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EVERY CHILD. ONE VOICE. Fruitland Elementary PTA Newsletter November 2016

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MARCH 2017

IN THIS ISSUE: ~ BIG NEWS 1

~ A LOOK AHEAD 2

~ BIG THANKS 3

~ STEM FINIALISTS 4

~ 5TH GRADE FUNDRAISER 5

~ BOX TOPS! 6

~ PTA MEMBERSHIP 7

~ FROM THE BOARD 8

~ FROM THE BOARD 7

Dear Fruitland Families,

Well its official, and with mixed feelings our Class of 2024 (current

5th graders) will be leaving our Fruitland Family at the end of the

school year. The Puyallup School District Board voted on February

27, 2017 to move 6th grade classes to Aylen Junior High school for

the next 5 years. This will affect our current 1st-5th grade classes.

While this will be an incredible adventure for them we will miss them

dearly! If you see our 5th graders around let's remember to take a

moment to wish them luck and future success in their education.

You will always be a part of our Fruitland Family.

Carolyn Welsh

PTA President

Time to spoil our wonderful FRUITLAND STAFF

from March 20th to 24th. More information to come from PTA & your room parent!!!!

EVERY CHILD. ONE VOICE. Fruitland Elementary PTA Newsletter November 2016

A LOOK AHEAD

DON’T FORGET TO ORDER A YEARBOOK BY MARCH 15TH!

UPCOMING DATES

March 7th: CLASS PICTURES

March 9th:

SKATE NIGHT

March 10th:

SNACK SHACK

March 15th:

YEARBOOK ORDERS DUE

March 21st:

PTA MEETING @ 3:45pm

March 23RD & 24TH:

½ DAY

March 31th: SNACK SHACK

April 10-14: SPRINK BREAK

April 21st: NO SCHOOL

EVERY CHILD. ONE VOICE. Fruitland Elementary PTA Newsletter November 2016

SPECIAL THANK YOU!

Thank you to our 6th Graders, and those

that supported our 6th Graders, for all

your hard work for our See's Valentines

Fundraiser.

With your help, we were able to raise

enough money to help send 7 kids to 6th

Grade Camp!

We couldn't have done that without you!

Thank you to everyone that helped support our 6th Grade Movie Fundraiser!

Special thanks to all the amazing volunteers - George Makalena, Heidi Spence, Gina Dizon, Janelle

Luckman, Gina Nasinec, and Sarah Bach.

BIG THANKS to the Dizon Family, Spence Family, Makalena Family, Nasinec Family, Bach Family,

Luckman Family, Saxton Family

Special Thanks to our High School Counselors - Kyla Saxton, Jake Harris, McKenna Roan, Emily Estrada,

Amy Schuler, McKenna Roan, Andrew Irby, Danny Dixon and Kyla Stout.

Thank you everyone for taking time out of your busy schedule to help!

Thank you to all of the AMAZING

volunteers, baking commitee and FSG

students that came to help make our

2nd annual Winter School Carnival a

success! We greatly appreciate all your

help and cannot wait until next year.

Jennifer Ringenbach and Lindsey Ward-Siess

EVERY CHILD. ONE VOICE. Fruitland Elementary PTA Newsletter November 2016

CONGRATULATIONS, Fruitland STEM Showcase Participants!

We had an incredible number of participants at this year’s Showcase. The innovation,

creativity and level of dedication was evident everywhere you looked! Great job, Fruitland

Rams!!

A BIG thank you to our judges: Glenice Clark, Ron Ahre, Kelly Dickson, Sue Foster,

Vanessa Makalena, Tom Alpert, Carolyn Welsh, Anne Marie Ghosn, & Vernene Scheurer for

all their time and commitment!

Scientific Practices Finalists:

Sydney Whitman

Aubrey Naylor

Alex Russell

Jeremiah Latin

Ethan May

Reverse Engineering Finalist:

Hannah Dickson

Creatively Scientific Finalists:

Taylor Clark

Billy Boyle

Soren Bartlett

Nick Walker

Benecio Yepez

Leslie Hernandez

Saray Yepez

Dana Hernandez

Thank you to our teachers, for encouraging a love of science!

The STEM Showcase Committee,

Jeni Willis, Heidi Spence, & Jehan McCallum

EVERY CHILD. ONE VOICE. Fruitland Elementary PTA Newsletter November 2016

EVERY CHILD. ONE VOICE. Fruitland Elementary PTA Newsletter November 2016

EVERY CHILD. ONE VOICE. Fruitland Elementary PTA Newsletter November 2016

EVERY CHILD. ONE VOICE. Fruitland Elementary PTA Newsletter November 2016

MARCH PTA MEETING The next general membership meeting is March 21st at 3:45pm in the

school library. All PTA members welcome!

WEATHER & EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENTS In the event of inclement weather or an emergency, the Puyallup School District takes

every precaution to ensure the safety of students. Arrangements have been made

with radio stations, TV stations, and Internet sites to broadcast emergency information

regarding the operation of school.

INCLEMENT WEATHER INFORMATION

The school district will keep the community informed through the Public Schools

Emergency Communications System through the following radio stations, TV stations,

and Internet sites.

Radio and Television Stations

KIRO 97.3 FM

KOMO 1000 AM / 97.7 FM

KOMO TV Channel 4

KING TV Channel 5

KONG TV Channel 6

KIRO TV Channel 7

If the Puyallup School District is not mentioned during the news broadcast, school will

be open with buses operating on as normal a schedule as possible. Broadcasts begin

at 5:30am.

SchoolMessenger

The school district’s SchoolMessenger automated telephone parent notification system

can rapidly alert parents of weather-related school closures or changes in start or

dismissal times. The system is programmed to call the primary number that

parents/guardians have listed on their child’s enrollment card.

Internet Sites

www.SchoolReport.org Subscribers to the free notification service receive direct notification via e-mail

or a text-enabled cell phone or pager. To sign up, visit www.SchoolReport.org.

www.puyallup.k12.wa.us (click the Emergency Info button at the top of any page on this Puyallup

School District website)

2016-2017

PTA OFFICERS &

SCHOOL PERSONNEL

President Carolyn Welsh

montywelsh@aol.com

Secretary

Megan Matteson

goldngang@hotmail.com

Treasurer

Jehan McCallum

mccallum3@comcast.net

Membership

Heidi Spence

family@thespences.us

Molly Susee thunderspecialtyprinting@gmail.com

RAMpages Editor

Lindsey Ward-Siess

lsiess0423@gmail.com

_____________________

Principal Melayne Jones

jonesf@puyallup.k12.wa.us

School Office

Melissa Johnson, Office Manager

johnsmk@puyallup.k12.wa.us

Stacie Estrada, Secretary

FROM THE BOARD DON’T FORGET to check out the PTA Bulletin Board

in the main hallway for important school

announcements & minutes from PTA Board

Meetings!