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April

2nd

Popcorn Day

13th

PTA Meeting

13th

Coco's Fundraiser @ Papa's Pizza

16th

Popcorn Day

21st

Papa's Pizza Night

27th

College Savings Seminar

30th

Popcorn Day

Quick Links

TES PTA Home Page

escrip

to register your credit cards & Safeway card

MUST BE RE-REGISTERED EVERY YEAR

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Oregon PTA

National PTA

A Family for Every Child

Thurston Elementary PTA

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April 2010 Online Newsletter

Next PTA Meeting

Tuesday, April 13th, 6:30 in the library

~Childcare Provided~

Meeting Agenda:

March Minutes Approval
Teacher Report - 2nd Grade
Principal Report - Family Reading Night, Lottery & No Excuse
Library Report
IXL Math Program - Mrs. Corgain
5th Grade Memory Books Request

CHECK OUT SPECIAL SPLASH! AND NAAGS PTA COUPONS AT BOTTOM OF NEWSLETTER

Monthly PTA Meeting Minutes

If you missed a meeting, no worries! Now you can view minutes from previous meetings right here or from our website.

September 09' General Membership Minutes

October 09' General Membership Minutes

November 09' General Membership Minutes

December 09' General Membership Minutes

February 10' General Membership Minutes

March 10' General Membership Minutes

What in the World is FAMILY FUN NIGHT?

When is it? Friday, May 7th, 6:00-8:30

What is it? Family Fun Night is an annual all school carnival. Fun games will be played in the classrooms. In the gym you will find Bingo and face painting. We will also have two separate raffles going on. Classroom raffle baskets and kid only raffle baskets. Food will be served in the Cheetah Cafe. The book fair will also be going on in the library. There will also be a bounce house and inflatable obstacle course under the cover on the playground. This is an inexpensive evening for the whole family that your kids are guaranteed to enjoy each year.

Pre-Sale Prices

May 3-7th

Before & After School

Bingo - 5 cards = $1

Food - 5 tickets = $1

Games - 5 tickets = $1

Unlimited Game Bracelet - $6

Classroom Raffle Basket - 2 tickets = $1

Regular Price @ Event

Bingo - 4 cards = $1

Food - 4 tickets = $1

Games - 4 tickets = $1

Unlimited Game Bracelet - $7

Classroom Raffle Basket - 2 tickets = #1

Kid only Raffle Basket - one free ticket to each child at carnival entrance

Menu

8 Tickets = Chili dog

5 Tickets = Hot dog w/ chips, bowl of chili, nachos or garden salad

2 Tickets = Soda, bottled water or chips

2-4 Tickets = Ice cream bars or popsicles

1 Ticket = Popcorn

Ticket & Food Sales Helpers Still Needed for FFN

We still need your help selling tickets the week prior to Family Fun Night which is scheduled for May 7th.

We also need help selling tickets at the event as well as some help serving food. Shifts are 30min to 1 hour each (your choice).

To help with ticket sales, contact Jade Neckels at jadeneckels@thurstonpta.com

To help with food, contact Sherry Cantlen at sherrycantlen@thurstonpta.com

Any other questions can be directed to April Uffens at apriluffens@thurstonpta.com

Family Fun Night Business Donations

We are looking for donations for raffle baskets as well as BINGO prizes. If you work for a company or own a company that would like to make a cash or item donation, please contact April at apriluffens@thurstonpta.com

We will be recognizing every business donor on the baskets and in the newsletter that is seen by all TES families, staff & teachers. Great advertising for a great cause!

TES Papa's Pizza Night

When: April 21st - All Day

Where: Main Street Papa's

Why: Last Papa's fundraiser of the year - 50% of all purchases (when flyer is presented) comes back to our school!

Click HERE to print off a flyer

Thurston Elementary PTA Presents:

College Savings Plan Seminar

Tuesday, April 27^th ~6:30-8:00~TES Library

Mark Ericson - Financial Advisor with Waddell & Reed

**FREE TO ALL TES FAMILIES AND TES STAFF**

childcare available for $2 per school aged child

Educational Savings Options

529 Plans

Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (Education IRA)

Gifting Minors

Withdrawals from IRA's for higher education expenses

Tax Credits & InvestED Plans

Mark is a financial advisor with Waddell & Reed. They are a national company with offices in all 50 states and founded in 1937, Mark holds a Series 7 and Series 66 License, and is licensed in the state of Oregon for life and health insurance. He specializes in comprehensive financial planning which includes retirement, investments, individual and business financial planning, insurance, and Education Savings Plans.

For many young people today, the foundation for a strong financial future begins with higher education. And now, there are more choices than ever before when it comes to paying for college. The decision regarding which education funding choice to select depends on a number of factors. By learning about and understanding the process of selecting education funding, you will be able to make an informed and correct choice for you, your children, and your overall financial future.

Register online at ThurstonPTA.com

by Friday, April 23rd

UPDATE: Hats off to Haiti hat

What a truly successful fundraiser we had the week of March 1st-5th. The kids paid .50 cents each day to wear a hat and raised nearly $700 to benefit the survivors of the Hait earthquake. A representative from the Red Cross attended our morning meeting and we presented him with the check. The story was covered in the Springfield Times as well as on KMTR. You can visit our site at thurstonpta.com to view the news footage.

Coco Family

Socorro "Coco" Sanchez - Teacher at TES

Hi, my name is Coco. I am a devoted wife and mother of three beautiful children. I have been an employee of the Springfield School District for the past six years. I recently found out that I needed open heart surgery to correct a birth defect. My aortic valve is defective and must be replaced with an artificial valve. The surgery is scheduled in mid April and is my second major heart surgery in six years. I am a full time employee with health benefits but have not yet paid off my first surgery or the birth of my son last year and am now in a very challenging health and financial position. I am very blessed to have family and friends that love me very much. A fundraiser event at Papa's Pizza has been scheduled as well as an account at US Bank in my name for donations to help out with my medical expenses. The pizza fundraiser is being held at the Springfield Papa's Pizza on April 13th.

Thank you so much for your consideration and support.

Click HERE to print the Papa's Pizza Flyer

File Folder Games

Come visit our Community Center (next to the office) and see the new "File Folder Games" we have available for your family to check out. Currently we have math and reading games in grades K,1,2,3 and 4. What a great way to sit down and spend some time with your child doing something fun while learning! We are asking that only adults check out the games rather than students. For more information please call the TES office at 744-6411

Free Money from Safeway!!

Our PTA would like to register your Safeway Club Card with escrip.com. This is an online shopping site that gives a percentage of your spending with registered stores to the school of your choice.

This school year from Sept-Jan alone TES has collected $280 from Safeway! FREE MONEY!!

We are able to register your Safeway card and those of your neighbors, family and friends. I just need your name, address and card number. You can also go to escrip.com, enter our school name and register your Safeway, Market of Choice, Macy's, Nordstrom, VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover and more!

Please note that Albertsons is NO LONGER participating in this same program. This is unfortunate because we as a PTA have depended on that funding for many programs that directly impact your student(s). Hopefully we can make up the gap by registering as many other cards as possible and shopping where they do participate.

If you don't know your card number, you can call 1-877-723-3929 to get it. They will only release that info to the card holder for privacy reasons.

Again, you can register yourself at escrip.com or send me your info to apriluffens@thurstonpta.com and I will take care of it. Feel free to collect as many Safeway card numbers as you can from your friends and family too!

NEW Parent Resources Shelf

Our PTA has purchased some Love and Logic materials that will be available in our library for parents to check-out for a week at a time. They are:

DVD - Who Says Parenting Can't Be Fun

Love & Logic Solutions

How to Discipline Kids w/out Losing Their Love & Respect

CD - Allowing Kids to Choose Success

Helicopters, Drill Sergeants and Consultants (Parenting Styles)

Winning the Homework Battle

Books - How to Discipline Kids w/out Losing Their Love & Respect

Meeting the Challenge (Attention and Behavior Skill)

When Kids Leave You Speechless

Parenting with Love and Logic

Angela Wienhold Fundraiser

Angela Wienhold, the mother of Bianca Newell a fourth grader in Mr. Bonar's class, has Leukemia. She currently is in Seattle where she underwent a stem cell transplant. Bianca is here, staying with one of our wonderful TES families.

Angela is currently on a one-year leace of absence from her job as a teacher at Douglas Gardens. Angela and Bianca do not have any family to lean on in this time of need. It is our hope they can lean on all of us to help in any way we can.

A few weeks ago we had a district wide Papa's Pizza Night fundraiser that raised $684 for her medical fund. Because the cost of Angela's care when she returns in about four months so staggering, you may also donate to: "THE ANGELA WIENHOLD MEDICAL FUND" ACCOUNT #653 000 5286 Wells Fargo Bank. If you want to send a note to Angela or would like to help in other ways besides monetarily, you can contact Angie Roser at (541) 912-4437.

Thank you ahead of time for supporting one of our own.

A Family for Every Child ~ ~ ~ Heart Gallery

Please visit the following link to their online newsletter to view children that are looking for their Forever Family.

http://www.afamilyforeverychild.org/HeartGallery/Newsletters/1001newsletter.htm

Funding Factory - UPDATE

Update on The Funding Factory Fundraiser! As of now, we have earned 254.82 points. WOW! This is such a simple fundraiser, drop off old printer cartridges and old working cell phones, at school, I ship them for free, and we earn money for them....How Easy Is That??!! Please continue to collect cell phones and printer cartridges from work, family and friends, and drop them off at the PTA/Community Room at school. Thanks to everyone who has already helped us with this fundraiser

You may direct your questions to Toni Webb at ToniWebb@ThurstonPTA.com

Scrip Program

Scrip is an ongoing program for TES. The PTA buys gift cards at a discounted rate through glscrip.com and sells them at face value. To support this fundraiser please take into consideration gifts or everyday shopping that you will be doing throughout the month and buy gift cards through this program. Also, ask your friends and family if they need any gift cards to use for their shopping needs. Scrip order forms will be coming out every other month and usually takes 1 week to process once the order is placed. The next order form will come out in March. Thank you for supporting this program. Questions can be asked to Jobina @ 988-1110 or mjmcgillivray@yahoo.com.

We also have a few Scrip cards on hand for purchase. Contact Toni Webb at ToniWebb@ThurstonPTA.com and click here for a list.

Classroom Parent Helpers Needed

One of our first grade teachers could use your help. Mrs. Pinson is short on parent helpers in her classroom. If you can devote a couple hours a week, please contact her at jpinson@sps.lane.edu

All the parent volunteer positions at TES are open to parents, grandparents and neighbors. If you have the time and enjoy working with little ones, we can use you! Wether its in a classroom, library, office...its your choice. Getting involved with your childrens school not only shows them that you care, but also fosters open communication with the teaching staff.

Popcorn Friday

COST:

.25c or 12 Campbell's labels or Box Top Logos from GM products.

VOLUNTEERS:

If you would like information on volunteering to help pop and sell, please contact Toni Webb at ToniWebb@ThurstonPTA.comDATES:

April 2nd, 16th & 30th

May 21st

June 4th & 17th

TES PTA on Facebook

Are you on Facebook? By simply clicking on the link to the left, you can become a fan of our page! This is a great way to stay updated and aware of what's going on at our school and with PTA. You'll get reminders about upcoming events and deadlines to help you stay ahead of the game! Plus, we'd love you to post your comments, questions, suggestions and feedback on our wall. And don't forget to share your pictures of school events with us!

Check out our new website!

www.ThurstonPTA.com It's full of great information including current and upcoming events, our current newsletter, links to our school's site, plus information about our fundraisers, membership, sponsors and lots more! Our website will be updated monthly so check back often for updates!

My Coke Rewards Program

TES is now participating in the My Coke Rewards program that is an easy and FREE fundraiser. Throughout the year you can go to http://mycokerewards.com and register the codes found on participating coke products with our school. In return we will be able to redeem those points for such items as art supplies, sports gear and educational resources.

Advertise with us!

$50 ad ($5 monthly)

-business card size ad

-runs Sept-June in newsletter reaching all PTA members & staff

-runs year long on our new PTA website

$100 ad ($10 monthly)

-double business card size ad

-also runs in newsletter & website

-run monthly coupon of your choice that is only offered to PTA members

Contact April Uffens for more information at AprilUffens@ThurstonPTA.com

2009/10 PTA Members

~MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS~

FREE Admission to:

Splash Night, Gymnastics Night, Fall Harvest Party, Winter Holiday Party, St. Patrick's Day Party

Local business coupons at the bottom of each online newsletter, discounts offered off the National PTA website and supporting state and national efforts that advocate for our children.

(If you would like to join, please contact April Uffens) AprilUffens@ThurstonPTA.com

Teacher/Staff MEMBERS

Shari Furtwangler ~ Principal

Teena Seckler ~ Librarian

RoseAnn Coe ~ 3rd Grade Teacher

Dawn Gossler ~ Speech

Janet Dewey ~ Music

Curtis Crosswhite ~ 4th Grade Teacher

Katie Stiles ~ 1st Grade Teacher

Helen Federice-Kwong ~ 3rd Grade Teacher

Amber Mitchell ~ Resource

Kim Cabral ~ Kitchen

Cheri Westercamp ~ Kindergarten Teacher

Sharon Orme ~ 5th Grade Teacher

Kurtis Bonar ~ 4th Grade Teacher

Jocelyn Mendelssohn ~ 5th Grade Teacher

Judy Pinson ~ 1st Grade Teacher

Parent MEMBERS

Victoria Holiday Sherry Cantlen

Jason & Tami Molony Joanna & Edward Kamppi

Leah Norris Julie & George Fleming

Roxanne Cole Pamala White

Michael & Denise Bean Amber Silva

Chris & Shelley Elliott Connie & Jeff Beckham

Sandra Hayden Lisa Annus

Mindy Henricks Paul & Summer Highfill

Kristy Martin Kari Firth

Kris Whineny Janice & Roger Bouchard

Sara Underwood Nikki Kinzer

April & Eric Uffens Matt & Michelle Miller

Trish Rosin Brandy & Paul Selby

Shyvonne Moore Toni & Mark Webb

Kristie & Kent Bonar Rhonda & Mike Crocker

Brenda Royce Jobina & Mike McGillivray

Megan Anderson Natalie Carter

Melissa Crolly Amelia DeLuna

Torina Hill Dwanee Modrell

Leslie/Derrick Smithwood Christy Davidson

Andie Campbell Melanie Kuhn

Kate Tiernan Robert Wingfield

Jade & Nathan Neckels Melanie Allen

Dixie Wunsch Heather Dillon

Edward Jewell Teresa Sutten

Teresa Burnes Diane Berg

Judy Haines Gayle Buller

Dan & Cari Hill Roger Savage

Denina Shive Jennifer Trujillo

Tonia Johnson Madlin Locey

Faith Forshee Traci & Jonathan Russell

Liz Paskett Jared & Krista Westover

Sally Marsh Jennifer Rogers

Shannen Fassbender Monica Coombes

Leslie & Derrick Smithwood Robert Wingfield

Ryan & Charlotte Nossman Trina King

Jonathan & Kristin Gault Teri Voyt

Becky Westover James & Lindsay Cantlen

Stacy Swartout-McKee Mike & Carmen Maine

Linnea & Derek Reese Steven Thompson

Tamarra Armstrong Heather Reece

Polly & Sean Chalette Sarah & Scott Gray

Elizabeth Lindbloom Sonja Francis

Shane & Tina Trenary Kristen Woodward

Scott & Mandi Ostrander Jeanee DeHaven

Kevin Watson Nikki Aguilar

Christy McAllister Jason Willis

Jeana Canizales Natasha Maryanski

Grant & Cassie Putnam Leesa Kopperud

Cory & Jody Tuntland Crystal Stutesman

Vinita Bishop Kristi Seanor

Business Sponsors

Make sure to check out the coupons at the bottom of this newsletter!To become a Business Sponsor of TES PTA, please contact April Uffens

AprilUffens@ThurstonPTA.com

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Thank you so much for your continued support of PTA. We try very hard to make the best decisions we can regarding your children and this school. However, we can't do that without your input. We invite you to the next PTA meeting to share with us your concerns, suggestions and ideas.

Sincerely,

April Uffens - President

Thurston Elementary PTA