October 2016

The Howler

Thank you to all of you who supported the 

teacher appreciation luncheon during conferences. 

We appreciate the overwhelming response

and it was a huge success.

Great Things are Happening at Coyote Trail!

• The Great American fundraiser raised over $6600 for PTF and $2200 for student leadership. The kids who raised the most money celebrated with a silly string party. *If you have an unsold book that has not been returned, please return it ASAP!
• The Bridge Team held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new thereauptic play area. This was a huge undertaking, years in the making and was covered by several news outlets including the Arizona Daily Star and KOLD. The area could not have come together without the help of many people and organizations, including the Marana Rotary Club. 

This Month:

• October 6 and October 7 are early release days. School dismisses at 11 am and there is no lunch.
• Fall Break is October 10 - October 14. Have a safe and fun break
• Come see some amazing students at the school Talent Show on October 19 in the cafeteria at 6:30 pm.
• On October 20, skip making dinner and enjoy the buffet at Golden Corral.
• Hopefest is a citywide event that provides groceries, clothing, medical, dental, haricuts, hygiene items and helping services to the most needy in Tucson. Coyote Trail is accepting donations of canned food, personal hygiene and gently used clothing through October 21. Thank you for the generous donations of gently used stuffed animals! The event is at Kino Stadium on October 22 from 9 am - 2 pm.
• Students will start Original Art Works on October 30, and continue to work on them through November 6.
• Harkins Theatre Fundraiser
• Halloween is October 31. General guidelines: honor standard dress code expectations, no weapons, no fake blood, nothing
  
  too scary (due to the 4 and 5 year-olds on campus), be safe, respectful and the school cannot accept any homemade treats.

Upcoming Events:

In the coming weeks, look for more information on theses events in emails, papers home and our Facebook pages.

• November 4 -Veteran's Day Assembly
• November 4 - Harkins Fundraiser Order Forms Due
• November 8 - Special Election (educate yourself on the ballot items affecting schools, primarily Proposition 448)
• November 23 - Dinner at Culver's
• November 24-25 - Thanksgiving, No School   

September Super Star Students


Each month, every teacher chooses one student,
who will attend lunch with
Mr. Johnson and the school counselor,  Ms. Lopez.
The subject in September was Art and the lunch was the 23rd. The students also participate in an activity with Mr. Johnson. Last month, students did chalk art in the courtyard.
 The next Super Star lunch will be held Oct. 21.
The following students were selected in September.

Kindergarten
Emma Moren
Clara Peterson
Dean Winterton

First Grade
Leila Cantabrana
Kaylee Olding
Hannah Jordan

Second Grade
Maryah Quintana
Angelina Pacheco
Jackie Cantalan

Third Grade
Chaylee Dietmeyer
Alexa Arriola
Jessica Garay

Fourth Grade
Sienna Long
Taylor Navarro
Gialia  Robinson

Fifth Grade
Tori Boyack
Brianna Toy
Alexa Cazares

Sixth Grade
Chris Venos
Sydney Mason
Kailey Argue

Bridge
Zach Deinert
Ethan Patrick


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

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

Please e-mail any member of the board with any 

questions, comments, concerns at coyotetrailptf@gmail.com


PTF Board meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at 3 pm. 
Everyone is welcome! 
Next Meeting: November 9