The Sunny Hills News

Sunny Hills Elementary

Principal Sarah White 

www.sunnyhillspta.org

Volume 47, Issue 28

 PTA EVENTS CALENDAR

THANKS FOR BEING THERE!

Thank you to everyone who attended the General Membership PTA meeting last night – our membership was well represented as we welcomed many parents of students who will be new to Sunny Hills next year.  Thank you to Mrs. White for her very informative and heartfelt presentation of student placement for next year.  Ellen Owen and Martha Swallow, PTA Co-Presidents

2010-2011 SUNNY HILLS PTA OFFICERS

Congratulations to the following individuals serving as the Executive Board for 2010-2011. 

President:  Darawan Morrison (SH) and Alicia Veevaert (SH)

Treasurer:  Dia Biswas (SH)

Secretary:  Jamie Gunter (GR)

VP Volunteers:  Shannon Holliway (SH) and Stephanie Shipley (GR)

VP Ways and Means:  Kammy Lull (GR)

Legislative Rep:  Connie Fortier (SH)

President-Elect:  Open

Treasurer-Elect:  Open

Used Book Sale

Sunny Hills First Used Book Sale starts next week!  We need your gently used elementary level books for our sale.   Clean out your bookshelves and pass on those used books you no longer read.  Please bring your donations to school any morning from April 12th to April 23th.  Collection bins will be by the office and both library doors before school each morning.  The 25¢ Book Sale will be held after school April 27^th -April 29^th.  Stock up on lots of fun to read books.  For questions, please contact Michelle McGregor: mmmcgregor@comcast.net.

YEARBOOK SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE!

If your student needs to receive a yearbook on scholarship, please contact Terri Black by phone at 425-392-2536 or via email at terrijblack@comcast.net or contact Kim Gabica at kimgabica@comcast.net. We will keep all names confidential and scholarship students will receive their books along with their classmates.

PCMS PTA KICK-OFF AND ELECTIONS WITH GUEST SPEAKER PRINCIPAL DANA BAILEY
Join the Pacific Cascade Middle School PTA and PCMS Principal Dana Bailey on Monday, April 26th for the PCMS PTA’s Charter Meeting.  This will be the first opportunity to join the PCMS PTA, and we will elect the 2010-2011 PTA officers.  Principal Bailey will be there to talk about new developments for PCMS, opportunities for parental involvement and the upcoming school year.  The meeting will be in the PCMS Gym at 6:30pm to 8:00pm.  Please join us!  For more information, please contact Kristin Behn at k.behn@comcast.net or Renee Zimmerman at reneez@ihmail.com

Creekside PTSA Charter Meeting

Have dessert with us!  Please join us for dessert at the Creekside PTSA Charter Meeting on April 21, 2010 at 7pm in the Pine Lake Middle School Commons.  It's a dessert meeting so, if you would like, please bring a dessert to share. Bring your checkbook so you can join the new Creekside PTSA.  The first few members to join get a little token of our appreciation.  At this meeting, we will elect our new PTSA Executive Committee.  It will be an opportunity for the membership to voice your opinions about what you would like to see from your new Creekside PTSA.  For questions or concerns, please contact Ina Ghangurde at inamukund@yahoo.com or Tonya Johnson at pfj5150@earthlink.net. 

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Spring is here!!! You know what that means… the ICE CREAM SOCIAL is near!  Bring the whole family to Sunny Hills on Thursday May 6^th from 5:30-7:30 for pizza, ice cream, and the Young Author’s Celebration. Mark your calendars… don’t miss this fun night!  Keep your eyes open for more information coming in the next few weeks.  Questions?? Contact Stacy Jarvis dsjarvis@comcast.net.

walk on the wild side  together for Sunny Hills- JUNE 4!

Join us this year as we celebrate the present and future Sunny Hills community at our annual Walk-a-Thon.  Raffle prizes, lap awards, music, food, and fun all happen to thank you for your financial support of our PTA programs throughout this year.  Do you know a business who may want to sponsor or donate prizes?  Can you help by donating your time, skills, services-in kind?  Please contact Ashlyn Leahy at a.leahy@comcast.net to donate or Shannon Holliway, Shannon_h@comcast.net to volunteer.

 Nourish Every Mind Update: Over 97 PTSA members, sponsors, donors and community members have signed up to be Table Captains for the Foundation’s May 13, 2010 Nourish Every Mind Benefit Luncheon. If you are planning to host a table, but have not yet contacted the Foundation, please do so today. Space is limited to 100 tables. Call or email Michelle Weldon, mweldon@issaquahschoolsfoundation.org, 425.416.2045.

Surprise!

This year, winners of Issaquah Schools Foundation Academic Enrichment Grant awards were notified not by email or phone call, but with banners. On the mornings of March 18 and 24, winning teachers arrived at their schools to find congratulatory banners hung on their school buildings and in their classrooms. The Foundation thanks the principals—who helped pull off the surprise –and Krista Mui (IMS and PCFC, PTSA’s) for coordinating the banner campaign. You can find the complete list of 2010 Academic Enrichment Grant winners at http://www.issaquahschoolsfoundation.org/grants/.

Why Pay a Tutor?

Remind your student to use the Foundation’s FREE After-School Homework Clubs and Labs at middle and high schools. Both offer teacher assisted tutoring. Contact your school for its After-School Homework Club/Lab schedule. 

Can You Spare an Hour a Week to Change a Life?

Then the VOICE Mentor Program needs you. VOICE, a mentoring/tutoring program funded by the Foundation and the District, matches students in need with caring adults or high school students who can provide one-to-one academic and social support. Please contact Susie Gierke, VOICE Director at 425.837.7139 or voice@issaquah.wednet.edu to apply.

ARE YOU READY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL???

On Tuesday, May 4, 2010 in the PLMS Commons at 7:00PM, there will be a panel discussion called “Transitioning Your Student to a New School “ sponsored by the PLMS PTSA.  The new student transition orientation is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and parents new to PLMS for the 2010/2011 school year.  It's an opportunity to learn about the non-academic aspects of life at PLMS.  There will be a panel of counselors, parents, and students on hand to answer any questions or concerns you may have about coming to PLMS.

PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

PROGRAM TITLE How to Help your Child Successfully Transition into Middle School
DATE April 15th
TIME 7-8:30pm
LOCATION Issaquah Middle School
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Please join us for an evening discussion with middle school panelists including current 6th grade students, parents of 6th grade students, and guidance counselors.
The focus of the evening will be for parents to learn about the new challenges that face middle school students- devel- oping independence, the changing role of parental involvement, and how parents can help their child succeed through the maze of adolescence and the new responsibilities they face. Come with your questions.
This evening is for adults only
(The presence of non-panelist students and children inhibit the conversation, so please arrange childcare at home, no babysitting will be available at the school. Thank You)
This is NOT a presentation on academic requirements or curriculum, but rather an opportunity to hear firsthand from parents and students about skills they have found useful in managing this transition.
COST Free
CONTACT Susan_mcdonald@comcast.net

PROGRAM TITLE Resisting Raising Children Who Feel Entitled By Jan Faull
DATE Tuesday, April 20, 2010
TIME 7:00- 8:30 PM
LOCATION Beaver Lake Middle School Commons
BRIEF DESCRIPTION In affluent communities it is easy for children to acquire an attitude of entitlement. How often have you bought something for your child just because they wanted it or their friends had it? Parents know it is not in their child’s best interest to indulge their every whim. Come hear Jan Faull speak about. Resisting Raising Children Who Fell Entitled. She’ll cover, How do parents teach responsibility and accountability instead? It’s tough, but worthwhile because children who learn to delay gratification have better long term outcomes. Please join us in the BLMS Commons on April 20th.
COST Free
CONTACT Laurel Shane 425-392-1338

PROGRAM TITLE How to Help My Child Successfully Transition into Kindergarten
DATE April 27th
TIME 7-8:30pm
LOCATION Newcastle Elementary In The Commons
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Parents of all 2010-2011 Kindergarteners in Issaquah School District.
This evening is highly recommended by previous audiences. Please join us for an evening of discussion with Elementary school panelists including current Kindergarten parents, teachers, and guidance counselors. You will learn how to prepare your new student for the school experience and yourself for navigating the school years. This is an interactive session to give parents the opportunity to ask questions.
This evening is for adults only
The presence of children inhibits the conversation. No baby- sitting will be available at the school. This is not a presentation on school curriculum.
COST Free
CONTACT Kristine Blik Kris.blik@comcast.net