A California D ist inguished School ■ A National Blue Ribbon School

M O U N T A I N V I E W

Ele me ntary School

Volume XLIX, Issue 6

Ned Schoenwetter, Principal

ned@goleta.k12.ca.us

5465 Queen Ann Lane

Santa Barbara, CA 93111

805-681-1284

www.mtview.goleta.k12.ca.us

Inside this issue:

Parents,

Move-A-Thon Rescheduled

Our first two attempts to have our PTA’s Move-A-Thon have been thwarted by rain. That has not dampened the spirits of our wonderful Move-A-Thon chair people, Keely Gregorio and Tammy Millington. In fact, they were joking that the Move-A-Thon may have helped to bring rain and end the drought! We have rescheduled the event for the morning of Friday, March 17. Yes, that’s right, we will be running and moving on St. Patrick’s Day. All of our kids will be dressed in their green Move-A-Thon shirts. Keely and Tammy did a great job getting sponsors and prizes for the event. They handed out over fifty prizes and the event raised needed funds for our PTA. Thank you to you and our other Mountain View families for the financial support of the event.

Michael Katz - Storyteller

Thanks to your support of our PTA we were able to have Michael Katz back at Mountain View as an Artist-in-Residence this week. Michael’s yearly visit is a highlight for our students and staff. Michael’s ability to spark children’s imagination is incredible. He worked with our third through sixth grade students in their classrooms on developing stories, storytelling techniques, adding detail and life to their writing and public speaking. Michael also performed a storytelling assembly for all students on Wednesday. Ask your child to tell you the stories that Michael shared.

From the Principal’s Desk

MARCH 2017

From the Principal’s Desk

Mountain View MAGIC Program

Spring Pictures

Author-Go-Round

Happy Birthday from the Library

Spring Movie Days

Spelling Bee

April is Science Month

Party Book Events

Geography Bee

Safety Town

Hovercraft Mania 2017

MVSF Update

Nurse’s Notes

Staff Appreciation

Farmer’s Market

Honorary Service Awards

Kids’ Zone

March 2017 Calendar

Student-Led Conferences

Students will be dismissed at 1:15 p.m. March 14 - March 17 for our Student-Led Conferences. This conference format allows our students to take ownership of their learning, set goals for themselves and share their learning with you. This powerful learning opportunity is unique to Mountain View. If you would like an individual conference with your child’s teacher please feel free to contact them.

Other Upcoming Events:

■ Tuesday, April 11: Family Science Night -- bring the whole family!

■ Saturday, April 22: Mountain View 50th Anniversary Celebration. Pancake Breakfast 8:30-10:00, Hovercraft Mania 10:00-11:30 All families, alumni and neighbors welcome.

■ Thursday, April 27: Science Fair

■ Thursday, May 11: Spring Open House, Art Show and Ice Cream Social

Please contact me with any questions or suggestions. Thank you for your support of our wonderful school.

Sincerely,

Ned Schoenwetter, Principal

Platinum: Santa Barbara Insurance Agency - Justin and Angelina Knothe

Philip R. Delio, MD and Neurology Associates of Santa Barbara

Central Coast Dental Anesthesia - Erik and Maria Winn

LifeStyleDesign - Mark Tappeiner, President

Gold: Below Magid Construction Co. - Mark Magid

Realtors - Summer Knight and Emily Termond

Deco Marking Group LLC - Large family

Channel City Lumber - Stewart family

MENTALiTY - O’Neil family

Silver: Morgan Stanley - Jeff Forster

Berkshire Hathaway - Stephanie Young and Marie Sue Parsons

Caldwell Construction - Sean and Alyssa Caldwell

Ambient Event Design - Geoff and Amy Mognis

Richard Cope Engineering - Richard and Vicki Cope

Suggested MAGIC donation: $250 per MVS Student; $225 per each additional MVS Student

Contact the MAGIC Committee: mountainviewschoolmagic@gmail.com

And don’t forget to check out MAGIC’s business sponsors — THANK YOU:

PLEASE DONATE. Every Dollar Counts.

Thank you to all the families who have donated! Together, we

have raised 93% of our 75k Goal to fund the Specialist program for

the 2016-2017 school year. Remember that the Specialist Program

provides our children with specialized instruction in Art, Computer

Science, Library, Music, Physical Education, Science and STEM.

Donating is simple:

1. Pay online: lump sum or set up

monthly payments via PayPal —

http://mtnview.goleta.k12.ca.us

/support/online-donation/

2. Pay by check: drop off a check

or post-dated checks to the

school office.

Happy Birthday f rom the Library!

Thank you to the following students

who celebrated a recent birthday by

adopting a new book for the library:

Ellen Daly: The Collared Lizard

Zachary Runyen: Pennyroyal Academy

Henry Janka: The Chipmunk's Hole

Marco Rios: The Story of the Chicago Cubs

Many Happy Returns!

Linda DuBois AUTHOR-GO-ROUND

Congratulations to

Alexi Stapf

Leyla Bultan

Clara Cassin

Hannah Campbell

Timmy Braun

Julia Martinez

Reese Wahlberg

Juliana Vela

Jemma Helzer-Koch

for being selected to attend the 2017 Author-Go-Round on January 23rd.

The annual Author-Go-Round is an opportunity for children from all over Santa Barbara County to meet published authors and illustrators. This year our students enjoyed presentations by Eugene Yelchin, Caroline Arnold, Lee Wardlaw, and Kristen Kittscher. They had the opportunity to meet each author, ask questions, and practice some of their own creative writing.

Linda DuBois and Sylvia Kautz

REMINDER! EARLY DISMISSAL — MARCH 14-17

(Regular School Day Dismissal on Mon., Mar. 13.)

All Students will be dismissed at 1:15 PM for Student-Led Conferences.

NO SCHOOL — MARCH 24-31 School will be closed for Spring Break

from March 24 - 31.

Classes will resume on Monday, April 3.

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

Spring Pictures Are

Coming!

Mountain View is having Eric Isaacs of EMI Photography take our student Spring Pictures this year. Mr. Isaacs, who publishes our school yearbook, will be taking individual photos of your child. He is hoping to have two gorgeous days for outside photos.

Pictures will be taken on the following days:

EMI Photography will be sending home a composite for parents to view — much like Ray Photography does with the fall photos.

Mark your calendars!

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 THURSDAY, MARCH 23

Grades Kindergarten—3rd Grades 4th—6th

OH BOY! Sign me up for these days only (suggested donation of $8 per day). T W TH F

(circle all that apply)

I need ALL FOUR DAYS!! Sign me up for FOR THE WEEK — suggested donation of $28 for the week!

Student Name: __________________________ Grade/Teacher: ______________________________

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR CHECK WITH THIS STUB AND RETURN TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE.

Checks should be made payable to the “Mountain View Fifth Grade.”

Spring Movie Days!!!

Check out these great movies that will be playing during Student-Led Conferences March 14-17th 2017

Tuesday – The Secret Life of Pets (Rated PG)

Wednesday – Moana (Rated PG)

Thursday – Kubo & The Two Strings (Rated PG)

Friday – Surf’s Up 2 (Rated PG)

During Student Led Conferences this March, all students will be dismissed at 1:15 PM.

After school care (a movie, snack and water included) from 1:15—3:00 PM, the week of March 14-17th,

for only $8 per day!

Or, as a special offer, pre-pay for all four days at a

discounted rate of $28 for the entire week!

All you need to do is turn in the form with

your payment and we’ll take care of the rest!

This is an AMAZING deal and a great way to help support the Fifth Grade Class!

Mountain V iew

Party Book Events!

Don’t miss these fantastic, fun events happening in March!

■ Guys’ Poker Night at the Hangar -- Friday, March 3

■ Family Fun: UCSB Arts and Lectures National Geographic Live! And Special Mountain View Family Pizza Party on Stage --- Sunday, March 5

■ 4th Grade Movie Night – Friday, March 17

Get your tickets here:

https://winter-2017-party-book-mv-pta.eventbrite.com

And keep your eyes out for the Spring Party Book Events coming soon!

HOW DO YOU SPELL

Congratulations to the thirteen magnificent spellers who made it to the final round of the 2017 Mountain View Spelling Bee:

Carter Low, Portia Lising, Sitara Mitragotri, Ella Payne, Brynn Graham, Tristan King, Dylan

Zacharias, Mikayla Bohn, Kyle Spink, Andrew Kline-Fernandez, Renee La Grange, Isabelle Kim-

Sherman, and Dhaira Calzadilla.

After successfully spelling "dynamite,” "irresistible," "chauffeur," and more, Mikayla took first place and Andrew second.

Our two winners will advance to the Santa Barbara County Spelling Bee championship!

Linda DuBois and Sylvia Kautz

April is

month at Mountain View!

Save these dates:

FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT Tuesday, April 11

SCIENCE FAIR

Thursday, April 27

■ March 22 ■ 6:00 - 7:00 PM ■

Multipurpose Room

Watch for details in an upcoming Friday Folder!

Once again Foothill School, El Camino School, and Isla Vista Schools will be hosting Safety Town this summer! Soroptimist International of Santa Barbara is celebrating its 43rd year of sponsoring this signature project within the Santa Barbara area. All aspects of safety are taught to the children who will be entering kindergarten or first grade in August.

Sessions begin the week of June 12th and end the week of July 24th. Registration is available online for the Foothill School site at www.sbsafetytown.org. Hard copy applications are available in the school office or can be downloaded from the website.

If you should have a teen currently in Jr. High or High School who is interested in community service, they can apply to be a Counselor in Training (CIT) volunteer. This application may also be downloaded at sbsafetytown.org.

We hope that your child and/or teen can participate in this outstanding program.

Geography Bee

On January 24, the students in Grades 4-6 gathered in the Multipurpose Room to cheer on their classmates in the Mountain View Geography Bee hosted by Mr. Hugh Ranson and Mrs. Holly Bosse. Twelve finalists, two from each classroom, had earned their place in the Geography Bee by winning their individual classroom geography contests.

The finalists selected for this year’s Geography Bee were:

■ 4th Grade: Aleena Padilla, Madison Weber, Nathan Hadsall, and Scott Nightingale

■ 5th Grade: Katelyn Lisi, Georgia Wilson, Ana Dowbusz, and Tarek Elkurjie

■ 6th Grade: Kyle Spink, Isabelle Kim-Sherman, Nathan LaBau and Alexi Stapf

The students were asked questions that tested their knowledge on a wide variety of geography topics. After six rounds of questions, Isabelle Kim-Sherman was named the winner. Isabelle will now take a test to see if she will advance onto the California State Geography Bee.

Congratulations to Isabelle and to all of the finalists!

MOVE-A-THON UPDATE

The Move-A-Thon has officially been rescheduled

for Friday, March 17, 2017 -- St. Patrick's Day! With

our awesome GREEN Move-A-Thon t-shirts (that

will be sent home the day before the event), it's the

perfect day! We are excited. More info to come, via

Parent Square, as the event gets closer.

We are thrilled to announce that just over 50% of the

students brought in donations and we raised just shy

of $17,000.00 for our school! WOW! We can’t wait

to start putting those funds to work right away to

make a direct, immediate, and positive impact for

our school!

Thank you!!! Tammy and Keely

http://youtu.be/bcyFSyglWpY

http://archive.wired.com/geekdad/2012/05/ff_hovercraft/

The MVSF launched its new Facebook page just in time to join in collaborating with the PTA on the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the school on April 22nd. You may visit the Foundation Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MtViewSchoolFoundationSB.

Now we need your help reaching out to find Facebook friends with alumni, community members, former parents and teachers, neighbors and others who support and value Mountain View School. All are welcome and encouraged to attend the event. In addition to enjoying a delicious pancake breakfast, watching students ride hovercrafts they built and touring the STEM Lab (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), attendees will be able to see the contents of the old and new time capsules prepared by Mountain View students and view a memory board of classes and students dating back to 1966.

If you have photos or memorabilia from decades past, we would love to add them to the memory board. You may email photos to dale@mccaskey.com or send them to Dale McCaskey at 5587 Camino Cerralvo, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111. (Please put your name and address on each item so we can return them to you after the event.)

For 50 years, Mountain View School has been the heart and soul of our community, upholding the highest standards of excellence in education while at the same time maintaining the integrity and desirability of living in our school district.

The Mountain View School Foundation is proud to be part of supporting the school to help sustain its tradition of excellence. We are very close to reaching our goal of raising $100,000 in just three years to provide grants to help create and equip the STEM lab.

In addition, the Foundation granted $25,000 for improvements to the Multipurpose Room, which included updating the stage lighting and the sound equipment.

LOOKING FOR FRIENDS

We would like to thank our new and continuing donors who support our mission and make these grants possible. Please view our website for our list of donors. (http://mvsfoundation.org/) If you happen to know any of them, please let them know you appreciate their continued support of Mountain View School. They are neighbors, friends, former students and their families, businesses and other grantors, who are committed to excellence in education and who recognize that an investment in our neighborhood school is an investment in the future of our children and our community. Please contact us if you have any suggestions of donors or grantors who would support the Foundation’s work.

The Foundation’s current board members are: Laura Ciontea, Judy Jennings, Kristen Kovacs, Dale McCaskey, Fritz Pinney, Sharon Rossol, Mike Schley, Ned Schoenwetter, Angel Sugleris and Bob Wood. The MVSF was founded in 2013 by Ned Schoenwetter and Nancy and Mike Schley. Eden Jasiorkowski serves as PTA liaison to the board.

Fritz Pinney

The MVSF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting public education at Mountain View School.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 22

Mountain View School will be

of academic excellence! We hope you

will join us for the celebration!

Watch for more details!to come!

years

Conjunctivitis You or your child/family member awakens in the morning with painful, swollen eyes and drainage that is crusted on the eyelashes or your eyes are red,

watery and itchy. You or your child/family member, are probably suffering from conjunctivitis or “pink eye” caused by a virus, bacteria, allergen (pet dander, pollen, dust mites) or irritant (smog, contact lenses, swimming pool chlorine).

Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, a thin clear layer of tissue that covers the white area (sclera) of the eye and lines the inside of the eyelid. There are many tiny blood vessels in the conjunctiva and when it becomes inflamed, these blood vessels increase in size causing the redness or “pinkeye” associated with conjunctivitis.

The symptoms of conjunctivitis are largely self-limiting and often clear up without any treatment. Certain types of conjunctivitis may require antibiotic or anti-allergy medication to resolve the inflammation and uncomfortable symptoms.

See a medical professional if you experience:

■ Moderate to severe pain in your eye(s).

■ Blurred vision or light sensitivity.

■ Very intense redness or extreme swelling of the area around the eye.

Conjunctivitis caused by allergens or irritants are not contagious and cannot be spread from one person to another. Bacterial and viral infections of the eye are contagious and may be spread from person to person by sharing washcloths, towels, bed linen, makeup products, tools or brushes.

www.webmd.com/eye-health-conjunctivitis

www.cdc.gov/conjunctivitis

Staff

Appreciation

Sincerest THANK YOU to all of the families who contributed to February’s Staff Appreciation Lunch. It was a great success and was greatly

appreciated by the teachers and staff of Mountain View.

Millington, Menna, Sichi, Kosek, Da Re,

Wilhelm-Martiny, Williams, Winn, Chou, Cook Vranish, Mognis, Lauer, Finney, Parsa-Palmer, Smith, Millington, Knothe, Gregorio, Hall, Chex, Tupper, Bliss, Neushul, Messick, Casady, Vela,

Renda, Williams, Pattison, and Anonymous Staff-specific reminders and sign-ups will be sent out closer to each date on Parent Square. Should you have any questions or would like to help with set up and clean up for these special days, please

contact our PTA staff appreciation team at: cougars-staffappreciation@googlegroups.com

With Appreciation, Suzanne Neushul, Nereyda Vela,

Allyson Walker, and Erin Vernon

PTA General Meeting Teacher’s Lounge

Wednesday, March 15, at 6:30 PM

We will be voting in the Executive PTA Board for the 2016-17 school year!

ALL PARENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND!

Please join us for the Farmer’s Market the first Thursday of every month (weather permitting).

We will have veggies from Something Good Organics as well as bread from Trader Joe’s.

If you would like to donate something to

the Farmer’s Market please contact Tracy Mongold at 512-574-6467 or

tracy@mongold.net

Thank you for your support!!

Who at Mountain View Elementary Goes Above and Beyond?

Nominate a Parent Volunteer, Teacher or Staff Member

Since 1970, we have publicly recognized individuals who make outstanding contributions of their time and talents to the Mountain View School community

with Honorary Service Awards. These individuals can include parents, teachers and staff members.

Please take a moment and consider nominating someone for this year’s award! You will give them an experience to remember.

All past recipients of the Honorary Service Awards and the Continuing Service Awards are listed on the back of this page. Continuing Service Awards are given to individuals who have already received an Honorary Service Award.

Thank you, Carin Ezal, 2016-17 HSA Committee Chair 805-760-3412, carin.ezal@cox.net

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I nominate________________________________________________________________________________ for Mountain View’s Honorary Service Award 2016-17

Signed (optional)___________________________________________________________________________

Please explain why:

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

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Save the Date: The surprise presentations take place at the volunteer recognition coffee on Friday, May 19th, 8-9 AM

Honorary Service Award Nominations

Please return the bottom portion of this form in your child’s Friday Folder or to the Honorary Service Award box in the office by March 17th! You may nominate more than one deserving person.

After nominations close, the HSA Committee will finalize recipients and organize the Spring Awards presentation

at the Volunteer Appreciation morning on May 19th where we surprise the recipients and showcase their contributions to the school with skits and video tributes.

1970 Tully Johnson

1971 Susan Jones

1972 Janice Whiston

1973 Sally Subject

1974 Kay Yamada

1975 Jean Vroman

1976 Nita Hunter

1977 Betty Pidgeon

1978 Arlene Erosky

1979 Dennis Naiman

1980 Kathy Miller Kay Stocker

1981 David Eisenberg Gerry Gehle Ann Wood

1982 Ann Hammond Mary Ellen Staab Sue Alderson

1983 Karen Dick Norma Migliazza Marilyn Wales

1984 Bob Fenelon Rita Levin Bob Wood

1985 Pat Yamada Jane Honikman Arlene Radasky

1986 Pat Finn Ann Hobson Sue Perona Patti Shaw

1987 Barbie Abbott Judi Aftergut

1988 Jane Johnson Cheryl Miller Kitty Votey Frank Schultz Jeri Robinson

1989 Julie Armstrong Suzanne Tomlinson- Brown

Al Zonana

1990 Joan Jones Susan Samuel Sheryn Sears

1991 Francine McOwen Bobbi Vidal Jo Ellen Watson

1992 Janine Knight Linda Hicks Dovie Schneider Pat McCready

1993 Pat Post Tom Post Irene Lamberti Jeanette Mustachich Beth Thompson

1994 Alice Birch Rhonda Cavaletto Karen Gressingh Sue De La Vega

1995 Sue Douglas Martha Lannan Fritz Pinney

1996 Carolyn Miles-Shupe Sue Mitchell Kathy Calhoun

1997 Elsa Arndt Kathy Gerber Mariann Cooley Judy Jennings Romo Patti Beal Martha Daniel

1998 Dan Cooperman Laura Ciontea Peter Hasler Julie Harris

1999 Jan McGuire Patti Volner-Dison

2000 Jan O’Hanlon-Wilson Sherri Ridgeway Maren Johnston Ellen Clark

2001 Kelly Schulz Cindy Cattaneo Kelly Onnen Nancy Tanaka Peggy Grossman

2002 Zena Baimel Beverly Holliday Sylvia Kautz Helen MacFarlane Beth Wagner

2003 Rebecca Garbett Suzie Hayes Maureen Kincannon Sandy Stevens

2004 Marlys Boehm Tammy Dobrotin Carole Fausset Kathy Gallo Pam McCabe Beth Perry

2005 Diana Campbell Pat Moore Pam Plesons Robin Roe Colleen Scott Gina Kosmo Dave Kosmo

2006 Julia Cirincione Charlene Garfinkle Jeff Garfinkle Stephanie Giorgi Stan Giorgi CJ Miller Kellie Pearson Jette Schuh

2007 Gwen Dawson Kim Evans Susan Hayes Kristen Kovacs Rachel Wilson

2008 Louise Blair Diana Doyle Anna Scharfeld Sigi Scigliano Rosalia Serrano Jean Thomson

2009 Lori Baur Katherine James Lara Mack Kim Modugno Angel Sugleris Sora Young Debbie Smith

2010 Lori Amerson Karen Bunker Stephanie Jones Christine Klopstein Andria Ruth Sally Turvey

2011 Jill O’Gorman Kelly Mahan Holly Bosse Karen Greathouse Laura Halleck

2012 Erin Briner Michael Hamilton Barbara Little Christine Mancuso Vivi Tzouvarias Krystie Vance

2013 Ann Erickson Karen Guardino

Eden Jasiokowski Mitch Light

Susanne Roberts Brigitte Welty 2014 Hugh Ranson

Dawn Mock Shannon Wagner Mindy Sofro MarLa Gamberdella Carin Ezal Joana Pattison

2015 Alexa Avila Lisa Vance Anita LaBau Yesi Thomas Toni Salzman Jennifer Dhillon Wendy Halleck

2016 Debbie Darke Nancy Schley

Roger Reyes Ned Schoenwetter

Christy Janka

Continuing Service Award Recipients

1987 Pat Finn

1994 David Eisenberg

1995 Ann Hammond

1996 Suzanne Tomlinson- Brown

2001 Sue Perona

2003 Jeri Robinson

2004 Pat McCready

2007 Beth Thompson

2007 Bob Wood

2008 Bob Fenelon

2011 Sue Forman

2011 Ramiro Romo

2014 Lori Baur

Honorary Service Award Recipients include:

Viewpoints is a PTA-sponsored newsletter featuring articles and information on Mountain View School. All articles are included at the discretion of the PTA President and School Principal.

To submit articles to be considered for publication in the Viewpoints, please email your article to Anita LaBau, Viewpoints Newsletter Coordinator, at viewpointsnewsletter@cox.net.

MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL VIEWPOINTS NEWSLETTER

The deadline for article submission appears in the monthly calendar published in each edition of

the Viewpoints Newsletter.

Electronic copies of past issues can also be found on the school website: http://mtnview.goleta.k12.ca.us/about/viewpoints-bulletin/.

Thank You.

Who was Johnny Appleseed?

One of Ohio's most colorful legends is that of Johnny Appleseed, the kind and eccentric farmer who started the apple industry in Indiana, Northern Ohio, and Western Pennsylvania, Johnny Appleseed was actually a

real man named John Chapman, who was born in 1774 in Leominster, Massachusetts. John was the son of Nathaniel Chapman, a farmer and Revolutionary soldier; his mother died during the war of tuberculosis. When he was a young man, John's father apprenticed him to a local orchard, where he learned all about apples. At the age of 18, John Chapman left Massachusetts for Western Pennsylvania.

Although the popular legend has Johnny Appleseed spreading apple seeds throughout the Ohio Valley as a random act of generosity, the truth is that John Chapman grew his apple trees for profit. In anticipation of the arrival of large communities of settlers to the western frontier, he would establish a stand of young apple trees and then sell these trees to settlers for six cents a tree. John would travel back and forth across the Ohio Valley, planting trees and tending to his orchards.

John Chapman is said to have dressed in clothes made of sacks and used a cooking pot as a hat, living off the land as he traveled. He was also one of the country's earliest vegetarians. He died suddenly of pneumonia on March 18, 1845, at the home of a friend. He is buried just outside of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The life and work of John Chapman are still celebrated throughout the Midwest with several cities hosting Johnny Appleseed festivals each fall.

Sources: http://cleveland.about.com/ od/peopleandpets/p/ johnnyappleseed.htm

Easy Apple Dessert

Pizza

Ingredients

1 premade thin pizza crust*

1 can apple pie filling

4 tablespoons butter,

softened to room

temperature

2/3 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup old-fashioned oats

1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

1 cup powdered sugar

1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

2. Take crust out of package and place on round baking sheet.

3. Open your can of pie filling. With a sharp knife, cut the apples by pulling the knife back and forth across the apples. This will chop them up and give you more apple filling across your whole pizza.

4. Spread the apple pie filling evenly on the pizza crust.

5. In a bowl, combine softened butter, brown sugar, flour, oats and cinnamon until crumbly. You can use a fork, a pastry cutter or your hands to do this.

6. Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the apple filling.

7. Bake for about 25-30 minutes, until heated through and crumb topping is slightly browned.

8. While the pizza is cooling, make the icing. Whisk together powdered sugar and milk. Add milk slowly until you get the consistency you like. Drizzle icing all across pizza.

9. Using a sharp pizza cutter, slice up your pizza and serve.

* NOTE: You can substitute refrigerated pizza dough for the crust. Unroll the pizza dough and press it into the round baking sheet. Bake it in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes, or until it’s a little bit golden. Continue with Step 3.

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Party Book Events in March:

Mar. 3: Poker Night at the Hangar, 7:00—9:00 PM

Mar. 5: National Geographic Live Pizza Party, 3:00-6:00 PM

Mar. 17: 4th Grade Movie Night, 6:00—9:00 PM

Executive PTA Mtg. 8:30 AM

VIEWPOINTS ARTICLE SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Farmer’s Market After School

NO SCHOOL First Day of Spring Break

Picture Day Grades 4-6

STUDENT– LED CONFERENCES — EARLY DISMISSAL AT 1:15 — MOVIE WEEK

General PTA Mtg. 6:30 PM

SCHOOL CLOSED ALL WEEK FOR SPRING BREAK — CLASSES RESUME ON APRIL 3

Picture Day, Grades K-3

Music Recital 6:00—7:00 PM in MRP

SSC Mtg. — 3:00 PM

Move-A-Thon