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Panther Tales Fernwood Elementary Newsletter Local Unit #6.10.16 3933 Jewell Road, Bothell, WA 98012 PTSA Co-President: Amy Oliver School Principal: Lew Dickert (425-408-4500) PTSA Co-President: Cathy Wilkerson
Volume MMXIII lssue 2 — October 2013
One of my favorite family outings is to go to a farm, get lost in a corn maze, pick a pumpkin from the field, and
then try to “sling” a small gourd into a crate—harder than it looks. Some of our best family photos have come
from these outings and still stand on the mantel. The orange pumpkins sitting among the green vines and kids
nestled with personally picked pumpkins in the wheel barrow, such a beautiful image. Of course the kids are a
bit big for that now, but we all still delight in roaming the corn maze, nowhere in particular we are going with
dad telling us we made a wrong turn (let’s make another wrong turn, the boys and I conspire with a grin). This
time at the farm is the harbinger of days ahead, time to focus on home and hearth after fun in the sun. I hope
you are finding Fernwood a welcoming community where you will spend some time with us. Here are some
highlights.
I hope you have been to your curriculum night(s) and are excited for what lies ahead for your child(ren). We
were thrilled with the amazing turnout for the Watch DOGS meeting (go dads!!!) and for our first PTSA meet-
ing. We hope to see you all again! We are just finishing our first fundraising effort for this year and I hope you
are looking forward to our 17 Oct. walk-a-thon. Our fantastic fundraising team, Tamara, Mary and Cheri, has
been working diligently—thank you! I just hope the Orange Ruler isn’t mistaken for the great pumpkin! Look-
ing ahead, we also have conference week coming. This is a not to be missed opportunity to meet one on one
with your child(ren)’s teacher(s) and put in place a customized plan for success this year. We have one more
fundraising opportunity—boxtops. Please turn in neatly trimmed, non-expired boxtops by 11 Oct. We’ve got
another chance to help you get the year off to a good start at our PTSA meeting Tuesday 8 Oct. 7pm. We will
have a guest speaker come talk about how we can help our kids with their homework effectively. I know I can
use a few tips! Of course we’ve got some fun cooking up, too. Look for our second spaghetti feed dinner, a
great time to have dinner and hang out with Fernwood friends.
So even with all this activity, I hope you still have time to get out to a pumpkin patch or other fun family event. I
promise we always look carefully before pulling the trigger on the pumpkin cannon (you should try it, you know
you want to!). And we mind Linus’ advice carefully, always looking for the most sincere pumpkin patch. May-
be that patch is actually right here. . . I saw a squash in the planting bed near the library. I think together we
can make Fernwood an extension of our homes. I look forward to visiting with you there!
Amy and Cathy
“The true harvest of my life is intangible
- a little star dust caught,
a portion of the rainbow I have clutched”
Henry David Thoreau
Harvest Time
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October 2013
1 Oct: Orange Ruler Fun Run Turn-In Deadline
7-11 Mon-Fri: Parent Teacher Conferences - early dismissal all week
8 Tues: PTSA meeting (7 p.m.)
11 Fri: Fall Box Tops Due
17 Thurs: Orange Ruler Fundraiser Fun Run
November 2013
1 Fri: Spaghetti Dinner
4-8 Mon-Fri: Book Fair Coin Drive
5 Tues: Family Fun skate night
11 Mon: No school – Veterans Day
12 Tues: PTSA meeting (7 p.m.)
26 Tues: Reflections Entry Deadline
27 Wed: Thankful For Staff Day
28-29 Thurs-Fri: No school –
Thanksgiving
The Northshore Schools Foundation is proud to announce that Woodmoor Elementary school has received $200 in innovative classroom grants, impacting Woodmoor students more than 600 times this year.
$200 awarded to buy board games for the Bucket Brigade Student Team and fund the Founda-tion’s initiative for Literacy & Arts, Math, Advanced and Disadvantaged Learners, and Heath & En-richment. Under the direction of Danyel Joyner, team members from grades 3-6 will work with peers who have been selected by their teachers to receive help in needed areas. Not only will stu-dents get help with school work, they may make a friend and play a game. It will also help children become empowered to lead and to include and interact successfully with everyone.
Northshore Schools Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, operates independently from the Northshore School District and is funded solely by private contributions. To find out more about the Foundation visit their website at www.NorthshoreSchoolsFoundation.org or call 425-408-7680.
October 2013 Panther Tales Page 3
Supply drive for Sister Schools
Help us gather supplies to donate to help out Sister Schools in Uganda! Below are the items, in order of
importance, that are most needed by these schools. New and used items are accepted.
Terry McGill will be at Fernwood on November 19th to talk to the kids about the Sister Schools supply drive and kick off the event. The supply drive will run through December 5th.
The Annual Sister Schools Auction is October 19, 2013 at the Museum of
Flight.
This year’s auction is especially wonderful because the special highlight is Fernwood
Elementary! Sister Schools is recognizing the more than 10 year Fernwood/Sister Schools relationship. Sister Schools filmed a video interview with Mrs. Berry, talking about our
history of benefit concerts and supply drives. Mr. D is one of the emcees for the auction and one of the auction item is an
evening of entertainment in your home with our very own Overton Berry!
Ticket information can be found on the Sister Schools website. http://www.sisterschools.org
Primary Needs
School Supplies: Pencils, pens, paper, pencil sharpeners, erasers, chalk, three-ring binders,
spiral notebooks.
Books: Dictionaries, atlases, children’s books, beginning readers, textbook sets, ref-
erence works.
Sports Equipment: Soccer, softball, baseball, basketball, volleyball, football, playground balls.
Secondary Needs
Arts & Crafts: Crayons, colored paper, glue, scissors, rulers, coloring books, paint sets.
Health & First Aid: Toilet paper, soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes, Band-aids, sewing sup-
plies
Other Needs
Clothing: Shirts, pants, dresses, skirts, hats, raincoats, socks, shoes, light sweaters,
jackets.
Toys: Board games, puzzles, toy figures, cars, etc.
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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Did you miss the deadline for a program of your choice? You may still have a chance of registering, email me at [email protected].
What Programs are running during September - December 2013?
SEPTEMBER – Art by Art for Kids and Chess by Olov Chess Academy
OCTOBER - The following programs will be starting this October
Drama - run by Adventure Children’s Theater - Tuesday 15th Oct to 17th Dec
Spanish - run by Foreign Language for Youth - Wednesday 16th Oct to 22nd Apr
Yoga – run by Lori Crowell of Simply Yoga - Thursday 17th Oct to Nov 21st - Registration is open, download form from www.fernwood.ourschoolpages.com
Bothell Library will be at school on Friday 25th October to run a bookmaking workshop, this is a free program available to 2nd-5th grades. More details to follow.
NOVEMBER - Look out for LEGO STEM run by Leap for Kidz starting Friday November 1st – December 13th - Registration details to follow
Scripp National Spelling Bee – Fernwood will be looking for some Bees to compete in the local spelling bee competition with an opportunity of progressing on to State and Nationals.
Further details on the above programs are available at www.fernwood.ourschoolpages.com under Afterschool programs or contact me at [email protected]
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Welcome!
A big Panthers welcome to those students who have recently joined the Fernwood community:
A fond farewell to:
Brooke Lynn Pinero, Kindergarten
Genisus Shipe, grade 6
Viviana Bakshani, grade 1
Rihanna Leyve Luna, grade 1
Disha Mahajan, grade 4
Vivaan Bakshani, grade 1
Swastik Mahajan, grade 1
Jovan Bakshani, grade 4
Northshore / Shoreline Community Network and the CARE Team
(Cultural Awareness Resources and Education)
present
What I Said and What I Meant:
Improving Cross Cultural Communication
October 8, 2013 4:30—6:00 pm Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue North
PRESENTED BY ROSETTA LEE This even is free of charge, but space is limited. Make reservations at:
Humans communicate on many levels: spoken language, tone, body language, style and personality. The fact that we have complex cul-tural identities and a host of differing past experiences increase the probability of cross-cultural miscommunications. This workshop pre-sents major cross-cultural communication theories, ways that cultural values, power, privilege and differences affect the way we communi-cate, tools for questioning assumptions, and ways to improve cross-cultural communication skills.
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We are in need of library volunteers! No experience necessary. We desperately need at least one volunteer for all of the highlighted classes. All of the classes that are underlined are K/1st grade classes that could use one more volunteer. Library time is a fun way to help out and get to know many of the
kids. If you are able to fill any of these times, please contact Gini Scott, [email protected]. Thanks!
COSTUME DRIVE
The Fernwood PTSA is organizing a Halloween Costume
Drive for foster kids October 7th-11th
If you are willing to part with any gently used Halloween costumes
or masks we would love to have them. We can also take wigs or
some spooky makeup. All the items will be donated to organiza-
tions that place costumes directly in the hands of kids in foster care. These kids will be sure to
appreciate anything you can do to give them the luxury of having a costume for trick or treating
this year. Please bag and label costumes and do not include toy weapon accessories. Costume
collecting will take place the week of the drive in the morning outside the office.
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:55-9:40 Bertman
Fadely: 2 volunteers
Martorelli Romaniuk Randles: 1 volunteer
9:40-10:25 Weaver: 2 volunteers
Wyrwitzke: 4 volunteers
------------- Lund: 1 volunteer
Hawkinson: 1 volunteer
10:25-11:10 Peterson: 1 volunteer
Anderson: 1 volunteer
Surface Storm: 1 volunteer
---------------
11:10-11:55 ------------- -----------------
Tregear: 1 volunteer
------------- Evans
12:50-1:35 Spencer: 2 volunteers
Thom: 2 volunteers
Sanders: 2 volunteers
Ross Billings: 1 volunteer
1:35-2:20 Stansberry Sires
-------------- Pierce Liu: 1 volunteer
2:20-3:05 Moyer Rubie: 1 volunteer
--------------- Ito Ryan: 1 volunteer
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SAVE THE DATE FOR A FUN FAMILY EVENT!
What: Family Skate Night
When: Tuesday, November 5th
Where: Everett Skate Deck
9700 19th Ave S.E.
Everett, WA 98208
Watch D.O.G.S.
On Thursday, September 12th, the Watch D.O.G.S. held its annual kick off event in the school cafeteria. And to our delight, it was a rousing success! Well over 220 participants attended to learn more
about the program, sign up to participate, and enjoy an evening of pizza and socializing! We're off to a great start, and we want to keep this momentum going by inviting even more dads, grandpas, big brothers,
uncles, or other adult male role models to participate in this great program.
To learn more about the program, please visit www.fathers.com and click on the Watch D.O.G.S. link. You can also visit our own Fernwood Watch D.O.G.S. page at www.fernwood.ourschoolpages.com
To sign up to participate in the Fernwood Watch D.O.G.S. program, please follow these 3 simple steps:
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to direction any questions to [email protected].
Finally, if you would like to order an official Watch D.O.G.S. shirt, we're including a flier at the end of this newsletter with a promo code for a free sports water bottle as an added bonus.
Thanks so much to all those who have already joined us, and we hope to see even more new faces in the months to come!
1. Go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot:
http://vols.pt/5gdNLV
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an
account on VolunteerSpot)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots if you have not signed up al-
ready - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation
and reminders. Easy!
SAVE YOUR PICS!
In the coming months you will
be able to upload your pictures
to a website, so that they may
be used in the Fernwood year-
book!
Please start saving any pic-
tures that you take at the
school or during school events,
i.e. the 1st day of school, class-
room Halloween parties, the
Spaghetti dinner, the Fun Run,
etc.
Complete information and in-
structions will be coming soon!
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Cub Scout Regatta
Tuesday, October 22nd
@ 6:30pm Fernwood Cafeteria
Boys in grades 1-5 and their families are invited to join Cub Scout Pack 356 for our
Raingutter Regatta. You can learn about Cub Scouts, meet our Scouts and their families,
talk with our adult leaders, and have fun as we race handmade boats.
Mark Your Calendars!
The next Northshore School Board Meeting will be held on October 8th at 4:00pm at the Administra-tive Center Board Room: 3330 Monte Villa Parkway, Bothell. This is a great opportunity to see your NSD School Board in action! There will be a public hearing for open Board discussion regarding the Capital Bond and Tech Levy. The Board will vote in approval, revision from recommendation, or dis-missal of the recommendations from the Capital Bonds and Tech Levy Committees. They will openly discuss the propositions put forth to the people this coming February.
Please plan to attend our PTSA meeting on November 12th at 7:00pm for a special 2014 Levy Bond Presentation and Q & A period for all general membership. This meeting will be held in the Fernwood Elementary cafeteria.
Links to Parent Resources:
Action for Healthy Kids
Healthy students are better able to develop and learn. This website is de-signed to help you learn more about ways to support positive changes in children’s fitness and nutrition in your community whether at a local, state or national level. www.actionforhealthykids.org
Child & Family WebGuide
Operated by Tufts University, the WebGuide is a directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research, parenting information and practical advice. www.cfw.tufts.edu/
Partnership for Learning
Find out about the changes in Washington’s schools and how you can help your child excel. Partnership for Learning produces a variety of resources to help raise awareness about Washington’s school improve-ment efforts. www.partnership4learning.org
The minute your kids were born was the minute you became an advocate.
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All for Books Coin Drive
Collection Day Wednesday, November 6th
Got some loose coins lying around? Bring them in and help us raise money for All for Books. For every dollar we raise, Scholastic will donate a book to children in need. The money we raise will go towards purchasing Just Right books for each classroom.
Coins will be collected in front of the office on Wednesday, November 6th before school starts. Collection bags and more information will be sent home at the end of October.
Many thanks to Danyel Joyner for helping us organize and purchase books with the proceeds from last year’s coin drive. She provided us with a summary of what was purchased: Well over 100 books were purchased with the gift money from last year's Book Fair. Our key objective was getting books with a variety of reading levels for our leveled book tubs. We were able to add 118 books into our leveled book sets. Many of the books connected to skills being taught in many grades- Non-fiction titles such as "All About Books", "Spiders, Spiders Everywhere" and "I Like Me" are just a few. We also added many fiction titles to our leveled collection: "The Rat and The Tiger", "A Hat for Minerva Louise", and "That's What Friends are For."
We also invited classroom teachers to request titles needed for their leveled libraries and instructional themes. One grade level added more Reader's Theater books. Another grade level purchased a set of books addressing character traits like kindness and compassion (4 book sets total). An upper grade level wanted a historical chapter book for their in class read aloud (4 copies of the book were purchased.) The money went far and will impact a large range of readers in grades K-6. A huge thank you from the Fernwood staff!
Scholastic Book Fair
December 2—6, 2013
Fernwood Library
If you would like to volunteer at the Book Fair or have any questions please contact Pam Lan ([email protected]), Gini Scott ([email protected]) or Karolyn Aucott
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ORANGE RULER FUN RUN
The Orange Ruler FUN RUN will take place at Fernwood on October 17th
and volunteers are needed. Please contact us if you are available.
Thank you for supporting Fernwood’s Orange Ruler fundraiser. We have
raised over $22,000 as of this newsletter’s publish date. Final numbers are being tallied,
but you can continue to enter donations online (https://orangeruler.com/users/sign_in or
simply write a check payable to Fernwood PTSA and send it into the office until the day of
the FUN RUN. (Please note that only donations made before midnight Oct 1st will count
toward prize awards.)
Class prizes include:
Tamara Rieger ([email protected]) Mary Khouzam ([email protected]) Cheri Hardin ([email protected])
Volunteers……We Need You!
If you would like to help out with any PTSA events or committees this year please complete a PTSA Volunteer Sign-Up Form. The form can be found on the PTSA website (http://fernwood.ourschoolpages.com) or in the Office. A description of each committee can also be found on the PTSA website. We are still looking for an Assemblies chairperson and a Reflections chairperson. Please contact me if you are interested or have any questions.
Volunteer Thanks
Thanks to the following people for helping things run smoothly on Picture Day: Annette Calkins, Amy Chelius, Laura Jensen, Andrea Novillo-Izurieta, Angie Prior, Vadivu Thiru, Cathy Wilkerson, and Kate Williams. Pam Lan PTSA Volunteer Coordinator ([email protected])
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The Spider and the Web
Ever watched a spider catch its prey? How do they know the difference between food and debris blown into the web? Try this and see if you can figure it out.
Directions:
1. Explore your garden or nearby park until you find a web with a spider in it.
2. Hold the tuning fork by the handle and tap it against the wood block. The fork should hum.
3. Place one prong of the fork against a strand of the web. What does the spider do?
So did you get any stray webs on your hands, or face? Would you like to inspect the web closely? Try this.
Materials:
Can of clear spray lacquer (available in hardware stores)
8-inch square sheet of stiff black paper
Directions:
1. Look around your yard or nearby park for a spider web. Touch the center of the web lightly with a leaf to be sure that the weaver is no longer around. Find a web with no spider.
2. Spray the web with lacquer several times, allowing it to dry between applications.
3. Spray the web once again. While the web is still wet, hold the black paper up against it and lift the web onto the paper. Gently pull away any support strands.
4. Spray the web and paper with one more layer of lacquer and allow it to dry.
5. Follow the same procedure with other webs. Look for different sizes and shapes.
For more science information and ideas see the science fair website: www.schoolsciencefair.blogspot.com. The science fair will be this spring. Anyone interested in helping please contact Amy Oliver or Kristin Lindamood via email ([email protected], [email protected]). No science experience necessary; curiosity and a sense of adventure are preferred.
Materials:
An occupied garden spiderweb
Tuning fork (or fork with long tines)
Small block of wood
FERNWOOD ELEMENTARY PTSA
LOCAL UNIT #6.10.16
PTSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
2013-2014
Position Member E-mail
Co-Presidents Amy Oliver
Cathy Wilkerson
1st VP / Membership Janette Cline [email protected]
2nd
VP / Fundraising Tamara Rieger
Mary Khouzam
Cheri Hardin
Secretary Colleen Zaremba [email protected]
Treasurer Becky Thomas [email protected]
Assistant Treasurer Pravina Mistry [email protected]
Legislation Laura Jensen [email protected]
6th grade Year End Event Jen Loftus [email protected]
6th grade legacy project Tracy LeBel [email protected]
After School Programs Pravina Mistry [email protected]
Art Docent* Carmen Angel
Kareliz Ramcharan
Assemblies* Anushri Soman [email protected]
Audit Committee Julia Panova [email protected]
Bingo/Raffle Coordinator
Jen Pirak
Shawna Mattson
Andrea Harris
Miriam Daniel
Book Fair Pam Lan
Gini Scott
Karolyn Aucott
Box Tops Coordinator Mary Chamberlin [email protected]
Bulletin Board/Binders Kareliz Ramcharan [email protected]
Directory Briawna Hugh [email protected]
Family Fun Nights* Mary Khouzam
Suzanna Schlosser
Golden Acorn Committee Amy Oliver [email protected]
* member position
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FERNWOOD ELEMENTARY PTSA
LOCAL UNIT #6.10.16
PTSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
2013-2014
Position Member E-mail
Ice Cream Social Cathy Wilkerson
Laura Jensen
Jr. Achievement Coordinator Mike Briskorn [email protected]
Library Volunteer Coordinator Gini Scott [email protected]
Newsletter Editor:* Casey Sledzinski [email protected]
Northshore Schools Foundation
(NSF) Ambassador
Jeffrey Goodwin [email protected]
Popcorn Allison Darnell [email protected]
Recycling (ink/cell) Donna Fischer [email protected]
Reflections Open
Safety* Tammy Wyatt [email protected]
School Beautification* Jenny Anderson [email protected]
School Spirit Sales* Carmen Angel [email protected]
Science Fair Kristin Lindamood
Amy Oliver
Social Media/Website* Board Members
Social Services* Elizabeth Moran
Rachele Berger
Spaghetti Dinner Mary Khouzam [email protected]
Staff Appreciation/Sunshine* Julie Boden
Ashley McBride
Variety Show Tammy Wyatt [email protected]
Volunteer Coordinator* Pam Lan [email protected]
Watch D.O.G.S. Neil Lance [email protected]
Welcome Wagon* Stacy Rus
Kristin Dickert
Yearbook* Angie Prior
Andrea Izurieta
Year-End Event Jen Pirak
Cheri Hardin
* member position
