Classroom Baskets

DON’T FORGET TO REMEMBER!

THE PTA Family Fall Festival is coming up and we need your support. Please donate ITEMS TO GO WITH YOUR Grades THEME. Here is a list of the Themes again. Remember the deadline to turn in donations is Monday, October 3^rd.

K- Dr. Seuss ABC

(arts, books & crafts)

1^st- If I Ran the Zoo

(family fun- treats, movies, games, gift certificates, zoo pass)

2^nd- Happy Birthday to You

(fairy tale items for boys/girls)

3^rd- Fox in Socks

(mom items- pedicure, sock, lotion, slippers)

4^th- Oh The Places You Will You

(car items- car wash certificate, oil change, cleaning items)

5^th- How the Grinch Stole Christmas & What was I scared of?

(Christmas, Halloween & winter items)

6^th- Hop On Pop

(dad items- tools, sports, fishing, golf)

These are just ideas, We would love any and all donations! Parents if you have any larger items that you can donate to the auction that would be great as well. (examples- tickets to sporting events, custom made items, services etc…)

Please keep in mind that this fundraiser is the ONLY one will will have for this school year. This is support all of our PTA programs like Radkids, reading incentives, daddy daughter dance, mother son night, teacher appreciation and so much more!!

PTA Meeting

We are having a PTA General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, October 11th at 10:00 am in the facility room. We would LOVE to see you all there!

Week # 2

  Are you a new "Follower" on our PTA blog?  Be sure to leave a comment on THIS post with your teacher's name.  That way your class can earn points in our Kookies with the K-9 Contest!

We have the results of Week #2 Kookies with the K-9 contest.  Congratulations to Mr. Greenwood & Mrs. Taylor’s 5th grade class AGAIN.  The turned in the most points last week (5,015 to be exact).  They will get to keep the TOP DOG trophy for another week.

It’s still early in the contest.  Your classroom could be the next TOP DOG winner if your class works together to turn in Box Tops, Campbell’s Labels for Education, My Coke Rewards caps, ink cartridges and old cell phones and bring them to school.  Remember you also get points for your parents joining PTA, linking their Smith’s Reward in the Earn & Learn program to our school, "Liking" our PTA Facebook page, and becoming a "Follower" on our Blog.

The PTA collects the contest items every Friday. So be sure to turn everything in each week!  Remember the top three classrooms with the most points at the end of the contest wins the Kookies with the K-9 party.  The contest ends October 19th.

If you would like to see the contest points standings, here's the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjdNaCwCz9t7dGxRa2w2eU0ycXBQWG9mdFN4RkdqaEE&hl=en_US#gid=0

Parent Teacher Conferences

Just a reminder to schedule your Parent Teacher Conferences. You can find the Online Scheduler on our website: http://eaglecrest.alpinedistrict.org/backpack.html

 

Eaglecrest Shirts

We still have a few school shirts and hoodies!  Get your shirt/hoodie (or an extra one) before they're completely gone!

Order forms are available in the front office.  Remaining sizes/colors are listed below:

Zip up hoodies: $22
Shirts: $10

Shirts:
*grey and blue shirts are a regular T cut shirt
YXS (6) - girls white
YS (8) - girls white
YS (6/7) - grey & blue
YM (8/10) - blue & girls dark navy
YL - grey & girls dark navy
AS - grey & girls dark navy
AM - grey & girls dark navy
AL - grey & girls white

Hoodies: (these run a little small)
YS - Red
YL - Red
YXL - Red
AS - Red & Black/Pink
AM - Red & Black/Pink
AL - Red & Black/Red
AXL - Black/Pink & Black/Red

Wear your school shirt on Fridays (Eaglecrest Spirit Day).  You might get a prize!

If we run out of your exact request, we'll fill the order with the next closest size.
Any remaining inventory will be sold at regular prices at the School Carnival.

Chick-fil-A Spirit Night!

Forget cooking tonight!

It's Eaglecrest's Chick-fil-A Spirit from 5:00-8:00pm.

Take your voucher (sent home Wednesday) with your teacher's name on when you go to dinner tonight. Our school receives 20% back of all sales that are linked with the Eaglecrest voucher. The classroom with the highest dollar amount spent (they keep track) will receive a delicious Chick-fil-A party!

And remember to save your cash register receipt to get a BONUS 25 points in our Kookies with the K-9 contest.  Receipts must be dated September 15th from 5:00-8:00pm to receive points. Please have your student place it in their classroom Box Tops collection box. Enjoy your yummy dinner!

Dads and Donuts

Don't forget Dads and Donuts for the 6th Grade is on Friday, September 16 at 8am 

Please go to your childs classroom. Thank you!

Kookies with K-9

It's time for another contest! Kookies with the K-9...the top 3 classrooms with the most points at the end of the contest (October 19th) will win a special party with a Lehi Police K-9 and delicious cookies!

Become a follower of our blog & then post your student(s) TEACHER name under comments so their class can receive credit. Be sure to check back to see if there are any BONUS POINTS announced.

You are busted! You’ve been caught red handed holding onto our ongoing fundraising items like Box Tops, labels, My Coke Rewards caps and flaps, cell phones and ink. Now it’s time to hand it over in our Kookies with the K-9 Contest! This is definitely one time you want to have points on your record! Listed below are ways you can earn points for your classroom.

The three classrooms with the highest points at the end of the contest will win the super cool Kookies with the K-9 party! Officer Smith, from the Lehi Police Department, will bring his trusty K-9 companion for a presentation of what a trained police dog does to protect us and our community with cookies for a treat.

Contest ends on Wednesday, October 19th.

Each week the classroom who turns in the most points will win the “Top Dog” trophy to display and a shopping bag filled with school supplies.

How to earn points:
Join PTA (each person)………………………...................50 pts
BONUS—If both parents join PTA…………....................25 pts
BONUS—If signed up for PTA at Open House…………..25 pts
“Like” Eaglecrest PTA on Facebook……...........................50 pts
Become a “Follower” on our PTA blog...............................50 pts
Smith’s receipts linked to Earn & Learn..............................10 pts
program (starting receipt date 9/8/2011)
Box Tops collection sheet (10 Box Tops)..........................100 pts
Campbell’s Labels for Education labels…...........................10 pts
Cell Phones………………………………....…................20 pts
Ink cartridges/Toner…………………………...................20 pts
Tyson Chicken Project A+ labels……………...................10 pts
My Coke Rewards caps…………...…….……................10 pts
My Coke Rewards flaps………..……………..................10 pts

PTA Meeting

	There will be a PTA meeting for the general membership held on Tuesday, September 13th at 10:00 a.m. in the Faculty Room.

Summer Box Tops Winners!

Congratulations to our winners of the Summer Box Tops contest! All the winners of this contest were randomly drawn. Our 3rd place winners (one per class) were awarded a yummy big bag of Sweet 'n Salty Chex Mix. Remember there is a Box Tops on the Chex Mix bag to get you started for the next contest!

Here are our 2nd Place winners (one per grade) who won a $10 gift certificate to Maggie Moo's:

Small Groups (Mr. Harris) - Sam H.
1st grade (Mrs. Jeppeson) - Syrena P.
2nd grade (Mrs. Humphries) - Chaya S.
3rd grade (Mrs. Christensen) - Rebecca M.
4th grade (Mr. Dunkley) - Brett P.
5th grade (Mr. Madruga) - Daniel M.
6th grade (Mrs. Parkinson) - Cassidy P.
And our GRAND prize winner of the huge, lovable, huggable Box Tops bear is......Ryann C. in Ms. Weather's 6th grade class!!!

Congratulations to our winners and a special thanks for everyone who turned in Box Tops!

Summer Box Tops

Keep your eyes open!!! Walmart has over 70 items with 4 Box Tops! That’s right, 4 Box Tops! Remember our Summer Box Tops contest ends Friday, September 2nd. Who wants to win our huge, huggable, lovable, 53" Box Tops bear? One lucky student (randomly drawn) will win it! Check out our school website for more details. http://eaglecrest.alpinedistrict.org/boxtops.html - Happy collecting!

SECOND PLACE WINNERS (one per grade) = $10 Gift certificate to Maggie Moos Ice Cream Treatery THIRD PLACE WINNERS (one per class) = a yummy Box Tops treat

 ** Please do not put bonus Box Tops on the sheet. These need to be turned in separately. **

New Eaglecrest Shirts

Did you get your Eaglecrest Elementary school spirit shirt or hoodie at the Open House? An order form flyer went home on Friday. So check your student's backpack!

If you would like to see the shirts or hoodies, you may come to the front office during school hours. All orders must be pre-paid. Make checks payable to Eaglecrest PTA. Items will be delivered to your child's class this week if we have them in stock. Otherwise it will be delivered in 4-6 weeks.

Deadline to order is Thursday, September 1st. No more orders will be placed after September 1st.
**Remember we have adult sizes too**

School Lunch Now Online

Did you know you can pay for your student's school lunch online? At https://www12.mealpayplus.com/ you can! No more smiley stamps on their hands. You can enroll your Jr. High & High school students too. You will be able view their account balances all at one time. Check it out.

Library Books

It's getting close to school time again! All the books from the take home library will be due back on August 1st between noon and 12:30. Thank you and I hope you have been doing LOTS of reading this summer!

Back to School Details!

Summer is almost over.... Can you believe it? I hope you have all had a fun summer vacation. It's time to get ready for a great new school year so here are a few details of what you can expect.

Class List will be posted at the school on Saturday, August 20th

Open House will be on Monday, August 22nd from 3-5pm

School Starts for 1-6th Grade on Tuesday, August 23rd

School Starts for Kindergarten on Monday, August 29th



My Coke Rewards!

It's hot, you're thirsty...remember to save the caps and end flaps off your favorite Coke products! Collect them all summer and turn them in when school starts. Or you can enter the codes yourself and donate the points to our school. http://www.mycokerewards.com/s​chool

 

Donate to Schools - School Donations | My Coke Rewards

www.mycokerewards.com

Internet Safety

http://www.radkids.org/pdf/cyb​ersafe_kids_a_parents_guide.pd​f

Cyber Safety.
The National Crime Prevention Council said. "you wouldn't send children near a busy road without some safety rules, you shouldn't send them onto the information superhighway without rules of the road". Teach your children about being safe on the internet.

For parents: http://www.radkids.org/pdf/cyb​ersafe_kids_a_parents_g...uide.pdf

For KIDS: http://www.netsmartzkids.org/i​ndexfl.htm

radKIDS team

www.radkids.org

Summer Reading

Are you on fire with reading this summer? KSL Read Today program is offering a free Lagoon pass to the Top 50 readers in the state this week! Go check it out...

Welcome to Read Today - Read Today

www.readtoday.com

Summer Box Top Contest

Summer Box Tops Contest

 

Here's the list of all the participating Box Tops products: http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Brands.as​px. Box Tops has added a ton of new items, so be sure to check out the newest list. Happy collecting!   

Kerri Sehestedt - Ongoing Fundraising Coordinator

Spring Cleaning Contest!

 



The spring cleaning ongoing contest winners are (drumroll please):

Preschool and Kindergarten- Mrs. Fotheringham's am class!
1st and 2nd- Mrs. Plank and Mrs. Barger's class!
3rd and 4th- Mrs. Christianson's class!
...5th and 6th- Mrs. Hadfield's class!

Each class will be getting a class party and a basket for their teacher full of fun supplies! Thank You all for your support