March/April 2017

The Howler

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE ALL SCHOOL DANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH. A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO HELPED SUPPORT THE SCHOOL BY PURCHASING LEIS, DONATING TIME AND/OR FOOD FOR THE EVENT. YOU CAN FIND PHOTOS FOR THE EVENT BY 

CLICKING HERE.



PTF ELECTIONS:
Nominations have been collected and election of new officers will take place 
April 19 at 3:15.

This Month:

• Get your Costco shopping trip out of the way on Saturday, April 8! For every $100 that is spent from Coyote Trail families, Costco will donate a ream of paper to the school.
• The APEX Fun Run kick-off Assembly will be April 11 at 8 am.
• Also on April 11, PTF is sponsoring an on-line safety class called Protecting Young Minds. It will be at 7 pm at the school.
• The APEX staff will be visiting classrooms April 12-20.
  
  

  
• The Science portion of the AZ Merit testing is April 12.
•  A school sponsored blood drive will be April 12 from 1-6 p.m.
• The Chili's Restaurant Fundraiser is also April 12.
• The General PTF Board meeting is April 19 at 3:15 and will immediately be followed by the annual meeting and elections.
• The APEX Fun Run is the morning of April 21! Parents Welcome!   

Next Month:

• May 25 - 6th Grade Promotion

Volunteer Extraordinaire:

March - Mrs. Holly Long

April - Mrs. Sherry Kaplan volunteers in first grade during reading. She loves to see the kids progress and learn. She also goes on field trips and loves to bake for the teachers, grandparent's breakfast, the school dance and other events. Her son is in first grade and her daughter is in 4th grade, both at Coyote Trail. She and her husband, of 16 years, Joe, are both from Nebraska. They enjoy visiting there as often as possible. Sherry also enjoys scrapbooking and being involved in her church. Sherry and her husband enjoy volunteering at the school because of the family atmosphere. She said all the staff is "kind, gracious and hard working." She wants to thank everyone for caring about the students' education and future.

ABC Staff Member:

March - Mr. Shawn Sanchez

April - Mrs. Lisa Martin

February Super Star Students

Each month, every teacher chooses one student,

who will attend lunch, catered by Texas Roadhouse, with

Mr. Johnson and the school counselor,  Ms. Lopez.

The subject in February was Social Studies.The students also participate in an activity with Mr. Johnson. Last month, students played a game where they stated the place
they were born and tried to remember the
birth places of everyone before them

 The next Super Star lunch will be held March 10. (March and April students will be featured in the May Newsletter).

The following students were selected in February:

Kindergarten
Ryan Cano
Joey Rainville
Jesiah Hernandez

First Grade

Leila Cantabrana
Maribella Pedrego
Andres Navarro

Second Grade

Ruben Navarro
Leah Rudner
Molly Rodriguez

Third Grade

Dillon Capa
Eli Jelineo
Jose Salazar-Torres

Fourth Grade

Ellie Williams
Bridget Sander
Vanessa Mercado

Fifth Grade

Preston Drey
Bill Howell
Makayla Rolenc

Sixth Grade

Takaia Hicks
Sofia Aguillon
Sophia Hicks

Bridge

Ashton Smith

New to Coyote Trail

The School has a new Marquee, that is now up and running. 

Check it daily for reminders.

Great Things are Happening at Coyote Trail

Trailblazers raised more than $1200 for our Special Olympic athletes. Thank you for your donations!!!

Teacher Gifts

Do you ever wonder what your child's teacher really likes? If so, the front office has a new "like" book. The binder is full of teacher profiles including the things they LIKE the most.

This book is available for anyone to peruse at their convenience, but is not required reading.

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.
• 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.







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.
Labels for Education - program no longer in effect.

February PTF Meeting News

• The PTF approved $50 for cleaning supplies to be used in the teachers' lounge after events.
• The PTF reviewed the By-Laws in preparation for the upcoming PTF elections and meeting

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

Carrie Blanchard - 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


 
Everyone is welcome to come to the PTF election meeting! 
Next Meeting:
April 19 at 3:15 p.m.

*You may have noticed this issue of The Howler included advertisements. If you are interested in advertising in our newsletter, please contact me (Nikki Grubbs) at coyotetrailptf@gmail.com Thank you!

Prices are as follows:

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Medium - $10/month
Large- $20/month
Extra Large - $40/month