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Panther Post     June 15, 2015
Spiritridge PTSA CommUNITY Newsletter

The End is Near...

June 16 – Last and final Skate King Night, 6:00-8:00pm
June 17 – Last day for Middle School Math
June 17 - Alexa Allman's Farewell Reception 2:30 -3:30
June 18 – 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony, 7:00pm
June 19 - Academic Challenge Assembly, 10:00am
June 19 - New Families Potluck 6:00pm
June 19 - Field Day, 1:45-3:30

June 22 – Last Day of School, 2 hours, 9:05-11:05am [Transportation after school will be provided]


Congratulations PTSA Award Recipients 
The Washington State PTA has an awards and recognition program whose purpose is to build pride and participation in PTA programs. At the Volunteer Tea on Friday 6/12, we recognized these members of our Spiritridge community for their outstanding efforts:
 
Cerys Maring, Deb & Ken Rasmussen and Alexa Allman were all presented the Honorary Life Membershipawarded for their years of dedication to the Spiritridge PTSA.

The Golden Acorn Award was presented to Ann Evers, Sheryl Pinheiro, Melissa Saunders and Cat Snyder.  ThGolden Acorn is awarded to those who have given outstanding services to the children in our school community.
 
The Outstanding Advocate Crystal was presented to Deb Grover for exceptional commitment to volunteerism in the school community and the broader community.
 
Lastly, the Spirtiridge PTSA presented the Unsung Hero award to recognize those who work behind the scenes and exceptionally hard to go above and beyond what is asked of them. This year's unsung heroes are  Andy Rivas, Arleen Neiman, Arnoldo Bravo, Dinah Quick, Eugenia Yen, Helen He, Kelli Lewis, Laurie Geokadov, Manisha Taneja, Sarah Keibler, and Zohrah Ghorishi.
 
Thank you all for your hard work and dedication to making Spiritridge Elementary such a special and excellent school!

Final Skate King Night is June 16th 
We are gearing up for a fantastic final roller skating evening at Skate King and need more volunteers to sign up for half hour shifts to help with the ticket lines and handing out FREE popcorn!  Please visit our SignupGenius page here or email Committee Chair, Beth Fraser at beth.fraser@centurylink.net 


Admission: $6:00 Cash or Check only. Inline skates $4.00 extra. Personal skates are welcome.   Skate King has concessions on site and we will also have pizza for $1 a slice.  

This is not a drop-off event.  A guardian must be on site.   

FREE popcorn for everyone wearing Spiritwear! Color and bring the Skate Night flyer for an extra treat!  You can download the flyer here


Alexa Allman's Farewell Reception 
She LAUGHED with us, CRIED with us, TAUGHT us, and GUIDED us, but most of all she INSPIRED us! Now is your chance to thank her for her years of service to Spiritridge Elementary and the Spiritridge community.
 
Wednesday, June 17, 2015  2:30pm – 3:30pm
Spiritridge Elementary Gym

You and your child are invited to a reception to honor and say farewell to our beloved Principal, Mrs. Allman.   Please join us for cake and punch in our Gym.


Field Day is Friday June 19th 
Finally, the event you've been waiting for, Field Day - A fun annual celebration at the end of our school year with all students, staff, and parents together.  This is a super fun event that the whole school participates in to celebrate the end of the school year and the kick off to a fantastic summer.
It is being held this year on Friday, June 19th at Spiritridge. The event includes over 25 stations that the students cycle through. We need a lot of parent volunteers to help staff the stations and make this special day a success! Sign up here to volunteer! The day will be filled with outdoor activities and relays. We need your help with morning setup, afternoon cleanup and, most importantly, activity stations.

New Families Potluck June 19

The Spiritridge PTSA  invites all New Families that joined Spiritridge in the last semester and all incoming families for next year to a “Welcome Potluck” on Friday June 19th from 6-7:30pm in the Spiritridge cafeteria. To reach the cafeteria, please enter through the  doors on the right end of the building. Children are welcome use the playground with adult supervision. Please bring a main dish.  If you are available at the end, please help us with clean up. Feel free to pass this along to other new parents that you may know.    (Kindergarten will be having their own potluck.)
 
The potluck is a great place to meet other new families.  We will have an email sign up list so that we can arrange summer play dates.  Looking forward to seeing you!


Open Volunteer Positions for 2015-16

Looking for ways to get involved?
The PTSA is already planning for our next school year.  We have many opportunities for parents to get involved and make a difference.  We have key volunteer roles which need to be filled to continue the great programs our PTSA offers.  Please consider taking on one of these important roles at Spiritridge.   All of these roles are described on the PTSA Programs page here.
  • Curriculum Enhancement Representative for the following grade groups: 
    • Kindergarten
    • 2nd Gen Ed
    • 2nd GESP
    • 3rd Gen Ed
    • 5th Gen Ed
  • Picture Day Coordinator
  • Legislative Representative
  • Kid Mail/Take Home Packets
  • Fifth Grade Party
  • Panther Post Editors
  • Running Club
Please email volunteers@spiritridge.org with your interest.

 

 

 

Spiritridge PTSA Website
Check out the Spiritridge PTSA website for information, forms, event happenings and other great information. spiritridge.my-ptsa.org.

Visit the Newsletter page at spiritridge.my-ptsa.org for  Panther Post submissions.

Mon: Macaroni & Cheese with Whole Grain Roll Steamed Broccoli 

Tue: Hamburger or Cheeseburger on a Whole Wheat Bun Potato Smiles 

Wed: Cheese Quesadillas With Salsa  

Thur: Cooks Choice

Fri: Cook’s Choice
 
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