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~NATURE NIGHT~
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
Seeking speakers for SES Nature Nights
We're recruiting speakers for family Nature Nights, planned for the second Tuesday of each month this winter and spring. We're looking for kid-friendly topics and activities. Can you give a talk about edible plants, stars, geology, or animals? Tell stories, make nature crafts, or lead a fun nature-related activity? Or do you know someone who can? Weekend nature walk leaders are needed too. Please call parent Elisabeth Neely to volunteer, 503-493-0137, or write your contact information on the sign up sheet in the office.
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. 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:
Cookie Dough Pick Up:
The cookie dough will be delivered on Thursday, December 17th. You can pick up your order after school. If you can help with sorting the orders, please let Kristy know in the office (503-916-6226).
Magazine Purchases/Renewals:
Do you have magazines that need to be renewed? Are you buying magazine subscriptions for gifts for the holiday? If so, check out the QSP website for great deals and help Sunnyside at the same time.
Go to www.qsp.com to order online.
Use your School Code: 425068510 and follow the instructions online.
Please see the attached flyer for full details.
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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SES is recycling Christmas trees on Jan 2-3 and we need YOUR help! Students get service hours and adults get that warm sense of satisfaction and fun while helping out.
Please contact Diana Tesh at vlahakistesh@gmail.com if you can help.
We need people with trucks who can pick up Christmas trees and haul them to the school.
We also need students and adults to work on the weekend of the event unloading trees from cars, stacking them up and collecting money. The event is the first Saturday AND Sunday in January, 10am-4pm. We need to fill all shift and its fun!
Even if you can't help out, please bring us your Xmas tree. Only $5 if you bring it to school or $8 if we pick it up at your home. This is fundraiser for middle school marine biology trips.
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):
KATHY'S POSITIVE DISCIPLINE CLASS STARTS ON JANUARY 13
This 6-week class will help you to spruce up your parenting with non-punitive, respectful, long-term parenting skills that encourage children and tweens to thinks for themselves. This is an experiential class and a great opportunity to make connections with other conscientious SES parents. $30 for 6 Wednesday mornings, 8:50 to 10:45 AM, Room 215. Call (971-219-6886) or email Kathy at kkellerj@pps.k12.or.us to let her know you are interested.
Women's History Celebration:
Our 6th annual WOMEN'S HISTORY celebration will be coming up in March. Think about whether you would like to help out or play a role. Our first organizational meeting will on Wednesday January 6 at 8:50 AM for an hour in Room 215. Please come and find out more about this fun and educational project. Kathy KJ
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.
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WHO IS ROOSTING IN THE NEW YEAR? - If winter brings changes in the after school schedule for your middle schooler, consider registering for Roost days through the Sunnyside Swap Shop Co-op. Camp Fire staff provides a warm, lively space on the top floor of the Sunnnyside Methodist Church building for 6th, 7th and 8th graders right after school until 6pm all days that PPS is in session. Snacking, lounging, space for doing homework and crafting all week long. Open gym time every Friday. Reduced registration fee for the remainder of the year of just $25. Ongoing monthly fees of $45 for each day of the week your student Roosts. Partial and full sponsorship of registration/use fees by supportive local business sponsors for families needing financial assistance. Special Roost use packages for students participating in the Wizard of OZ will be include in parent information packets for the play. Students can Roost for the day before registering with permission forms available on the buletin board in the SES office or at www.sunnysideswapshop.org. More information: Karen Hery (503) 407-2667.
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SES Online Recycling: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SES_Sharing/
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Franklin High School:
Discover Franklin! Join us for our open house on February 2nd from 6:30-8:30pm. Come and see all that Franklin has to offer! Check out our advanced classes, Freshman Academy, student supports, and variety of elective programs. Will your student want a closer look? Inquire about having your student shadow a current Franklin student. Sign up for 2/9, 2/16, or 2/23 by calling us at 503-916-5140. Visit our website for more information and the shadowing form at www.franklin.pps.k12.or.us.
Thanks!
Petra
Franklin Vice Principal
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SUPPORT THE ZIMBABWE ARTISTS PROJECT!
Purchase a piece of ZAP art at Grand Central Bakery to help the rural Weya women of Eastern Zimbabwe. Through education, sale of their art and special projects, ZAP's non-profit activities help Weya women become economically self sufficient. On display at all Grand Central Bakery Portland locations through the holidays, 100% of the proceeds from the sale of each piece of art will go to ZAP to help the women of Weya provide for their families. To learn more about ZAP or to donate, please check out their website at www.zimbabweartistsproject.org.
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