Santa's Workshop

This year we will be having a fun new addition for the holidays. We will be holding Santa's workshop during lunch each day starting Dec 14th through Dec 17th. The kids will be able to purchase items for Christmas for family or friends and little cost. We will help them wrap the items to take home for the big day. This is not a fundraiser, all items will be sold for cost. This is something new we are trying as a service for the kids. Watch for a letter to come home with more details about this fun holiday event. As always thanks for your support in making our school great.

Parent Training

North Elementary and the PTA will be holding a parent training on November 18th, from 6:00 until 8:00 at the school. There will be a light meal served and each family in attendance will receive an educational package to take home worth $25. We are super excited about this program and the kids will love the take home gift. We will be providing child care for the training portion of the program and the kids get to eat too. Please come and see what this training has to offer your family.

Little Ceasar's Pizza Fundraiser

New this year!! We will be selling Little Ceasar's Pizza Kits. Each pizza kit makes 3 pizzas and they can be cooked in under 10 minutes. We will begin selling on Monday, November 1st and sell until Monday, November 15th. Students will turn in their order forms and money to their teachers on Nov. 15th. Order pick up will be on Monday, November 29th, right after school. If you need to pick up items please make arrangements to be there on this day as this is the only day avaliable. Students will receive prizes for selling items. These kits are great for family dinners, birthday parties and spending time with the kids. Thanks for your support.

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week will be held October 26th to 29th. We will be holding our daily drawings for prizes for those students who are wearing their wristbands each day. Also we will be treated to having the drug dogs come to our assembly on Thursday the 28th. Look for more information to come home with your student. Dress up days will be as follows:

Tuesday: Hat day
Wednesday: Backwards day
Thursday: Wear Red day
Friday: Crazy Hair day

4-H Afterschool Program

North has a 4-H after school program on Monday's from 3:30 to 5:00 and on Wednesday's from 1:30 to 3:00. The students will be helped by mentors from SUU with homework, life skills and do fun projects. This is a free service to the first 20 students who enroll. There is still space available!! Examples of projects for October include jack o lantern painting contest, robotics and veterinary clinic. Also they will be holding their monthly family night out on Wednesday, October 13th, from 6-7:00 at Cedar Middle School. They will have dinner provided and play minute to win it games. This is a great program for those students who need extra homework help, mentoring, or a safe place to stay after school. Contact the office to register!! Stay tuned for next months fun events.

Doughnuts for Dads/Muffins for Moms

We have an exciting new program this year called Doughnuts for Dads and Muffins for Moms. On the first Wednesday of each month we will rotate dads then moms with dads starting in October. You can bring in your child and have a doughnut or muffin with them and read a story from the library. This will be held in the gym from 8:20 to 8:50. Please use the outside door to enter and exit the gym. This program is designed to work in conjunction with our Accelerated Reading Program that we have up and running this year. We hope to instill a love of reading and show kids how important it is not only to their teachers but to their parents. Please help support this fun new program and bring in your children each month.

Upcoming Events

We have a lot of exciting things happening in the next few months. Please take a moment to put them on your calendar

Membership drive continues until Sept 30th
Fluoride starting Oct 6th
Dads and Doughnuts on Oct 6th from 8:20 to 8:50 in the gym
Fall Carnival Oct 12th
McDonald's fundraiser Oct 18th from 6:00 to 8:00
Red Ribbon Week Oct 26th to Oct 29th
Reflections due Nov 1st
Little Ceasers Pizza fundraiser Nov 1st to Nov 15th

Also please continue to clip and send in your box tops. Each class will have a reward regardless of how many children turn in box tops this year.

Membership Drive

The following items will be available for purchase during membership drive:

Unisex T-shirts $8
Girls Bella T-Shirts $12
Boys Ringer Tees $12
Hoodies $20
Membership $5
Yearbooks $12
Fluoride $3

You make one check for all or any of the above payable to North Elementary PTA. If ordering a T-shirt you must return the completed pre order form. Those signing up for fluoride must sign and return the permission slip. We hope to start fluoride the first week in October.

New School Shirts Are Here

Our new school shirts are here and ready for purchase! They come in new styles, sizing options and colors. They will be available for preview at back to school night on Aug 17th. Also we will have pre order forms available that night and available during our membership drive. Come in and check them out. We hope you think they are as cool as we do.

PLAYGROUND

We finally did it!! With support from students, teachers, parents, staff, ICSD, public and private donors we were able to purchase new playground equipment for our south playground. We are so excited to have this new playground installed and ready for the kids for the start of next school year. We would like to thank all of those who supported the PTA and helped us achieve our goal. North Elementary Rocks!!

Summer Movies

Summer Movies will be as follows

Monsters VS Aliens
Cloudy W/ a Chance of Meatballs
Night at the Museum 2
Ice Age 3
Alvin & Chipmunks
Tooth Fairy
Percy Jackson
Diary of Wimpy Kid
How to Fight a Dragon
Shrek Forever

Movies will be MTW at 10:00
Passes will be $20 and single tickets will be $3
Snack packs will be $2
Movie Passes will be for sale at the school every Wednesday starting in May from 1:30 to 2:30 and at Field Day.

Arts Night

Arts Night will be April 7, 2010. Dinner will be served at 5:30 and will consist of hot dogs, nachos, etc. There will also be cotton candy and popcorn for sale. New this year there will be a bake sale. If you are interested in furnishing items for the bake sale or are able to help out please contact the school. This is a great opportunity to come and see your children's art work show cased. Mrs' Cox's fourth grade class will be performing their play.

Come and join us for a great night!!

Teacher Requests

Teacher Request forms will be available in the office at the school from March 31st until April 15th. They will be honored on a first come first serve basis and must be filled out on the proper form. If you have questions please contact Mr. Bonner at 586-2845.

The Cedar and Parowan Lions clubs are pleased to partner with the North Elementary PTA to sponsor a fun, positive activity where students, PTA, and sponsors win.

All elementary students at North have received a "Home Reading Chart". Please encourage your students to read and complete their charts. Each student records their reading on the chart and will bring it to the Kite Festival to redeem a Free Kite! All sponsorship dollars will be divided to the school based upon the reading charts redeemed at the Kite Festival. Additional sponsorships are available for anyone who would like to be a part of this fun positive event.

The Kite Festival will be held at the Cedar Middle School fields next to Discovery Park on April 24th 2010. The Kite Festival will run from 10am to 4pm with kite flying, vendors and many other fun family centered activities.

Please contact any of the following for more information!

Mark Nelson (Kite Flight Chair) 463-5501
AJ Brooks (Breakin' Wind) 868-1073
Terry Pickett (School District Contact) 586-2804

Afterschool Program

The 4-H Afterschool Program, also known as Youth and Families with Promise began at North Elementary in the fall of 2009. If offers three excellent opportunities for our children in the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades, in class mentoring, after school help with homework and fun 4-H projects. The goal is to help children succeed in academics and in life.

The mentors are coordinated with SUU and other volunteer organizations. Each mentor is screened and trained before mentoring begins.

To participate in our program, we ask parents and or teachers to refer their students to the program. You may do so by emailing Becky Hyde at becky.hyde@usu.edu. There is no cost to the school or the student. We have registration packets available and ask that parents complete the packet to determine the needs of each student upon admission and match them most beneficially with their mentor.

Currently the program only has four students enrolled at North Elementary and we have room for Twenty Five. If you have a child or know of a child that would benefit from this program please contact Becky by e-mail or at the 4-H Extension Office at 586-8132.

Cookie Dough Fundraiser

Our annual Cookie Dough Fundraiser will be held February 8th to Feb 19th. We will be having an assembly on Feb 8th to hand out packets and deadline information. Please contact a member of the PTA with questions.