News!

March 2011
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Family Skate Night, March 4th Box Tops!

Congratulations to Hannah
Family Skate Night Returns: Salyers and Jadyn Wynn
winners of the January and
Date: March 4, 2011 February Box Tops collec-
Time: 5-7pm. tion contest.
Cost: $5 per person who skates. This includes your skate
rental.

Healthy snacks will be available for purchase.

Tickets are on sale now in the school office!

Pancake Breakfast at Applebee’s, March 19th

Join us for a fabulous pancake breakfast and help support Sonora Elementary School at
the same time! Featuring “celebrity” teacher servers, and a Pancake Breakfast (includes
Feburary: Hannah Salyers
pancakes, bacon, syrup, butter, and drinks).

Tickets are on-sale now in the school office!

Date: Saturday March 19, 2011
Time: Anytime between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Place: Applebee’s Restaurant
Tickets: $6 per person

Featured celebrity servers include: Mrs. Chaffee, Mrs. Braga, Mrs. Gustafson, Mrs.
Roberson, Mrs. Steuben, Ms. Hodge, Mrs. Milnik, Mr. Reesman, Mrs. O’Brien, Mrs. Fox,
Mrs. McClellan, Mrs. Hodges and Mrs. Wylie.
January: Jadyn Wynn

Read-A-Thon Offers Fun Prizes for Readers

Dr Seuss’s birthday is March 2nd and the start of the read-a-thon for grades
k-6. This is a terrific opportunity for both parents and teachers to encourage Keep collecting! We will be
students to read. Reading will open doors to a big, exciting world. awarding the class that has
collected the most Box
Students who met or exceeded their reading goals will be honored and Tops by the end of April
rewarded with fun prizes. Let’s get reading! with a special treat!

The American Academy of Pain Management Presents:

Pain Management 101 for the Community
Chronic pain is one of the nation’s largest public health problems.
Over 76 million people in the United States suffer from chronic pain.
If you or someone you know is suffering from chronic pain, this meeting is for you.

Learn how to communicate with your provider, how we assess pain, proper storage of medications, and more.
Robert Twillman, PhD, Director of Policy and Advocacy

Where: Sonora's Historic Opera Hall Registration is free. Contact the Academy to attend
Date: April 2, 2011 209-533-9744 or aapm@aapainmanage.org.
Time: 1:30 pm to 3 pm

Supported by the YES Partnership

Thank you to the American Academy ofPain Management for supporting this months newsletter!
 March 2011 Scrip News! SES Volunteer
Appreciation Day
March orders are due in the school office by
Tuesday, March 1st by 3pm. Orders will be delivered
The SSS board mem-
by Tuesday March 8th. Order forms will go home
bers would like to thank
to all students this month, they will also be available
all of our school parents
online and in the office.On Site scrip sales will be
for all that they do with
held on Friday, March 4th from 12:15-2pm and
a Starbucks coffee &
Friday March 18th from 12:15-3pm in front of the
pastry.
school.
Drop by the booth at the morning drop
Our scrip program has raised over $8,000 this school year!!! Please keep
off on March 21st..
buying scrip, using your Savemart Shares cards and Safeway club card!

We appreciate your continued support! .Questions call Margie Carter

840-8007 or mcarter@supportsonoraschool.org
Up and Coming
New Spiritwear order form
My Coke Rewards & Lables for Education to be sent home with their
children by the end of
March
Thank you for your support. We have met our goal of
5000 points. However, we still have time to earn more.
Your points can provide Sonora Elementary School with
DNO-Mcdonalds will
things like athletic equipment, books, classroom supplies
be in April. SES
and more. To donate your points, visit http://www.mycok-
teachers will be
erewards.com.
attending and help-
ing out for Tips.
Visit http://labelsforeducation.com and register now.
Earn points for our school. It’s a quick and simple way
to support Sonora Elementary School.
SSS Meetings
Next meetings: March 3, 2011,
SSS Volunteer Awards April 7, 2011, May 5,
Congratulations Yelva Beath (parent), Barbara Dressler (staff), and John 2011, May 26, 2011.
Reesman (teacher) for receiving the 1st Trimester SSS volunteer awards.
We would also like to congratulate Lana Rowe (cafeteria), Kerri McCluskey 5:30 PM SES Library
(counselor), and Julie McNair (parent) for receiving the 2nd Trimester SSS Sorry no childcare this
volunteer awards. month.

They were recently presented with certificates of appreciation and an SES

spirit shirt each. There will be a DR
SEUSS basket giveaway
Each Trimester a parent volunteer, staff member and teacher at SES are at our meeting on the
chosen by the SSS board to be recognized for their outstanding work sup- 3rd. Please come!
porting SSS. Congratulations and thank you for all of your hard work!

A reminder for
SSS NS the newsletter.
CTIO Elections are
ELE 1-12 coming up for
201 next year’s
SSS board.
Anyone that is interested in serving
on the 2011-12 board, please let us
1st Trimester Winners: Yelva Beath, 2nd Trimester Winners: know.
Barbara Dressler, John Reesman Kerri McCluskey, and Lana Rowe
(Julie McNair not pictured)