February 2017

This Month:

• The Teacher Appreciation Luncheon was February 9. Thank you to everyone who donated food to show appreciation to Coyote Trail teachers.
• The Scholastic Book Fair was February 6-10. Thank you to everyone who purchased books for your child and books for classroom libraries.
• Parent Teacher Conferences were February 9 and 10. Thank you to everyone who took time to make conferences a priority.
• Love of Reading Week - February 12-17

• Valentine's Day is February 14.
• If you have an incoming kindergartner, Kindergarten Information Night is February 15, from 6-7 p.m. in the library. 
• The traditional Rodeo Hoe-Down is February 21 and 22.


• The Texas Roadhouse fundraiser is  February 22.
• Rodeo Break is February 23 and 24. No school.
• Butter Braid fundraiser begins on February 28. The pastries will be delivered before Easter.
  

Upcoming Events:

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

• March 27- April 7 - AZ MERIT testing
• April 18- Blood Drive

Save The Date

The All School dance will be March 3rd.

Career Day is March 17. If you would like to share your career with our students, please ask for a volunteer form or call Michele Lopez (520.579.5105, ext. 6641) for more information.

Volunteer Extraordinaire

Kay Hanson is the Volunteer Extraordinaire for January. When her granddaughter was in Kindergarten, Ms. Hanson started volunteering in the computer room and the children started calling her "Computer Grandma". The name has stuck and she continues to volunteer there, in Ms. Layugan's 2nd grade classroom and the library. She volunteers because her granddaughter likes to see her around the school and she wanted to give back to the community. Ms. Hanson has been sharing her life with Tim Day for the last 29 years. She has one daughter and one granddaughter that she loves spending time with. She also keeps busy assisting her daughter with an in-home business. She loves Coyote Trail and the Marana Unified School District.

ABC Staff Member

Courtney Cameron is employed as a Special Education Aide in the Bridge program at the school. She helps with projects in Bridge  and helps in any other way she can. She particularly enjoys using her lunch hour to tutor 6th graders in reading. She also tutors twice/week, after school. She volunteers and works at Coyote Trail because she believes in enriching children's lives. She knows that this is accomplished by dedicated teachers and volunteers, like those at Coyote Trail. Ms. Cameron has been married to her husband, Matt, for 11 years. They have two children, who attend Coyote Trail. All her spare time is devoted to her children's and her own sports. The entire family enjoys hiking and camping together, as well.  

January 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 January was Music and the lunch was the 20th. The students also participate in an activity with Mr. Johnson. Last month, students played musical games called "Wolf", "Lucky Number" and "Pass the Pumpkin."

   The next Super Star lunch will be held March 10.

The following students were selected in January:

Kindergarten:
Presley Lowery
Edgar Arangure
Yazmeen Bryant

1st Grade:
Julianna Williams
Seth Marroquin
Bailey Johnson

2nd Grade:
Josh Davis

Sophia Morales
Carlos Mendez

3rd Grade:
Talia Pierce
Isaac Montano
Grace Reyes

4th Grade:
Serenity Fraijo
Armando Gonzalez
Ava Blanchard

5th Grade:
Abraham Lopez-Portillo
Humberto Martinez
Anastasia DeForge

6th Grade:

Ethan Martin

Olivia Knell
Michele Moran

Ways to Raise Money For Coyote Trail

• Click Here to link your Fry's card to Coyote Trail. *Remember, even if you did this last school year, you need to renew it again this school 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!

• 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.

The Parent, Teacher, Friends (PTF) board has an opening! If you are interested in contributing in a really positive way to Coyote Trail, we are looking for a Volu1nteer Coordinator. Please respond to our e-mail address with any interest or questions. coyotetrailptf@gmail.com

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

                         - 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 3:15 pm. 
Everyone is welcome! 
Next Meeting: 

February 15.

*If you are interested in advertising in our newsletter, please contact me (Nikki Grubbs) at coyotetrailptf@gmail.com Thank you!

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