September 19, 2022
CALENDAR
Sept 19-23 Alpine Book Fair-Library-All Week Long!
Sept 20 Lone Peak Council PTA Meeting 10:00 Westfield Elementary
Sept 21-22 SEP (Parent/Teacher Conferences) at Alpine Elementary-See below and attach
Sept 21 Student Vision Screenings 10:00 Gym-See below for volunteer opportunity
Sept 26-30 PTA Fundraiser-see below for details
Sept 29 Mountain Man Rendezvous-4th Grade
Sept 29 1st Grade Field Trip-Thanksgiving Point
Sept 30 Alpine Fun Run-see below
School Information
SEP Conferences Coming Up
We are excited to have our first Parent/Teacher conferences of this year. Please log on to your Parent Skyward page to access the calendar to sign up. We encourage everyone to please come and get an update on how your student(s) are doing in school. This is a fantastic time for parents and teachers to connect and answer any questions you may have. I have attached a short tutorial on how to sign up if you are unfamiliar with this process. Please let us know if you need assistance with this process. If you do not sign up, a time will be assigned to you.
Five12 Foundation Opportunity
We are very fortunate to have the chance to access the Five12 foundation and all they do for the students across the state. This organization is based here in Alpine and is one of the best operations run by some of the best people I know. This foundation provides much needed food and assistance to students who may need a bit of extra help at times. At Alpine Elementary, many students have been given weekend meals. These are distributed on Friday afternoons as students are leaving for the weekend. It is a process that is discrete and allows students to take home a bit of extra food as needed. Please let me know if you would like to be included on this list or if you have friends or neighbors who could possibly benefit from this fantastic program. If you would like, you may take a look at their website by clicking here. Five12.org
Cornbelly Opportunity
Cornbelly’s is opening this weekend! If your family is planning on going to Cornbelly’s any time this season, use ALPINEPTA as your promo code and you can get $3 off your admission to Cornbelly’s
From the Library
!!LAST WEEK TO SIGN UP FOR BATTLE OF THE BOOKS!!
Registration ends Friday, September 23rd.
Register your 3rd-6th grade student(s) here:
https://sites.google.com/
Once students are registered, all they need to do is start reading the books on their grade level book list available here or in the library. If they read three books on their list before December, they’ll be assigned a team and invited to a pizza party in the library.
Thanks to our generous sponsor! Riley’s Carpet Cleaning
IT’S BOOK FAIR TIME!
September 19th-23rd
Stop by and pick up some great books to read.
Up to 50% of your purchase benefits our school.
Book Fair Hours
Monday & Tuesday 8:45 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday & Thursday 8:45 – 7:00 pm
Friday: 8:45 am – 12:30 pm
Can’t visit in person? Shop our online book fair HERE. Feel free to share the link with grandparents and others who can’t attend.
Students can complete the attached reading challenge and return it to the book fair Friday by 12:30 pm for a chance to win fun prizes including a shopping spree at the book fair.
We hope to see you at the book fair 🙂
From the SCC
SCC Member Election Results
We are happy to announce the results of our SCC election that took place last week. We appreciate all the support from those who took the time to cast their votes. The following people will be have been elected and will comprise the Alpine School Community Council for the 2022-2023 school year:
Angelica Nash-Parent Member
Jaron Mathis-Parent Member
Tracy Nuttall-Parent Member
Holly Reynolds-Parent Member
Vanessa Hogan-Parent Member
Connie Faux-School Employee
Colleen Aitchison-School Employee
Paul Finlayson-Principal
We will be meeting soon and the meeting schedule will be published on our Alpine Elementary School website.
From the PTA
Alpine PTA Meeting
Our next meeting will be on October 4th at 9:30 in the faculty room. We invite all who are interested to come and see what is happening.
Vision Screening
Vision Screening is this Wednesday, September 21st. We still need 5 volunteers for vision screening. It is from 9:15 AM- about 11:30 AM. Here is the sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/ go/10C0E4AAAAB28A7F9C34-vision
Walk-to-School Wednesday
Walk-to-School Wednesday is now happening every Wednesday! We’d love any parent who wants to help to come to the school around 8:50 that morning and look for any 1 of 4 tables outside to help!
Alpine Elementary PTA Fundraiser & Fun Run
This Friday, your child will be bringing home a flyer with details around our annual Alpine Elementary PTA Fundraiser & Fun Run, taking place next week (Sept. 26 – 30). This fundraiser is crucial to supporting the many Alpine Elementary programs and activities that strive to strengthen school unity, promote health & wellness, encourage kindness & respect, and create a school-wide culture that learning is fun. This fundraiser will be in conjunction with the Fall Festival this year as well. Note that the Fun Run itself will be on Sept. 30th at Creekside Park in the afternoon.
Reflections
Last week, the students had an assembly about the Reflections Art Program. Reflections is an incredible nation-wide program put on by the PTA that encourages children to be creative and involved in the arts. There is no fee to participate and there are several art categories. This year’s theme is “Show your voice…” and the submission deadline is in October. Here is a link for information on how to create art for Reflections and what the rules are: Reflections Information for Parents | UtahPTA.org
From the Lunchroom
A reminder to everyone to please make sure your student(s) have money in their lunch accounts. If you need help with this, you can simply log on to mypaymentsplus.com and register. In addition to making payments, you can view your student account balances, history, set up automatic payments and account balance alerts. Also, our kitchen can accept cash or checks for meal payments, but not credit cards. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.