Voyager: Feburary 1

2/1/2019

PRINCIPAL’S NOTE

February’s theme is understanding ourselves and others, and being mindful of our choices. This month teaching and learning surrounding Black History Month, a month set aside to honor the contributions of African Americans to U.S. history, takes center stage. We look forward to starting every day with a quote from an African American leader related to our Student 360 focus and sharing daily facts about African American history during morning announcements. We’ll celebrate with music throughout the month, and each class will be doing research and focus on influential African Americans. Be sure to check the bulletin board at the school entry, which will be decorated in honor of Black History Month!

In February we’ll also be exploring the theme of Kindness, with a whole week set aside to explore how we can be kind to one another. Kindness is always big focus at Sumac, and something that we share with our students in many ways throughout the year. Look for ambassadors who will be spreading kindness by passing out Valentines to students on Valentine’s Day. Kindness is contagious!

VALIANT VOYAGERS ASSEMBLIES

Each month two Valiant Voyagers who have demonstrated perseverance and grit are acknowledged during morning assembly from each class.
K-2: Friday, Feb. 1
3-5: Friday, Feb 8

FEB. STUDENT 360 FOCUS:
EMPATHY & UNDERSTANDING
MINDFULNESS & THOUGHTFULNESS

Cultivate awareness of the present moment and sharpen attention. Practice regular and random acts of kindness. Support the development of emotional awareness and regulation.
• AND •
Understand of the art of authentic listening. Embrace the mistakes others make, and practice forgiveness. Understanding conflict is a part of relationship building.

SPANISH SPELLING BEE

Sumac DLIP students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will participate in a Spanish Spelling Bee. More information to come later this month from your child’s teacher(s).

SAFETY TINT ON WINDOWS AROUND SCHOOL

If you’ve been on campus in the new year you’ll see that we’ve tinted all the windows in the school. If there should ever be an emergency, when the lights are out, it is not possible to view inside the rooms. So if you’ve walked around and thought we weren’t here, it’s just the new tint!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Annual Pancake Breakfast Wednesday, February 27th! Details to follow.
Kindness Week is February 19-22. Please look for updates on how your child can participate.
100th day of school falls on Friday, February 8th

VAL-A-GRAM SALE!

Sponsored by the Sumac Student Council
On February 4th-8th we’re selling Val-a-grams! (at recess on the 6th; at lunch all other days.) 25¢ for one Val-a-gram, or five for $1.00

Buy one for a friend, a teacher, or anyone at Sumac.

IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS

Our much loved annual Family Dance will be postponed due to lack of volunteers. All of our special events and programs here at Sumac need your participation! Please reach out to anyone in the front office or on the PFA to volunteer. Immediate needs are:

Jog a Thon
Family Dance
VP of Special Events

SPIRIT WEAR

We have a few items left including the limited-edition and popular Skateboarding Astronaut in blue shirts and zip-ups, with mostly adult sizes and a few kids sizes left. We also have fun astronaut helmet enamel pins to add to backpacks, jackets and hats for sale in the front office with Judy. Shirts and zip-ups went home with kids this Wednesday, with hats anticipated for a Tuesday delivery. If anything is still outstanding, or to inquire on sizes left, please contact Shawna – shawna@sumacpfa.org

Also note that we recognize the delays in the second order were longer than expected. Please accept our apologies! The fire and production delays affected us and led to a much longer timeline than anticipated. We've learned and will be implementing new processes going forward. Thank you again for supporting our school!

DUE NOW: BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Please turn in all your "Box Tops For Education" in a zipped plastic bag. Due Friday, February 15! More Info: https://www.boxtops4education.com/earn

There are many ways to earn cash for Sumac with Box Tops!
• Purchase any of the hundreds of products with Box Tops. See the complete list.
• Send collections of Box Tops to school in a baggie... or to make them easier to count, use one of our fun collection sheets.
• Check back often for Bonus Box Tops opportunities.

PFA FUNDRAISING UPDATE

The PFA puts on several fundraisers through the year to reach our $150k annual goal. We’re currently at a little over ⅓ of our goal. Here are ways you can help:

Upcoming Sumac Fundraisers: Jog-a-Thon, Pavers
Ongoing: Giving Tree, Direct Donation, Sumac Spirit Wear

AMAZON SMILE PROGRAM
Are you an Amazon shopper? Save this URL and click on it each time you shop and Amazon will give Sumac a small percentage of the sale. To learn more and for quick links, check out:
www.sumacpfa.org/earning

RALPHS GIVE-BACK PROGRAM
Free and easy...just shop, swipe your card & earn for Sumac! www.ralphs.com to enroll.
ALREADY ENROLLED? The free Ralphs Club card has to be re-registered for each school year for Sumac to get credit each time you shop for groceries.

TALENT SHOW AUDITIONS

Calling all kids! Auditions are coming up for the Sumac Elementary Talent Show
“Nowhere To Go But Up”

Auditions:
Feb 6th, 12:30-5pm
Sign-ups will be in 30 min time slots,
5 kids per time slot

Talent Show:
March 22nd, 6-8:30pm

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