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AsTumbo Elementary School * 255 Chalan Hachon, Dededo * Phone 635-4363/64 * February 18, 2013 * Newsletter #6

School Calendar
3rd Qtr Progress Reports due Professional Development Day No Classes! 2/27/13 PTO Meeting 3/25-3/29 Easter Break! - No Classes! 4/1/13 Classes Resumes 4/2/13 End of 3rd Qtr 4/3/13 4th Qtr begins 4/5/13 Grades Due 4/12/13 Parent Teacher Conference 5/13/13 5/24/13 SAT10 Testing 5/27/13 Memorial Day No Classes 2/22/13 2/22/13

Uniform Sale
We would like to announce that our schools uniforms are on sale through our PTO. Sales are on Fridays after 2:15 p.m. Uniform shirts & shorts are $12.00 each. If you are interested in purchasing any uniform items, please make arrangements with any of our PTO officers. _______________________________

After school Dismissal

We would like to thank all our parents/guardians, who

have waited patiently for their children during dismissal times. For the safety of all our students, we would like to share you the following after school dismissal procedures: 1. School gates are secured at 1:30 p.m. No movements of vehicles are allowed on campus; 2. 2:00 2:15, all students will be escorted to their after school release areas bus, car rider, front walkers and back walkers; 3. Upon classroom clearance, buses will leave campus; 4. Walkers will start to depart campus when the buses leave 2:15 2:25; (Walkers area is located in front of I wing.) 5. After the walkers leave, the front gate will be opened for parents/guardians to enter the campus to pick up their child(ren) at the Car riders area located in front of the cafeteria. 6. Parents will exit the campus through the front exit gate. Note: When there is a late bus arrival, all traffic will cease until all students have boarded the bus. Upon the departure of the bus, traffic will commence again. These procedures are necessary to ensure the safety of all students. Thank you for your understanding.

Gate Hours:
Front Gate 7:00 1:30 2:15 5:30 Front Exit Gate... 7:00 8:00 2:15 3:00

GTA Phonebook Round up!!

We are happy to announce that AsTumbo Elementary School will be participating in the GTA 2013 Phonebook Round Up activity! This event will run from February 13, 2013 thru April 5, 2013. This is an island wide contest. The school collecting the most phonebooks wins monetary prizes. We are seeking the assistance of our students, parents and community to collect old telephone book/directories and forward them to your child(ren) homeroom teacher. Monies collected from the winning prizes will be used for teacher and/or student supply/equipment needs! If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact your childs homeroom teacher or call the Main Office. Thank you for your support! ____________________________________

Visitors on Campus
We would like to remind all our AsTumbo Elementary Schools parents and/or guardians, we are requiring that all visitors sign in at the Main Office please see Student-Parent Handbook. A Visitors Pass is needed, even if you are to escort your child(ren) to the cafeteria and/or classroom. An identification card (ID) is necessary to obtain a visitors pass. Your ID will be held until you return the visitors pass. The Guam Police Department will be called upon to assist when any visitor(s) refuses to adhere to these procedures. This procedure is necessary to account for every person on campus and to ensure the safety for all our students, faculty and staff members. Note: Classroom visits are by appointments only with the classroom teacher. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the office. Thank you for your understanding.

PTO NEWS!!
School Kine Cookies are in. Please see or call our PTO officers for more info. ___________________________________

Professional Development Day

We would like to advise all our parents/guardians that we will not have any classes on 2/22/13. This is for our Professional Development Day. Classes will resume on 2/25/13.

AsTumbo Elementary School is currently participating in the Box Tops for Education Program. This program asked that we collect box tops found in products like Cheerios, Hamburger Helper and Kleenex - everyday items that we purchase at our local grocery store(s). Just look for the logo on the packages. For each box top received, the school earns 10! Funds received from this program will help purchase needed supplies in the classroom. We are seeking the help of our students, parents/guardians and community to support our school by forwarding these box tops to the school. Simply clip the box tops of the item(s) purchased ensure that the logo cited above is visible, and forward it to the school via your childs homeroom teacher. Thank you for your support!