Editor: Pamela Rineer2014-15

January 2015 Issue 5

Table of Contents 2 Dine and Donate Chipotle 3 PTA information 4 Pie Toss Pictures 5 Children’s Hospital Donation

6 Santa’s Workshop 7-8 Chalk it Up! 9 Gingerbread Houses Winter Concert Kindergarten Play 10 Mrs. Brookman’s Holiday Party11-12 Rewards for Shopping 13 PTA Committee List 14 PTA Membership 15 How to Print this Newsletter

December Dates

to Remember

7th Variety Show Meeting

6:30-8pm

15th PTA General Meeting

6:30pm

15th Variety Show Practice

5-9pm

20th Variety Show Practice

5-9pm

27th Dine and Donate @

Chipotle 5-9pm

27th Variety Show Acts 1-19

6:30-8:30pm

28th Variety Show Acts 20-?

6:30-8:30pm

From the PTA PresidentHappy new year!!!  It's out with the old and in with the new - time to reflect on the past and set new goals for the future.

Donaldson has accomplished some pretty great things this past year, especially earning the National Blue Ribbon Award!  We have raised enough funds to purchase 5 new Smart Boards, which will be installed in 5 lucky classrooms soon!  We have donated over 100 new books to the Children's Hospital!  We have shown our true colors in supporting Anya's Army!

So, are we done?  Have we achieved all that we can?  I believe the answer is NO - Donaldson can do so much more!

What project should we tackle next?  What will challenge us to try harder, do more, be better?  If you have a great idea for Donaldson PTA, please contact me at kristigundy@gmail.com and we will work together to accomplish something amazing!

May 2015 bring many blessings to Donaldson families and staff!

" " " " " " Kristi Gunderson

Stay Connected Watch your email for event dates and signup info.  Stay connected through Facebook by

liking our page at Facebook.com/DonaldsonPTA.  Get notifications through Remind:  text the code @cf21b to phone number 724-565-8456 or download the Remind app and enter class code cf21b.

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Chipotle Dine and Donate Tuesday, January 27th 4-8pm

You can show Chipotle the flyer (printed on white paper), verbally communicate to the cashier that you are supporting the Donaldson fundraiser or show Chipotle the

flyer on your mobile device.

Support Donaldson and

Save when using Zoom

Party promo code

DONALDSON20

What’s a SMART Board?A Smart Board is an interactive whiteboard that uses touch detection of computer applications and the ability to write over

standard Windows applications. It’s connected to an LCD panel and computer, creating an interactive whiteboard. Still confused? This helpful video shows how real teachers are

using Smart Boards and how it impacts children in the classroom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U05WeXPGlk

Help us raise the funds to reach our goal of FOUR Smart Boards in the classrooms by the end of this year!

ATTENTION PARENTS:

PICTURES WANTED

for the yearbook!   Please send any pictures

that you take throughout the school year

for possible yearbook submission to

Jessica Marshall at

jessicamarshall777@gmail.com

George Donald the Elf was seen

around the school in

December!Market Day:Market Day can be referred to Wilson or The Middle School. Both schools support WA and have thriving accounts. Their account numbers are on-line.

Please Contact Sue Wingert - thewingerts@comcast.net if you’d like to Volunteer your time for the Art Fair on March 5th from 6-8pm.

Donaldson Pie Throwing!

Students touring and dropping off 104

donated books to the library at the

Children’s Hospital!

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We were able to raise $1,779.75 from Santa’s Workshop and $526 from Spirit

Wear Sales!

Chalk it Up!Mrs. King's Blue and Green Anya's Army Day raised $1656 for the LaMar Family! The family was

overwhelmed by our school's unbelievable community spirit and love. We truly turned Donaldson into a family, not just a school. A very HUGE and heart-felt THANKS to all the mothers who volunteered. I could not have done this without your tireless work, and good nature. You truly

made this an experience for the kids! Salons have nothing on us! Mrs. King and I will never be able to show how much we appreciate your support!! My special thanks to Mrs. Kings entire 4th grade class, for retrieving and directing all the classrooms and for keeping the school spirit alive all day.

Academics were light, but your life-lesson was ....priceless. To the anonymous person who donated the huge check just for the Mrs. King fund........ Mrs. King will be wearing her blue and green hair until the last day of school. I know this is one year she wants to end on time! Finally, thanks to Mrs. King, who has gone above and beyond just being a teacher. You wear your blue and green

hair proudly! - Mindy Rose

More Chalk it Up!

Photos

Mrs. Sunseri’s class Gingerbread houses.

Kindergarten Winter Play Dress Rehearsal

Donaldson Winter Concert

Mrs. Brookman’s Photo Booth Holiday Party

Shop, Scan and Support Your School with Giant Eagle!

For more than 25 years, Giant Eagle® has supported local schools through our Apples for the Students™ program. Through this partnership with our customers, Giant Eagle has donated over $31 million in educational equipment, including classroom technology, recreational and playground equipment, science materials, art supplies, music enrichment items, nutrition programming and more. This year, Giant Eagle will donate $1.1 million to area schools for purchases made with registered Giant Eagle Advantage Cards®. Shop and earn points October 1, 2014 through March 17, 2015.

How the Program Works

Make the most out of this one-of-a-kind educational award program! Simply register your Giant Eagle Advantage Card with Apples for the Students and use it each time you shop at Giant Eagle to earn points for your school. Earning points is simple! With every scan of your registered Giant Eagle Advantage Card at the cash register, points are automatically credited to your selected school.

It’s Easy to Register!

Sign in to gianteagle.com or create an account. Register your Giant Eagle Advantage Card® online.Visit the My School Programs page and enter the code 4071 for Donaldson Elementary. You’re done! Be sure to encourage your family and friends to register, too.

S.E.E.D. Program - Support Your School with SHOP’n SAVE!

SHOP 'n SAVE has hosted the "Students Extra Educational Development (S.E.E.D.)" program for nearly 30 years, bringing assemblies from The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Carnegie Science Center and Carnegie Museum to children of all ages.

Use Your SHOP 'n SAVE Perks Card to Support a Local School

Now instead of collecting receipts, you can link your Perks Card with the school of your choice to help to bring an assembly to students. After you link your Perks Card to your local school, just swipe your Perks Card anytime you shop at SHOP 'n SAVE and your purchases will be automatically added to your school's total. A total of $250 spent is required for each student attending the assembly.

Go to http://shopnsavefood.com/Perks/PerksCard/PerksCardRegistration.aspx to register your card.  Donaldson's ID is 226.

Grocery Shopping Supports Donaldson!

Earn Donaldson Rewards When Shopping!Did you know that by taking a few seconds of your time, Donaldson PTA can earn extra money? Above you read how switching your Giant Eagle and SHOP’n SAVE card can support our school, but other locations do it as well!

GFS, Target & Amazon SmileAt GFS it’s as simple as mentioning that you’d like a portion of your sales to be donated to

Donaldson Elementary while you are checking out. Easy!

If you have a REDCard, Target will donate up to 1% of your REDcard purchases to

Donaldson Elementary. Just follow this link: 1. http://www.target.com/redcard/benefits-target-rewards 2.Click on the ENROLL button below the paragraph “Take Charge of Education”3.There are three options next: sign up, updating your school, and searching for your school.

Donaldson is listed under Donaldson Elementary in Oakdale PA, 15071. School ID: 119980

How does it add up?The most recent Target donation to this school (August 2014): $201.87

Total of all Target donations to this school through August 2014: $1586.69Amount accumulated toward the next Target donation:* $64.21Number of REDcard holders who have designated this school: 16

I know we can get more then 16 REDcard users to designate Donaldson!

Amazon Smile will also donate a portion of your sales to the Donaldson PTA. Simply

go to www.amazonsmile.com and sign in under your existing Amazon email and password. Under “Your Account” click on “Change Your Charity”. It will then prompt you to type in your organization, “Donaldson PTA”. Select Donaldson PTA, Oakdale PA by clicking the yellow

“Select” button on the right. It will then thank you for selecting Donaldson and 0.5% of

your purchase price will go directly to Donaldson PTA!

Still confused on how to sign up? I’ll walk you through it! Send an email to Pamela at p-rineer@hotmail.com

Executive BoardPresident Kristi Gunderson 724-695-0456 donaldsonpta@hotmail.com

kristigundy@gmail.comVice-President Sherry Romano 724-695-8580 sromano6743@yahoo.comTreasurer Jen Wolfe 724-624-1813 jenwolfe10@comcast.netSecretary Dana Chandler 412-889-7791 ektchandler@yahoo.com

Committee ChairsArt Fair Sue Wingert thewingerts@comcast.netBook Fair Anne-Charrisa Halkias 484-769-3672 ACagape@aol.com

Kristi Gunderson 724-695-0456 kristigundy@gmail.comDonaldson Discovers Tracy Pustover * 724-695-3170 tpustover@verizon.net

Sue Betta 724-695-5007 susanbetta@gmail.comFall Festival Leah Vestal 724-695-5201 ext 6163 lvestal@westasd.orgField Trips Grade Lead TeachersFifth Grade Picnic Tracy Pustover * 724-695-3170 tpustover@verizon.net

Patti Guira * 724-695-8348 patty@newageenviro.comFundraising

Mall Coupon Cards Kristi Gunderson 724-695-0456 kristigundy@gmail.comSarris' Christmas Candy Patti Guira * 724-695-8348 patty@newageenviro.com

Sarris' Easter Candy Lori Rankin 412-417-3512 lori.rankin@fedex.comOtis Spunkmeyer Cookies Lori Rankin 412-417-3512 lori.rankin@fedex.com

Grant Writer Beth McMullen bethlincoln@hotmail.comHealth & Safety Kim Morton 412-480-8009 Kmorton172@gmail.comJunior Achievement Kristin Tisdale closingpros@gmail.comLabels & Receipts

Box Tops Sue Betta 724-695-5007 susanbetta@gmail.comShop N Save Seed Assembly Sherry Romano 724-695-8580 sromano6743@yahoo.com

Giant Eagle Apples for Students Sue Betta 724-695-5007 susanbetta@gmail.comCampbells Labels Erin Clay

Market Day Mindy Rose 724-695-9276 mjzrose@verizon.netMembership Lori Rankin 412-417-3512 lori.rankin@fedex.comNewsletter Pamela Rineer 717-203-1021 p-rineer@hotmail.comPolar Pajama Party Colleen Finkbeiner butterfly5_79@yahoo.comPTA directory Lori Rankin 412-417-3512 lori.rankin@fedex.comReflections Lori Rankin 412-417-3512 lori.rankin@fedex.comSanta Shop Melissa Gnoth 412-719-6969 Gnoth.Melissa@pti.eduSpirit Wear Sherry Romano 724-695-8580 sromano6743@yahoo.com

Melissa Gnoth 412-719-6969 Gnoth.Melissa@pti.eduVariety Show Tracy Pustover * 724-695-3170 tpustover@verizon.net

Teacher Appreciation Sherry Romano 724-695-8580 sromano6743@yahoo.comJessica Marshall 724-695-2947 jessicamarshall777@gmail.comMelissa Gnoth 412-719-6969 Gnoth.Melissa@pti.edu

Walk a thon Pamela Rineer 717-203-1021 p-rineer@hotmail.comWebmaster Leah Vestal 724-695-5201 ext 6163 lvestal@westasd.orgWelcome/New Family Liaison Vicki Danzik 724-695-2315 vdanzik@gmail.comYearbook Jessica Marshall 724-695-2947 jessicamarshall777@gmail.com

Tiffany Mangan tmangan@westasd.orgNote: * = 5th grade parent, will need new committee chair the following year.

Donaldson PTA Committee List 2014-2015

Join Donaldson Elementary PTA ! PTA MEMBERSHIPPTA MEMBERSHIP

$6.00/person

! I would like to be listed in the 2014-15

PTA Directory (Membership not required)

! I would like to sign up to receive emails

from the PTA about upcoming events/news

Here at Donaldson we provide many wonderful

programs at school to help enhance the learning

environment that our school district provides.

Some examples are parties, field trips, birthday

books, teacher appreciation, yearbooks,

recreational equipment, cultural programs in the

arts, school assemblies and so much more! We’ll

keep you updated on what our National PTA is

working to achieve. Weʹll keep trying to come up

with ways to meet the needs of our children, our

teachers, our school and our community.

To achieve these goals, we need your voice. We

need your ideas and we need your input. Wonʹt

you please consider becoming involved in our

PTA? Together, we CAN make a difference in our

childrenʹs lives and potentially many future

generations.

We hope you will want to be an active part of

Donaldson PTA this year. Donaldson PTA is an

association of faculty, parents and our community

supporting each other to improve the education of

our children. The PTA is the largest, non-profit,

volunteer, child-advocacy organization in the

nation. There are two easy steps that you can take

to help promote the welfare of our children.

1. Volunteer for a commiWee or any of the many

PTA sponsored activities.

2. Give the PTA your suggestion, thoughts and

ideas. Make your voice heard.

Thank you for your continued support. We look

forward to working together.

Please note that clearances are needed to volunteer for most PTA activities. However, if you have not moved and have your clearances on file at Donaldson, you do not need to redo them.

Thanks to your support, Donaldson ElementaryPTA

finances, provides volunteers and organizes the

following events for our children:

Art Fair

Assemblies

Book Fair

Donaldson Discovers

Family Fun Night

Field Trips

Fifth Grade Picnic

Fundraising

Health & Safety

Hospitality

Labels & Receipts

Market Day

Membership

NewsleWer

Polar Pajama Party

PTA Directory

Reading Program

Reflections

Talent Show

Santa’s Workshop

School Apparel Sales

Teacher Appreciation

Welcome CommiWee

Yearbook

For more information on any of the PTA’s commiGees

or programs, please visit us on the web at

www.westasd.org/webpages/dpta/

PTA Sponsored

Events/Programs

Make checks payable to Donaldson PTA

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# of Memberships at $6.00/Person __________

TOTAL ENCLOSED $__________________

Mother’s Name (please print clearly)

Father’s Name

Address

Zip

Phone

Email

Child’s Name/Teacher

Child’s Name/Teacher

Child’s Name/Teacher

__________________________________________

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(_______)_________________________________

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*Please aGach an additional sheet of paper for any special

circumstances.

www.westasd.org/webpa

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I would like to volunteer for the following commi4ees:

! Art Fair ! Assemblies ! Book Fair ! Donaldson Discovers ! Family Fun Night ! Field Trips ! Fifth Grade Picnic ! Fundraising ! Health & Safety ! Hospitality ! Junior Achievement ! Labels & Receipts ! Market Day ! Membership ! Newsle4er ! Polar Pajama Party ! PTA Directory ! Reading Program ! Reflections ! Talent Show ! Santa’s Workshop ! Spirit Wear ! Teacher Appreciation ! Welcome Commi4ee ! Yearbook

Kristi Gunderson, President

724-695-0456 kristigundy@gmail.com

donaldsonpta@hotmail.com

Sherry Romano, Vice President

724-695-8580 sromano6743@yahoo.com

Jen Wolfe, Treasurer

724-624-1813 jenwolfe10@comcast.net

Dana Chandler, Secretary

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For questions about PTA Membership, contact:

Lori Rankin

412-417-3512

lori.rankin@fedex.com

For more information on any of the PTA’s commiEees or programs, please visit us on the web at hEp://www.westasd.org/webpages/dpta/

www.westasd.org/webpages/dpta/

www.westasd.org/webpages/

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