Washington-Hoyt Elementary School PTA(253) 571-5700

Want to be in the talent show? Come show us what you've got! We will be screening all talent show acts on the following dates and times:

Monday June 3rd 3:45-4:30pm
Tuesday June 4 8:00-8:45am
Wednesday June 5 8:00-8:45am

The Talent Show will be held on Friday June 14th at 9:30am

Return the bottom portion of the form to the front office by Wed. May 29th. Please do NOT give it to your classroom teacher. It MUST be turned into the front office. Late forms will NOT be accepted.

Due to the overwhelming talent here at our school and in order to keep the talent who's to a reasonable length of time, we have had to set the following criteria:

• Each participant in a group must turn in their own separate permission slip.
• All acts must be organized, planned and prepared before you come to the screening.
• All groups must be prepared at screening with music, props, costumes, etc.
• All skits must have a script turned into Mrs. Norling, Mrs. Pedee or Ms. Ridenour by Monday, June 3rd
• Acts can be no longer than 2 1/2 minutes
• No "lip-sync" acts…we want to hear your talent!

If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Norling, Mrs. Pedee or Ms. Ridenour.

Additional Forms are available in the Front Office.

Ticket forms for the K-2 play "Lemonade" went home with students earlier this week! If you didn't receive a form or have lost your form, one is available for printing. The show is at 7 p.m. on May 31st in the cafeteria. Tickets are just $1 each. The show will be colorful, funny, and filled with messages about making the best out of any situation!

Ticket Order Form

The Supply List for the 2013-2014 School Year is now available!

Bring in your trimmed Box Tops for Education boxtops. The class that collects the most box tops for the year will win an ice cream/treat party. The final count for the winner of the party will be announced May 28th.

Send Box Tops with your student with the teacher's name written on the bag or envelope. Box Tops can also be turned in at the Washington Front Office in the collection box near the PTA basket.

If you have any questions about the Box Tops program, or if you'd like to help with the collection please call or email Jennifer Drum at (253) 691-1021 or Email Jennifer

The Yearbook Team sent home order forms a few weeks ago in your Friday Folders. If you would still like to order a Yearbook, be sure to send your order form and money into school asap. If you need another order form, stop by the Front Office. Thanks!

Download Order Form

The kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students will be presenting a music program called "How to Become a Pirate in 7 (or more) Easy Songs" on May 28 at 6:30pm at Mason Middle School. Our students will be singing songs about the ocean, sailing ships, and of course about pirates too. Students may wear a pirate costume to the performance. However students may not bring weapons as part of their costume. Our students have been working very hard preparing for our performance. I hope to see you there!

Thanks,
Viren Lemmer
Music Teacher
Wa-Hoyt

Representatives from the Tacoma Public Schools Facilities Department attended our last PTA meeting and agreed to find answers to the questions about bus routes, schedules and before- and after-school programs and provide them to you this week. Here were the questions they heard:
· Can parents have a central location with an express bus directly to Hunt?
· Where are the bus routes?
· How many buses will there be?
· What are the pick-up and drop-off times?
· Some fifth-grade students take band at Mason. Their parents drop them off in the morning, will a bus take them to Hunt after practice next school year?

Please take a look at the TRANSPORTATION MEMO provided which hopefully answers most of the questions parents have regarding bussing for next year.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Stacy Flores, the TPS Facilities Communication Coordinator at (253) 571-3350

KEVIN DINICOLA has worked hard and has run the equivalent of a MARATHON at run club! A big Congratulations to him!

Come on out and join us for the last few weeks of RUN CLUB! Our last day of running will be May 31st!

Please join us for our annual "Celebration of Learning" at Washington-Hoyt. The entire school will be open to our families and to the public. Come and see what we have been doing during the 2012-2013 school year and celebrate our success!!

The Hoyt classrooms will be open for viewing beginning at 5:30pm and will close at 6:30pm. Then head up to the Washington Classrooms which will be open from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Ice Cream will be served by the PTA from 5:45-6:45pm up at Washington. This is also a great time for your child to meet next year's teachers and see the classrooms. Don't forget to walk down to the basement to view the "In Touch With Art" projects and WHAM After School Art Projects produced by our students. Come and join the fun! Its going to be a great evening!

Hoyt Classroom Open 5:30-6:30pm
Washington Classrooms Open 6:00-7:00pm
Ice Cream Served 5:45pm-6:45pm

Has your child lost a sweatshirt, coat or other clothing item? The lost and found is overflowing! Please check the lunchroom lost and found area for lost belongings. Anything left at the end of the school year will be donated.

Please join us for the last PTA Meeting of the year! We will be announcing this year's Golden Acorn Award Winner and much more! As always there is childcare provided for school-aged children in the cafeteria. (They always have a great time playing games in there!)

Monday, June 10 at 7PM in the Washington Library

JUNE 7 FROM 3:30-4:30
The Washington-Hoyt 3rd Annual PTA Uniform Sale is coming up! The purpose of this event is to:
1. Recycle and reuse clothing items
2. Raise money for 5th grade camp for the current 4th graders. This event typically raises $300-$400.

Donate your outgrown, gently used uniform items to the PTA uniform sale. A box will be placed near the front office for deposit of the items. School pants, jeans, shorts, polos, sweaters, sweatshirts, and other school uniforms can be donated. Clothing needs to be in good condition.

The uniform items will be sold for very low prices: Jeans and pants for $2, polos for $1, sweaters and sweatshirts for $2, and school sweatshirts for $5. If you can volunteer to help with the sale, please email Alison Hoseth.

Spirit Week is the last week of school and the ASB has designated fun dress up ideas for each day! Here you go:

Spirit Week (last week of school)
6/10 Sports Day ( I think this might be field day)
6/11 Disco Day
6/12 Pirates of the Caribbean
6/13 Fancy Day (dress up)
6/14 Crazy Hat Day

Saturday, May 4, 2013 from 9:00am - 2:00pm
Donation: $5

WaHoyt staff have put together a Relay for Life team. "Betty's Bunch/WaHoyt" are having a carwash to help raise money to support the American Cancer Society. Please bring your cars along with either a $5 presale ticket price or bring a donation on the day of the event.

To receive the $5 presale ticket, please return form to school with a check made out to the American Cancer Society in the right amount. Thank you for your support.

Please do your best to ensure your child gets lots of rest and a healthy breakfast prior to the MSP Testing. Click here for a complete MSP Testing Calendar for Washington-Hoyt's 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.

What is the MSP? The State of Washington OSPI has the answers!