You did it!
Mood:  celebratory

The Cookie Dough fundraiser is finally finished!  We raised over $1200 toward the purchase of a new projector for the computer lab at the school!  How exciting!  The prizes will be awarded Friday, Feb 12 at the flag ceremony in the morning before school.  There were 18 kids who sold more than 10 products to be eligible for the prize drawing--I'm excited to see who wins!

Two more exciting fund raisers coming up should be fun--Pizza Nights!  Feb 19 at Peter Piper Pizza at Thunderbird and Tatum and Chuck E. Cheese on March 26--everyone who brings in a flyer and purchases ANYthing automatically donates 15% of the sale to Kachina!  How easy is that!

Our next big fund raising project is the Scholastic Book Fair in March.  Debbie is hard at work getting everything ready for that week-long event.  It should be a lot of fun--Muffins for Moms, Donuts for Dads and a VIP night for the whole family to come out and see the kids' school and buy books!  Can you tell I'm excited about this time of year? Yeah!

Reading Club
Mood:  not sure
The Reading Club is set to begin this week!  I am excited to finally have a program for the kids at no cost.  I hope it goes well--notice about the club did not get out when I was hoping it would, so here's hoping a few kids make it, and the word of mouth really carries it to next week!

Cookie Dough!
Mood:  bright

Well, the cookie dough sale is underway!  I hope everyone is selling!  The PTO realizes it is a hard time--the economy the way it is--but here's hoping we get a good response!

An upcoming project we are excited about--The Reading Club is starting!  Mrs. Johnson is going to head that club for us, for the K-5th graders.  It should be fun!  I hope lots of kids can come--there is a flyer going home about the club this week.  There is a slot for parent volunteers to sign up too--Mrs. Johnson would love to have help.

We are also excited to be getting ready for a night out for pizza!  We are looking at Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza as places that will run a fund raiser for us--families just go eat pizza on certain nights of the week, and WE get a cut of the money spent!  How easy is that!  And the teachers eat free at Chuck E. Cheese--so hopefully we'll get a nice night out together.

COOKIE DOUGH!
Mood:  energetic

THE COOKIE DOUGH SALE HAS BEGUN!

 I am excited to see that sale finally begin--and I'm hopeful for the results! Last year, this sale was a big one for the PTO, but this year we had to delay it until after the holidays.  I am hoping people really want to make fresh cookies for their sweeties for Valentine's Day!

The new schedule at the school seems successful!  I look forward to hearing what the kids are learning from their new teachers in their new schedules!

A New Era Begins
Mood:  not sure

A new season begins in Kachina.  This week marks a significant change at the school with the combination of the 7th graders with the 6th and 8th graders.  I am trepidatious about the changes!  Let's see what happens next.

The PTO is having a meeting this week--Wednesday, January 14--I hope we have a lot of people come to talk about these changes and what they mean for the students and the school.

 See you there!