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Greetings!

Our winter wonderland has begun up here on Prune Hill! As we contin-ue with our blustery weather be sure to tune into media and web alerts for updates on school closures. Please be assured that in severe weather we close the playground completely, especially the early morning recess. However, remember to send your child with a coat, gloves and hat to ward off the wind in the event they go outside for a short break.

A flurry of activities is happening here at Prune Hill: Your contribu-tions to CAROL food drive have been greatly appreciated! Our donations will help the CHS ‘Stuff the Bus’ fill a school bus full of food with Washougal High School on Friday, December 6. Food will continue to be the requested donation as we se-gue into Read to Feed, our own pro-gram to help those in need locally through Treasure House. The spirit of giving is wonderful to see here at Prune Hill!

Teachers work diligently to meet the needs of all students and provide a rich learning environment for them to grow and thrive. Now that we have completed our first trimester, report cards will be sent home Thursday, December 19th with your child. Poor marks on a report card are opportunities for students to grow and improve through this next trimester, whether the mark is due to academic challenges or organiza-tion/missing assignments and study habits. These years in elementary school are important to set high, yet realistic expectations for students to be successful, and also to experience setbacks now while the stakes are lower. We are the foundational years to provide the academic and coping skills needed for a successful second-ary education. Our goal is to foster confident, independent learners who are proud of their accomplishments in all areas of their elementary school experience. Should you have any questions regarding this first report card, please feel free to con-tact your child’s teacher for clarify

cation. Our partnership fosters strong relationships in this 6 year journey together.

You are invited to join us for a holi-day sing-along on December 18 at 9:15 in the gym as we break for the winter holidays.

All of us at Prune Hill wish you and your families a very joyous, restful, and safe winter vacation. We look forward to seeing all of our penguins back in 2014! School resumes Mon-day, January 6.

Sincerely,

Julie Swan

Principal

360-833-5730 phone 360-833-5731 fax

1601 NW Tidland St, Camas, WA 98607

Prune Hill Penguin News December 4, 2014

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Choir Rehearsal

8:00-8:45 3rd-5th Gd. End of 1st

Trimester

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Recorder Choir

8:00-8:45 4th & 5th Gd.

4 PM Kindergarten Reptile Man Assembly 9:30

(Evening family perfor-mance 6:30 p.m.)

Orff Rehearsal 1:20-2:30

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Orff Choir Rehearsal

8:00-8:45

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CHS Stuff the Bus

PH Choirs perform at downtown Camas tree

lighting 8:15 pm

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No Choir Rehearsal

Camas School Board

Meeting 5:30 @ ZAC

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No Recorder Choir

11 AM Kindergarten

Orff Rehearsal 1:20-2:30

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Orff Choir Rehearsal 8:00-8:45

Box Tops/Labels Due

Birthday Table

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No Choir Rehearsal

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No Recorder Choir.

PE Helper Party

3:30-5:00

18PM Kindergarten

Holiday Sing-along

Assembly 9:15

Spirit Day/Grade Level

Choice

No Orff Rehearsal

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No Orff Rehearsal

Report Cards go home

w/ Students

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Classes

Resume

January 6 , 2014

December 2013

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Classes Resume

No Choir Rehearsal

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AM Kindergarten

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Birthday Table

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Choir Rehearsal

8:00-8:45 3rd-5th Gd.

Camas School Board

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Recorder Choir

8:00-8:45 4th & 5th Gd.

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NO SCHOOL MLK Day

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Recorder Choir

8:00-8:45 4th & 5th Gd.

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Family Math Night

5:30-7:00

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Secondary Grading

Day Camas School Board

Meeting 5:30 @ ZAC

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Recorder Choir

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Spirit Day/

Sports Day

January 2014

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PTA NEWS 2 Great Fundraisers and Holiday Gifts!

We have two great fundraisers that were sent home on November 26. Be sure to check the plastic fundrais-ing bag for both the Penguin Perk Coffee Fundraiser and the Art Card Fundraiser. You do not have to

choose one fundraiser, both will make great holiday gifts for friends and family. Please use the same bag for returning order forms and payments.

Reptile Man Assembly and Evening Event Back by popular demand, the Reptile Man Assembly will be on December 4

th with an evening event to fol-low. The evening event runs from 6:30-7:30pm and admission is $1. Hope to see you there.

Box Tops, Labels for Education and more Box tops, Labels and Ink Cartridge Recycling are an easy way to earn funds and prizes for the school. Our Fall Box Tops and Labels contest ends on December 13th, look for a label in your child’s planner about a week before the deadline. The class with the most Box Tops/Labels will get a prize. Ink Cartridges can be sent in at any time, so keep them coming, last year we earned over $200 from Ink Cartridge Recycling alone!

UPCOMING DATES: December 4: Reptile Man Assembly and Evening Event December 10: General Membership Meeting (6-7pm) December 13: Fall Box Tops contest ends December 13: Birthday Lunch Table

Visit us on Facebook or at www.freewebs.com/phepta (new website coming soon)

Email us at prunehillpta2@gmail.com

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Alex Ryan Kris Blair Jennifer Fewel Cassandra Moore

Membership Service

Stacey Turnage Kathleen Hirata

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Camas Community Education Offerings

CLARK COUNTY YOUTH WRESTLING PROGRAM - CAMAS

Clark County Youth Wrestling program is a consortium of youth wrestling teams from throughout the

county. Motivated and passionate coaches have a consistent philosophy and approach. The goal is to

continue to introduce quality wrestling on a recreational level to Clark County. Wrestlers of all levels

are welcome!

Season: December 2, 2013 - March 1, 2014

Who: Boys and Girls, 1st - 6th Grade

Practices: Liberty Middle School, Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 PM

Fee: $65

Coach Jason Warden

For more information go to camascommunityed.org or call 360-833-5544.

Español con Amigos/Spanish with Friends!

Grades: K-5

Come learn basic Spanish, Through moving, singing, game playing and other exciting activities, students

will be exposed to Spanish vocabulary and culture in a fun and relevant way.

• Mondays and Thursdays

• Starting: January 9th continuing through the school year

• Location: Camas District Office Building, JDZ

• Time: 4:15-5:15 PM (bussing is available from all Camas elementary schools to JDZ)

• January Fee: $50, February $70, March $90 (reflects number of Mondays/Thursdays per

month)

• Instructor: Kim Neil

For more information go to camascommunityed.org or call 360-833-5544.

Emergency and school closure information is posted to the local media. In the event that school is closed or de-layed, the district’s emergency notification system will call parents at their home number around 6:00 am to an-nounce late start or closure information. If snow routes are in effect, the message will indicate so. If no an-nouncement is made, bus routes and pick----up times will run as usual. Parents are asked to refrain from calling the district office or schools as high call volumes can shut down the phone system. In the event of a two----hour delay, students should arrive at bus stops two hours later than normal, but please allow for delays.

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