Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Great Discounts for PTA Members

 Come Play with the Utah PTA

Here are a few opportunities to get discounted tickets to several local sporting events with your PTA membership

Click on the images below to find details or click here to go to the Utah PTA website for more info 


 

Friday, May 20, 2011

Get Healthy Week a Success!

I hope everyone enjoyed "Get Healthy Week" as much as I did!

Monday was Hat Day to Put a cap on Sugar.
Tuesday was Sport Jersey Day to Team up to get Active.
Wednesday was Yellow Day to Think Happy.
Thursday was Crazy Hair Day because were Crazy about being Healthy.

I brought my camera and captured just a few of the creative hairdos.
Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Chavez
(In case you're wondering, there's a 2 liter soda bottle under all that hair.)

 Mrs. Wood our lovely librarian.

A great use of sporting equipment.
The students were asked to commit to a healthy lifestyle. Several teachers had them write their pledges. I will try to post a few next week.

Friday was the Walk-a-thon.
Amazingly, the weather cooperated and we were able to have both sessions outside. We ended up walking around the perimeter of the school since the back field was too wet. The kids walked for close to 45 minutes. We think each lap was close to 1/4 mile.

The highlight of the event was having the Chick-fil-A Cows join us. They helped lead stretches at the beginning and walked with and cheered on the students during both session. Thanks to the manager of the American Fork Store for allowing them to come and providing the class with the most donations a lunch party next week.

The skies were threatening but we never had more than a sprinkle.


Thanks to the many volunteers and teachers that marked lap cards and help make this event a success.

Monday we will announce the winner of the Chick-fil-A lunch party.
Draw for the Boy & Girl scooter.
And pass out playground balls to the students with the top lap totals from each class.

Thanks to Box Tops for Education Family Fitness Night Program for donating the balls.


Thanks again everyone. Can't wait to do it again next year.

                           --Julie

Walk-a-thon Update

At this moment it's not raining. We are still hoping to have the Walk-a-thon outside. If the field is too wet we may be on the sidewalks/blacktop around the school. If it's raining we will have to bring it inside and make some changes. Let's hope we don't have to resort to that.
 See schedule below in previous post. Parents are welcome to come walk with their students. If we have to move inside times will change and we will not have room for families to join us. Thanks for your patience as we deal with Mother Nature.
Don't forget to send in donation packets!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

2nd Annual Walk-a-thon

Friday, May 20th
in the back field

1st-3rd grade and AM kindergarten -- 9:30am-11am
  4th-6th grade -- 12:30pm-2pm
 PM kindergarten -- 12:50pm-2pm

Classes will meet on the field
We will have a warm up time
All the classes will be walking around the same course
Each lap is approximately 1/3 mile
Each grade will be assigned a colored lap card and an assigned starting point
Volunteers will mark laps as the students go around
The students will be walking for about 45 minutes
We will have a cool down period and pass out otter pops
Volunteers will collect lap cards and tally them that day
We will record and return lap cards


The students have been asked to collect donations
No pledges this year
Our goal is $6000 = $6 per student
The money will be due the day of the Walk-a-thon, May 20th

Prizes:
Every student will receive a participation bracelet
Every student that returns their donation envelope on time will be entered
in a His & Her scooter giveaway
1 Boy & 1 Girl will win a scooter
Top students in EACH class with the most laps during the walk-a-thon
will receive a playground ball
 The class that turns in the most in donation moneys will receive a Chick-Fil-A lunch Party!

The week leading up to the Walk-a-thon will be “Get Healthy Week.”
Each day will have a different theme:
Monday-EAT & DRINK HEALTHY! Wear your favorite hat
Say No to Sugar! “We’re putting a cap on sugar”
Tuesday-GET ACTIVE! Wear your favorite jersey
Say No to TV or Video Games! “Teaming up to get active”
Wednesday-BE HAPPY! Wear yellow
Think Happy, Be Happy! ”A happy mind is a happy body.”
Thursday-HEALTH PLEDGE! Crazy Hair Day
I Pledge…! “We’re crazy about being healthy.”
Friday-LET’S GET MOVIN’! Strut your SS Pride & wear
Walk/Stroll/Jog-a-Thon your SS shirt or school colors

Please encourage your students to participate and collect donations. This is the PTA's main fundraiser. It will provide for the all the programs the PTA funds next school year. We appreciate your support of this program and hope this is a great experience for all involved. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help, please contact Keturah Woolston (801-768-3547) or Julie Wilford (801-766-0139)

Thank you,
PTA Walk-a-thon Committee

Friday, May 6, 2011

Teacher Appreciation Week in Pictures

In case you didn't have a chance to get to the school this week and see all the cute decorations for Teacher Appreciation, here are a few pictures to give you an idea of what was done to show our teachers that we are WILD ABOUT THEM!

The Teacher's Lounge was Decorated in a jungle theme



The front hallway was decorated with trees
 

Room Moms decorated the classroom doors.
Here are most of them. (Click on the pictures to enlarge)

 

The PTA provided a lunch on Tuesday with ribs, fresh fruit, salads and rolls.

 

Thank you to our wonderful Teachers and Staff at Snowsprings!
And thanks to everyone that helped make our Teacher Appreciation Week a success.