SKYWORDS
A newsletter for the families of Skyview Community Elementary School
Volume XVIII, Issue 13
Main Office 702-8100 (www.isd622.org) December 13, 2013
Calendar
12/20 Pump It Up night 5:30-7:30pm
12/23-1/1 No School—Winter Break
1/2
Classes resume
1/8
Wendy’s Night, host: 3rd grade classes
1/20 No School—Martin Luther King Day
1/21 No School—Staff Development
1/21 PTO meeting 7pm
1/24 Family Fun Night—BINGO
2/6
Science Fair—open house 6-7:30pm
2/12 Wendy’s Night, host: Ms. LeBlanc’s class
2/17 No School—President’s Day
2/18 Yearbook Group Pictures
2/18 Kindergarten Registration 6pm
2/18 PTO meeting 7pm
2/28 No School—Staff Development
3/4
Evening Conferences
3/6
Evening Conferences
3/7
No School—Conferences
3/10-3/14 No School—Spring Break
3/17 Classes Resume
3/18 PTO meeting 7pm
4/9
Spring Pictures
4/15 PTO meeting 7pm
6-day calendar for the week of Dec 16 - 20
Monday- Day 3
Tuesday- Day 4
Wednesday - Day 5
Thursday-Day - Day 6
Friday-Day – Day 1
On the Lunch Menu, you’ll notice a number
in the bottom right-hand corner of each day, which denotes
the six-day calendar. This is a great way to keep track of
the specialists’ schedules. Students meet with each specialist twice in a 6 day period. Specialists include Phy Ed, Music, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math).
December 23 - Jan 1
January 20th
January 21st
February 17th
Green Sneakers Organization
Did you know that shoes in landfills take 50 to
1000 years to break down? Did you know that
only 1 in 100 pairs of shoes are currently being
recycled? Did you know that it takes a large
amount of petroleum to create shoes?
The District 622 Multiple Needs Classroom at
Next Step will be working with the Green Sneakers Organization to collect and donate tennis
shoes to give footwear to people in need around
the world. This includes disaster areas. This project will run throughout the 2013-2014 school
year ending on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2014. Our
goal is to collect 1,000 pounds of shoes!! Yes,
that is correct 1,000 pounds of shoes. Help us
help the Earth by recycling your used shoes.
Shoes can be dropped in the
labeled box near the cafeteria
at Skyview!
Like us on FaceBook to keep up with
the latest PTO Activities!
Skyview Elementary PTO
School Hours: 9:15 am—3:45 pm
Office Hours: 8:00 am—4:00 pm
Stepping Stones Theater Presents:
District Policy limits gifts to
employees:
Under the policy teachers and other school
district staff are not allowed to receive as
personal property a gift worth more than $5 from
a student, parent, individual or organization.
Instead, individuals wishing to show appreciation to a teacher or staff member are encouraged
to write letters or notes of appreciation.
Individuals may also show appreciation through
a donation to the school in the teacher’s name.
Jacob and his brother build a snowman from the grimy snow of
city streets. When they place the kente — a colorful storytelling
cloth from Africa — around its shoulders, the snowman magically
comes to life, and shows them stories of their ancestry and
culture. African drumming and dance provide an authentic backdrop for this Black History Month celebration of family, self,
and heritage.
January 31st—February 23rd, 2014
Go to www.steppingstonestheatre.com
or call 651-225-9265 for tickets and additional details.
The policy, which is based on state legislation,
refers to gifts that are for personal use only and
still allows parents and other individuals to give
gifts or items that benefit the classroom or
school, such as school supplies. Gifts of that
nature are not restricted to the $5 limitation.
If you have questions about what a teacher or
other staff member may accept as a gift, please
call the Skyview office.
Pump It Up night
Friday, December 20th 5:30-7:30pm
Need to get some last minute shopping done
WITHOUT the kids adding extra gifts to the
basket? Bring your child (k-5th) to PUMP IT UP next week
on Friday. The cost is $10/ child where they will jump for 90
minutes and get 2 slices of pizza with a drink. There is a
maximum capacity of 75 kids so come early so you won’t be
Don’t forget to turn in your receipts for
turned away! A flyer is in today’s Friday folder with more
purchases made at
information.
Questions: skyviewpto@yahoo.com
Woodbury Lakes Mall!
We’re still looking for 1 more chaperone, please contact Kellie
December Double Points Stores:
Young at kyoung2@isd622.org or 651-702-8005 if you are
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interested.
Wendy’s Night
Congratulations to Griffin Zeller
in Mrs. Ahn’s 1st grade class, who
won a $20 gift card to Target!
Thank you for joining us and to the Kindergarten
teachers for hosting the event!
We are currently looking for hosts for Wednesday,
May 14th. If you or your group are interested,
please contact Kellie Young at 651-702-8005 or
kyoung2@isd622.org
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Archiver’s
Eddie Bauer
White House Black Market
Olive Branch Oil & Spice Company
1st place gets $2000, 2nd place gets $1500, 3rd
place gets $1000, and 4th-15th places get $300.
Skyview is currently in 4th place.
Let’s get those receipts in
and get one of those top
three prizes for our school!