Newsletter Art

This year we have started a new contest where our students get to submit art to be used as the banner on the newsletter. Last months winning submission (the costumes) was from Olivia in Mrs. Waddoups class. We were also blessed to be able to use Kions art work depicting Happy Fall (also Mrs. Waddoups) on the second page as a break between articles. Here they are again for your enjoyment!

Each grade has a chance to participate. First grade winner will be highlighted in the Nov newsletter. Each month submissions are due on the first Monday and the PTA votes during their month meeting that Wednesday. Everyone is welcome to the PTA meetings.

School Directories

All School Directories should have gone home already. If you did not pre-order one and would still like one, they can be bought at the school office for $3.00.

Family Fun night

Family fun night is at Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center tonight. A flyer should have gone home earlier this week with the students. For more information you can contact the Rec Center.

Have Fun.

Smiths Earn & Learn = free money!

Smiths gives $1,000,000 - that's right 6 zero's- to schools every year.

Every time you use your fresh values card the points are used as credit. Our schools percentage of the 1 million dollars is based on spending and purchases made by participants that have enrolled their Smiths Value Card as compared to other schools total purchases - but the enrollment expires each year. Any enrollments after 6/1/2010 will be valid until Sept of 2011. All other enrollments expired on 9/30/2010- so if you enrolled this past March - you need to re-enroll.

Points used toward Earn and Learn do not affect other points you may be earning such as fuel or photo points so there's no reason not to sign up. Better yet, make sure you are enrolled before all that Holiday shopping.


For more information pick up the Smith's flyer at school.

Now, go have fun spending!

Reading the Days Away

We are starting "Reading the Days Away!" This is a PTA sponsored program to encourage READING. Currently, every student is "required" to read 15-20 minutes a night for their teachers. This program will track these minutes and hopefully, encourage even more reading.

Every month, teach er will turn in their class minute totals and they will be converted into reading 'days' (24 hrs = 1 day). Watch the board in the front hallway to see how your contribution is helping your class to reach 100 days. Any class that reaches 100 days of reading throughout the year will be invited to a special party at the end of the year. So find some good books and let the fun begin!

Jeannette

Blog Award

Did you see the new button we have displayed on the right side of our page? We received an email from Kathy Sims of www.teachersalaryinfo.com that our PTA blog has won an award for one of the best blogs in the region.

The email is posted below:

A wonderful afternoon to you! Kathy here, and your teaching blog, Canyon View PTA, was determined to be one of the best PTA & PTSA blogs in your region! You can see other great teaching blogs in your region here at: www.teachersalaryinfo.com/top-teacher-blogs/top-pta-ptsa-west/.

Teachers have the most under appreciated job facilitating learning for our children. So we wanted to recognize your contributions! As a winner, we honor you by presenting you with an awards badge. You can use this to signify just how special your blog is to your class!

Thanks to all you who send information to be shared and to those of you who who come here to read about things going on at our school.

Reminder - Reflections entries are due Tue - Nov 2nd.

It's time for the annual PTA-sponsored Reflections program at Canyon View. Run by the PTA for more than 40 years, Reflections encourages students to express themselves artistically based on a common theme. The program is a celebration of children's imagination, creativity, and self-expression. Our school's participation is an acknowledgement that we believe that creating art is a great learning experience - something that has been proven to enhance and develop intellectual, social, and physical skills.

How Reflections works: This year's theme is "Together We Can." Students may submit original artwork that expresses this theme in any of the following art areas: Dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, visual arts, theater, and three-dimensional. Entries must be received by Tuesday, November 2. Works are then grouped according to age division and judged, and then have the possibility of advancing on to council, district, region, state, or even national levels. Reflections entry forms and official rules are available in the main office. All Reflections participants are recognized in a special Awards Assembly on November 9.

Please help your child explore the arts and their own sense of creativity and encourage their participation!All entry and rules can be downloaded at http://www.ptareflections.org/ Please contact Allison Harbertson with any questions - 801.440.3064 or allisonharbertson@gmail.com.