7/29/2019 February Newsletter.pdf

1/2

Vol. 8 No. 6 February 201

February5 PTA Meeting, 9 a.m.

Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A, 5-7p.m., South Towne location

7 PTA Harmons DaySpirit Wear DayEarly Out Day

8 No SchoolTeacher Work Day10 Chinese New Year Begins13 School Community Council

Meeting, 3:30 p.m.

5th Grade Program, 7 p.m.14 Valentines Day class parties18 No SchoolPresidents Day20 Career Day/Tool Day, 9 a.m.

Internet Safety/Bullying Nightfor parents, 7 p.m.

22 Say No to Bullies (wear blue)27 Dual-Immersion Parent Meeting28 Early Out Day

March5 PTA Meeting, 9 a.m.6-7 SEP Conferences7 Early Out8 No SchoolTeacher Comp Day14 Dads & Donuts, 8 a.m.25-29 No SchoolSpring Recess

Stay InformedLike Draper Elementary on Facebook,

follow us on Twitter, and visit our PTA

blog at draperelementary.blogspot.com

Draper Elementary1080 E. 12550 S.

Draper, UT 84020

Ph: 801-826-8275

draper.canyonsdistrict.org

PTA Day at Harmons GroceryPTA Day at Harmons (BangerterCrossing) is Feb. 7. A portion of thedays sales will go to DraperElementary. Look for DraperElementary volunteers at the cookiestation and bagging groceries! Ourprincipal, Ms. Sorensen, will competein a bagging contest at 3:30 p.m. socome cheer her on. She won thecontest last year. Thanks to ourstudent council and PTA volunteers

who decorated checkstand 1!

Volunteers Needed for Career Day/Tool DayOur annual Career Day/Tool Day is set for Feb. 20 from 9-10:15

a.m. We will be looking for volunteers to share their trade/job withour students. A sign-up sheet will be sent via email.

Show Your Dragon Spirit Feb. 7This months Spirit Wear Day is Feb. 7. Students wearing a DraperDragons shirt, sweats or distinct school colors (white/blue/yellow) toschool that day will get a prize at lunch time.

Chinese New Year Begins Feb. 10Chinese New Year begins Feb. 10 and continuesfor 15 days. This year, 2013, is the year of theSnake. There are numerous resources onlinefor parents interested in celebrating ChineseNew Year with their dual-immersion students.Be sure to check out the Utah MandarinImmersion Parents Council blog at

http://utahimmersioncouncil.wordpress.com.

PTA Award NominationsDraper Elementary PTA has nominated the following individuals forPTA awards in appreciation for all they have contributed to ourschool and students. We congratulate them for their nominationand wish them the best of luck! Outstanding Administrator: Principal Kenna Sorensen Golden Apple Outstanding Educator: Jennifer Asay, 4th Grade Golden Apple Outstanding Volunteer: Brenda Andrewsen & Erin

Miller Spirit of PTA Award: Sandee Smith

Deweys DiaryDraper Elementary PTA Newsletter

7/29/2019 February Newsletter.pdf

2/2

Principals Message

The Year of the Transition

The 2013-14 school year will bring new

changes to our district and more

importantly to our school. The boundariesfor Draper Elementary have a few

adjustments that need to be noted andthe district-wide grade level

reconfiguration will bring additional

adjustments to our student population.

We will all miss having sixth grade at our

school, but I am supportive of this change

and know our

students will do

great at their

new school. We

also will have

new students

joining us from

the south and lose a few students from

the east of our current boundaries. If you

have not had an opportunity to look at the

approved new boundaries, please visit the

district websitewww.canyonsdistrict.org.

Our safe school walking routes are also

being looked at closely as new

construction is happening all around our

city. Last Spring, Draper City added in

new sidewalks along Fort Street and may

still be adding additional safe routes for

our students to use as they travel to and

from school. Please be aware that current

bus routes may

be impacted by

some of this

construction in

Draper. I will

share updates

as I get them.

Thank you for your help and support as

we make this transition.

Kenna Sorensen, Principal

Valentines Day Class PartiesClass parties will be held on Valentines Day,Feb. 14. The PTA will provide sugar cookies andfrosting for all our classes. Room parentsshould pick up their cookies, frosting and paperproducts in the gym between 1-1:30 p.m.Thank you to Little Dutch Boy Bakery in Draperfor providing the cookies at a discounted cost.

Dragons Win State Creative Pursuits BowlKami Abercrombie's sixth-grade team are the State CreativePursuits Bowl champions. The team consists of Karli Branch, MiaHadden, Sarajane Hale, Hunter Harris, and Ethan Wilsher. CreativePursuits is a content, process, and product program usingproductive thinking to develop students creative skills in solvingproblems. Great job Dragons!

Februarys Dragon Challenge Focuses on FitnessThe Dragon Challenge for February is focused on fitness. We aregoing to ask students to track and log their activity outside ofschool. Each student will need to verify that they have completedfour days a week of 30 minutes or more of activity. Watch for a

calendar to come home.

Thanks to Fresh Market for its SupportWe express appreciation to Fresh Market inDraper for its continued support of ourschool. The store donates popsicles for theFun Run and teacher thank you gifts. Italso donates a portion of all receipts turned in by our parents. Justa reminder that there is a drop box in the front hall where all FreshMarket receipts can be submitted.

Fourth Grade Presents Utah ProgramOur fourth-grade program about Utah was a huge hit! Students

shared real stories of their ancestors helping build our great state.They sang about every county, making sure to save their favoritefor last (Salt Lake). We even learned about several ofthe early Draper settlers. Our fourth-grade teachers are JenniferAsay, Lisa Pixton, KLynn Johnson and Yuan-Tai Hung.

PTA Presidents MessageWe all know that February is the month of Love. I enjoy decoratingmy house, making treats, attending Valentine class parties andcooking a heart-themed dinner for my family after all its the only

time I can get a house full of boys to actually enjoy red and pinkeverywhere! But as I think of how much I lovethose crazy boys and the rest of my family, Irealize that the old saying that love is spelled T-I-M-E is truer than we realize. Its not aboutbuying the new electronic gadget or wearing thelatest name-brand, its about spending time withour kids. Sometimes the time is spent doing fun

activities and sometimes its spent doing a chore or teaching alesson, but as long as its spent together its LOVE. Help them learna new math fact, work on the spelling bee words, or come to Dads &Donuts and White Ribbon Week. Ive never seen an epitaph thatread I wish Id spent more time at work!Make it a goal to showsome extra love to your family this month by giving one extramoment in time, during this Month of Love!

Ashley Boyle, PTA President 2012-13, ashboyle@hotmail.com

http://www.canyonsdistrict.org/http://www.canyonsdistrict.org/http://www.canyonsdistrict.org/http://www.canyonsdistrict.org/