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Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Box Tops Competition

• Friday, February 14
• Friday, February 21
• 8:50 am - 10:50 am
• Count and cut Box Tops

Science Discovery Night

• Wednesday, February 26
• Set Up  5:30 - 6:00pm
• Activity Station 6:00 - 7:30pm
• Clean up 7:30-8:00pm

Family Night out at Carl's Jr.

• Wednesday, March 5
• 5:00 - 8:00 pm
• Students in grades 3rd - 5th may work 1/2 hour shifts.
• Parents must sign permission slip and provide transportation.

Family Fun Night and Auction

• Friday, April 4
• Set up: Thursday, April 3, After School
• Set up: Friday, April 4, 8:50am - 5:00pm
• Event (Games, Prizes, Food, Auction, and Tickets):  5:00pm - 8:00pm
• Clean up: 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Science & Art Night

Clash Day is this Friday, February 8th!

Box Tops Competition

The 3 classrooms that bring in the most Box Tops earn a popcorn party.

The second week of the Box Tops Classroom Challenge is over, Mrs. Zade's 4th Grade class is still in the lead, tied for 2nd place is Mrs. McAllister's and Mrs. Martin-Baker's classrooms. 

The contest still has 3 weeks left. 
And so far students have brought in over 2600 Box Tops. 

McTeacher's Night!

 

2014 FAMILY FUN NIGHT COMMITTEES

Hello Englewood Parents,

The Holidays are over and it is too cold to go outside to play!!! So what better time to help the Family Fun Night Committee plan one of our biggest and exciting festivities we have at Englewood.

Save the date: Our Family Fun Night is Friday, April 4th!!!

We would like to invite you to our next Family Fun Night planning meeting!

When: Thursday, January 30th

Where: Englewood Media Center

Time: 6:00-7:30pm (Don’t worry if you will be late, or have to leave early)

We have a great group of parent volunteers within our Englewood Community. We would to extend an invitation to parents of all grades to come and join the Family Fun Night Committee.

~2014 Family Fun Night Committee~ 

Mary Hanson: Chairperson and Donation/Sponsors

Michelle Lewis: Community Coordinator

Amy Sargent: Volunteer Coordinator

Bethany Wachtler: Prize Coordinator/General Store

Kim Keady: Cake Walk Cupcake Coordinator

Ruby McClorey: Ticket Sales Coordinator

Connie Dewey: Entertainment Coordinator

Michelle Russell: Food Coordinator

Jody Blackman: Treasurer 

JOIN US!

Bring your best friend along, we promise you will not regret it!!!

We are currently looking for people help coordinate the following committees:

Game Coordinator: (Games have be selected already, but any new ideas are great!) Helps construct games & activities. Promotes the Family Fun Night THEME to ensure all event decorations flow with the theme. Makes game description posters and backdrops. Monitors progress on collection of materials to be used for game booths. Determines where games will be located based on specific needs of games/activities

Decoration Coordinator: Creates or buys decorations. Determines what general decorations will be needed (except booths—which are to be decorated by game coordinator). Coordinates purchase, construction, set-up, and removal of decorations (except booths). Promotes the Family Fun Night THEME to ensure all event decorations flow with the theme.

Advertisement/Event Promotions: Design and create posters and flyers. Event Program (including games, activities, and sponsor recognitions). School newsletter

Family Fun Night Co­Chair: Shares duties with current Family Fun Night Chair which include planning and working with all committees to make sure things run smoothly for Family Fun Night Day.

* For more details please contact Mary Hanson (Family Fun Night Chair) at 503.­991.­2889 or via email at mary_hanson81@yahoo.com

~ The money raised at Family Fun Night raises every year is used to fund field trips, buy technology equipment for our classrooms, and fulfill grade level requests. All funds raised go right back to benefit our students. 

Family Fun Night is Coming!

Box Tops Classroom Challenge First Week

Over 1,800 box tops were counted by volunteers today. We will count every Friday, until the contest ends Friday, February 21.

 

The class that brought in the most Box Tops so far is Mrs. Zade's 4th Grade class. They brought in over 300! Very impressive!






You can take a look at the classroom's progress each week on the bulletin board near the office. 

Each popcorn kernel = 20 box tops

 

 

 

 

Englewood Newsletter this Week!

Englewood Newsletter this Week

Salem Eco-School Network Informational Meeting

Salem Eco-School Network

Informational Meeting

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

Straub Environmental Center

1320 A Street NE, Salem, OR 97301

 

The desire for a Salem Eco-School Network is emerging. All interested parents and teachers from each district and private school in the area are invited to attend an informational meeting on February 11 to learn more about this idea and to contribute their thoughts. The meeting will be of great interest to any parent or teacher who is or would like to advance sustainability initiatives at a school.

 

The Salem Eco-School Network idea is supported by Straub Environmental Center and the Center for Earth Leadership, which formed similar networks in Portland, Beaverton, Corvallis, and Lake Oswego school districts. 

 

At the meeting parents from the Portland Eco-School Network will share about their experience and Center representatives will lead a discussion on how the program might benefit Salem schools.

 

More information can be found at http://www.earthleaders.org/programs/eco-school-networks.

 

RSVPs requested to Emily Klavins at 503-227-2315 or emily@earthleaders.org

or, if you cannot attend but would like information, please contact Emily.

Box Tops Classroom Competition

Box Tops Classroom Challenge Contest

We are having a friendly competition between all the classes to see who can collect the most Box Tops for the next month, ending Friday February 21.   Send (clipped) Box Tops to your children’s class rooms and they will be collected and counted each Friday before 02/21.  Our first collection day will be Friday Jan. 24^th.  The top 3 winning classes will be awarded with a popcorn party!

Be sure to watch for Box Tops on products and promotions in grocery stores.  Every single Box Top and every bonus coupon will count towards the class totals. Please do not send Box Tops with expired dates; they will not count!!!

To learn more, visit boxtops4education.com—and thanks for choosing to make a difference for our school with Box Tops!

Grocery Store Bonus Box Tops Slips – Follow instructions on the slip to enter the code.  Indicate that the code has been entered and then send it in to your child’s class so that it counts toward the class’s Box Tops total.


List of Products— Clip the Box Top from hundreds of participating products and send them to school.  Each one is worth 10¢ when our school redeems them from Box Tops for Education.  Click here to download a list of products.

Sign up –– It’s easy and free. Sign up to support our school at boxtops4education.com, where you can:

• See how much our school is earning with Box Tops

• Enter online promotions for chances to win Bonus Box Tops and other prizes

• Print money-saving coupons for your favorite Box Tops brands

 

Crazy Sock Day!

Reminder: January PTC Meeting Cancellation.

Please note that our normally scheduled Parent Teacher Club meeting for this Thursday, Jan. 9, is cancelled. We will be gearing up for a bigger meeting in February (Thursday, 02/13) to go over upcoming events, new positions opening up for the 2014/15 school year, and a review of past events.

We hope you have had a WONDERFUL break and are ready to jump back into school rested and renewed!

 

 

If you are interesting in becoming involved at the Family Fun Night event, there are 3 planning meetings before the next PTC meeting.

 

Thursday, January 23, 648000006:00 PM - 7:00 PM   
Thursday, 1391040000000January 30, 648000006:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Tuesday, 1392076800000February 11, 648000006:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Family Fun Night Planning in the Works!

Family Fun Night Planning Meeting

1392854Hello Parents,

The Englewood Parent Teacher Club is hosting its 14th Annual Family Fun Night on April 4th.

In order to prepare for this large event, we are in need of many parents to help in many areas. This is a great way to network with many parents within all grade levels as well as a great fundraiser to help support the school.

How can you help? We will be having a Family Fun Night planning meeting in the Library. We will be in one of the back rooms.

Please bring any ideas and suggestions you have and where you plan to help out.

 

We look forward to seeing everyone there,

Englewood Parent Teacher Club


                                     

 Agenda for first two meetings: 
Thursday, January 23, 648000006:00 PM - 7:00 PM       
Thursday, 1391040000000January 30, 648000006:00 PM - 7:00 PM

      

Family Fun Night brain storming and preliminary planning:
•         Set Theme, and fundraising goals for event.
•         What activities, games, food, and venders should we use this year?
•         With what partners can we work this year?
•         What events were most successful last year, measuring success by cost return?
•         What should we post on our blog, our website, our Facebook, our newsletter, etc. to communicate our events to supporters and new prospects?

 

Additional Meeting Dates
Tuesday, 1392076800000February 11, 648000006:00 PM - 7:00 PM                     
Thursday, February 20, 648000006:00 PM - 7:00 PM                     
Thursday, February 27, 648000006:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, March 11, 648000006:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, March 18, 648000006:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 1, 648000006:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Family Writing Workshop

The Oregon Writing Project

Wednesday, January 22nd at 6:00 pm.

In the Englewood Gymnasium

 
The Oregon Writing Project at Willamette University offers fun, interactive and educational family programs focused on increasing student achievement in the area of literacy. 

 

The sessions last between 60 and 90 minutes.  There is a maximum of 40 attendees per session, so we need all students and family participant to please reserve their place.    

 

Session 1 “Family ‘Pop-up’ Books” 
Students and their parents will discuss their favorite books and then work together to create a "pop-up" book to celebrate these favorite stories.  

 

Session 2 "Family Journals" 
Students and their parents are invited to a night of writing, decorating, and fun as they create together a family journal that can be used for years of writing together.

 

We are asking for a $1.00 sign-up fee per attendant to hold your spot. A flyer will be sent home, and there will be a sign-up sheet in the office.

If you need a copy of the sign-up, you can print you own, by following this link;  Oregon Writing Project Sign-up.

December PTC Meeting Minutes

Thursday, December 12, 2013 6:00pm-7:00pm

The meeting was called to order by Mary Hanson.

INTRODUCTIONS:  Everyone introduced themselves and shared what grades their children are in.

In Attendance: Gary Etchemendy, Amy Sargent, Connie Dewey, Mike Dougherty, Dan Mahoney, Lora Dougherty, Ruby McClorey, Hurt Haas, Michelle Lewis, Chelsea Davis, Mary Hanson, Priscilla Tilgner, Michelle Russell, Jody Blackman, and Liz Tardif.

PRINCIPAL REPORT:

• Principal Etchemendy reported out Reading at Home (RAH) is underway and students who reach their reading targets respective to their grade will be given prizes. 
• Book Fair earned enough to supplement the Library $1,000 and Library also given $500 additional funds from another school. 
• The library will be getting rid of old worn books and replacing them with more up-to-date books.  Donations of books in good condition will be accepted. 
• Update on Computer Updates.  The district will be updating Englewood's computers in the lab and then a trickle down of swapping out older computers throughout the school will happen from the computers from the lab. 
• Book Study Math Fluency has been completed and parents may see more homework over the winter break. 
• Artist in Residence for Ceramics has been contacted and classes will take place coming up in the new year.

TREASURY/JODI BLACKMAN:  Financial actuals and projections were given out for review.   

 CURRENT BUSINESS:

• Mary Hanson motioned that Amy Sargent be the Co-Volunteer Coordinator and everyone was in favor.  
• Family  Literacy program has been set up to take place in the last 2 weeks of January.  Typical lessons will last about 60-90 minutes.  Maximum of 40 attendees and cost is $1 per session fee to sign up.  Mary suggested a waiting list for next time if the class maxes out and participants do not make it this time around. 
• McTeacher night will be February 4^th. 
• AC Gilberts house will come to Englewood  the last 2 weeks and February it will be some Science based activities for groups of up to 100 participants. 

NEW BUSINESS:

• Family Fun night will be Friday, April 4^th,  5-8pm. 
• Spring Scholastic Book Fair will be before and after school May 5-9 and will include a parent’s lunch this time that will take place on May 5^th. 
• Chuck-E-Cheese event has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 4^th after school til close.
• Grade 5 graduation was discussed.  Historically, it is the grade 5 parents who come up with Theme etc but the grade 4 parents then do the volunteering and work so that the parents of graduates may enjoy the time with their 5^th graders.

No School Days

• Friday, December 20^th
• Winter Break December 23^rd – January 3^rd
• Monday, January 20^th, 2014
• Monday, January 27^th 2014

Next Parent Club Meeting is Thursday February 13^th,  6:00pm-7:00pm

PTC Meeting Tonight

November PTC Meeting Minutes

November Englewood Parent Teacher Club Meeting

Thursday, November 14, 2013 6:00pm-7:00pm

The meeting was called to order by Mary Hanson.

 INTRODUCTIONS: 

Everyone introduced themselves and shared what grades their children are in.

PRINCIPAL REPORT:

• Principal Etchemendy reported out there is currently 392 children attending Englewood School. 
• He then spoke about how state testing will changes and showed examples of Math and Language Arts testing.  This year students will get 2 chances to take the test and next year only one chance.  The students will be given more time in computer lab to work on keyboarding in preparation for the tests which require some keyboarding skills to be able to respond to some of the questions.  There will be upgrades in technology coming in incremental stages.  There will be more homework given online.  Currently they have iLearn and about 46 states have adopted Core Standards so far. 
• Lice outbreak notification process was discussed.  3 or more confirmed cases in the class before notification go out to the parents of that class.

AMY SCHROEDER/MEDIA PRESENTATION  UPDATE ON BATTLE OF THE BOOKS:

• Amy updated information about Battle of the Books. 
• 25 Teams have been made and parent permission slips go out next week. 
• Will start “Battling” after winter break. 
• Finishes about Mid-February and early March will be a Regional Battle in Woodburn. 
• The Winning and Alternate Team will be going to the Regional Competition. 
• Parents of team will be responsible for travel to and from and anyone wishing to volunteer is welcome at any time.
• Please contact Amy for any information or any feedback, comments or concerns. 

TREASURY/JODI BLACKMAN:  

• Financial actuals and projections were given out for review. 
• Jog-A-Thon was a huge success.  Over $12K was earned in pledges and Englewood raised enough money to give parties to all the classes.  The $60 party will be on November 15 at 2pm.
• $1,215.50 was raised at the Boons Treasury: Family Night Out fundraiser.
• Volunteers are desperately required for the Fall Book Fair on 11/21 and parents are encouraged to attend 11/19 volunteer planning meeting from 5:30-7:00pm. 

CURRENT BUSINESS:

• Writing Workshops from Willamette University Family events were discussed along with some other 60-90 minute Workshops (Science and Art Night) by AC Gilbert House as possible family fun time. 
• Michelle Motioned and Rebecca seconded having Karl Knudson as the Artist in Residence. Englewood’s Kiln in now operational.  Mr. Knudson will be contacted to see when he can come to Englewood.  It is thought he will spend an hour with the teacher before he spends an hour with each class.  More details to follow.  Principal Etchemendy has more details will follow. 

 NEW BUSINESS:

• Need volunteers and craft ideas for Winter Festival on Friday, December 13^th.  Any ideas on Wreaths as the usual donations will not be coming this year.
• Any  event can be signed up for at Help Counter if you are interested in volunteering please make sure you background check is current.
• The volunteer log on will let you know if you do not have a current back ground check in place.

Next Parent Club Meeting is Thursday December 12^th 6:00pm-7:00pm

HAT DAY! Englewood School Spirit Day is this Friday, 12/6.