Happy New Year and welcome back to all our students and families!! I hope the Winter break was full of family fun and plenty of rest as the rest of the year will be busy and full of activities.

Kudos to our wonderful chairpersons and volunteers who so passionately provided time and energy to our events and activities in December. Our Caring Through Sharing program was another amazing success that provided us all with the opportunity to give from our hearts to those who so desperately need assistance and compassion. Thank you to every individual and every family who eagerly opened your hearts and added to your shopping list to make the season brighter to the many families represented in our program. We all can be proud of our participation in such a worthy cause.

Coming in this second part of the school year we have a lot of educational, exciting, and interesting activities ahead for the school community. To kick it off, we will be hosting Festival of Cultures on February 8. Our 3rd annual Spelling Bee as well as the Book Fair will be the first week of March. Also, coming up on March 21st is our annual Science Fair. Finally, we will finish off the year with the Talent Show at the end of April. Please look for more detailed information in signing up later in this Howler, in upcoming Coyote Connections, from your child’s teacher, and on our website. We hope to see you at all of these amazing events!

We also have our second Coffee with the Principal/General Membership meeting of the year and we would love to have a big crowd on FRIDAY morning, January 25th starting at 8:30 right after student drop-off. As mentioned in recent Howlers, we will be voting for our Nominating Committee and reviewing our budget. You won’t want to miss this meeting!

Finally, don’t forget that staying “in the know” is easier than ever with our continually improving website and our member-friendly Howler and Coyote Connection.

Have a great start to 2013!

Deanne King, PTSA President
deannewking@live.com