Friday, February 13, 2015

A Message from the Principal

Dear Sunrise Drive Families,

Student Voice is a critical part of nurturing a positive student mindset.  When students’ voices are heard, the students feel they are valuable members of the learning community.  Student Voice can be shared and heard in a variety of ways.  Student Council members value the perspectives of their peers and have created a survey to collect their peers’ voices so that they can make good decisions as they represent their peers.  The survey is being administered during lunch periods using a Google Survey format loaded on iPads.  The members circulate during the lunch period and ask their classmates to complete the survey.  The topics include recess, after school activities, lunch items, and the campus.  Student Council will share the information collected and analyzed in the upcoming months with the Sunrise Drive community.  Please attend the February 24th FFO meeting to hear the first report. 

We would like to invite you to attend our Sunrise Drive Rodeo Lunch.  Family members may join us for lunch on Wednesday, February 25 during the regularly scheduled grade level lunches. 

Kindergarten 11:30
2nd Grade 11:20
1st Grade 11:40
3rd Grade at 12:00
5th Grade at 12:10
4th Grade at 12:20

Families may purchase the lunch for $3.25.  Students enrolled at Sunrise Drive will purchase lunch for the standard daily price of $3.00.   The menu includes the following: Veggie Dog or Hot Dog, carrots, watermelon, chips and milk.  Pre-order sheets are included in this edition of the Friday Flash. Look for your student and Ms. Dover having fun as they square or line dance.  We look forward to enjoying our Rodeo Lunch with you!

We are also celebrating the Year of the Sheep!  Please join us on Friday, February 20 from 6:00-7:30 for Spring Chinese Festival.  We will have a formal presentation from 6:00-6:30.  Then, families may enjoy activities and dinner.  The activities include lantern painting, paper cutting, and Chinese name writing. If you would like to have dinner, please pre-pay in the office or using the online Parent Payment Portal on the SD website.  The cost of dinner is $6.40 with a choice of Tofu Lo Mein or Sesame Chicken and Asian Salad, Fried Rice and 2 Egg Rolls. You will need your student identification number when placing your order.  Please contact Marie Wickhorst if you need help with this information.  Once the order is placed, print the receipt and bring it to the event when picking up your order.  We look forward to a wonderful evening.  Many Sunrise Drive parents and staff have worked together to organize this event.  A special thank you is extended to our student leaders in the Chinese World Language classes at Catalina Foothills High School.  We will have 20 student volunteers supporting our event! 

The Family and Faculty Organization (FFO) supports the wonderful endeavors around campus. Our students’ field trips and artists in residency programs are completely supported by the FFO. Additional funds are provided to each classroom for special supplies. This year the following grants have been awarded: garden supplies and education, Time for Kids (2nd and 4th grades), and books for Chinese Immersion classes. On February 19, our FFO will kick off the Math-a-Thon fundraiser.  We are very excited to have our students and families thinking about math together.  Please look for information about this FFO fundraiser, which supports the rich experiences that your child benefits from at Sunrise Drive.

Our Steppers have been moving on Thursdays!  On Thursday, March 5th (11:00 to 1:00) we will have a Sunrise Steppers Celebration! This will be a running event filled with fun and surprises to recognize the students’ amazing accomplishment of running over 3,000 miles this school year.  The grade levels will participate during the lunch recess period. Please contact Valorie Colson (vcolson@yahoo.com) if you’d like to volunteer. 

Registration for residents is due on February 13th.  Registration for Kindergarten Plus is being accepted. Please complete the registration materials and return the documents to the Sunrise Drive office today. Marie Wickhorst is available to answer questions at 209-7900.  Accurate registration will result in proper staffing at Sunrise Drive.  Please submit the registration packets today!

Finally, the lost and found on campus has grown significantly! If you are on campus for one of our events, feel free to stop by the lost and found to identify and claim items that may belong to your child. Please encourage your child to visit the lost and found to pick up their personal items soon. On March 2nd, any remaining items in the lost and found will be donated to a local organization.

I wish you a wonderful weekend!  I look forward to seeing you at one of the upcoming events on campus!

Sincerely,
Andrea Davidson

Principal

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