Utah Olympic Park Ski Program:

Attention Alpine Skiers Age 7-10 years old ~ Are you looking for something new to try?

Checkout the Utah Olympic Park Explorers Ski Program.  By participating in the ski explorers your child will have a unique opportunity to be introduced to and reinforce ski skills in Nordic Ski Jumping, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing (moguls) and Freeride (boxes, rails and jumps) all in one program.

Our goal is to create an environment that is FUN, dynamic and inherently teaches well rounded ski skills.  Our curriculum is heavily alpine based as we feel this is the foundation to open doors for children to participate in a variety of ski sports.  The program is not meant to replace ski schools, as we require all participants to have at least an intermediate level of skiing, but to give youngsters the opportunity to try other ski sports, build their foundation of ski skills and possibly introduce them to a sport they would like to pursue in the future.  We will send home a skill card at the end of the session that will note the skills that were introduced and how your son or daughter progressed with those skills.  We will also have a fun “ Ski Meister” competition on the last day where the kids will run gates for time and ski jump distances that we encourage you to come out and cheer them on! The Utah Olympic Park runs programs in ski jumping with the Park City Nordic Ski Club and freestyle/Freeride with FLY freestyle.  If at the end of the session your son or daughter would like to try one of these sports we can arrange for 1 – 2 free sessions with the perspective club.

The explorer’s program runs for 5 weeks starting Monday February 6^th to Monday March 5^th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.  The cost is $120.00 and includes lift ticket and coaching.

Please feel free to call me with questions and hopefully we will see you on the hill! — Matthew Terwillegar, Sport Program Manager  www.UtahOlympicLegacy.com

From the Office: Parents please try to make arrangements with your children before school on whether they are going to Little Vikings or any other after school activity. We only have two phone lines and they are limited to school business and emergencies. We seem to have a line-up of children after school not knowing (or not remembering) what they are supposed to be doing after school and asking to use the telephone. We’d appreciate your help with this. Also, please remember to call the office if your child will not be in school for any reason. Please don’t wait for us to call you. Thank you.

 
• Grades 1-3 ski on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30-2:30
• Grades 4-8 ski on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:30-2:30
• Kindergarten skis on Fridays from 9:30-10:30

PTO Meeting: The monthly PTO meeting will be held at the school on Monday, January 9^th, at 8:30 a.m.  We will be talking about the Olympics, ski program volunteer opportunities, and an update on the school yearbook. Any parent is welcome to attend the PTO meetings.

Ski Program Begins Today: Monday, Dec 12^th. Please make sure that your child’s ski waiver is turned in to the office so they can participate.

• Grades 1-3 ski on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30-2:30
• Grades 4-8 ski on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:30-2:30
• Kindergarten skis on Fridays from 9:30-10:30

Please make sure your student comes prepared for skiing with the appropriate winter clothes: jacket, water-repellant pants, gloves and a hat.  The ski schedule is posted in the school office & classrooms.

We need several parent volunteers to help with the ski program.  You can help with any or all of the following:

• skiing with the students
• helping them with gear
• walking the students up to the lodge to ski and then to the parking lot for pick-up

Karla Willis is heading up the parent ski volunteers this year.  Please contact her if you would like to help, or if you have any questions.

Soldier Hollow Lodge will be doing cross-country ski training for any parent volunteers that are interested on Dec 14^th and 15^th, from 11:00 – 12:00 each day.  Wednesday the 14^th will be classic skiing and Thursday the 15^th will be skate skiing.  It is a good opportunity to learn technique (or just take a refresher class) and as always, the equipment and skiing is free for parent volunteers.

The Little Vikings after-school ski program will begin today.  It is available for children between the ages of 6 – 13. Little Vikings is on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00 – 5:00.  Soldier Hollow students involved in the program will stay at the school in designated classrooms and do their homework until it is time to go to the lodge.  Parents will need to pick up their student at the lodge at 5:00.  If you have any questions about this program or need to register and pay any fees required, contact the Soldier Hollow Lodge at 435-654-2002.

Rewards Program: Box Tops, Campbell’s labels, Sunny D labels….how many did you collect over the Thanksgiving break? From now until December 16 we will be competing. Whoever brings in the most labels/box tops wins- one winner per grade.

The Last? Pizza Friday – Orders due by noon on Wednesday, Dec 14:

• Friday, December 16.  This may be your last chance to enjoy a pizza Friday.
• Small (one slice) lunches are $3
• Large (two slice) lunches are $5
• All lunched come with fruit or veggie and a healthy drink
• Questions?  Contact Kim Moody
  

Pizza Friday have been sponsored by your brilliant and entrepreneurial sixth grade.  Thanks for your support!!

Kindergarten Aide: Ms. Kaara is looking for a part-time aide in her kindergarten class.  Hours are flexible.  If you enjoy helping and spending time with amazing young children, please contact Kaara Peterson.

Rewards Program: Box Tops, Campbell’s labels, Sunny D labels….how many did you collect over the Thanksgiving break?  We have a new class leading our ongoing competition. Drum roll…….Ms. Mary Ann’s class has taken the lead with a total of 320 tops/labels, Mr. Reinhart’s class is in 2^nd with 316, and Mr. Gallo’s class has 311.  Way to go!! This could be a close race all year.  Individuals leading are Samantha Devine, Sean Gilboy and JD Broadhead. Nice work!  It’s COMPETITION TIME! From now until December 16 we will be competing. One winner per grade.  Whoever brings in the most labels/box tops wins.  Ready, set, GO!!!

EE News from Kelly Gallo:

• Do you have straw bales you are trying to get rid of? Mrs Gallo is in need of straw bales for the gardening program. Drop them off at school or contact Mrs Gallo for pick-up. Thanks! Kelly Gallo.
• Looking for volunteers hours and a challenge? GreenCouncil will be collecting cans to raise funds and to participate in the Great American Can Roundup! We will need a collection system and are looking for help in designing and building this system. Up to the challenge? Contact Kelly Gallo. Also, save those cans and start sending them in! Thanks!

USU Master Gardener Program: If you have any interest in gardening this is wonderful program to help you garden in our unique location. 2012 Summit/Wasatch Master Gardener program.  Classes will start Feb 2nd and end on April 26th.  Registration deadline is January 27th.  Details concerning class schedule, topics, locations, cost, how to sign up, etc.. can be found at our web site: http://extension.usu.edu/summit/

Also, if you have any interest in the helping the school revamp their gardening program, this would be a wonderful learning opportunity for you to prepare for helping with the school garden. Kelly Gallo is currently fund-raising and grant-writing to continue the move of the old garden to its new location and to acquire the materials necessary to allow us to try for a four-season harvest.The school is also starting a 4-H Junior Master Gardener Club at lunch that is open to all students. Students may sign up to receive a handbook of lessons they can complete along with volunteer hours in the garden to work towards earning their Junior Master Gardener Certification. Parent volunteers and leaders for this program would be greatly appreciated! If you want to be involved in the planning, fund-raising, and/ or just getting your hands dirty in the garden contact Kelly Gallo at 570-764-2609 or TeachingGreen@yahoo.com.

Hoodies

SHCS hoodies are still available for purchase.  The old prices of $30/youth and $35/adult are being reduced just in time for the Holidays.  The new prices will be $20/youth and $25/adult.  We have a limited selection available (see chart below) and you can pay Joan in the office if you would like to purchase one.

Fall Gala: Preparations are continuing and we are looking forward to a fantastic event on November 5^th.  Tickets will be available beginning Monday, October 23^rd.  Fall Gala tickets will be $15 each, and you can purchase them in the office during school hours or in the parking lot at 2:45 pick-up  (if you purchase a ticket in the parking area, please pay with cash or check only).  There will be a Fall Gala meeting on Monday, Oct 23^rd, at 1:00 pm at the Soldier Hollow Grill.  Any questions, please contact Claudia Heusch.

School wide Kamas Pool Party – Friday, October 28 – Drop and pick up kids at the Kamas Pool

• We’re hoping parents and carpools can arrange to pick up and drop kids at the Kamas Pool. If that’s not feasible, we’ll have a few drivers who can pick kids up at school at 8:00 and/or bring them back at 12:45.
• Bring warm clothes to play games outside, then we’ll swim from 10:30 – noon.
• Student awards ceremony. Top fundraiser students (those who raised $200 or more) and fantastic family fundraisers (listed on page 2 of Osprey News) will be awarded Olympic-style medals at the beginning.
• Physical education activities will include: Volleyball, soccer, wallyball (in racquetball courts), and other activities. If we can find one or two people to get trained on the climbing wall, we’ll also be able to offer that.

Help needed so our kids can use the Kamas Pool Climbing Wall: We’d dearly love to be able to let students use the climbing wall at Kamas while we’re there. To do this, we need 1-2 people to be trained by pool staff this coming SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 at 9:00 am (usually takes an hour or less if you’re experienced). If you’re willing to do this and able to come next Friday, October 28, please notify Kim Gilboy

Meet at the South Summit Aquatic Center in Kamas at 9:00 on Saturday, October 22. (If you’re already certified by South Summit and willing to supervise belay, please notify Kim.)

Fundraising Wrap-Up: Congratulations to our students for their monumental efforts in fundraising! They earned a schoolwide snow cone party, a trip to the Kamas Pool, and a tubing party.

They set new records for virtually every category:

• The total amount raised is over $22,500 ($9,000 more than the previous record)
• 82% of kids participated
• The average raised per student was huge – $91.29

THANKS – PARENTS AND FACULTY – FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT!

Carpool sign-up sheet: If there are any parents that would like to try to join up with or start a carpool, there is a sign-up sheet is in the school office.

Powerade: There are several cases of Powerade left over from the Sheep Dog Festival and they are up for grabs.  A case of fifteen bottles (32 oz each) is only $10.  If you would like a case of Powerade, stop by the school office.

Traditionally we ask that each family donate or solicit a product or service that can be auctioned off.  In past years, we have had so many wonderful items i.e. teacher dates, gift baskets, ski passes, snow boards, adventure trips, hand-made items, a set of braces, birthday parties, gift certificates to restaurants, play passes, massages, etc.  No matter how big or small, we are grateful for every item.  If you have something to turn in, please leave it at the school office with Joan.  If you have any questions, please contact Claudia Heusch.

STUDENT RAFFLE FUNDRAISER – BRING ENVELOPES IN ON TUESDAY. Final Collection Date will be Friday. Help your student earn one of those highly coveted lollipops!! (And, help their school in the process.) We’ll be collecting and counting donations from the annual student raffle fundraiser on Tuesday. In addition to lollipops (given to every participant), there are several schoolwide, class and individual incentives (gift certificates to the Scholastic Book Fair, several bestselling book collections (Harry Potter, Fablehaven and more), a Nintendo DS, and two iPads). This week’s special awards:

On Tuesday:

• The class that raises the most this week gets to go OUT TO LUNCH WITH MR. WEBER at Café Galleria. (Through Tuesday, Oct. 11 – does not include any prior week donations.)
• If the school can beat last year’s record-setting performance by Tuesday, Mr. Weber has agreed to be dressed up at Professor Dumbledore. (Students blew us away by submitting $7,605 in donations last Tuesday. To beat last year’s record, they’ll need to bring in another $5,900 this Tuesday.)

On Friday:

• The top fundraising class overall will win a tubing party at Soldier Hollow!
• If the school raises more than $15,000, the entire school will earn a swimming party at the Kamas Pool.
• If GreenCouncil can raise $5,000, we’ll allocate $1,000 toward moving and re-establishing the school garden and Ms. Gallo has agreed to have her hair redesigned, too!!! (That’s a seriously big goal for 35 students, even though a few council members are top sellers. We hope they’re all working on it!!)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR RAFFLE:

• Help sew a simple Dumbledore robe costume for Mr. Weber – We can get a neat hat and wig, but need a velour robe to go with it – probably in time for Halloween. We’ll buy fabric. Very fun project!! Can someone help??
• Lifeguards needed. We’re trying to arrange a possible schoolwide party at the Kamas Pool during the school day (possibly the morning of Friday, October 28), but they’re struggling to find enough lifeguards during the school day (most of their lifeguards are high school or college students). If you have Red Cross or other lifeguard certification, and would be willing to help out, please let us know your name, contact info and an exact description of what type of certification you have.
• Committee members (Primarily this week)– we’d love to have one or two more people who can help count donations this week and/or enter the names of raffle donors on your own time. (We’ll be counting on Tuesday and Friday, beginning at 8:15 – probably until at least noon. Data entry can be done on your own time, but needs to be completed by next Sunday night so we can do the drawing on Monday.) We also expect to have a few follow-up events like the Kamas Pool party where we could use some help.

If you can help one of these things, contact Kim Gilboy.

Chess Club: The Soldier Hollow Chess Club is meeting on Wednesdays, from 3:00-4:00, in Mr. Sproul’s classroom. The cost is $15 per semester/ or $25 for the entire year.  If you have any questions, please contact Karla Willis.

Provo River Watershed Festival: Rock Cliff Nature Center on Sept. 24, 2011. Our school started this festival four years ago and hosted it with State Parks. It has grown to include many more entities and while we no longer organize the festival, we are still a very active part of the festival. This year’s festival celebrates the Provo River and all the land that drains into it (what an amazing natural resource!) and National Public Lands Day. The goal of this year’s festival is to make the public aware of this natural resource! The festival will offer live music, clowns, informational and educational booths by non-profit organizations and our students, kayaking, birds of prey show, Utah wildlife presentation by Hogle Zoo, Living Planet Aquarium van, crafts, fly fishing, dutch oven cooking, wildflower identification hikes, geocaching, a duck derby, and much more!  Please plan to bring the whole family out for a free day of fun at Jordanelle State Park.

As with any festival there are tons of things that need to be done! Volunteers are needed for the day to help:

-   Help with the Soldier Hollow Charter School booth.
-   Run educational games (already made and set up).
-   Run the Duck Derby (sell ducks, catching ducks in the race, recording winners)
-   Help at the Welcome Booth and direct visitors to the fun!
-   Staffing the nature center (checking out GPS units, starting movies, answering questions)
-   Set-up and take down

This is a great and fun way to get some of those volunteer hours in, especially if you have trouble getting into the school on weekdays. If you can volunteer for the day or any part of the day, please contact Kelly Gallo.

The Duck Derby: A fun fund-raiser  (for EE Week) that our school coordinates at the festival. Participants pay $2.00 to decorate a blank rubber duck. The numbered duck is entered into the Duck Derby at noon and 3:30pm (two chances to win!). Ducks are dropped into the Provo River and race to the finish line (where they are collected and returned to the designer). Winning ducks are eligible for prizes. Please send your friends and family to the festival to enter the Duck Derby!

Donations of prizes for the Derby would be GREATLY appreciated! Past prize donations have been field guides, binoculars, bird houses, t-shirts, books, gift cards, etc. Any level/ size of prize is GREATLY appreciate and will make our fund-raiser grand! Please bring these donations to Kelly Gallo in the yurt or call me and I will pick them up. Kelly Gallo.

Envirothon Team Bake Sale: The Soldier Hollow Envirothon Team is holding a bake sale on Saturday at the Provo River Watershed Festival! Last year, our team of 6th and 7th grade girls won 1st place in the oral presentations. They won 2nd place over all among groups of high school contestants. If students or parents are interested in donating a batch of homemade cookies, muffins, brownies, or other yummy treats, students can talk to Bryn Dayton, Ingrid Norton, or Stella Trincado in the 6th through 8th grade portable from 11:30 to 12:30 this week. If you decide to donate treats, please drop them off at the yurt on Friday before school ends. The proceeds from the bake sale will go to travel expenses from the Envirothon team. Thank you so much for helping to send our team to Zion National Park for the state competition this year

Look Out SHCS!!  Annual Student Fundraiser: We’re still finalizing all the details, but expect to be ready to launch our Annual Fall Gala Student Fundraiser on Tuesday, September 27^th.

We do have one secret we can reveal:  Once again, we’ll be giving away an i-Pad to one of our top fundraisers!!

We’ll try to make this a really fun and friendly competition to help the school.  To spice things up, we’ll be adding some fun new class incentives, etc  (so, look out Mr. Weber and Mr. Gallo!)

Another new twist:  Half of the funds raised by each class (3^rd grade, 4^th grade, etc.) will be set aside in a fund to be used for multi-day trips (such as Moab, Washington DC, etc) for that grade.  Since fifth and sixth grades are now left scrambling to raise enough for their DC trips on a short timeline, 100% of the funds raised by those classes will go into their respective funds.  The remaining funds will be used to purchase additional technology equipment.

Last year’s funds were used to purchase additional technology equipment for the school – including 10 i-Pads that are currently on backorder – and to help the 5^th (now 6^th) in their Washington DC field trip fundraising.

We hope parents will support their children in helping the school (and their own opportunities for enrichment) through this fundraiser.

Soldier Hollow Charter School Fall Gala, October 15^th: It is that time of year.  Autumn is in the air and the Annual Fall Gala preparations are in full swing.  For those of you who do not know what the Fall Gala is; it is the largest fundraiser of the year. This is an amazing event with good food, great people, and silent and live auctions with proceeds benefiting the school.

Each year we ask each family to participate in a number of ways:

• Attend and Invite. This is a fun social event, all who attend will be happy they did.  Tickets this year will be $15, and we will begin selling them soon.
• Donate or Solicit.  Traditionally we ask that each family donate or solicit a product or service that can be auctioned off.  In past years we have had so many wonderful items i.e. Teacher dates (these are always a very coveted auction item,) great gift baskets, a Lake Powell private house boat rental, a helicopter tour of the beautiful Heber Valley, snow boards, Provo River rafting trips, Moab adventure trips, hand-made scarves, jewelry, birthday parties, lots of great gift certificates to restaurants, hotel stays, ski resorts, massages, manicures and pedicures, etc.
• Support your child in selling “raffle-style” drawing tickets to family, friends, and neighbors.

So, give your students, faculty, Principal, and yourself a pat on your back. With hard work and a love for learning, we all made this possible.

Please celebrate with us this Friday by wearing blue.

To read more about SHCS being a Blue Ribbon School, go to The Deseret News.