The Independence Update - Oct.14

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THE INDEPENDENCE UPDATE

6850 Hubbard Road Chris Turner, Principal

Clarkston, MI 48348 Ray Lebert, PTO President

(248) 623-5500 October, 2014

Important Dates to Remember

October 29 Picture Re-take DayOctober 31 Halloween Parade 2:00 pm

Halloween Parties 2:30 pm

November 6 Disability Awareness Day 4thGrade

November 11 Market Day pick-upNovember 12 Late Start Wednesday School begins at 9:25 am

Fourth Grade Field Trip to DSO 9:00 am 12:30 pmNovember 14 PTO Board Meeting 9:30 amNovember 25 Last day of 1sttrimesterNovember 26-28 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Recess

December 1 School ResumesDecember 5 Report cards sent home with studentsDecember 9 Market Day pick-upDecember 10 Late Start Wednesday School begins at 9:25 amDecember 12 PTO Board Meeting 9:30 amDecember 18 Holiday Parties 2:30 pmDecember 19 Last day of school before Winter Recess


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Halloween Parade

and PartiesThe Independence Halloween parade

will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 3,on the sidewalk s!rro!ndin" the b!ildin".

classroom parties will take place immediately#ollowin" the parade.

Parents: Please remember that we ask that children notwear cost!mes depictin" $iolence or $iolent acts. Please

lea$e all toy "!ns, kni$es and swords at home. %lso, pleasereser$e the elaborate cost!mes, #ace paint, and make&!p #or

trick or treatin" on Friday e$enin". Thank yo! #or yo!rcooperation.

Internet SafetyAre your children safe while online? Michigan

families, especially minors, are becoming

inundated with advertisements from alcohol,

tobacco, pornography and gambling marketers through different

internet and cell phone inboxes. Texting their advertisements is the

newest marketing effort that many of these companies are using.

Thankfully, the State of Michigan offers a free program to stop adult

advertisements from reaching emails, mobile phones !text messaging

ads" and instant messenger #$s. The Michigan %hild &rotection

'egistry, like the federal $o (ot %all )ist, is a free donotcontact

service for Michigan*s families and schools and can be located at

www.&rotectM#%hild.com.

As a strong supporter of this registry, you are encouraged to sign your

entire family up for the registry and inform your friends and

colleagues about how they can protect children and families from

unwanted adult advertising. To sign up only takes seconds. +ust go to

www.&rotectM#%hild.comand keep your family safe.

REMINDER

Picture re-takeswill take place on

Wednesday,October 29, 2014

No money is needed atthe time o re-takes! "ourchild will brin# home theirproos on an order orm

ater their picture isre-taken!


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News from the PTO: October, 2014

We have a lot to be thankful for, and a lot more to talk about.

As the trees showcase their bright colors, so do our Independence Elementary

students, families, and staff. The 2014-2015 school year is off to a vibrant start tosay the least. Your children have recently participated in the Fun Run - IEs ONLYfundraiser. Everyone involved had a great time running laps outdoors to supporttheir school, and the sunshine helped keep spirits bright throughout the morning.

We are still collecting donations, and the kids are excited to reach the overallschool goal of $19,150, after which, they will receive a school-wide pizzacelebration. We still have our fingers crossed in anticipation for the final $2500 indonations from parents, so that all of our planned activities and goals can be met

this year.

State educational funding is down in our district these past years, and it isquickly becoming evident that the Independence Township community has to stepforward in order to assure that our schools remain top-notch, and our children growto become: creative, technological, caring, well-rounded, and global thinkers. Thesematters have taken so such precedence at our last few PTO meetings thateducators at IE have spoken with us about IEs lack of up-to-date technology. Wehave reacted and formed a special committee to plan out an approach towardsimproving the schools outdated computer lab. Thank you Brad Shires (Member-at-

Large) for chairing this important committee and others for stepping up to the plateas well. If you have followed local educational policy, you may have heard thatstandardized testing may soon be administered on computers, instead of scan-trons and paper. This, adjoined with the obvious educational advantages that gohand-in-hand with sufficient and available technology, is something that cannot waitanother year before being remedied.

Stay tuned to our PTO Facebook page (Like us if you have not already) andfuture newsletters to see how you can help transform the computer lab at

Independence Elementary. This is an additional PTO goal for the 2014-2015 schoolyear, so it is imperative that those who may have not contributed to the Fun Run dotheir best to send in a check to the main office made out to the IndependenceElementary PTO. ALL money collected from the Fun Run supports school-wideactivities, field trips, and numerous forms of classroom enrichment.

You will be receiving information soon on two new initiatives that members ofour parent group have begun. The holiday season is upon us, and if you want tohelp us make strides towards improving our computer lab, keep our new SCRIPSprogram in mind. This is a way to purchase gift-cards, wherein the school receives


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a percentage back from every card bought. Thanks Sarah Malys (Member-at-Large) for coordinating this Passive fundraiser that could bring a healthy amount ofequity to our school and Computer Lab. Additionally, Chelsea OBrien (Vice-President and Green-Schools Advocate) had a great discussion with the DisabledAmerican Veterans Organization. We plan to have a Green D.A.V. Recycle Binplaced on IE grounds this year. This is also very exciting for us in planning for our

Tech Lab make-over, since, on average, schools make $80 dollars a month byusing the bin. You will hear more in the future from the PTO, but just treat this binthe same way that you would a Salvation Army donation - you receive a tax write-off, money goes to support Veterans, and lastly, our school receives a percentageas wellits a Win-Win-Win.

Thank you for your contributions and to the many parent volunteers whoworked to pull off the successful Fun Run event. Special thanks go out to MichelleCray, Shana Wirth, and Todd Rotter for being the champions of the Fun Run thisyear! Furthermore, there were many parents who came out to help out at various

Fun Run stations, assist in classrooms, and cheer on the runners. The PTO, as wellas the staff at Independence Elementary thanks you for fitting this event into yourschedule.

Take a little time on November 4thto vote for candidates who will supportgrowth in our school district, state, and our nation. There are five candidatesrunning for Governor as well as five community members campaigning for threeopen CCS Board of Education seats. This will be a full ballot, with State Senators,Representatives, Judges, School Boards, Attorney Generals, and Secretary of

State candidates all on the ticket. Research them here by copying and pasting thefollowing links to your browser:https://vote.michigan.gov/mvic/selectpublicballot.aspx andhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=71CkUiU3T08&app=desktop

As the leaves fall throughout the upcoming weeks, feel free to take a breakfrom raking, and become a friend of Independence Elementarys PTO onFacebook, Independence Elem PTO and you can stay up to date with IE news.This month, one of our I.E. parents (Ryan Koral) filmed and edited coverage of theFun Run, and the link is provided on our Facebook page. This video was shown

during an October assembly, and everyone really enjoyed seeing this great videocomposition. Anticipate a parent-survey from the PTO in upcoming weeks, and wehope to see you all on Halloween, which is just around the corner. If you can makeit to school to enjoy classroom parties and the school parade, be sure and say hi.Have a great evening on the 31st and feel free to contact me with any questions thatyou may have.

Thanks

Ray Lebert

Independence PTO President


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Passive Fundraising Update

THANK YOU!

A very special THANK YOUto everyone who is participating with the Passive FundraisingPrograms your efforts are record-setting and IE will definitely benefit! Special hans toJan Normanand Heather Powersfor volunteering to count "o# ops!

Box Tops for Eduat!on " #a$e%s for Eduat!on& $eep sending in your "o# ops and %abelsfor Education! hey can be found on hundreds of products& 'e collect them all year long andsubmit twice a year& #ast 'ear( we earned near%' )*(+++,++ w!th -ust the Box Tops a%onehose little labels really add up! Attached is a Fall "o# op (ollections sheet for yourconvenience& Each completed form earns IE )*&++!

,at ay for "o# ops was a "I. success!!! / han you for showing your support for IE!/e o%%eted 0(12+ Box Tops3That4s )012 we earned from Hat Da' a%one.

Kro5er Commun!t' 6ewards& Just 7hop( 7w!pe and Earn. he Kro5erCommun!t' 6ewards program allows IE to receive a ash donat!onbased on the

percentage of your purchases once you lin your $roger Plus (ard to our Account 00898+&It:s freeand easy to set up& E1E2345E must enroll or re-enroll for this program each spring(lic on www,Kro5erCommun!t'6ewards,omfor more information& Please see the attached one-pager with step-by-step directions to enroll!

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IE needs your help to receive FEE oney!!"ign Up TO#AY and "hop$ "%ipe and Earn&or IE!

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Last year, IE received over $3,400.00from this program to help fund important classroom enhancements/projectswith only 85 families participating. Imagine how much our school could receive if all families participated! Now

is the time to Enroll or eEnroll with "roger! #he new "roger ear %egan &a '

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Please help us receive a cash donationased on the percentage of your purchases! It will ta"e less than 5 minutesof your time. #imply follow the directions elow to lin" your $roger Plus %ard to our (ccount )*+4+0.Its -EE and / E( to set up! &hen, just #'(P, #)IPE *+ E*-+ for IE!!

1lease note2 our "roger -uel 1oints are not impacted with this program. ou can earn -uel 1oints and $ forIE!!

irections for 'st#ime Enrollment

. %lic" on www."rogerommunitewards.com0. %lic" 1%reate *ccount23. Enter your e4mail address, create a password and confirm password.. #elect your preferred store. 6&his is for information purposes only for $roger7 all shopping done with your

card will still go towards IE. Enter 9ip code, select store, then clic" 1%reate *ccount2.5. Enter your $roger Plus %ard numer and last name used for your $roger Plus card:. ;o to %ommunity -ewards 6near ottom


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Fall 'o( Tops )ollection "heet

Use this sheet to collect 'o( Tops * +ust a&&i( %ith

tape,glue and send in-

Each copleted &or earns IE ./-00!

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