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CALENDAR
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Dec. 2
Skate Party- Skateport 4:30 - 6:30pm $4 per skater No drop-offs please Dec. 3 Cub Scout Food Drive Bag Drop -- 9am Dec. 5-8 Days of Sharing Week 2 Dec. 5 Site Council Field Library 4pm Dec. 6 Knitting Club after school Dec. 7 Days of Sharing Dollar Day Dec. 8 Deadline: Chat-n-Chew sign-up
Dec. 9
No School Professional Learning Day Dec. 10 Cub Scout Food Drive Bag Pick-up -- 9am Dec. 11 Barnes & Noble Bookfair Fundraiser 10am - 10pm Dec. 16 PTA Board Brunch/Mtg. 2333 E. Rosebrier 10am Future Falcons Tour 9:35 - 11:10am Dec. 21 Winter Program (identical programs at 9:15 and 10:15am) Dec. 22 Holiday Parties Dec. 23 - 30 No School Winter Break |
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From Our Principal...
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I hope all of you are doing well amidst the hustle and bustle of this time of year! It is amazing that during this time we continue to see strong volunteer support and participation in school activities! We appreciate the priority you have placed on your student's education.
Our next Site Council meeting is on Monday, December 5, at 4pm. Our main business will be to continue the work on the Volunteer Essential Agreements that were started last year. Anyone is welcome to join us. You do not have to have attended previous Site Council meetings to be involved.
May your family create many new memories this holiday season!
Dr. Bagwell, Principal Eugene Field Elementary |
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From Our PTA President...
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Thanks to everyone for making our Fall Campaign a success! You got us almost 85% toward our goal. Because of your help, many important programs that support our children will continue to provide that support.
There will be other opportunities the rest of the year to support the school, the PTA, and its programs. Since it's holiday season, I wanted to offer thanks to everyone who has provided support to the Field family. This includes teachers, students, staff, parents, and others who are part of the Field family. All of you are important to the success of our school.
I especially want to thank those who day in and day out are providing that support. Each day, the teachers make a connection with a student that is life changing. Each day, someone on the staff provides support to the learning process that is invaluable. Each day, students amaze with what they are doing and learning. Each day, parents, grandparents, and other family members are there - nourishing the minds, spirits, and bodies of our students. Each day, others outside this list are providing support to our family. Thanks to all for making Field Elementary a "go-to" school. I want to single out the "daily" volunteers for thanks. I am not one of them. They are the folks who are in the school everyday providing support and encouragement. They help in the classrooms, the lunchroom, and other important areas. They are the backbone of the volunteer program at Field.
Thank you!
Bill Enos
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Chat-n-Chew Sign-Up Deadline --- Thursday, Dec. 8
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 Chat-n-Chew is a PTA sponsored book club for 1st through 5th graders. Each child will read two books and participate in two parent-led discussion groups during their lunchtime. Book discussions will be held on Wednesday, January 25, and Wednesday, February 22, during students' lunch times. On Wednesday, March 14, we will have a pizza party to celebrate the kids' hard work! PLEASE CLICK HERE NOW to download sign-up sheet.MicheleBoswell (micheleboswell@mac.com). |
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Barnes & Noble Bookfair Fundraiser
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 Our annual Barnes & Noble
Bookfair fundraiser will be held Dec. 11 from 10am to 10pm at the Barnes & Noble on S. Glenstone.
If you can't attend our bookfair, please consider visiting BN.COM/bookfairs to support us online from Dec. 11 through Dec. 17. Please enter Bookfair ID 10372993 at checkout. A percentage of all sales will go to our school! The higher the sales, the higher the percentage! PLEASE CLICK HERE NOW to download voucher.MicheleBoswell (micheleboswell@mac.com). |
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Fall Fundraising Campaign UPDATE
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Thanks to everyone for great participation during our Fall Fundraising Campaign. Our goal was to net $7,000 and we came very close.
Here are the results:
Entertainment Books: Sold 100 books; profit of $1,500
Write a Check Campaign: $4,465
Total Net Profit: $5,965
In order to meet our budget, we will need to raise $1,035 more during this school year.
If you did not get a chance to participate, you may still donate any time. Simply write a check to Field PTA.
Although we did not have any class reach 100% participation, the following classes had the highest participation and will earn a special reward (as determined by teacher):
Mrs. Brown 83%
Ms. Houston 64%
Prizes for the Entertainment Books will be distributed when they arrive from the company.
Thanks again for a great campaign! Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sonja Shaw, VP Development
sonjashaw@gmail.com or 234.4381
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Winter Program
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December 21 -
Winter Program at 9:15 and 10:15am
(The same program will be presented twice. Please choose to attend either the 9:15 or the 10:30 performance.)
The 5th grade will be hosting a bake sale this morning.
Be sure to drop by and check out all of the goodies!
Save yourself some time this holiday season... what a delicious way to
support our school and its hard-working 5th grade class!
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Future Falcons
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 If you would like your child to visit Glendale High School as part of its Future Falcons program, please contact JJ Dixon at the Field front office, 523-4800. The next visit is scheduled for Dec. 16.
Parents and children enjoy touring the school together while meeting with both students and faculty. It's very exciting for the younger students to see the inner workings of the high school many of them will someday attend! Please note: Your child will not be recorded as "absent" from school during his/her Glendale tour. |
Days of Sharing 2011, Week One, Nov. 14 - 18
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We will collect Wish List items for our adopted families for DOS during the week of December 5-8! The classroom wish lists were sent home before Thanksgiving. Please let me know if you did not get a copy of your classroom list, and I will be happy to get one to you. We will have volunteers in the car line each morning to accept donations! You do not need to leave your car, simply let us know you have a donation and we will take it for you right there! We will also have a collection box inside the entry. Thanks to all who have given gifts and monetary donations! If you would like to make a monetary donation, please make checks to Field PTA, and send attention to Ann Howard. Gift card donations are also very appreciated, especially to any shoe store, Target and Wal-Mart.  We have Wishing Stars in the entry of the school! These stars list items needed for Days of Sharing, and all cost $10 or less. If you would like to purchase one of the items on the stars, simply take that star with you to use as a reminder when you shop. Put the item in the wishing star basket in the school entry at your convenience. Wednesday, December 7, is Dollar Day! If you would like to contribute a dollar on this day, all donations will be used to purchase gifts for Days of Sharing. Food Drive On Saturday, December 10, the Cub Scouts from Field Elementary's Pack 214 will conduct a neighborhood food drive in the Field district. The food collected will benefit our adopted families, PTA's Backpack Program, and Ozarks Food Harvest. If a collection bag shows up on your doorstep, please consider donating! The Pack will spend two Saturday mornings working on behalf of Days of Sharing - dropping off grocery bags one Saturday morning (Dec. 3) and then picking up the filled bags the following week. Thank you to our Cub Scouts, their leaders, and parents for providing such a generous service to our community! As you can see, there are many ways to participate in Days of Sharing! Please consider if you can help by purchasing a gift from your child's classroom list, giving a monetary gift/gift card, purchasing an item on the Wishing Stars, bringing a dollar on Dollar Day, or supporting the food drive. If you can help in any of these areas, it would be so very appreciated. Please contact me with any questions at bah2004@live.com or 868-8123. Much thanks!
868-8123
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Thank You!
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Thank you to all the volunteers who worked in the car line collecting donations, the Kidz Council students for making and distributing posters and signs to help promote DOS, the Girl Scouts and their parents for helping in the car line and stapling bags for the food drive, the Boy Scouts and their parents for stapling bags and hosting the December food drive, the volunteers working to secure items needed for family baskets, for our awesome new DOS banner, for our Wishing Stars window, for getting more grocery bags and boxes than we ever thought possible, for the teachers and staff at Field for handing out letters and fliers and offering their amazing support as they always do each year, and to all the families who have given so generously to support DOS! There are so many people to thank; it takes many hands to make Days of Sharing successful! I appreciate each and every effort and donation made for DOS. Your support of Days of Sharing is just one example of how the Field family shines in our community!
- Ann Howard, Days of Sharing Chair |
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From SCPTA and Foundation for Springfield Public Schools
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From SCPTA:
Clothing Bank - The PTA Clothing Bank is open this Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 -11am. If you would like to help pass out warm coats, hats and gloves to the kids, come on over! Go to the attached link for directions and location OR contact Dot Atkinson at dotdatkinson@gmail.com. See you there! http://scptamo.com/the-pta-clothing-bank/
SCPTA Board - We are looking for a few good, dedicated PTA members to join our team. If you are interested in joining the SCPTA board or would like to know more about our board please click on the following link: http://scptamo.com/about-council.
If you are ready to join our team, click here to download the SCPTA Talent Bank Form and send it to the officer listed at the bottom of the form.
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From Foundation for Springfield Public Schools:
Parents, teachers, staff and supporters use the promo code SPS10 when ordering from Papa John's online. This code gives the customer 10% off their order and also tracks the total so they can donate an additional 10% back to Springfield Public Schools. The "Ultimate Bake Sale" starts on December 1 and will continue until the end of the school year. There is no limit to the number of pizza's you can order! We'll keep you posted on the progress as you help us raise money to support the students and staff of our schools.
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Important Transfer Information
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5th Grade or 8th Grade Parents-If you desire for your child to attend a middle or high school OTHER than the school that serves your address, a transfer request form must be completed. Transfers are approved based on building capacity and the order in which the transfers are received. The transfer forms may be picked up in the principal's office. The transfer form needs to be completed and sent to the principal of the school the child is requesting to attend. It is the responsibility of the parent/legal guardian to send the transfer form to the requested school. 5th to 6th Grade and 8th to 9th Grade Transfer requests must be submitted to the principal of the school to which you wish to transfer no later than 3pm on Friday December 2, 2011.
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PTA Parent Resource
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The Parents' Guides help parents understand what the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics will include as they are implemented in schools over the next 1-3 years. They are divided by grade levels so they are easy to understand.
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Parent Inquiry Group - Join us!
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If you would like to be involved in a parent study group, please contact Dr. Bagwell at jbagwell@spsmail.org.
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Box Tops and Label Collection
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Lisa Conover, Box Tops chair, is collecting Box Tops, Campbell Soup and Tyson Chicken labels to raise money for Field Elementary.
Please turn your Box Tops and labels into your classrooms. Please trim your labels before submitting them.
Help will be needed to prepare these items for submission. If you would like to help or want more information, please contact Lisa Conover (joel_lisa@mchsi.com).
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Staff Birthdays
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Happy Birthday!
December:
10 - Janell Bagwell
24 - Camilla Durbin
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Community Partners
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We welcome and celebrate our community partners! Special thanks to: Second Baptist Church and Evangel Temple for their continued support of Field PTA's Backpack Program. 3111 E. Battlefield Evangel Temple 
If you know of a business that would like to help support Field Elementary,
please contact PTA VP Development Sonja Shaw, sonjashaw@gmail.com.
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Volunteer at Field Elementary - Policies and Information |
Our volunteer program consists of community members, parents, grandparents, local businesses and organizations who acknowledge the importance between community involvement and education. Our volunteers work in a variety of capacities, both inside and
outside the classroom from mentoring or tutoring a child to assisting in a school's office or cafeteria. In order to become a registered volunteer, and keep your volunteer status current, volunteers must complete and return a Volunteer Registration/Background Check Form. This form may be obtained by clicking the SPS link below, in the Community Relations Office, or in the main office of our schools. Anyone volunteering directly with children at our school must perform the registration and background check. The background check costs $17.50; please make checks out to Springfield Public Schools. If you already have a background check completed due to your work or community board service, please provide the school secretary with a copy. |
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Field Flyer is Green!
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We have been able to reduce paper waste by using Constant Contact as the primary distribution means for our PTA Newsletter and other important notices.You may sign-up for the email list at any time by sending your email address to Carol Wooten at carolwooten@mchsi.com. If at anytime you would like to unsubscribe to our email list, you may do so by clicking the "SafeUnsubscribe" button located at the bottom of every email.For those without access to a computer or email, a limited number of hard copies of the Field Flyer newsletter will be printed and placed in the information stand at the front of the school. The newsletter is also available on Field's website. Thank you for your support as we move toward becoming a more environmentally-conscious school.
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JOIN PTA TODAY!
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Being a part of Field PTA is a great way to support our students. We would love Field PTA to have 100% membership by Field families! CLICK HERE NOW to download the membership form; memberships are $6 per person. Please return form along with your check payable to Field PTA to the front office or to your child's teacher.
If you are interested in serving on or helping with a certain committee, please contact that chairperson directly. Below is a list of the Field PTA Board for your convenience. You will notice there are some openings in leadership! If you are interested in serving as a chair on the board, please contact Bill Enos, enos0726@gmail.com.
PTA Executive Committee
President: Bill Enos (enos0726@gmail.com)
President-Elect: Curtis Cunningham (ccunningham02@spsmail.org)
Vice President of Development: Sonja Shaw (sonjashaw@gmail.com)
Vice President of Programs: Allison Riddle (allirwr@hotmail.com)
Vice President of Communications: Carol Wooten (carolwooten@mchsi.com)
Secretary: Missi Joplin (4joplins@sbcglobal.net)
Parliamentarian: Linda Skolnick (l_skolnick@yahoo.com)
Treasurer: Mike Harders (mjharders@yahoo.com) _______ Development:
Auction/Raffle: OPEN Art Based Fundraising: OPEN Box Tops and Label Collection: Lisa Conover (joel_lisa@mchsi.com) Community Partners: OPEN Sports and Event Concessions: OPEN Fifth Grade Liaisons: Lisa Cantin (lisacantin@hotmail.com); Michele Bridges (dmi.bridges@mchsi.com) Fun Night (Fall Festival): Curtis and Amanda Cunningham (ccunningham02@spsmail.org and abzintminded@gmail.com)
PTA Membership: Tracy Rathjen (t_rathjen@yahoo.com) School Supply Express Service: Amy Lohman (alohman@spsmail.org) Scholastic Book Fairs: Becky Fraley (b-fraley@sbcglobal.net) Skating Parties: Shellie Robertson (srobertson490@spsmail.org) Spring Celebration/Dance: OPEN
Wearables: OPEN Programs:
Backpacks: Anna Gintz (agintz0808@yahoo.com) and Molly Robb (marybrobb@hotmail.com) Chat and Chew: Michele Boswell (micheleboswell@mac.com) Missi Joplin (4joplins@sbcglobal.net) Clothing Bank: Ann Howard (bah2004@live.com) Community Service (Days of Sharing): Ann Howard (bah2004@live.com) Field Day Liaison: Erica Harris (erica.harris@live.com) Health Fair: Jill Cox (jillcox@mchsi.com) Outdoor Maintenance: OPEN Reflections (arts competition): OPEN RIF: Sheila Wright (robinroark@yahoo.com) Watch Dogs: John Riddle (john.riddle@sbcglobal.net)
Communications:
Boy Scout Liaison: Gary Miller (therefuge@jabc.net)
Courtesy and Hospitality: Brook Mathews (gigigirls9999@sbcglobal.net)
Jennifer Petty (jcpetty@sbcglobal.net)
Directory: Sarah McNew (sarahamcnew@yahoo.com)
Girl Scout Liaison: Debbie Sampson (lizyuxi@yahoo.com)
Homeroom Parents/Volunteer Coordinator: Sarah McNew (sarahamcnew@yahoo.com)/
Terra Salinas (willsali@sbcglobal.net)
Legislative Liaison/Reports: OPEN
Memory Books: Bobby Shelton (simeonandbobbie@sbcglobal.net)
Picture Coordinator: Lisa Conover (joel_lisa@mchsi.com)
Spiritual Guidance: Heather Parker (hparker417@yahoo.com)
Staff Appreciation: Molly Robb (marybrobb@hotmail.com)
PAC/Site Council Representative: Curtis Cunningham, President-elect
(ccunningham02@spsmail.org) and
Bill Enos, President (enos0726@gmail.com)
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