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Vol. 10 No. 3 November 2014

November

6 Reflections awards night,

6:30 p.m.

11 PTA meeting, 9 a.m.

11 Spirit Night at Texas Road-

house in Sandy, 4-8 p.m.

11-13 Artyology

13 Dads & Donuts, 8 a.m. Gym13 Deadline to turn in Box Tops

for Contest #1

14 No SchoolTeachers

prepare report cards17 Standards-Based Mastery

Report Cards sent home18-20 Artyology

19 Mix-it-Up Lunch

26 Deadline for 2015-16 dual-immersion applications

26-28 No SchoolThanksgivingRecess

December

4 Holiday Orchestra & Choir

Concert, 7 p.m.

5 Early Out Day, 1:35 p.m.

9 PTA meeting, 9 a.m.

11 Dads & Donuts, 8 a.m.

22-31 No SchoolWinter Recess

Jan. 1-2 No School Winter Recess

Jan. 5 Classes resume

Upcoming Days Off

There will be no school Nov. 14 soteachers can prepare report cards; and

Nov. 26-28 for Thanksgiving Recess.

Winter Recess begins starting Dec. 22

with classes resuming Jan. 5, 2015.

"#$#%&'(# ()# *&(+ '( ,#-$#.(/01+ *2'&3+ 4/5)( 4067 8The PTA will celebrate the artistic talents of students at our annual

Reflections Awards Night this Thursday, Nov. 6. The evening

begins in the Gym at 6:30 with an open house to view Reflections

entries, followed by an awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Students will be

recognized for their talents in the following categories: 3-

Dimensional Art, Dance Choreography, Film, Literature, Music

Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts. This years theme was

The World Would be a Better Place If

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Cold weather:The cold weather hasheld off, but as we enter into November,

winter is definitely on its way. Please

send your child to school dressed for thechanging weather. Jackets and

appropriate footwear are necessary. We

have several jackets in our Lost & Found,if your childs is missing.

Cell Phones:During last months PTA

meeting, board members expressed

concern about the use of cell phones

during student drop-off and pick-up, and

the distraction it seems to cause. We

have recently posted signs reminding

drivers to put down their cell phones in

the student pick-up/drop-off areas. We

hope these reminders will help ensure the

safety of our students.

Not a Bully:This first week of Novemberis our schools Be a Friend, Not a Bully

week. Students will be taking a no

bullying pledge, faculty will be teaching

bully blocker mini-lessons in classes,

and Mrs. Thompson and I will engage

students in recess activities to promote

appropriate social skills. As we support

our students efforts to Be Safe, Kind,

and Responsible (our schoolexpectations), we will continue to offer

social skill and character-building lessonsin each classroom throughout the year.

Flu Season:A note from our schoolnurse As we enter into cold and flu

season, please remember to keep your

children home from school if they have a

fever. For the wellness of other students,your children should not return to school

until they have been fever-free for 24hours.

Gratitude:November is a month of

Thanksgiving, and we have much to be

grateful for at Draper Elementary. I

appreciate our students, parents,

teachers, and staff that all work together

for the success of our children. Together,we can do so much to nurture and

support our students emotionally,

socially, and academically. THANK YOU

for your partnership.

!Mrs. Piper Riddle, Principal

H/++ I&/.:#& A#$#.(#3 '+ 9#'.)#& 0- ()# =##:Congratulations to fifth-grade teacher Ashley Fricker who wasrecently named Jordan Credit Union's Teacher of the Week! Miss

Fricker received the honor Oct. 15 at a faculty meeting. She wasawarded $100 from Jordan Credit Union for her great work at

Draper Elementary!

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Our Draper Elementary PTA invites allparents to join the PTA this school year.The PTA is proud to announce that 100

percent of our teachers and full-time

staff have joined our PTA this year.

Becoming a PTA member is easy: go to

the PTA blog at draperelementary.blogspot.comand click on the

online payment tab. It costs $6 per membership. Your

membership contribution helps fund numerous academic, socialand cultural programs for our students.

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