Principal's Message
Island View Families:
Our school community has experienced several exciting events at the end of October—chocolate sales fun, an ice cream truck, "trunk or treat," and a Halloween parade. I would like to thank our amazing PTA for creating all these experiences for our kids.
Later this month, our efforts will turn more serious as we celebrate Veterans Day with a school-wide community service project and an assembly that invites active-duty and veteran family members to join our celebration. Please look for more information later in this PTA newsletter.
While I practice grateful living every day, as we move toward Thanksgiving, I find myself even more focused on gratitude. Your students make me smile and laugh every day. They also boost my confidence—sometimes in ways I don't deserve. For instance, when the ice cream truck visited Island View to celebrate our successful chocolate sales, one little guy who was enjoying a cotton candy popsicle said to me, "Mr. Hanrahan, you made this taste exactly like cotton candy!" 😊
While I cannot take credit for the taste of the student's treat, I am here to help you with any questions or concerns you have. Please contact me at 360-503-1490 or at bhanrahan@asd103.org.
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday making memories with your family and friends.
Brian Hanrahan
Save The Dates
October
- Nov 5: Veterans Day Service Project
- Nov 9: Veterans Day Assembly
- Nov 10-11: No school- Veterans Day
- Nov 17: Family Fun Night – make holiday gifts!
- Nov 23: K-12 Half-day
- Nov 24-25: No school – Thanksgiving Break
Spiritwear
Shop from now until November 14 (orders will be in before the winter break).
The Island View Spiritwear store is open again but only until November 14. If you have not had a chance to purchase Island View gear for yourself, your Eagles, or as cool gifts for family, this is your chance. We do not anticipate the Spiritwear Store will be open until after the new year, so please take a gander at all the awesome options.
https://stores.tshirtsbydesign.ink/islandview/shop/home
Membership Drive
November 1-15
The PTA is hosting a membership drive from 1-15 November. On November 15th, ALL Island View PTA members will be entered to win one of several $25 gift certificates to Ink & Wool and Dad's Diner and could also win a gorgeous merino wool hat!* Names will be picked at random and winners will be notified by email.
If you haven't joined yet, please consider taking a few moments to sign up. The $12 annual membership goes directly to supporting Island View enrichment activities and student and staff support.
Here's the link to join the PTA:
https://www.islandviewpta.org/membership/
If you have questions, please reach out.
*All prizes were generously donated, not purchased with PTA funds.
Family Fun Night – make holiday gifts!
Wed, November 16, 5:30-7:00 pm
Is anyone thinking about holiday gifts yet?
November's Family Fun Night is a great opportunity to help your kiddos create some unique presents for friends and family for a low cost (between $10-$15 per gift).
Kids can create original artwork on a blank template during family fun night which will be transposed onto super durable plates, placemats or tumblers. After our Eagles design their creation, the PTA will collect the designs and send a consolidated order in. You can order as many products as you want from the same artwork. In 2-4 weeks, the items should arrive and will be distributed for gift giving.
Note: If you can't make the family fun night event but want to have your kiddo make a plate, we've got you covered. We have a folder outside the PTA office with plate templates. Grab one and create at home. These must be turned in to the PTA no later than November 16, 2022.
We want everyone to have the opportunity to participate, if they wish. If you need financial assistance, please contact a PTA member. If you have questions, don't hesitate to reach out! Please email at vicepresident@islandviewpta.org.
Gratitude Project – an all school Gratitude Tree
Nov 1-15, art will be up by Nov 20
This year, the PTA is coordinating a fall Gratitude project. On November 1st, the PTA sent a leaf to each student and asked every Eagle to tell us (or draw) what they were grateful for. We asked them to decorate their leaf and send it back to the PTA so we could display their answers.
Many students did this project at school and have returned their leaves. If you have an Eagle that brought home a leaf, please consider encouraging them to think about what they are most grateful for, decorating the leaf and sending it back to school.
Shortly after the 15th, the PTA will use our Eagle art to design a cool tree to highlight what we are grateful for.
If you have ideas on other gratitude projects, please consider joining the Gratitude Project initiative.
Hospitality update
Stock the Staff Lounge
A BIG THANK-YOU to all who helped Stock the lounge. We had granola bars, popcorn, seltzer water, muffins and much, much more. The fresh fruit and treats on the tables seemed to be a big hit. Your time and generosity is always appreciated.
Parent/Teacher Conference Meal
Hospitality and the PTA fed our teachers and staff who were working late for the October evening conferences. The wonderful smells from the slow cookers filled the halls and were thoroughly enjoyed by the staff.
A SPECIAL THANK-YOU to Nicole Johntson, Stephanie Downey, Jenny Aitkens, Kristen Lamb and Amber Fry for preparing, setting up, and cleaning up this fun hospitality event.
Holidays are coming up, and staff favorites are in! Email hospitality to find out what teachers or any staff members favorites are. Also, hospitality will soon be gearing up to share some holiday cheer with our amazing staff. If you'd like to help with our next hospitality event, please email hospitality@islandviewpta.org.
Yearbook
If you snapped a great picture of your Island View student participating in a school event, please share it with us. It is never too early to start sending pictures of your Eagle to the PTA so we can make sure we get everyone in the year book. If you got some great pics at the trunk-or-treat, the walk and ride event, or a field trip, please consider submitting them to the yearbook. Images can be sent to yearbook@islandviewpta.org.
Box Tops help Island View
Box Tops is an easy way to support Island View. As of October 5, we have raised over $105 for the school. Remember to redeem these valuable boxtops by scanning your shopping receipts within 14 days of purchase using the Box Tops for Education App.
Are you able to Donate?
If you are able, please consider donating to the Island View PTA so that we can continue to support the Island View staff and students as much as possible. Thank you!
You can also help by selecting Island View PTA as your charity of choice in Amazon Smile. Once you have it set up, you just shop as you normally would, and Amazon will automatically donate .05% of your purchase total to us. Super easy and it means a world of difference to our staff & students. Thank you for your support.
Questions? Please feel free to contact us any time!
President - Teresa Syms
Vice President - Karen Denny
Membership Coordinator - Molly Johnson
Hospitality Coordinator - Kristin Lamb & Amber Fry
