North Elementary PTA

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2011-08-20T18:55:00.002-07:00

Welcome Back Polar Bears!!

We are excited for a great new year at North Elementary. We will be sending membership paperwork home in the next few weeks. Included in those will be membership, fluoride sign ups, yearbook and T-Shirts. Please support our school and sign up for membership even if you can't volunteer.

Every member that joins PTA this year will be entered into a drawing for an IPAD that was donated to our school!!

Prices will be as follows:
Membership $5.00
Fluoride $3.00
Yearbooks $12.00
T-Shirts $8-$12.00

Please make checks payable to North Elementary PTA

Upcoming Events

2011-04-30T16:44:00.003-07:00

We have a fun last month of school planned! Below is a list of the things your child will be participating in:

May 2-6th: Teacher Appreciation week
May 6th: Dairy Queen Fundraiser from 6-8
May 23rd: Reward swimming trip for 3-5th graders
May 24th: Yearbooks will be handed out
May 25th: Field Day (wear appropriate clothing)
May 26th: 5th grade vs faculty kickball game
May 27th: Polar pride assembly & slide show and 5th grade graduation

We are excited about all the fun things this month.

Dairy Queen Fundraiser

2011-04-30T16:40:00.002-07:00

We will be doing our last fundraiser of the year at Dairy Queen on Friday, May 6th from 6:00 to 8:00. It includes dine in and drive through sales. Dairy Queen will donate 25% of total sales to our school. Please show your support and treat the kids to ice cream!

Spelling Bee

2011-04-04T15:31:00.003-07:00

We would like to thank all those who participated and helped with our first annual spelling bee. It was a fun event supported by the students, teachers and parents. School winners were as follows: Grades 1-3 1st place Jack S. 1st place Dylan M. 2nd place Ethan W. Grades 4-5 1st place Courtney F. 2nd Place Kett E. Our 4th and 5th grade winners will go on to compete in the district spelling bee. This event will be held at South Elementary on April 8th, from 2:30 to 3:30. Good luck Courtney and Kett!

Safety Meeting

2011-04-04T15:27:00.003-07:00

All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend a safety meeting that will be held on April 14th, at 6:30 in the gym. We will be discussing protocol for lock down's, questions and answers, and parent expectations. Terry Pickett, Director of Elementary Education for the district will be conducting the event.

2011-2012 President

2011-04-04T15:24:00.001-07:00

We would like to thank Heidi Miller for volunteering to be our 2011-2012 PTA President. We are thrilled to have her on board with us for next year. Currently we are still looking for a President Elect. If interested please contact a member of the board for more information.

Upcoming Events

2011-03-01T13:54:00.003-07:00

We have a lot of fun and exciting events during the month of March. Please put them on your calendar and support your students.

March 7-11 Book Fair (Buy one get one free)
March 15th Spring Pictures
March 17th Kindergarten Registration
March 18th Science Fair
March 23rd Accelerated Reading Assembly
March 24th Safety Meeting
March 30th Arts Night
March 31st 1-3 grade Spelling Bee
April 1st 4-5 grade Spelling Bee
April 8th 5th Grade Dare graduation and Maturation program

Thanks to all those who have worked so hard to make all of these events happen

Cookie Dough

2011-02-15T11:15:00.003-07:00

Its time for our annual cookie dough fundraiser. The packets should be coming home with your children this week. We will run the sale until March 9th and all packets with money and selling sheets need to be turned into your child's teacher on that date. Cookie dough pick up will be on March 25th from 3:30 to 5:30. Please support us in this fundraiser and help raise money for a new electronic marquee for our school.

1st Annual North Elementary Spelling Bee

2011-01-27T17:05:00.006-07:00

The North Elementary PTA is very excited to host our first annual spelling bee. Each class will have their own competition and get the top two winners who will advance to the school spelling bee. First through third graders will compete for two school winners and fourth and fifth graders will compete for two winners who will advance to the district competition. (only 4th and 5th graders will advance to the district competition) Students who are interested may obtain a spelling list from their teachers to practice at home, or download them from the schools website. The school spelling bees will be on March 31, for the first through third grades and on April 1, for the fourth and fifth grades. We are really excited about this new tradition for our school and our district. Please support and encourage your students to participate.

We will be following the "scripps" style competition and using words from their spelling lists for our competition. Once we are registered with scripps we will be able to send our district winner to the state to compete in the Utah Spelling Bee. (that will not be in place for this years district winner) For a copy of rules and regulations please contact your students teacher.

Kite Flight

2011-01-14T13:08:00.003-07:00

It is time again for our annual Kite Flight reading contest. We will be partnering with the Lion's Club again this year for this fun event. Your child will receive a reading chart by Jan. 30th, and must read the required number of hours for the duration of the event. At the conclusion of the event there will be the actual Kite Flight on April 30th from 10:00 to 3:00 at Park Discovery. The kids will need to bring their completed reading chart in order to get their free kite. Please help us with your participation in this fun event. Last year without our schools participation and the generous donation from this event we would not have been able to get our new playground. We look forward to another successful event!

Santa's Workshop

2010-11-29T20:59:00.002-07:00

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

2010-11-03T20:14:00.003-07:00

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

2010-10-23T13:14:00.004-07:00

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

2010-10-06T13:20:00.003-07:00

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

2010-10-06T13:11:00.002-07:00

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

2010-09-17T15:41:00.005-07:00

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

2010-09-17T15:34:00.003-07:00

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

2010-08-16T19:53:00.004-07:00

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

2010-08-05T16:39:00.003-07:00

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

2010-05-12T15:03:00.002-07:00

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

2010-04-17T16:48:00.004-07:00

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

2010-03-18T13:23:00.002-07:00

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

2010-03-18T13:17:00.001-07:00

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.

2010-02-24T17:09:00.002-07:00

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

2010-02-02T14:52:00.003-07:00

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

2010-01-13T14:38:00.005-07:00

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.

Successful Food Drive

2009-12-17T14:14:00.003-07:00

A big Thanks to all who donated to our food drive. It was very successful. North Elementary collected 1,032 pounds of food!! In addition to the food collected, we collected 61 pounds of winter coats. The PTA would like to thank Mrs Boxwell for heading up the coat drive. The class cookie party winners were Mrs Austin and Mrs Palladino. Great job everyone!

We need your help!

2009-11-20T14:56:00.003-07:00

The playground equipment on the upper level playground must be replaced due to safety concerns. We are seeking help with the expense through public and private donors. Please contact a PTA member with any questions. Any past, present or future student of North Elementary can contribute!!

Fundraiser

2009-11-20T14:39:00.003-07:00

Please join us on December 12th at Panda Express for lunch or dinner. It is dine in, take out or drive thru. Must present flyer to cashier at time of purchase for our school to get credit. Watch for flyer's to come home the week of the event. This fundraiser will go towards safety concerns at North Elementary. Panda will donate 20% of qualified sales!!

Red Ribbon Week

2009-11-03T10:07:00.003-07:00

The Iron Co. Sheriff Dept., Highway Patrol, and Cedar City Police Dept. came to the school and did an amazing job showing the kids how they find people and drugs with their dogs! The dogs were so neat to watch! They were able to smell a wallet and find the person it belonged too!! Wow!! Thanks so much to all the officers who came and spoke with the kids about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.

Red Ribbon Assembly

2009-10-30T14:33:00.009-07:00

Mr Bonner got to try on Miss Utah's "beer goggles" to show the students how impaired people shoot a basketball. He was a great sport and the kids loved it.

Thanks to Mrs Comstock for making red ribbon week a huge success for North Elementary students!

Miss Utah, Heather Anderson came and spoke to our students about the dangers of drinking and using drugs.

Box Tops

2009-10-22T16:52:00.003-07:00

Box Tops is now up an running! We will be sending a bag with your child's name and the box top logo home for you to collect your box tops. They will need to be returned to the school on the 1st Wednesday of each month. Your bag will be returned and the kids will receive a reward for turning them in. Please help our coordinator by trimming them before submitting and there is no limit to how many you may turn in at a time.

Thanks for your support with this program.

Fluoride

2009-10-14T13:37:00.003-07:00

Fluoride will be starting this month.
We are still in need of volunteers to help administer this to the students. Please contact a member of the PTA if you are interested in helping.

Reflections

2009-10-14T13:33:00.006-07:00

This year's theme is "Beauty is...." Deadline is November 4th by 4:00 pm. Rules and entry forms are in the office at the school. The categories are:

Literature
Musical Composition
Photography
Visual Arts
Choreography/Dance
Film/Video
Theater
3-D Creations

Please contact Penny Johnson at 586-3481 with questions

Red Ribbon Week

2009-10-14T13:27:00.003-07:00

Red Ribbon week is Oct. 26-30

Please have your children support red ribbon week by participating in the following activities:

Monday: Wear red day
Tuesday: Crazy hat or hair day
Wednesday: Wear Jeans
Thursday: Sports apparel day
Friday: Wear your Halloween costume ( no make up or masks)

We will be having Miss Utah at our assembly on Wednesday and the Dare Car on Thursday.

"Say no to drugs and violence"

2009-10-06T11:47:00.003-07:00

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2009-10-04T15:46:00.002-07:00

NORTH ELEMENTARY NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!!

Due to budget constraints, the arts education program will be cut at the end of the school year unless the Utah Legislature approves continued funding. Please join us on October 8 at Iron Springs Elementary for the Friends of Art Works for North, Iron Springs and Escalante Valley Elementary schools. We need your help to save the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program in schools across the state. During the event, you will learn about this essential arts program and what you can do to show your support.

WHEN:
Thursday, October 8, 2009
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

WHERE:
Iron Springs Elementary
255 N 4050 W
Cedar City, Ut

2009-10-04T15:35:00.002-07:00

What fun!!!

2009-10-04T15:31:00.001-07:00

Having fun at the Fall Carnival!!!

2009-10-04T15:27:00.002-07:00

Just a quick reminder of the up-coming events this week! Hearing screenings are on Monday and picture re-take day is on Wednesday!

Box Tops & Lin's Receipts

2009-09-29T19:30:00.002-07:00

Just a reminder to keep turning in your Box Tops and do your online holiday shopping through the Box Tops website. It's easy, quick and simple to register. Follow the prompts on the top left of the welcome page and start shopping. The web address is www.btfe.com. You have to begin your shopping at that page to earn money for the school. This is a great way to help us earn money with your everyday purchases in the stores and online. Family and friends can register to support our school too!!

Lin's receipts are still being taken this year. There is a drop box next to the office and the winner will receive a reward if their receipt is chosen.

These are two great ways to earn money for our school without having to spend money you won't already be spending. Please take the time to clip box tops and save receipts. They really do make a difference!

Carnival Update

2009-09-29T19:21:00.003-07:00

We would like to thank all of those families, volunteers, faculty and staff who helped make our carnival a huge success. We had a great time and a fabulous turnout. For our first year of auctioning the "Theme Baskets" we were thrilled with the amount of money that was raised and the positive response's we received. We appreciate the parents donating items to help make them great! Congratulations to the 4th grade who sold their basket for the most money and to 1st grade who had the most items donated. Both grades received a popcorn party for their efforts.

H1N1 Information

2009-09-15T13:09:00.005-07:00

The school nurse has asked us to pass along this information to parents regarding H1N1 virus

If your child has a fever of 100 degrees or higher, keep them at home for seven days or until they do not have a fever for 24 hours without taking a fever reducing medication such as Tylenol, Ibuprofen etc. Schools will be monitoring students for signs of illness; they will take the temperature of any student who appears or complains of being sick. If the student is found to have a fever of 100 degrees or higher, we are asking parents to pick them up immediately. Working parents need to form a backup plan in the event their child becomes sick.

Thanks for your help,
Wendy Wood
Iron County School Nurse

2009-09-13T12:40:00.003-07:00

PTA will have it's annual vision screening on Tuesday, September 22. The screening will be done in the gym throughout the morning. Parents who have pre-school age children are also welcome to have them tested that morning!

2009-09-02T20:14:00.000-07:00

Fall Carnival

Our annual fall carnival will be held September 23, 2009, from 5:30 until 8:00. Please come and check out our new menu and game booths. We will have a new item this year with the theme baskets your children are helping to provide items for. Each grade has its own theme and suggested list of items to donate. The baskets will be purchased through an auction that will take place during the carnival. Please stop in and look over the baskets. Minimum bid for each basket will be $10. We are really excited about this new idea for the kids and parents to get involved in. Please contact Kristi Holyoak with questions at 463-0527.

Basket Themes

Kindergarten "Rainy Day"
1st Grade "Kids in the Kitchen"
2nd Grade "Breakfast Bonanza"
3rd Grade "Let's Have Sleepover"
4th Grade "Family Fun Night"
5th Grade "Take me out to the Ball Game"
Faculty & Staff "The Great Outdoors"

T-shirts

2009-09-02T19:29:00.000-07:00

We have a limited number of shirts and sizes left from the old shirt design. If you would like to purchase one they are available for $5 for both youth and adult sizes. Please contact a member of the PTA to check on sizes and colors available. They will be for sale at the carnival in the lunch room.

For next year we will have new shirts available with updated colors and style options. We would like to hear feedback on the new shirts and will have some available for preview at the fall carnival. Please leave a comment on the blog or let us know at the carnival if you like the new look.

Please encourage your students to wear their shirts on Friday's for prize drawings and to show their school spirit! We love our Polar Bears!

PTA Membership Drive

2009-09-02T19:17:00.001-07:00

Please watch your students backpacks for membership information, fluoride sign ups, yearbooks, and T-Shirt info. These will be due back to the students teacher no later than Sept 30, 2009.

We would like to try and double our membership from what is was last year. Please help us accomplish this goal and support North Elementary! It is only $5 to join and being a volunteer is optional. We love volunteers but understand if you are busy.

If we get a certain number of members our school will receive $1,000. Just think of what we could do with that amount of money.