PTO Board - Changes updated

There were a couple changes in the PTO Board, so here is the updated 2014-15 PTO Board:

2014-15 PTO Board / contact info

President:  Jennifer Witte  (jenwitte3@gmail.com)

President-elect: Emily Lee  (emilyleela@gmail.com)

Secretary: Stacie Tuttle  (stacie@mstuttle.com)

Treasurer: Tony Abler  (avsfamily98@yahoo.com)

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Student Life Coordinator: Jessie Jenkins (jessiejenkins0405@gmail.com)

Day Events Coordinator: Danielle Goodrich (daniellecgoodrich@gmail.com)

Week Events Coordinator:  Nicole Stucki (nstucki@gmail.com)

Class Captain Coordinator:  Robyn Day  (robynday3@aol.com)

Technology/Communications:  Trish Thomason  (thomason0912@gmail.com)

Fundraising Event Coordinator: Shiloh Johnson  (shiloh.johnson@questar.com)

If you would like to be more involved in the PTO and upcoming events, please email pto@llacharter.org and/or come to our next PTO meeting on Tuesday January 27th at 7pm.  

Thanks!

Echo Newspaper - Issue 3

Here is the latest issue of the Echo newspaper, created by LLA students.

After School Clubs - Winter Session, January 12 - February 20

Registration for the winter session of after-school clubs will begin on January 5th and run through January 7th. Registration will be very different from the fall session. We have decided to try this out in hopes that more students will have the opportunity to join these clubs and not be excluded if parents aren't able to make it to the school in the morning. 

We are all accustomed to the lottery system since we are in a Charter School, right?

1. There will be THREE days for registration: Monday, Jan 5th promptly at 8:00 am to Wednesday, January 7th at 12 pm.
2. E-mail your choices in the order of preference to llaafterschoolclubs@gmail.com. 
3. If your student is selected for the after school club, you will be notified on Wednesday afternoon. 
4. You will then have until Friday, January 9th at 4:00 pm to drop off your payment in the PTO box in the office.
5. If payment is not received, the club slot will go to the next student on the list.

The After School Club Committee will be picking students by the following criteria:

• If there are enough spots, all students will get in.
• If parents are teaching a club, their children will receive priority.
• A lottery will determine participants.
• Families will be kept together if possible.

**Several of the clubs are needing assistants. The Spanish Club leader would like to have 5 students who speak Spanish to help. The Art Club needs 4 committed parents each week. The Science Club NEEDS an assistant. Volunteer assistant needs are also specified in the calendar below. Those that volunteer to help will receive priority for registration.

New Volunteer Reward Program

Charter Schools in Utah are excellent for our kids and a part of that success is the 30 hours each family volunteers each year!  As stated in the LLA website, "parental involvement is a crucial element in student success".  Also Charter Schools provide an "opportunity for parents to participate significantly in school governance and operation."  

0Read more in the FAQ section on www.llacharter.org)

The PTO has developed incentives to reward you when you reach these 30 hours (per family)!

This is a brand-new program that is for the entire 2014-15 School Year:

At 30 hours, you will receive a free LLA Vinyl Decal!

At 40 hours, you will receive a free LLA shirt! 

(any size)

At 50 hours, your name will be entered for our 

GRAND PRIZE DRAWING 

at the end of the school year!

*Note that the incentive rewards are for volunteer hours only and not donations.

To login your volunteer hours, you can enter in your hours at school or at home.  For detailed instructions on how to use the volunteer software, click HERE.

Need some ideas to reach your 30 hours or more?  

Here are some ways to volunteer and get more involved:

* Contact your Class Captain to volunteer in the classroom

* Attend a PTO meeting (3rd Tuesday each month)  

* Help sell shirts on the 1st Thursday of each month before or after school 

* Volunteer for "Snack Friday" on the 2nd Friday each month, includes handling money and helping to prepare and distribute the snacks.

* Upcoming activities: Book Fairs, Teacher Appreciation Week, Spirit Week, Field Day, etc

*****Incentives are rewarded at each monthly PTO Meeting*****

For more volunteer opportunities or to sign-up, please email pto@llacharter.org

LLA Sale

The PTO will be selling shirts tomorrow - Thursday November 20th just BEFORE and just AFTER school.  In December, the only sale day will be the 1st Thursday in December.  

Here are the prices for sale items:

Leadership shirts:  $12

Cinch backpacks: $10

Vinyl decals:  $5

School sweathshirts:  youth sizes $20, adult sizes $25 (2xl-3xl add $2)

Thanks!

This Week at LLA 10/27 - 10/30

We have a fun, busy week next week! In addition to parent teacher conference and early out all week, here are a list of PTO sponsored activities to look forward to: 

October 27-28: Last days to buy presale tickets for the Fall Festival. Wristbands, punch cards, and meal tickets will be for sale in front of the library from 1:30-2:00 on Monday and Tuesday. PREPAYING FOR YOUR FOOD GUARANTEES YOUR MEAL. People who have prepaid for their meals can begin getting their food at 5:30. You will need to wait until 6:30 to get your food if you have not prepaid.

October 27-30: SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR. We will have the book fair open to all from 8:00 to 9:00 and then again from 2:00 to 6:00. Our online book fair will run 10/22-11/11. Anything you order from the online book fair will be applied to the total for Leadership Learning Academy. You may access the online book fair at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/leadershiplearningacademy1. Many books not at the book fair can be found at this site. We look forward to having you participate in our fair, and remember that all purchases benefit our school. 

October 30: Book Dress Up Day. We are excited to have our first book dress up day! Students are invited to come to school dressed like their favorite book character. All students that choose to participate will need to follow some rules:
-The student MUST bring the book with their favorite character they are dressed as to school with them. No exceptions!
-All costumes MUST be school appropriate and NOT include weapons, fake blood, or anything that might scare younger children. Remind your students that they go to school with five year olds and we want this to be a positive, fun experience for everyone.
-No masks and only appropriate(non-scary) face make-up. Hats are okay as long as they are a part of the costume and don't cover the face.

October 30: FALL FESTIVAL! Our Fall Festival will run 5:30-8:00 p.m. and there will be food, games, and fun. At 7:30 we will have a special event of duct taping Mrs. B to the wall!! There will also be a silent auction. Dress up in your Halloween costumes and come join us for this fun event! We hope to see you there!!
*If you are able to volunteer at the festival, please email daniellecgoodrich@gmail.com. 

Please email pto@llacharter.org if you have any questions.

The Echo Pages, Issue 1 & 2

Some AMAZING 6th grade students, along with Mrs. Ulman, have created The Echo Pages - a school paper for the students!  Posted below is the first 2 issues for September and October.  We will make sure to add these to the blog each month, so stay tuned.  Make sure you SUBSCRIBE on the right column so you can be emailed each time there is a new blog post.  

LLA Fall Festival

The Fall Festival is coming up! Mark your calendars for October 30th!

You can wear costumes and join in the fun! There will be FREE games as well as games you need a punch card or wristband to participate.

Fall Festival Meal Tickets, and Punch Cards for games will be on sale Monday Oct 13, Tues Oct 14 and Wed Oct 15. Selling times will be 8am-9am and 3:15pm-4pm. 

PRE PAID MEAL TICKETS GUARANTEE YOUR FOOD!

$3 Hot Dog Meal (hot dog, chips, drink) 

$4 Pizza Meal (pizza, chips, drink)

There will also be popcorn. doughnuts and cotton candy for sale.

$2.50 Punch Card (5 punches) for games AND food.

$5 Punch Card (10 punches) for games AND food.

$10 Wristband INCLUDES ALL GAMES AND ONE TREAT (cotton candy, doughnut, popcorn)

The festival (games and food) starts at 5:30. Pre paid meals get to pick up food at 5:30. If you have not pre paid you have to wait until 6:30 to buy your food. 

Safety Ribbon Week

Safety Ribbon Week Sept 29 - Oct 3 at LLA! 

This week is designed to help children make smart choices in internet, pedestrian, and drug safety.


White Ribbon: Internet Safety

We will be sending home a Internet Safety pledge for your students to sign and put near their computer to remind them about being safe online.

Red Ribbon: Drug Safety

Pledge to keep our hands off drugs.  (there will be a banner up for students to use at lunch) the students will be placing red hand prints on the banner.  They will sign their name as their commitment to keep hands off drugs.

Green Ribbon: Pedestrian Safety

 Tie your green ribbon to your backpack to remind you to be safe at all times when you are near a roadway.

Ribbon Week Dress up Fun

Monday, September 29:
What to Wear: Wear your shirt backwards!

Why: Turn your back on drugs!

Tuesday, September 30:
What to Wear: Your crazy socks and shoes

Why: To remind you to watch your step when you are near a street

Wednesday, October 1:
Wear: Boots with your uniform!

Why: Kick drugs to the corner

Thursday, October 2:
Wear: A TIE

*Special Assembly with D.A.R.E. Officer

Why: Don’t get “tied up” in cyber bullying!

Friday, October 3:
Wear: As much green, white, or red as you can to show your support for Ribbon Week!!

Go Flyers!!

Cafe Zupas night on Tuesday September 30th!

Fall After-School CLUBS

The Afterschool Schedule has been finalized and approved! There are so many fun clubs for our school. Please take a look at what is offered and note the days and ages. Our Club registration has been scheduled for Monday, September 22nd at 8:45am in the gym. 

Please remember that clubs will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.  The registration form and applicable waiver forms are listed below.  Just click the link to get to the PDF file to print at home.  Extra forms may be available on Monday morning, but they must be filled out before registering.  It is fine if you have someone bring your signed forms with payment.  But payment and waivers must be received to hold your child's place in the clubs.

All clubs run 6 weeks unless otherwise indicated.  No clubs are held during UEA or Parent Teacher Conference Week.  

ALL CLUBS REQUIRE AT LEAST A REGISTRATION FORM 

Click HERE to get the PDF file to print

Kinder Yoga - INJURY WAIVER & HEALTH FORM REQUIRED

Wednesdays (Oct 15-Nov 19)

3-4pm

$5

Max 12 kids

Basic Yoga for Kindergarteners. Bring a towel and a bottle of water.

K-3 Choir

Fridays (Sept 29-Dec11)

1:30-2:30pm

$10

Max 50

School Choir for K-3. Performance at the annual Winter Concert.

4th-6th Choir

Fridays (Sept 29-Dec 11)

$5

1:30-2:30pm

Max 50

School Choir for 4th-6th grades. Performance at the annual Winter Concert.

1-3 Science Club

Thursdays (Sept 29-Nov 20)

3-4:15pm

$10

Max 25

Hands-on science learning and experiments. Plants, dinosaurs, space, chemical reactions, rocks & minerals, and weather.

ALL Grades Cheer Club - INJURY WAIVER & HEALTH FORM REQUIRED

Fridays (Sept 29-Nov 21)

$10

1:30-2:30pm

Max 20

Basic cheer and choreography. No stunts or tumbling requiring spotting.

ALL Grades Awesome Artists

Wednesdays (Sept 29-Nov 12)

$10

3-4pm

Max 25

Studying artists and recreating famous art pieces.

4-6th Orchestra - ORCHESTRA FORMS REQUIRED.

Tuesdays & Thursdays (All Year)

3-4pm

$30/semester

Max 30

Music theory, practicing with string instruments. Performing in the annual Winter Concert.

Click HERE to read Choosing a Stringed Instrument.

4th-6th Ballroom Dance - INJURY WAIVER & HEALTH FORM REQUIRED

Tuesdays @ 3:30 (All Year)

3:30-4:30pm

$5

Max 10 Couples (Must have COUPLES)

Learn the swing, cha cha, waltz, and other American ballroom dance styles. Performance at the annual Winter Concert.

4th-6th Girls Rock - INJURY WAIVER & HEALTH FORM REQUIRED

Girls Only

Thursdays (Sept 29-Nov 20)

3-4pm

$15 - includes T-shirt

Max 25

Developing and practicing physical skill while emphasizing healthy mental focus. T-shirt provided.

5th-6th Samurai Club  - Character Development

Thursdays (Sept 20-Nov 20)

3-4pm

$15 - includes T-shirt

Max 25

Develop and practice basic Karate and martial arts skills while focusing on self-government, self-control, and a samurai mind.

Computer Programming Club

Fridays (Sept 20-Nov 21)

1:30-3:00pm

$5

Max 25

Basic computer programming using computers and available technology.

If you have any questions, please email the PTO at llacharterpto@gmail.com.  

Thank you to the PTO Clubs Committee for putting all of this together and to the volunteer instructors!!  This will be so fun!

Injury Waiver click HERE

Health History Form click HERE

Orchestra form click HERE

Choosing a Stringed Instrument click HERE

Registration form click HERE

Fundraising Links

These wonderful organizations will donate a percentage of what you are buying to our school!  

These links will continue to be available on the right column of this blog --->>

Smith's Community Rewards:

www.smithscommunityrewards.com

School NPO#80251

Amazon Affiliate when shopping:

http://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=llcopi-20

Target Red Card:

www.target.com/tcoe

School ID#153295