Monday, November 23

• 7:50-8:50 am: Beginning Band—Auditorium
• 5:30-6:30 am: 5th Grade Parent Meeting (Balarat)—Room 210

Tuesday, November 24

• 7:50-8:50 am: Intermediate Band—Auditorium
• 8:40-9:00 am: PTA Tuesday Table, grocery cards & coffee—Playground

Wednesday to Friday, November 25 — 27

• No School - Thanksgiving Break

Monday, November 30

• 7:50-8:50 am: Beginning Band—Auditorium

Tuesday, December 1

• 7:50-8:50 am: Intermediate Band—Auditorium
• 8:40-9:00 am: PTA Tuesday Table, grocery cards & coffee—Playground
• 12:05-1:20 pm: Wellness Committee Meeting—Auditorium
• 6:00-7:30 pm: Art Night—Gym

Wednesday, December 2

• 7:50-8:50 am: Beginning Band—Auditorium
• 9:15-1:00 pm: 5th Grade field trip—Steele Planetarium
• 3:45-4:45 pm: Enrichment - Fun & Formalities—Staff Lounge
• 3:45-4:45 pm: Enrichment - Chess—Room 111
• 3:45-4:45 pm: Enrichment - Beginning Keyboards—Room 204
• 4:00-5:30 pm: CSC Meeting—Library
• 5:30-6:30 pm: Fundraising Committee Meeting—Library

Thursday, December 3

• 7:50-8:50 am: Intermediate Band—Auditorium
• 3:45-4:30 pm: Enrichment - Groovy Guitars—Room 204
• 3:45-4:45 pm: Enrichment - Comics & Cartooning—Lunchroom
• 3:45-4:50 pm: Enrichment - Karate—Gym
• 3:45-5:00 pm: Girl Scout Meeting—Staff Lounge

Friday, December 4

• 8:15-8:55 am: Club Amigos—Room 102
• 3:45-4:45 pm: Enrichment - Sports Camp—Gym
• 3:45-4:50 pm: Enrichment - Advanced Keyboards—Room 204
• 3:45-4:50 pm: Enrichment - Mad Science—Lunchroom

News:

WE'RE SO CLOSE!
Add one more item to your Thanksgiving to-do list. We have raised $3400 of the $4000 towards our matching challenge. Next Tuesday, Nov. 24th, is the last day of school before the holiday! Can you help us raise the final $600 in the next 5 days? So, ( 1 ) Defrost the turkey, ( 2 ) Buy cute napkins, and ( 3 ) Donate to PTA Apple to meet our challenge!!

MY ENRICHMENT:
The Winter Brochure and online registration are available now! Most programs begin the first week in December (right after Thanksgiving) and run until the end of February: (Visit www.myenrichment.com) If you have an account in the ME system with your child’s information, you will be notified by email. Get the most up-to-date status on programs by going to: www.myenrichment.com. As always the best way to communicate with the enrichment coordinator is by email: molly@myenrichment.com.

REMINDERS FROM THE STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK:

Emergencies and Emergency Sheet Information
911 will be called first when an extremely severe (life threatening) medical emergency arises. In the case of a serious illness or injury, the home phone is called first. If there is no response, the parents will be called at work. If parents cannot be reached at home or at work, the emergency numbers are called. Every attempt is made to notify parents when there is a serious injury. It is extremely important that your child’s emergency sheet information is current at all times. Please inform the school office of any changes in residence, employment and/or phone numbers, which occur during the school year.

Leaving School during the School Day
Students must be signed out from the office during the school day. Anyone who is picking up a child during the school day must first come to the office and sign the student out. The student will then be called to the office to leave. If the individual needs to go to a room or outside to get a student, a release form will be sent with them from the office which verifies that the student has first been checked out at the office. In no case will a student be allowed to leave with anyone but a custodial parent/guardian unless the office has been provided with a note giving permission signed by the legal parent/guardian. Students cannot leave school grounds during the day without permission from the office.

Click here to read the U-Park archive for 2009-2010 news items.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
Tuesday, December 8:  Winter Band Concert at Merrill M.S., 6:30-8:00pm Wednesday, December 9:  Early Release Day: 12:45 pm, No ECE all day Thursday, December 10:  Restaurant Night; Tokyo Joe’s, 4:00-8:00pm   PTA Meeting: 6:00 pm at Tokyo Joe's   Barnes & Noble event, 7:00pm December 21-January 4:  Winter Break - No School

ON-GOING FUNDRAISERS:
APPLE CAMPAIGN: If you have not donated to the Apple Campaign, please consider doing so today. You can go to the Apple Campaign to make an online donation, mail your check to the office, or return your donation in an envelope addressed to the office in your Thursday folder. Make checks payable to: University Park PTA / Apple Campaign. Remember, contributions are tax-deductible. Thank you!
CARTRIDGES FOR KIDS: Recycle your empty inkjet, laser, fax and copier cartridges at the school. We receive up to $8.00 per cartridge. We recycle old cell phones, too! These bring in up to $30 each for the school! The collection box is located in the hall across from the office.
BOX-TOPS FOR EDUCATION: Cut from assorted product boxes and bring to the office.
TARGET FUNDRAISING PROGRAM: Target has donated more than $200 million to schools through Take Charge of Education. Millions of Target guests have designated their favorite school to receive donations and Target has donated over $200 million to K-12 schools across the country. You can be a part of this great fundraiser by getting your own Target Guest Card or Target Visa and designating our school as the school recipient. 1 % of your purchases made on either card are donated to the school. For more information, to sign up, or to designate our school, call 1-800-316-6142 or go online at target.com.
GROCERY STORE GIFT CERTIFICATES: Certificates for King Soopers, Safeway, and Sunflower Market are available from the PTA Tuesday Table before school or from the office. You can also contact Terri Allsup at 303-550-0831 or email terriallsup@gmail.com.
OFFICE DEPOT: If you shop here, please give them our school number, 70017498, and 5% will go to UPark.
INNISBROOK WRAPS: You can order premium products all year long from Innisbrook online and UPark will receive fundraising money. Please use the school number when ordering; 118268.

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