Vol. 9 No.

6 February 2014

Iebruary
1-14 Chinese New Year continues
4 Fourth Grade field trip to Symphony
5 Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A, 5-7 p.m.,
Southtowne location in Sandy
6 Harmons PTA Day at Bangerter
Crossing store in Draper
7 No School Data/Professional
Development day for teachers
11 PTA meeting, 9 a.m., PTA Room
11 Chinese New Year cultural
celebration assembly
12 PTA Day at the Capitol
14 Valentines Day Class Parties
17 No School Presidents Day
18-21 Blue and White Ribbon Week
(Anti-bullying and Internet Safety)
24-25 Third Grade Talent Show
27 Second PTA Box Tops contest ends
27 Kindergarten Walking Report Card
27 Early Out Day
28 No School End of Term
NOTE: There will be no Dads & Donuts held
during the month of February.


March
3 Next Box Tops contest begins
4, 6 Parent-Teacher Conferences
6 Early out
7 No School Comp day for teachers
10-14 Draper Literacy Week
11 PTA General Meeting, 9 a.m.
13 Dads & Donuts, 9 a.m.
14 Literacy Week celebration assembly
18 Art Through the Ages training
19 Mix-it-Up Lunch
19 Dual-immersion parent meeting,
6 p.m.
25 Fifth Grade field trip to Symphony
25-27 Art Through the Ages (Baroque
Rococo periods)





narmons Annua| 1A Day |s Ieb. 6
This years PTA Day at Harmons Grocery at Bangerter Crossing is
Feb. 6. A portion of all sales that day goes to our school. A variety
of PTA activities for children will be available in the store from 3-8
p.m. Look for Draper Elementarys decorated check-out stand, our
parents bagging groceries and running activities. Our principal, Mrs.
Piper Riddle, will also take part in the annual principal bagging
contest. This years PTA Day theme is Loving to Learn about
Healthy Eating.

8|ue and Wh|te k|bbon Week
Feb. 18-21 has been designated as Blue and
White Ribbon Week, focusing our attention
to anti-bullying and Internet safety.
Teachers will be addressing these issues in
their classrooms and we will also have daily
themes to increase awareness among our
students.
Tuesday, Feb. 18: Crazy Hair/ Hat Day
I control what goes in my head. What I see
and hear can affect me. What I say
affects others.
Wednesday, Feb. 19: Wear White/Be
Safe Online
I will turn off anything that makes
me uncomfortable or scared and tell a parent or trusted adult.
Thursday, Feb. 20: Wear Crazy Socks / Sock it to Bullying
Say no to bullies. I will not say anything online that I wouldnt say in
person. Ill treat others how I would like to be treated.
Friday, Feb. 21: Wear headband or bandana / Band Together
to keep technology fun
I understand that technology is useful and fun, but can also be
dangerous and destructive. I will follow the rules and use common
sense to keep myself safe.

Va|ent|ne's Day C|ass art|es
Class parties on Valentines Day will be held throughout the day.
PTA will provide a snack/activity of frosting sugar cookies. Thank
you to the Little Dutch Boy Bakery in Draper
for donating the cookies. A special thank you
to our room parents and volunteers for
arranging class parties. Room parents:
cookies, frosting, plastic utensils, plates,
napkins and small water bottles will be
provided for your parties (pick them up in the
faculty lunch room).
Deweys Diary
Draper L|ementary 1A News|etter


r|nc|pa|'s Message
It is hard to believe we finished our 100
th

day of school (Jan. 30) and are nearing the
end of the second trimester (Feb. 27)! We
would like to thank all of our volunteers who
have contributed so much to our schools
learning and activities this past term. From
our Parent Career Day to our Arts Through
the Ages volunteers to the daily classroom
support we see from volunteers who assist
our classes in a variety of ways, we send
you all a hearty thank you for your time
and efforts.

January proved to be a busy month here at
Draper. In tandem with our instructional
initiatives, students in
Grades 4 and 5
participated in our
school Geography Bee
and Science Fair. Our
Geography Bee winner,
Ellie Whitehead, will be
moving on to our district bee, our Science
Fair winners, McKay Larsen, Ethan Krantz,
Chase Rossum, Chase Ashton, and Sydney
Parkinson will be moving on to the district
fair. Speaking of award winning entries, our
own Noah Stika took first place at the
district Reflections art contest in the film
category. His entry will be moving on to the
state competition. These are just a few
examples of the excellence our Draper
students demonstrate on a regular basis
way to go, Dragons!

We are also looking forward to our
schoolwide Chinese New year cultural
celebration assembly on Feb. 11, and our
classroom Valentine Parties on Tuesday,
Feb. 14. The students always enjoy the
planned activities and treats! I extend a
heartfelt thanks to our Room Parents and
the numerous parents who will help make
these parties special for our students!

The week of Feb 18-21 is Blue and White
Ribbon Week, which highlights the
importance of appropriate use of
technology, internet safety, and anti-
bullying. PTA will help us emphasize these
ideals with our students, as we continue to
monitor and encourage our students to be
safe, kind, and responsible in all they say
and do.

Report cards will be sent home March 3

in
preparation for our Parent-Teacher (SEP)
Conferences held March 4

and 6. Thank you
for all that you do to support your child and
our schools efforts it is this continuing
partnership between home and school that
makes the success of our students possible.

!Piper Riddle, Principal
Draper L|ementary Schoo|'s Lunch ayment o||cy
When a student account has a deficit, we will send weekly
computer-generated paper notices
home with the student.
When an account accrues $10 or more
in the negative, we (Mrs. Dahl) will
send weekly emails to the parent as a
reminder.
When an account accrues $15 or more in the negative, we
(Mrs. Dahl or Mrs. Riddle) will make phone calls home.
At no point will we deny a child lunch. We will continue to make
every effort to make contact with the parents to get the account paid
in full.
Dragon Advances to kef|ect|ons State Leve|
Second-grade student Noah Sitka won the Districts Reflections
program in the category of film and will now move on to the state
level. Congratulations Noah!

arent-1eacher Conferences Update
Mark your calendar for spring Parent-Teacher conferences scheduled
March 4 and 6. Please note we skip a day in between, march 5, so
parents with middle school students can attend middle school
conferences.

Cook|e Dough Sa|es to ne|p W|th Supp||es
Draper Elementary will be selling cookie dough
as part of a school-based fundraiser to benefit
classroom supply accounts. Our kick-off
assembly will be held Feb. 24. Selling cookie
dough is optional for students and cookie dough
can also be purchased directly through the front
office. More information will go home the week
of Feb. 24.

res|dent's Message
We love our volunteers! Thank you so much to those who have spent
time volunteering at Draper Elementary. We have a great TEAM! Our
nominating committee has submitted the names for the PTA
Executive Board for next year. We will vote on these nominations at
a General PTA Meeting on March 11 at 9 a.m. in the Music/PTA Room
located behind the stage in the Gym. All PTA members are
encouraged to attend this meeting. Those nominated are:
! President: JoAnna Meyer
! President Elect: Tammy Hall
! Secretary: Cori Yeomans
! Treasurer: Kristi Bowler
! V.P. Membership: Becky Alder
! V.P. Legislative: Kamie Brown
! V.P. School Administrator: Piper Riddle
! V.P. Teacher Representative: Monica Lewis
Thank you to our current PTA board (T.E.A.M.) who will continue to
volunteer in their positions until the end of the school year! If you
would like to be in charge of a PTA event next year, please email
us! We would love to have parents on the board from every
neighborhood and every grade!

!Kerri Brown, 2013-14 PTA President
draperelementarypta@gmail.com