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The Pony Express April 2015 Volume 13, Issue 8 President: Terri Piorkowski Editor: Silja Shjarback Mt. Erie Elementary PTA Chapter 8.2.37 360-293-9541 [email protected] www.mteriepta.org Upcoming Walk & Wheel Events April 22 Earth Day Walk & Wheel bike, walk, or ride to school and get a prize! May is bike month and we will be celebrating National Bike to school day May 6 th with a group ride from Storvik park. The ride will leave Storvik at 9:00 am. During month of May there will also be a challenge between Mt Erie and Island View for how many kids can walk or ride to school the most days.
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The Pony Express April 2015 Volume 13, Issue 8
President: Terri Piorkowski Editor: Silja Shjarback
Mt. Erie Elementary PTA Chapter 8.2.37 360-293-9541 [email protected] www.mteriepta.org
Upcoming Walk & Wheel Events
April 22
Earth Day Walk & Wheel bike, walk, or ride to school and get a prize!
May is bike month and we will be celebrating
National Bike to school day May 6th with a group ride from Storvik park.
The ride will leave Storvik at 9:00 am.
During month of May there will also be a challenge between Mt Erie and Island View for how
many kids can walk or ride to school the most days.
April 27 – May 1
8:15-9:15, 12:00-1:00, 3:30-4:15
Mt. Erie Library
Buy one one book and get the second of equal or
lesser value for free. There will be a wonderful
selection of engaging and affordable books for every
reading level. Join us for this fun event to help put
books in the hands of our students!
Staff Appreciation Week The week of May 4 - 8, we will celebrate the excellent team that
we have at Mt. Erie. We will be providing meals, snacks and small
gifts throughout the week. To make this week really special, we
could use more parent participation.
If you are able to contribute with food, tokens of appreciation or
helping us set-up on any of those days, please contact Meredith
([email protected]) or Suzy ([email protected]).
Have you brought in items in the past?
Please check the PTA office for bowls, plates, a crock pot and
other personal items that may be yours.
Items not claimed will be donated
at the end of the school year!
Raffle prizes
will be
delivered by the
middle of May!
Dates to remember:
May 5 from 3:45 to 5:30 TRYOUTS
May 6 from 8:00 to 9:15 TRYOUTS
June 4 from 3:45 to 5:30 DRESS REHEARSAL
June 5 1:30pm in school PERFORMANCE
June 5 6:30pm evening PERFORMANCE
Acts must last no more than 3 minutes. No lip syncing acts allowed. We
encourage students and school staff to participate. We LOVE group acts! Get
your friends involved and get on stage.
Attendance at one of the tryout sessions is required. Attendance and adequate
preparation for the DRESS REHEARSAL are required or you will not be able to
participate in the performances.
All activities will be held in the Mount Erie Gym.
Permission slips will come home at the end of April and are required to be
completed for tryouts.
Please e-mail me, Polly Dubbel, at [email protected] if you have questions
or WISH TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP with this great event.
*2015 Mustang Talent Extravaganza*
School Spirit Fridays Wear your
MUSTANG Gear and/or colors!
PTA Member discounts!!
Did you know that your PTA membership includes discounts? Your PTA membership card is emailed to you directly
from Washington State PTA. If you haven’t received it, check your Junk folder, or email [email protected] to
request another copy. WSPTA has new discounts added just this month:
Wild Waves Theme Park: savings off regular admission prices and "print and go" so you have your ticket in hand
when you get to the park with no waiting in the line to purchase tickets. To access your special tickets, go
to https://shop.accesso.com/clients/accesso17/affiliate/login.php?m=11872&ec=10006 log into the site with the
username: WSPTA; and password: summer2015. The start date to begin to use this member benefit is May 23rd
– but you can purchase tickets now!
Silverwood Theme Park: 15% discount -- exclusively for members of the Washington State PTA. Go to the
Silverwood home page (URL below), click on the 'BUY TICKETS NOW' graphic in the upper right-most corner of the page, then type in the code WASHPTA15 as the Promotion Code: http://www.silverwoodthemepark.com/
PTA MEMBERS SAVE UP TO 20% AT GREAT WOLF LODGE THROUGH DECEMBER 31!
You can save up to 20% on best available rates for an exclusive Washington State PTA. Amenities include: 84-degree indoor
waterpark, daily WolfWalk and story time, spacious Northwoods family suites, fantastic specialty-themed restaurants and more! For
more information or reservations, visit greatwolf.com or call 866-925-WOLF (9653). Use corporate code: WSPTA984A. When you
check-in, you will need to show your PTA ID card.
SAFE KIDS DAY AT THE SEATTLE MARINERS GAME
Join Safe Kids on April 26, 2015 as the Seattle Mariners take on the Minnesota Twins. It will be a fun day celebrating kids and
educating parents on ways they can keep kids safe. Like last year, there will have a guest of honor throw out the first pitch and provide
a safety education table with games and give-a-ways alongside other family oriented organizations. $8 of each ticket sold through the
special promotion only available http://bit.ly/marinerskidsmtepta (promo code: SafeKids) and will directly benefit Safe Kids Washington.
These funds support a local network of coalitions through workforce development and local prevention services.
Tacoma Rainiers Baseball PTA Weekend: Discounted tickets are available for a great weekend of baseball on
June 27 and 28, with Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple A team that prepares players for the Seattle
Mariners! https://oss.ticketmaster.com/aps/rainiers/EN/promotion/home to purchase tickets for June 27 and June 28. The link
will be open until June 28 at 11 pm. The promo code is: WAPTA.
Your PTA membership gets you more discounts through the National PTA program. Check them out on the National PTA
page herehttp://www.pta.org/benefits
Some of the discounts offered include:
Hertz Car Rental: National PTA discount code
Save up to 20% using discount CDP# 1929580
FREE Child Seat with every rental
Additional savings on Affordable Prepaid Rates
Special promotions in addition to your discount
Staples: 10% off supplies and furniture; 25% off copy and print; free shipping
Sylvan Learning: 50% off initial assessment (we have a satellite location right here in Anacortes!), plus Sylvan donates $10 to
your selected local PTA
TeenSafe Smartphone Monitoring: lifetime discount of 33% off software, plus TeenSafe donates $10 to your selected
local PTA
Mt. Erie PTA does not endorse any commercial entity, product or service. This is provided for informational purposes only.
Anacortes High School Design!!
Your feedback is needed for the new high school design.
The next community meetings are
May 10th
10am-11:30am
or
7pm-8:30pm
District Office Board Room
More information can be found at
http://www.asd103.org/pages/Anacortes_School_District/Design_Resources/5099769586091358
818/Main_Nav0/Facilities_Project
If you would like to work with students in the
garden during May and June, email Martha at
[email protected] Indicate grade level
interest and availability.
upcoming dates
April 24 Fitness Friday 8:15-8:30 May 7 Spring Concert Brodniak Hall 6:30 pm
Early Release at 12:00 6 :00 call time K, 2nd, 4th & 6th grades
April 27-May 1 Book Fair May 11-13 6th graders at Camp Orkila
Buy One Get One Free May 18 PTA Board meeting 2:00 pm
May 1 Mustang Gallery Family Art Night 6-8pm May 22 Early Release
May 2 Mustang Gallery viewing 11 am – 1 pm May 25-26 No School
May 5 & 6 Talent Show auditions May 27 PTA General Membership Meeting
May 5 Reading Is Fundamental 3:45 pm Library
May 4-8 Staff Appreciation Week
Garden News
Our school garden continues to be a popular spot during lunch recess. The students enjoy watering
the emerging plants and they will be snacking on radishes in the coming weeks. The warm weather
will allow us to fill the rest of the beds with crops for summer and fall harvest.
There is a fun free event at The Depot this weekend.
The Art of Gardening 10 to 4 Saturday and 10 to 3 Sunday.
Find our booth where children can glue seeds to paper towels to bring home and plant.
If your child would be interested in helping out for a shift, contact Martha Harper,
There will be plants for sale and useful gardening information. Also a wonderful Bonsai display. We
would love to have our school families come to say hello.
Enjoy the sunshine!
Mt. Erie PTA Board of Directors and Ad-Hoc Committee Leaders Thank you to all these fabulous volunteers and other committee members not listed!!
Executive Board Ad-Hoc Committee Chairs Stephen P. Williams
Terri Piorkowski Alethea Fleming Science/Tech Careers Family Night
President Reading is Fundamental (RIF) [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Sarah Nichols
Tor Fleming Melinda Moore Lunch Program Coord & Food to Thought
Vice President Yearbook [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Polly Dubbel
Gail Tabor Nicole Johnston Mountain School Coordinator,
Secretary Stop and Move Talent Show
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Sonia Hambleton Gina Thomas
Co-Treasurer Astrea Miller Box Tops, Campbell’s Soup Labels,
[email protected] Communications -website/FB ACT (Anacortes Community Theatre)
Heidi Harris [email protected] [email protected]
Co-Treasurer Karman Paul Amy Harrington
[email protected] Mustang Wear Sales Walk & Wheel
[email protected] [email protected]
Committee Chairs-Board of Directors OPEN ****
Diane Peterson Fundraising-Safeway Escrip Peter Donaldson
Membership/volunteer list Lisa Kuhnlein Principal
[email protected] Art Club/Mustang Art Gallery
Sarah Nichols [email protected] See a position that’s open
Legislative/Advocacy Laura Willingham that you may be interested
[email protected] Grant Writer Liason in? Contact Terri for more
Megan Schorr [email protected] details!
[email protected] Debbie Martin/Martha Harper
Watch D.O.G.S. Coordinator Community Garden Liaison
[email protected] [email protected]
Leslie Tysseling Polly Dubbel
School District Liaison Spring Family Night-Talent Show
[email protected] [email protected]
DanaLee Hanks Megan Atterberry/Leslie Tysseling
Young Authors Coordinator Fall Family Night-Harvest Night
Suzy Gilbert & Merdith McIlmoyle [email protected]
Hospitality/Staff Appreciation [email protected]
[email protected] Shannon Conley
OPEN*** Spring Walk-a-Thon
Fundraising Coordinator
Volunteer Coordinator Young Author's Coordinator
