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October 10, 2022

CALENDAR
Oct 11 4th Grade Field Trip-This is the Place State Park
Oct 11 Alpine School Community Council Meeting 9:30-Faculty Room
Oct 11 Alpine Elementary Student Council Conference-BYU-Bus leaves at 8:25am
Oct 12 Walk to School Wednesday
Oct 12 End of 1st Term
Oct 13-17 Fall Break-NO SCHOOL
Oct 18-21 Red Ribbon Week-see below
Oct 18 Lone Peak Council PTA Meeting 10:00 Location TBD
Oct 19 Walk to School Wednesday
Oct 20 Alpine PTA Family Night-6:30 in gym-Magic Night!-Info to come
Oct 21 3rd Grade Field Trip-Living Planet Aquarium

School Information

Counseling Newsletter
Please see the attached Counseling Newsletter for the month of October.

Reflections-See below for details
I would just like to encourage you to help your students with a Reflection entry. Hopefully, you have all noticed a reduction in the homework for your students. One benefit that can be had with this homework policy is that you might have a bit more time to do things like a Reflection entry. I know life is busy but the Reflections program is something that your children remember for years to come. Please remember that entries are due by October 13th.

Red Ribbon Week Coming Up
We have our annual Red Ribbon Week coming up Oct 18-21. I had some parents ask to have a “heads-up” on when the dress up days will be. So, there will be more information coming but we wanted to let you know that on Tuesday of that week it will be hat day, Wednesday will be crazy hair day, Thursday will be sports jersey day, and Friday will be wear red or camo day. Hope that helps those who wanted to know early.

From the Library

Battle of the Books Information
If you ordered a Battle of the Books t-shirt for your student, please pay the $7/shirt cost as soon as possible on myschoolfees.com. Thanks to those who have already paid 🙂 Payment deadline is October 21st.

We’re so excited for the Battle of the Books competition this year and have more students participating than ever before! It’s going to be a great year of reading!

Students who have read at least three books on their reading list by December will be invited to a pizza party in the library. Thanks for encouraging your students to read every day. We want to order A LOT of pizza for our readers 🙂

From the SCC

SCC Meeting
Thanks to those who attended our last SCC meeting. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 11th at 9:30 in the faculty room.  Click here for the meeting minutes

From the PTA

Running Club
Running Club is continuing this week!  It will take place during Monday and Friday morning recess and Wednesday afternoon recess.  Remember to wear tennis shoes for those kids wanting to participate.  Prizes will be given out to the kids who reach their running milestones.

Reflections

Reflections is a national PTA program and it gives students the chance to submit art in one or all of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts.  The theme for this year is Show your Voice!  Submissions need to be sent electronically here: https://www.utahpta.org/ref (this is also where instructions and rules are found) by October 13th.

PTA Meeting

Our next PTA meeting is Oct 25th from 9:30-10:30 AM in the teacher’s lounge.  We would love to have you there!

At this meeting, we will be voting on our new PTA bylaws.  The proposed bylaws are posted in the teacher’s lounge.  If you have any concerns or issues with the bylaws, please email [email protected].

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.

October 3, 2022

CALENDAR
Oct 4 Alpine PTA Board Meeting 9:30 in the Faculty Room
Oct 4 2nd Grade Field Trip-Equestrian Park-Lehi
Oct 11 4th Grade Field Trip-This is the Place State Park
Oct 11 Alpine School Community Council Meeting 9:30-Faculty Room
Oct 12 End of 1st Term
Oct 13-17 Fall Break-NO SCHOOL

School Information
Fall Festival and Fun Run
We would like to thank our PTA for the fantastic week we had last week. They put in hundreds of hours planning and carrying out these events. We would also like to thank Doterra for supplying the T-shirts and Smith’s Marketplace in Lehi for donating the fantastic fruits for the Fun Run. Thanks, PTA, for all you do for our school!

Reflections-See below for details
I would just like to encourage you to help your students with a Reflection entry. Hopefully, you have all noticed a reduction in the homework for your students. One benefit that can be had with this homework policy is that you might have a bit more time to do things like a Reflection entry. I know life is busy but the Reflections program is something that your children remember for years to come. Please remember that entries are due by October 13th.

Cornbelly Opportunity
Cornbelly’s opened last 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
Please remember to return any past due library books!

From the SCC
SCC Meeting
Thanks to those who attended our last SCC meeting. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 11th at 9:30 in the faculty room.

From the PTA
We are overwhelmed with the generosity of our Alpine Elementary parents and community! Thank you so much for all of those who donated to our fundraiser and those who bought our Fall Festival baskets.  You are all amazing!!  We brought in a final total of $18,918.96!!  That exceeded our PTA Fun Run Fundraiser goal of $15k.  The winners of the Chick-Fil-A lunches for each grade are:

• Kindergarten – Ms. Malone’s AM class

• 1st Grade – Ms. Johnson’s class

• 2nd Grade – Ms. Clement’s class

• 3rd Grade – Ms. Chen’s class

• 4th Grade – Ms. Dale’s class

• 5th Grade – Mr. Horan’s class

• 6th Grade – Ms. Reyes’ class

We want to send a special thank you to Doterra for donating to make our T-shirts happen!  All of the students and faculty looked awesome in the shirts during the Fun Run!!  The lunches for the winning classes will happen soon!

Also, thank you to all the volunteers who made last week possible!  Everyone had a great time at the Fun Run and the Fall Festival!  We appreciate all that you do!

Running Club
Running Club is starting this week!  It will take place during Monday and Friday morning recess and Wednesday afternoon recess.  Remember to wear tennis shoes for those kids wanting to participate.  Prizes will be given out to the kids who reach their running milestones.

Reflections
Reflections is a national PTA program and it gives students the chance to submit art in one or all of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts.  The theme for this year is Show your Voice!  Submissions need to be sent electronically here: https://www.utahpta.org/ref (this is also where instructions and rules are found) by October 13th.

PTA Meeting
Our next PTA meeting is Oct 4th from 9:30-10:30 AM in the teacher’s lounge.  We would love to have you there!
At the end of October, we will be voting on our new PTA bylaws.  The proposed bylaws are posted in the teacher’s lounge.  If you have any concerns or issues with the bylaws, please email [email protected].

PTA Calendar
Attached is our current tentative PTA calendar so you can look ahead and plan for events to come.  Dates are subject to change slightly.

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.

September 26, 2022

CALENDAR

Sept 26-30 PTA Fundraiser-see below for detail
Sept 29 Mountain Man Rendezvous-4th Grade
Sept 29 1st Grade Field Trip-Thanksgiving Point
Sept 30 Alpine Fun Run-see below
Oct 4 Alpine PTA Board Meeting 9:30 in the Faculty Room

School Information

Alpine Choir
This is the last week to sign up for the school choir. Practices are on Tuesday’s from 3:30-4:30. It is a great opportunity for our students to be with their peers and learn some great songs. The cost is $30 and can be paid on myschoolfees. Please let us know if you need any more information.

SEP Conferences
A big thank you to all those who were able to make it to our SEP conferences last week. If you were not able to attend, please contact your teacher(s) and they would love to give you some information regarding your student(s).

Cornbelly Opportunity
Cornbelly’s opened last 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
A huge thank you to Mrs. Ruesch and all those who helped her make last week a fantastic week with our Book Fair! We are lucky to have so many

From the SCC

SCC Meeting
We are excited to have our first SCC meeting on Sept 28th at 9:30. We invite any parents who would like to come to be in attendance. It will be in the school faculty room.

From the PTA
Alpine Elementary PTA Fundraiser & Fun Run

Fun Run PTA Fundraiser
This week, we are excited to host this year’s Fun Run PTA Fundraiser! Last week, your student should have come home with a flyer with information surrounding this week’s Fun Run PTA Fundraiser, including details around the Fun Run itself happening THIS FRIDAY, September 30th, from 12:00 pm – 3:15 PM at Creekside Park. I have attached the full flyer with all the details, but just a few things to keep in mind:

Goal: Our fundraiser goal is $15,000. Your generous contributions this week directly enable several programs that would not be possible otherwise, which in turn support 4 fundamental goals for Alpine Elementary, including:

• Creating opportunities to strengthen school unity

• Promoting health & wellness

• Encouraging attitudes of acceptance, kindness, & respect

• Creating a culture that learning is exciting & fun

Our many PTA programs taking place throughout the school year, including Running Club, Kindness Club, Walk-to-School Wednesdays, the Chinese Lantern Festival, Red Ribbon Week (drug safety & awareness), White Ribbon Week (Internet safety), Battle of the Books, Fall Festival, Family Fun Nights, and the School Spring Carnival are some of the many programs your donations make possible!

Lunch from Chick-fil-A & Extra Recesses: One class from EACH GRADE with the most donations (averaged per student) will win lunch from Chick-fil-A!

How to Donate: There are multiple ways to donate this week, and you may donate anytime Monday through Friday! You may either send cash or check (payable to: Alpine Elementary PTA) in the envelope attached to last week’s flyer, or pay online (a small percentage charge is added) by visiting https:// alpineelementary.memberhub. com/store# or by scanning the QR code in the attached flyer to go directly to the site. Just PLEASE select YOUR CHILD’S HOMEROOM TEACHER when paying online so his or her class gets credit for your donation!

Fun Run Schedule at Creekside Park on Friday, September 30: Come support your students as they participate in the Fun Run! Thanks to the generous contributions of Doterra, all Alpine Elementary students will be getting an Alpine Elementary t-shirt for the run! Below is when each class will be running at the park.  They will run for 15 minutes, grab a snack and then head back to class.

• First Grade – 12:45 PM

• Kindergarten & Second Grade – 1:15 PM

• Third Grade – 1:45 PM

• Fourth Grades – 2:15 PM

• Fifth Grade – 2:45 PM

• Sixth Grade – Noon

Most importantly, we are grateful for our amazing Alpine Elementary community and for your support!

Please also follow Alpine Elementary PTA on Instagram @alpineelementarypta to keep up to date on everything going on!

Fall Festival

Come join us at the Fall Festival this Friday, September 30th 4-7 PM after the Fun Run!  We will have carnival games, a petting zoo, inflatables, prizes and food!  $6 wristband for carnival games. This is such a fun activity for the entire family to enjoy! Please note, there will be a small percentage charge added on to the cost if you are paying by credit card.

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.

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/alpinedistrict.org/alpineelementarylibrary/battle-of-the-books

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    If you could come to even part of this time we would appreciate the help.  Thanks!

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.

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