:00pm to 8:00pm

PTSA Board 2012-2013
President
Lori Macauley- 253-850-8113
Co-VP Fundraising
Karen Sims - 206-369-5608
Co-VP Fundraising
Jane Uyeta - 206-478-8737
Co-VP Programs
Cyndi Helmer - 206-999-1675
Secretary
Suzanne Schack - 253-630-0884
Treasurer
Christy Martin - 253-740-2091
Cashier
Heather Scheer - 206-650-4358
School Improvement Team
Leslie Delfin - 206-605-1817
Membership Chair
Kaylee Hansen - 253-854-3496
Newsletter Chair
Diane Hanratty - 206-419-9633
Publicity Chairs
Irene Aguilar and Hector Torres 209- 712-4007 and 206- 214-5224
Principal
Dean Ficken - 253-373-3850
Staff Representative
Stephanie Lyon - 253-373-3850
Website Design
Dee McSweeney - 586-549-6900

Spring fundraiser—mrs. fields cookie dough
Thank you to all the Emerald Park families and friends who supported this year’s Spring Fundraiser. We raised approximately $2,900.00. Great job everyone.
Thirty five (35) students attended our Milk and Cookies party held on April 1, 2013. Each of those students earned their ticket to the party by selling 6 or more items. Five(5) of those students sold 20 or more items and got to spin the “Wheel of Fortune” where they had the chance to win up to $50.00!
Congratulations to all who participated and thank you for your support!
Happy Baking!!

Don’t forget to keep sending in your box tops and labels.
The classroom contest is continuing through the month of April and will end on May 1st.
Help your child’s class win the contest by sending in all the box tops and labels from your kitchen.
You can find a list of products for Box Tops at: www.boxtops4educatoin.com
You can find a list of products for Labels for Education at: www.labelsforeducation.com

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN MATH NIGHT
Dave Akiyama—Delta Airlines
Rommel Corsilles—East Hill Auto Services
Suzanne Schack—Pastry Chef

Coin drive: april 22nd - 26th

The Health Room is in need of pants for when our students are in need.
Multiple sizes are needed from 6 to 14.
Preference would be sweatpants. Please no holes or rips but gently used is fine.
Donations can be sent with your child to the main office.

Break open that piggy bank and raise a few dollars for Emerald Park (our last mini-fundraiser for the year.)
Funds raised go toward the long list of great activities and supplies the PTSA provides for our Emerald Park staff and students. Here's how it works:
Pennies go in your class container.
• Nickels, dimes, and quarters go into another classroom’s to “attack” them.
• Pennies count toward the classroom total and silver coins count against the classroom total.
At the end of the five days, the classroom with the highest penny value (minus the silver value) will receive bragging rights and an ICE CREAM TREAT!
Whose classroom will you “attack”?!

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You can still order your yearbook at the pre-sale price!!
Presales will be available until April 19th.
Presale price is $13.95 per book.
After April 19th the price will go up to $15.50 per book.

Looking for chairpersons for next years events

We have many great events each year at Emerald Park and we can’t do that without the great volunteers that give their time to make sure we support our kids and our school to the best of our ability.
To ensure we have this same level of support next year, we are looking for some volunteers that would like to step up and chair an event. The current Committee Chairs are ready to transfer their knowledge to the new volunteers so everyone is set up for success next year.
We are looking for Committee Chairs for:
Jog-A-Thon
Talent Show
Skate Night
Secret Pals
Staff Appreciation
If you are interested, please contact Cyndi Helmer at cyndihelmer@comcast.net or Suzanne Schack at ssbcschack@comcast.net.

Skate Night
April 25nd
At Auburn Skate Connection
1825 Howard Rd.
Auburn, WA 98002
Come Join the Fun!!