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Vol. 9 No. 4 December 201

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2 Second Box Tops Contest begins

(through the end of February)

3 Holiday Concert, 7 p.m., Gym

3-5 Art Through the Ages, grades 1-4

10 PTA Meeting, 9 a.m., PTA Room

11 Council PTA Reflections Awards

Night, 7 p.m., Indian Hills Middle

12 Dads & Donuts, 8 a.m., Gym12 Art Through the Ages, grade 5

23-31 No School Winter Recess

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6 Classes resume

9 Dads & Donuts, 8 a.m., Gym

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This month is full of opportunities for

celebration and contemplation as the

holidays begin and the calendar year comes

to an end. We want to wish all of ourDraper Elementary families a peaceful and

joyous holiday season. We appreciate all

that you do to support your child and our

school.

We are pleased to announce that an

architectural firm has been selected to

identify and facilitate interior and exterior

improvements for our school. We are

anticipating construction to begin this

summer. Improvements have been

identified and will include:

Replacement of carpet school wide Front office reconfiguration to allow for

more space for students and parents

ADA bathrooms in the front hallway Parking lot expansion and improvements A master plan for a secondary access to

the school

We are especially excited about parking lot

improvements and a plan for an additional

access to the school. We know how

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crowded and inconvenient our parking lot

and single access are, and we look forwardto problem-solving with the architectural

firm, Draper City, and Canyons SchoolDistrict as we plan for making it a safer

situation.

Student safety is

always a

concern for

school staff, butkeeping children

safe in the

parking lot

requires the

cooperation of

everyone from

school staff to

parents and the children themselves.

Here are a few safety tips that drivers

should observe when dropping children off

and picking up students at school:

Please be attentiveto children andother vehicles and be courteoustoother drivers.

Obey the speed limit and traffic rules.Slow downwhen entering the parkinglot

If you are parking for pick up, you needto park in a designated parking

space. If none are available, you may

need to join those waiting in the pick-

up lane.

The side parking lot is closed totraffic after school. Weve had many

close calls - it is too congested to havevehicles pulling in and out of the east lot

when children are crossing and twolanes of cars are entering the main lot.

Use sidewalks and crosswalks. Donot cross in between buses or cars.

Please note that our parking lot is oneway.

Please respect homes and businessaround our school. Please do not use

a business parking lot as a pick up

location. Please do not block the

driveways of our neighbors.

Please respect school staff who areenforcing traffic rules.

We know space is limited, but we canaccomplish our goal of a safe and civil

parking lot if we all work together. Thank

you for your cooperation.

The Draper Elementary staff and I wish

your family a Happy Holiday Season! We

hope you enjoy time with your family over

the holidays.

!Piper Riddle, Principal

I6)*K2 :7 ;+' C': I6'7+46 :6# C4#2 L70+*:##'2A special thank you to all those who have volunteered so far this

year for our Art through the Ages program. We would not be able offer the program without you. We still have two more units left th

year: Renaissance and Baroque. If you would like to help teach th

art history or assist with the art projects, please email Angela Hank

angelahanks@hotmail.com.

")>2M B.* ()NN 7' O'.NN0.#2 I.$K#:2 &, (7.*.*4 -ICDuring our Dads & Donuts on Dec. 12 the PTA will raffle off prizes

all fathers who have joined the PTA. Prizes include Utah Jazz Ticke(lower bowl) and a family four-pack of Grizzlies tickets.

Memberships can be turned in to the main office prior to Dec. 12.

PTA membership fees are $6. The raffle will be held at

approximately 8:15 a.m. Dads do not need to be present to win.

-IC C22#%&0#2 9:+>#*: H%#'4#*$, P.:2The PTA has put together an emergency kit for

every student at Draper Elementary. Theemergency kits contain a bottle of water,

suckers and granola bars. If your child has an

allergy please send a substitute item to school

for them to give to their teacher. The kits willbe used in the event of an emergency at the

school and food and water is not able to reach

the school immediately.

9/.'.: "), .2 HD#', Q'.>),This year we have designated every Friday as Spirit Day. Our

students are invited to wear school colors (blue, white and gold) or

Dragon Elementary T-shirt or sweatshirt.

B.*:#' A#$#22 9$6#>+0#The school will be closed for Winter Recess that begins Monday, De

23, and continues through Jan. 3, 2014. Classes will resume

Monday, Jan. 6.

-IC -'#2.>#*:12 3#22)4#Thank you teachers and staff for all that you do for our

students! Thank you volunteers for your many hours of service, yo

are wonderful! December is often a busy month and its almost tim

for our team to take a time outto recuperate. I hope that you will

use your time out from school to

enjoy the company of family and

friends! I am so proud to be a

parent of a Draper Elementary

student and I hope that you are as

well! We have a great T.E.A.M. ofparents, teachers/staff and

students! Together Everyone

Achieves More!

!Kerri Brown, 2013-14 PTA President

draperelementarypta@gmail.com