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Albion Elementary School PTA Newsletter

9360 Albion Rd. North Royalton, OH 44133 Phone: 440-582-9060 www.northroyaltonsd.org Mr. Vincent Ketterer, Principal

March 2016

Principal’s Message

Dates to Remember:

March:

11– PTA Meeting

18 – Spring Pictures

23 – PNHR Meeting

24 – End of 3rd

Qtr

25 –Spring Break begins

April:

15 – PTA Mtg 9:15 a.m.

19 – Community Meeting

(Albion)

21 – Grade 4 panoramic

picture

21 – PTA Founders night

27 – Early Release Day

Dear Albion friends and families,

The month of March was busy and filled with many events. Albion students and

staff celebrated with a Twins Spirit Day after a record breaking “Pennies for

Patients” collection. Student Council raised $1,155.17 to donate to childhood

leukemia research. March 14th focused on Math in honor of Pi Day. Classrooms

explored this mathematical calculation in a number of fun and interesting ways

throughout this day.

National School Breakfast week helped kick start our day. All students received a

free breakfast on Monday. The breakfast line was out the door all week as students

that participated in purchasing a breakfast entered into a raffle to win a BMX style

bike. Dillon Rebello was announced as the Albion winner. Students and staff took a

day to celebrate Albion’s cultural diversity. All were encouraged to dress in a

manner that celebrates their personal heritage and family culture. Heritage day

fostered positive discussion about culture and differences. Thanks to all that

participated.

Third and fourth grade students and staff have been working hard all year and are

prepared to show they have mastered the ELA, Math and Social Studies standards!

Please note the following test dates for third and fourth grade students below.

Tuesday, April 12 4th Grade- ELA Part 1

Wednesday, April 13 4th Grade- ELA Part 2

Thursday, April 14 3rd Grade- ELA Part 1

Friday, April 15 3rd Grade- ELA Part 2

Monday, April 18 4th Grade- Math Part 1

Tuesday, April 19 4th Grade- Math Part 2

Wednesday, April 20 3rd Grade- Math Part 1

Thursday, April 21 3rd Grade- Math Part 2

Friday, April 22 4th Grade- Social Studies

As we look ahead, Albion will host a community meeting at our school on April 19th. As you know, the

Community Engagement Task Force presented a recommendation to the Board and Community on February 1st

to address the facility needs of the district. That recommendation was to build new at the elementary level,

renovations at the middle school, and a combination renovation and new construction at the high school. The

Board of Education is now holding these meetings at each school to get parent and community members’

feedback before any decision is made. Hope to see a great turn out on this evening.

Sincerely,

Mr. Vince Ketterer

Dear Albion Family,

Soon we will be starting the final quarter of the school year, amazing how quickly this year has flown by. At

our March meeting the Albion PTA 2016-2017 board of officers were approved:

President – Leesa Jacubenta

1st VP – Michelle Bauer

2nd VP – Pam Brown

3rd VP – Cristina Hornik

4th VP – Christine Dockrill

Secretary – Ann Gurin

Treasurer – Open at this time

Council Delegates – Cathleen Finnecy, Kelly Close

Alternate Council Delegates – Madeleine Michel

Congratulations to the executive board members! I encourage all PTA members to consider chairing a

committee for the 2016-2017 school year. The list will be available at the next meeting, or you can email me if

you have any specific committees you would like to help with.

There are still opportunities to volunteer your time for PTA events yet this year. Muffins with Mom is coming

in May, a great time for Dads to step in and help out. Teacher Appreciation, Field Day, School Carnival and

end of year picnics are also coming up and in need of volunteers. More about these opportunities will be sent

within the newsletter and posted on FB. Albion PTA depends on the time and talents of all of our members

who choose to volunteer their time, many thanks to all of you who have offered your time and help.

Thanks to:

Allison Fowler and her wonderful team of volunteers for all their hard work in organizing a

successful fundraiser!

Sara Hatfield for another successful BoxTops collection.

Rebekah Thompson for organizing our Marco’s pizza nights

Tammy Fulmer for a fantastic Art show

To all the volunteers who help with everything—we could not do this without you!

Our next meeting will be held Friday, April 15th

@ 9:30 am at the North Royalton Library. As always, thank

you for your continued support and if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.

Hoping you had a great Spring Break!

Cristina Hornik, PTA President

440.582.8038 or chornik@roadrunner.com

Lauren Douglas

Jack Masters

Isabelle Miezin

Collin Moroney

Stefanie Tsybielya

Michael Kindel

Julia Kindel

Angela Armbruster

Dylan Volk

Cassidy Kappus

Xavier Hatfield

Alexander Kelley

Michael Discenza

Harkunwar Sandhu

Tyler Kimmel

Seth Fabian-Burris

Rylie Basel

Olivia Mastey

Daniel Zozulya

Ella Stoss

Marissa Ratliff

Samantha Hastings

Austin Hastings

Silas Brown

Tegan Brown

Julia Denysyuk

Max Lozinak

Ben Hewlett

Josh Anderson

Riley Painter

Alexandros Velkos

John Lynch

Victoria Koval

Elijah Yoon

Natalia Tobin

Noah Gatins

Madisan Winer

Grant Montgomery

Sienna Cervenka

Sarah Close

Aiden Moroney

Helena Malik

Isidora Stokasimov

Max Medina

Alan Ung

Sydney Hart

Evan Jarus

Shane Jarus

Emily Dockrill

Lucas Janke

Victoria Jacubenta

Savannah Jacubenta

Solomiya Svydenyuk

Alex Manuk

Addison Tucker

Dalton Fendrick

Sarah Shiplett

Emily Kimmel

Gisele Chandhok

Octavian Hupert

Leodora Palmiero

Emily Kelley

Melora Fowler

Joshua Blasco

Thank you for making the 2016 Albion Family & Friends

Night at The Jump Yard a huge success!!

Thanks to the overwhelming support of our PTA fundraiser at The Jump Yard, we were able to raise more than

$6,200! We couldn’t have done it without everyone who volunteered and donated. A special thanks to The

Jump Yard for allowing us to host the event at their facility at a discounted rate and giving us a percentage of

the concession and arcade sales for the evening.

2015-2016 New Birthday Book Club Members

A big shout out to all of the students who have recently

joined Albion’s Birthday Book Club!

2016 Fundraiser Donations

Company donations

• Amazone - Four free admissions ($40 value)

• American Girl Doll - Isabelle (Value $120)

• Applebee’s - 2 Free lunch or dinner coupons ($20 value)

• Ashley Adams - 2 certificates for haircut & style, one certificate for manicure (Value $100)

• ATA Taekwondo - 4 Weeks free (New Members Only) (4 passes each worth $79)

• Augie’s Pizza & Ribs - $10 gift card and 2 bottles of wine ($30 value)

• Auntie Anne’s Pretzels - Free pretzel coupon and mug

• BK Signs & Designs - NR Bears Cutting Board (Value $40)

• Boston Mills/Brandywine - 2 Snow tubing vouchers ($50 value)

• Carrie Cerinos - $20 Gift certificate

• The Center for the Healing Arts - 1 Hour massage ($60 value)

• Chick-fil-A - Numerous coupons for free menu items ($70 value)

• Chipotle - One “Dinner for 4” and five “Free Burrito Card" vouchers ($100 value)

• Cinemark - 2 Free admissions ($19 value)

• Cleveland Orchestra - 2 Complimentary Orchestra-level tickets ($120 value)

• Cleveland Cavaliers - XL Mens T-shirt, baseball hat, Cavs notepad, pen, pencil, All For One band, Plastic tote bag

• Cleveland Gladiators - 4 Club Seats to any 2016 Gladiators Home Game ($140 value)

• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo & Rainforest - 4 free admission passes ($57 value)

• COSI - 2 Complimentary general admissions ($38 value)

• Costco - $25 gift card

• CVS - $25 voucher for purchase of items for baskets

• DiBella’s Subs - $20 Gift card

• Dick’s Sporting Goods - $20 Bonus Certificate

• Disney - 4 One day Hopper tickets ($620 value)

• Espres Nails and Spa - 5 $10 Gift cards

• Giant Eagle - $25 Gift card

• Gran Fiesta / Don Ramon Mexican Restaurants - $20 Gift certificate

• Heinen’s - $75 Gift card

• The Jump Yard - 2 Jump Yard passes, 2 Teen Night Passes, 4 Kids Eat Free Cards ($64 value)

• KidzArt - Birthday party ($225 value)

• Kings Island Amusement Park- 2 General Admission Single-Day Tickets ($128)

• Lake Erie Monsters - 2 Club Seats to a game (Value $60)

• Laser Xtreme - Birthday party (Value $130)

• Learning Express - What if Monster book & plush, Metal detector, Magnetic Sentence Builder and $35 Gift card (Total value

$102)

• Macaroni Grill - Valoroso Rosso Red Wine ($30 value)

• Michael Angelo’s Bakery - $15 Gift card

• Mitchell’s Ice Cream - $10 Gift card

• Mr. Divot’s - 6 Free Miniature golf coupons ($30 value)

• New Heights in Hair - Haircut with Nicky ($30 value)

• Norwex by Heather Richard - Enviro cloth, window cloth, Ultra Power Plus laundry detergent ($60 value)

• NTB Tire & Service Centers - 2 Free oil change coupons ($40 value)

• Oriental Trading - $25 Merchandise certificate

• Painting with a Twist - One free 2 hour painting class ($35 value) and tree painting

• Pat Catan’s - $20 Gift card

• Petitti Garden Centers - $20 Gift card

• Pittsburgh Pirates - 2 free grandstand tickets to any Monday - Thursday 2016 regular season Pirates home game in April or

May. ($24 value)

• Premier Eye Care - $50 gift certificate, leans cleaning solution, cleaning cloth, eyeglass case, car visor clip, & eyeglass strap

(Value $75)

• Premier Designs by Cristina Hornik - 2 certificates for party packages for 5 (includes $50 in free jewelry and 5 $10 gift cards for

friends), memo board, bracelet and jewelry organizer (Value $270)

• Redbox - 20 free DVD rental coupons ($30 value)

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - 2 Complimentary tickets ($47 value)

• The Shiplett Shop by Lara Shiplett - $75 gift certificate for custom designed sterling silver jewelry

• Sky Zone - 4 Thirty minute sessions ($40 value)

• Stancatos - 2 Complimentary lunch buffet vouchers ($16 value)

• Swim of Things - $100 Gift certificate

• Tastefully Simple by Sharon Bohland - Nana’s Apple Cake Mix, Dulce de Leche Cheese Ball Mix, Twisty Grahams Honey &

Cinnamon Snacks, Celebration Cake Mix & Mug, Pumpkin Patch Bread Mix, Absolutely Almond Pound Cake Mix, Rhubarb

Strawberry Fruit Spread (Value $60)

• TGI Friday’s - 7 Free appetizer coupons and 7 free kid’s meal coupons ($91 value)

• Thirty-One by Sara Hatfield - Cinch Sac bag embroidered with NR Bears, 2 Littles Carry-All Caddies (Value $44)

• Tinkers Creek (Donated by the Price Family) - Tinkers Creek $50 gift certificate, 2 bottles of wine, 4 pint glasses, Tinkers Creek

hooded sweatshirt

• Trivs - 2 $25 Gift cards ($50 value)

• Wendy’s - 8 Wendy’s Small Combo cards and 8 Kid Meals cards (Value $120)

• Winking Lizard - 2 gift baskets valued at $50 each

Albion Donations

• Albion Teachers and Staff - Kindle basket (Value $150)

• Albion Principal for a Day with Mr. Ketterer (Value: Priceless)

• Albion Celebrity Kickball for class with Mr. Ketterer and Mr. Wheeler (Value: Priceless)

• The Bohland Family - Tastefully Simple basket

• The Brown Family - Sketch paper, ribbon, tissue paper

• The Burke Family - wine, NR cutting board, Giant Eagle brand snacks

• The Deal Family - Disney Frozen basket (Value $100)

• The Dockrill Family - 2 bottles of wine, napkins, tortilla chips, salsa, black beans diced tomatoes & green chilies

• The Douglas Family - 2 bottles or wine, crackers

• The Finnecy Family - Heinen’s branch snacks

• The Fowler Family - Styrofoam, ribbon

• The Gurin Family - Heinen’s brand snacks

• The Hatfield Family - Beach towel & Thirty-one bags, sunscreen

• The Hornik Family - 2 Premier Designs baskets

• The Kimmel Family - $25 gas gift card, paint brushes

• The Moroney Family - popcorn

• The Moraco Family - Winking Lizards baskets

• The Porter Family - Premier Eye Car basket

• The Price Family - Monopoly, girls crafts, cellophane bags, floral sticks, Tinkers Creek basket

• The Shaw Family - $25 gas gift card

• The Shiplett Family - Wine, stuffed animals, The Shiplett Shop certificate

Albion PTA General Meeting Minutes

March 11, 2016

Huck Ford – Program Director Camp Whitewood Summer Camps

Open house in Spring

Gauge readiness for 1st time away from parents

Resources: www.acacamps.org (American Camping Association)

440.272.5275

Dr. Kelly – Board of Education

The new board has hit the ground running – no arguments or distractions

Leadership is working together and is a very good 7 person team

Looking forward to what can be done for the district

And things are getting done!

The board is a unified front

Upcoming community meetings: 19th

– Albion, 27th

– Royal View

Please contact Board members with any questions and thoughts.

Principal’s Report – Mr. Ketterer

Mrs. Nemeth wanted to thank Mrs. Shiplett for the American Book Shelf

It is very positive and the children are excited about it

There are many things happening: The Art show, Square Dancing and Fundraiser

Thank you for a wonderful week.

Mrs. Atvez is back. Communications are back up and running through the constant contact.

National Breakfast week: Free breakfast on Monday to all students. Start with the Bear Huddle then

breakfast.

BMX bike – kids are lining up out door for breakfast6.

Testing coming up: April 12-20th

state testing.

Raised $1,155 for the leukemia/lymphoma society. Most money raised in years.

Having a twins day – Monday

April 4-18 is the clothing drive

Hosting a community input meeting. Want facilities to match with how to teach the children. Want to

hear from parents and the community.

Heritage day – March 21st. represent your heritage

April 21 st – 4th

grade panoramic picture to be taken.

Minutes – Leesa Jacubenta – Minutes were available in the newsletter. – no corrections -

Treasurer’s Report – Laura Greiner – Balance on hand as of January 31 was $9,554.14. Receipts totaled

$4,695.95 with disbursements of $971.53 leaving a balance on hand as of February 29 is $13,278.56. Report

will be filed for review.

4th

grade social is May 27th

from 2-3:20pm. (added 20 minutes to it) there will be 2 balloon drops.

Reminders:

When making purchases for PTA: Tax exempt form and reimbursement form

All letters approved by Mr. Ketterer

Dates planned for events – notify me in advance

Contact Paula Atves when there is an upcoming event so she can put it on the Albion website!

Please remember to track your hours and report them monthly to Jen Kimmel.

NEW BUSINESS

Looking to make a website for Albion PTA. Valley Vista has one, they can pay on line for dues; sell

items for spirit wear; get calendar and information. Possibly budgeting for this? Valley Vista is $400 a

year. Know of anyone who can do this? If you have anyone who can help us out, please let me know!

Officer Reports

1st VP – Membership – Jen Kimmel – no report.

2nd

VP-Ways & Means – Allison Fowler – thank you for all the wonderful donations, copies, setup and all

around help. Profit was over $6,200.

3rd

VP-Book Fair – Sara Hatfield – no report

4th

VP School Pictures & Yearbooks – Ann Gurin – Yearbook has been submitted. It was a team effort. A

Memoriam page was added for Sarah Mendoza’s passing. Inter-state is aware the software is cumbersome for

the yearbook creation. Should receive books in April/May and 4th

grade will receive theirs first. Next Friday is

Spring picture day – more casual not required.

Committee Reports

Marco’s Pizza – Rebekah Thompson – Next Thursday is pizza night. 3rd

and 4th

graders created their own

pizza box.

Art Show – Tammy Fulmer – great feedback. Ice cream was missed this year. Some of the exhibits were a little

long winded. Next year will make more social time.

Reflections – we would like all winners to send in their artwork so we can acknowledge them in the year book

this year. Also, council winners (items sent to state) will be acknowledged at the March 7th

school board

meeting.

Old Business –

Voting took place and the 2016-2017 Slate of Officers is as follows:

President: Leesa Jacubenta

1st VP (membership) – Michelle Bauer

2nd

VP (ways and means) – Pam Brown

3rd

VP (book fair) – Cristina Hornik

4th

VP (Pictures and Yearbook) – Christine Dockrill

Secretary – Ann Gurin

Treasurer – Laura Greiner

Council Delegates – Cathy Finnecy, Kelly Close

Alternate – Madeline Michel

Our next meeting is Friday April 15th

in the North Royalton Library at 9:30 a.m.

March 2016 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PTA Meeting

9:30 am

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Spring Pictures

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 PHNR mtg

11 am

End of grading

period

No school

Spring Break

begins

27 28 29 30 31 SPRING BREAK THIS WEEK NO SCHOOL

April 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 No School

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Community mtg

7pm Valley Vista gym

School Board

Work session 6:30pm

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 School Board

Mtg 7pm

Community Mtg

7pm

NRMS purple gym

PTA Mtg

9:30 am

NR Library

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Community mtg

7pm Albion Cafeteria

Grade 4

panoramic pic

Founder’s Night

7pm

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Early Release day

Community 7pm Royal View