Come to our School Carnival and see what all the fun is about.

Welcome Back

Another school year is upon us. Welcome to the 2011-12 school year!!!!! Please note the following dates on your calendars.

Back to School Night - August 23rd 6:30 pm

Bike Rode - September 1st 3:30pm

School Carnival - September 9th

School Pictures - September 15th

School t-shirts will be available at Back to School Night. We will have some that can be purchased then, and some that can be ordered. T-shirts are $8.00 and hoodies $22-$24

Happy School Year 2011-12!

School Carnival

Our school carnival date has CHANGED.

Friday, May 6!

5:30pm-8:00pm

We'll have carnival games, a bounce house obstacle course and the opportunity to 'dunk-a-cop' in a dunking tank!

All tickets are .50 cents each

Pre-order tickets now available.

Can't wait to see you there!!!

Dr Seuss Family Reading Morning

In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, we invite all students and their families to come read together at the school, Wednesday, March 2^nd , anytime between 8:00-8:45am.

Feel free to bring your own books to read in your student’s classroom or in the halls.  If you have any books you’d like to donate, you may bring those on Wednesday too.

We invite you to come to the lunch room to get some bagels and juice before or after you read.  PLEASE DO NOT EAT THE FOOD OUTSIDE OF THE LUNCH ROOM.

See you March 2^nd!!

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

Thank you for all of your support with our latest Book Fair and our Silent Auction Fundraiser. We consider both of them to have been very successful. We appreciate all you do to support the PTA as we in turn support the school.

Thank you!!!

Silent Auction & Book Fair

Please come and support our Silent Auction and Book Fair during SEP week. During SEP’s the PTA is going to have a silent auction. Each class will be given a theme and is responsible to make up a basket fitting the theme given to them. During SEP’s each class basket will be on display. You are invited to bid on them.

Please have your children bring donated items to their classroom Wednesday, January 19^th through Thursday, January 27^th.

All donated items need to be new. We also welcome services from those parents that may have businesses/services to offer. (Ex. A free haircut/free oil change, make-up, candles, etc.) We will find an appropriate basket to put your donated items in, even if they may not fit the theme of your child’s class. Though the PTA will provide a simple basket or container, we welcome any creative containers to put the items in. (Example-cookie sheet for baking, tackle box for sports, cooler for outdoors, etc.)

Class themes are:

Egbert AM- Gardening (Examples: hand tools, gardening gloves, seeds, etc.)

Egbert PM-Bath & Body (Examples: Lotions, Spa gift certificate, bubble bath, etc.)

Scow AM-Couch Potato (Examples: movies, puzzles, books, massage gift certificate)

Scow PM-Cars (Examples: Hot Wheels, Car Cleaning Supplies, Car Wash gift certificate, etc.)

Chandler-School Theme (Examples: lunch bag, thermos, school supplies, etc.)

Godwin-Artist Theme (Examples: Art pad, gift certificates, pencils, etc.)

Jeppson-Night On The Town (Examples: Restaurant gift certificate, jewelry, theater tickets, etc.)

Mecham-Family Fun (Examples: bowling gift certificate, games, crafts, etc.)

Bigler-Rainy Day (Examples: crafts, puzzle books, puzzles, games, etc.)

Davis-Disney (Examples: movies, figurines, puzzles, games, etc.)

Dalrymple-Game Night (Examples: board games, card games, snacks, etc.)

Hunter-Chocoholic (Examples: cocoa mix, chocolates, cookies, gift certificate, etc.)

Stevens-DIY (Examples: tools, masking tape, gift certificate to hardware store, etc.)

Whitten-Arts & Crafts (Example: children’s art supplies, craft projects, etc.)

Cox-For Mom (Example: candles, jewlery, chocolate, gift certificates, etc.)

Edwards-Sports Basket (Examples: tickets to event, basketball, golf balls, jump rope, etc.)

Lefevre-Keeping Warm (Examples: hot cocoa, mugs, gloves, outdoor wear, etc.)

Mahmood-Picnic (Examples: Frisbee, picnic basket, blanket, sandwich holder, etc.)

Patterson- Valentine (Examples: Valentine cards, chocolates, candles, gift certificate, etc.)

Woodward-Feet (Examples: socks, nail polish, foot lotion, pedicure gift certificate, slippers, etc.)

Earnshaw-Summertime (Example: Sun-screen, beach towels, diving toys, flip-flops, goggles, etc.)

Miller-Baking (Examples: Cake mixes, utensils, measuring cups, etc.)

Mills-Outdoors (Examples: Flashlight, compass, Frisbee, trail mix, water bottle, etc.)

Funds raised by the PTA help support such things as the AR program, Bear Cub Store, Field Trips, Field Day, Teacher Appreciation Week, etc. etc. Though we understand not everyone may be in a position to bid on and purchase a basket, we encourage all to participate by making a minimal contribution/donation to the class basket. We would like each completed basket to have a starting bid value of $25. This breaks down into a fairly small donation from each family. Please support us in this fundraiser.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any member of the PTA.

Next Year's PTA

Our nominated president for 2011-12 school year is Michele Strong. If you are interested in serving on next year's PTA Board, here are the list of positions to be filled:
Executive Board:
President-Elect
Treasurer
Secretary
Leadership/Membership VP
Public Relations VP

Specialists:
Box Tops/Smiths
Reflections
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Safety & Health/Red Ribbon
AR Volunteer
Book Fair
Fundraiser
Birthday Bulletin Board
Hospitality & Room Parent Tea
Carnival
Teacher Appreciation
T-Shirts

If you are interested in serving on next year's PTA board, please email us at westbountifulelementary@gmail.com

Thanks for your support
West Bountiful PTA

Reminder:
**Please support the sales of our Student Directory. They are available in the office for $5.00 **

Reflections

We received back our entry results from the Davis Council and several of our students are on their way to be judged by the Utah Region 3 PTA.

Sydnee Gunnarson- Visual Arts

Ellie Sowby-photography

John Sandorf-musical composition

Carmen Ashby- musical composition

Congratulations! We will know the results in February. Those local winners who did not move on will get their Reflections entries back this week. Also all of our sixth grade entries will be returned as none of them won at the local Junior High.

Special thanks to all the parent and grandparents who attended our rewards assembly. Remember to use your IMAX tickets by January 2nd!

Student Directory

Our West Bountiful Elementary Student Directory is now complete.  They are available for purchase in the school office for $5.00

Fundrasier

Next week is our Book Fair!
Please come and support us in room 6.
We will be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1:30pm-6:30pm.
See you there!

Red Ribbon Week

Please be aware next week October 25-28 is Red Ribbon Week.

We encourage all to participate!
Thanks for your support.

Important Dates

October 11-13 is Principal's week. We as a PTA would like to encourage you to write a note, draw a picture or just simply take the time to thank Mrs Fletcher for all of her wonderful work.

October 14-15 No school!

October 21-Literacy Night 6:30pm at the school

October 25-28 Red Ribbon Week

Happy October!!!

Box Tops Recess

Mrs. Dalrymple's class won our drawing for the extra recess because they cut on the dotted lines of all their box tops. October marks a new chance for you to get your class entered into the drawing. Only six classes were entered in for September, so cut around all your box tops and your class will be in our next drawing! Check the graph for updated totals!

Fall Box Tops Competition

Our Fall Box Tops Competition has started. One class from every grade level will win a game for their class room. It will come in handy during those inside recesses that are sure to crop up this winter. Turn in your box tops by October 22nd to count for the Fall Competition. Here are the numbers so far:
Kindergarten
Scow AM: 172
Scow PM: 89
Egbert AM: 51
Egbert PM: 0

First Grade:
Mecham: 211
Godwin: 140
Jeppson:99
Chandler: 91

Second Grade
Dalrymple: 177
Davis: 52
Bigler: 40

Third Grade
Whitten: 305
Hunter 49
Stevens: 9

Fourth Grade:
Edwards: 40
Boom: 10
LeFevre: 9

Fifth Grade:
Patterson: 25
Mahmood: 18
Woodward: 19

Sixth Grade:
Mills: 219
Miller: 15
Earnshaw: 11

Don't forget to trim around all of your box tops before turning them in. Classes that have all their box tops trimmed will be entered into a monthly drawing for an extra recess! The first extra recess drawing will be at the end of September.

Pledge To Fitness Fundraiser!

Our first fundraiser will be the week of Sept 27th during your students PE class. You should have received a Pledge To Fitness form on Tuesday or Wednesday. They will need to be returned to the school on Wednesday, Sept. 22nd. Please collect the money in a ziploc bag or envelope and attach it to the pledge form. Make sure the envelope or bag is clearly marked with your students name, grade, and teacher. There is one pledge form for K-3rd grade and another for 4th-6th grade. Thank you so much for your support!

If you are interested in volunteering to help at the Pledge To Fitness, please email me at brittney.webster@gmail.com and I will forward you the sign up sheet.

Attention Parents

During the first week of school, we sent home a magnet with school information and calendar on it. More recently, we have sent home a PTA newsletter and this week you should be receiving the instructions/guidelines for our Reflections Contest.

Please check with your student each day to see if there are papers you should get. Sometimes they turn into paper airplanes and/or are destroyed before they ever get home...

Please remind your students that papers handed to them by their teacher should come home to the parent.

Thank you!

Room Parent Tea

If you are interested in helping with your child's classroom Halloween and Valentine parties, 

Please come to our Room Parent Tea.

Wednesday, September 8th at 3:30pm in the lunch room.

Bike Rodeo

Wednesday, September 1st right after school we will be having a

BIKE RODEO

We will be learning all about bicycle safety.
Parents, please feel free to join us and bring any younger siblings.

Remember your bikes and bike helmets!
See you there.

Smiths Reward Card

Parents, please tell grandparents, aunts, uncles and community members to link their Fresh Values card (from Smiths Marketplace) to West Bountiful Elementary. Last school year the PTA earned $1006.00 from only 44 linked cards.

We can do much better.

This is an easy, no hassle way to earn money for our school. Simply by linking your card to our school, the PTA can earn money that will help towards the Bear Cub Store, field trips, our AR program, Red Ribbon week, etc.

Please, please link your cards. You can find the link here. Follow the instructions to begin an account (all you need is an email account and your fresh values card number). After your account is set up, one of your options will be to enroll your card in the 'Earn and Learn Program'. You can also do it in any Smiths store.

Really, it is very easy money for our school. And the more we can get this way, the less we have to bother you with fundraisers, etc.

Please let your family members know. Any Smiths store from Logan to St. George is able to donate to our school! Pass the word along.

Thanks as always for your support of the West Bountiful Elementary PTA.

Three Weeks...

School is just three weeks away from starting!!!
We are so excited for the new school year.
Please stay tuned for new updates and information that will be coming soon.
Everything from

PTA Membership to T-Shirt ordering to Student Directories.

We're looking forward to another GREAT YEAR!!