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In the Mounds View School District, teacher leadership is highly valued as many teachers collabo-
rate in partnership on a team in buildings known as BILT. BILT is short for Building Instructional
Leadership Team, who work with other teacher leaders and the site principal to improve instruc-
tional practices, review and provide input to our building’s instructional model, help plan commu-
nication nights, as well as the building schedule. Team members include: Julia Hennen (1st), Tra-
cy Kuny (2nd), Roberta Locke (3rd), Andy Wait (4th), Sandy Cohen (4th), Jenna Pomraning
(LMS), and Jody Wolkerstorfer (Special Education). Joining our leadership team are two site lead
teachers, Pam Baglien and Kathryn Johnson, known as Instructional Strategies Facilitators
(ISF’s). Together this team works behind the scenes to help Sunnyside continually improve aca-
demically on what we do for students every year. Through their hard work Sunnyside has
earned both Celebration and Reward status from the Dept. of Education as one of the state’s top
performing Title 1 schools.
Sunnyside also has a leadership team that works to improve our school climate and teach ex-
pected behaviors. Known as PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports) the team members
consist of Peggy Cardenas (Social Worker), Rachel Kanowitz (1st), Lisa Taylor (2nd), Kristen
Stanoch (3rd), Nathan Bellefeuille (4th), Pam Baglien (5th), Chris Church (School Psychologist),
Joni Bush (Special Education), and Lisa Ketchmark (OT). Regularly reviewing school behavior
data, this team looks for ways to improve expectations through continually teaching and reinforc-
ing expected behaviors for specific locations (such as hallways, the playground, and lunch-
room). The hard work of this team has earned Sunnyside recognition from the state Dept. of
Education as one of only 36 Sustaining Exemplar PBIS Schools in the state.
These leaders, along with an amazing staff of caring and dedicated educators, make Sunnyside a
special place to learn and grow. Thank you for partnering with us on your child’s educational
journey!
Nathan Flansburg
National School Breakfast Week is March 7-11th.
Sunnyside will be having an All School Breakfast on
Wednesday, March 9th. This will be a FREE breakfast
for every student and will be eaten in their classrooms.
The breakfast kit will include:
Cereal, Juice, Cracker and Milk
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S u n n y s i d e E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l Sunnyside Events:Sunnyside Events:Sunnyside Events:Sunnyside Events:
Food Drive & Spirit week:
Feb. 29-March 4
Wed. March 9 :
All school breakfast
(in homerooms)
Thurs. March10:
EW Band Concert
1:30-1:45 1&2 gr.
1:50-2:15 3,4&5 gr.
SS Book Fair
3:30-8pm
Common Communication
Night
4-8pm All grades
Fri. March 11:
EW Orch. Concert
9-9:15 1&2 gr.
9:20-9:45 3,4 &5 gr.
Mon. March 14
6-6:45 PTA meeting
Tues. March 15
SS Book Fair
3:30-8pm
Communication Night
1 & 2 grades 4-8pm
Thurs. March 17— Fri.
March 25
NO SCHOOL—Spring
Break
Tues. March 29
5th gr. visit Edgewood
1-2:40pm
Thurs. March 31
Spring Picture Day
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Sunnyside is having our
Food Drive the week of
February 29-March 4th.
A portion of all dollars
and pounds of food do-
nated in the month of
March will be matched
by Minnesota Food-
share. So…….the
more you donate, the
bigger the match
throughout the entire
year!
Needed Items:
Canned fruit * Canned Meat * Peanut Butter * Spaghetti
Sauce * Tuna Helper/Hamburger Helper * Sweet Cereal
* Stew & Chili * Spaghettios/Raviolio’s w/ meatballs *
Mac n Cheese Cups * Boxed Mac n Cheese * Ketchup *
Granola Bars * Flour * Sugar * Oil * Shampoo * Toilet
Paper * Dishwasher Detergent * Baby Wipes * Laundry
Detergent * Donations of money (checks should be
made out to: Ralph Reeder Food Shelf
A $100.00 donation can provide up to $800.00 worth
of groceries when they purchase through their network
of suppliers.
Thank you so much for your generosity!!!!
Come join the Sunnyside Chess Club!!!
Chess Club is looking for a New Coach starting the 2017-2018 school year. You
DO NOT need to be an expert at chess! Chess Club supplies will be provided:
chess sets, clocks and demonstration boards.
Chess Club provides a healthy social environment for kids to play chess with their
peers.
Chess Club meets every Thursday morning, 7:30-8:30am from October
through April.
If interested, contact Mr. Flansburg at: [email protected]
Sunnyside’s Student
Leadership Team has
chosen these fun days
for that week:
MONDAY:
Roll out of Bed Day (Pajama Day)
TUESDAY:
Favorite Sport’s Team Day
WEDNESDAY:
Wacky Wednesday
THURSDAY:
Twin Day
FRIDAY:
School Spirit Day
We will also be having
Spirit Week during
the food drive. As a
part of that, there will
be a contest between
homeroom classes to
see who brings the
most food (per weight)
and the winning class
will get extra gym time
and a trophy!
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P a g e 3 S u n n y s i d e E l e m e n t a r y
Current 3rd grade students and families:
All students who are entering 4th grade in the 2016-2017 school year have the opportunity to join orchestra. Students may choose to play the violin, viola, or cello, and will have a trial time to help pick what they might want to play in the upcoming weeks. No prior experience is needed, as your child will learn to care for their instruments, play, and read music over the span of 5 weeks this summer: July 5th-August 4th. Lessons are offered at various times throughout the day at each elementary school, and evening classes will be available at Irondale and Chippewa. Students receive 1 hour of instruction Monday-Thursday at the location/time of your choice. Save these dates now, and more information will be sent home soon about how your child can register for this life enrich-
ing opportunity!
4th Grade students and parents!
Band information will be coming out soon. Every student will have the oppor-tunity to try band instruments on Friday morning, April 15th. After that, the registration night is on Thursday, April 21. The directors want anyone and
everyone to be involved and don't want money to be an issue.
Please contact Nathan Blinn at [email protected] with
questions or concerns.
Attention current orchestra students:
Summer Orchestra is right around the corner and registration forms will be available very
soon. The dates are July 5-August 4; make sure to save these dates now, as your child will
not want to miss out on this fantastic opportunity! Lessons will once again be offered at
various times throughout the day at each elementary school, and evening classes will be
available at Irondale and Chippewa. Returning summer orchestra students will learn new
music, make new friends, and have a cool new performance opportunity for students entering
5th and 6th grade in the 2016-2017 (STAY TUNED FOR THE EXCITEMENT)!
Contact Annika Spargo for any questions regarding Summer Orchestra
at [email protected] or 651-621-6676.
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Thursday, April 14th at 6:30
3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes
from Sunnyside will present a
Vocal Music Concert!!
At Edgewood Middle School
Hope to see you there!
Dear Sunnyside families,
Gregg Tranowski, one of our Sunnyside parents, brought to our attention a pro-
gram that UNICEF runs called Kid Power. UNICEF’s Kid Power program gives kids the
power to save lives. By getting active with the UNICEF Kid Power fitness band, kids earn
points and unlock therapeutic food packets for severely malnourished children around
the world. The more kids move, the more points they earn, the more lives they save.
After learning about the program, we decided to apply for a grant that would fund our
school. The grant was approved! We were granted fitness bands for grades 3-5, and
rolled out the program on Monday, Feb. 22nd for those kids who have chosen to partici-
pate. The kids who are participating seem highly motivated to help other kids around
the world – but here at Sunnyside that’s no surprise. You can support your participating
child by encouraging them to get more steps. At the end of the program, kids get to
keep the fitness bands and the charger that comes with it! They can choose to continue
helping kids around the world over the summer. Sorry, but we only have one fitness
band per kid. If it gets lost, that’s that. If it gets broken, we have a very limited supply of
replacements. You can learn more at : http://unicefkidpower.org/
Dr. U
Please make this change to your Lunch
Menu for Wednesday, March 30th:
It will be our Pizza Day instead!! The
Student Leadership Team has planned
the following menu:
Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza
Baby Carrots
Celery Sticks
Banana
Strawberry Cup
Chocolate Swirl Ice Cream Cup
2070 County Rd. H
New Brighton, MN
55112
Office: 651.621.7600
Attendance Line: 651.621.7601
Fax: 651.621.7605
Sunnyside's spring book fair will be open
during communication nights on Thursday,
March 10th and Tuesday, March 15th from
3:30-8. All proceeds
benefit our school li-
brary. If you are inter-
ested in volunteering to
help set up or staff the
book fair, please contact Jenna Pomraning
at:
Thanks for your support!
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Student Leadership serving Pizza!!
BOOK FAIR!!!!!BOOK FAIR!!!!!BOOK FAIR!!!!!BOOK FAIR!!!!!
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Fun!!!!Fun!!!!Fun!!!!Fun!!!!