The McAuliffe community now has a place to collect bottle caps that cannot be included in our household curb-side recycling. Bring them to school! The Green Committee of the ASB and the PTSA in partnership with Aveda are now sponsoring bottle cap collection. The green box can be found in the entryway of the school. A flyer with more information about bottle caps collected and excluded can be found in your Friday payload pack and on the McAuliffe website.  Thanks for helping to make McAuliffe even more green!  Click here for more information.

Over 6,000 books, games, DVDs, books on tape, adult chapter books, reference books, cookbooks, puzzles and more have been rounded up and are now available for purchase!

** Feel Free to share this announcement with community members who would be

interested in this fabulous event which supports McAuliffe Elementary and the PTSA.

Dates: Thursday, January 27th 9:00 AM—3: 00 PM (Book Bucks Sales ONLY 9-12)

Friday, January 28th 9:00 AM—3:00 PM

Monday, January 31st 9:00 AM—3:00 PM

The Lake Washington Dental Hygienists' Society is offering a preventive dental program, Saturday, February 5, 2011, from 9am to 2pm. This program is in honor of National Children's Dental Health Month. We will be providing FREE dental sealants, exams, bitewing x-rays, and fluoride varnish to children who would not otherwise be able to receive this cavity-prevention treatment. Children whose teeth are unable to be sealed due to decay may have their cavities filled at a later date. Click here for more information.

The McAuliffe PTSA Board endorses the LWSD Levy.  Every vote counts!  Please mail in your ballot.

Show your spirit and purchase Spirit wear by February 16th to wear on the next Spirit Day (April 8th)!  Click here for the printable order form or check out the spirit wear booth and sample gear at the Motown Family Dance Night, February 11th.

We are in desperate need of small pants for boys and girls in the health room. Especially sizes 5 – 8 with an elastic wait. If you have any items you could donate, please send them in with your child to the school office. THANKS!

Thank you to 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:

Bingo Night: Thank you to everyone who came to play Bingo! We had a wonderful time. We'd like to thank those parents who helped before, during, and after the event: Jeff Wall, Stephanie McNear, Lisa Henderson, Darin Fisher, Ravi Pai, Melissa Pendleton, Carrie Dallas, Vikki Valdez, Jennifer Mackleit, Julie Miller, Roslynn Marks, Holly Hoyt, Laura Bolz, Sarah Fournier, Gigi Predmore, Liza Wallace, Mona Arredondo, Jane Dulski, Stephen Dulski, Susannah Pryal, Jill Kostomay and Janine Stamper. Thank you also to our helpers from IJH: Hannah E., Sarah B., Mason M., David L., and Jared G. and our McAuliffe 6th graders for hosting the bake sale. Also, a huge thank you to the McAuliffe staff: Principal Brady Howden and teacher Jim Kendall for calling bingo; our teachers for donating such fabulous raffle prizes; Lisa Lovin, Cathryn Brown, and Debbie Thorson for providing pre-event support and information; and custodians Mark Foster and Liviu Voinea for all their work with set-up and clean up. We appreciated everyone's help and apologize if we missed listing you!

January Staff Birthday Treats: Roz Marks, Heather Carlson, Heidi Schmedding, Susie Decaire, Krista Wall and Anita Haer.

Get your groove and your dancing shoes on ..... Family Dance Night Motown Style is just around the corner.  If you are available to help with the preparation of this event, please contact Jeri McNeal at Jeri@gcgcom.com.   The Dance will be held on February 11th from 6-8 pm at the McAuliffe Elementary Commons.  More information

The Lake Washington PTSA Council would like to offer a free workshop for parents of tweens. It will be held on January 25, 2011 from10AM - Noon at the Lake Washington Resource Center – Board Room (16250 NE 74th St., Redmond) This workshop on tween safety will cover topics such as: Cell Phones –tool or tricked out toy, when your child becomes a babysitter, staying home alone,tweens and body safety and much more. Want to learn more? Contact Kim Estes at kim@savvyparentssafekids.com or visit us at savvyparentsafekids.com. Click for more information.

The Book Rodeo team needs a few extra hands to wrangle and organize the used books for the annual Used Book Rodeo.  If you could help in the morning from 8:45 until 10:00 on any of the upcoming dates - January 21st, 24th, 25th and 26th or are able to help during the actual Used Book Rodeo sales dates - January 27th, 28th or 31st, please contact Alyssa Brown at alyssa.br@gmail.com.