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Sunrise FFO Digest - November 2019 |
| - November 13: Fini's Landing Dine-Out
- November 13: Picture Retakes
- November 14: No Early Release
- November 15: FFO Meeting at 8:05 a.m. in the library
- November 26: Thanksgiving Luncheon for Staff and Faculty
- November 30: Nominations due for 2020 Teacher of the Year
View a full calendar of events at sunriseffo.org/calendar. |
| Are you tired of school traffic? Do you want to shave a few minutes off your commute?? If you answered“yes,†you could have your very own parking spot in the teacher’s lot! Principal Davidson has graciously given the Sunrise Drive FFO an opportunity to auction one parking spot in the teacher's lot to match the District Foundation's recent approval of a second spot. This is a one-time opportunity open to Sunrise Drive families and the proceeds benefit Sunrise Drive FFO. Be on the look out for details - they are coming soon!
— Dayna Anderson, FFO President |
| The FFO is renewing its RAZ-Kids’ contract soon. Raz-Kids is an award-winning teaching product that provides leveled reading resources to our students. We need your help to raise funds for a two-year contract instead of a one-year contract. The FFO will save a significant amount of money, allowing our community's support of the school to stretch even further!
All donations are tax deductible. There are so many ways to donate: in the FFO store in Membership Toolkit, via PayPal, or by check payable to “Sunrise Drive FFO†and dropped in the FFO lock box in the Sunrise Office. - Deborah Ardolino, VP Development |
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Fini's Landing Dine-Out When: Wednesday, November 13, 11:00 a.m. to close Where: Fini's Landing, 5689 N Swan Rd, Tucson, AZ 85718 How: Put on your flip flops, grab the entire family and head to Fini’s for some fish tacos! Remember to mention “Sunrise Drive FFO†and Fini’s will donate 15% of your entire order to the FFO. |
 | | 7th Annual Spring Chinese Festival When: Save-the-date for Friday, February 28, 2020, 5:00 p.m.-7:30p.m. Where: Sunrise Drive campus What: Get ready for an evening of fun, including student performances, cultural community performers, arts & crafts, games, food, & more!
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| Who: Volunteers needed to celebrate Sunrise Drive Staff When: Drop-off dish by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 26 What: Let's create a memorable lunch for our dear teachers and staff this Thanksgiving. Sign up for a dish by clicking the "Volunteer!" button below. Or, donate funds online at http://sunriseffo.org/donate/ or in person by dropping cash/check in the FFO box in the front office(mark it“luncheonâ€).
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 | | Be a Superhero Garden Volunteer!Classroom Volunteers Needed Please consider helping teachers get students to the garden. Garden Club Starting October 23, grades 1-5 have access to the garden during lunch recess on Wednesdays. Students keep the garden looking its best throughout the season. Volunteers needed to keep students on task and out of trouble. 
Our classroom plots need to be watered by hand daily until germination is complete. It only takes 5-10 minutes during drop-off! 
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 | | Sunrise Steppers
Who: All students and volunteers What: School’s walking/jogging program When: November 8 to February 14 during lunch recess Where: School field Why: Steppers is held during lunch recess every Friday from now until February 14. Six laps around our field equals one mile and students receive a shoe token for every mile achieved. To track laps, volunteers scan a QR code card every lap. If you would like to help scan cards, please sign up by clicking the button below. If all slots are full, you can still scan cards, join your child on the field, or cheer everyone on!
The lunch recess schedule is: - Kindergarten 11:00 - 11:25
- 2nd Grade 11:30 - 11:50
- 1st Grade 11:50 - 12:10
- 3rd Grade 12:10 - 12:30
- 5th Grade 12:30 - 12:50
- 4th Grade 12:50 - 1:10
-Gigi Dover - Physical Education Teacher |
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 | | New Teacher Spotlight!
Ms.Wang is originally from Shanghai, China. Her educational background includes studying ceramic design at the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, followed by a degree in Education at the University of Wisconsin, and finally completing a Masters degree in teaching at Hamline University. This is her first year at Sunrise and she currently teaches 3rd grade.
Aside from teaching, Ms.Wang enjoys spending time with her Husky, Max, husband and two kids Wayne(9 months) and Clara(2 years). She loves art, sketching and soaking in the pool, although she has yet to learn how to swim!
When asked what she likes about Sunrise, Ms.Wang responded,“I love the mountain view everyday on my way to school. I love to be part of the Sunrise family. My third grade team is awesome. I love my students, because they are so ready to learn.â€
-Charmaine Lewis & Kristen Lin, Chinese Immersion Liaisons |
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What: Nominations open for 2020 Teacher of the Year Who: Parents, students, colleagues, and administrators can nominate an exceptional and dedicated teacher who makes a difference! When: Nominations due by November 30 at 5:00 p.m. |
 | | Support Sunrise Drive Elementary by downloading the Box Tops mobile app to scan receipts for box top earnings! No more clipping — just scan and earn funds for our school!
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This year, the FFO is using a new yearbook vendor called Picaboo to sell yearbooks. Visit sunriseffo.org/yearbook to order yearbooks and upload pictures for consideration in the yearbook.
-Sabrina Romero and Marla Harris, Yearbook Co-Chairs |
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