For more Laguna PTO information, visit us at lagunapto.org
Have questions about the PTO Newsletter? Contact Lynn Nelson
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UPCOMING EVENTS
September 2nd
PTO Gift-wrap/ Entertainment Book Fundraiser Begins!
September 7th
FOX HiLites Whirlybird Landing with FOX 10 Arizona Morning
7:45 a.m. - ~8:30 a.m.
Recess Field
Show the valley YOUR Laguna school spirit! FOX10 Morning will be visiting our campus for a FOX HiLites Whirlybird (helicopter) Landing and weather forecast with Cory McCloskey. We need as many Laguna students as possible, all wearing their Laguna Spirit Shirts, to be at school early that day. Please arrive on campus at 7:45 a.m. to prepare for landing at 8:00 a.m. See you there!
September 13th
School Pictures
September 16th
PTO Gift-wrap/ Entertainment Book Fundraiser Ends
September 30th
LAGUNA SPIRIT NIGHT!
PE and Recess Fields
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Click here for flyer and registration form.
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Our PTO Sponsorship Drive has begun. Don't forget to turn in your Family Information / Sponsorship / Spirit Sales Forms as soon as possible. The class with 100% of forms returned will be the winner of a Popsicle Party!
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Shop for your Family at Fry's, AND earn Free Cash for Laguna!
Fry's "COOL CA$H"runs September 1, through April 21, 2012.
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SCAN and LINK your Fry's V.I.P. card with the Fry's COOL CA$H program barcode below and earn CASH for Laguna! Last year, Fry's donated $500 to Laguna PTO. Thank you to all the families that participated and to Fry's for supporting Laguna PTO.
We really hope to have more families participate this year. Laguna can earn up to $2,000 if you take a minute to link your V.I.P. card or alternate ID (phone number associated with your card) to our program bar code.
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Linking your card is easy: Print out the Laguna barcode, then present it, along with your Fry's V.I.P., card to the Fry's cashier for scanning BEFORE your order is rung up. It's that easy. You only need to do this once and your registered for the remainder of the program year. Look for the words COOL CA$H at the bottom of your receipt to make sure you are registered!
For more information on Fry's COOL CA$H program, click here.
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  eScrip and Safeway team for 10% Goes Back to Schools Program. 8 Here's How: First, sign up at eScrip.com and register your Safeway Club card -- choose Laguna Elementary as the recipient of 10% of your purchases. 8 Look for the yellow School Bus tag on participating items at your local Safeway store between August 10th and September 13th, 2011. It's as easy as A, B, C! A) Make sure to swipe your Safeway Club Card each time you shop! B) At the end of the program (mid-September), look for a message containing your redemption code that prints on your receipt. C) Check in at eScrip.com, and enter your redemption code to make your contribution. Alternatively, you can give the bottom of your receipt (with the redemption code) directly to Laguna's PTO. Click here for program sign-up instructions and more information about eScrip. |
 
Laguna's Spirit Store will be open Thursday September 15th at 8:00 a.m. and every 3rd Thursday thereafter selling t-shirts and shorts to yo-yos and pencils. Girls T's are now in stock with small and extra small sizes!
Jamba Juice will be on campus EVERY Thursday morning through October . Each drink sells for $3.00. CASH ONLY - Cafeteria accounts cannot be used. 20% of all JAMBA JUICE proceeds will be donated back to Laguna's PTO.
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Box Tops for Education and Campbell's Labels for Education
(Look for the above logos on your favorite products!)
Keep clipping and saving as school wide contests are run throughout the year!
To view participating products and to print out collection forms, click here.
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Francis and Sons Car Wash has been a long-time community partner and friend of Laguna. Drop your receipt in the Laguna box on the cashier's counter, and 10% goes directly to our school!
Francis and Sons Carwash
11511 E. Via Linda
(behind Albertson's)
480-614-1436
Check them out at
(You'll also find exclusive internet coupons!)
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Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt is offering Laguna families a special incentive to cool down healthfully! 20% of your purchase at the 11162 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. location will be donated back to Laguna. Just mention Laguna Elementary School when you check out! Visit their website here for more information.
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Cool off with the Fairmont Princess "Sleepover for a Better Tomorrow" program! Book a room anytime between now and December 31st, 2011 and 10% will be donated back to Laguna's PTO--make sure to book with Laguna's special CODE (NGUN)!
For additional information, click below.
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PRINCIPAL'S LETTER
Dear Parents,
It was great to see the high turnout for Laguna's Back-to-School Night last week. On that evening I explained the importance of registering for SchoolFusion as this would be a main forum for communication for us. I appreciate the support you showed by attempting to register and access SchoolFusion right away. Unfortunately, the program was not being as cooperative as you! SUSD has been experiencing a high volume of technical difficulty with SchoolFusion over the last few weeks. Some families are having trouble registering and others are having difficulty accessing the site. SUSD is aware of the problem and working with the SchoolFusion engineers to correct the problem. If you are having difficulties you may call 480-484-HELP, which is the SUSD technology hotline, where you can report your issue and have people available to assist you. In the meantime, until the problem is corrected, we will be sending our newsletter home through email. I thank you for your patience and request that you continue to follow through with the registration process as soon as you are able to do so.
Sincerely,
Dr. Root
Click here and join me in making welcome our new staff members!
        
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WELCOME NEW FAMILIES!
We are SO happy to have you here at Laguna. The first weeks of school can be overwhelming with so much new information, new people, policies, and procedures. As your official PTO "Welcome Team", I would like to make my email address available to you. If I can answer any questions for you to help make this transition run smoothly don't hesitate to contact me, Leslee Kelly, at lkmomdoc@gmail.com.
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LAGUNA RECESS COOL ROOM
The Cool Room was established as a supervised alternative to lunch recess during excessive heat months. Parent volunteers are needed to cover two hour daily shifts from 11:00 a. m. - 1:15 p.m! View the Cool Room duty schedule on our website under "Need to Knows" or stop by the PTO Room, where you will find the schedule and information in a black binder labeled "Cool Room". Contact us at lagunapto@lagunapto.org for more information and to sign up!
Without volunteers the Cool Room will not be open to students. Thank you for your support of this much appreciated program!
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PTO FALL FUNDRAISING WITH INNISBROOK AND 2012 ENTERTAINMENT
Did you notice your child's backpack was a bit heavier on Friday? That's because it was loaded up with exciting PTO fundraising programs! With Innisbrook gift-wrap and Entertainment membership book sales running simultaneously, you have twice the opportunity to earn funds for Laguna PTO.
As we go full swing into our fall fundraisers, we want to encourage you to "Do your best and nothing less!" And we have done our best to come up with great incentives to make this fundraiser the best ever. Students can win a "free homework pass" for any Innisbrook order form turned in, an Alvin and the Chipmunks keychain for at least 1 Entertainment membership book sold as well as class-level pizza parties and popsicle parties for top-performing classes! Teachers can even win Francis and Sons car wash certificates for top classroom sales!
Order on-line at orderinnisbrook.com. Our school code is: 121026
Look for more information on our special gift-wrapping class to make the most of your purchase. Let's wrap this one up strong Eagles!
For more information contact Lisa Barnhart, Amy Gregory or Tiffany Lorenzini
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LAGUNA PTO'S SCHOOL & FAMILY DIRECTORY
Our School & Family Directory is currently in production! To be included, you must return your Family Information / Sponsorship / Spirit Store Form with FAMILY INFORMATION filled in. If we do not receive your information, only your childs name will appear in class lists.
Do YOU have a business you'd like to promote? If your student is enrolled at Laguna you'll receive 20% off our advertising rates! Contact Joy Strunk today at jjstrunk22@cox.net. See our advertising rates and order form here.
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SPIRIT NIGHT IS ALMOST HERE!
Save The Date - Friday, September 30th - 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
It's Laguna's largest community event of the year, and it's a blast!
It takes many volunteers to make Spirit Night a success. Last year we had over 100 volunteers, and we need just as many this year. Two shifts will be available, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Please email Taria Smith at ttbk@cox.net if you would like to volunteer your time at this fun-filled evening!
It's a night you do not want to miss! See our flyer and registration form here.
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PARENTS, WE NEED YOU! Volunteers are needed for both PTO Board and Committee Chair positions. Contact us to learn of the exciting opportunities available - lagunapto@lagunapto.org!
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ART MASTERPIECE COMMITTEE MEETING AND TRAINING
The Art Masterpiece Committee and volunteers will be meeting on Monday, September 12th at 9:00 a.m. in the PTO room.
Please join our creative, fun and inspiring group of volunteers by contacting your Art Masterpiece Committee Chairs, Ann Sorensen or Desiree Edkins. For additional information on the Arts in Education Council, click here.
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WORDMASTERS COMMITTEE AND VOLUNTEER MEETING
Join the WordMasters Committee on Wednesday, September 14th at 9:00 a.m. in the PTO room (room 406). Learn all about our analogy based vocabulary enrichment program open to all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes. Interested but can't make the meeting? Contact Polly Wolff at polly@thewolffpack.com.
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For more information about the WordMasters program, click here.
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USED BOOK FAIR
Don't forget to save your used books, games, puzzles, and movies for Laguna's annual Used Book Fair. Collection begins October 31st! If you'd like to join a fun and energetic team of volunteers, sign up to help collect, sort, and sell used books. Contact diana.laulainen@gmail.com for more information!
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LAGUNA CAFE'
We at Laguna Café are looking forward to serving your students well-balanced and nutritional meals. Along with daily entrée's, we will be serving a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables with the choice of milk or juice.
Breakfast is served every morning from 8:00 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. at a cost of $1.25. The cost of lunch is $2.25 per day. We also sell cereal bars, baked chips, ice cream, bottled water and Capri Sun drinks at an additional cost of $.50 cents to $1.00. If you choose not to let your student buy any extras, please notify the kitchen manager so we can make a note on the students account.
If the amount of money in your student's lunch account runs low, we will put a red apple stamp on the back of their hand or wrist. This is a reminder for you to add money to your student's account. If your student's account falls into the negative balance, the school district has allowed us to sell 3 lunches to your student on credit. If there is still a negative balance after the 3 lunches, your student will receive a sack lunch that consist of 2 slices of bread, 3 slices of American cheese and a carton of apple juice at no charge.
Laguna Elementary is a peanut free school. All food items served in the cafeteria are free of peanuts or any peanut by-products. If your student brings lunch from home, please ask them to be aware of other students that may have food allergies.
The cafeteria staff truly enjoys serving meals to all the students at Laguna and their families. If you should have any questions or concerns please call 480-484-2408. Kitchen hours are 6:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. every school day.
Thank you,
Leann Bissett, Cafeteria Food Service Manager
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NOTES FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE
Health Screening: Vision and hearing testing will take place Wednesday, September 28th, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for 1st through 5th grades and Thursday, September 29th, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for Kindergarten. Training for screening volunteers will take place on Thursday, September 22nd at 9:00 a.m. in the Health Office. Please contact me if you have questions or wish your child to opt out of the screening. Many volunteers are needed - please contact me if you are interested in helping!
If your child has a medical condition, please stop by my office or call me to discuss school care. All medications given at school need to be provided by parents. If you would like to have pain/fever medication, cough drops, or other medication available to your child, you must bring a supply to the health office in their sealed, original packaging and a medication form must be completed.
Also, please inform me if your child has a communicable disease or health issue including, but not limited to, strep throat, lice, chicken pox, and pinkeye. I track these issues on an annual basis.
Student accident and health insurance is available to all SUSD students. You can enroll online at www.studentinsurance-kk.com. If you are interested, I also have a flier available in the main office and the health office.
If you are cleaning out closets and getting rid of old clothes please keep the Health Office in mind. I'm always in need of small shorts for kids who have spills and accidents. Size 6 and 8 elastic waist athletic shorts work best. If you are able to donate, other needed supplies for the health office are: new underwear size 6, new small socks, 100% juice box drinks, and small water bottles.
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Nurse Patty
480-484-2411
patty.smith@susd.org
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REMINDERS FROM LAGUNA'S OFFICE
Absences and Tardies - It is very important that you notify the school if your child will be absent or tardy. Please call the attendance line by 9:30 a.m. The number is 480-484-2460.
Drop Off and Pick Up - Students may be dropped off at school beginning at 8:20 a.m. and are to go to the playground until the first bell rings at 8:40 a.m.
Please be on time for pick up! The school day ends at 3:15 p.m. Please make sure your child knows their pick-up (or bus) plan each day. A reminder note in their backpack is very helpful!
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