SOMO PTA Monthly Newsletter
Your connection to the Mountain Lion community (5/28/22)
Day of the Volunteer
Congratulations to the recipients of our 2021-2022 Service Awards. These awards come straight from nominations by members in our school community, and signify exceptional above-and-beyond roles in bettering the lives of the children and families in our school. Thank you to all of you!
Angi Busick - Honorary Service Award
John Boyd - Continuing Service Award
Sarah Ergo - Regina D. Holloch Acts of Kindness in Service Award
Dorothy Steiner - Regina D. Holloch Acts of Kindness in Service Award
Rachel Boenisch - Elena Ditizio Volunteer of the Year Award Recipient
In The Busy Month of May...
May 30: No School, Memorial Day
June 2: 6th Grade Promotion, Dine and Donate at Wicked Slush- all day!
June 3: Field Day, Last Day of School, Minimum Day, everyone dismissed at 11:50
OPEN HOUSE SUCCESS!!
HUGE THANKS to all of our room parents for coordinating baskets for their classes- this is not simple work, and it is truly appreciated!
HUGE THANKS to Jacki Yurth for coordinating a beautiful art show after a 2+ year hiatus. It's always so wonderful to see all of the amazing pieces of art the students create.
HUGE THANKS to Chandy Garner, Chandy Michael Photography, for taking gorgeous black and white photos of each of our students. This is a very time consuming and pricey job, but Chandy donates all of her talents to do this each year. If you missed the chance to check out these photos, you can grab them from the school office through Friday June 3rd. $20 per photo, $15 for additional siblings.
2022 Yearbooks
WELCOME to our PTA Board-Elect
President - Sylke Anderson
Vice President - Jenna Moore
Secretary - Jen Mitchell
Treasurer - Lorene Busse
Financial Secretary - Mari Patrick
Historian - Erin Bishop
After 2 years in their current positions, some of our board members will continue on with the new board, in different positions (Jen Mitchell, Erin Bishop, Mari Patrick), and some of our board members will be moving on to assist our school in other ways these upcoming years (Maren Dever, Rachel Boenisch, Angi Busick). Thank you to all of you for serving the PTA!
Another big thank you to board members Alex Jelliffe and Michelle Rodd, who do not hold elected board positions, but together chair our Communications and Outreach committee and serve on the executive board by appointment, and will hopefully continue to serve in this capacity. Parliamentarian Sarah Nelson and Auditor Erin Carlson have also completed serving two years in their roles, under appointment of the current president. You all make this team SOMO strong!
Join the PTA
Annual Membership Goal: 250 members
Current Membership Total: 181 members
https://jointotem.com/ca/petaluma/sonoma-mountain-elementary-pta
Sonoma Mountain Charter PTA’s goal is to make our school a great place for learning. We work hard to raise money through various fundraisers to help support the programs and activities that enrich our children’s lives. We also strive to build a strong community. Our community has made our school one that you can be proud to send your child to. Support our children and their teachers by joining the Sonoma Mountain Charter PTA.
For the small fee of $12.00 per person, anyone can become a PTA member: parents, students, grandparents, friends, etc… Membership entitles you to have a say in how Sonoma Mountain Charter PTA money is allocated while also having voting privileges at PTA meetings. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm. We would love to see you there, but it is not mandatory.
(Donations beyond the $12.00 fee directly benefit your child and our school. Please consider a tax-deductible donation to our PTA today ~ thank you!)
Time to get your Somo Gear!
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Your PTA OFFICERS for the 2021-2022 School Year
Vice President - Jennifer Mitchell - Mitchellfam200@gmail.com
Secretary - Mari Keshishyan-Patrick - marikeshpat@gmail.com
Treasurer - Maren Dever - Deverfamily@gmail.com
Financial Secretary - Erin Bishop - ebishop471@gmail.com
Historian (and Room Parent Coordinator) - Angi Busick - angela.busick@gmail.com
Communications - Alex Jelliffe - alexstemel@gmail.com
Communications - Michelle Rodd - michellemrodd@gmail.com
Membership - Sarah Nelson - scnelson23@gmail.com
Somo Wear - Judy Vargas - juditzivargas@gmail.com
Auditor - Erin Carlson - ecarlson2022@gmail.com
Dine and Donate - Jacqueline Musselman - jacquelinemaster@yahoo.com
Sonoma Mountain Elementary Charter School PTA
Email: sonomamountainpta@gmail.com
Website: https://www.oldadobe.org/Page/1217
Location: 1900 Rainier Circle, Petaluma, CA, USA
Phone: 707-765-4305
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SoMoElementary