Volunteer of the Year
Congratulations to our PTA parent Taelor Boggs! She is the winner of the “Volunteer of the Year” which also comes with a reserved parking spot! Congrats Taelor! Thanks for all of the time, effort and hard work you have invested in making our school such a fun place! We all appreciate you so much!
Orchestra sign ups and Choir-Sign Ups:
We have a school choir (grades 3rd-5th) and orchestra (4th & 5th) at our school. If your child is interested in participating please pick up a flyer with all of the information in our school office. Choir practices are Tuesday and Thursday before school, and Orchestra practices are Tuesday and Thursday after school.
“I Will Be Ready Day” is THIS Friday, August 28th
All students are encouraged to wear their favorite college gear or favorite team colors in support of our new kindergarten students, Class of 2039!
Reading Logs
Remember to track your child’s reading minutes for the month of August. Please send these back to school next week for this month.
School Community Council
Serving on our School Community Council is a wonderful way for parents and teachers to contribute and help with both academic and safety issues at our school. The school receives an annual dividend from the school trust lands. Our council helps determine how these funds will be used. This year our school received about $85,000 from the School LAND Trust Program, which has all been targeted to aide support for our students. The council reviews and prepares academic plans for our students each year. All plans are reviewed for final approval by our school board. Councils also act in an advisory capacity to school and school district administrations. The committee meets on one Friday afternoon of most months at 2:00 pm.
Every public school in Utah has a School Community Council. Membership terms are for two years. Elections are held at the beginning of each school year, if needed.
Parent members must have a student attending the school at least one of the two years of their term of service. For more information, please visit www.schoollandtrust.org .
We have one opening for parents to participate on the council. If you would like to serve on Altara’s SCC, please let the principal know by this Friday, August 28th. julie.fielding@canyonsdistrict.org
If more parents are interested than we have spots available, we will conduct a vote.
Volunteers
Please take a minute and sign up to be a volunteer! This takes just a few short minutes and will help our front office when you come in for class parties and field trips.Click on the picture below or this direct Link:
https://volunteer.canyonsdistrict.org/volunteersystem/#!/application/volunteer//
Safe Routes
Click below to see our safe walking route for our school:
Book Fair
The book fair will be up and running during the week of parent teacher conferences. Please see the times below if you would like to shop for books for your kitthawk(s).
Monday, Sept 21st 3:15-7:00 pm
Tuesday, Sept 22nd 3:15-4:14 pm
Wednesday, Sept 23rd 3:15-7:00 pm
From the PTA
Hi, parents!
Hopefully everyone had a great first week of school and are getting back into their school routines.
This week for the PTA, we are continuing to collect t-shirt sizes, so please follow the link below to get a free t-shirt for your student. We also have our first meeting coming up. It is Tuesday, September 1st, at 10 am; all are welcome.
We would love to have all of our Altara Elementary parents join the PTA! The PTA is a wonderful way to get involved, connect with other families, support our teachers and staff, and help make our school an even better place for our students.
You don’t have to have a lot of time or experience—every family and every contribution makes a difference!Whether you can volunteer, attend meetings, share ideas, or simply become a member, we would love to have you be part of our PTA family.
Join us and help make this school year amazing! We can’t wait to have you! 🎉
Student T-shirt: FREE STUDENT SPIRIT SHIRT
Join PTA: Givebacks
Parent Volunteer Signup: 26-27 Altara PTA Volunteer List
Calendar Items:
September 1: 10 am PTA meeting
September 10: 4-8 pm Spirit night at Moohyah
Calendar Items & Looking Ahead
August 28: I Will Be Ready Day”
September 1: 10 am PTA meeting
September 7: No School! Labor Day
September 9: Picture Day
September 10: 4-8 Spirit night at Moohyah
September 21 & 23: Elementary Parent Teacher ConferencesBook Fair during PTCs:
Monday, Sept 21st 3:15-7:00 pm
Tuesday, Sept 22nd 3:15-4:14 pm
Wednesday, Sept 23rd 3:15-7:00 pm
September 24: Early Dismissal Day @ 1:25 pm
September 25: No School! Compensation Day
September 28: No School! Teacher Professional Day