College Hills Elementary PTO
October 2016
A Message from Mr. Hatfield
Dear College Hills Parents & Guardians,
We have had a great start to the year along with many new smiling faces. The students have done a wonderful job showing their stripes during Friday Family Meeting which has raised over $1300 at this point. We have had a lot of excitement this year with Parent Orientation, Kindergarten Color Days, Grandparents’ Day lunch, Salsa Night, and the Kinder Community Helper Day. We look forward to a wonderful year with your children. Thank You for all the support from home!
Josh Hatfield, Principal
College Hills Elementary
Upcoming events:
· BOOK FAIR October 3rd-7th
· Family Night October 6th
· Parent Conference Days October 10th & 11th 2016, No School
· Fall Pictures October 19th
· Red Ribbon Week October 24th-28th
· Book Character parade on Friday October 28th
· Paws to the Pavement November 5th
CHE is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Please join us on
· Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/CollegeHillsTigerCubs?ref=bookmarks
· Twitter @CollegeHillsTC
· Instagram @ College_Hills
· CHE Webpage @ http://ch.csisd.org
· CHE PTO @ http://chpto.org
Have you done the "Volunteer Two Step?"
1. Let us know what volunteer opportunities interest you. We'll email you when volunteer opportunities come up if you select to hear about them through this online google form here:
Having trouble accessing the form? Send us an email to collegehillspto@gmail.com and we'll send you the link or a pdf that you can print and send in to your child's teacher.
2. Please complete CSISD’s Online Volunteer Application to be approved before you are able to volunteer inside the school during school hours.
Go to csisd.org and look for “Volunteering” under the “Parent Info” tab.
OR follow this link here:
CUBS, NOW IS THE TIME TO "SHOW YOUR STRIPES!" (Deadline to participate for prizes is OCT. 18)
Please mark the donation as "Show Your Stripes" or "donation drive" and include your name, student's name+teacher+grade and amount donated as well as an email or phone number. Checks should be made out to College Hills Elem. PTO. You can also print the donation slip available here.
Thank you for your support!
To show our appreciation, we have organized the following prizes and rewards for each donation level:
TEACHERS ARE SHOWIN' OFF THEIR STRIPES FRIDAYS
This fall, we will celebrate how much we love being tiger cubs with a “Show Your Stripes” activity during select Friday Morning Meetings this fall. Inspired by a growing fundraising trend to tape up school officials, students will be invited to add “stripes” to their teacher. We’ll “show our stripes,” get to know our teachers, have fun with the kids and hopefully raise enough funds to offer our teachers grants this spring!
How to participate? Come to school a few extra minutes early on the Friday assigned to your grade. Send coins, cash or check with your student to a table in the hall just outside of the gym to purchase some “stripes.” Students will be assisted as they purchase “stripes,” find their teacher in the hall by the drinking fountains, and give their teacher his or her “stripes.” Students will be able to buy as many stripes as time and supply allows. Each teacher will then show off their stripes to the whole school and throughout the rest of the day.
*** The Fun begins at 7:30 a.m. during Friday Morning Meetings. Be sure to arrive as early as possible. ***
Prices:
$1 = 1 solid colored stripe
$2 = 1 glitter stripe
$10 = the whole class will be able to put 1 stripe on the teacher.
Who is available to help early on Fridays?
A parent or two for EACH class is needed on your student's grade's Friday for the Show Your Stripes Fundraising activity. This will allow us to meet the expectations of so many excited children in such a short time frame. They'll be excited to see you! This will be a simple job of handing out supplies to waiting children and helping your child's teacher while she gets striped.
Please check this sign up sheet* to sign up if you are be available to help. We need lots of smiling faces!
*Please fill out the CSISD Volunteer application as soon as possible in order to allow it to be processed before your child's Friday. It is required in order to volunteer with students during school hours. It only takes a few moments. Find it here.
Please arrive as early as possible after the school doors open at 7:15 or later is ok too. We could use more people at 7:35 as well. The morning meeting gets going very soon after that and we'd like to get you loaded with supplies to distribute. Meet in the hallway just outside the gym doors.
You'll be able to leave for work by 8:00 (or earlier if needed:)
Thanks for helping us make this fun team building memory possible and for helping us to meet our budget goal to start our year off ready for the funding commitments ahead. We hope it will be a positive for both the staff and the children.
SHOW YOUR STRIPES FRIDAYS
10/14 Kindergarten
10/21 Administration, CAMP, specialists & one lucky student from each grade
Friday, Sep 16, 2016, 07:30 AM
College Hills Elementary School, Williams Street, College Station, TX, United States
Red Ribbon Week & Book Character Parade
Monday- I Elect to be Drug Free- wear Red, White and Blue
Tuesday- My Future is Bright - Dress for your dream job
Wednesday- Sock It to Drugs! Wear Crazy Socks
Thursday- Join the Fight Against Drugs- Wear Camouflage
Friday- Show Good Character- Stay Drug Free
-Dress as your favorite storybook character.
Monday, Oct 24, 2016, 08:00 AM
College Hills Elementary School, Williams Street, College Station, TX, United States
More October Dates
PTO Meeting
Thursday, Oct 13, 2016, 12:00 PM
College Hills Elementary School, Williams Street, College Station, TX, United States
OCT 17 - Registration Due for Paws to the Pavement
Paws to the Pavement will be held on Nov. 5th!
Monday, Oct 17, 2016, 12:00 AM
College Hills Elementary School, Williams Street, College Station, TX, United States
Fall Picture Day
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2016, 08:00 AM
College Hills Elementary School, Williams Street, College Station, TX, United States
BOX TOP CONTEST ENDS OCT 4TH (...roughly ;)
Even at just $.10 each, they add up to over $1,000 for College Hills each year! To help give our Fall Fundraising a boost, we are hoping to increase participation in any of the store promotions below as they bring in $10 each! That adds up even faster!
Going for groceries? Grab $10 for College Hills while you're there!
Earn $10 worth of ebox tops by taking a pic of your receipt and emailing it for a special code.
(Shop as many times as you like!)
For more info or to submit your receipt pic, visit:
http://www5.samsclub.com/Featured-Brand/general-mills/box-tops-for-education/mobile/
With remind & Facebook, parents can receive helpful reminders and interesting news where it is most convenient.
We share even more info for parents through Facebook for the school here and for the PTO here. It is encouraged that parents toggle on "Get Notifications" on the top of our pages. Otherwise, many posts will not be included in your news feed without being boosted with an ad buy. We'd rather spend our money on the kids:)
Keep in touch with these links
School website
School calendar
School Facebook page
School Twitter page
School Instagram: @ College_Hills
remind click here or Text @c4274g to 81010PTO Facebook page
PTO website
Student Directory password: callingallcubs
CSISD Efolder
PTO meeting schedule
College Hills PTO
Email: collegehillspto@gmail.com
Website: chpto.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollegeHillsPTO/?fref=ts