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Forest Festival, Friday December 11th 6 pm till 8 pm:
For those of you unfamiliar with the SES yearly rotation, this year is the year of the Forest, and much of the curriculum centers around that them. (We rotate from River, then Mountain, then Forest) We're looking for volunteers to help out in making this year's Forest Festival, Friday, Dec. 11, a huge success. To help accomplish that, we are looking for volunteers to:
---Help put up tree lights during the day (preferably first thing in the morning) on Friday, to be lit for the festival
---In the morning: about 5 people to help clean up the hallways where people will be milling about all evening, checking out the school curriculum, eating tasty desserts from the dessert cafe and exploring the Audubon exhibit.
---Please contact brandonesawyer@gmail.com if you can supervise kids during the Forest Festival spaghetti dinner 1) in the kitchen 2) serving 3) bussing 4) for the dessert cafe. Kids are signing up for 6 shifts from 5:15 to 8:30. Let me know if you can supervise for part of that time in one of those areas.
---People to help clean the Community Kitchen during the day to ensure a wonderful atmosphere for SES families to drink tea and eat treats.
---Volunteer to organize procurement of desserts for the cafe
---Become a docent for the Audubon Exhibit in the gym.
---Volunter for dish/clean up duty after the festival
Please contact us directly if you are interested.
PTSA Volunteer Coordinators
Gina Binole
ginabinole@hotmail.com
Brandon Sawyer
brandonesawyer@gmail.comForest Festival Schedule
6:00 pm Pasta dinner and dessert cafe opens
Classroom showcases
*Third grade - Chinook Indians and salmon
*Fourth grade - The skeletal system
*Fifth grade - Eastern Indians and endangered species displays
*Middle - Old Growth Forest Displays
Audubon Displays in the gym
7:15 Forest slideshow and music in the auditorium
7:30 Community sing-along
From your Librarian:
LOOKING TO BUY SOME BOOKS DURING YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING? This coming Monday, December 7th we have a great opportunity to do some extended hours holiday shopping at A Children's Place Bookstore (4807 NE Fremont St) and raise money for the SES library at the same time!
If you shop at this wonderful locally owned bookstore on December 7th (and say you are shopping for Sunnyside) 10% of what you spend will be given to the SES library so we buy great books for your kids. They'll be open extra hours that day (10am - 8pm) and in addition to children's books, toys, stuffed animals, and cds they have an excellent collection of books for grown-ups too (hand-selected by the marvelous staff). You might also want to pick up a "wish list" book for one of the SES teachers while you are shopping (there will be SES staff wish-lists at the bookstore on the 7th). Happy shopping!! - Kathryn, the librarian.
PPS Before- and After-School Programs Survey
Please take a few moments to complete this brief online survey about before and after school programs. This survey is for all families with elementary-age students whether or not you use childcare services or not. Survey results are used as part of an annual program evaluation and to help the district make childcare decisions. Please complete the survey by Friday, December 18, 2009. http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229V5VK3A36
Nancy Hauth, Program Manager
Child Care, K and Pre-k Supports,
School Health Services
503-916-3230
503-916-3699 (fax)
Amy Kleiner
Assistant Principal
~NATURE NIGHT hosted by our Sustainability Coordinators~
Starting Tuesday, December 15th, the new Sustainability Coordinators - Alder & Michelle - will be hosting a family-friendly event one evening a month. We hope you will join us in growing our community through these fun and informative activities.
This month Principal Sarah Taylor will lead a Winter Haiku Writing Workshop. There will also be art materials on hand for turning our writings into unique and beautiful seasonal cards. Tea and light refreshments will be served.
**Please RSVP to ses.naturenight@gmail.com**
so we know how many supplies we need to gather - THANKS!
WHEN: Tuesday, December 15th from 6:30 - 8:00 pm
WHERE: SES Cafeteria
WHAT TO BRING: Your creativity and inspiration for writing
WHY: For fun, community building, and supporting lifelong learning
PPS High School System Redesign Meetings
Portland Public Schools
and Portland Council PTA will be hosting community meetings to discuss
the latest plans to redesign our High School System, under a model that
includes :
Community Schools, so students have strong programs no matter where they live.Focus Schools, so students can choose to go deep in an interest area or approach. Education options, so students have alternatives.
Dates and Locations: Meetings will run from 6:30 - 8:00 pm
- Tuesday, Dec. 8 – Cleveland High School, 3400 S.E. 26th Ave.
- Wednesday, Dec. 9 – Marshall Campus, 3905 S.E. 91st Ave.
- Thursday, Dec. 10 – Wilson High School, 1151 S.W. Vermont St.
- Tuesday, Dec. 15 – Madison High School, 2735 N.E. 82nd Ave.
- Thursday, Dec. 17 – Franklin High School, 5405 S.E. Woodward St.
All families and students are invited! Come to the meeting at your
neighborhood high school or one that fits your schedule. Translation
services will be available. Child care for ages 3 and over will be
provided.
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Fundraising/Community Opportunities:
Party Boards:
Party Boards are now officially on sale. The Progressive Dinner and Home Brew Party are sold out. The Middle Eastern Feast is nearly gone. I have attached Certificates for the boards with spots remaining. Please contact me via email if you are interested in a spot. We are not sure, as of Saturday, if we will be able to sell in the halls during the week (depends if we have volunteers). Remaining events will be sold during the Forest Festival on Friday evening. Neeley Wells neeley@dnld.net or 503.819.0958
Holiday Poncho Sales & Granola at SES
Looking for a special holiday gift for the little loved-ones in your life?
SES parent Peri has graciously agreed to donate a portion of sale proceeds to help fund the 5th grade overnight to Camp Arnold.
Also, Beth Azar's infamous granola is being made and sold by 5th graders. This is the same recipe for which legend states that 66 bags sold out in 45 minutes. Granola will be sold in one pound packages for $10 each. Granola will only be sold during the Forest Festival
When: Dec 9th, 10th & llth (Wed to Fri), before and after school & at the
Forest Festival on Dec 11th
Where: At SES, in the front hallway and the K-2 wing
Why: Because they're so adorable!
Holiday Scrip:
Ordering SCRIP/Pre-Paid Shopping Cards for the holidays!
The
Holidays are almost upon us. This year, give the gift that gives
twice. SCRIP Pre-Paid Gift Cards offer an easy way to take care of
many of your holiday gift giving needs. Your purchase also benefits
our kids, with a percentage of each purchase going to Sunnyside PTA
programs that support our whole school. MIDDLE SCHOOL FAMILIES CAN
DEDICATE THE PROFITS FROM THEIR PURCHASES TOWARD THE MARINE BIOLOGY
FUND.
You can skip the post office and avoid a trip to the
mall. Buy gift cards for out-of-town relatives, stocking stuffers and
everyone else on your list. An order form with a list of all cards is
attached.
Print out the attached form to make your order. Of
course, we will always have the favorites at the front table, every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning. DON'T FORGET YOUR CHECKBOOK!
Your order with a check made out to SES PTSA must be returned to the scrip table or the envelope hanging in the office by:
**Monday, December 7th for pick-up on Friday December 11th or
**Monday, December 14th for pick-up on Friday, December 18th.
Questions? Send an email to anna.goldrich@gmail.com
or stop by the scrip table to ask your friendly scrip volunteer.
There is a way for SES Parents to contribute thousands of dollars to SES without buying anything extra!!!
It's called E-SCRIP
This morning I registered my Safeway card
and my Debit card with e-scrip in 5-10 min. Without buying anything
extra, I will be able to contribute potentially hundreds of dollars to
SES.
Think about the amount of time you spent on
the auction last year. Even if you just did one thing for the auction,
think about applying just a fraction of that time into registering your
Safeway card, Debit card, and Credit Cards with e-scrip. It is very
simple and takes 5-10 min. If you do it now, all of your holiday
shopping will be earning money for SES. In addition to Safeway, the
most popular retailers in the Pacific Northwest who participate in the
e-scrip program are ZUPAN'S, MACY'S, EDDIE BAUER, and SIERRA TRADING
POST. E-scrip has a nice website that explains the process for those
who need to know exactly how it works.
DIRECTIONS AND CODES:
1. Have your Safeway card, Debit card, and any credit cards with you at your computer.
3. Type in SES' Group ID #: 8567150. Then click on SES.
4. Register your Safeway card by typing in the number below the bar code.
5. Register your debit card by typing in the number.
6. Register any credit cards if you use them.
That's it!!! You can look around the website. You can shop on
the e-scrip online mall with familiar merchants if you wish. The main
point is that now you know you are contributing to SES with many of
your ordinary, every day purchases. Thank you for your contribution to
Sunnyside Environmental School.
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need volunteers to help with Christmas tree recycling! This event is a
fundraiser for middle school marine biology trips. Please contact
Diana Tesh at vlahakistesh@gmail.com if
you can help. In particular, we need students and adults who can help
advertise and deliver flyers before the holidays. We also need middle
school students and adults to help on Jan 2 and 3. We especially need
people with pick up trucks who can pick up trees and bring them
to Sunnyside for recycling.
Even if you can't help with the event, please recycle your tree at
SES and tell your friends about the event. Or better yet, offer to
collect trees from your neighborhoods and bring them to school!
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, January 2nd and 3rd, 10am-4pm
WHERE: Blacktop behind Sunnyside school
COST: $5 if you drop off your tree, $8 if we pick it up; $3 for wreathes or garlands (drop off)
No flocked trees or tinsel, please.
Thanks for your help!
Diana
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Community Happenings/Offerings (These offerings are not operated, vetted, or endorsed by SES PTSA--go to sesptsa.com for information on submission criteria):
Winter Break with Camp Fire:
December Winter Break is right around the corner. Camp Fire will be providing Winter Break Care at Beverly Cleary Fernwood Campus (as we have on inservice days) from 12/21-12/24 and 12/28-12/31. On Monday thru Wednesday we will be open from 7:30 to 6:00. On Thursday the 24th and 31st we be open from 7:30 to 12:00 pm. The cost of care is $40 per day or $20 for Thursday the 24th and 31st. We do not have a drop-in hourly rate for these days.
You can sign-up with the registrar in the Camp Fire office or by contacting the staff onsite. You must sign-up on or before Friday, December 11th specifying what days you will want care. As we are staffing to your sign-ups: You will be charged if you sign-up (even if you cancel or do not show for the day you signed-up!) Thank you for your understanding. You will be billed at the beginning of January for your Winter Break care. Contact Kristin Bacon-Brenes, registrar, at kbacon@portlandcampfire.org or 503.224.7800 x 155. Thank you.
What We Eat On Salmon Street:
A Collection Of Seasonal Recipes From the Sunnyside Community
$10 per copy! 50 pages of great recipes, beautiful original drawings,
and yummy photographs. Sold during The Forest Festival. Makes a great
gift! Proceeds will help fund 8th grade Catalina trip
If you have any questions please contact Georgia Tucker and Emma Childs Sesfamilyfood@gmail.com
Safer Routes To School:
Come rain or shine, let’s walk, bike and roll to School! Join Safe Routes to School and REI for an informative workshop to walking and biking to school in Portland’s diverse weather. The workshop will speak to the various challenges to walking and biking to school in the winter season. We will specifically talk on finding the time in the morning, keeping children clean and dry, and the best way to ride in the rain. In addition, special guest Janet Schmidt (Alameda Elementary School parent) will share her experience on biking with her children to school every day. Walking and biking to school resources will be provided. Don’t let the weather stop you from taking an active commute to school
Date/Time: December 10th (Thursday), 10:30am-11:30am
Location: Sellwood-Moreland Library branch (7860 SE 13th Ave, Portland OR 97202)
Coffee, pastries and fruit will be provided.
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SES Online Recycling: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SES_Sharing/
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Franklin High School Performing Arts: Sunnyside families, are you wondering what sort of performing arts programs Franklin has to offer your student?
Choir Holiday Concert: Tuesday, December 8 at 7:00 pm in the auditorium. Suggested donation: $3
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