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SUMAS ELEMENTARY HOME NOTES
October 13-17, 2014
Meal applications are overdue! Please fill out and return the meal application for the 2014-2015 school year
as soon as possible. You must complete a new application each school year, or the students will be required to
pay full price for their meals until a new application is returned and approved. Additional applications are
available in the office.
PTO FUNDRAISER: Our fall fundraiser is up and running and will continue through October 14th. We will be
offering Dee’s butterbraids and pastry puffins, and Java Joe’s coffee. Tentative pick-up date is November
14th. Remember for those who wish to contribute to the fundraiser but don’t want to purchase items, every
$5.00 donation counts as 1 item for the student. Any questions please contact Tracie Neitling (360) 9201448. Thanks in advance for supporting your PTO.
PICTURE RETAKE DAY: Lifetouch Studio will be at our school Wednesday, October 29th for picture
retakes beginning at 9:00 a.m. There is no charge for retakes, but the complete original package must be
returned. Students that were absent on the original picture day or enrolled after September 25 th will also
have their pictures taken. If parents wish to have younger siblings photographed by Lifetouch, please bring
them to the school by 9:00 a.m.
PTO SKATING PARTY: The first PTO Skating Party for the year will be Monday, October 20, from 6:00 –
8:30 p.m. at Lynden Skateway. This is great family fun! The PTO/PTAs of Nooksack, Sumas, and Everson
Elementaries are sponsoring combined parties at Lynden Skateway this year. Come with your friends and
meet new friends from the other elementary schools. Admission is $4.50 per person including skate rental.
(Roller blades are an additional $2.00) Please remember your child must be accompanied by a parent or
guardian.
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION: We appreciate our volunteers and recognize that each of you make an
important contribution to our school! Please remember that all volunteers must fill out an application every
two years and we will need to make a copy of your driver’s license to accompany the application.
ATTENDANCE INFO: Any absence needs to be excused by a parent or legal guardian either verbally or in
writing. In the event your child is absent from school, please complete the green School Absence Note or
write your own note explaining the absence and include the absence date(s) and your signature. You may also
email our attendance secretary, Sandra Compton, at sandra.compton@nv.k12.wa.us. Send the note to school
with your child the first day he or she returns from an absence. Whenever a child is absent from school (and
we have not been notified in advance), we will call to ensure the child’s safety. If we do not receive an
explanation of the absence, we will send you a letter to let you know that the absence is “unexcused.”
ASB CARDS: Elementary ASB cards are available to purchase in the office for students in
grades K-5. Cost is $11.00 and will allow the student entry into every home Nooksack athletic
event excluding tournaments and playoff games. Please remember that ASB purchases must be
on a seperate check than payments to your student’s lunch account. For more information please
contact the office @988-9423.
PGYAA GIRLS BASKETBALL: PGYAA Basketball sign ups are going to be held Saturday, November 1st, at
the high school at 8:30 am, with the first clinic running that day from 9-11. Registration papers will be coming
home with your girls soon. This is for all 3rd - 6th grade girls wishing to learn how to play basketball and get
the fundamentals down. Please check out the website www.PGYAA.org for registration forms you can print
off and also watch our PGYAA Facebook page for details and reminders!
Please contact Susan Oettel (360) 393-9730 or Janine Sande (360) 927-0231 with any questions.
FUTURE DATES
October
October
October
October
October
October
October
October
October
October
2-14
15
15
16
20
21
22
28-31
29
29
3:15-4:20 p.m.
3:20 p.m
7:00 p.m.
6:00-8:30 p.m.
8:55 a.m.
12:50 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
PTO Fundraiser
Good News Club
Mask Making @ Sumas Library
School Board Meeting @ District Office
PTO Skating Party @ Lynden Skateway
5th grade field trip to WWU
Early Dismissal Gr. K-5
Early Dismissal for Middle School ONLY
Picture retakes/Sibling photos
Early Dismissal for High School
De la cafetería: se debe recordar que llenar y devolver la aplicación de alimentos para el año escolar 20142015. una nueva aplicación que se necesita cada año escolar, y los estudiantes estarán obligados a pagar el
precio completo si la aplicación no es recibida por el 28 de septiembre fecha límite. aplicaciones adicionales
están disponibles en la oficina.
fiesta de patinaje: es el Lunes, 20 de octubre de las 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. en el patinaje de Lynden. El costo
sera de $4.50 por la rentada de los patines y la entrada. Por favor, recuerde que su hijo debe ir
acompañado por un padre o tutor.
la asistencia a la información: Cualquier ausencia debe ser justificada por un padre o tutor legal, ya sea
verbalmente o por escrito. En el caso de que su niño está ausente de la escuela, por favor llenar la nota de
Ausencia Escolar de color verde o escribir su propia nota explicando la ausencia e incluir la fecha de ausencia
(s) y su firma. Usted también puede enviar un correo electrónico a nuestra secretaria de asistencia, Sandra
Compton a sandra.compton@nv.k12.wa.us. Enviar la nota a la escuela con su hijo el primer día que él o ella
regresa de una ausencia. Cuando un niño está ausente de la escuela (y no hemos sido notificados con
antelación), vamos a llamar para garantizar la seguridad del niño. Si no recibimos una explicación de la
ausencia, le enviaremos una carta para hacerle saber que la ausencia es "injustificada".
FECHAS IMPORTANTES
15 de Octubre
15 de Octubre
16 de Octubre
20 de Octubre
21 de Octubre
22 de Octubre
29 de Octubre
28-31 de Octubre
29 de Octubre
Good News Club - 3:15-4:20 p.m.
programa de la biblioteca Sumas @ 3:20 p.m.
Reunión de la Junta de la Escuela Districto, 7:00 p.m.
pto fiesta de patinaje, 6-8:30pm, lynden skateway
5o viaje grado al campus WWU @ 8:55 a.m.
LA HORA DE SALIDA ES A LAS, 12:50 p.m.
el día de foto escolar ya viene
Despido anticipado de escuela media
Despido anticipado de escuela secundaria
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