Please continue to stay updated on PTO news and events on our website www.coopermountainpto.org and on our Facebook page (Cooper Mountain Elementary PTO). Both are updated with event dates and information, as well as electronic versions of many of the forms you receive in your child’s backpack.

Cooper Mountain PTO Newsletter

Cooper Mountain Elementary School Office Phone (503) 259-3830 School FAX (503) 259-3833

School Attendance Hotline (503)259-6820 PTO Website: www.coopermountainpto.org

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com and search for Cooper Mountain Elementary PTO

NOTES FROM THE BOARD UPCOMING EVENTS

January 19 MLK Holiday- No School for Students January 20 Dining 4 $- Pietro’s Pizza January 26 Staff Development Day- No School for Students January 27 PTO Meeting 1:30pm January 29 Science Fair 6:00pm-7:30pm February 2 Principal Chat 8:45am February 2 Scrip Order Date February 4 Walk or Bike to School February 16 Presidents’ Day Holiday- No School for Students February 18 Dining 4 $- Fresh Grill February 19-20 Spring Conferences February 23 Scrip Order Date February 24 PTO Meeting 7:00pm

January 15, 2015

2015-2016 BI-ANNUAL AUCTION

URGENT VOLUNTEER NEED

2 CHAIRPERSONS NEEDED for the Bi-annual Auction by February 28th! Responsibilities Include: Lead and direct the 2015-2016 bi-annual auction fundraiser for Cooper Mountain Elementary and build community within our school, families, and local businesses. Help facilitate a team of volunteers that will coordinate all aspects of the event – including, but not limited to: Procurement Chair, Database Coordinator, and Volunteer Coordinator. Must be very organized, resourceful, positive and solution oriented, as well as a good communicator. You will get to know many of the Cooper Mountain families and community, and be inspired by the tremendous enthusiasm surrounded by this event. Full job descriptions will be provided. This fundraiser is vitally important to the improvement and support of our school. Past auctions have funded new playground equipment, new computers and iPads. Last year’s event financed enhancements to the gym, which included fresh paint and new murals. In order to continue to provide this support, it is critical that we have two Auction Chairs in place by the end of February. If you are interested in becoming a chairperson for this event or have any questions, please contact Christy Bartlett at christybartlett7@gmail.com.

2015-2016 PTO BOARD

Have you been wondering how you can get more involved at school? Why not join the PTO Board? We are looking for some great parents to step up and be part of a team along with Kathleen Powers, our PTO President for the 2015-2016 school year. Below is a list of all the open positions and a short description of each one. Please feel free to contact any of the current board members if you have any questions. Thank you! 1. President-Elect - shall assist the President, perform the duties of the President in his/her absence, special projects, and assist all fundraising committees 2. Recording Secretary - shall keep an accurate record of business at each PTO Board meeting and PTO general meeting and be responsible for other correspondence. 3. Treasurer - shall receive monies of the PTO and keep accurate record of receipts and expenditures and pay out funds. The Treasurer shall present a financial statement at every PTO Board meeting and every PTO general meeting. 4. Event Volunteer Coordinator - shall be the primary contact for volunteer placement and responsibilities for all school events. 5. Classroom Volunteer Coordinator - shall recruit and liaison with every classroom volunteer coordinator and classroom party coordinator. Contact Information for Current PTO Board President-Elect: Kathleen Powers at kathleen_powers@yahoo.com Recording Secretary: Jennifer Westerlund at jenwesterlund@yahoo.com Treasurer: Danielle Krakowiecki at Danielle@krakowiecki.com Event Volunteer Coordinator: Christy Bartlett at christybartlett7@gmail.com Classroom Volunteer Coordinator Andi Rawlins at andi.rawlins@gmail.com

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Science Fair is Thursday January 29th. We need volunteers during the day to

review the Science Projects. Click on the link below to sign up for shifts. You can sign

up for one shift or many. Please note that we need many volunteers at the end of the

day to review the 4th & 5th Grade projects in their hallways. Please keep in mind that

you need to have had a background check with Beaverton School District completed in

order to volunteer.

Then remember to come with your family in the evening from 6-7:30pm to take a look

at all the Science Projects.

www.helpcounterweb.com/homeaccess?aid=fugkoppyx

We are in need of volunteers for Hearing Screening for the following dates: February 2nd- 12:35-3pm (PM Kindergarten screening)

February 3rd- 8:30-11am (AM Kindergarten screening)

April 3rd 8:30am-3pm (1st, 3rd & 5th Grades screening) Please note that this date is

ALL DAY. If you sign up to volunteer, please bring a lunch with you as there will be a

short break in the middle of the day. Training is first thing in the morning and then you

will be screening students for the rest of the time.

Please click on the following link to sign up for shifts:

www.helpcounterweb.com/homeaccess?aid=fugkoppyx

If you shop online using Amazon, please consider using AmazonSmile. This program automatically donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to Cooper Mountain PTO. For more information, check out AmazonSmile’s website at: http://smile.amazon.com/about Laurie Chakravorti AmazonSmile Coordinator neirual@hotmail.com

Thank you to all the families that donated Scrip dollars to the teachers and staff. We received a few more Scrip orders from the staff which yielded an additional $40.61 in earnings for the PTO. Additionally, the PTO earned $15.75 from personal orders. The next Scrip order will be on Monday, February 2nd. Thank You, Raande Sharp and Marcela Oblad Scrip Order Team raandek@hotmail.com obladmg@gmail.com

AmazonSmile

SCRIP BOX TOPS AND

LABELS FOR EDUCATION

Please keep collecting your Box Tops and Labels for Education. A few reminders: • We can't turn in expired Box Tops. When clipping Box Tops, please don't clip off the expiration date. If a mistake is made, you can always tape it back together. • Go online at www.boxtops4education.com/ to find out more ways to earn Box Tops credit for our school. It's worth checking out and it really adds up! • Although "Labels For Education" (Campbells Soup, Pepperidge Farm, etc.) is not the same program as "Box Tops For Education", we will be collecting those labels too. They MUST include the UPC code (barcode) to count. Laurie Chakravorti Box Tops and Labels for Education Coordinator neirual@hotmail.com

Your Auction Dollars at Work

Our gym has a new look! Due to the wonderful support from last year’s Spring

Auction, the PTO was able to fund enhancements to the gym, which included

fresh paint and new murals. In order to continue to provide this type of

improvement and support, it is crucial that we have two Auction Chairs in

place by the end of February. Please contact Christy Bartlett at

christybartlett7@gmail.com if you are interested or have any questions.

ART LITERACY

Art Literacy Artist

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI

1760 - 1849

Japanese Printmaker

This month in Art Literacy, students will learn about the artist, Katsushika Hokusai. He is

often hailed as the greatest of all Japanese printmakers. He lived most of his life in the city

now known as Tokyo. Even as a child he showed talent as an artist, and was apprenticed to

learn the art of printmaking.

He is famous for his prints that broke with tradition, featuring landscapes of real places and

genre (everyday) scenes showing people doing ordinary activities. Traditionally, Japanese art

featured idealized and imagined images that followed very strict rules. He is best known for

his series of landscape prints called The Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji (1823 – 1831).

The older Hokusai got, the harder he worked. Sitting on his heels, hour after hour, he

completed over 30,000 pieces of art – an average of one per day during the course of his life.

The inscription on gravestone shows his final name, Gwakio Rojin, meaning “Old Man Mad

About Drawing.”

After examining Hokusai’s work and learning to identify the different types and qualities of

line that he used in his prints, students produced their own Hokusai inspired landscape print.

Attention 5th

Grade Parents

We are looking for folks to join our Yearbook Design Team

If you have great organizational skills or scrapbooking skills,

please consider donating some of your time to helping Jen

Gunterman design our parting gift to all 5th graders this year.

If you are interested please email Jen at: hapilee@gmail.com

The Science Fair is right around the corner. For your convenience, the Student Store is selling Science Fair boards for $5 each. Remember, the Student Store is open every Tuesday/Thursday morning from 8:15am-8:30am and all proceeds from go to support the 5th Grade Farewell Party. See you at the Store!

Mountain View Middle School Parent Council

Open House Meeting

March 4th at 6:30-7:30 pm in the Mountain View library

We would like to invite leaders and parent group members to meet the

Parent Council of Mountain View. Our group is very informal and

friendly. We would love to visit with parents of next year's incoming 6th

graders.

Note: there will be NO signups for committees or council positions. We would just like to meet you! There will be water and light refreshments provided.

If possible, rsvp to Lorri at lorriranslam@gmail.com

Thanks! We are looking forward to it!

Lorri Ranslam

Mountain View Parent Council