It takes strong schools to build a strong commu-

nity. Our school board members devote count-

less hours to making sure our schools are help-

ing all students succeed. They make the tough

decisions every month and spend many hours

studying educa!on issues and regula!ons in

order to provide the kind of accountability our

ci!zens expect. Please take a moment to show

your apprecia!on to our five wonderful school

board members this month.

Send notes of apprecia!on to:

Gail Gast,

Execu ve Assistant to the Superintendent

Re: School Board Apprecia!on

Camas School District #117

841 NE 22nd

Ave

Camas, WA 98607

Vote February 9th

!

On Feb. 9, 2016, Camas residents will have

the opportunity to vote on a bond proposal

for Camas School District. Why? We’re grow-

ing, we’re changing, and we’re wearing out

our much-loved facili!es.

This bond will fund several important building pro-

jects across Camas School District. It will not only

create new traffic pa%erns and increased parking

at Camas High School, but it also will make im-

portant improvements to safety, technology,

and equipment across the district, add a third high-

school op!on for our students, and extend

both community involvement and preschool en-

gagement through the renova!on of the na!onally

acclaimed Garver Theater.

Please vote on February 9th

, 2016.

If you ever have any ques!ons or concerns,

feel free to call me 833-5860 ext. 78221 or

email me at:

brian.graham@camas.wednet.edu.

Make every day count!

Brian Graham, Principal

WOLF

School is closed on

Monday, January 18

in honor of Mar!n

Luther King Day and on

Monday, January 25

for the district’s

grading day.

Wear your silly

socks for Feb.

Spirit Day,

Wednesday,

Feb. 24!

1st

Trimester Perfect A"endance – Every Day Counts

This year at Woodburn, we have embraced the saying, “We come to school every day, because every day

counts.” We want to recognize the students listed below for having perfect a%endance during the first 60

days of school. Great job Wolves!

Jaime Allen

Ella Allum

Jayden Alvez

Jackson Ansell

Trinity Archer

Cooper Ault

John Ault

Lucy Baker

Kripakshi Bamba

Maddox Bauman

Jasmine Bergstrom

Aubrey Biggs

William Bohmer

Natalie Boyle

Joni Burhstahler

Jalen Butler

Nevaeh Califf

Evan Chen

Jasmine Chen

Gavin Clark

Keagan Cox

David Daley

Abygail Distante

Grace Duffey

Samuel Duffey

Grey Edwards

Gabriel Eldredge

Grant Eldredge

Willow Fazio

Ella Fisher

Nathan Foley

Jacob Forrester

Kannon Freschette

Alyssa Fryling

Elayna Gledhill

Olivia Graham

Savannah Griffin

Rylan Hakes

Kate Hamilton

Nora Hamilton

Christopher Han

Tory Harper

Joshua Hart

Zacary Hart

Andrew Helt

Dean Helt Jr.

Keenan Herman

Sophie Holtcamp

Dayten Hopkins Jr.

Drew Hopkins

Keaton Jaques

Mason Kampmann

Esther Kim

Ethan Krakowski

Kaylah Kribs

Mitchell Lafayette

Jorge Laurel-Andaluz

Anna Lee

Cadence Lee

Ina Lee

Jenna Lee

Peyton Leonard

Gage Lieziert

Grady Lieziert

Chloe Linde

Olivia Linn

Ronan Loop

Hayden Lukowiak

Olivia Lunceford

Lucas Malyakin

Charles Marshall IV

Daniel Martinez

Olivia Martinez

Joseph McRay

Carson Meyer

Marcus Montoya

Jack Navidi

Kira Navidi

Anh Nguyen

Gabriel Nunez Becerra

Alexis Ott

Troy Pace

Noe Petronilo

Serene Porta

Grace Puffer

Hope Reng

Avery Repman

Olivia Repman

Adelle Ricci

Isabella Ricci

Alyson Robertson

Colin Robertson

Madelyn Robertson

Ann Sang

Cooper Schneider

James Sferle

Julianna Snow

Andrew Stepper

Jesse Summers

Justin Thielbar

Rhyan Thomas

Keirra Thompson

Ryan Thompson

Chalalai Tran

Benjamin Voogt

Faith Wainwright

Tanner Wilson

Canyon Worthington

Luke Wright

Deanne Mailey Yabut

Marielle Danica Yabut

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UPCOMING EVENTS!

Birthday Table January 15

Box Tops Competition February 1-5

Staff Appreciation Lunch February 5

Birthday Table February 19

Yearbook Sales Begin February 26

BINGO Night February 26

McMenamins Dine-A-Round March 8

School Dance March 18

Creativity/Art Night April 29

JOIN US! All of our events are only made possible by volunteers and your help is GREATLY appreciated and needed. Below is a list of open board and event chair positions. VOTING BOARD MEMBERS * Chairperson- Fundraising Coord. EVENT ACTIVITY LEADS * Creativity Night (April 29) * School Dance (March 18)

Remember, you don't do anything alone...there is a team in place to assist you. If interested, email: woodburn.paws@gmail.com

COMING SOON!

WINTER MOVIE NIGHT

Thank you for showing your thanks and appreciation to our amazing Woodburn staff. On Friday, December 18th we treated our staff to a holiday celebration. We

appreciate your generous support!

January 2016

YEARBOOK! Call for Photos!

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Help us make the Woodburn yearbook a success by emailing us photos that you have taken at school events.

Perhaps you have photos related to: • Special, in-classroom projects • Evening performances • Class field trips • First Day of School • PAWS-sponsored events Please send photos to:

woodburnyearbook@gmail.com

The next Box Tops classroom competition is scheduled for February 1-5!

Three Easy Steps! 1. Clip Box Tops from each package of

participating goods you purchase. To see a current list of program products, click http://www.boxtops4education.com/participating-products

2. Send the Box Tops to school with your child the week of the competition

3. The class with the largest contribution receives an ice cream party!

Box Tops are each worth 10¢ for Woodburn!

Are you getting PAWS’ SignUpGenius and bi-monthly emails? If not, send an email to

woodburn.paws@gmail.com and we’ll add you!

KEEP CLIPPING!

On Friday, January 29, 2016 the cafeteria turns into the Woodburn Movie Theatre for a showing of The Lego Movie.

Freshly popped popcorn and other refreshments are available for purchase.

· A suggested donation of $1.00 per person is appreciated!

· Doors open at 6:30 pm, movie starts at 7:00 pm

· Popcorn and other treats available to purchase

· Be comfy! Dress in your PJs!

· Bring a sleeping bag or blanket

*NOTE: Parents (or a designated adult) must

be present for all PAWS activity participation.

For parents seeking more information about the upcoming bond measure….Jeff Snell, Deputy Superintendent for the Camas School District, will be available to answer questions.

HOLIDAY STAFF APPRECIATION – Thank you!

Send us your 5th grader’s baby photo (under

age 3) for inclusion in a special section of the yearbook. Send photos to:

woodburnyearbook@gmail.com

A PAWS Pause The Newsletter of the Parents Association of Woodburn Students

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!

Woodburn PAWS

***5th Grade Parents***

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This is an exci!ng week for our students as the gym is transformed into a giant jungle of an obstacle course where

they get to climb, balance, tumble, and swing. It is helpful to have some extra adult hands and eyes with the

younger grades to make sure everyone stays safe. Please check out the !me slots to see if you are able to help

with this fun ac!vity.

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0D48A5A82BA3FB6-woodburn

Box Tops for Educa!on® is one of America’s largest school earnings

loyalty programs and provides Woodburn Elementary families with

an easy way to par!cipate in fundraising. Our second Classroom

Box Tops Compe!!on will be February 1-5, 2016. Send clipped Box

Tops labels to school with your child any day that week...the class

with the most tops earns a special event!

Each unexpired Box Top label is worth .10 for our school.

It may not seem like much - but it adds up!

Note: Our school also collects "Labels for Educa on." While these labels are

not part of the compe on, feel free to send those in with your child as well!

Do you want to

help your fourth grade child with

recorder but don’t know how?

You are invited to the

Fourth Grade Parent Recorder Night

Thursday January 21st at 6:30 p.m.

In the Music Room

If you don’t have a recorder, one will be provided

Come for an hour of learning and fun with your child!

On Friday, January 29, 2016 the cafeteria turns into the

Woodburn Movie Theatre with a showing of “The Lego Movie”!

ADMISSION COST: A SUGGESTED DONATION OF $1.00 PER PERSON IS APPRECIATED!

Freshly popped popcorn and other refreshments are available for purchase.

· Doors open at 6:30 pm, movie starts at 7:00 pm

· Popcorn and other treats available to purchase

· Be comfy! Dress in your PJs!

· Bring a sleeping bag or blanket

*NOTE: Parents (or a designated adult) must be present for all PAWS activity participation.

For parents seeking more informa!on about the upcoming bond measure….Jeff Snell, Deputy Superintendent for the Camas

School District, will be available to answer ques!ons.

Ms. O believes that all kids can be healthy. She shared

a few ways for us to get fit. One way is to exercise.

Ways to exercise are doing push-ups, sit-ups or planks.

The second way is circuit training. The third way to get

healthy is to have a workout plan. Last but not least is

to walk 5,000 steps a day. Get moving Wolves! We

interviewed a few of our classmates on how they keep

moving and here are our results:

Wri$en by Kirill and Nate

Have you been wondering about Jump Rope for

Heart? Well, if you were then read this ar!cle.

Jump Rope for Heart is a fundraiser where you try

to get friends and family members to donate mon-

ey that goes to helping people with heart disease.

If you raise $50 you can save one life. There are

two parts: 1.we will be jump roping in P.E. so we

can keep our hearts healthy 2.we will be raising

money for kids and families with heart diseases.

There are also prizes for the money youraise!

There are 8 levels of prizes. Level 1 is the super

pup and lanyard. Level 2 is a jump rope and Capt’n

bark. Level 3 is the jump t-shirt. Level 4 is the soc-

cer ball and soccer pup. Level 5 is Milo the mission

dog. Level 6 is the headphone.

Level 7 is the air pogo jumper. Finally, level 8 is an

Android tablet. Have fun raising money! Have you

earned any prizes yet?

By: Ellie, Anna and Marielle

Woodburn has started a newspaper club called Cub News. We have 17 4th

grade reporters on staff. Our

ar cles and stories give the student ‘voice’ to the happenings around our school.

For this story we interviewed

Woodburn students asking

them “What is your New Year’s

Resolu!on?” Here are our an-

swers! Olivia M, “First place in

Cheer”. Brianne S, “Become a

cat”. Delany S, “Be%er hand-

wri!ng”. Emily A, “See baby

cousin”. Abby D, “Read four

books”. Paige T, “Read thirty

books”. Alexis O, “Do be%er in

math”. Lilianna, “Make new

friends in Arizona”. Kiarah F,

“Wear less eye makeup”. Ethan

L, “Get be%er at basketball”.

Mrs.Lori, “Be more pa!ent”.

Joseph L, “Get more presents

on birthday”. Izzy P, “Eat more

chocolate”. Zack N, “Learn more

math”. Reagan M, “No more

double dipping”. Our New Year

Resolu!ons are… Bella Fazio’s is

to pass an important test. Trini-

ty Archer’s is get into the Sas-

quatch Award Celebra!on Par-

ty. What is your resolu!on?

By Trinity & Bella

She has recently won the Leading the

Pack Award at Woodburn.

•Ms. Deb went to school at Fruitvale Elementary

•Ms. Deb has taught or supported schools by work-

ing in special educa!on, playground, cafeteria, and

high school deten!on.

•Ms. Deb loves being at the playground with kids the

most at Woodburn.

•In Ms. Deb’s spare !me she likes to hike, cook, and

write stories and songs.

•Ms. Deb wanted to share about herself, she has a

son in the Air Force and she has a husband who fixes

kitchen supplies.

Hey! When our school just opened in

2013 we had 18 wolves adopted! In

2015 we had 5 wolves adopted. But

this year there have only been 4

wolves adopted. So we need more

wolves at this school! There are lots

of wolves your class can choose from

Wolf Haven. Who knows maybe your class will adopt a

wolf. Here’s a wolf who has not been adopted yet. This

wolf’s name is Ione. Ione is a young female gray wolf.

She has a rich, charcoal-colored coat and striking yellow

eyes. She was alone as a wild wolf living in the Eastern

Washington who became habituated to humans, guardi-

an dogs and domes!c livestock at a local ranch. Although

Ione had not depredated, it didn’t serve the wolf recov-

ery process nor the community for a carnivore habituat-

ed to human ac!vity to con!nue living in the area. Wolf

Haven cau!ously offered to try the op!on of sanctuary

(as opposed to lethal removal), and she came here in

February 2015. We do our best to provide Ione with a

life that allows her to be a wild as possible, while giving

her space to adjust to sanctuary rou!ne. She shares an

enclosure with male wolfdog Luca and the two seem

very a%ached to one another. Ione is the only wild-born

wolf living at Wolf Haven. Would your class be interest-

ed in adop!ng Ione? By Olivia Mar nez Brianne Swacker

Did you stay home for Christmas or

go somewhere? We asked 200 peo-

ple that ques!on. Some people

went to a family or friends house. 68

people said they go somewhere for

Christmas and 132 people said they

stay home for Christmas and had

family over. What did you do for

Christmas? Hopefully wherever you

were you had a great holiday!

By Anna Lee & Ellie Paton

Mrs. Hanley is our fi+h grade teacher at Woodburn

who has recently won the Leading the Pack award.

Mrs. Hanley went to school in Orange County in Cali-

fornia. She has been working and suppor!ng schools

for fi+een years. Mrs. Hanley likes working here at

Woodburn because “Everyone is so nice and the kids

work really hard.” In her spare

!me she likes to explore Washing-

ton with her kids. Welcome Mrs.

Hanley and thank you for all that

you do at Woodburn.

By Kiarah F

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Camas STEM Event for Females Science ­ Technology ­ Engineering ­ Mathematics

Join our team for a fun, informative, interactive day of STEM activities and presentations. The goal of this event is to engage young

females in the exciting possibilities of a career in a STEM field. There is a maximum of 220 students accepted.

Please register by Wednesday, January 20th or before.

Who: Camas School District Females, Grades 5-8

When: Saturday, January 23rd, 2016

Time: 8:30 AM to1:40 PM

Fee: $10 per student by January 20th (checks payable to CCE)

$20 per student after January 20th (220 students maximum)

Code: #2087-16

Location: Camas High School Commons

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Mail Registration Form to: Camas Community Ed, 841 NE 22nd Avenue, Camas, WA 98607

Projects recommended by Facilities Committee; approved by the Board as part of the $119 million bond package:

» Build New High School: a stand-alone, secondary school located

on the CHS campus to accommodate up to 600 students. The

proximity to CHS could allow for some crossover opportunities for

students. The size of the building would lend itself to offer a small

learning community that would operate in flexible learning spaces.

» CHS Traffic Improvements: create new entry points and traffic

patterns for drivers travelling to and from CHS.

» Replace Lacamas Heights Elementary: increase capacity by 200

more students than the current facility; would be located on a 40-

acre parcel north of Lacamas Lake. This area is slated for

significant development in coming years.

» Acquire Property for Future Schools.

» Student Safety and Security: remodel front entry/main office

areas at Prune Hill Elementary, Dorothy Fox Elementary, Skyridge

Middle School, Liberty Middle School, and Hayes Freedom High

School. Improvements/ additions to electronic fob controls, video

surveillance cameras, lighting; and fencing will help to balance

security measures district wide.

» Facility Improvements and Efficiencies: repairs to major

building systems such as roofing, flooring, HVAC, lighting,

ADA access, and mechanical systems.

» Modernize Garver Theater/Garfield building: Renovate historic

theater; bring building to seismic code; locate all preschool

programs in central location; expand Community Ed and senior

citizen opportunities.

Example of Homeowner Tax Increase: The projected increase is $.48 per $1,000 of assessed value over current bond taxes. If approved in 2016, homeowners will begin paying for the bond in 2017.

Home Value 2015 Rate per 1000

2015 Bond Taxes

Projected 2017 Rate per 1000

Projected 2017 Bond Taxes Difference

300,000 $2.95 $885 $3.43 $1,029 $144($12.00/mo)

500,000 $2.95 $1,475 $3.43 $1,715 $240 ($20.00/mo)

700,000 $2.95 $2,065 $3.43 $2,401 $336 ($28.00/mo)

SCHOOLS

Quick Facts – Feb 9 Bond Election

$.48 per $1,000 of assessed value over current bond taxes. If

Program Title Cost in Millions

SERVING A GROWING STUDENT POPULATION

Eligible for $8million in state matching fundsBuild two new schools, (a small secondary on CHS campus, an elementary north of Lacamas Lake); buy property for future school sites.

102.7

IMPROVING STUDENT SAFETY

Standardize school entry controls and electronic access; expand video surveillance, lighting, fencing.

1.8

TAKING CARE OF OUR EXISTING FACILITIES

Re-build, increase seating; field upgrades 8.3

ENHANCING STUDENT & COMMUNITY REC. 16.2

Subtotal 129.0*

Less State Match (8.0)

Less Impact Fees/Earnings (2.0)

Bond costs .7

TOTAL BOND $119.7

district stands to gain approximately $8 million in state matching funds plus $2 million in impact fees. The district is able to capitalize on and grow local

VOTE! February 9, 2016