Dear Parents,
The rest of our SLEDS ARE HERE! Each cluster has received sleds for use at recess. Please remember to label all of your student's snow gear!
BIRTHDAY TABLE: February 7th is our February Birthday Table.
BOX TOPS CONTEST: Deadline is February 22nd. The winning classes (One intermediate and one primary) will receive a free dress down day! Remember you can bring in box tops throughout the year and they will apply to upcoming contests.
BOOK FAIR: Volunteers are needed for Book Fair Setup on Feb 24th. The Book Fair will be open during the Parent Teacher Conference week (Feb 27-Mar 3). Look for more details to come regarding volunteering and fun events that week.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: We are looking to get ready for next school year and we are putting together our new PTO Board. Contact us if you are interested in being a part of the PTO planning and event for next year.
UPCOMING EVENTS & OTHER INFORMATION:
LLA HOODIES - NEW PRICES: Order shirts online now! http://llacharter.org/pto/shop/http://llacharter.org/pto/shop/
VOLUNTEER SWIM NIGHT: May 6th. To show appreciation for our volunteers, we are offering a FREE Swim Night at Surf-n-Swim on May 6th from 7-10 pm. Families are invited, and pool tubes will be provided! All you need to do is make sure you have reached your 30 volunteer hours and log them into the Volunteer Computer Software.
VOLUNTEER HOURS - As always, you can log in hours at the computer in the school office. You may also respond to this email with your name, number of hours, and volunteer event/class. If you'd like to record hours at home, use the following link:
www.helpcounterweb.com/ci/volunteer
THIS WEEK:
CLUB REGISTRATION: Jan 9-11. Club registration is now open! Registration will be open until 8 P.M. on Wednesday the 11th. (If you receive a "server error" while trying to register, just refresh your page and try again) Read all about the clubs being offered and register HERE: http://llacharter.org/pto/after-school-clubs-spring-session/
Don't see something your child is interested in? It's not to late to head up an additional club. Contact llaafterschoolclubs@gmail.com if you are interested in starting another club.
YEARBOOKS: Reminder that today is the last day for early bird sales. Tomorrow the price increases by $5. Remember you can purchase online now and personalize your free pages all year. Visit llaflyers.picaboo.com to order or you may turn your order form in to the PTO box in the office.
BIRTHDAY TABLE: January 10th. If your student has a birthday during the month of January, come and join them for lunch to help them celebrate their special day.
MOVIE NIGHT: The LLA PTO would like to say thank you to our wonderful community for all you've done so far this year. Bring your pillows, blankets, chairs and don't forget the family for a fun movie night on us!
Where: LLA gym
When: Friday, January 13, 6-8 pm
What: Wreckit Ralph and popcorn 🍿
*please, no unattended children*
UPCOMING EVENTS & OTHER INFORMATION:
LLA HOODIES - NEW PRICES: Order shirts online now! http://llacharter.org/pto/shop/http://llacharter.org/pto/shop/
We have exciting news! Our own Tricia Peterson has given us the ability to list our clubs and shirt orders online! You now have the option to order and pay for shirts online and have them delivered to their homeroom teachers. Help us welcome our LLA PTO to the 21st century!!!
VOLUNTEER SWIM NIGHT: May 6th. To show appreciation for our volunteers, we are offering a FREE Swim Night at Surf-n-Swim on May 6th from 7-10 pm. Families are invited, and pool tubes will be provided! All you need to do is make sure you have reached your 30 recommended volunteer hours and log them into the Volunteer Computer Software.
VOLUNTEER HOURS - As always, you can log in hours at the computer in the school office. You may also respond to this email with your name, number of hours, and volunteer event/class. If you'd like to record hours at home, use the following link:
www.helpcounterweb.com/ci/volunteer
DARTSIDE FUNDRAISER: January 17th from 4-9 pm. Our teachers will have the chance to sign up for a block of time at the Dartside Arena (which has moved to the Layton Hills Mall.) Look for more updates, and then come spend an hour trying to hit your teacher with darts!
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: We are looking to get ready for next school year and we are putting together our new PTO Board. Contact us if you are interested in being a part of the PTO planning and event for next year.
Welcome Back!!
JANUARY BIRTHDAY TABLE: Tuesday, January 10th. Come celebrate January birthdays by joining your student for lunch!
MOVIE NIGHT: The LLA PTO would like to say thank you to our wonderful community for all you've done so far this year. Bring your pillows, blankets, chairs and don't forget the family for a fun movie night on us!
Where: LLA gym
When: Friday, January 13, 6-8 pm
What: Wreckit Ralph and popcorn 🍿
*please, no unattended children*
LLA HOODIES - NEW PRICES: Hoodies are now available for $15. The carnival shirts and the spirit shirts from last year (red tie dye) are available for $6. While supplies last. Please put payment into an envelope with your child's name, homeroom, and shirt size, and drop envelope into the PTO box in the office.
WINTER CLUBS: Registration will begin next week. Look for available clubs tomorrow.
It's time to start thinking about clubs that begin will begin later this month. We are looking for volunteers who be willing to head up any kind of club. This is a great way to get your volunteer hours and spend time with the amazing kids at our school. Clubs will begin on Tuesday, January 17th and run for 6 weeks.
Examples of clubs available include (but not limited to):
* Lego
* Cooking
* Sports
* Chess
* Community service
* Drama
* Magic
* Photography
* Scrapbooking
* Sewing
* Writing
* Anything that is interesting to you!
If you are interested or have any questions please email llaafterschoolclubs@gmail.com for further instructions. We would love to have a variety of clubs to offer the students this winter session.
Clubs scheduled already.
- Science Club - Liz Boll
- Art Club - Jamie and Megan
- 4H Public Speaking - Meagan Seibert
- 4H Food, Fun, Fitness Club - Meagan Seibert
DARTSIDE FUNDRAISER: January 17th from 4-9 pm. Our teachers will have the chance to sign up for a block of time at the Dartside Arena (which has moved to the Layton Hills Mall.) Look for more updates, and then come spend an hour trying to hit your teacher with darts!
Merry Christmas Parents!
GIVING TREE & PENNY WARS: Thank you all for your participation in bettering our LLA Community! This service project, organized by our Student Service Council was so successful, and it is always heartwarming and overwhelming to see how supportive our LLA families are! Thank you again! OUR PENNY WARS WINNING CLUSTER IS Intermediate Cluster 2: Baker, Fonua & Ransom! Way to go! We were able to raise over $3500!
BREAK-THE-RULES DAY: Tuesday, December 20th. (Money was due December 15th) Out LLA Student Service Council is sponsoring Break-the-Rules Day! There are 6 rules students can break ($1 for each rule or $5 for all 6).
1. Wear hats
2. Chew gum (not provided by the school)
3. Flip Flops/Slippers
4. Wear your PJ’s to school
5. Lunch with teachers in the classroom
6. Bring a stuffed animal
FOOD PANTRY: Remember that our food pantry is collecting food items all year to help our LLA community. Items can be brought to the office or your teachers.
LLA HOODIES - NEW PRICES: Hoodies are now available for $15. The carnival shirts and the spirit shirts from last year (red tie dye) are available for $6. While supplies last. Please send an email to PTO@llacharter.org to see if we have the sizes you prefer. Once sizes are confirmed, you may put payment into an envelope with your child's name, homeroom, and shirt size, and drop envelope into the PTO box in the office.
WINTER CLUBS: Registration will begin January 9th, and Clubs will begin the week of January 17th. Look for Science Club, Art Club, and other fun clubs!
JANUARY BIRTHDAY TABLE: Tuesday, January 10th. Come celebrate January birthdays by joining your student for lunch!
CAR POOL REMINDER: If you are picking up students in the carpool lane, have a paper with student names hanging in a front or side window. It is such a great thing to see our teachers out with the students after school to keep them safe. Let them know how appreciated they are!
CHRISTMAS BREAK: Our last day of school this month is tomorrow, December 20th. Have a fantastic Christmas and holiday season!
Just a reminder of some of the upcoming events for December!! Don't forget!!
GIVING TREE: The Giving Tree is set up in the library. Select the gifts and have them delivered, unwrapped, to the office by December 15th. Our LLA Student Service Council sponsored Giving Tree is benefiting our very own LLA Community! PENNY WARS: Remember that our Penny Wars is also going on until December 15th. This is also benefiting our LLA Community. We have an amazing school! Thank you for all the participation!BREAK-THE-RULES DAY: Tuesday, December 20th. (Money is due December 15th) Out LLA Student Service Council is sponsoring Break-the-Rules Day! There are 6 rules students can break ($1 for each rule or $5 for all 6). 1. Wear hats2. Chew gum (not provided by the school)3. Flip Flops/Slippers4. Wear your PJ’s to school5. Lunch with teachers in the classroom6. Bring a stuffed animal
FOOD PANTRY: Remember that our food pantry is collecting food items all year to help our LLA community. Items can be brought to the office or your teachers.LLA HOODIES - NEW PRICES: Hoodies are now available for $15. The carnival shirts and the spirit shirts from last year (red tie dye) are available for $6. While supplies last.WINTER CLUBS: If you are interested in leading a club, please contact us. Look for club availability during the week we get back from Christmas Break in January. Registration will begin January 9th, and Clubs will begin the week of January 17th.DOLLAR DRESS DOWN DAY: BOGO December 15th and 16th. Bring a dollar to your teacher Thursday, and you get TWO days to dress down!CAR POOL REMINDER: I've spoken to some of the teachers who organize the after school carpool pick-up. It would really help them out if parents could have a paper with student names hanging in a front or side window. It is such a great thing to see our teachers out with the students after school to keep them safe. Let them know how appreciated they are!CHRISTMAS BREAK: Our last day of school this month is December 20th. Have a fantastic Christmas and holiday season!
BIRTHDAY TABLE: Tomorrow, December 6th is Birthday Table. Come join your student to celebrate their special day during their lunch time! Students will get a fun birthday prize too!GIVING TREE: The Giving Tree is set up in the library. Select the gifts and have them delivered, unwrapped, to the office by December 15th. Our LLA Student Service Council sponsored Giving Tree is benefiting our very own LLA Community!PENNY WARS: Remember that our Penny Wars is also going on until December 15th. This is also benefiting our LLA Community. We have an amazing school! Thank you for all the participation!WINTER CLUBS: If you are interested in leading a club, please contact us. Look for club availability during the week we get back from Christmas Break in January. Registration will begin January 9th, and Clubs will begin the week of January 17th.DOLLAR DRESS DOWN DAY: BOGO December 15th and 16th. Bring a dollar to your teacher NEXT Thursday, and you get TWO days to dress down!RECESS EQUIPMENT: We were also able to purchase a few sleds for each cluster! Thanks for your support in helping our kids and our school! Remind kids to wear warm winter clothes and to write names on ALL items.
Upcoming Events::
PTO MEETING: November 17th at 7 pm in the library. (Black Friday shirts available this night also.)
LLA BLACK FRIDAY: November 18th is our LLA BLACK FRIDAY SALE! We will be in the library before and after school selling hoodies for $15, Carnival Shirts for $6, and last year's Spirit Shirts for $6. Available while supplies last. Cash and Check accepted.
LLA GIVING TREE: Our Student Service Council has a wonderful giving opportunity for us all. On November 18th, they will have their Giving Tree up in the school library. Come in and take a look at the needs/wants of some of the families in our LLA School Community! It is up and running this Friday just in case you'd like to hit the Black Friday shopping events. Also, look for a Break-the-Rules Day, and Penny Wars!
DOLLAR DRESS DOWN DAY: November 18th. Bring a dollar to your teacher and wear whatever you'd like that is still school appropriate.
THANKSGIVING BREAK: No school the week of November 21-25th. Happy Thanksgiving!
VETERAN'S DAY BREAKFAST: Thank you all who supported this amazing event spearheaded by Molly Stark! To have so many Veterans and families was a wonderful sight. I echo Mrs. B. in that our entire student body is extremely respectful! Way to go Flyers!!!
FACEBOOK CONTEST: Thank you to all of you who supported our school in a fun Facebook contest offered by Tutor Doctor. Leadership Learning Academy won, and they will be supplying oodles of snacks for our faculty and staff! Yay!
BIRTHDAY TABLE: Tomorrow, November 8th is Birthday Table. Come join your student to celebrate their special day during their lunch time! Students will get a fun birthday prize too!
VETERAN'S DAY BREAKFAST: Friday, November 11th. Students will be able to invite a Veteran to eat breakfast with them from 8-8:30 in the gym. After breakfast, there will be a short school-wide assembly honoring our Veteran's and their selfless service. Please ask your student to invite a Veteran to breakfast on Friday!
BLACK FRIDAY: November 18th is our LLA BLACK FRIDAY SALE! We will be in the library before and after school selling hoodies for $15, Carnival Shirts for $6, and last year's Spirit Shirts for $6. Available while supplies last. Cash and Check accepted.
DOLLAR DRESS DOWN DAY: November 18th. Bring a dollar to your teacher and wear whatever you'd like that is still school appropriate.
RECESS EQUIPMENT: Each cluster has received a bucket with new recess equipment from the PTO. Each bucket has supplies for recess, a ball pump, jumpropes, etc. We were also able to create an Indoor Recess bag which includes games and activities for kids during inclement weather. These funds came from Box Tops, Labels for Education, and other fundraisers! Thanks for your support in helping our kids and our school!
THANKSGIVING BREAK: No school the week of November 21-25th. Happy Thanksgiving! I know I will be EXTREMEMLY GRATEFUL if we get back and the construction is complete! (But really, I am grateful always to have a great school with great teachers, staff, students and parents!)
BIRTHDAY TABLE: November 8th is Birthday Table for November birthdays. Come join your student to celebrate their special day during their lunch time! Students will get a fun birthday prize too!LLA FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT: Thursday November 3, 2016 from 6:00-7:00 at the LLA Field.Please join the Leadership Learning Academy Literacy team as we read under the stars in a fun-filled Family Literacy Night! Bring a blanket, books, flashlights, and the whole family to Camp Read-a-Lot. You may bring dinner for your family to enjoy picnic style or purchase snacks available at the school. At 6:00 p.m. you may set up camp on the field. In case of inclement weather, the gym will be used. Snacks will be available for purchase, or, by donating books, you will earn tickets to redeem for snacks! All proceeds will go towards filling our classroom libraries. We hope to see you there!
VETERAN'S DAY BREAKFAST: November 11th. Students will be able to invite a Veteran to eat breakfast with them from 8-8:30 in the gym. After breakfast, there will be a short school-wide assembly honoring our Veteran's and their selfless service. We are still in need of a few volunteers for set-up/clean-up.5K/CARNIVAL VOLUNTEER HOURS: If you volunteered for the 5K/Carnival, please check to see if your hours have been recorded. If they were missed, let us know and we will enter those hours for you.CLASS CAPTAINS: We are working hard to get you connected with your Class Captains. If you have not heard from your Class Captain, please let us know. BOOK FAIR: A BIG" Thank You" to all who supported and helped volunteer for our book fair, which turned out to be quite successful! We have been able to put more books into our classrooms and library! Watch for our next Book Fair in February during the next PTC week!
Please join the LLA Literacy team as we read under the stars in a fun-filled Family Literacy Night this Thursday from 6-7pm! Bring a blanket, books, flashlights, and the whole family to Camp Read-a-Lot. You may bring dinner for your family to enjoy picnic style or purchase snacks available at the school.
At 6:00 p.m. you may set up camp on the field. In case of inclement weather, the gym will be used. Snacks will be available for purchase, or, by donating books, you will earn tickets to redeem for snacks! All proceeds will go towards filling our classroom libraries. We hope to see you there!
BOOK FAIR: Our school book fair is being held this week in the library before and after school and during parent teacher conferences. Come and get some fun new books and help support our school. Remember that 55% of all purchases comes right back to the school for more books in classrooms and the library! Hope to see you there.
HALLOWEEN PARTIES: Have you been contacted by your teacher's class captains about a Halloween Party? We are really in need of volunteers for our students to be able to have Halloween Parties. You could be in the classroom for a few hours, plan games and activities, send in treats, snacks and prizes, make a fun playlist, etc. Remember that our school charter only allows three parties each year. Please contact your Class Captain to get involved.
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES: This year on Friday, October 28th, students are allowed to dress up as a character in a book. Please remember to bring the book with you that day! (No masks, no face paint, no fake blood, no weapons of any kind, and no scary costumes.) This is the day for costumes at school. There will be no school on October 31st or November 1st.
CLASS CAPTAINS: If you have not heard from your Class Captain, please let us know. Email addresses may need to be updated or corrected.
Here are some reminders of upcoming events for the next few weeks:
FALL BREAK: Remember this week is a short week. No school on Thursday or Friday!
DOLLAR DRESS DOWN DAY: WEDNESDAY, October 19th. We run into Fall Break and Parent Teacher Conferences this month, so just note that our Dollar Dress Down Day falls in the middle of the week and in the middle of the month.
BOX TOPS COMPETITION: Due October 19th. This is the last few days to turn in box tops to earn a class party! (Box tops will be collected all year.)
BOOK FAIR: Our school book fair will be October 24-28 before and after school and during parent teacher conferences. Come and get some fun new books and help support our school. Remember that 55% of all purchases comes right back to the school for more books in classrooms and the library! Hope to see you there.
We need a lot of volunteers to help make this event successful. Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/Z3jDcd
VETERAN'S DAY BREAKFAST: If you have volunteered, or are interested in joining our Veteran's Day Breakfast Committee, please join us for the planning meeting, October 18th at 6 pm in the library.
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES: This year on Friday, October 28th, students are allowed to dress up as a character in a book. Please remember to bring the book with you that day! (No masks, no face paint, no fake blood, no weapons of any kind, and no scary costumes.) This is the day for costumes at school. There will be no school on October 31st or November 1st.
NO MAKE UP DAY: Just another reminder. Mrs. B. has notified us that even though we had one canceled day of school, students will NOT have an extra make up day. That day will be scheduled as a teacher work day.
CLASS CAPTAINS: f you have not heard from your Class Captain, please let us know. Email addresses may need to be updated or corrected.
