College Hills Elementary PTO
September 2016
A Message from Mr. Hatfield
Dear College Hills Parents & Guardians,
I hope this message finds you well rested from the long weekend! We have had a great start to the year. The students have done an amazing job learning the procedures and processes at CHE. As our students have jumped into academics, we are working hard to ensure we meet each child’s unique learning needs to provide them with a successful learning year. We are excited for the opportunity to make a difference in your child's life each day. If you have any concerns at any time, please communicate with your child’s teachers to help us maintain a cohesive learning environment.
Have a Tigerific Day!
CHE… Changing Lives… Changing the World!
Josh Hatfield
Principal
College Hills Elementary
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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:)
How can you get involved at College Hills?
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:
Corrections to the info PACKET "CHE PTO 101"
1st page correction: "Back to School Checklist"
-A typo in the checklist item to sign up for remind omitted the "@" that is required for our unique group code. If you received an error, please try again with "@c4274g" Please see the photo for reference.
4th page correction: Year Calendar
Also, in the year calendar, November's dates are listed "9/8" The month number was accidental. However, the weekday dates are correct and should have read as follows:
NOVEMBER
11/5 – Paws to the Pavement
11/9 –Veteran’s Day Celebration
11/10 – PTO Meeting (Noon, CHE Library)
11/15 – CSISD Board Meeting
11/17 – SPIRIT NIGHT (Willie’s Grill & Icehouse)
Thank you!
SHOW YOUR STRIPES: DONATION DRIVE
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:
SHOW YOUR STRIPES: FRIDAY MORNING MEETING FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY
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 class in the gym, 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. 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
9/23 3RD grade
9/30 2ND grade
10/7 1ST grade
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
More September Dates
Color days for Kindergarten
Here are the colors to wear if possible each day.
9/6- Red9/7-Orange
9/8-Yellow
9/9-Green
9/12-Blue
9/13-Purple
9/14-Brown
9/15-Black
9/16-Maroon or Pink
Tuesday, Sep 6, 2016, 08:00 AM
College Hills Elementary School, Williams Street, College Station, TX, United States
Public Forum for Boundary Adjustment Proposal (1 of 3)
Tuesday, Sep 6, 2016, 07:00 PM
CSISD Transportation, College Station, TX, United States
Public Forum for Boundary Adjustment Proposal (2 of 3)
Wednesday, Sep 7, 2016, 12:00 PM
CSISD Transportation, College Station, TX, United States
PTO Meeting
Thursday, Sep 8, 2016, 12:00 PM
College Hills Elementary School, Williams Street, College Station, TX, United States
Grandparents invited to lunch at College Hills
Friday, Sep 9, 2016, 12:00 AM
College Hills Elementary School, Williams Street, College Station, TX, United States
Public Forum for boundary adjustment proposal (3 of 3)
Monday, Sep 12, 2016, 05:30 PM
College Station Independent School District, Brazos County, TX, United States
Tiger Cub Spirit Night at Aggieland Chick-Fil-A
Thursday, Sep 15, 2016, 05:00 PM
Chick-fil-A, South Texas Avenue, College Station, TX, United States
Dual Language Salsa Night
Thursday, Sep 29, 2016, 06:00 PM
College Hills Elementary School, Williams Street, College Station, TX, United States
Kinder Community Helper Day
Friday, Sep 30, 2016, 08:00 AM
College Hills Elementary School, Williams Street, College Station, TX, United States
BOX TOP CONTEST ENDS FRIDAY SEP 23
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!
Shop at HEB SEP 6th thru SEP 20th. (as many times as you like!)
Buy any 15 box top products (many under $1) and a certificate for 100 bonus box tops should print with your receipt and coupons. Send in the certificate to the school and we'll send it in for $10! That can amount to being a 70% fundraiser for College Hills! and on groceries! Win!
If you buy 10 products, you'll earn 60 bonus box tops which is worth $6. Certificate failed to print? The cashier can reprint if needed or please take your receipt to the business desk.
For details visit cashforyoureducation.com
Shop at Sam's Club now thru NOV 16th.
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/
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