Marquee Update

Save the Date – Welcome Back Picnic!

Spring Family Dance

This Friday, April 18 at 6:30 pm
Multi-Purpose Room
Music, Games, Photo Booth
All students welcome but must be accompanied by an adult
Free Entrance!

Quick, Easy Survey For How District Should Improve Proctor Terrace

Go to this website and click on the survey button. It takes only a few minutes and will allow you to tell the District how you think it should spend money at Proctor!
www.srsc.k12.ca.us

Campus Beautification

Thank you PTA for the new umbrellas for the tables by the portables.
I think the kids really enjoy having shade when they’re using the tables now. 🙂
Also, if there are any parents interested in helping with weeding around campus / campus beautification, contact skdoig@sonic.net

Golf Tournament and Tiger Jam

Thank you for everyone who participated in the Proctor Terrace Golf Tournament!
We are still waiting for all expenses to be calculated but it looks like we are going to meet our goal. We will report the final totals at next meeting.

Golfers enjoyed a perfect day at Bennett Valley, and won amazing prizes.
The Tiger Jam was a casual night of great live music, food and lots of smiles 🙂
Our silent and live auctions were a tremendous success thanks to our community support and the help of many of our school parents.

Our Proctor Terrace golf shirts are still up for grabs. $20 adult $15 kids. Contact me at 7074949955 or at 707equity@gmail.com.

Make sure you come next year! This is a great night of spirit for our school!

If you would like to volunteer for this year’s thank you’s, next year’s committee, or for the Walkathon at the beginning of the school year, contact Charlie Woods at 707-494-9955 or 707equity@gmail.com

Tiger Jam Auction Night

Friday, April 11 at 7:00 pm

Legends at Bennett Valley after the golf tournament

$20 tickets – submit payment to office with the flyer or click here to buy: http://proctorterracepta.org/buy-tiger-jam-tickets

Click here to volunteer for the events.

Fun Upcoming Events:

1. Golf Tournament, Friday April 11 at Bennett Valley Golf Course

At Bennett Valley Golf Course
Sign-up forms and information here

Click here to volunteer
2.. Tiger Jam Auction, Friday April 11 at 7:00 pm

Legends at Bennett Valley
$20 tickets for a fun night of eating, drinking, dancing and bidding!
Tickets and information here.

The Band “The Manus Band” will be playing. Click here to listen.

3. Spring Dance …April 18th 6:30-8:30 pm
Free Spring Family Dance in the MPR
“Dancing Through The Decades” With DJ Fiz-Nick Rick
Come dressed in attire from your favorite decade to add to the fun!
Refreshments will be available for purchase
Note: Children must be accompanied by an adult.
If anyone is interested in volunteering, contact Nicole Manville nmanville@sbcglobal.net

General PTA Meeting (morning time)

Tuesday, April 8 at 8:30 am in MPR

Come vote on the new marquee and provide input for next year’s officers and budget.

Dine and Donate

Don’t forget that this week is the Dine and Donate at Sandy’s Take & Bake Pizza. Between today and Friday, anyone who goes in and mentions Proctor Terrace when they pick up an order will have 30% of their order donated to our school.

After School Enrichment

There is still space for 10 kids in the KidScience After-School class, which began on March 27th!
Flyer with registration info below. The class takes place for 4 more Thursdays from 2:30-3:30 pm in Mrs. Forrest’s classroom. There have been rave reviews about the class so far!

Click here for the flyer with registration.

Also, Lego Engineering begins THIS Monday, April 7th. Make sure you’ve registered your
1st-4th grader for this fun Lego class, if you haven’t done so already. The session is for 5 Mondays from 2:30-4 pm.
To register go to : www.play-well.org

For any questions, please contact Kathy Doig skdoig@sonic.net or 707-545-7691

Family Picnic

Thanks to all who donated and came to the picnic.  It turned out to be a great success!

Odyssey of the Mind

On March 8, a number of student teams from Proctor Terrace School participated in the Odyssey of the Mind regional event and competition, attended by teams from all over the North Coast region. They had enormous fun, and were excited and enthused. Two of our Proctor Terrace teams will be going to the State competition this weekend in Brentwood (Contra Costa County). A Division 2 team from Santa Rosa Middle School with two Proctor Terrace 6^th graders won their division, and will also be attending the State competition this weekend. Best of luck to all of these students!

State Testing

Students in Gr. 3-6 will begin the new State testing program on April 7. This is a “test of the test.” All assessment will be done online on our school computers. Our teachers have been receiving training on this new system, and students have been taking practice and training tests. Students will not receive scores for this year’s assessments. Next year, they will only receive scores indicating percent correct. The new scoring and reporting system is expected to be in place in 2016. This is all part of turning our schools into 21^st Century Learning Centers (over 13% of the 21^st Century has already gone by!).

Food & Nutrition

Snack and lunch food at school is expected to be healthful and nutritious, in accordance with the District Wellness Policy and Healthy Kids initiatives. A number of students have recently been bringing junk food for snacks and lunch. Students should not be bringing junk food with little or no nutritional value to school, nor should they bring soda to drink. Staff members do monitor what students are eating, and may prohibit them from consuming such unhealthy foods. Parents need to ensure that the quantity and type of food for snack and lunch is appropriate, and are encouraged to check the nutrition labels of foods they provide for their children. We all want our students to develop healthy eating habits and to make healthy choices. They will take these habits they are learning now into adulthood.

Occasionally, comments are made about the healthfulness of school lunches. Parents need to be aware that Santa Rosa City School lunches exceed the nutritional recommendations of U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for school lunches.

Teacher Training

In order to change teaching strategies to implement the Common Core State Standards and 21^st Century learning in our classrooms, all of our Proctor Terrace teachers have participating in multiple Professional Learning opportunities throughout this school year. Some of the training has taken place after school on-campus, and much of it has been over multiple days away from the school. Some of our teachers will also be continuing this learning during their Summer break. This extensive training will continue next year and into the future. Our educators are dedicated to life-long learning to provide the best educational experiences for all of our students – your children.

PTA Positions 2014-2015

Looking for a great way to help our school? You’re in luck.  The PTA has several positions available for the year of 2014-2015. We have to fill these positions ASAP!

• President/Co-President
• Vice President
• Book Fair Chair
• Walk-a-thon Chair
• Membership Chair

1. Conducts membership campaign. This includes coming up with a slogan, making flyers, attending school events to promote Memberships (Ice Cream Social Night, Back to School Night, etc.)
2. Attend hour long District Membership Seminar in August.
3. Responsible for administration of paper and online memberships. Coordinate with Treasurer to be sure checks are being made to State PTA.
4. Pass along any new membership perk information to PTA members.
5. Provides updated membership roster to PTA Secretary prior to each general membership meeting.
6. Provides membership e-card to new members.
7.  This position is busiest at the beginning of school but tapers off the end of September when the Membership campaign is done. This job takes about 15+ hours overall, but can vary. It is best to find someone to co-chair this position with you. It may not be the most glamorous job, but it’s a very critical one!!!

• Tiger Tog Coordinator (Spirit Wear)
• Dine and Donate Coordinator
• School Directory Organizer

Contact us at ProctorPTAboard@gmail.com for more information.

Talent Show

• All student acts must audition.
• Students must come to auditions and rehearsals with all necessary props, music, etc.
• No lip syncing
• No singing over original artist’s voice.
• All acts must stay under two minutes.
• Students must come to all rehearsals.
• Students can audition individually or with students from any grade level or class.
• In addition to rehearsals at school, students should be “practicing and perfecting” the act.
• Teachers may sponsor a class number
• Groups must sign up in order to audition.
• Multipurpose room will be closed to all except those who are auditioning and practicing.

Important Dates and Times

• April 7th-10th – Audition Signups (In Main Hallway)
• April 14th – Tryrouts, 2:30 – 4:00
• April 15,17,21 – Rehearsals, 2:30 – 3:45
• April 24th – Dress Rehearsals, 2:30 – 4:00
• April 25th – Talent Show, 7:00pm

Art Docent

Volunteers needed for the Art Docent program to start training for next year.  Click here to find out more.

Other Important dates:

4/16: Volunteer Tea in the Garden at 1:45

4/18: Crazy Hair Day

4/30: Art Adventure Day

5/8: Open House and Minimum Day

Four Fun Upcoming Events:

1. Family Picnic, This Sunday, March 30 from 12-3 pm

At Galvin Park
Food trucks, opportunity drawing for class baskets,
jumpy and all around great fun.
Buy food from the trucks or bring your own for this free event.
Drawing tickets will be $2 each (3 for $5; 6 for $10)

2. Golf Tournament, Friday April 11 at Bennett Valley Golf Course

At Bennett Valley Golf Course
Sign-up forms and information here
3. Tiger Jam Auction, Friday April 11 at 7:00 pm

Legends at Bennett Valley
$20 tickets for a fun night of eating, drinking, dancing and bidding!
Tickets and information here.

The Band “The Manus Band” will be playing. Click here to listen.

4. Spring Dance …April 18th 6:30-8:30 pm
Free Spring Family Dance in the MPR
“Dancing Through The Decades” With DJ Fiz-Nick Rick
Come dressed in attire from your favorite decade to add to the fun!
Refreshments will be available for purchase
Note: Children must be accompanied by an adult.
If anyone is interested in volunteering, contact Nicole Manville nmanville@sbcglobal.net

Books and Beyond

Thanks for another successful Books and Beyond program! We really appreciate all the participation from the kids, parents and teachers. Special thanks to the amazing parent volunteers who tracked all that paperwork – Kristie Fischer, Ann Hall, Corinna Kirk, Jennifer Nash, Cassie Brown, Amanda Stanbro and Kris Lee!  Also big thanks to Matt, Suzanne and Zeke Graham for creating our awesome mural! There’s no way the program could go on without your help. Trina & Margaret

PTA Positions 2014-2015

Looking for a great way to help our school? You’re in luck.  The PTA has several positions available for the year of 2014-2015. We have to fill these positions ASAP!

• President/Co-President
• Vice President
• Book Fair Chair
• Walk-a-thon Chair
• Membership Chair

1. Conducts membership campaign. This includes coming up with a slogan, making flyers, attending school events to promote Memberships (Ice Cream Social Night, Back to School Night, etc.)
2. Attend hour long District Membership Seminar in August.
3. Responsible for administration of paper and online memberships. Coordinate with Treasurer to be sure checks are being made to State PTA.
4. Pass along any new membership perk information to PTA members.
5. Provides updated membership roster to PTA Secretary prior to each general membership meeting.
6. Provides membership e-card to new members.
7.  This position is busiest at the beginning of school but tapers off the end of September when the Membership campaign is done. This job takes about 15+ hours overall, but can vary. It is best to find someone to co-chair this position with you. It may not be the most glamorous job, but it’s a very critical one!!!

• Tiger Tog Coordinator (Spirit Wear)
• Dine and Donate Coordinator
• School Directory Organizer

Contact us at ProctorPTAboard@gmail.com for more information.

Talent Show

• All student acts must audition.
• Students must come to auditions and rehearsals with all necessary props, music, etc.
• No lip syncing
• No singing over original artist’s voice.
• All acts must stay under two minutes.
• Students must come to all rehearsals.
• Students can audition individually or with students from any grade level or class.
• In addition to rehearsals at school, students should be “practicing and perfecting” the act.
• Teachers may sponsor a class number
• Groups must sign up in order to audition.
• Multipurpose room will be closed to all except those who are auditioning and practicing.

Important Dates and Times

• April 7th-10th – Audition Signups (In Main Hallway)
• April 14th – Tryrouts, 2:30 – 4:00
• April 15,17,21 – Rehearsals, 2:30 – 3:45
• April 24th – Dress Rehearsals, 2:30 – 4:00
• April 25th – Talent Show, 7:00pm

Enrichment Activities

PARENTS – DO YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSES AT PROCTOR?

If you have questions about any of the classes, please email Kathy Doig skdoig@sonic.netor call 707-545-7691

For additional info and flyers, please go to the school website: www.proctorterracepta.org

All Classes have openings!

1) Disfruta Spanish Classes on Wednesdays for K-3 and on Thursdays for 3rd-6th graders, more info below

Hola!
Our spring session is 10 weeks long starting the week of February 26-May 8.

To register, fill out the form online and pay the fee with PayPal (no account necessary). You may also fill out the paper registration form and mail it with a check to PO Box 4051 Santa Rosa, CA 95402.

For more information, check out skdoig@sonic.net  . Looking forward to another great session!
Hasta Luego,
Bridget

Check out: Language Truck’s website!
Like: Language Truck on Facebook!

2) Art and Soul Music Studios – Art Class

Mixed Media Art – including clay, painting, drawing, collage and sculpture
Beginning on Monday, March 10th, Mondays for 40 minutes
For grades 1-6

For more info, pricing or to register go to www.ArtandSoulMusic.com
or call 707-575-7701
Email info@artandsoulmusic.com

3) Direction 5 (D5) Culinary + Nutrition Program – starting THIS Friday!

For grades 1-3
Friday afternoons in the MPR kitchen from 2:30-4:00 pm
March 7th, 14th, 28th and April 4th

For tuition, registration or information about this non-profit organization,
contact 707-575-6721 or info@directionfive.org / www.directionfive.org

COMING SOON:

4) Lego / Playwell on Mondays for grades 1-3 (scheduled to begin March 24th)
5) KidScience on Thursdays for grades 1-6 (scheduled to begin on March 27th)
6) Golf on Thursdays in April

ONGOING:

7) Move Over Mozart Piano
Piano lessons, ongoing until the end of the year on Thursdays, contact Lynn Fleck for more info: 707-824-0307 www.mozartpianolearning.com

PTA Positions 2014-2015

Looking for a great way to help our school? You’re in luck.  The PTA has several positions available for the year of 2014-2015. We have to fill these positions ASAP!

• President
• Vice President
• Book Fair Chair
• Walk-a-thon Chair
• Membership Chair
• Tiger Tog Coordinator (Spirit Wear)
• Dine and Donate Coordinator
• School Directory Organizer

Contact us at ProctorPTAboard@gmail.com for more information.

Daylight Savings Time

Please Remember to set your clocks forward one hour on Sunday March 9th.

Grade Cards

Grade cards will be set home on Friday March 7th.

PTA Meeting

March 11th is the next PTA Meeting.  It will start at 6:30pm in the library.  Come have your voice heard.

Enrichment Activities

PARENTS – DO YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSES AT PROCTOR?

If you have questions about any of the classes, please email Kathy Doig skdoig@sonic.net or call 707-545-7691

For additional info and flyers, please go to the school website: www.proctorterracepta.org

All Classes have openings!

1) Disfruta Spanish Classes on Wednesdays for K-3 and on Thursdays for 3rd-6th graders, more info below

Hola!
Our spring session is 10 weeks long starting the week of February 26-May 8.

To register, fill out the form online and pay the fee with PayPal (no account necessary). You may also fill out the paper registration form and mail it with a check to PO Box 4051 Santa Rosa, CA 95402.

For more information, check out skdoig@sonic.net  . Looking forward to another great session!
Hasta Luego,
Bridget

Check out: Language Truck’s website!
Like: Language Truck on Facebook!

2) Art and Soul Music Studios – Art Class

Mixed Media Art – including clay, painting, drawing, collage and sculpture
Beginning on Monday, March 10th, Mondays for 40 minutes
For grades 1-6

For more info, pricing or to register go to www.ArtandSoulMusic.com
or call 707-575-7701
Email info@artandsoulmusic.com

3) Direction 5 (D5) Culinary + Nutrition Program – starting THIS Friday!

For grades 1-3
Friday afternoons in the MPR kitchen from 2:30-4:00 pm
March 7th, 14th, 28th and April 4th

For tuition, registration or information about this non-profit organization,
contact 707-575-6721 or info@directionfive.org / www.directionfive.org

COMING SOON:

4) Lego / Playwell on Mondays for grades 1-3 (scheduled to begin March 24th)
5) KidScience on Thursdays for grades 1-6 (scheduled to begin on March 27th)
6) Golf on Thursdays in April

ONGOING:

7) Move Over Mozart Piano
Piano lessons, ongoing until the end of the year on Thursdays, contact Lynn Fleck for more info: 707-824-0307 www.mozartpianolearning.com

Labels for Education

With the points earned from submitting Labels to Education, your PTA has been able to order two new ball racks and 12 new playground balls for our kids.  There are over 2500 participating products that have the Labels for Education UPCs on them.  You can clip the UPC and put them in the envelope posted outside of the school office or to your classroom teacher.   We still have over 3000 points to spend. See http://www.labelsforeducation.com for more details.  Thank you!

Family Picnic

Our Family Picnic will be March 30th from 12pm-3pm. It will be at Galvin Park and will feature music, jumpy house with a slide, games and opportunity drawing. Jeff Tyler will also be there with his food truck or you can pack a lunch.

There is no admission fee and everyone is welcome! Also we need volunteers to help plan and setup games and auction.

Click here to volunteer!

Golf Tournament and Auction

PTA Positions 2014-2015

Looking for a great way to help our school? You’re in luck.  The PTA has several positions available for the year of 2014-2015. We have to fill these positions ASAP!

• President
• Vice President
• Treasurer

Contact us at ProctorPTAboard@gmail.com for more information.

After School Enrichment Classes Update

Many of exciting programs are starting soon!

DIRECTION 5 COOKING:
For those of you with 4th-6th graders interested in the Direction 5 Cooking class, it unfortunately had to be pushed back a couple weeks. The new start date will be Friday, February 7th. The class will take place on Fridays for 90 minutes for 4 weeks after school in the MPR kitchen. Focus will not only be on learning cooking techniques, but will include healthy recipes and health + nutrition lessons.

MOVE OVER MOZART:
Piano lessons, ongoing until the end of the year on Thursdays, contact Lynn Fleck for more info: 707-824-0307 www.mozartpianolearning.com

SCIENCE:
Coming on Thursdays after Spring Break, more details soon: Offered by KIDSCIENCE: www.kidscienceadventures.com

SPANISH:
Disfruta (The Language Truck) returns for another session of Spanish beginning on February 26th.
Classes will be offered for K-3rd graders on Wednesdays and 3rd-6th graders on Thursdays.
New: 5 week (every other week) OR 10 week enrollment.

Click here for the flyer

Click here for the registration form

TGA GOLF:
Coming on Thursdays in early April, more details soon

Other potential classes:
Art class offered by Art and Soul, Playwell (LEGO) and Tennis

Most classes require minimum attendance to happen, so please check Wednesday folders for informational flyers and don’t delay in registering. Scholarships may be available, please contact Kathy Doig for more info skdoig@sonic.net or 707-545-7691. Thank you!
** If you would like to help coordinate fun classes like these next year, please contact Kathy Doig for more info. It’s fun, easy, rewarding and you can do it from home.

Important Flu Information

There has been a recent outbreak of the new H1N1flu in California. Anyone who has flu-like symptoms of fever, cough, body aches, vomiting, or diarrhea should stay home and avoid contact with other people and do the followings:
Call your doctor
Do not return to school until at least 24 hours after the fever or vomiting is subsided.

You Can Help Our 6th Graders

Four months from now in May, our 6th grade students will be heading off to Outdoor Education for the week. In our Outdoor Ed program (also known as Science Camp in some schools), students spend 5 days and 4 nights in West Sonoma County participating in an intensive and thoroughly enjoyable science education program. To help offset the food and lodging costs, the group will be holding a See’s Candy sale to help raise funds. Flyers will be sent home tomorrow with students for parents to consider donating to support the 6th graders. Proctor Terrace students have been participating on Outdoor Ed for nearly 40 years – it is very much a tradition and one of our students’ most memorable experiences.

Kindergarten Registration

Registration for Kindergarten began on Tuesday, January 14, 2014.

Golf Tournament

The Proctor Terrace Golf Tournament is coming on April 11th!

The Proctor Golf Tournament is BACK! Bennett Valley Golf course is hosting a fun-filled tourney with hosted holes, a dozen contests, and HUGE PRIZES! If you are interested in playing, volunteering, or partnering with us to raise money for Proctor Terrace, please email Troy Cox at troym84@yahoo.com, and Charlie Woods at 707equity@gmail.com. This will be an amazing time!! Also if you would like to sponsor a hole or know someone who would please contact Charlie Woods at 707equity@gmail.com or at 707-494-9955.
Parents are welcome to come to Legend’s at 7:30pm for hors d’oeuvres, beverages, maybe a live auction and dancing. Join the golfers into the evening to party and raise money for our school.
A Tennis Tournament is brewing that afternoon during our festivities. If you are a tennis player, or are interested in helping with a tournament, please contact Charlie Woods at 707equity@gmail.com or 707-494-9955.

Family Picnic

Our Family Picnic will be March 30th from 1pm-5pm. It will be at Galvin Park and will feature music, games and silent auction prizes. Jeff Tyler will also be there with his food truck or you can pack a lunch. There is no admission fee and everyone is welcome! Also we need volunteers to help plan and setup games and auction. Please contact Charlie Woods at 707-494-9955 or 707equity@gmail.com. Please save the day to enjoy with the Proctor Family.

Boys Basketball Team

Our boys basketball team is off to a great start. Come out and support Proctor Terrace and the boys at the games! Click here for a schedule.

Winter Concert Rescheduled

The annual winter concert, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 17, has been rescheduled for the evening of Tuesday, January 28, starting at 7:00 p.m.

Spirit Day

January 24th is our next special spirit day and it’s Era Day.  Pick your favorite Era in time and dress up to match the Era!

Important Flu Information

There has been a recent outbreak of the new H1N1flu in California. Anyone who has flu-like symptoms of fever, cough, body aches, vomiting, or diarrhea should stay home and avoid contact with other people and do the followings:

• Call your doctor
• Do not return to school until at least 24 hours after the fever or vomiting is subsided.

For more information please refer to the SRCS website.

You Can Help Our 6th Graders

Four months from now in May, our 6th grade students will be heading off to Outdoor Education for the week. In our Outdoor Ed program (also known as Science Camp in some schools), students spend 5 days and 4 nights in West Sonoma County participating in an intensive and thoroughly enjoyable science education program. To help offset the food and lodging costs, the group will be holding a See’s Candy sale to help raise funds. Flyers will be sent home tomorrow with students for parents to consider donating to support the 6th graders. Proctor Terrace students have been participating on Outdoor Ed for nearly 40 years – it is very much a tradition and one of our students’ most memorable experiences.

Kindergarten Registration

Registration for Kindergarten began on Tuesday, January 14, 2014.

Cooking Class

Boys Basketball Team

Our boys basketball team is off to a great start.  Come out and support Proctor Terrace and the boys at the games! Click here for a schedule.

Calendar Notes

January 14 PTA Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
January 17 Spelling Bee, Gr. 4-6
January 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – NO SCHOOL
January 24 Geography Bee, Gr. 4-6
Spirit Day – Favorite Era Day
January 28 Winter Concert

First Meeting of the New Year

Happy New Year everyone and welcome back.  Please join us next Tuesday, January 14th at 6:30 in the library for our monthly general meeting. We will be reviewing and voting on some of the spending committee’s recommendations and we would love to have as many people help us in making those decisions as possible.
We will also be discussing the upcoming board turnover. We are missing quite a few key positions for the 2014-2015 term and we could really use your help.
We look forward to seeing you there.

Golf Tournament/Family Picnic/Auction

The Proctor Terrace Golf Tournament is coming on April 11th!

Family Picnic

Our Family Picnic will be March 29th from 1pm-5pm. It will be at Galvin Park and will feature music, games and silent auction prizes. Jeff Tyler will also be there with his food truck. There is no admission fee and everyone is welcome!  Also we need volunteers to help plan and setup games and auction. Please contact Charlie Woods at 707-494-9955 or 707equity@gmail.com. Please save the day to enjoy with the Proctor Family.

Spirit Day

Our first spirit day is this Friday.  Wear your pajamas!

Winter Break Reminder

This is just a reminder that all Santa Rosa City Schools will be closed for Winter Break December 23-January 3. School will resume on January 6, 2014.

Lost and Found

All items remaining in the Lost and Found after December 20 will be donated to a local shelter. Please remember to check for any clothing or lunch containers your child is missing.

Kindergarten Registration

Registration for Kindergarten begins on Tuesday, January 14, 2014.

Calling All Parents! Campus Beautification Helpers Needed!

The PTA has plans to install 6 square tables in the courtyard outside the portable classrooms at the back of the school. These tables were purchased with PTA funds and will be used for small group activities.

Before the School District staff installs the tables, we need to spruce up the portable area. Due to malfunctioning irrigation and lack of rain, most of the shrubs have died and/or are dying and the trees need to be pruned. We also would like to install a hard-scape pathway (pavers), but this project can be done at a later date.
We are hoping to use parent volunteers or donations by local landscaping businesses to remove the shrubs and their roots and to prune the trees in the portable courtyard.
Can you help? Is your family in the landscaping business? Do you have connections with a local arborist or landscaping business?
If you would like to get involved with this project, please contact Kathy Doig :
skdoig@sonic.net or 707-545-7691.
Additional campus beautification projects needing parent volunteers:
Re-building the wall ball backstop on the blacktop and re-building one raised bed by the portable area. If you have carpentry skills and/or connections with a wood supplier, please contact Kathy Doig or Mr. Mayer. Thank you!

2013 Scholastic Book Fair

Thanks to all the volunteers to helped make the bookfair a success!

Golf Tournament/Family Picnic/Auction

The Proctor Terrace Family Picnic and Golf Tournament is coming on March 29! Our Family Picnic at Galvin Park will feature food, music, games and silent auction prizes. There is no admission fee and everyone is welcome!  Please save the day to enjoy with the Proctor Family 1pm-5pm.

Upcoming Events

December 20                Spirit Day – Pajama Day

Dec 23-Jan 3                 Winter Break – NO SCHOOL

January 14                    PTA Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

January 17                    Spelling Bee, Gr. 4-6

January 20                    Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – NO SCHOOL

January 24                    Geography Bee, Gr. 4-6

Happy Holidays and have a safe winter break!

Walk and Roll

Safe Routes to School/Walk and Roll Wednesdays did a walk through the neighborhood on November 4 with Principal Mayer, police, city engineers, an independent engineering company and a representative from the Department of Health. Our school was one of 10 in the county to be included in a grant that allowed the analysis to happen. 4 parents from the school shared their concerns over traffic trouble spots that make it difficult for children to feel safe. No definite plans were made, but concerns were noted. We may see some changes in the new year. Thanks to Jeff Kamariotis, Tiah-Marie Foley, and John Moe for making the time to work on this. – Connie Sultana

Spending Ideas Needed

We want your ideas on how to spend PTA funds.  Submit your spending ideas for PTA funds by November 22, 2013.  Either email proctorPTABoard@gmail.com or use the form here and submit to the office.

Movie Night

November 15th in the MPR
Doors open at 6pm
Movie starts at 6:30pm
Snacks will be sold.

2013 Scholastic Book Fair

Set-up: Tuesday Nov. 26th, 2-5pm

Sale: December 2nd-6th, Mon – Fri

• Before school 7:45 – 8:30 AM
• Lunch 11:45 AM -12:30 PM
• After school 2:15 – 3:30 PM (M,T,Th,F) (Weds. 1:15 – 3:30 PM)

Click here to sign up to help.  We still need a lot of volunteers!

Grand Family Event:  Chili dinner and night shopping event Thursday Dec. 5th 6:00-7:30pm

Tear Down: Dec 6th 3:30-5:30pm

Online Fair

The online book fair dates will be from Nov. 27th  to Dec. 17th. All purchases benefit the school. Your purchases will be shipped for free to the school. So…in addition to visiting the Book Fair in person, take advantage of the Online Book Fair!

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/proctorterrace

We are asking families to:

• Volunteer to help during the Fair. Please contact Amanda Stanbro at Amandastanbro@gmail.com or sign up online here.
• Build Better Classroom Libraries! Stop by the Classroom Wish List display while visiting our Book Fair. Help add books to our classroom shelves by purchasing books and donating them to your child’s class.

Join us in sharing a love of reading with our students at the Proctor Terrace Scholastic Book Fair on December 2nd through the 6th. It’s a great way to get your holiday shopping done and connect your kids with books they want to read!

The Book Fair will be open before school, during lunch and after school.

Proceeds from the Book Fair go toward purchasing new materials for the Proctor Terrace School Library.

We appreciate your dedication to creating lifelong readers. See you at our Book Fair!

 Copperfield’s Books Fundraiser

Proctor Terrace is partnering with Copperfield’s Books for a special, fun and easy fundraiser!  All you have to do is bring this flyer to Copperfield’s in Montgomery Village on Saturday November 16th or Sunday November 17th and 20% of your purchases will be donated to Proctor Terrace.  Get a head start on your holiday shopping, while supporting a wonderful local business….and our school!

Flyers will be going home on November 13th in Wed folders or you can print it here
(in English and Spanish)

Food Drive

•   Starts: November 15

•   Ends: December 13

•   Bring cans to your classroom every day.

•   Please no glass containers or perishable items

•   Student Council will collect items from classes once a week.

•   One top K-3 class and one top 4-6 class collector will be recognized with an ice       cream party.

•   Please bring items to your classroom  collection boxes.

•   Our goal is to raise 2,500 items.

We CAN help the hungry

Collection Ideas:

Chicken noodle soup, peanut butter, canned beans, cream of chicken soup, canned tuna, canned fruit……etc.

Family Science Night

Family Science Night will take place on Thursday, November 21, from 6:00-7:50 p.m. in the school multipurpose room. Please come and explore science activities with your children – also known as Having Fun with Science! What a concept!

Golf Tournament/Family Picnic/Auction

The Proctor Terrace Family Picnic and Golf Tournament is coming on March 29! Our Family Picnic at Galvin Park will feature food, music, games and silent auction prizes. There is no admission fee and everyone is welcome!  Please save the day to enjoy with the Proctor Family 1pm-5pm.