June 2014
Streams Elementary Bulletin
Mark Your Calendars June
i June 6th – 4th Grade graduation
June 9th – Field Day
June 13th – Last day of School
June 16th -‐ Kennywood Day
Principal’s Letter
Dear Streams Families, Our theme this year focused on “Creating Bucket Fillers”. Whether this was through activities within our Olweus Bully Prevention Program, classroom exchanges, or random acts of kindness, we strove to build a community of caring and responsible learners. Growing a spirit of personal responsibility, along with an awareness of being a productive member of a team, are important life long skills for every learner. What better way to fill a child’s “bucket”! Our efforts in this endeavor would not have been as productive, if it hadn’t been for our amazing PTA Officers, Committee Chairs, and Volunteers! Your investment of time and planning lend a special flair to every event for our students and staff. Over the course of the year, your generosity provided resources for our classrooms, supports to our teachers, and opportunities for our students. I look forward to continuing our productive working relationship in the year to come! From the bottom of my heart, I say, “THANK YOU!” To our families “graduating” from Streams, I wish you well, as your journey continues on to Boyce. Remember that we love to hear about the accomplishments of our former students and welcome them to stop back to volunteer, or just to visit. This connection can help to fill our buckets and theirs! I want to express my appreciation to the dedicated staff at Streams. This year we were joined by a number of long term substitutes, who stepped in to fill the shoes of our teachers on leave. I am so appreciative of the jobs that they did, in conjunction with our regular staff members, fostering a learning environment for all children. No one epitomizes the idea of a “bucket filler” more than Mrs. Trau. I am sure that you join with me in wishing her a joyful retirement. Her devotion to children, infusing joy into the library and growing a love of reading, has created a lasting legacy for Streams School. Tweaking noses, putting kids in the trash can, or showing up for birthday celebrations are among her famous antics, keeping everyone on their toes. Streams School is a richer place because of her dedication to each individual child. As summer begins, I hope that all families will remember to carve out some time for supporting the habits of good learners-‐ reading, creative thinking, and inventive play. This type of summer activity is good for the mind and body! Feel free to drop me a friendly note about your exciting summer adventures! It is great fun to stay in touch over the summer! Enjoy a safe and happy summer! Sincerely, Dr. Miller
President’s Co
President’s Corner
Out with the old… Hello Streams Families, Well, faithful constituents, this is it. My final newsletter article, I want to say thank you for everything you all have done throughout this school year. We were able to work together to raise money for some “extras” for our kids’ education and share in some fun-‐filled family events that our kids will remember for years to come. It has been more fun than I thought it would be, so I can look back with happy memories. I know next year (with Ann Rhodes as your esteemed leader) will be just as delightful and “fruitful.” I also would like to mention that while this is my final newsletter article, it is not my final plea for help. April Jackson and I have agreed to chair Stravaganza this fall, so you will be hearing from me in no time! Have a great summer and see you in August! Christine Vinay Streams PTA (former) President
In with the new… Hello everyone! My name is Ann Rhodes and I will be the PTA president starting in the fall. Well, Christine handed me a gavel a few weeks ago, so technically I guess my term starts now! We had a nice “turn-‐over” lunch where many people have already committed to helping next year. At kindergarten orientation this week I met some new families who expressed interest in helping the PTA next fall. And we will be hosting the Kindergarten Connection soon to help those incoming children start to get to know each other. So even though school is winding down, the PTA is still hard at work! I want to thank Christine for her service as president this year. Under her guidance we had another successful year of fun, fundraising and service to the school. Many thanks for her hard work and humor that made the job of VP very fun. She leaves big shoes to fill! I wish everyone a safe and happy summer! I look forward to working with everyone in the fall!
Ann Rhodes
Streams PTA President
WANTED
PHOTOS
Please send any pictures you have taken at the school, on any given day and, for any event to our Streams PTA
Historian
Erika McElligott
Photos will put together a
scrapbook of photos/events at the end of the
year.
October and November
pictures from Stravaganza and Harvest Parties
can be sent to her now.
Thank You!
We would like to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to all the folks who clipped Box Tops and Labels for Education this year. Both were successful at providing more than $2000 to our school PTA. The last contest of the year for Box Tops about to expire in June, provided T-‐shirts for Miss Mulhern's classroom! CONGRATULATIONS to the winners! Keep clipping all summer long, the next contest is just around the corner!! Thanks, Mary Lou Stipanovich and Stacy Knierim
Our thanks to the following families who participated in our Birthday Book Club these last few months: Olivia Cuba: Wilson won't be bullied. Elis Tucker: 4 new I survived books. Luke An: Pete the cat at the beach. Willow Conley: Pinkalicious, Eggstraordinary Easter. And thank you to all of our families who participated in our Birthday Book Club this year. Your support of this program benefits our school library and our children by providing new titles for our kids to choose from (and your child receives a little extra recognition the week of his /her birthday during library time!). As we begin looking forward to next year, please consider joining us this next year
Thanks, Michelle Wardle-‐Eggers
QUICK LINKS
http://www.uscsd.k12.pa.us/Page/5359 STREAMS PTA http://www.uscsd.k12.pa.us/domain/615 PENNSYLVANIA PTA WEBSITE (User Name: Parents Password: http://www.pta.org/ USC SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR
http://www.uscsd.k12.pa.us/Page/2