Soldier Hollow Charter School

Volunteer Opportunity: Want to be a STAR in someone’s life? Now is your chance. We are seeking willing parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or distant relatives to be STAR tutors for some of our STAR pupils this year. All you need is a love of reading & a desire to assist some children to enjoy it as much as you do. You will receive training & instruction from Mrs. Drake, former first grade teacher, & current Title I Reading Teacher & STAR tutoring coordinator. Morning or afternoon times are available any day of the week. (Sorry, no little siblings in attendance. It’s a quiet endeavor.) The projected start date is Monday, September 13th, 2010. Please leave your name & contact number with Joan at the school office (654-1347), or call Mrs. Drake at 657-0878 & leave a message, or email her at drake.sharon@gmail.com. Let’s get STARted!!

Rewards Program:  Here is a list of the different programs we participate in.  I encourage you to join us in actively supporting our students!  These are quick & easy ways to really help the school.  Please read through all of the information so you are familiar with it.  We have games & contests throughout the year, so it’s fun & kids have opportunities to win prizes!  Most contests have classes compete against each other, which means your child’s class is depending on you!  There are collection boxes in the office and in some classrooms.  Make sure your child’s name & teacher’s name is on everything they bring in.  The student who brings in the most items throughout the school year will receive a fabulous “reward”!

• SMITH’S EARN AND LEARN PROGRAM: You can earn money for our school just by using your Fresh Values or Rewards card when you grocery shop at Smith’s.  It doesn’t cost you anything – they contribute a percentage of your purchase to the school.  The easiest way to enroll is to call them at 800-764-8897 and give them your fresh values number or your phone number.  It only takes about 30 seconds!  You can also enroll by taking the form into the store with you (your child will be bring it home soon).  Even if you’re already enrolled, YOU MUST RENEW EACH YEAR because they expire every September.  Last year we received $2,886.27 from this!
• BOXTOPS: Please send in the little pink box tops from the items on the list your child will bring home.  They say “Box Tops for Education” on them.  Make sure the expiration date if visible on the boxtop.  Box tops with missing or expired dates will not be accepted.  There are hundreds of items, including nonfood products, with box tops on them so every one can easily participate in this! Please shop through the BOXTOPS MARKETPLACE when making purchases online.  This is quick, easy & free.  There are more than 100 stores that participate.  Simply go to www.boxtops4education.com, click on “Marketplace”, select your store & shop as usual.  Since it takes you to the store’s website, you are still able to use coupons and take advantage of special offers.  The stores contribute up to 8% of your purchase to the school.  All information is confidential & cannot be seen by anyone at the school.
• CAMPBELL’S LABELS FOR EDUCATION:  Send in the labels (with the barcode) from all Campbell’s & Pepperidge Farm
• TYSON PROJECT A+:  Please send in the large “Support your School 123” labels from Tyson frozen chicken products.
• CREAM O’WEBER:  Please send in the lids from all Cream O’Weber dairy & juice products.  The colored caps are marked on gallon jugs, but the wide flat white caps are also worth money.  These are on smaller bottles.

products included in your child’s list.  Please send in the lids on all V-8 juices.  Also, remind your child to put the label in the collection box if they bring a participating item in their lunch.

Encourage your friends, family & neighbors to help, too!  Please see the bulletin board at the bottom of the stairs for current information.  We collect all of these items all year long.  The class that brings in the most reward items though out the school year will get to have a party in May.  Please contact me if you have any questions.  Thank you! –J. Johnson at  gljill1@msn.com

Monday, August 23, 8:15am-2:45pm: For morning drop-off, drivers may go through the drop-off line and let out their children to walk themselves to school. Or drivers may park their car in the lower parking lot and walk their children up to the school buildings. If it is necessary to drop off students closer to the school, please contact the school office for directions on how to do so; as we are still in construction mode. For afternoon pick-up, please park & turn-off your vehicle (We are an Idle Free School) Pick-up will be at the lower parking lot. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

We will be holding our first meeting on this Friday (14^th ) right after school.

Thank you to all of you who have showed interest in participating on the Marketing Committee. The invitation is still open to any of you who would like to join us and start getting some of your hours during the summer. Committee members will be involved in planning activities such as Farmers Market Booth, float design and assembly and other activities involving advertisement for our school.

Summer Hours are doubled and go towards your individual 2010/2011 volunteer hours total.

We are looking for:

• anyone with a flatbed trailer that we can use in the parades ( it will be in use for around 1 month)
• a place to store the float that will protect it from the weather ( it will be in use for around 1 month)
• guardians who would like to sit at the Farmers Market Booth on Thursday afternoons (June 17 thru August 26^th)
• students and parents willing to walk with the float during the parades

Please contact Megan Reed at M43gst3r@hotmail.com

EE Week is a week of environmental education lessons & activities offered to the students of Soldier Hollow Charter School. Lessons compliment the Utah Core Curriculum & are designed to make the students aware of natural communities around them & how they can positively affect them.  There are many optional, fun activities your child can join during the week. For each activity they join, they will receive a GREEN DEED Ticket to enter in a drawing for prizes (and learn so much more!).

K-2nd grades will be in multiaged groups and learning about Utah plants & animals:

• Monday = Get into Groups
• Tuesday = Crazy Hair Day – Wild for Utah Wildlife
• Wednesday = Soldier Hollow Proud – Wear your SHCS t-shirt or hoodie. Field trip to Midway Fish hatchery & clean up Memorial Hill.
• Thursday = Wear a Flora (Plant) or Fauna (Animal) or EE theme shirt. Field Trip to Wheeler Farm and The Living Planet Aquarium. ($3/child)
• Friday = School-wide cleanup & BBQ

3rd-8th grades will be in multiaged groups and learning about Biodiversity:

• Monday = Get into Groups
• Tuesday = Crazy Hair Day – Biodiversity on the Brain
• Wednesday = Soldier Hollow Proud – Wear your SHCS t-shirt or hoodie. Field trip to Midway Fish hatchery & Jordanelle Dam. ($7 bus fee)
• Thursday = Out of this World Alien FashionWear a Flora (Plant) or Fauna (Animal) or EE theme shirt
• Friday = Wear a Flora (Plant) or Fauna (Animal) or EE theme shirt. School-wide cleanup & BBQ

All Week :

• Litterless Lunch- Waste at school is a mounting problem! Talk with your child about how they can reduce their lunch waste. Compost and recycling will be available at school. Students can earn GREEN DEED tickets for reducing their waste!
• Recycle Drop- At lunch students can drop off old cell phones, ink cartridges, batteries (alkaline and rechargeable), CD’s, acrylic CD cases, and plastic bags. GREEN DEED Ticket for each item.
• Penny Drop- To raise funds for habitat restoration we are collecting pennies. Each dollar worth of pennies earns a GREEN DEED ticket. Have your child nominate their favorite organization working to improve habitat (locally or globally).

STILL NEED:

• Volunteers to chaperon & assist teachers all week!
• Volunteers on Friday to help with service projects
• Volunteers on Friday to help with picnic set-up, clean-up, BBQ, etc.
• Un-wanted, un-breakable dinnerware donations

(Contact Kelly Gallo TeachingGreen@yahoo.com or 570-764-2609)

****Please send your child ready for the weather each day. You may want to provide them with a pack they can carry with them from station to station and include things like a rain poncho, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, snacks, pencils, and any naturalist tools they may have (magnifying glasses, binoculars, etc.). *******

Please feel free to join us any day, any time. This is a family event!