March 21, 2018 Flatirons Website: http://fle.bvsd.org

Visit us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/FlatironsElementary

Flatirons IS a NO PLACE FOR HATE SCHOOL

FLATIRONS SCHOOL HOURS:

8:15 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.

FLATIRONS OFFICE HOURS:

7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Enrollment for Fall and August Check-In

Lunch Schedules

Trip Tracker

Falcon News

Annual Giving Campaign

Student Directory

Flatirons on Facebook

Report Absence

School Calendar

The Party

http://fle.bvsd.org/About/enrollment/Pages/default.aspx

Kindergarten Enrichment

Kindergarten Enrichment registration is now open. To secure a spot for

the Fall be sure to register by April 1st. For more information, and to

register please visit the Kindergarten Enrichment Website.

Questions - Please call the KE registrar, Joy, at 720.561.5970.

Kindergarten Enrichment (KE) offers fee-based, licensed child care

programs which are inclusive, caring communities that complement the

BVSD Kindergarten program and allow children to have a full school day

experience. Our experienced Specialists and staff provide exemplary

learning experiences and exciting opportunities for growth. We create a

joyful, dynamic community of lifelong learners who explore new ideas

and interests together. We build social skills and facilitate learning

using children's natural curiosity, imagination, and thinking skills.

Class Placement Procedures

The time of year has arrived when we consider placing students in classes for the next school year. As we begin assigning students to next year’s teachers, we gather information from various sources that help us get a more complete picture of the learning needs of each student. This year’s classroom teachers will supply a major part of this information. We also gather information from other specialists in the school such as general music, physical education and art. If appropriate, the special education teachers and/or literacy teacher will also provide input.

We would also like to incorporate input from parents, if they choose to complete our Class Placement Form. This optional input helps us see the child through the eyes of the parent. This view may be somewhat different than the classroom teacher. If you are interested in providing your input to this process, please stop by the office to obtain the form.

The form must be completed and returned to your child's classroom

teacher no later than Friday, April 6, 2018. No forms will be accepted

after this date. Also, as we have done in past years, we will not

acknowledge specific teacher requests.

Hello Flatirons Trip Trackers!

3/23 - $ distribution during lunch in the cafeteria.

Here’s a LINK to the list of participating businesses (where to spend the $)..

Color Me Mine pottery studio, in support of Trip Tracker, each month will

award a gift certificate for a Kids Night Out at Color Me Mine to a Flatirons

student whose name is drawn randomly from those reporting trips! Winners

will be notified.

Please support the Annual Trip Tracker Auction with an item donation. The

Auction (online) will open on April 2! Auction Donation LINK. The auction is

an important part of how we keep Trip Tracker happening each year.

If you haven't participated in Trip Tracker before, your student earns money

that they can spend at awesome businesses all over Boulder just by walking, riding,

carpooling or busing to school. If you haven't registered yet,

visit: bvsd.org/tracker. Please help us reduce traffic congestion on 7th Street

and help improve air quality. You can even earn $ by parking a few blocks away and

walking the last bit to school!

Any questions, please contact Allison at allisoncallan@gmail.com.

2018 Kids Running Club Beginning Friday, April 6, 2018, all Flatirons Elementary students, Kindergarten through Fifth grade, are invited to participate in the Flatirons Running Club! We believe the Running Club will encourage our kids to embrace running, develop healthy minds and bodies, and establish friendships across the grades. Our culminating event, the Pebble Pebble One-Mile Fun Run will

be held on Saturday, May 12th.

Running Club will be held every Friday morning from 7:30 until 8:10. Please do not drop students

off before 7:30, as there is no supervision before the start time of the club.

If your child is interested in joining the Running Club and/or if you are interested in volunteering, fill out the form below and return to the main office no later than Friday, March 23rd.

Please attach $2.00 if your child would like a pedometer for Running Club this year. Your child

will be responsible for bringing his/her pedometer every Friday morning, as we will be keeping

count of our steps during Running Club.

We look forward to another year of sharing our love for running with the children.

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Permission Slip 2018 Flatirons Running Club

I hereby give permission to attend the

Flatirons Running Club, held in gym and on the playground of Flatirons Elementary School from

7:30-8:10 AM. I understand that there is no supervision before the start time of the club. Running Club will run from April 6th -May 11th with no club on Friday, April 13th.

Child’s Printed Name:

Teacher/Grade:

Parent’s Signature:

I have attached $2 for a pedometer. Yes No

Yes, I am interested in volunteering. (Please show up on the first day of Running Club).

Volunteer’s Printed Name:

https://events.handbid.com/auctions/flatirons

https://events.handbid.com/auctions/flatirons-elementary-school-the-party

Introducing Parent Hosted Parties As A New Fundraising Opportunity!

At this year’s The Party, we will be offering parent Hosted Parties as a new way to drive revenue for Flatirons Elementary. Hosted Parties are essential to the success of the Auction. They are fun, extremely popular, and a great opportunity for community building! Whether you host a party or just sign up to come to a party, you are sure to have a fabulous time as you mix and mingle with other Flatirons families that you may have never met. What are Hosted Parties? They are “sign-up” events that parents, or a group of parents, agree to host for as many people as they find appropriate for the specific activity/party. Attendees can be adults, kids or a combination of the two. The hosts cover all expenses of the party, and 100% of the funds raised by the event benefit our school. Prices range from $20 to $50+ per person depending on the event, with most adult parties falling in the $25-$80 per person range and most kid parties in the $10-$40 range. Guests will then sign up for the parties when they attend The Party on April 28. Parties don’t need to be elaborate. They can be as simple as sharing a hobby or conducting an information session or as fancy as you wish. It is entirely up to you. An example of a party we have in the works:

College Keg Party – hosted by 3-4 1st and 2nd grade families – Saturday, August 25 Held in a private alley, guests will have the opportunity to socialize with fellow Flatirons parents while wearing their college colors, playing beer pong, eating pizza and more.

Other examples of parties may include (feel free to be as creative as you like – these are meant to help kick start the ideas):

Moms workout at local venue followed by appetizers & drinks post workout

Cinco de Mayo party

Indoor soccer party

Backyard bouncy house / sweet cow ice cream party

Salsa dancing demonstration and lessons

Back to school backyard BBQ

Bluegrass house concert

Wine/ dinner pairing party

Dads poker night party

Rock climbing party with pizza

Group road bike ride and end at local brewery for lunch/drinks

Guided hike up Bear Peak If you are interested in hosting a party, please send your party idea, the number of attendees (and whether adults, kids or both), the hosting family(ies) as well as date (if known) and location. Information can be sent to flatironsparty@gmail.com (and Meg, Laura, Kelly, Artamis or Amy will get back to you to confirm details).

Please send us your Hosted Party ideas no later than Friday, April 6.

Thank you for your support! Let’s Party!

THE PARTY Sponsors:

YMCA Kids Night In for “The Party” Registration Form

Mad Science: Sounds Like Science Assembly

Thursday, May 3, 2018

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

All Grades in the Gym

http://colorado.madscience.org/specialevents.aspx

Have you ever been curious about what happens when a

pickle reacts with electricity? Students will learn the

answer to this question and many more in this fun and

educational event. Students will also have the

opportunity to meet a pipe that sings and create

an indoor thunderstorm. Be sure to bring your "listening

ears" because this show Sounds Like Science!

Please join us to help celebrate

Rhonda Simpson’s

Retirement at the Flatirons

Elementary Library on

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from

3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Rhonda is retiring

after 20 years of

service for BVSD and

is moving out-of-

state to be near

family. Let’s wish her

well on her new

adventure!

YARN Donations Needed

for the Art Room!

Fourth graders are weaving yarn pouches and

we are in need of yarn donations. If you have

any extra skeins lying around, please gift them

to the Flatirons Art program. Thank you!

Flatirons Families: "Thank you for making the 2017-2018 Annual Giving Campaign a success! Please have a look at what you made possible."

Olympic minds at Flatirons Elementary are flexible, imaginative, and productive! See the kids and teachers use the iLab to engage all kinds of learners in a project-based learning unit. The kids draw on knowledge, critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and three-dimensional visualization and construction skills to design models inspired by Olympic events. Thank you, Annual Giving Campaign Committee

RESULTS ARE IN Flatirons raised $46,550 in regular donations! Then a special

one-time only surprise donation of $25,000 arrived to help us

greatly surpass our goal of $50,000.

This year, 65% of our families participated in the Annual Giving

Campaign. Widespread participation means we have a strong base

of support for our school year in and year out. We appreciate every

effort big and small in funds or time and talent. Thank you so very

much all donors. Every single one counts!

Now the focus will be shifting to The Party - a fun, adults-only

evening for staff, teachers, and parents to get together, eat, drink,

and socialize. As in previous years, there will be fundraising

activities, but you do not need to bid on anything at The Party.

The focus will be on a fun evening for everyone to get together

and celebrate another wonderful year at Flatirons and the friends

we have all made here.

Just in case, the donation link remains here.

UPCOMING PTO SUPPORTED

EVENTS

“The Party”

Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the Avalon

Ballroom

Second Annual Maker Fair

Coming up on Friday, March 16.

Olympic Friendships

Stay tuned for more details on the

relationship Flatirons is building with a

school in Japan. It all started with Ms. De

Fries, but there will be opportunities for

the entire school to build friendships,

communicate, and learn about each other

over the next two years!

https://www.colorado.edu/ptea/programs/tea

ching-east-asia-japan/olympic-friendships-

elementary-education-global-competency-

japan

THANK YOU

SAVE THE DATE

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Dear Flatirons Families:

After hearing the recent health news about our long-time PE teacher, Loren Tillotson Duggan, many of you have approached the school and PTO asking for how you can help support her. The answer is that yes, there are ways you can help! First, we have created a sign-up sheet on Help at School if you would like to volunteer to bring meals to the school for Ms. T and her family. Soups, salads, pastas and lasagnas are all good choices. Please click here see the complete list or go to https://helpatschool.org/schools/9/events/1444. In addition to meals, donating funds for a house cleaning service would be much appreciated because it is important for chemotherapy patients to have as sterile an environment as possible during their treatment. Gift cards to Whole Foods and Alfalfa’s and take-out restaurants in Boulder as well as your own personal notes of encouragement and support for Ms. T are also wonderful donation ideas! All of these cards, donations and meals can be dropped off at the Flatirons front desk. If you have any questions or other suggestions for help, please contact parent volunteer, Michele Pottratz pottratzm@gmail.com or Rhonda Simpson rhonda.simpson@bvsd.org in the school office. Thank you for your support and concern on behalf of Ms. T. Bridget Carlin & Bob Kanick, PTO Co-Chairs (Parents of Chessa [5th] & Tucker [2nd]) Email: flatironspto@gmail.com / Home Phone: 303-443-9880

Dear Flatirons parents,

At February’s PTO meeting this past week, Bob and I announced that we would be stepping down as your Flatirons PTO Co-Chairs at the end of this school year. Although the normal nominations process for PTO officers takes place in April and is finalized in May, we wanted to notify parents now of our intention to retire so that a new Chair could be nominated early to ease the transition at year-end.

In the recent past, this job has been run by husband and wife Co-Chairs. However, there is no reason that it needs to continue in that way. Before our two predecessors, there was an individual parent as Chair of the PTO in addition to the other officers. Our by-laws state that the PTO Board shall be comprised of a Chair, Co-Chair and Treasurer.

If you have questions about the position of PTO Chair or Co-Chair (aka Vice Chair), an interest in the role, or an idea of someone to nominate, we would love to talk with you. Feel free to engage in discussions with us even if you ultimately decide not to run for the job. You can contact us at: flatironspto@gmail.com or call our home number: 303-443-9880.

It has been a great experience and an honor to serve in this leadership position on behalf of the school’s parents these past two years. Thank you for the support you all have given us in this role and for everyone’s efforts in making Flatirons all it can be every day.

Sincerely,

Bridget Carlin & Bob Kanick, PTO Co-Chairs (Parents of Chessa [5th] & Tucker [2nd]) Email: flatironspto@gmail.com / Home Phone: 303-443-9880

To find out more about PTO happenings, please join us at one of our monthly meetings, open to all Flatirons parents/guardians, from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm in the school library.

***Please note changes to PTO Meeting dates this spring***

2017-2018 PTO Meeting Schedule:

Monday, April 9, 2018

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Childcare and pizza is provided for the children, all free of charge. We would love to see you there!

Bridget Carlin and Bob Kanick, PTO Co-Chairs – flatironspto@gmail.com

Flatirons PTO Web Page

PTO Minutes/PTO Budget

Internet Safety Tips and Resources

What’s So Great About Flatirons?/This is Why!

Milk Caps for MOOOLA!

Are you a LONGMONT DAIRY customer? Deposit your

Longmont Dairy Caps in the box near the office as part

of the “Milkcaps for Moola” program!

Keep on clipping those

BOX TOPS!

Thank you! Cat McCarty

(Your Box Tops and Milk Caps Gal)

cat@mccartyweb.com

Ways to Give Free Money to Flatirons

Grocery/Gas Card Rebate Program (King Soopers / Safeway/ Lucky’s

***For families new to Flatirons: if you have not chosen and received your complimentary

King Soopers or Safeway rebate card, please contact: flatironspto@gmail.com.***

Cards can be purchased in the office or with your shopping card order.

#1. Have cashier check amount on the King

Soopers/Safeway/Lucky’s rebate card: if sufficient funds skip to

#4.

#2. If needed, ask cashier to add whatever amount you want (up to $500)

#3. Pay for added funds (can use credit card/cash/check)

#4. Have cashier ring up your cart

#5. Pay with rebate card

#6. Use loaded King Soopers and Safeway cards to pay at the store gas station.

Thank You! You just contributed 5-7% to Flatirons Elementary

Amazon Smile

AmazonSmile http://smile.amazon.com is a simple and automatic way for

you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop,

at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you'll find the

exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping

experience as amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will

donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable

organization - Flatirons Elementary PTO!

LOST FOUND

and

Are you missing precious items and

wondering where they might be? Have you

checked the Flatirons Lost and Found in the

Hallway by the Art Room? Your precious

treasures might be collecting there.

Please stop by the lost and found hallway

and search for your missing item!

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Dear Families,

Did you know that cartons for milk, juice, soup, soy milk, cream and more are recyclable at home and at school? Your school is partnering with Eco-Cycle, Boulder Valley School District and the Carton Council to raise awareness about recycling all drink containers—from milk cartons and juice boxes to plastic bottles and aluminum cans.

Help your family recycle as much as possible by following the newest guidelines for recycling in

Boulder County (attached). The Carton Council has provided funding to help purchase new optical

sorting equipment, making it possible for the Boulder County Recycling Center to accept more items

(such as lids and berry containers) and recycle cartons more efficiently.

Want to know more about what happens at the factories where cartons are recycled? Watch this fun

video and visit the Carton Council website to learn all about it. In addition, check out the just-for-fun

carton recycling activities for kids following this letter.

Funded by:

Cool Carton Recycling Facts:

Recycling the paper fiber in cartons results in 74% less air pollution and 35%

less water pollution than producing new paper from trees.

The company ReWall recycles cartons into ceiling tiles, wall panels and

other materials without using glue, chemicals or water. Each truckload of

ReWall building products represents about 300,000 recycled cartons.

Cartons that contain a layer of aluminum are shelf stable, meaning the food

or drink inside doesn’t need to be refrigerated, saving energy during

transportation and storage.

Recyclable Cartons Include:

Make sure cartons are empty and rinsed.

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RECYCLEPAPEL Y CARTÓN

ENVASES VACÍE Y ENJUAGUE, NO LOS APLANE

BOTELLAS, JARRAS, FRASCOS, RECIPIENTES PLÁSTICOS

VACÍE Y ENJUAGUE, NO LOS APLANE

Eco-Cycle HOTLINE: 303.444.6634 • www.ecocycle.org • recycle@ecocycle.org

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RECYCLE

Eco-Cycle HOTLINE: 303.444.6634 • www.ecocycle.org • recycle@ecocycle.org

ARTICULOS PLÁSTICOS

berry containers (remove liner), and other plastic clamshell containersrecipientes de frutos rojos (retire el revestimiento) y otros recipientes

de plástico (celdas de almeja)

take-out containers reipientes para llevar

no foodno alimentos

hard plastic four- and six-pack holders

porta bebidas de cuatro y seís unidades

de plástico duro

plastic lawn toys juguetes de plástico para el patio

remove metal axles, all materials MUST fi t inside cart

remover los ejes de metal, todo el material DEBE caber dentro del carro

buckets, handles OKbaldes, se pueden dejar

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plastic bags / fi lmbolsas / protectores

plásticos

plastic cupsvasos plásticos

PLASTIC ITEMS

RIGID PLASTICS

plastic tub lids

foam / polystyreneespuma / poliestireno

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sharps, medical wasteobjetos punzantes / residuos médicos

soft six-pack ringsanillos de plástico suave

de seís unidades

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scrap metalrestos de metal

scrap metal explosive / hazardous materialsmateriales explosivos / peligrosos

plastic-coated paperpapel recubierto de una película

de plástico

lotion / toothpaste tubestubos de crema / pasta dental

shredded paperpapel triturado

drinking glasses, ceramicsvasos de vidrio / cerámica

vasos plásticos

frozen food boxescajas de comida congelada

sharps, medical waste

PLÁSTICOS RIGIDOS

liquid

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plastic cratescajas plásticasfl ower pots

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latex glovesguantes de látex

plastic lawn toys plastic lawn toys

take-out containers

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Some of these things can be recycled or composted. Draw a line to the bin where you would put each item.

Recycling Activity Sheet

Recycling Activity SheetHelp our truck pick up all the recyclables and get them to the recycle factory.

Recycling Activity SheetACROSS1. Remember to remove this “sucker” before emptying your carton.

3. You can also recycle cartons in this place where you live —tell your parents!

7. By reducing these types of gases, recycling helps to reduce global warming. (Hint: plants are sometimes grown in a structure with this name.)

11. Reduce, Reuse and _____________.

12. The planet on which we live and that you care for.

DOWN1. One school can save nearly 5,599 gallons of this thirst quencher every year

by recycling cartons!

4. One school can save enough of this power to run 32 TV sets for one year by recycling its cartons.

5. Place where trash ends up if it isn’t recycled.

6. Milk and ________ cartons can both be recycled.

8. Cartons are made mostly from this renewable material that we use to write on.

9. One school can save 13.5 of these things that squirrels climb, by recycling its cartons for one year.

10. One school can keep 391 ______ bags of cartons out of garbage landfills each year by recycling. (Hint: it rhymes with “smash.”)

WORD SCRAMBLEUnscramble the underlined letters to make the correct words. Then use the BOLD letters to form the answer.

Recycling your KIML and juice cartons is YSEA. First, IRDKN all of your milk or juice. Remove your TRSWA and then TPYME the rest of the liquid into the CUBTEK. Next, place the milk or juice TONCAR into the YLGNICERC bin. If its students do this RYEEV day, one school can AEVS over 67,000 cartons from the landfill!

Question: What do we care for by recycling milk and juice cartons?

Answer: The ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ !

Help raise money for our school and enjoy savings for yourself.

Premier Members Credit Union’s Loan Interest for Education (LIFE) is a new fundraising opportunity that gives a portion of the loan interest they receive to your school’s PTO. You’ll save money on all of your loans at Premier Members Credit Union. Simply mention LIFE and Flatirons Elementary when you apply for a loan (or refinance any current loan you have from another financial institution) such as a mortgage, 2nd mortgage, HELOC, auto loan, credit cards and other personal loans. When you make your monthly payments, a portion of the loan interest will be forwarded to Flatirons Elementary PTO…That’s LIFE and it’s that simple. Click here for more LIFE information. Apply for a loan online, by phone 303-657-7000 or stop by Premier Members Credit Union in Boulder: 5505 Arapahoe Ave. or 2667 Broadway, Louisville: at 800 Coal Creek Cr. (on Dillon Rd. next to Residence Inn), or in Westminster at 2921 W. 120th Ave Unit 100, (120th and Federal). Contact Steve Carr with PMCU if you have any questions. scarr@pmcu.org

Need a Night out?

Babysitting Nights at New Vista High School!

New Vista High School is hosting a series of babysitting nights to raise money for

a service trip to Costa Rica. The fundraiser will benefit students whose families

are unable to afford the cost of the trip, as well as support the elementary school

we will be volunteering with. High school students will be babysitting with the

support of 1 teacher and 1 counselor. Potential activities include: arts and crafts, board games, music, movies, cookie

decorating, interactive games, story time and more!

The available dates are: 4/6. $35 per child ($10 for each additional child) from 6-

9pm. Please provide food or snacks for your child. Toddlers and up please.

Sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/nydTIfkfHFU7J6qf2

We are also accepting donations: https://www.empowered.org/New-Vista-High-

School

For questions, please contact Diane Jensen at diane.jensen@bvsd.org

Community Connections: Resources for Kids & Teens

BVSD's online resource guide, Community Connections: Resources for Kids & Teens, helps you find fun,

enriching activities that your child will love and support services that will help your child succeed.

Community Connections can be found at http://guide.bvsd.org. To learn more or to discuss advertising

options, please contact Marla Riley at 720-561-5977or marla.riley@bvsd.org.

Register by clicking on the links below, online at bvsd.org/lll (enter class #),

or call 720.561.5968. Classes will fill quickly so register early...

- online at www.bvsd.org/LLL

- or call 720.561.5968

Flatirons Elementary YMCA Website

YMCA Programs for K-5th at Flatirons

2017.2018 YMCA BVSD Registration Form

YMCA K-5 School Age Flyer

For more information on the YMCA of Boulder Valley: www.ymcabv.org

Mapleton Center 28th & Mapleton, Boulder, CO 80301, 303.442.2778 Arapahoe Center 95th & Arapahoe, Lafayette, CO 80026, 303.664.5455

Visit the Flatirons YMCA Page for information on Before and After School Care or call Zach Goodwin at the Flatirons YMCA at (303) 909-2975.

http://www.ecocycle.org/schools/greenstarschools

BVSD's Thrive newsletter empowers families through scientifically valid knowledge to support healthy youth development.

Flatirons Website - Click here to go to the main page of the Flatirons Website and view All Falcon News Newsletters!

Click Here to visit the Principal’s Page

Flatirons Elementary School - Scott Boesel, Principal

1150 7th Street - Boulder, CO 80302 - USA

Phone: 720.561.4600 - Fax: 720.561.4601 - Attendance: 720-561-4602

FLATIRONS SCHOOL HOURS:

8:15 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.

FLATIRONS OFFICE HOURS:

7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

If your child is absent: Please call the Flatirons attendance line at

720-561-4602 by 8:15 a.m. or click on the Report Absence link below

Report Absence

Click here for a pre-arranged absence form (required for absences more than 3 days).

If you have questions please call or email

Rhonda Simpson, Executive/Principal’s Assistant @ 720-561-4606 or rhonda.simpson@bvsd.org

or Suzy Arata, Registrar/School Support Assistant @ 720-561-4604 suzy.arata@bvsd.org.

Flatirons Website: http://fle.bvsd.org

Visit us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/FlatironsElementary