February Events

What's Going On In February!

Feb. 5th PTA Meeting 5:30PM food, 6PM meeting will start (childcare and potluck)  

 Topics:  Progress Reports, Sock Hop, Auction, and More.

Feb 8th OPEN GYM NIGHT 6-8PM (school gym)

Feb. 14th Valentine's Day Sock Hop  5:30-7:30PM (school gym, drop off event)
Feb. 14th Site Council Meeting 4:00PM (all welcome, school library)

 Feb 22nd OPEN GYM NIGHT 6-8PM (school gym)

Feb. 28th Title I Dr. Suess Night 5:30-6:30PM (all students and families welcome)

We hope you will join us! 

Minute To Win It - January 17th - See You There!

Minute To Win It Family Fun Night!

All Ponderosa Families Welcome!

No drop offs please. 12 different games for adults and kids!

FREE EVENT! 

Place: School Gym       

Date: January 17th

Time: 5:30-7:30pm

Come join the fun and try to complete each game in a minute!  Small prizes will be given to winners!!

YOU’LL HAVE A MINUTE TO WIN IT!

We are in need of 12 Volunteers for this event. You would be running a game station from 5:15 - 7:30. You will need to bring a stop watch with you. (Most cell phones have this already in them!)If you would like to volunteer for this event please contact

Molly Matteson~Event Coordinator for the PTA

mollym@bendbroadband.com 541.633.9862

A sign up sheet is up on the PTA door, also! Looking forward to your assistance and help! Thank you - as always!



Thank you Rebound Physical Therapy in Bend!!!

Rebound Physical Therapy in Bend is a new partner with Ponderosa Elementary and we could not be more excited! Seth Ramsey is a parent here at Ponderosa and of course was very excited to hear we were hosting an event that focused on fitness and character building and jumped at the change to help out!

Rebound in Bend is conveniently located in East Bend, South Bend, and West Bend. They are the #1 provider of physical therapy in Bend since 1995! They have specialized programs that include:

• Acupuncture
• Aquatic Therapy
• Chronic Pain Treatment
• Hand Therapy
• Medical Pilates
• Scoliosis
• TMJ Therapy
• Vestibular Rehabilitation
• Back, Knee and Hip Conditions

Rebound is a wonderful community partner as can be seen here. I encourage you to check them out should you find yourself in a situation for physical therapy needs.

Thank you Seth and Rebound! Ponderosa Elementary appreciates your generous contribution and we look forward to a growing partnership with you in the future!

Thank You Corky Wray Construction!

Corky and Angelee Wray are parents here at Ponderosa and when they heard of sponsorship opportunities for the Fun Run - they reached out immediately!

They own Corky Wray Construction, LLC here in Bend. Locally owned and operated, Corky Wray construction specializes in remodels and additions, in addition to doing work such as siding, windows, and decks.

One thing I find awesome about Corky's business? They truly stand behind their work! They offer a strong commitment to their work by scheduling a follow up visit at 6 months and 1 year post completion. This is unheard of in this industry!

I encourage you to check out Corky's website and get to know Corky Wray Construction!

Thank you, Corky and Angelee, for supporting Ponderosa and the Boosterthon Fun Run! We appreciate you!

Corky Wray Construction

Thank You Papa Murphy's!

The Fun Run is upon us and as we near completion - we have a nice way to say THANK YOU to all the children that complete the Fun Run tomorrow!

We are so very lucky to have such awesome partners in this community. Papa Murphy's Take n' Bake Pizza is one of our favorite partners in town! Whenever we need help - they always deliver! For each child that completes the Fun Run tomorrow, Papa Murphy's has provided a certificate for a FREE 1-Topping Mini Pizza - along with a Papa Murphy Frisbee!!! WOW! Can we say THANK YOU PAPA MURPHY'S?

I asked Papa Murphy's to tell me a little bit about their business and this is what they provided me. I personally love their food and the convenience, freshness, and especially the concept! Check them out - you will NOT be disappointed!

 Thank you again!!! WE APPRECIATE PAPA MURPHY'S TAKE N' BAKE PIZZA IN BEND!

Papa Murphy's Take n' Bake Pizza

Helping to Build Stronger Communities

One Pizza at a Time

Papa Murphy’s of Central Oregon is a locally owned and operated franchise. Our focus has always been to be a giving part of our community, from providing 80 full and part time jobs to helping our local schools and churches. We also love to help out many of our local charities such as Ronald McDonald House, Neighbor Impact, The Giving Plate and many others.

What is Take n’ Bake? Exactly what it sounds like! With Dough made each and every day in our stores to the freshest vegetables, premium meats and cheeses, Papa Murphy’s does all the work so you can go home and just pop the pizza in your oven! Quick, easy, healthy and affordable! Papa Murphy’s offers other products to complete your family’s meal… fresh salads, Cheesy Bread, Cinnamon Wheels, chocolate chip cookie dough and a new S’mores pizza! We also have different crust options. We offer an original crust, a thick crust, our healthy deLITE alternative which is a super thin crust to a crust right in between called our Italia crust. Amazingly, you can feed an entire family for less than $20 and the pizza is piping hot out of your own oven!

One of our favorite ways to help the community is by enabling local non-profits, groups or organizations, sporting teams and schools to fund raise through our Peel-A-Deal program. Groups sell cards for $5 that have a $30 value at any Papa Murphy’s. Each card sold nets the group 80% towards their fundraising goals. For more information regarding Papa Murphy’s fundraising ideas please contact our local headquarters at 541.617.6164 or email Sandy at sandy@pmpizza.com

And let’s not forget, one of the best parts for kids is our 7” Mini Murph Make n’ Bake pizza kits! Starting at just $3, the kids love the idea of making their own pizza, putting it in the oven and enjoying the fruits of their labor! Plus mom and dad get to have what they really want.

Other things we do to make Papa Murphy’s such a great place to go is all the little things that we do… from many holiday coloring contests where kids can win free pizza and prizes, to our yearly backpack full of school supplies giveaway held every August. We have an email club you can join that allows members to receive even greater discounts. Fun specials throughout the year such as our Heart Baker Pizza promotion where we sell a heart shaped pepperoni for $6, our $5 pepperoni Tax Relief promotion on tax day and don’t forget about our Jack O’ Lantern $6 pepperoni on Halloween! It’s no wonder Papa Murphy’s is such a popular place to eat! You can eat out without breaking the bank all the while knowing your dollars are staying right here in your local community. Papa Murphy’s truly takes the chain out of pizza chain and puts community where it belongs… FIRST!

The Ways & Means

The Ways & Means Committee will be responsible for the fundraisers during the year. Right now we have two major ones slated.

As you know, the Boosterthon Fun Run is already underway. This year, the officers have taken that one under their wing, since it is a new event, with a new company, and it started during the summer, we ran with it! Next year - we will be happy to turn it over to the committee! :O) The other big fundraiser we have annually is our esteemed Growing Dreams Auction in the Spring.

We have also added a Togo's fundraiser into the mix - much like we've seen in the past with Baja Fresh - where families eat at Togo's on a specified day and proceeds will come back to the PTA. This is a slam dunk for us! Who doesn't love Togo's?

We would love for this committee to also take on Grant Writing as well - there is a wealth of grants available to us on www.pta.org - it's a matter of someone taking the initiative and time to make this happen for us!

What other fundraising can this committee come up with for us? Creative minds are welcome!

If you are interested in chairing this committee and delegating these efforts, will look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, September 18th @ 4:00pm and have you join the PTA!

The Green Team

The Green Team will be responsible for the following:

• Box Tops
• Campbells Soup Labels
• Escrips
• Recycling Ink Cartridges - NEW this year
• Target Red Card

This is a Committee that would be great for a small group, that requires very little, to no time at school and can be done at home! This doesn't require any events, but will require a GREAT DEAL of marketing to get the words out to our parents! A LOT of funds can be brought into our schools with this programs, and I'm sure there are more that we haven't even tapped into yet! We leave it up to this committee to figure that out for us!

See you on Tuesday, September 18th @4:00pm and we look forward to you joining the PTA!

Health & Safety

The Health & Safety Committee is calling all DADS!!! (Moms are certainly welcome, but we need Dads here too!)

There is a new program we are looking to bring to Ponderosa this year called WATCH D.O.G.S. and we need DADS!!!

We have a week set aside in October for some Guest Speakers we've already hired to offer to parents on Cyber Bullying and Awareness - there is so much more we can offer in this week!

The Health & Safety Committee would be responsible for this, along with any other initiatives they can build into this category - this is a new one and we are relying on the committee to help expand in this area! This is where we need your help!

Show up on Tuesday, September 18th @ 4:00pm and join the PTA! See you then!

The Social Planners

My mind goes back to The Love Boat every time I think of this committee and really looking for Julie here! Does anyone remember this show? Come on - did you laugh with me? That's right - now you can't get the theme song out of your head either!

The Social Planners really - are just that - responsible for all the FUN at Ponderosa! But of course -we DO like to think everything the PTA does is fun! However - specifically, the Social Planners would be responsible for the following events:

Family Fun Nights such as:

• Bingo Nights
• Sock Hop ** NEW This year!!!

Is this something you have a talent for? This sounds like SO much fun!!!

See you on Tuesday September 18th @ 4:00pm and we look forward to having you join the PTA!

The Hospitality Team

Would you be interested in leading the following initiatives:

• PTA Membership Drive - September & January
• Back to School Events
• Meet & Greet with Parents
• Teacher Back to School Breakfast
• Teacher Appreciation Week
• Social Networking
• 5th Grad Move Up Ceremony

Then chairing the Hospitality Team would be a good fit for you! Plan on attending the First PTA Meeting on Tuesday, September 18th at 4:00pm for more details and to join the PTA!

See you there!