Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

FREE skiing in Idaho

5th and 6th graders can ski FREE in Idaho.  Fill out application for a passport and enjoy the savings.  Check out the website.  http://www.skiidaho.us/5th-grade-ski-or-ride-free-passport

                              

Book Fair Wrap Up

We would like to thank all the volunteers who helped at the Book Fair by setting up, ringing up sales, and taking down.  Thanks to everyone, we met our goal of putting 520 books into the hands of students.  The Book Fair also allows us to earn a percentage of sales to purchase additional books for the library, students, or teachers.  We appreciate all the support for the Book Fair!

November 13, 2012

There will be no concessions sold this week.  Please keep bringing your Box Tops for the classroom contest and go through boxtops4education.com/marketplace for online orders. 

Grape Cotton Candy

We will be selling Grape Cotton Candy on Friday, November 9.  The cost will be $1 or 10 Box Tops.  Remember, box tops used for concessions cannot count in the classroom contest.

Book Fair

Come to our Book Fair. It will be Wednesday, November 7 from 3:00PM-7:30PM and Thursday, November 8 from 7:30AM-8:15AM, 10:00AM-10:15AM, 11:00AM-12:15PM, and 3:00PM-6:00PM. We will be having a scavenger hunt and guessing game where you can win prizes. Checkout out our fair online at

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/grovelandelementary1

Holiday Box Top Contest

We are having a Box Tops Contest for November 1 through December 18.  We will be having two separate contests.  The first will be with the e-box tops earned online.  Whoever has the most e-box tops earned through marketplace will win $25.  Go to boxtops4education.com and click on the progress tab, then your activity.  Print this off and put name of student and class on it and turn in December 18.  There will also be 5 drawings for anyone who has earned an e-box top. 

Second, the class with the most clipped box tops will win a hot cocoa and cookies party. Please have all your clipped tops turned in on December 18.  Thank you.

Carnival

Thanks to all the volunteers, parents, teachers, and kids who contributed to the Halloween Carnival. We would also like to thank Kesler's, Ridley's, Rupes, Garcias, and Idaho Central Credit Union for their donations to the Carnival.

Halloween Carnival October 26

Cinnamon Popcorn

We will be selling Cinnamon Popcorn on Friday, October 19 for $1 or 10 BoxTops.

Corn Maze

Thank you to all the teachers, parents, grandparents, and siblings who helped at the corn maze.  It is nice to have so much support :)  We raised $242 tonight!!!

Volunteers needed for Corn Maze

The PTA will be doing Education Night at the Wild Adventure Corn Maze on Wednesday, October 10.  Every entrance in the gate earns the PTA  $1.   We need to have 12 volunteers there for each hour from 5PM until 9PM to help kids within the maze.  You may help for half hour, hour, two hours, or whatever you can.  Thank you for your support.  Hope to see all of you there!

Mrs. Clovis First Grade wins Ice Cream Party

Congratulations to Mrs. Clovis First Grade Class who won the Box Tops Ice Cream Party.  They brought in 513 tops with an average of 30.18 tops per student.  Great job!!

Coins

Congratulations students!!  You raised $253.40 with fishing for coins.  The fish appreciate all who donated.  Great job.

Fishing for coins…. We need to save our fish!  Please send any spare change to school on Friday and put in fish tank in the office. PTA will contribute any remaining money needed to buy a new tank. Thank you for your help.  PTA will be selling POPCORN   for $1 or 10 box tops on Friday.

Bonnie's 3rd Grade Cabbage Program Winners

Congratulations to the winners of Bonnie's 3rd Grade Cabbage Program.  1st - Kody Rider, 7 pounds.  2nd - Tabitha Butikofer, 4.2 pounds. 

 http://bonniecabbageprogram.com/

Corn Maze

The PTA will be doing the Wild Adventure Corn Maze by the Rose Exit on Wednesday, October 10.  Please support the PTA and attend that night.  http://www.mazeplay.com/wild-adventure-corn-maze

Box Tops

We are having a classroom competition with Box Tops.  The class who collects the most by September 27 will win an ice cream party.  Please turn your Box Tops into your teacher. 

Also, Betty Crocker is sponsoring the following contest for the year.  Check out the website.

http://www.boxtops4education.com/Landing.aspx/Sweetest-School-in-America/26