Circle Towanda Elementary
Parent Newsletter ~ September 2021
Mrs. Dawn Dodd, Principal ~ ddodd@usd375.org
Towanda Primary ~ Early Childhood - 2nd grade
316-536-2728
Towanda Intermediate ~ 3rd - 6th grade
316-536-2281
A Note from Mrs. Dodd
The past few weeks have been AMAZING welcoming back our students! Your student has been working hard learning the routines of their new classroom and getting to know new friends. I have been so proud of all of them and excited to see the growth over the school year!!
Staff emails
Mrs. Dodd, Principal ~ dodd@usd375.org
Mr. LaMunyon, Counselor ~ llamunyon@usd375.org
Mrs. Sabala, Secretary - Intermediate ~ hsabala@usd375.org
Mrs. Brown, Secretary - Primary ~ jbrown@usd375.org
Mrs. Smith, Library ~ lsmith@usd375.org
Mrs. Strobbe, Resource Educator ~ jstrobbe@usd375.org
Mrs. Sarkett, Resource Educator ~ msarkett@usd375.org
Mrs. Goldsmith, Music & Band ~ wgoldsmith@usd375.org
Mr. Jacobson, P.E. ~ cjacobson@usd375.org
Mrs. Gandee, Primary Title 1 ~ sgandee@usd375.org
Mrs. Shawna Mosier, Int.Title 1 ~ smosier@usd375.org
Ms. Hildreth, Nurse ~ lhildreth@usd375.org
Mrs. Sage, Early Childhood ~ ssage@usd375.org
Mrs. Wilbur, Primary Speech ~ twilbur@usd375.org
Mrs. Dohm, Int. Speech ~ jdohm@usd375.org
Mrs. Brundage, Preschool ~ sbrundage@usd375.org
Mrs. Cerney, Kdg ~ acerney@usd375.org
Mrs. Shelinbarger, Kdg ~ jshelinbarger@usd375.org
Mrs. Massey, 1st ~ cmassey@usd375.org
Mrs. Wellner, 1st ~ cwellner@usd375.org
Mrs. Jacobson, 2nd ~ bjacobson@usd375.org
Mrs. Swilley, 2nd ~ aswilley@usd375.org
Mr. Taylor, 3rd ~ jtaylor@usd375.org
Ms. McClelland, 3rd ~ kmcclelland@usd375.org
Mrs. Cooley, 4th ~ lcooley@usd375.org
Ms. Vandine, 4th ~ jvandine@usd375.org
Mrs. Anderson, 5th ~ jenanderson@usd375.org
Mrs. Turner, 5th ~ kyturner@usd375.org
Mr. Krahn, 6th ~ nkrahn@usd375.org
Mrs. Seivley, 6th ~ aseivley@usd375.org
MISSION STATEMENT
Upcoming Dates
9/6 ~ NO SCHOOL- LABOR DAY
9/9 ~ BAND INSTRUMENT DISPLAY @CTI - 6:30 PM
9/13 ~ BOOK FAIR, 6:00-8:00 PM @CTP FAMILY NIGHT SUPPER @CTP 5:30-7:00 PM
9/13-9/17 ~ BOOK FAIR @CTI & CTP
9/16 ~ PICTURE DAY AT CTI ONLY
9/20 ~ PTO/SITE COUNCIL MEETING @CTP LIBRARY, 4:15 PM (*date changed)
9/21 ~ GRACE MED @CTI ONLY
9/22 ~ PICTURE DAY AT CTP ONLY
9/24 ~ NO SCHOOL ~ STAFF DEVELOMENT
PTO News
PTO Meeting 9/20 @ 4:15 Primary Library
Book Fair Family Night! We get to have our Book Fair Dinner this year! The Book Fair will be open from 3:30-8:00pm. The Book Fair Dinner will run from 4:30-7:00pm. Each meal is $5. Please watch for flyers coming home, and the PTO Sign Up Genius email for volunteers to help work the dinner.
CTE Apparel Sales: We have Circle Towanda Elementary t-shirts, long sleeved t-shirts, and sweatshirts for sale! They come in gray, yellow, and blue. Order forms were sent home and are available in the offices.
DUE DATE for orders is SEPT. 3. We will not do another order for shirts this year.
COMING SOON! Fall Fundraiser Kickoff will be October 1st. Watch for more information to come.
Amazon Teacher Wish Lists: Want to help provide things for the classrooms but don’t know what teachers need? We have set up a wish list for each of our teachers to fill out as they have needs through Amazon. If you are interested, please see our PTO Facebook page.
BOXTOPS!! Since the Boxtop company has switched from clipping BoxTops to scanning your receipt through their app, we have seen a drastic decrease in participation. PLEASE consider downloading the APP and taking the time to scan your receipt when you shop! It’s super simple and helps our schools a lot!
Thank you for all your support! It really does MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Library News
We are so excited to have kids back in the library, checking out books in person and coming in for lessons and activities! (Check out some fun pics below!) There are a few measures being taken to limit possible exposure to COVID, but we are very grateful that for the most part students can access the library and all it has to offer as they did before! We even have an in-person book fair planned and it’s right around the corner: September 13-17!
Monday, September 13th, will be our Book Fair Family Night from 3:30-8:00pm at the primary library. Our wonderful PTO will be hosting a picnic-style book fair dinner from 4:30-7:00 on the Primary recess patio. For $5, you can get either a hot dog or hamburger; a lunch bag with chips, cookies, and condiments; and a bottle of water to take and enjoy wherever you like on the concrete slab or in the recess field--so you might want to bring blankets or lawn chairs! For more information about that and a lot of other exciting book fair news, please click HERE!