How to Help Mrs. Martin and her Family

At our meeting on Monday night, we were told that Dana Martin (Sunnyside's 2nd grade intervention teacher) suffered a brain aneurysm this past weekend and is the ICU.  As a member of the Sunnyside family, we immediately wanted to know what we could do, especially because Dana and her husband have two young boys.

Friends and family have set up a GoFundMe page to help the family with expenses during this time (medical bills, time away from work for her and her husband, household expenses, etc.)  

If you are interested in helping, please click here.  We know it's a busy and expensive time of year.   We wanted to share this information because people have asked how they can help Dana and her family.

Happy Holidays!

-Amy Wagner-Wieland

PTA Meeting Monday

Please join us for our next PTA meeting!
This month we welcome teachers from 4th grade.  

We'll have a brief meeting and then enjoy a presentation by the 4th grade staff.  Learn about a day in the life in 4th grade.

When: 6pm on Monday, December 14th
Where: Sunnyside's library

PTA Meeting on Monday!

Please join us on Monday, November 9th for our next PTA meeting.  We meet at 6pm in Sunnyside's library. 

Highlight: Meet the 1st grade staff and learn more about what it's like to be a first-grader at Sunnyside. 

We hope to see you there!

Sunnyside Dance and Turkey Bingo

Join us at Sunnyside on Friday, Nov 13th for a dance and turkey bingo from 6:30-8:30pm!!

For more information, click here.

PTA Meeting Monday

Our next PTA meeting is Monday (October 12th) at 6pm in the Sunnyside library/IMC.

Teachers from 5th grade will be our guest speakers this month.  Join us as we learn more about 5th grade.  They'll update us on their (recent) annual weeklong trip to Laurentian, and give us a glimpse into a day in the life of a 5th grader at Sunnyside.

We hope to see you there.

Please note: Unfortunately at this time we do not have babysitters available.  We've been working hard but have not found a group that can help.  We'll update if that changes.  

Volunteers Needed for Grandparents and Special Friends Day

We need smiling faces to to greet our special visitors on Friday, October 2nd. Volunteers will get visitors signed-in and escort them to the cafeteria to find the name of their student's teacher. It's that simple!

Short shifts are available. Sign-up for one or more.

8:15 - 9:00am
8:45 - 9:30am
10:00 - 10:45am
12:30 - 1:15pm
1:45 - 2:30pm

To sign up or get more information, go to: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0849ada82fabf58-grandparents
 

Send in Your Lids and Labels

Its' time to send in your Box Tops, Campbell's soup labels, ink cartridges, Coke rewards, and labels from Tyson Chicken, Holy Land, Milk Moola and Labels for Learning.

Flyers are going home in folders this week.  Each classroom will have a collection bin, so send them in with your student(s).  The classrooms that collect the most will be rewarded.

We collect these items year-round but now is a great time to clean out your stash.   For more information, click here.

Want to find out more about the PTA
without attending meetings?
 
We have an email group that you can subscribe to that makes that possible.  Each month, this group receives emails containing things like meeting minutes, calls for volunteers, and previews of flyers that will go home.  

You won't receive daily or even weekly emails.  No one has time for that.  Most months, you will only receive 1-2 emails per month.  To be added, simply send an email to sunnyside621pta@gmail.com with subject line, "Email Blast".

Track and Field Day Volunteers Needed

Track and Field Day is coming up on Friday, May 29th!

Grades 3-5 will participate from 9-11am
Grades 1-2 will participate from 1-3pm

All 11 events will take place on the playground.  Kids will have the chance to run, jump, hurdle, and more.  It's a fun event and a great excuse to hang out in the sunshine.

We need 12 volunteers for each shift.  If you can help, please go to our Sign-up Genius page.

Family Fun Night THIS Friday Night!!

DON'T FORGET!!
Family Fun Night
Friday, January 30th
6-8pm

Is cabin fever setting in?
Do you need a fun family event?
JOIN US on Friday, January 30th for a family fun night!

ADMISSION IS FREE WITH FOOD SHELF DONATION!!

We'll have food, games, an art fair (where Sunnyside students are the artists) and a silent auction.  

The silent auction will include classroom baskets as well as amazing certificates to places like, Chanhassen Dinner Theater, Wild Mountain, 4 MN Wild Tickets, Science Museum, Mermaid, Brunswick Zone and many, many more.  

We're always looking for more volunteers.  If you can help,please contact Shauna Bock at shauna.bock@gmail.com or 763-458-4391.

Science Fair Volunteers Needed

Science Fair Volunteers Needed!!

Don't worry.  It's easy and it's a lot of fun!!  Volunteers will talk with and interview students about their projects.  We'll even give you a form to follow.  

The Science Fair is Tuesday, February 10^th and volunteers are needed from 8:45 a.m. until about 11:30.  The more volunteers we have, the faster it will go. 

No prior experience required.

If you can help, click here to go to Sign-up Genius.

 

Fundraising Opportunity for School-wide
Art Project

 

EVERY STUDENT can participate.

 

Would you like to help bring an artist to Sunnyside who will work with EVERY student to paint a permanent school mural?

Sunnyside is looking to raise the remaining money (after PTA support) to have an Artist in Residence the last week in January.

Shane Anderson, a Minneapolis based artist will come to our school and spend a full week working with EVERY student during their art specialist time to create a multi-paneled mural that will be permanently displayed at Sunnyside. 

We can’t make this happen without your help, and time is running short.  We need to raise these funds by January 17th.  It’s a very unique opportunity for every student to learn graphics and painting techniques from a successful local professional.  Any amount will help.

To directly donate (through a Sunnyside PTA account), go to:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/1269064915/sunnyside-student-mural

Questions?  Please contact:

Amy Wagner-Wieland (amybww@comcast.net)

or Jodi Vanderbilt (jodi.vanderbilt@moundsviewschools.net)