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Vol. 7 No. 1 September 201

September5 No SchoolLabor Day

6 PTA Meeting, 9 a.m.

7 Fall Picture Day

ATTA Volunteer Training,

9 a.m.

8 Dads & Donuts, 8 a.m.

9 Room Parent Training, 2 p.m.

14 School Community Council,

3:30 p.m.

16 Reflections Kickoff Assembly

17 Constitution Day

26 No SchoolEBL Day

29 Vision Screenings

October5 National Walk to School Day

13 Dads & Donuts, 8 a.m.

14 Reflections Entries Due

19 Early Out

20-21 No SchoolFall Recess

24-27 Red Ribbon Week

26 Red Ribbon Week Parent

Education Night

27 Early Out

28 No SchoolEBL Day

31 Halloween Celebrations

Stay InformedLike Draper Elementary onFacebook, follow us on Twitter,

and visit our PTA blog atdraperelementary.blogspot.com

Join Us For Dads & Donuts Sept. 8Our first Dads & Donuts is Thursday, Sept. 8, at 8 a.m.

Students are invited to bring their dads, moms,

grandparents or other adult to school to read for 30

minutes before school begins. The PTA serves donuts

and milk.

Art Through the Ages Begins Third YearWe are beginning our third year ofArt Through the

Ages (ATTA)! This program teaches art history and

projects to students in grade one through six. To

volunteer, contact your child's teacher or room

parent. The Post-Impressionism volunteer training

is Sept. 7 at 9 a.m. Visit our blog for details.

Start Working on Reflections EntriesThis year's PTA Reflections Art Contest theme is

Diversity Means...Reflections offers students the

opportunity to express themselves and receive positive

recognition for their artistic efforts. The deadline for

submitting entries is Oct. 14. Submission forms anddetailed information about the program will be posted soon on the

schools website and blog. Watch for general information that will be

sent home with your student in the coming weeks.

Have You Joined the PTA?If you haven't joined the PTA yet, now is the time to join. Your $6 PTA

membership dues support programs ranging from field trips to Dads &

Donuts. Membership forms are available in the office. For more

information visit utahpta.org.Observing the 10

thAnniversary of 9/11

In observance of the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11,

2001, our fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students will

be visiting the Sandy Healing Fields on Sept. 8. The

students will visit the fields and learn about the many

opportunities they have as Americans.

Deweys DiaryDraper Elementary PTA Newsletter

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Principals MessageDear Parents and Students,

Iam excited towelcome you backto DraperElementary forthe 2011-12

school year. I hope you have had awonderful summer break, and areready to come back to school with a

positive attitude, a desire to workhard, and an appetite for learning.

This year you will see some newthings happening within the walls ofour school and the new directionthis will take us. One area I wouldlike to share with you is our DragonTraining program. During the firstweek of school all our students weretrained on our three new schoolrules: Be Safe, Be Kind and BeResponsible. The students were notonly taught the rules, but we alsodemonstrated how each of these

rules should correctly look in variouslocations. This is an important piecein teaching them appropriatebehaviors at school.

Then on Friday we also trainedour Dragons in a new intervention/enrichment program we will beusing for our academic needs.Every student in the building wasassigned to a different teacher for a30-minute activity. The groups aremade up of students from differentgrades and your Dragon will haveopportunities to work with variousteachers as well. We will use thistraining as a way to provide ourstudents academic supports atwhatever individual level they needand it will also build betterrelationships within our school.

Thank you for all the support you

give our school. This truly is a teameffort as we try to provide the besteducation to our Dragons. I loveworking with you and your students.Lets make it a great year!

-Ms. Kenna Sorensen, Principal

School InfoDraper Elementary School1080 E. 12550 S.Draper, UT 84020Ph: 801-826-8275Fax: 801-826-8276

Mascot: Dewey the DragonWebsite:draper.canyonsdistrict.orgPTA Blog:draperelementary.blogspot.com

Presidential Fitness to Helps Students Get FitStudents in grades 1-6 will be participating in

Presidential Fitness Test activities during the weeks

of Sept. 12-16 and Sept. 19-23. A letter will be sent

home with more details. Please note two upcoming

events in October: National Walk to School Day is

Oct. 5, and Red Ribbon Week Parent Education Night

is Oct. 26. Watch for more details.

Start Collecting Box Tops for EducationIts time to start collecting and turning in

Box Tops for Education. This is any easyway to make money for our school. Simply

clip the box top logo as indicated onparticipating products and send it in to

school with your child. Kmart is running a Box Tops special. Buy

any six participating products before Sept. 12 and receive 30bonus Box Tops for the school.

PTA Newsletter Going PaperlessIn an effort to save money and

provide you with more timely

information, the PTA Newsletter

will now be published

electronically. Students will no

longer bring home printed copies of the newsletter. Starting this month,

the newsletter will be e-mailed to you. This is the only printed newsletter

you will receive this year. You can also follow frequent updates via our

newsletter blog at draperelementary.blogspot.com. Our blog

contains an updated calendar as well as important links. We will also

post regularly on Facebook. Simply Like Draper Elementary on

Facebook or follow Draper Elementary on Twitter. For those withoutInternet access, a few printed copies of the newsletter will be available in

the office. We hope the social media helps keep you better informed.

PTA Presidents MessageWelcome to another terrific school year at

Draper Elementary! I am excited to be serving

this year as the Draper PTA President. I knowthat we can make this an amazing year if we allpull together and get involved. We are

fortunate to have wonderful women on the

board and many other volunteers, but we would love to see more

parents get involved this year.PTA supports all children who attend Draper Elementary. We

provide programs to enrich their experiences here at school.Draper Elementary is a terrific school with an amazing principal,teachers and staff. We want all the students at Draper to feel

safe, loved, and confident as they come to learn at school eachday. Thank you for allowing me to serve in this capacity andplease get involved in your childrens education here at Draper

Elementary.

-Jolynn Skousen, 2011-12 Draper Elementary PTA President

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