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MARCH NEWSLETTER
Ashley PTA Newsletter
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Dear Ashley Families,
Although the old saying goes, “March, in like a lion, out like a lamb,”
February certainly roared out like a lion, didn’t it? Oh, my! I know that
so many of us are looking forward to nicer weather, and especially for
the sun to return regularly to our Texas sky!
Please take the time to add the following events to your busy March
calendars. Please note that STAAR testing is quickly approaching for
3rd-5th grade students. To help our testing days run as smoothly as
possible, we ask that you please not schedule any appointments for
your child on their testing date. Furthermore, students will be testing in
various locations throughout the building. To maintain testing security
we ask that no visitors or volunteers come on testing dates in grades
Kinder through Fifth.
Please note the upcoming STAAR testing dates. We know all of the
students have been working hard this year, and our teachers will have
them well prepared to be successful on these exams.
Monday, March 30- STAAR 4th grade Writing-day 1
Tuesday, March 31- STAAR 5th grade Reading AND STAAR 4th
grade Writing-day 2
Monday, April 20-STAAR 5th grade Math
Tuesday, April 21- STAAR 3rd and 4th grade Math
Wednesday, April 22-STAAR 3rd and 4th grade Reading AND
STAAR 5th grade Science
UPCOMING PTA EVENTS
MARCH 20
Teacher Breakfast by Hospitality
MARCH 23
Healthy Lifestyles Event 6-7pm
APRIL 4
Ashley’s 10 year Anniversary Celebration
APRIL 6-10
Book Fair, Kinder Round-Up and Box
Tops/Labels Drive
APRIL 7
Kindergarten Music Program and PTA
General Meeting
APRIL 10
5th Grade High Touch/High Tech Program,
Friday Live and Snack Shack at the Park
APRIL 15
Drum Café Programs 8:15am and 9:15am
APRIL 17
Kindergarten High Touch/High Tech
Program
MAY 1
Friday Live
MAY 4-8
Teacher Appreciation Week
MAY 5
2nd Grade High Touch/High Tech Program
Ashley Elementary PTA Website: http://ashleyelementarypta.org
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Dates for Busy March Calendars:
March 16 through 27-Food Drive benefiting Frisco Family Services Food
Pantry
Saturday, March 21-Choir, Dynamic Drummers & Rockin’ Ropers
perform during Texas Legends game
Sunday, March 22- Choir, Dynamic Drummers & Rockin’ Ropers
perform at Stonebriar Mall 2:00 PM
Monday, March 23-Family Fitness Night 6:00
Wednesday, March 25-Spring Picture Day
March 28 & 29-Frisco Arts in the Square
Monday, March 30-4th Grade STAAR Writing test-Day 1
Tuesday, March 31-5th Grade STAAR Reading test and 4th Grade STAAR
Writing test-Day 2
Thank you for taking the time to read through this important
communication. Have a great week!
Respectfully,
Laurie Weeks, Principal
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Can you believe it’s already March?!!? This school year is flying by
and before you know it we will all be celebrating another great year
at Ashley. Speaking of celebrating, we are very much looking
forward to the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Ashley Elementary. We
hope you can all join us on Saturday, April 4th from 4-7:00 for a fun
family celebration that will include games, food, cake and Eddie
Coker as our special guest and performer! Tickets, for food, will go on
sale soon so please check our website and Thursday folders for
information about that!
As for the rest of the year we have plenty of fun things on the
calendar for our students! High Touch/High Tech, Drum Café, Field
Day, Magician and Family Fitness Night just to name a few.
At our last General Board Meeting we voted on and approved the
remaining budget lines for the rest of the year and we are so excited
about the items we will be purchasing for our school. Our teachers
UPCOMING PTA EVENTS
MAY 8
Family Night at Independence HS
JUNE 2
5th Grade End Of Year Party
JUNE 4
Magician Program and 5th Grade Graduation
JUNE 5
End of Year Celebrations of Learning + Class Parties
PTA MEMBERSHIP
A HUGE thank you to our Ashley
community, we have reached our goal
of over 500 PTA members. You all play
such an important role at Ashley and
we are so thankful for your support of
our PTA.
We are excited to announce we are
honoring Mrs. Dilworth and Mrs. Lazar
with the Texas PTA Life Membership
Awards this spring. These wonderful
teachers have both taught at Ashley
all 10 years and have been loyal and
staunch allies to our Ashley PTA.
Don’t forget to take advantage of the
discounts with your Texas PTA
membership card. Use this link to see
where you can save:
http://www.txpta.org/my-
pta/member-benefits/
As always, please feel free to contact
me at:
Tyne Berlanga
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will be getting new classroom library sets so that every classroom has
the same books available, we will also be purchasing some new
recess equipment, art supplies, music curriculum, a new podium and
some other items including classroom supplies. We are really excited
about where our money is going this year and know that it will all
benefit students for years to come.
Just a friendly reminder: STAAR testing will occur March 30- 31st and
April 20-22nd. Please remember there will be NO VISITORS allowed at
school on those days. We are planning on doing a few small things
around the school to ease the minds of our students and keep the
atmosphere light for these testing days.
I look forward to seeing you at Family Fitness Night on the 23rd and
the 10th Celebration on April 4th!
Sincerely,
Lori Bettencourt
WATCH DOGS
Dads (and grandpas and uncles):
There are still available slots to be a
WatchDOG this year. Go to the link on
the Ashely Website and register for a
day! There will be an end of the year
Dad/Student ice cream social May
21st. More details will follow!
SAGE
Diverse Abilities Days are May 4 and 5. More Information will follow as well as opportunities for parent volunteers!
Save the Date 10th Anniversary
Celebration
Saturday, April 4th
4-7pm
Bring your family & join us in celebrating
TEN YEARS of Ashley Elementary!! IN-N-OUT
Burger will provide burgers, chips and a drink
For $5 and EDDIE COKER will entertain us!!!
More details to come very soon!
ASHLEY PTA
1st and 4th grade got to experience their High Touch/High Tech programs in February and the rest of the grades will do theirs in March and April. 1st graders experienced life under the sea with some fun experiments in "Sea Ya Later". This program is always a big hit for our students and we love how it brings learning to life as they get to be a part of the action. Big thanks to our VP of Programs, Melissa Stafford, for setting all of these fun grade level programs up.
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Remember to register your Kroger
shopper’s card at
krogercommunityrewards.com. Earn cash
for Ashley every time you shop! Last year
we raised over $4,000 through this
program. With more families
participating, we can blow that number
away! Let’s go for it! Just follow these
steps:
1. Visit KrogerCommunityRewards.com
2. Locate your state and click “Enroll
Now.”
3. Sign in to your online account, or
create an account.
4. Find and select your organization, and
click “Save.”
It’s time! Please submit Box Tops and
Labels for Education during the week of
4/6-4/10. The class with the most Box
Tops and Labels collected will be
recognized at Friday Live, and they’ll earn a
fun surprise! Here’s what you’ll need to
do:
-Check expiration dates on Box Tops and
throw away any expired ones.
-Put non-expired Box Tops and Labels for
Education together in one zip top bag.
Please do not write anything on the
bag…we’ll reuse it!
-Send the bag to your child’s teacher no
later than Friday, 4/10.
Community Partners
Come try a fun Zumba class, check out
some Rugby, learn some Taekwondo &
Self Defense moves, work out with some
great trainers and make your own
healthy snack to eat and get tips from a
registered dietician . So grab your
sneakers and your family and get ready
to have a little fun while gett ing healthy!
Don’t miss out on all the fun and a chance to
win some AWESOME prizes in our Healthy
Lifestyles Drawings. Prizes include a Texas
Legends gift basket, a Frisco Rough Riders
Baseball basket, a LifeTime Fitness basket, a
month of unlimited classes and a free uniform
from Lacy’s Taekwondo, My Fit Foods gift
cards, free yoga class passes, Heard Museum
passes, a bike helmet, jump ropes, and more!
COME GET FIT!
AT ASHLEY ELEMENTARY
FAMILY FITNESS NIGHT
MONDAY, MARCH 23
6:00-7:30PM
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Now is the time to
volunteer your time and
talents to the PTA. If you
are interested in serving
on the PTA Board or
Special Committee Chair
during the 2015-2016
school year please
contact Anna Fitts at
March 20.
ASHLEY PTA NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Our wonderful hospitality crew spoiled our teachers in February with a "Souper"
lunch. With over 14 crock pots full of soup our teachers were able to fill their
bellies with yummy food. Thanks to Lisa Tomlinson for organizing the luncheon
and keeping our teachers happy!
On February 20th we tried something new and hosted an “Around the World” experience for every student to attend during their CAMP time. Students traveled around to 7 different countries including India, Australia, Mexico, France, Sweden, China and Venezuela. Our students learned how to say “Hello and Goodbye” in the countries native language as well as other important facts such as population, how far away it is from Frisco, TX and what kind of foods are popular there.
Our hope was that each student would take away some new understanding of other countries and cultures and we feel like this day was a successful way to do that. Many thanks go out to our amazing parents that dressed the part and decorated their tables so well and to our CAMP teachers for keeping us on task and organizing the chaos!
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PTA Board Roster 2014-2015
Position Name Email
Principal Laurie Weeks [email protected]
Assistant Principal Sherry Klingenberg [email protected] President Lori Bettencourt [email protected] 1st VP Ways & Means Jennifer Betz [email protected] 2nd VP Programs Melissa Stafford [email protected] 3rd VP Membership Tyne Berlanga [email protected] Treasurer Colleen Dachowicz [email protected] Secretary/ Communications
Laura Hairston [email protected]
Parliamentarian Bobbi Ann Burch [email protected] Historian Mandy
Worthington [email protected]
Council Delegate Heaven Lesher [email protected] Room Parent Coordinator
Holly Blackstar [email protected]
Book Fair Amy McCaulley [email protected] Spirit Store Angela Maroney [email protected]
Community Partners Ashlea Waters [email protected]
Watch DOGS Ryan Hairston [email protected]
Healthy Lifestyles Jennifer Tenbrink [email protected] SAGE Delegate Jennifer Kent [email protected] Volunteer Coordinator Christina Draper [email protected] Hospitality Lisa Tomlinson [email protected]
Newsletter Anna Fitts [email protected] Social Media Amy Dougherty [email protected] Special Committees
Traffic/Safety Felicia Mestemacher
RoughRiders Night Marilyn Peebles Teacher Appreciation Melissa Weyer [email protected] Directory Karin Badeau [email protected]
Thursday Folders Veronica Schmich [email protected] Bulletin Board Ronna Terpstra [email protected] Concessions Melissa Vitek [email protected]