Friday, May 29, 2009

School’s Out For Summer at Art City Elementary!

Thanks to all our fabulous teachers, secretaries, staff and Mr. Rowe.
This year has been filled with lots of great learning, wonderful activities and events, tons of parents and grandparents willing to volunteer their time, talents and so much more. Thanks to one and all and a wish to have a fantastic, safe summer.
A special thank you to Mrs. Pearce. We will miss you and trust that there will be frequent visits from you. You will always have a place in our hearts and in the halls of Art City Elementary. We love you!
Below is a list of our PTA Commissioners and Board members. All of these individuals along with their committees and YOU have volunteered many, many hours on behalf of our students. Thank you so much and see you next year!
PTA Executive Board
Pres-Elect: Stephanie Petersen
Secretary: Niccole Webster
Treasurer: Lori Borget
Publicity VP: Mandi Jeppson
Membership VP: Sarah Ferrin
Legislative VP: Arryn Patten
Principal VP: Dave Rowe
Teacher VP: Nishelle Morgan
General Board (Commissioners)
Room Parents: Kristi Ohman
Sep Dinners: Kelli Cutler, Toni Miller, Kim Droubay
radKIDS: Julia Murray
School Yearbook: Eric Ferrin
Awards & Grants: Deanna Lindsey
Soup Labels/Caps/: Katie Fleming
Box Tops: Traci Clark
Health & Safety: Cory Fisher
School Pictures: Sarah Sumsion
Book Fairs: Jennifer Follette
Halloween Parade: Laurie Edwards
Cookie Dough School Fundraiser: Brenda Lindsey
Reflections: Kim Jepperson
Christmas Wish Trees: Tammy Daybell
Teacher Appreciation: Jeni Neel
Hershey Track: Christine Graham
Theme Basket PTA Fundraiser: Samantha Gwilliam
Spring Carnival: Angela Jensen
Field Day: Wendy Packard
Sixth Grade Graduation: Kris Bunnell
School Shirts: Jami Welch
Fun Run: Margie Fullmer
Nebo Healthy Challenge: Hillary Shepherd

Happenings in the month of May

• Mr. Fluckiger's class won the box tops contest! They brought in over 800 box tops. Congrats and thanks to all those that participated and helped raise money for our school.
• Congratulations to all our Nebo District Healthy Challenge participants. There were almost 400 of you that were involved and doing great! Keep it up! Thanks to Hillary Shepherd and Cathy Dutson for managing all the paperwork.
• Our School Carnival was a hit again this year. It has become quite a community event. Thanks to Angela Jensen and her committee and Sam Gwilliam and committee for the awesome theme baskets. It was another record year for sales.
• Field Day and the Fun Run were a perfect end to a great year. Thanks to Wendy Packard and Margie Fullmer and their committees. Lots and Lots of fun!
• The Sixth Grade graduation was a grand affair with a brilliant program and root beer floats to top it off. Thanks to Kris Bunnell and the graduation committee and to all the Sixth grade Teachers for organizing a wonderfully memorable night.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Tuesday Yearbook Sale

We still have 20 copies of the yearbook to sell. Don't forget to get your copy on Tuesday after school, only $8.75 a book!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Yearbooks are In

The Art City Elementary Yearbooks will be handed out in class on Friday, May 22nd.

We do have about 70 extra copies to sell. We will be selling them on first come, first serve basis. The price will be $8.75 a book. The finally yearbook sale will be Friday, May 22nd from 3-4 pm, and Tuesday, May 26th from 3-4 pm until the books are gone.

Don't miss out!

Monday, May 11, 2009

Theme Basket Fundraiser

The PTA is having a Theme Basket Silent Auction in order to raise funds for the next school year. 28 amazing baskets are currently on display in the front lobby and anyone is welcome to place a bid during school hours. Simply sign up in the office and bid away! The auction will conclude at 7:30 p.m. at the school’s carnival on Friday, May 15th. Questions concerning the auction can be directed to Amber Park @ 801-489-4926.

We wish to express appreciation to the following businesses and individuals who have contributed to this fundraiser and who have made it difficult to decide which basket to bid on first:

Thanksgiving Point, Boondocks, Springville Quiznos, Los Hermanos, Deseret Book, UVU Athletics, Red Robin, Moosie’s Woodworks Home & Gift, Soldier Hollow, New Concept Siding, Domino’s Pizza, Einstein Bros., Rod Works, Hollywood Video, Mountain Rock Music, Jumpin Jacks, Mimi’s CafĂ©, Fat Cats, Joe Bandido’s, Archivers, Pizza Hut, Wild Ivy Memories, The Pizza Factory, Wright’s Wholesale Flowers, Sam’s Club, Dr. Kronmiller, The Quarry, Applebee’s, La Casita, Disney Store Cast Members, Dr. David Nance, Club LeSpri, Gloria’s Little Italy, Stampin’ Up, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, Guru’s, Sunroc, Spanish Fork Bajio’s, Custom Events, Home Depot, Old Spaghetti Factory, Hale Center Theater, PF Changs, Ruby River, Trafalga, Brick Oven, Carrabba’s, Lazer Assault, Cracker Barrel, Desert Star Playhouse, Daniel’s Summit Lodge, Staples, Xage Medical & Day Spa, Tucanos, Sunrise Glass & Window, California Pizza Kitchen, Olive Garden, Trapnell Orthodontics, and the Travis Hansen Charity Basketball Camp.









Parent Volunteer for April

We would like to acknowledge Joe Price as our Parent Volunteer for April. Thanks for all of the time and effort you put into Art City.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

May Newsletter


School News

2008-2009 Has Been an Amazing School Year
We want to send a HUGE thank you to our fantastic PTA! This year was a success due to the wonderful people of our Art City PTA!

Fall Registration
Please put Thursday, July 30th on your calendar. All elementary schools in Springville will be registering students this day. This registration will be for all NEW and RETURNING students. This is the day to pick up information packets, make donations, order school shirts, etc. Class lists will hopefully be available on this day. The FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL will be Wednesday, August 19th. The first day of Kindergarten is tentatively scheduled for August 26th.

Requests
Art City Elementary does not accept teacher requests from parents for the upcoming year. Instead, Mr. Rowe works closely with teachers when preparing class lists to ensure the best experience for each child and to keep classes balanced. However, if you have legitimate concerns, Mr. Rowe encourages you to put them in writing and schedule an appointment to discuss the best fit for your child before May 15, 2009. Mr. Rowe will not make any class changes for the next year after that date.

Moving?
If you already know that your children will not be attending Art City School next fall, please let us know before the end of the school year. Knowing now helps us to assure a smooth transition for your child and to more accurately prepare for next year. Thank you for your help.

Lunch Notes
As we near the end of the 2008-2009 school year, we need to remind you that the outstanding meal charges MUST be taken care of. Please make sure your child has enough money in their account to carry them through the final month of May. Money left over in student accounts will be credited to the student’s account for the beginning of the upcoming school year as long as the student remains within Nebo School District. Refunds will be issued at the parent/guardian’s request by telephone or in writing ONLY if notice is given TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. This is requested in order to allow sufficient time to accumulate cash funds for reimbursement. If you have any questions or would like to require a refund, please contact Kim at 489-2822.
End of Year Testing
The end of year testing for students in grades 1-6 is well underway. The last day of testing will be May 20th. End of level results will hopefully be available sometime this summer. Kindergarten students will be tested on an individual basis May 26th through 29th.

May 27th Annual Family Fun Run/Walk
This is for everyone in our school as well as family members that would like to participate! Start time is 9:30 a.m. More details to come. After lunch we will have an awards assembly with a random prize drawing. There will be awards for the FASTEST runners, so start training now. Mark your calendars and plan for some fun!

Library Books are Due!
Please remember that all library books are due on Monday, May 4th. It is important that all books are returned to the school by this date. Thank you for your help.

The Jungle Book Play
Art City is proud to present the musical, “The Jungle Book.” Come one and all for a jungle of a time!
· Date & Time: May 7 & 8 at 7:00 p.m.
· Where: Art City Elementary Gym
· Cost: Free
· Seating: Doors will open to the gym at 6:00 p.m. Seats are not allowed to be saved before that time. An adult can save up to five seats but must remain with those seats.

Summer Book Fair
Join us at Art City Elementary as we read for the record this summer. All of the minutes you read will count toward the world record for summer reading! And, the best part is, the record will be published in the 2010 Scholastic Book of World Records! The top 20 schools with the most minutes read will also be featured in the book. As part of our celebration we will be hosting a book fair July 9th and 10th. The school will be open for your purchases 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This will be our annual buy-one get one-free book fair. That is right, everything is buy one get one free, it is a terrific way to stock up for the summer and help our school Read For The Record!

May Events
Please check the calendar closely for the month of May. This is always a very busy month and we want to make sure that every family is aware of each activity.

PTA NEWS

PTA Thank You
Can you believe it! We've come to the end of another year at Art City Elementary. As a PTA Executive Board we want to thank Mr. Rowe, staff, teachers, parents, and students for supporting the PTA. We’ve been impressed with the great work that has been done by so many. We love Art City and hope that your summer break is a great one! See you next year!

PTA Meeting
Our last PTA Executive Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 5th at 10:00 a.m. in the faculty lounge.
Volunteer of the Month
Congratulations to Jen Hammond who was our Volunteer of the Month for March. Thank you for all that you do to serve the students at Art City.

Spring Carnival
· Friday, May 15th from 4-8 p.m. at Art City School
· Free pizza and food for the first 500 people
· 20 Blowup rides, Rock Walls, Games, Food and lots of fun!
· Ticket and wristband pre-sale on May 14th and 15th before and after school
· Wristbands are $6.00 for 3 years and up (good for all blowup rides and rock walls all night)
· Tickets are $1.00 for 5 and are good for games, rides, rock walls and food
· Prices for wristbands and tickets go up the night of the carnival

Box Tops for Education
Our box tops competition is going great! The contest will run until Friday, May 15th! That’s only a few more weeks to bring in as many box tops as you can to help our school earn money!

Bond Election
On June 23, 2009, Nebo School District will hold a Bond and Leeway Election. The $160 million bond is proposed with the purpose of funding construction of new schools and improving existing schools without raising taxes; the leeway would provide essential money for running the new schools and would raise taxes by only $13.75 annually on a $250,000 home. There is a slide show at www.nebo.edu/bond/ with information about the bond and leeway. There will also be a public hearing on Wednesday, May 13, at 6:00 pm at 560 S. Main in Springville. PLEASE take the opportunity to learn more about the growth issues facing Nebo School District and how the District will be able to issue the bond without raising taxes (even though the ballot for the bond will, confusingly enough, say differently). And don’t forget to vote on June 23! Our future student population will thank you.

Lots of Thank Yous
Thank you to Jeni Neel and her committee for a great and successful teacher appreciation week, Julia Murray for the great success that radKids has become, Eric Ferrin and his committee for working so hard to put the yearbook together and Christine Graham and her committee for everything involved with Hershey Track. Thanks to Deanna Lindsey for watching over our Awards and Grants, along with lots of well spent hours in the library. We also want to recognize those commissioners whose events will be held in May: Samantha Gwilliam and Theme Basket Fundraiser committee, Angela Jensen and her spring carnival committee, Wendy Packard and her field day committee, Kris Bunnell and her sixth grade graduation committee, Margie Fullmer and committee for the great Fun Run and a yearlong thank you to Hillary Shepherd and Cathy Dutson for completing all the paperwork involved with our Nebo Healthy Challenge. We thank you for your dedication in overseeing the great things that happen at Art City.

RadKids
RadKIDS has been a lot of fun this year. As students repeat the class it is fun to see how much they still remember and the joy they get in staying safe. As we have been teaching the 2nd grade, it is fun to see how excited they are to learn how to keep themselves safe, knowing when it's okay and when it's not okay to use their techniques. When you find yourself constantly saying "no, get back here", remind your students by asking them "Do you have the right to hurt yourself?" Then say: "You are potentially putting yourself in danger if I can't see you, you can't hear me or if you are too far away for me to help you." If they are hitting: Ask them "do you have the right to hurt anyone, including yourself?" Remind them "No one has the right to hurt them and if someone has 'pushed' them or 'hit' them, they can come and tell because it is not their fault if someone tries to hurt them trick them or make them feel bad inside, and when it's not their fault they can tell". Thank you for all those who took the time and helped with radKIDS this year. We look forward to another great year and hope that as parents you are finding it helpful and have a desire to come and help next year, we need you!
Thank you Mrs. Murray and Mrs. Anderton

Calendar
May 2009

May 4 Last day that Art City Library is open
May 5 5th Grade Hershey Track
May 6 School Play for School at 9 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
May 7 6th Grade Hershey Track
7:00 p.m. Play “The Jungle Book”
May 8 Kindergarten to Hogle Zoo
7:00 p.m. Play “The Jungle Book”
May 12 2nd Grade to Hogle Zoo
May 13 Kindergarten Field Day
5:00 p.m. SCC Dinner
1:00 p.m. Orchestra/Healthy Lifestyle Assembly
May 14 4th Grade Science Fair 8:45-11:00 a.m.
3rd Grade Swimming in the Afternoon
May 15 5th Grade to Orem Rec. Center
School Carnival 4:00-8:00 p.m.
May 18-22 Talent Week
May 19 12:45 p.m. Talent Show “A”
May 20 9:00 a.m. Talent Show “B”
May 21 1:00 p.m. 6th Grade Program for School
7:00 p.m. 6th Grade Program for Parents
Last Day of Preschool
May 22 Last Day of Kindergarten
8:30-11:30 a.m. 6th Grade to Classic Skating
9:00 a.m. 5th Grade State Fair and Float Parade
May 25 Memorial Day—No School
May 26-29 Kindergarten Assessments
May 26 Field Day
May 27 2nd Annual Fun Run
May 29 Last Day of School—Early out at Noon


Last PTA Board Meeting of the school year!

Art City PTA Meeting
May 5, 2009 10:00 a.m.
Minutes

Attendance: Kellie Chatfield, Stephanie Petersen, Jennifer Follette, Lori Borget, Nishelle Morgan, Sarah Ferrin, Margie Fullmer, Carla Allan, Arryn Patten, Julia Murray, Angela Jensen, Wendy Packard, Mandi Jeppson, Amber Park, Sam Gwilliam, and Niccole Webster

Called to Order: 10:00

Presiding: Kellie Chatfield, PTA President

Motion approved for minutes by Sarah Ferrin and Arryn Patten

Kellie: Thanked all who served this year and gave out gifts to members. She performed the installation of new board members for the next school year.

Budget: Lori Borget gave budget for month. The most paid out was for Teacher Appreciation. Theme baskets will be another expense for month. No money has been taken out of the music fund for the year. She reminded all to turn in receipts by the last day of school. The sales tax refund came back lower than expected.

Stephanie: Discussed the PTA convention and talked about sending the Needs Assessment form out at the end of the school year for parents to bring back next in upcoming school year. Also, the tee-shirt company can make cups and pens with our school logo on them and thinking about selling those for back to school days.

Membership: Sarah Ferrin collected hours from members. The volunteer of the month was Joe Price who had 445 mins in class time. Yearbook is being sent and we will pass out on the 22nd and sell the extras after that. Volunteers are needed to assemble and pass out to teacher classrooms.

Legislative: Arryn reminded for all to vote on the bond for new schools.

Carnival: Angela needs volunteers for this night. We will have a presale for tickets and wristbands. There will be 100 free slices of pizza and snacks. 72 volunteers needed so that we can have the discount on the carnival. Volunteer sheets need to be turned in by Monday.

Fun Run: Margie got the approval by the city and needs volunteers to come help and the main area in the back field which will need 15 volunteers. Suzanna Brunson is in charge of the back field. Prizes will be given out for top finishers.

Theme Baskets: Sam still working on getting more donations and needs help assembling baskets. Baskets will be on display for parents and students to see. Amber’s idea was to put pictures of the baskets on the blog to show businesses thanks for what they have donated and so parents can see baskets.

Field Day: Wendy has a meeting Tuesday to see who needs to do what. We need volunteers for each station, the water and dunk stations also.

Nebo Challenge Award: Top 2 winners in each class will get a prize. All who participated will get a little prize.

Adjourn 11:05

The Jungle Book

Don't forget to attend Art City's production of "The Jungle Book"! Admission is free to the Thursday and Friday night performances. The doors open at 6 PM, and the production begins at 7 PM. The show is delightful and sure to please parents and children.