Anaheim Hills Elementary PTA

2015-16 AHES PTA Weekly Update

Issue #11
       11/01/15
~November is the month to remind us to be thankful for many positive things happening in our life~
      Rachelle Yasumura     
      AHES PTA President
      http://ahespta.org
In This Issue
Important Dates
Membership
Open PTA Chair Positions
Reflections Success
Online Yearbook Sales
Dine Out for AHES
Movie Tickets Sales
Robotics Team
Info from the Web
OUSD update
Earn $ for AHES While You Shop
Important Dates

 

November

  • 11/3:  - Monday - Vision & Hearing Testing
  • 11/3:  - Tuesday - NON-STUDENT Day
  • 11/4:  -  Wednesday - Dine Out 4 Education: The Habit 4pm-10pm
  • 11/11: -  Wednesday - Veteran's Day *Holiday*
  • 11/19: - Thursday - PTA Meeting
  • 11/20: - Friday - End of Trimester (MINIMUM DAY!!)
  • 11/23-11/27 - Weeklong - Thanksgiving Holiday Break
     
  The PTA calendar is also available to view on our website.

Your PTA Membership Cards & More ...
                   
All PTA Membership cards have been distributed this week through your student's teacher.
In addition, all ordered earthquake kits have been placed within the students safety containers with their classrooms.
As a reminder, receiving this weekly DOES NOT mean you are a member of our AHES PTA.
 
 
If you think you may not be a member (we hope you are!), please contact Aimee Calderon .
If you would like to be a part of this amazing Association which supports out students, teachers and administration, please click here to download a membership packet and submit to our school office.  
Open Chair Positions Available! 
 

Your children need you, the willing parent, to help keep our functions running! Please consider volunteering! You get to decide how big or small the function is. Some of the functions are handled throughout the school year while others are around planning a single event. A good portion of the roles do not require you to be available during school hours. In fact, several of our volunteer parents have full time jobs away from home and perform the functions of their chair positions on their own time and on their terms.

 

The following positions are available:

 

  • Golf Tournament - Organize our annual golf tournament 
  • Silent Auction - co-chair - Organize, coordinate and procure donated goods/services to be auctioned off

Volunteers make this organization successful! Thank you in advance for those generous with their time.

 

Please email me with your inquiries - anaheimhillspta@gmail.com 

 

Reflections: Great Job!
"Let Your Imagination Fly...."
We had an amazing response this year with 66 entries for the Reflections program!
You can see some of the entries here !!

Thank you to all the students who participated! Classes with the most participation will be announced this week.
Reflections 2015 Winners
Visual Arts
Primary- Brynn Martindale
Intermediate - Kataryna Spicer
Middle School - Yazmeen Kazaz
 
Photography
Primary - Aaron Calderon
Intermediate - Blake Archung
Middle School - Anabelle Fraser
 
  Dance Choreography
Intermediate - Avery Archung
 
Film Production
Primary - Natalia Sanaryan
Intermediate - Chase Schurter
Middle School - Landon Matson
 
Literature
Intermediate - Gracie Silberman
Middle School - Katherine Mumpower
 
Music Composition
Primary - Jasmina Shah
 
Take a moment to congratulation them when you see them on campus!
Big THANK YOUs to our coordinators Kimberly Faulkner and Amanda Fraser for all of their work and diligence in increasing our participation. Without Volunteer families, we wouldn't be able to offer programs such as these!!
Online Yearbook Sale ends 11/6/15!

       Yearbook "Offline" Order Sale

If you prefer to pre-order your AHES yearbook with cash or check, don't miss this sale! Order forms went home last Thursday and extra forms are available in the office.
 
The offline sale ends Friday, November 6th.
 
A standard yearbook is $22, but prices will go up.
S ave money by ordering now!
 
Online ordering is also available by visiting https://www.ahespta.org/yearbook.html.
Dine Out for AHES
                   
It's time to Dine Out and support AHES!

When:  Wednesday, November 4th
Where: The Habit Burger Grill (Anaheim Hills)
                            Time:  4:00pm - 10:00pm

Bring your flier and a hungry belly for dinner and help support our AHES Panthers! Our community partner will be providing 20% sales proceeds back to AHES!

Come out and support! Tell your friends about it!

The Habit flier can be found here.

Movie Tickets on Sale!

                 Ready, Set, Action !!                   

Are You ready to catch the most recent movie flix or take the family to a Friday night movie?

AHES PTA partners with Cinema City Theaters to offer discounted tickets to our families.

A flier will be going home with your student, but can also be found at https://www.ahespta.org/movie-tickets.html.


Calling all 4th & 5th Graders!!
                   
Do you excel in Computers, Math, or Science?
 
Then join our AHES VEX IQ Robotics team!
 
  The Robotics Team will meet on Thursdays from 2:20-3:30 in room 11. The membership is open to 4th and 5th graders. Team membership is limited.

In addition to learning about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), students will gain valuable teamwork and problem-solving experience.The main competition tournament will be held on Saturday, March 18th at Santiago Canyon College. We will also have a few scrimmages with other schools in our school district.
To view the Robotics membership form, please click  here.
All completed paperwork must be turned in by Friday, November 13 th to Mrs. Nevin (room 11).
Students will be notified November 16 th if they have been accepted.
The first meeting will be held on Thursday, November 19 th
Info from Your California PTA

Grasp the CAASPP:  California's New Assessments and Your Child


 
Join us for a special webinar

 
What do the new Smarter Balanced assessments mean for your child's education?  What can you learn from your child's score report?  How are assessments used to enhance learning?  Get your questions answered a nd learn where to find excellent resources on assessments for parents and PTAs.

 
Choose from two convenient webinar options:
 


Thursday, November 5 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.



 
 
Monday, November 9 at 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.


  
Go Green with AHES!
Are you an energy conscience person? Then you're the right person for this role!

Our wonderful first grade teacher, Mrs. Verdone, has an opportunity for a $1,000 grant for our school!!

She is in need of a few parent helpers to make our school more "green". Not only does this encourage our students to be more Earth conscience and resourceful, it raises money for AHES!

Please take this opportunity to help!

Mrs. Verdone is leading the charge and would be happy to answer any questions regarding the role and expectations.

She can be reached here at Mrs. Verdone!

For your student to be part of the "Green Team" click here for the online signup.

  
What's Happening at OUSD
Annual LCAP /LCFF Survey:
(Local Control Accountability Plan)

Help our district gather information on what's working in our school and feedback to determine future funding and improvements throughout OUSD.
  
The LCAP is a continuous improvement plan aimed at meeting student and community needs.

Please take a moment to complete the annual survey here!
To understand more about LCAP, click here.
** Let your voice be heard! **
Earn Money for AHES while you shop!

AHES gets paid for pictures of receipts! Download the free Shoparoo app here or from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Saving & Raising
We have partnered with Goodshop so that now you can feel great about your online shopping! Goodshop gives you the best coupons for thousands of stores like Target, Apple, Amazon, Petco and more AND a percentage of what you spend on virtually every purchase is donated to our cause!

Plus, with the Goodshop app for iPhone and iPad, you can shop, save, and give on the go.

Save money and help a good cause every time you shop! Check it out: www.goodshop.com. You can also read about Goodshop in the New York Times, the Today Show, Oprah Magazine, the Wall Street Journal and others!
  
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Please click the link for entering Box Tops Sweepstakes to earn extra CASH for our school!
  
You can enter up to one time per day.  You just need to register on line and pick our school.
  


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Do you shop online using Amazon Prime? Did you know that you can automatically give to AHES every time you shop? 

Simply set your browser to http://smile.amazon.com and sign into your Prime account from there. You will be prompted to choose your charity. Select Anaheim Hills Elementary PTA.

Every time you shop on smile.amazon.com AHES earns a small percentage! Since August 2015, AHES has earned $34.87 so far for this quarter!

Click on this link to find out more information on how the program works:  https://www.ahespta.org/amazon-smile.html
          

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Clip your labels and earn free stuff for AHES!   
1.  CLIP - Clip and save UPCs and beverage/ sauce caps
2.  GIVE - Give them to your teacher or turn into the library.   
     Download forms on the PTA website or put in a sandwich bag with your name and class # on it.
3.  EARN FREE STUFF FOR OUR SCHOOL!
4.  GET- A small prize for participating.
KEEP COLLECTING & CONNECTING - Select to sign up for My School to get connected with AHES and our coordinator, Sylvia Sully.  
 
Contact our coordinator with questions at sylsully@gmail.com.
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Raising funds for our school is as easy as using

your REDcard®. Designate our school through

Take Charge of Education to give our kids a boost.

And save 5%* every time you shop.

Enroll at Target.com/TCOE or call 1-800-316-6142.

FAQs of Target's Take Charge of Education program.

 

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Thank you for your donation!

AHES PTA would like to thank all the families who have taken the time to donate to our children's future!

Without you our children would not be experiencing the enrichment programs that are sponsored by your  AHES PTA.

 

Your PANTHER PRIDE is second to none, dear student! Your leadership is something students AND all parents can strive for! 

 

 

Accepting donations throughout the school year!!

 

AHES School Programs are in jeopardy!

 

Please donate!
 

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