November Happenings

November Happenings

1- No School
4-7 Winter Coat Drive (Flyer)
5- Mummy Tuesday wear white
                   Muffins with Mummies and Deadies 7:30-8:10
6- I am going to College someday (colors or shirt from the college you want to attend)
7- Sleep like Egyptian Royalty (Pajama day)
6-7 Parent Teacher Conferences
8- No School
13- 5th Grade Boys Maturation Session 2 (see this post here for location)
       Winter Clothing Exchange
14- 5th Grade Girls Maturation Session 2 (see this post for location)
15- Spirit Day
20-Vision Screening
22- PTA Birthday Wagon
26- Day of Service
       1:30-2:15 Reflections Assembly
27-29 Thanksgiving Break No School

Superintendent Search

As most of you know our Superintendent retired and our district is looking for a new one.  As PTA president I will be going to a meeting on November 20 with our Principal and several members of our Community Council to discuss what we would like in our new superintendent.  I would like any input you as parents have on what you are looking for in a superintendent. 

Here is what our district has to say on their website:

What characteristics and qualifications should the next Canyons Superintendent possess? The community is invited to share insights with the Board of Education’s Superintendent Search Consultants.

Consultant Rickie McCandless and co-consultant Claudia Seeley, selected by the Board following a public bid process, are scheduling districtwide stakeholder input meetings from October - December 2013. Public input received will shape the Canyons Superintendent job posting, which is expected to be issued at the outset of 2014.

Former Canyons Superintendent Dr. David Doty resigned effective June 30, 2013 to work for an education reform firm. Dr. Ginger Rhode, former Deputy Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer, is serving as Interim Superintendent.

Please feel free to comment here, email me, leave a note in the PTA box in the office.
Thank you all so much

Nicole Fairbanks

2nd Annual Coat Drive

 

(or other winter clothing)

 

Red Ribbon Week

Hi parents! This week begins Red Ribbon Week! Our PTA has many fun things planned, one of which is East Sandy Family Skate Night this Friday, October 25th from 5-9pm at Classic Fun Center. This includes free admission if you take in the flier going home with your student this week. Hope to see many of you there! Thank you to Silcox Orthodontics for helping sponsor our skate night.

• Thursday, October 24 we will be tracing hands onto a large banner during lunch.  Wear red and "pledge to keep your  "Hands off Drugs".
• Friday, October 25 is Family Skate Night, watch for fliers coming home.
• Monday, October 28 we will be handing out stickers during lunchtime.
• Tuesday, October 29 we will provide a temporary tattoo that will be handed out at the end of the day
• Wednesday, October 30 we will provide a sucker that says  "say BOO to drugs" at the end of the day

Thanks for your support.
East Sandy PTA

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Another special for PTA Members, enjoy.

Disney on Ice

Special discount for PTA Members, so if anybody was planning on taking their kids you can get your tickets a little cheaper.

Suicide Prevention

From the District 

Parents Invited to Suicide Prevention Seminar

Canyons School District parents are invited to a free Suicide Prevention Seminar. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, from 7 – 8 p.m. at Hillcrest High School, 7350 S. 900 East in Midvale. The event will be held in the auditorium. The seminar also will be delivered in Spanish in AT 200.

The seminar will provide parents information about suicide prevention and child wellness resources, signs a loved one may be at risk, and tips on how to intervene and report concerns.

Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death for adults ages 24 to 64, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. In 2011, Utah recorded 490 suicide deaths, marking a rate that rose by 60 percent over the previous eight years, the Tribune reported. The State of Utah has appointed statewide suicide prevention coordinators to work at the Utah Department of Human Services and the Utah State Office of Education. A new Utah law also requires secondary schools to implement suicide prevention programs, and local school boards to approve policies requiring parent notification of bullying and suicide threats. The Canyons Board of Education approved the Reporting Student Safety Policy last month.