SHOEMAKER NEWSLETTER
January 2017
JANUARY
January 1st New Year's Day
January 3rd Return to School
January 7th Applebees Breakfast
January 12th PTO 6:00-7:00
January 16th Martin Luther King Day No School
January 27th PTO SPIRT DAY Wear Your Favorite Color
January 27th Mustang Meeting 4th Grade Performs
January 27th 1:00 Dismissal
Look below for Read-a-thon Dates
Don't Miss.....APPLEBEE'S FLAPJACK FUNDRAISER is this Saturday
Applebee's
7150 Hamilton Blvd.
Saturday, January 7, 2017
8:00-10:00
$7.50 per person $4.50 for 3 and 4 year olds
The Shoemaker Community Service Club had a fantastic response in November and December to the Community Service projects that we sponsored. We collected 158 coats, 157 hats, 91 pairs of gloves, 4 pairs of boots, 3 snow pants, 1 blanket, and 49 scarves for the Allentown shelter at New Bethany Ministries & the Whitehall Area Food Pantry and 153 toys for Toys for Tots. Thank you everyone who was able to participate. The children also colored beautiful placements & cards which were sent to Fellowship Manor in Whitehall & the Village at Willow Lane in Macungie. Plus the Students from the Community Service Club participated in UNICEF back in October and they collected $328.25.
JANUARY COMMUNITY SERVICE
January’s project: For the month of January, we will be collecting pet food and supplies for Forgotten Felines and Fidos in Germansville. We selected this shelter because it is a “no-kill” shelter. This is a fun collection for our kids because most of them have some sort of pet and they love to help animals. An item you might not think of is old towels. The shelter is always in need of those.
A Big Thank you goes out to all of you who help with our Community Service Projects each month!
READ-A-THON
What’s a Read-a-thon?
The annual Read-a-thon is a fun, educational way for students to use their love of reading to raise money for our school.
How do we participate?
It’s easy! First, help your student collect pledges from family and friends on the attached pledge sheet. Next, have your student read each night and record the minutes read on the attached tracker sheet. Turn in the tracker sheet each week to earn fun charms.
What can I read?
You can count already assigned reading homework for your tracker sheet. All reading outside of school counts! Read books, magazines, newspapers, jokes, riddles, cooking books, comic books and more. Read on a kindle, computer or other electronic device. Whatever and whenever you read, write your total minutes on your tracker sheet. Character counts! No rounding or guessing! Be honest! A timer may be a helpful way to keep track of minutes read. (Parents/Guardians please sign tracker after checking totals.)
Why participate?
This is our school’s largest fundraiser! Help your school earn money which is used for activities, field trips, and more! Earn AWESOME charms and prizes!
* Mustang Starter Charm to all participants
* Book Charm for reading at least 20 minutes a night
* Reading Super Star Charm for reaching your grade’s challenge minutes
* Awesome Charm to reader in each class with most minutes tracked
* Top reader and Top pledge collector in the school earns a trophy and prize
* Top reader in each grade level earns a prize
* Every $50 collected in pledges earns entry into a prize drawing for $100
* The class with the most minutes read in each grade level will win a party and
class name displayed on Read-a-thon Plaque!
* Earn 10% of pledges collected to spend at Spring Book Fair
(For example, if you raise $100, you get $10 credit to spend at book fair.)
* Teachers earn 10% of classroom pledges to buy books for classroom
(Book fair credit will be issued after all pledge checks are cleared.)
Important Dates:
* December 23-January 9: Collect Pledges from family and friends
* January 3 – 9: Read and Track Minutes
* January 10: Turn in Week#1 Tracker to your teacher
* January 10- 16: Read and Track Minutes
* January 17: Turn in Week #2 Tracker to your teacher
* February 1: Pledge Sheets returned; Collect pledge money
* March 1: Pledge Money Due
MILE CLUB TOTAL..Our Fall total for the Mile Club is 962 miles which takes us into the state of Iowa!
KEEP COLLECTING BOXTOPS!
SCHOOL NEWS
PARENTS HELPING PARENTS
CLOTHING SWAP
Do you have gently used clothes that your children have outgrown? Would you like to share them with other families? Are you looking for kid’s clothes for your own family?
If so, contact Sarah Metroka at mustangclothingswap@yahoo.com(When you send an email, use the subject line JOIN so Sarah can send out messages occasionally)
Sarah is compiling a database of clothes available and helping to connect parents looking for certain sizes.
Parents helping parents – it’s a win/win.