Dora L.

Small Elementary School

PTA Newsletter
December 18, 2013 The WISH LIST Issue!

87 Thompson Street South Portland, Maine

http://small.spsd.org dorasmallPTA@gmail.com

Coming up!
December 23 Winter Vacation begins! January 6 First school day of 2014 January 9 Monthly PTA meeting 6:30 p.m., Small School Babysitting available! January 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day No school January 29 Early Release Day 12:30 p.m.

Looking for a way to thank your childs teacher for all that he or she does? Well, this list is here to help you stuff their stockings and stock their classrooms. December 20 is the last day of school before vacation, but keep in mind that you can fulfill a teachers wishes any time, all year. Well keep the list posted on the PTA bulletin board so that you can do just that! Pike (K): old classroom-friendly magazines, games (Trouble, Guess Who, etc.), snacks (Goldfish, animal crackers, pretzels), Crayola markers, Crayola colored pencils (10 count), glue sticks, Clorox disinfectant wipes, old Legos, any color card stock, Play Doh, hand sanitizer, address labels. Thompson (K): skinny regular markers, glue sticks, watercolor paints. Wright (K): Indoor/outdoor digital thermometer (http://www.amazon.com/dp/ B000EM9DG6/?tag=foter-20), book titled The Story of Snow, Do-A-Dot Art Markers (dot stampers) from Michaels, UNO, Ants in the Pants, Qwirkle (new or used), iTunes card for movement songs purchases, any books by author Jan Thomas, gift certificate for either of my two favorite publishers Mary Ruth Books and Pioneer Valley Books. Grant (1) : soft Kleenex, hand sanitizer, 50-100 piece puzzles, pencils, colored pencils, marker, painter's tape roll, large box of Goldfish, soft-cover books Storms (1): board games (Trouble, Candy Land), Lego people, toy people to go with Lincoln Logs, dominoes, drawing paper, pencil top erasers, manila folders Williamson (1): electric pencil sharpener, small-tipped Crayola markers, pencils, glue sticks, Mancala game, Chess game, various stickers to put on corrected papers, clear mailing tape, bathroom-sized paper cups for snacks Jenkins (2) : adhesive magnetic strips, healthy (peanut-free) snacks, bean bag chairs or big floor pillows, soft tissues, gallon-size Ziploc bags. Olson (2): soft tissues, pretzels, resealable plastic bags (all sizes). Stevens (2): Crayola twistable colored pencils (packs of 30 colors), Crayola twistable crayons (packs of 24 colors), .7mm refill lead for mechanical pencils, gift certificates to purchase books, extra snack items (peanut free).

And dont forget:

We are still looking for volunteers for the spring enrichment series! Contact Sarah Pearson at sarahmpearson@aol.com if you have some ideas or want to help!

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Your Friendly PTA Team!

Co-Presidents Erin O'Connor Jones eoconnorjones@gmail.com Kathryn Perry Akerman kpakerman@gmail.com

Newsletter editor: Jessica Routhier jsrouthier@gmail.com

Co-Vice Presidents Angel Mitton angel_mitton@yahoo.com Bethany Smith beth.smith096@gmail.com

Co-Treasurers Julie Selser julieselser@gmail.com Pam Remy pam.remy@gmail.com Secretary Rachel Larsen larsen.ra@gmail.com

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WISH LIST continued

Flaxman (3): bean bag chair for comfy reading space, Amazon gift card for class posters and sets of books for reading groups, composition notebooks, Clorox wipes, big refill-size container of hand sanitizer Grady (3): new or gently used stopwatch, 10 oz. hand sanitizer, washi tape, sugar cubes, tennis ball canister with three balls (gently used is okay), roll of wax paper Hutchins (3): glue sticks, wide-ruled composition notebooks, Clorox wipes, Legos, gift cards to amazon.com, iTunes, Books A Million, Target, or Walmart. Cloutier (4): disinfectant wipes, hand-held pencil sharpeners that are sturdy, pencils, pencil-tip erasers, scrapbook paper, decks of playing cards, games for recess time (Uno particularly), hand sanitizer Dadmun (4): 2-3 Boggle games, map (poster size) of the United States, 4 division wrap-up keys used for practicing facts (wrap-up-keys/dp/B009LO1L1I), large outdoor thermometer to mount. Stoner (4): gift cards to Nonesuch Books or other book stores, three exercise stability balls for sitting, a new electronic pencil sharpener. Morgan (5): lots of sticky notes, dictionaries (can be used ones), soft tissues, healthy peanut-free snacks, a few compasses, a few hand lenses. Richards (5): low-odor whiteboard markers, recycled children's magazines, soft tissues, quiet electrical pencil sharpener, glue sticks, yoga balls (a couple), window markers. Welch (5): small whiteboards (one per child), dryerase markers, tissues, window paint markers. Furbush: Boogie Wipes, hand and face wipes, soft tissues, foam hand soap, sponges, dish soap, gum, Goldfish, Fruit Loops.

DONE!
The poinsettia sale generated $427 for the Small School gardens and composting program! Thank you so much for your generosity and support of the greening initiatives here at Small. After two years of waiting, Small School finally received its gift from the graduating class if 2011: a beautiful granite bench from Blue Rock! Go check it out sometime; it is in the raised bed garden by the tennis court. Thank you to the 2011 class that raised the money and to Blue Rock for their generosity. Now there will be a place for our gardener to take a break on busy days! Willows Pizza Night on December 9 was a success, thanks to everyone who attended or got takeout! 25% of all proceeds went to Small School. Popcorn sales made $43 for Mrs. Gradys class and $39 for Ms. Flaxmans the last two weeks. The PTA is proud to support field trips for all grades! Recently, fifth-graders went to Camp Ketcha as part of their survival and adventure unit. They built their own shelters on one of the coldest days of the year!

Happy Holidays
and Happy New Year from the Small School PTA to you and yours

And Stay Tuned

The winter annual contribution drive is coming soon!

Warm wishes especially to our AMAZING Small School Teachers and Staff!
See you in 2014!

http://small.spsd.org

South Portland, Maine

dorasmallPTA@gmail.com