OCTOBER 2016 IN THIS ISSUE: ~ WELCOME BACK 1 ~ FUNDRAISER 2 ~ PTA MEMBERSHIP 3 ~ SPECIAL FEATURES 4 ~ FALL FAMILY NIGHT 5 ~ A LOOK AHEAD 6 ~ BOX TOPS! 7-8 ~ FROM THE BOARD 9 Welcome Back Fruitland RAMS and Families! We hope you had a fun and safe summer! We are so lucky to have such an involved group of parents here at Fruitland and can t wait for another fantastic year with all of you. We would like to welcome our new teachers and staff members. We hope you come to love Fruitland like we all do. Your support of the PTA allows us to help sponsor events like Tiffany s Skate Nights, Family Fun Nights, Summer Reading Incentives, our Art Docent program, and lots of other activities which help support our teachers and also our families here at Fruitland. We hope you will all be able to help us with our Fall Fundraiser, Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough. This is our biggest Fundraiser and allows us to fund all of our fun and educational activities. Even out of state family and friends can help by going on-line. With so many new and exciting things happening at Fruitland this year we hope you will be able to join us as PTA members and help make this year another great one. Please let us know if you have questions or how we can be of help. Your Fruitland PTA Board
FUNDRAISING OTIS SPUNKMEYER COOKIES! Hi Fruitland Families, welcome back to school! Our Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough Fundraiser kicked off this year on September 22 nd! All money and orders must be returned by Monday, October 10 th. Orders will be available to pick up mid-november. If you need anything, or have questions, please contact either Carolyn at montywelsh@aol.com or Jehan at mccallum3@comcast.net. Thank you! Your Fruitland PTA Board... AWESOME PRIZES! We will be handing out Crazy Creatures throughout our fundraiser. All you have to do is sell 3 items to receive a lanyard and your first Mini Sea Creature! Earn an additional creature when you sell 5,10,15,20 & 25 items. Everyone that sells 12 items will receive a special invitation to our movie night event! Sell 15 items and take home Inkie our adorable plush octopus!. SELL TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY ONLINE! GROUP CODE: FRFRUPW Online sales count toward student prizes! Send an invitation to out-of-town friends and family. 1. Go to cherrydale.com 3. Create a sellers account using the group code above. 2. Click on Sellers Login 4. Enter email addresses & click Send. An email will be sent explaining how an online purchase will benefit your student and Fruitland PTA. When you register online, you will be entered to win a GoPRO Hero 3 HD Video Camera or a Nabi 7 Kids Android Tablet.
SPECIAL FEATURES Welcome Back Watch D.O.G.S!! WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students) is an innovative father involvement, educational initiative of the National Center For Fathering. There are two primary goals of the WATCH D.O.G.S. program. 1) To provide positive male role models for the students, demonstrating by their presence that education is important. 2) To provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security and reduce bullying. WATCH D.O.G.S. began in 1998 in a single school in Springdale, Arkansas and has since grown into a national recognized program that has brought hundreds of thousands of fathers and father figures into the school classrooms and hallways across the country, creating millions of hours of in school volunteer time and having a tremendously positive impact on the educational process. Today more than 5,348 schools in 47 states plus DC participate in WATCH D.O.G.S. Currently, there are WATCH D.O.G.S. programs in China, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Thank you to everyone who attended pizza night and to those who helped with clean up. We appreciate you. Some Watch D.O.G.S. Reminders: * For safety concerns, No cell phone use while volunteering * Clear volunteer times and days with your students' teachers, if you are not on the volunteer calendar for that day, you may not be able to volunteer * Give enough notice to your students' teacher(s) when volunteering. This will enable them to prepare things for you to do while volunteering (working with students, class needs, copies, etc.) * No loitering, unless directed by Mrs. Jones to Watch DOG patrol, throughout the school once you are done volunteering ARE YOU INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING? If so, the Puyallup School District now has an easy and secure online application system that eliminates the need for paper applications! To submit your volunteer application 1. Go to the Puyallup School District website at www.puyallup.k12.wa.us 2. Under the gold Community tab, click on Volunteer Services. 3. Click on the Online Volunteer Application link to complete and submit your application. You will be notified of your volunteer approval via email, so be sure to include an accurate email address! 4. Once approved, please read through the Volunteer Handbook, which can be found on the Volunteer Services page on the district website, then contact your school office for information on volunteering procedures and opportunities. This new system is not compatible with mobile device, so you will need to use a computer or device that allows multiple windows to be opened at the same time. If you do not have access to a computer, there are computer kiosks available at each school and at the district office. Please remember that with this new system, approvals are good for 2 years from the date of notification, unless otherwise indicated, so if you were approved to volunteer last year, you do not need to submit a new application until next year. To confirm your approval expiration date, you may contact your school office or email volunteer@puyallup.w12.wa.us.
A LOOK AHEAD UPCOMING DATES SKATE NIGHT AT TIFFANY s FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 TH 5:00-7:00 PM Calling All Scientists It is NEVER too early to start thinking about a science project for the Science Fair! ~Heidi Spence October 13 th & 14 th ~ No School October 18-20 ~ Early Release (Teacher Conferences) October 31 November 4 ~ Bookaneer Book Fair November 11 th ~ No School (Veteran s Day) December 3 rd ~ Holiday Bazaar (For more information, please contact Megan Matteson at goldngang@hotmail.com or Kiersten Vining at kierstenvining@gmail.com)
Welcome Back! My name is Kiersten Vining and this is my first year of being the Box Tops coordinator for Fruitland. I appreciate all those families who have supported this program and I know families will continue to support Fruitland by collecting and turning in their current box tops this year as well. Your support allowed Fruitland to raise about $1500 last school year! There are a couple of things I would like to share that help make my job of sorting, counting and submitting (approximately 3,000 or more box tops every couple of months) easier. IMPORTANT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 1. First, please make sure your box tops have NOT EXPIRED. It might be helpful to submit your box tops more often to avoid submitting expired ones. 2. Second, box tops are submitted in groups of 50. It will make my job easier if you can either make copies of the RAMPages collection sheet (adhere only 10 box tops per sheet, please), or if you choose not to use the sheet, simply place a group of 50 in a plastic bag and label it 50. Please staple any Bonus box tops to the collection sheet, Do NOT include those in a set of 10 (bonus box tops are submitted separately). 3. Third, please DO NOT attach Campbell Soup labels to the Box Tops collection sheet. I do not collect Campbell Soup labels. I want to thank you in advance for taking the extra time to review these guidelines before submitting your box tops. It will definitely make my job easier. ~ Kiersten Vining Box Top Coordinator
2016-2017 PTA OFFICERS & SCHOOL PERSONNEL President Carolyn Welsh montywelsh@aol.com Secretary Megan Matteson goldngang@hotmail.com Treasurer Jehan McCallum mccallum3@comcast.net Membership Heidi Spence family@thespences.us Molly Susee thunderspecialtyprinting@gmail.com RAMpages Editor Lindsey Siess lsiess0423@gmail.com Principal Melayne Jones jonesf@puyallup.k12.wa.us School Office Melissa Johnson, Office Manager johnsmk@puyallup.k12.wa.us Stacie Estrada, Secretary FROM THE BOARD DON T FORGET to check out the PTA Bulletin Board in the main hallway for important school announcements & minutes from PTA Board Meetings! OCTOBER PTA BOARD MEETING The next board meeting is Tuesday, October 18 th, at 3:45pm in the school library. WEATHER & EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENTS In the event of inclement weather or an emergency situation, the Puyallup School District takes every precaution to ensure the safety of students. Arrangements have been made with radio stations, TV stations, and Internet sites to broadcast emergency information regarding the operation of school. INCLEMENT WEATHER INFORMATION The school district will keep the community informed through the Public Schools Emergency Communications System through the following radio stations, TV stations, and Internet sites. Radio and Television Stations - KIRO 97.3 FM - KOMO 1000 AM or 97.7 FM - KOMO TV Channel 4 - KING TV Channel 5 - KONG TV Channel 6 - KIRO TV Channel 7 If the Puyallup School District is not mentioned during the news broadcast, school will be open with buses operating on as normal a schedule as possible. Broadcasts begin at 5:30am. SchoolMessenger The school district s SchoolMessenger automated telephone parent notification system can rapidly alert parents of weather-related school closures or changes in start or dismissal times. The system is programmed to call the primary number that parents/guardians have listed on their child s enrollment card. Internet Sites www.schoolreport.org Subscribers to the free notification service receive direct notification via e-mail or a textenabled cell phone or pager. To sign up, visit www.schoolreport.org. www.puyallup.k12.wa.us (click the Emergency Info button at the top of any page on this Puyallup School District Web site)