Principal's note Dear Eisenhower Eagles: It’s my pleasure to announce the 2012 Eisenhower Teacher of the Year, Ami Byrne! The purpose of this program is to honor our teachers who exhibit a commitment to educational excellence, strive for the success of every child, and display a passion for the teaching profession ~ this is absolutely Ami! Congratulations to Ms. Byrne – this is a well-deserved honor! Regards, Laurel Henderson Principal Weekly School Newsletter via eMail & New School Website Coming Soon! Good news! The new Eisenhower Elementary website will soon make its debut and the new version makes it possible for us to save resources and “go green” with our weekly delivery of The Eagle newsletter by sending it electronically via email. The process is underway, so we need to make sure that all our families have an up-to-date email address on file with us. Please contact Debby Coleman, school secretary, if you have changed your email address since the beginning of the year or have never registered an email address with us: (coleman_deborah@cusdk8.org). If you have an up-to-date email address on file, you don't have to do anything! You'll automatically receive the electronic version of The Eagle when our site is online. There will still be a limited number of paper copies available. Help Make our School the Best it Can Be! Please take the time to review the PTA Packet that was sent home with your child's Eagle folder Aug 25. It has information on how your family and friends can help make this the best school for our children. This year you can fill out the forms, sign up for membership, donate to our school all online! EVN (Eisenhower Volunteer Network) form - to let us know how you can help this year. Google Checkout - to sign up for membership and direct donations. eScrip (group ID 137330912) - sign up or renew so that we can benefit from merchant rebates to the school. Lost your PTA sign up envelope? Print it here. Have questions or comments? Please send me an email. Karen Shapiro, EisenhowerPTA.President@gmail.com   Earn Money for our School Amazon.com! Eisenhower Elementary PTA is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.  Please click here first and Shop on Amazon.com .

Coming Events: For a the whole year calendar of school events click here.   Feb 6-16 Kindergarten Registration for the 2012-2013 School Year 10-16 Open Enrollment for Alternative Programs/Other Schools in the District 20-24 Mid-Year Recess/No School   Mar 1 Registration Begins for New-to-the-District 1st – 8th Graders   CUSD District Calendar 2011-2012 August 15, 16 and 17, 2011 — Teachers Work Days August 18, 2011 — Students Return September 5, 2011 — Labor Day September 23, 2011 — Staff Learning Day October 31, 2011 — Staff Learning Day November 11, 2011 — Veteran’s Day November 21-25, 2011 — Thanksgiving Recess December 19-30, 2011 — Winter Recess January 3, 2012 — Students Return January 16, 2012 — Martin Luther King Day February 20-24, 2012 — Mid-Year Recess March 19, 2012 — Staff Learning Day April 16-20, 2012 —Spring Recess May 25, 2012 — Staff Learning Day May 28, 2012 — Memorial Day June 12, 2012 — Last Day of School   Earn Money for our School through eScrip! Be sure our e-scrip contributions don’t stop! If you forgot to renew your card last fall, your Safeway Club Card purchases may not be earning money for Eisenhower. Take the next step and register or update your account. PLEASE go to www.escrip.com and register your grocery cards, such as Safeway, or make sure your eScrip account is up to date or register your credit cards. You must renew your account every year. Eisenhower’s Group ID # is 137330912 As the holidays approach don’t forget to order through the escrip online mall for retailers like Apple, Best Buy, Nordstrom, Amazon and many more. They are also contributors to the program. By using the escrip portal to do your online shopping we win! THE EISENHOWER PTA RECEIVES ALMOST $1000.00 EVERY MONTH FROM ESCRIP. PLEASE HELP US GROW THIS AMOUNT BY INCREASING OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. Families can earn contributions for Eisenhower PTA while shopping online! There are over 1,000 online merchants to choose from and Eisenhower PTA can earn up to 16% on your purchases. Simply start here and Eisenhower will automatically get credit:

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