Spring Basket Raffle Donations-Please help

Hello families-
Last year we had a very successful spring basket raffle fundraiser. We desperately need the funds raised from the raffles for our school! TFT gets to keep 15% of the money raised and the rest goes right to the school - and of course, that 15% of TFT funds goes back to the school in other ways via grants for teachers, social events, Senior project money, Outdoor School funds, etc.

The wonderful thing about Baskets is how creative people will be with their donations - a parent can donate a specific item, cash toward the purchase of an item or gift certificate, a donation of time or a skill, or they can go out to community to solicit donations. We had some amazing Baskets last year that were highly valued and creative and lovely! This year there will be 4 themed baskets, one from each school cohort. The K-1-2 has been asked to make donations toward a transportation themed basket (see below for ideas).

*Suggested donations from parents would be $10-15 in cash that can go toward purchasing a gift card or item for the Basket, or an item, or a donation of time or a skill. Parents can also solicit donations from the community. Donations are tax-deductible. The person making the donation can fill out the form that is available on the website. If parents go to a business, they should bring the tax-donations forms with them.

--The due date for all donations will be Wdnesday MARCH 10th.
--The Baskets will be photographed over Spring Break with brochures made, and
tickets printed and ready for sale when we all return from Spring Break so sales start MONDAY, APRIL 5th
--We will sell for about one month and DRAW the winning tickets on FRIDAY, MAY 7th

The theme is Alternative Transportation which can include, and is not limited to:

- an adult or child bike
- an Xtracycle
- trail-a-bike/tag-along bike
- bike gear (bike bags, rain clothes, etc)
- safety items (lights, helmets, safety vests, etc)
- equipment (locks, pumps, etc)
- gift cards to REI, The Bike Gallery, Revolver, etc etc etc (how many bike stores are there in Portland!?)
- Trimet passes
- something with Zipcar
- bike maintenance/repair from parents who know bikes :)
- bike riding lessons
- How about a biking Day Trip lead by an experienced cyclist for a group of 4-6 adults/kids?
- lessons on simple maintenance like how to fix a flat, etc
- a Sprockettes t-shirt!

We have a month to get this Basket done and I know we can do it!!!!!!
Please direct any questions to me or Marion. Oh, and if you have connections or contacts to solicit a "bigger" item from the larger community, please let me know how we can make that happen.
Thank you again for helping make our school AWESOME!

Juli
503 735 3040
mausjuli@gmail.com

Photos from Project Night

Beautiful work!

Valentine's Day Plans

We will be celebrating the holiday of friendship this Friday. We will make crafts, play games and share our appreciation of each other. If you would like to bring in a snack for the class to share that would be great, as long as it is not candy or too sweet! I emailed a class list of names, so check your recent emails.

Remember that next Monday is President's day and therefore there is no school.

Once again, thank you for all your help to make the class a better place and your children ready to learn each day. It's a great group of kids and I am lucky to spend each day with them.

One last pet photo!

Pet Day

Pet day was fun with visits from dogs and rodents. They were loved by all and fun to have visit with us. From tiny hamsters to Phoenix's giant dog we had a great time seeing all the pets that we share our lives with. The pictures and stores helped us appreciate each other and our pets.

Thanks!

The jumpropes and outside toys have been a boon to our recess times. We have a whole group of kids who jump every day now. Not only do kids from our class jump, but other first and second grade kids do, as well as kindergarteners and 3-4-5 students. The are getting more fit, having more fun and learning new skills. We have some great double Dutch jumpers even!