Shaffer LEADERSeptember 2010

Your PTO welcomes you to the 2010-11 school year! It promises to be agreat one for our students! Just asour teachers are doing all they can toget to know the children, we want toget to know the grown-ups! Pleaseattend our first PTO Meeting of theschool year on Tuesday, September14th in the school library. Themeeting gets underway at 6:30pm. Feel free to bring a snack to shareand children are always welcome!

Inside this issue of the LEADER, youwill find a hero request form! Even ifyou are unable to volunteer duringthe school day, having your emailaddress and/or phone number allowsyour PTO to contact you with newsand updates!

Please remember when you visit Shaffer toALWAYS sign in at the main office. Asmuch as we like to visit our children,please allow a staff member to help you soclassrooms are not disrupted.

Our Shaffer website is under construction,so keep checking at whsd.net. See you atShaffer, where our teachers and studentsare LEADING the way!

Tara Reis, PTO President

Inside this issue:First PTO MeetingFundraising InfoTrash Into TreasureCalling All Heroes!25-Book StandardWelcome New FacultyShaffer StoreOpen HouseCalendar of Events

Turn Your Trash Into Treasure!Some things you may normally throw away can help our school!

Items listed below earn points or money for Shaffer!

Labels Contest Our falllabels contest starts nowand goes through October27th. If you purchase theseitems, please save the part

that helps the school. Simply save the labels fromproducts and send them to

school in an envelope orbaggie with your teacher’sname so the class will get

credit!Including Box Tops found onGeneral Mills cereal, BettyCrocker fruit snacks and

potatoes, Kotex products,Huggies diapers, Hamburger

Helper and Kleenex. Onlythe BOXTOP$ rectangleneeds cut out. They areworth 10 cents each to

Shaffer!Tyson’s Chicken Project A+

Save the tear-off strip at endof box or top of bag. Eachone is worth 24 cents to

Shaffer!

Labels for Education Look for labels on Campbell’s Soups, SpaghettiO’s,

Pepperidge Farm items, Prego Italian sauces and

Swanson’s Broth. Please trim labels – only a

rectangle with UPC and Campbell’s boy should be

saved. Labels are worth up to five points!

Paper Recycling New to Shaffer this year: Abitibi

Paper Retriever! Save your newspapers, magazines,

old mail, catalogs and school papers - - BUT NOT THE LEADER - - and put

them in the bin in the school parking lot any time

you visit the school. Please, no plastic bags, corrugated cardboard or trash. Money paid by the

company will benefit Shaffer!

Teacher TidbitsFifth Grade’s Ms. White inRoom 115 says: Welcome to the2010-11 academic school year. Youshould start to see students bringhome their spelling, grammar andpractice books. Students have theirhomework assigned on Monday andit is due at the end of the week. Their math homework is due thefollowing day. Please review thestudents behavior chart and dailyplanner each night. I look forwardto working with you and yourchildren this year!

The K-Team says toKindergarten parents: We arehaving a GREAT time inKindergarten! We are rapidlylearning letters and sounds –making our first steps towardindependent reading. We arelearning about sorting andclassifying objects and counting upanything we can find during mathclass. Next we will be learningabout color and shape patterns. We need parents to keep up theGREAT WORK and continue tocheck back packs and go over workwith their children daily.

Welcome New Faculty to Shaffer!

Your PTO would like to extend awarm welcome to the followingnew faces on staff:Dr. Deborah Vereen, Principal Mr. Chessman, Asst. PrincipalMrs. Shandrick, Admin. Asst.Ms. Zinn, LibrarianMs. Baldidge, Social WorkerMs. Santoro in KindergartenMrs. Bell in First GradeMs. Vargas, paraprofessionalMrs. Furman in Learning SupportMrs. Holupka, Reading SpecialistMs. Tabb, Keyboarding

Look for profiles of staff members infuture LEADERS!

25-Book StandardWith the exception of Kindergartenstudents and those new to ourDistrict, all our children know aboutthis challenge. As part of thecurriculum, our students arerequired to read and report on 25Books. Please check with teachersas length of book varies with gradelevel. Students must reach 25 toparticipate in FUN Day on May 27th. Plus, all students whocomplete this standard receive agreat prize from your PTO!

Coming Soon in October:

Scholastic Book Fair – Week of October 18-22

September Events: PUT ON FRIDGE!!8th Fall Fundraiser Kick-Off10th Spirit Day – Wear Red, White & Blue for

PatriotsWolverines vs. North Hills – Wolvarena 7:00pm

14th First PTO Meeting at 6:30pm in Library17th 9am-11am – Parents, come set up Shaffer

Store! Donations of new items are always needed!

Wolverines vs. Plum – Wolvarena 7:00pm20th Shaffer Store Opens This Week!22nd Open House at Shaffer 7pm-9pm24th NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Wolverines vs. Central Cath. – Wolvarena 7:00pm25th Saturday School 8:30am-11:30am29th Fall Fundraiser Orders Due!

Fall FundraiserWatch for the Superb fundraising packet this week. Avariety of food, paper products and gift items are includedin the catalog. Remember that the success of our 2-3fundraisers determines if your PTO can pay for field tripsalong with everything else we support throughout the

year. Orders/payment are due 9/29. Cash, money orders andchecks from Shaffer Families only. Please support the sale, even if you only purchase one item!

Calling All HeroesWhen you take just a few moments to complete this hero request, you

aretruly helping your child and the school! Even if you are unable to givetime, we want to be able to send you updates so you’re IN THE KNOW!

________________________ _______________________Child’s Name & Grade Child’s Teacher and

Class #

________________________ ________________________Parent/Guardian’s Name Phone #, Both Home/Cell

_________________________ Email addressWant to be a helping hero? Circle all that interest you:

RIF Program Scholastic Book Fair FundraisingHomeroom Hero Holiday Shoppe PTO Meeting-VotingPTO Snack Committee Shaffer StoreFUN Day Labels/Box Tops Staff Appreciation

Please tell us what times during the school week that you are availableto help at Shaffer and if you want to help from home, please list thathere as well!

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After completing this form, please send it back to school with your child! Thank you! When you’re a hero, you’re in the

LEAD!!!

Communication is KEY

Please make sure that you complete the blue emergencycontact form ASAP and send it back to school. Also, when yourchild is absent, you must send in an excuse within three days ofthe absence. Here is a sample:

My child ___________, was absent on (date) _____________due to ____________________.

___________________________________Parent/Guardian Signature & DATE_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Please send in a note if your child requires an early dismissal or

change in transportation.

Have questions about immunization requirements? Please callthe School Nurse, Mrs. Walter, at 412.371.4535 ext. 2250 for allthe details.P.S. The school nurse always needs clean socks, underwear and

shorts for students when accidents happen!