Co-Presidents: Polly Dubbel & Leslie Tysseling

Editor: Katie McKenna Mt. Erie P.T.A., Chapter 8.2.37, 360-293-9541, mtepta@gmail.com, http://mteriepta.org

June 2013, Volume 11, Issue 9

From the Principal Peter Donaldson

Dear Parents and Families, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Mount Erie is blessed to be supported by all of you and to work every day with your children. We all believe we have the best families and students in the world. Teachers and staff look forward to helping all of them reach their potential and experience success. We recently added these five core beliefs to our new Vision/Mission document, which was developed this year: • High expectations and quality instruction • Continuous growth and success • Learning that fosters collaboration, risk-taking and individual accountability • Partnership with families and the community • A caring, safe, and respectful environment

These considerations will direct our efforts as a school for many years to come and put us in a position to make real change. We’re grateful for your daily presence in the school, your advocacy with the greater community and your suggestions for improvement. Together we make this partnership work. Thanks as well for your support of material purchases which provide a benefit to students in the school. Here’s a short list of some of your impressive contributions: • Climbing wall (coming this summer) • Stage curtain • Gaga Ball court • Mountain School • Poet in Residence • Folk Dance Residency • Missoula Children’s Theater

Once again, our sincerest appreciation for everything you do as a parent organization and as a support for the school. I’m looking forward to an even better year in 13-14. Have a great summer and see you in September.

• Science Enrichment • Fall Into Reading • Annual Talent Show • Community Garden • Health and Fitness focus (meals, walk and

wheel and wheel, composting) • Family Nights

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PTA Open Volunteer Positions

We need your help to fill the following volunteer positions for the 2013/2014 school year! Underlined positions participate in the

PTA Board. Please e-mail Leslie Tysseling at

casaverdegi@hotmail.com you are interested or have any questions. Positions can be shared. We thrive on new ideas and

new faces! Membership Drive Chair Volunteer Coordinator Hospitality and Staff Appreciation Co-Chair Missoula Children's Theater Coordinator PTA Room Parent Coordinator Community Garden Liaison

Reflections Coordinator

Ready to Learn Fair Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location: Anacortes Middle School

Corner of M Ave. & 22nd St.

 Thank  you  to  the  following  parents  who  acted  as  PTA  Room  Parents  this  year:    

Jeannette  Love  (Cardinale)       Karman  Paul  (Murray)  Nancy  Halpern  (Caruso)       Jennifer  Kay  (Olsen)  Amy  Harrington  (D’Amelio)       Kim  Dotzauer  (Ricksen)  Kristin  Fountain  (Miller)       Caroline  Baumann  (O’Toole)  Pam  Longworth  (Morrison)       Katie  McKenna  (Dunham)  Yelena  Filby  (Catlin)         Louise  Melvin  (Strainer)  Lisa  Strandberg  (Barrett)       Julie  White  (Brynteson)  Amanda  Sanchez  (Zullo)       Lisa  Jackson  (Moore)  Heidi  Leetch  (Boyes)         Debbie  Carroll  (Farmer)  

 We  appreciate  your  work  with  communicating  with  your    

classroom’s  parents  and  teacher!  

Great job walking, riding scooters and bikes, and taking the bus to school this spring and school year!

This spring, 50 to 181 Mt. Erie students were walking or wheeling to school on a daily basis.

Spring Record: 181 students, on May 8th, National Bike to School Day. o 237 students walked or wheeled to school on May 8, 2012! o 124 students walked or wheeled to school June 5th!

School Year Record: 248 students on Oct. 3rd, International Walk to School Day. This fall, we had 174 to 248 students walking or wheeling to school every

Wednesday! Outstanding! Look for more activities and improvements in the next school year. We’ll start off with a Bike Check in early September! By spring we may have a new bike rack!!! These past two years of events and road improvements have been funded through a Safe Routes to School grant. Fortunately, Anacortes received more funding through the Safe Routes to School program for 2013-2015.

Enjoy Biking, Walking, Skateboarding, and riding a Scooter this summer!

SUMMER BICYCLING! Family Fun Ride on July 6th from 10am to 1pm on the Tommy Thompson Trail. We will be set up at 22nd and R Avenue near the Skate Park with mechanics to give you a free bike tune and safety check, free helmets for kids (while supplies last) and a free drawing to win a new bike. Once your bike is checked out, enjoy a ride on the Thompson Trail. Family Fun Trail Ride on July 27th from 9am to 11 am. Meet at the Whistle Lake Parking lot. Events sponsored by the Anacortes Parks and Recreation. Call 360-293-1918 for more information.

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June 12: Field Day, 1:30 p.m.

June 14: Fun Run; 10:00 a.m.

June 19: Last Day of School!!!

June 19: Sixth Grade Moving Up Ceremony

August 17: Ready to Learn Fair, 9-12:00 p.m., AMS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mt. Erie PTA Board of Directors and Ad-Hoc Committee Leaders

EXECUTIVE BOARD: Board of Directors (cont.):

Polly Dubbel, Peter Donaldson, Principal Tina Hoxie, Spring Family Night/ Co-President/Volunteer List pdonaldson@asd103.org Talent Show hooverdubbel@gmail.com Jonathon Vander Schuur, tinawin74@hotmail.com Leslie Tysseling, Co-Watch D.O.G.S. Coordinator Kelly & Steve Switzer, Fall Family Co-President/Communications Group jj2672@yahoo.com Night/Harvest Festival casaverdegi@hotmail.com Kathleen & Russ Horr, switz24@hotmail.com Silja Shjarback, Vice President Co-Watch D.O.G.S. Coordinator Angela McLean, Communications/ shjaresa@fidalgo.net kathandruss@msn.com Reader Board Jennifer Aggergaard, Co-Treasurer redhotfirepoker@hotmail.com aggergaard@comcast.net Ad-Hoc Committee Leaders: Sunni Ausland, Fundraising/Box Tops Gina Thomas, Co-Treasurer ausland@comcast.net ginat123@comcast.net Kim Dotzauer, Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Catherine Houck, Young Authors Coord. Karman Paul, Secretary kimtraviserik@frontier.com chouck8@msn.com karmielynn@gmail.com Astrea Miller, Communications/Website Kathleen Horr, Fundraising/ info@natureday.com Safeway escrip Board of Directors: Heidi Harris, Communications/Facebook kathandruss@msn.com Suzy Gilbert, heidicharris@msn.com Polly Dubbel, March Math Madness/ Co-Hospitality/Staff Appreciation Melinda Moore, Yearbook Family Night suzygilbert@gmail.com mmoore@asd103.org hooverdubbel@gmail.com Jessica Notaro, jmgmoore@frontier.com Kelly Switzer, March Math Madness/ Co-Hospitality/Staff Appreciation Karman Paul, Fundraising/ Family Night jessicanotaro@me.com Mustang Wear Sales switz24@hotmail.com Katie McKenna, karmielynn@gmail.com Polly Dubbel, Volunteer Data/ Communications/Newsletter Jill Woodworth, Fall Into Reading Event Coordinator clanmckenna@gmail.com njwoodworth@gmail.com hooverdubbel@gmail.com Emily Hylton, Membership Co-Chair Bob Linder, Auction/Dinner Fundraiser Silja Shjarback, PTA Room Parent emilyhylton@comcast.net islandtug@hotmail.com Coordinator Kathy Johnson, Membership Co-Chair OPEN - Reflections shjaresa@fidalgo.net Kathy-johnson@earthlink.net Suzy Gilbert, Open House Dinner Coord. Anna Tesch, Missoula Children’s Sarah Nichols, Legislative/Advocacy suzygilbert@gmail.com Theater (MCT) sarah@aquarianaudio.com Laura Willingham, Community Garden/ tesch5@comcast.net OPEN – Health & Wellness Coord. Grant Writing Tonya Fredrick, Fundraising laura_willingham@yahoo.com Tfredrick77@yahoo.com Catherine Houck, District Committee Liason Chouck8@msn.com