2012-2013 PTA Officers
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President icebreakthis@sbcglobal.net 417-8812 Chris McNabb President Elect cmcnabb@ou.edu 623-1136 Mistie Voto Vice President mvoto@cox.net 850-4869 Sarah Cloer Secretary scloer@norman.k12.ok.us 366-5984 Claudia George Treasurer georges@georges.nu 579-6270 Tommy Bui Webmaster webmaster.eaglespta@gmail.com Summer McGuire Communications sdufran@yahoo.com Washington Administration Principal Dr. Linda Parsons lparsons@norman.k12.ok.us |
2012-2013 Business Partners
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Thank You!!
Business Elite Member:
Norman Interventional Pain Management -
Dr. Joe D. Voto M.D.
Norman Anesthesia Providers
Leslie J. Ollar-Shoemake, D.O., P.C.
Ollar and Ollar Engineer
Business Member:
Cabbiness Engineering, LLC
Business Partner:
Dental Depot
OU IT Store
Griffis Tree Farm, LLC
Community Partners:
Eskimo Sno
Mazzio's Italian Eatery
Dickey's BBQ
Sonic
Hideaway Pizza
The Garage
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
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Washington PTA
Mission Statement:
"To make every child's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children."
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Upcoming Dates
January 21:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No School
January 24:
Class Pictures
January 28:
80s Dance - 6-8 p.m.
January 31:
Washington Day at Star SKate (6-8 p.m.)
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Family Days
2nd Grade:
Tuesday, February 5 after Musical Performance at
7 p.m.
4th Grade:
Tuesday, March 5 after Recorder Concert at
7 p.m.
1st Grade:
Tuesday, April 16 after Musical Performance at
7 p.m.
Kindergarten:
Thursday, April 25 from 10:20 - 11:20 a.m.
(lunch picnic)
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WELCOME TO
THE WASHINGTON PTA E-NEWSLETTER
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January 17, 2013
Facebook: Washington Elementary PTA
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Washington 80s Dance |
Washington 80s Dance!
Join us to dance the night away!
Friday, January 25th
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Washington Gym
*All Grades Invited
Hamburgers will be available for purchase.
**Special Dance Performance, Dance Contest, 80s Fashion Contest!
It'll be Rad, Man!
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2013-2014 Pre-K Enrollment |
Pre-K Enrollment for 2013-2014 School Year
Application packets will be available Feb. 28- March 29, 2013. Students must be 4 years old on or before
September 1, 2013.
Morning session is 7:50-10:30 a.m. and afternoon session is 12:10-2:50 p.m.
Norman Public Schools does not provide transportation for Pre-K students. School office hours are 7:25 a.m. - 3:55 p.m.
Monday-Friday.
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Class Pictures |
Class pictures will be Thursday, January 24.
Order forms are in today's Thursday Folders. Please return order forms on or before January 24
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Washington Night at Star Skate |
Winter Blues Got You Down?
Come out to Washington's Star Skate Night...it will be nice and warm inside, so come have a skating good time with your family and friends on Thursday, January 31, 6-8 PM.
Special price of $5 to skate, Star Skate will donate 40% of the admittance fee back to our school!! Star Skate is located at 2020 West Lindsey Street. See you there!
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Washington Zumbathon |
Thanks to all those that came out to the ZUMBATHON!
A special thanks to our fabulous instructors :
Maren Eliason,
Courtney Henderson,
Lori Lockard,
Monica Siklosi
And contributions from SONIC, CUSTARD FACTORY & YAISA MANN owner of SWAGHER FITNESS!
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OEC News Contest |
And We Have a Winner... Fifth grader Madison Esteves won the design contest of the Oklahoma Electric Cooperative. Her winning illustration is on the cover of December 2012 issue of OEC News. You can see a copy of it in the Washington trophy case across from the library. WAY TO GO MADISON!
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Sooner Mall "My School Is Cool" Standings |
Below are the point standings as of December:
KID 245.7
Lakeview 113.7
McKinley 109.5
Washington 104.2
Monroe 93.0
Robin Hill 91.0
Reagan 45.1
Whittier 12.6
Truman 10.4
Keep Up the Good Work Eagles!
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Box Tops for Education |
This Year, SAM'S CLUB is offering even more opportunities for us to earn money for our school!
Beginning January 2 through January 31,2013, new members and qualifying upgraded memberships may qualify us for BONUS BOX TOPS. (Original receipt must be taped to certificate /offer only valid until certificates run out or through January 31st)
Look for BONUS BOX TOPS as you stock up on items for lunches and snacks!
BUY + CLIP + SEND= $$
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Friday Treats |
We are in need of parent volunteers for the dates below to help with Friday Treats.
Volunteering includes being at the school to help set up deliver and clean up. The process takes about 4 hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., if a specific date does not have enough volunteers it will be canceled.
If you can help with Friday Treats, please contact Sammi Scott at sammi_scott@att.net
2012-2013 Friday Treats Schedule:
January 18
February 1 & February 22
March 8 & March 29
April 5 & April 19
May 17
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Juice Offered At Lunch
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Juice will now be offered during lunch. There will be 3 types of juice (orange, apple, grape) available for students to purchase at lunch.
Each juice will be $0.50. The students will need to either have cash on them or money in their account to get the juice. They will not be able to "charge" the juice.
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Serve on a PTA Committee
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WE WANT YOU!
How Do You Get the Most Out of Your Membership?
JOIN A COMMITTEE!
Join one of the many PTA committees and assist in planning this year's activities! We Need You!
We now have an online form! Let us know your interests and how you would like to serve!
Please feel free to contact us with any questions! Thanks so much! We look forward to a fantastic 2012-2013 school year!
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2012-2013 Yearbooks
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The Washington Yearbooks are now on sale at jostensyearbooks.com! The price is $23 now but will increase to $28 on Feb 5th. Order Today!
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Eating Out to Benefit Washington!
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February 20 - All Day - Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers (12th & Alameda)
March 13 - 6-10 PM - The Garage
(307 E. Main St.)
April 17 - 5-9 PM - Sonic
(24th & Alameda)
May 17 - 3 PM to Close - Eskimo Sno
(NE 12th - next to Pizza Hut)
Please share this information with Family, Friends and Neighbors!
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Help Raise Money for Washington When You're Out & About!
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Homeland: When you shop at Homeland, give the cashier Washington's ID #62083 and Homeland will donate a percentage of sales to the school!
Target:
1) If you have a Target Visa be sure to designate Washington Elementary, School ID: 86740, as your school so that 1% of your purchases will be donated to the school by Target.
Sooner Mall:
"My School is Cool" at Sooner Mall runs October 1 - April 30! Send your receipts to the school or deposit them in the Washington locker in the Mall. If you need to keep the receipts, just make a copy of the receipt and turn it in to help our school win up to $10,000!!
Box Tops & Campbell Soup Labels: Keep collecting Box Tops and Soup Labels! You can turn them into your student's teacher at any time!
Coca-Cola - My Coke Rewards: Earn money for physical education equipment, art supplies, or educational resources! Coca-Cola products have codes underneath the bottle cap or underneath the flap of boxes of 12 oz, 24 oz, and 32 oz boxes. Go to http://www.mycokerewards.com/schoolDetails.do?id=1056722235&x=77&y=14 and donate the codes under George Washington Elementary School! Or send the codes to school for us to enter!
Shop Online:
Here is a link to the Box Tops Website where you can earn Box Tops for our school just by going through their website when you shop online.
Click Here
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