August 2016

The Howler

Back To School!

Dear Trailblazer Parents,
It is a joy to welcome all returning, as well as new, Coyote Trail families to another school year. This marks the 21st year of blazin' a trail...and I am just as excited about this one as I was our first year on the trail toward student success two decades ago.
We know that parents have choices when it comes to partnering with a school community to help educate their children.  It is our pleasure to work with you to help build opportunities for our students.  We also expect and have come to anticipate that our students will take full advantage of the opportunities provided to them.  Success stories follow our students as they journey into middle school, high school and beyond.  
I love seeing our former students taking on leadership roles, earning scholarships, graduating and landing jobs or pursuing advanced degrees in college or trade schools.  
We wish to team up with each of you to support, challenge and encourage our students towards a bright future beyond the Coyote Trail years. This newsletter is one of many ways to join us as we partner together for the good of our students.  Find your place and join us! 

Sincerely,
Mr. J
Principal    

         

Fun Events to Kick Off the School Year

The Great American Savings Book is our largest fundraiser scheduled for the year.  At $25 per book this is a great value with $30 of coupons for Albertson's on the first page.  Don't forget there is a mobile app to have coupons available at a touch of a finger included in this year's book. 

Our fundraising goal is $15,000, we raised $12,000 last year.  That is just 3 books sold, per child.  

With the funds raised this allows PTF to pay for computer software for the students, field trips, capital purchases such as a sun shade over the kindergarten play area and therapeutic play area, the Ben's Bell mural at the campus entrance, and other requests made throughout the year to enhance the educational experience of our students.
This fundraiser concludes September 6.

Thank you for your support.

Coyote Trail Appreciation Day

August 28

Mr. Johnson will speak at this event, sponsored by Continental Baptist Church, and will include a presentation of donations and a prayer for the staff and students. Please donate copy paper if you plan to attend this event or would like to make a donation beforehand. 

10:30 am, Coyote Trail Elementary Cafeteria

Smile Pretty- Picture Day is August 31

SAVE THE DATES:

September 9 

Grandparent's Breakfast

September 8-20

                                                                     

                                                   Book Fair

We admit....we are playing a bit of catch up and neglected to recognize some of the amazing staff and volunteers from last year. In general, the volunteers and staff members nominated feel undeserving, for this reason the list is incomplete. Some nominees wished to remain anonymous.

2015/2016 Volunteer Extraordinaire

As a retired teacher, Kathy Green loves being in the classroom. She has been volunteering for 10 years, primarily in 1st grade, but she also works in 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades. She and her husband, of 50 years, summer in suburban Chicago. They have one daughter and three grandsons. When she's not volunteering at Coyote Trail or church, she enjoys golf and gardening.

Leonor Martinez volunteers to show her daughter and other children how important education is and to help the teachers at Coyote Trail, who so willingly give of their time to help their students. She has been volunteering for over five years, in teachers' classrooms, lunch bunch reading and additionally as her work schedule allows. She has been married for 18 years and enjoys reading, walking and playing tennis.

The principal, the teachers and staff at Coyote Trail inspire Bob Rohen to volunteer at the school. He volunteers with "Reading Seed" and tutors children in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade to provide students an opportunity to improve their reading skills and increase vocabulary. He has been married for 46 years, has a son and a daughter and two grandsons, who attend Coyote Trail.

Anelda Sharon devotes most of her time to helpings others. She works part-time as an LPN and volunteers at the school. Her son attends Coyote Trail. Last year, she enjoyed volunteering in his classroom, chaperoning field trips and helping with school fundraisers. She has been married for nine years. She enjoys traveling and watching movies with her family.

In addition to volunteering with the American Heart Association and Autism Society of Southern Arizona, Rachel Christmas, she also volunteers at Coyote Trail. She has helped with graphic design needs, as she currently works as a freelance graphic designer. She also has helped with drama stage decoration. She believes it is important to volunteer, so you can contribute to your community and she also wanted to commit energy to her children's educational experience. She and her husband have three children. She enjoys cheering them on at various events and also likes to spend downtime with family and friends and watching movies.

                            2015/2016 ABC Staff Award

Maria Arellano has been working as an aide at Coyote Trail for nine years She says Coyote Trail is a happy place with wonderful people, so she enjoys going to work everyday. She considers the people at Coyote Trail her second family. The family she goes home to consists of her husband of 23 years and her son and daughter.

As a teacher, Lindsey Buckler, also volunteers as a Technology Mentor and coordinates a portion of the Love Of Reading Week. She says being part of the school is like being part of a family. She wants to help her "work family" as much as possible so the school can be a positive experience for students and families. She has her own family, including her husband, of four years, and her three children. Her kids keep her busy, but she also enjoys reading and sleeping, when she can sneak in the time.

Although Patsy Kimbro could retire any time, she doesn't have the desire to. Patsy has lived in Tucson since 1977 and loves it here. She also loves being an aide at Coyote Trail. She has six children, 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

Jenna Nicholarson volunteers for the Winter Wonderland and Carnival events. She likes volunteering because she enjoys being around the students and families at Coyote Trail. She also enjoys hiking, camping, traveling, shopping and reading.

Jeanette Schneider and her husband have lived in Tucson for about four years. She says she volunteers "wherever and whenever" she can. She really enjoys helping others, in addition to her other hobbies; sewing, gardening, hiking, cooking and reading. She is married and has one child, who attends Colorado State University.

During the last 11 years, Tania Strayer has spent a lot of time at Coyote Trail, volunteering as a tutor, preparing and volunteer coordinating for the school Carnival and sponsoring the Fall Festival. She enjoys working at Coyote Trail because of the "sense of community" at the school.  She has been married for seven years and has three adult children and two grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with her family, vacationing with her husband and watching baseball.

Superstar Students 2015/2016

Superstar lunches have a theme each month. Each teacher selects a student he/she feels has been a Superstar at the subject of the month. Students are invited to eat lunch, provided by Texas Roadhouse, in the counselor's room with the school counselor, Michele Lopez and Mr. Johnson. Students are presented with a certificate, a prize and they usually participate in an activity. The first Superstar lunch for this school year is scheduled for September 23.


Kindergarten:

Brady Beasley (November/Reading)

Savannah Wilson (November/Reading)

Mason Berkey (February/Social Studies)

Connor Bonkamp (May/Citizenship)

Emily Christmas (April/Music)

Asher Dabkowski (December/Science)
Victoria Edwards (January/Music)
Amaya Galaz (September/Art)
Trenton Hicks (September/Art)
Jilani Lewis-Sfaxi (December/Science)
Jacob Long (March/Language Arts)
Abeni Lucero (May/Citizenship)
Mia Lucero (May/Citizenship)
Ethan Lui (February/Social Studies)
Patrick Mao (October/Math)
Matt Martinez (November/Reading)
Andres Navarro (February/Social Studies)
Kaylee Olding (April/Music)
Christian Otero (April/Music)
Marco Piery (March/Language Arts)
Koen Reidy (October/Math)
Scarlett Riverbank (October/Math)
Wyatt Rudd (January/Music)
Isaac Salais-Rascon (JanuaryMusic)
Mia Valenzuela (September/Art)


1st Grade

Daniel Acuna (February/Social Studies)

Michael Affleck (January/Music)

Gia Alcantar (March/Language Arts)

Jacob Arozco (February/Social Studies)

Paloma Borboa (January/Music)

Easton Cameron (October/Math)

Megan Dixon (January/Music)

Lyla Grubbs (February/Social Studies)

Olivia Harding (September/Art)

Brandon Hain (November/Reading)

Payton Helphinstine (March/Language Arts)

Jessie Howell (April/Music)

Lillian Jones (February/Social Studies)

Kaeth Juarez (April/Music)

Kacey King (May/Citizenship)

Mackenzie Lakosky (January/Music)

Sebastian Lopez-Beltran (March/Language Arts)

Camryn Louck (April/Music)

Julian Mendoza (April/Music)

Alexis Mooney (November/Reading)

Kyeston Morgan (December/Science)

Jacob Olea (October/Math)

Angelina Pacheco (November/Reading)

Deigo Padilla (March/Language Arts)

Reid Parker (September/Art)

Christian Parsons (December/Science)

Senobio Pinela (December/Science)

Mia Pizzaro-Rodgriguez (May/Citizenship)

Caleb Rainville (October/Math)

Leah Rudner (September/Art)

Kendyl Shields (May/Citizenship)

Isaiah Weiler (October/Math)

Cheyenne White (September/Art)

Anastasia Williams (December/Science)

Sophia Williams (May/Citizenship)

2nd Grade: 

Myah Berkey (December/Science)
Katherine Biep (December/Science)
Kaitylyn Bodley (October/Math)
Hailey Bogan (November/Reading)
Aldon Burczynski (November/Reading)
Shiloh Dabkowski (September/Art)
Jason Dean (November/Reading)
Hayden Ford (April/Music)
Fredde Hubbard (March/Language Arts)
Dillon Lapa (October/Math)
Aubree Martinez (May/Citizenship)
Addison McDaniel (January/Music)

James Miller (March/Language Arts)
Madelyn Nguyen (April/Music)
Taylor Olsen (December/Science)
Kira Partch (January/Music)
Landon Pedersen (May/Citizenship)
Isis Riverbank (February/Social Studies)
Jake Rogers (October/Math)
Bella Ruich (April/Music)
Kayla Salma (September/Art)
Vivian Tam (March/Language Arts)
Andrew Toy (May/Citizenship)
Dereck Uy (January/Music)

Jasslynn Ventura (February/Social Studies)
Audrey Verdugo (February/Social Studies)

Rae Yee (September/Art)

3rd Grade:

Jordan Beko (September/Art)
Collin Bodley (February/Social Studies)
Maya Borboa (November/Reading)
Jackson Brown (April/Music)
Christopher Carranza (September/Art)
Ryan Castor-Fisher (October/Math)
Adrian Encinas (January/Music)
Ava Flores (September/Art)
Aiden Gonzales (December/Science)
Jasmine Johnston (March/Language Arts)
Carly Kaplan (May/Citizenship)
Vanessa Mercado (April/Music)
Amber Palafox-Davila (November/Reading)
Lucas Planer (December/Science)
Delray Reino (May/Citizenship)
Marley Reyes (March/Language Arts)
Matthew Rohen -Trapp (October/Math)
Cyra Sample (January/Music)

Lucas Schroeder (February/Social Studies)
Grant Wenneborg (January/Music)
Tyler Winterton (October/Math)

4th Grade:

Ashlee Bleu (March/Language Arts)
Tori Boyack (October/Math)
Elise Burezynski (April/Music)
Bernie Corrales (December/Science)
Bella D'Aiuto (May/Citizenship)
Lane Gardner (May/Citizenship)
Esperanza Gonzales (April/Music)
Natalie Gonzalez (April/Music)V
Emily Guerry (October/Math)
William Howell (February/Social Studies)
Andrew Jerald (February/Social Studies)
Kirynn Kauffman (March/Language Arts)
Marisa MacIntyre (September/Art)
Vanessa McCollum (January/Music)

Hannah Middleton (December/Science)
Connor Nicholson (November/Reading)
Catalina Nunez Breceda (March/Language Arts)
Tyler O'Neil (October/Math)
William Parry (November/Reading)
Ethan Reeves (February/Social Studies)
Jayden Sanchez-Garcia (January/Music)

Tiffany Tam (September/Art)
Jaret Tanem-Marquez (January/Music)

Brianna Toy (September/Art)
Dariah Uy (November/Reading)

5th Grade:

Sofia Aguillion (December/Science)
Madeline Berkey (March/Language Arts)
Gisele Bojorquez (April/Music)
Josh Christmas (February/Social Studies)
Asiel Colon (October/Math)
Andrea Cunez (May/Citizenship)
Emily Dixon (November/Reading)
Ashriel Haris (October/Math)
Takaia Hicks (March/Language Arts)
Isabella Huerta (February/Social Studies)
Avneet Kaur (December/Science)
Adonn Lucero (September/Art)
Gabe Lykins (September/Art)
Adam Martinez (December/Science)
Adriana Montenegro (January/Music)

Brylynn Morgan (November/Reading)
Kendall Olsen (April/Music)
Mia Partch (April/Music)
Natalia Rodriguez (March/Language Arts)
Jacob Shipley (January/Music)
Jacob Smith (November/Reading)
Cassandra Strader (February/Social Studies)
Jonah Tafoya (October/Math)

6th Grade:

Isa Arneson (December/Science)
Mia Barajas (September/Art)
Laurel Burbank (February/Social Studies)
Megan Clark (May/Citizenship)

Paloma Contreras Negrete (May/Citizenship)

Gabby Elias (November/Reading)
Destanie Delgado (April/Music)
Chloe Green (November/Reading)
Brad Hayes (April/Music)
Allison Her (April/Music)
Owen Litz (September/Art)
Katherine Livingston (February/Social Studies)
Haley Lucas (January/Music)

Ximena Martinez (December/Science)
Aaliyah McLucas (November/Reading)
Adam McGuire (September/Art)
Kylen Miller (January/Music)
Logan Motz (May/Citizenship)
Sarah Pattengale (February/Social Studies)
Ben Parry (December/Science)
Mason Reed (October/Math)
Isaac Santanta (October/Math)
Esther Tan (January/Music)

Ben Thompson (January/Music)

Coby Tillery (April/Music)

Jaeden Wolske (May/Citizenship)

Bridge

Preston Affleck (October/Math)
Chris Carranza (November/Reading)
Gianna DeBonis (October/Math)
Zach Deinart (September/Art)
Nicholas Fisch (December/Science)

Travis Gallardo (December/Science)

Jayce Garcia (March/Language Arts)
Christopher Jillart (September/Art)
Ethan Patrick (February/Social Studies)

New To Coyote Trail

STEM Labs and Makerspaces are areas that encourage creativity and innovation.  Students engage in learning experiences that develop 21^st century skills and make real life connections. Our STEM Labs/Makerspaces provide students the freedom to design, engineer, fabricate, create, collaborate and build.

We are so excited to bring this opportunity to our students, but in order to have a space that is useful, we are in need of several items to help us fill the space.

Please consider donating the following items to the STEM Lab/Makerspace:

         Mallets

·       Kid friendly tools (screwdrivers, wrenches, safety glasses), measuring tapes

·       Low heat glue guns/glue sticks

·       Old electronics

·       Broken toys

·       Wires, chenille sticks, wikki stix

·       Safety googles

·       Clorox wipes

·       New Batteries (all sizes)

·       Office Supplies: Expo markers, scissors, glue, tape, construction paper, pencils, cardstock, rulers, brads.

·       Toys: legos, building toys, science kits, k’nex, tinker toys, erector sets, broken toys

        Household items: Styrofoam cups/plates, foil, wax paper, coffee filters, toothpicks, straws, cereal/soda boxes

·       Packaging materials such as bubble wrap

·       Graph paper

·       Aprons

        Nails (various sizes) 

        Screws (various sizes)

·       Duct tape

·          Cardboard

·       Newspaper

·       Paper towel tubes, popsicle sticks, paint stir sticks, buttons, origami paper

·       PVC pipe

·       Flashlights

·       Storage containers: plastic tubs, organizers with drawers such as metal toolboxes used for automotive tools

And……..any other items you feel would benefit our students.

We greatly appreciate any donations you would like to make to the space!
Questions: please email Mrs. Johnson: l.t.johnson@maranausd.org

Ways to Raise Money For Coyote Trail

• Fry's Card - Click Here to link your Fry's card to Coyote Trail. *Remember, even if you did this last year, you need to renew it again this year. Encourage neighbors, friends and relatives to do the same with their Fry's card. After you sign up, you don't need to do anything else but shop! This is easy money for Coyote Trail.
• Labels for Education - Turn in labels from Campbell's (soups), Pepperidge Farms (Goldfish, Milanos), Bic (razors), Prego (spaghetti sauce), V8 (juice), Pace (salsa), Emerald (almonds), Dannon (yogurt), Pop Secret (popcorn), Post (cereals), Swanson (frozen dinners) *Remember there are a lot of products that have labels that can be turned into your child's teacher or the front office to make money for Coyote Trail.
• Box Tops - collect box tops on many common pantry-type foods, Kleenex and frozen foods. *Remember to ask family and friends to collect Box Tops, too, and turn them into the front office or your child's teacher.
• Raytheon Employees: Raytheon's "Matching Gifts for Education Program" is designed to encourage Raytheon employees to support education with their personal contributions. Coyote Trail is eligible for matching gifts under this program, which means that if you do a tax credit donation to Coyote Trail, Raytheon will match your gift, doubling the amount of your donation up to $10,000! The Matching Gifts for Education program can be found here on the Raytheon network.

Parent Teacher Friends (PTF) Board Members

Special thanks to last year's board members and their work on the PTF.

Nicole Glasner- President

Kathryn Mikronis - Vice President

Adrienne  Jones - Secretary

Barbara Lewis- Partch - Treasurer

Jennifer McDaniel - Newsletter Editor

Celinda Garcia - Special Events

Courtney Cameron - Volunteer Coordinator

Tim Weiler - Community Relations

Melissa Capa - Hospitality

Mellodie Stratman - Staff Liason

Lori Valentine - Staff Liason

This year's Board Members. Please e-mail any member of the board with any 

questions, comments, concerns at coyotetrailptf@gmail.com

Nicole Glasner - President

Kathryn Mikronis - Vice President

Keri D'Aiuto - Secretary

Barbara Lewis-Partch - Treasurer

Nikki Grubbs - Newsletter Editor

Celinda Garcia - Special Events

Courtney Cameron - Volunteer Coordinator

Tim Weiler - Community Relations

Carrie and Darrell Blanchard - Hospitality

Mellodie Stratman - Staff Liason

Lori Valentine - Staff Liason