October PTA Newsletter

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Vol. 7 No. 2
October
5 Picture Retake Day National Walk to School Day 13 Dads & Donuts, 8 a.m. 14 Reflections Entries Due 18 Mix It Up at Lunch Day 19 Early Out 20-21 No SchoolFall Recess 24-27 Red Ribbon Week 26 Red Ribbon Week Parent Education Night, 7 p.m. 27 Early Out 28 No SchoolEBL Day 31 Halloween Parade, 2:15 p.m.
Communicating With Parents

Students will no longer bring home copies of the PTA Newsletter. Instead, it is being emailed to you in an effort to save money and provide you with more timely information. Printed copies of the newsletter are available at the school if you prefer that format. You can also follow us on Twitter, like us on Face book or subscribe to our newsletter blog at draperelementary.blogspot.com. We update social media frequently.
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October 2011
PTA Membership Drive

Thank you for your support of the PTA at Draper Elementary. Students were able to spray Principal Sorensen with a fire hose recently because of the success of the PTA membership drive. A special thanks to the Draper Fire Department.
November
1 2 2-3 National Family Literacy Day ATTA Training, 9 a.m. Parent Conferences, Scholastic Book Fair 3 Early Out 4 No SchoolComp Day 10 Dads & Donuts, 8 a.m. 16 Hearing Screenings 17 Reflections Awards Night 23-25 No School Thanksgiving Recess
International Walk to School Day is Oct. 5

Grab your walking shoes and come celebrate International Walk To School Day with us at Draper Elementary. On Wednesday, Oct. 5, we are encouraging everyone who can to walk to school. This is a great opportunity for us to: enhance the health of our kids, reduce traffic congestion, pollution and speed near our school, create safer routes for walking and bicycling to school, teach safe walking skills to our children, and share time with community leaders, parents and children. For those unable to join us with the walk, please respect the walkers and help us to clean up the air our children breathe as they enter and exit the school. We encourage you to "turn you key, be idle free.
Stay Informed
Like Draper Elementary on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and visit our PTA blog at
draperelementary.blogspot.com
Draper to Celebrate Diversity

Draper Elementary is excited to celebrate a different aspect of diversity each month. October is Hispanic Heritage Month. Visit our Draper PTA blog (draperelementary.blogspot.com) to find more information on Hispanic Heritage Month, including book suggestions, recipes, and events going on in our community. Please take a moment to stop by our library to see what differences and similarities we are learning about Hispanic Heritage.
Draper Elementary
1080 E. 12550 S. Draper, UT 84020 Ph: 801-826-8275 draper.canyonsdistrict.org draperelementary.blogspot.com
Principals Message
Hello Draper Family, Our first month of school is over and we are in full swing. Education is successful when parents, teachers, and students work together and we want to thank you for helping to get our year up and running so smoothly. Physical Education, Presidential Fitness This year you will notice that we are making a big effort in helping our students become more active in their daily lives. Our fabulous PTA Health and Safety commissioners have spent the last two weeks benchmarking all of our students in the Presidential Fitness program. Students participated in all five assessments and were given information on what they can be doing throughout the year to make progress and earn this individual award at the end of the year. We are also excited to be adding a PE Specialist to our staff this year. Ms. Britten will be teaching the state core curriculum to students in all grades. I know you will find this addition to be beneficial in many ways as our students learn new skills and learn the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Classroom Interruptions We have implemented a new procedure in our office in order to eliminate the number of classroom interruptions that come into our office daily. We want to inform you that all students messages will be delivered after 3 pm. Parking Lot Safety Please remember that our parking lot is an area of concern on a daily basis. Thank you for using the pick- up /drop-off lanes correctly and watching for students at all times. We have improved our procedures and usually have all students safely on their way home within about 10 minutes after school. The wait line moves quickly once the students are dismissed and even if you are in a hurry we want everyone to remember SAFETY OVER CONVENIENCE. -Ms. Kenna Sorensen, Principal
Reflections Entries Due Oct. 14

This year's PTA Reflections Art Contest theme is Diversity Means. The deadline for submitting entries is Oct. 14. Forms and detailed information can be found on the school website.
Register Before You Volunteer

Thank you to all of our parents who have registered as volunteers for this new school year. If you have not taken care of this simple procedure today is the perfect time to do so. The process takes three minutes. You will be notified when you have been given clearance to volunteer with students at school or on field trips. The volunteer application can be found at the district website (canyonsdistrict.org), click on the community tab and then click on the volunteer link.
Oct. 18: Mix it Up at Lunch Day

Draper Elementary is one of 1,777 schools participating nationally in our first-ever Mix It Up at Lunch Day on Oct. 18. Students are asked to sit with someone new in the cafeteria for just one day a small step that can go a long way toward breaking down social barriers. This will be a fun lunch day with engaging conversations learning about others and students learning about themselves. If you would like to join the Diversity/Inclusivity team please contact Chiersten Luettinger, cluettinger@comcast.net.
Red Ribbon Week is Oct. 24-27

Draper Elementary will participate in Red Ribbon Week activities Oct. 24-27. We encourage students to participate in theme days during the week, which will be made known to them the week before. Of special note to parents is the parent education night Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the school from 7-8:30pm. Parents may choose to attend any or all of the three 30-minute presentations on 1) drug awareness, 2) Internet safety, and 3) 5th/6th online math. Each presentation will be given three times that evening so that parents can rotate between presentations as they desire.
PTA Presidents Message

We hope you took advantage of Family Day on Sept. 26 and made an effort to eat dinner together as a family. Now maybe we can set goals to eat together as a family two, three, four or five times a week! Statistics indicate that nurturing children this way is most beneficial to them being drug and alcohol free. This is a great way to move into our Red Ribbon Week (Oct. 24-27) when we all pledge to be drug free! -Jolynn Skousen, 2011-12 Draper Elementary PTA President

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Deweys Diary

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Communicating With Parents

PTA Membership Drive

International Walk to School Day is Oct. 5

Draper to Celebrate Diversity

Reflections Entries Due Oct. 14

Register Before You Volunteer

Oct. 18: Mix it Up at Lunch Day

Red Ribbon Week is Oct. 24-27

PTA Presidents Message

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