September Newsletter

Message from the Principal
Welcome Back, Art City Eagles!!!
We have already had our Open House and our “Back-to-School” Night. Parents, we hope you have had a chance to get to meet your children’s teachers and prepare for a great year.
Please take a few minutes and be sure to read teachers’ emails, school emails, and newsletters. You will find out valuable information about what your child is doing in class and important dates to remember. All of us, here at Art City Elementary, want your child to be successful this year!
We are very appreciative of all the activity donations we have received from everyone! This money goes for some special supplies for grade level projects and for field trips. Thanks so much for your generosity! If you haven’t had a chance to donate, we are always accepting donations.
As principal, I am thrilled to begin a new school year, and with the wonderful parents and students at Art City, I know that we can make this the best year ever!
Your Friend,
Lori Nielsen

New Faces in the Halls at Art City
It’s a brand new year; a time for new classes, new books and new staff members. We want to extend a warm welcome to the following individuals who have accepted positions at Art City School this year:

Mr. Waadt Kindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Stoddard 1st Grade Teacher
Mrs. Jacobsen 3rd Grade Teacher
Miss Richardson 5th Grade Teacher
Mr. Tolman Resource Teacher
Mrs. Bushman Psychologist
Mrs. Radford Lunch Technician
Ms. Talbot Lunch Technician


SEP Conferences
SEPs provide an opportunity for the parent, student, and teacher to meet for the purpose of reviewing student progress and setting goals for the coming months. Please mark the following dates on your calendar and plan to attend. We will be scheduling appointment times between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Please watch for more details to come.
• October 27th 1st-6th Grades
• January 12th K-6th Grades
• March 15th K-6th Grades

Hearing Screening
Hearing Screening for all K, 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students will be held at Art City on September 9th. If your child does not pass the first screening (many times due to cold or congestion), or is absent, we will do re-screenings two weeks later. If your child does not pass the second screening, we will contact you. If for any reason you do not want your child’s hearing screened, please contact Pam Knowles at 489-2820 or pam.knowles@nebo.edu.

Vision Screening
Vision screening for all K, 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students will be held at Art City School on September 30th.

Fridays
Fridays are the day to show your school spirit by wearing your school t-shirt or sweatshirt or wearing the school colors (blue and yellow).

PTA Facebook
Please join us on Facebook to get important information on PTA and School events. You can find us at http://www.facebook.com/artcitypta



PTA Meeting
Our first PTA meeting for the year will be Tuesday, September 6th at 10:00 a.m. in the faculty lounge. If you are a commissioner, please plan to attend if you can. Your information packet will be given to you this day unless you have already received it. All PTA members are welcome to attend.

PTA Members
Thank you for signing up for Art City PTA this year. We had a lot of support! Thank you Kellie Chatfield for the great job in overseeing the membership drive! Congratulations to John Jarvie who won the Little Giant Ladder.

PTA Fundraiser
September 23rd
“The Eagles’ Flight” Walk-a-thon
Art City PTA will hold a school-wide Walk-a-thon fundraiser (“The Eagles’ Flight”) for the 2011-12 school year. This will be in place of the Theme Basket fundraiser that has been done in the past.

If you have any questions, suggestions, or would like to volunteer for any aspect of the planning or coordinating stages, please contact Amber Park @ 801-489-4926 or Kami Hall @ 801-489-5996.

Room Parent Tea
Thank you for those that participated in the Room Parent Tea on August 31st. It was a chance for teachers to meet their room parents and begin to coordinate classroom events throughout the year. Thank you Megan Wilson for being our Room Parent Commissioner and hosting this event.

Art City Blog
We invite you to check out the Art City Blog at artcitynews.blogspot.com. Here you will find more information about upcoming events, happenings at the school, and pictures of different activities at Art City.

Thank You
Thank you to all of the PTA and parent volunteers. We couldn’t do what we do without you! Please make sure to record all of your volunteer hours on the sheets in the front office. This information is important for us to keep track and forward on to the state.

Volunteers
If you would like to get involved with PTA, please contact Jami Welch at artcitypta@gmail.com. We could use help in different areas and you can determine the amount of time you can donate.


Reflections
It’s time for Reflections! The theme for the 2011-2012 reflection contest is “Diversity Means….” The general rules are: 1) Each entry must be your child’s original creation. 2) Interpretation of the theme is more important than technique! 3) Each entry must follow rules of size & content for its arts area. 4) Each student can submit one entry per category.

Students can pick up entry forms and category rules in the front office, or you can find them online at to www.utahpta.org/reflections (This is the updated website address; the one in the flier is no longer active). Please be sure that all rules are followed and that the forms are filled out completely; failure to do so could result in the student’s entry being disqualified. Entries will be due October 6th. If you have questions, please contact Annette Sorenson @ 801-491-8973.


Calendar
(all dates are subject to change)

Sep 5 Labor Day, No School
Sep 6 PTA Meeting 10:00 a.m.
Sep 12-16 Green Ribbon Week (Health and Safety)
Emergency Classroom kits due
Sep 13 Election Day
Sep 16 Walk-a-thon Kick-off assembly 2:00 p.m.
Sep 23 Walk-a-thon
Sep 23-30 Walk-a-thon Collections

Oct 4 PTA Meeting 10:00 a.m.
Oct 4 School Picture Day
Oct 6 Reflections Due at school
Oct 7 Walk-a-thon Awards Assembly 2:00 p.m.
Oct 17-19 Red Ribbon Week
Oct 20-21 Fall Break (No School)
Oct 24-27 Book Fair
Oct 27 SEPs
Oct 28 PC Comp Day- No School
Oct 31 Halloween Parade 2:15 p.m.

Thank you for your close attention to the calendar dates in the newsletter and on your Art City magnet. We will not be sending reminders home this year for days off school.