Many of the remaining stars remaining on the Giving Tree are for gift cards. If you would like, you may purchase a gift card (example: Fred Meyer, QFC, Safeway, Target, etc) and have your children drop it off at the office on Monday morning with Lisa Lovin. We will then match the gift cards with the remaining families. Also, there is an additional need for a gently used baby swing. Thank you again for helping to make the Giving Tree a success this year!

The Used Book Rodeo is coming to McAuliffe. Book round up will be January 23 - 27th. Book sales will be January 31- February 3rd. If you have questions or would like to be involved, please contact Cheryl Smith at cherylsmith@live.com or LeAnne Wilson at lmewilson@yahoo.com

Eastlake Lacrosse Introductory Clinic will be held for 1^st and 2^nd graders at Rachel Carson Elementary on December 14^th from 4-6.  More details click here.

Thank you to the volunteers who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to help enrich the lives of the students at McAuliffe Elementary. Most recent McAuliffe Stars:

Vision and Hearing Screening: Whitney King - Chair Volunteers: Carrie Dallas, Laura Rowley, Wendy Kay Donnahoo, Liza Wallace,April Wiese, Jennifer Mackleit, Jill Corriveau, Shelby McLean, Gigi Predmore,
Jane Dulski, Stefanie Estes, Valerie Orlaff, Kitty Zhang, Kellie Bates, Susan Carollo, Colleen Evans, Sue Qabar, MelissaPendleton, Roslynn Marks, Annette Carmen, Louise I'Anson, Eileen Fenick, Sarah Fournier, Briana Martin, Leslie Zearing

The Used Book Rodeo is coming to McAuliffe.  Book round up will be January 23 - 27th.  Book sales will be January 31- February 3rd.  If you have questions or would like to be involved, please contact Cheryl Smith at cherylsmith@live.com or LeAnne Wilson at lmwilson@yahoo.com

Every year McAuliffe students, families and staff come together to generously buy holiday gifts to help McAuliffe and local families. Please take a star off the tree and buy a gift to brighten the season of another family! All you have to do is sign out a star on the sheet next to the tree, buy the requested gift, tape the star to the gift and place the UNWRAPPED gift in the bucket by December 9th. We would also appreciate any donations of wrapping paper and tape so we can pass it along to the families.  Please leave GIFT CARDS with Lisa Lovin in the office.  

Open registration for before and after school programs is now open.  Register anytime up until a day before a class starts!  All vendors have online registration available at their own websites.  Click here for more details.  For general questions, email beforeandafterschool@mcauliffeptsa.org.

Remember to keep clipping and saving BoxTops for the next Classroom Contest starting in February.   Each BoxTop is worth 10 cents for our school. Thank you for your support.   A little every day adds up in a BIG way!  ALSO, remember you can now earn boxtops with online purchases as well.  Click here to see how it is done!

The 5th-6th Grade Promotion Committee needs someone to put together the slideshow featuring our 5th and 6th graders' baby pictures. If you are interested please contact Gigi Predmore at tgpredmore@comcast.net.

Here are the upcoming events through the LWSD PTSA:  Future Horizons Autism/Asperger's Conference, Northwest Special Families's 8th Annual Special Santa, The Office of the Education Ombudsman Open House (OEO)* and Special Needs Family Portraits for the Holidays.  Click here for details on each event.