May 10, 2012 Newsletter

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Marsha Grush

REACH FOR THE STARS, PARDNER! DINNER AND AUCTION:

It’s finally here! Friday night is the Reach for the Stars, Pardner! Dinner and Auction in the NH gym! There are a few tickets available, and they may be purchased in the school office or at the door. The items for the Live Auction may be previewed at 2012 Auction Catalog.

Cash, check, VISA, and MasterCard will be accepted for final checkout of Auction winnings. However, cash will be needed for the candy bar raffle, silent auction raffle, and the dessert dash.

We ask that only our handicapped attendees and auction volunteers park in the upper parking lot. All other attendees, please park in the lower parking lot on Hidden Valley Road.

3rd QUARTER HONOR ROLL:

3.5 to 4.0+ Honor Roll

Megan Abbott, Dereak Albright, Noah Albright, Mackenzie Aslakson, Dana Baimashova, Shyanne Barker, Faith Barton, Amy Besler, Grace Besler, Jane Chen, Haley Clasby, Catherine Cunningham, Lydia Cunningham, Annie Dang, Breana Dennis, Mikaeli Dirling, Sierra Dirling, Carly Francis, Jessica Goddard, Crystal Han, Caden Harp, Kristen Harvey, Cheryl He, Christian Huttema, David Johnson, Jedidiah Joling, Jocelyn Joling, Chelsea Jones, Julia Kashishian, Benjamin Kester, Sarah Kim, Rachel Kostrna, Sarah Kostrna, Corbin Laird, Sydney Laird, Michael Le, Mark Leisy, Annette Lizarraga, Michael Loper, Jacob Lundgren, Alyssa Main, Christopher Matthews, Rebecca McKinney, Bryanna Moore, Alex Nguyen, Haley Notter, Cristian Padilla, Justin Park, Nicole Park, Nathan Perry, Lindsey Pham, Adam Quinn, Andrea Quirarte, Dominique Radant, Richard Reebel, Kristy Ren, Benjamin Shields, Anthony Stephens, Savanna Sullivan, Lynn Sun, Emily To, Kin Tran, Winnie Yiu, Ryan Yun

3.0 to 3.49 Honorable Mention

Ellie Abbott, Abigail Aguilar, Bradley Bankuti-Galli, Adam Barth, Alondra Chavez, Briana Chavez, Claire Choi, Jimmy Cox, Sahian Del Palacio, Brett Goddard, Heather Horban, Cameron Huttema, Gabriel Kester, Jack Kim, Ashlee Kim, Daryn Kleynhans, Lolli Le, Peng Lou, Jonas Lundgren, Christopher Mitchell, Daniel Molthan, Caleb Moore, Bridget Park, Katlyn Pritchett, Raevin Rossi, Daniel Savage, Errol Savage, JoonSeok Seo, Jonas Shen, Lucy Song, Samantha Tang, Tyler Tran, Nick Tran, Colin Wang

JR. KINDERGARTEN NEWS FOR THE 2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR:

We will be separating the Jr Kindergarten from the Kindergarten class next year. The options (3-day mornings, 3-day full day, 5-day mornings, and 5-day full day) will remain the same as they are this year for those students who are 4 years old by Sept. 1. We are opening up the 3-day and 5-day mornings options to students who are 3 years old by Sept. 1. The Jr Kindergarten class will be a great program for kids to come and have fun, learn, and play together. 

Emily Dourte will be coming to teach this class. She has been working with young children for seven years and has her Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. She has about one year left for her Bachelor of Arts in Child Development and Family Studies.
 
She and her fiancé Tim Hillier, a New Hope graduate, are arriving in Oregon mid-June and will be here at New Hope with our summer school program. She would love to hear from parents with any comments, concerns, or questions, or just to chat and get to know you all!

LUNCH ACCOUNTS: 

All lunch accounts must be kept current with available monies in order for students to continue purchasing lunches.

AFTER SCHOOL SUPERVISION:

No students or siblings may be on campus after 3:30pm unless it is for a school sponsored activity. Only students involved in a school sponsored activity, such as athletes at after school practice, are covered by our liability insurance. All non-athletes should be picked up after school or be under parent supervision if here at school. (The exception to this policy is carpoolers living out of the area or those who simply cannot make more than one trip to the school. We will let those students study in the cafeteria until the practice is over.) After an activity or practice, student(s) must wait in the cafeteria. Thank you for your cooperation.

BOX TOPS AND CAMPBELL LABELS:

This school year’s contests are done. Keep saving them for next school year. (FYI – Printable coupons for items with box tops can be found at www.boxtops4education.com/coupons.)

BAKE SALE FUNDRAISER FOR MISSIONS TRIP:

Order baked goods to be delivered to the school on May 25th. This fundraiser is for the group of NH students going on a Missions trip this summer. Download the Mission Trip Bake Sale Order Form, fill it out, attach your payment, and return it to the school office by May 17th.

SCHOOLSTORE.COM:

1.  Online shoppers…Go to www.schoolstore.com and check the list of merchants. If you find your merchant, click it in the list. You will be directed to that merchant’s website to place your order. New Hope will then receive a percentage of your order. You pay nothing extra for your purchase and have bought only what you would have anyways! CHECK IT OUT!!!

2.  New magazine subscriptions (either for yourself or family members, friends, or businesses) can be purchased through SchoolStore.com. Check out what is available at the Family Book Store on www.schoolstore.com.

SCRIP PROGRAM:

We have changed scrip companies and are now using ShopWithScrip. Go to www.shopwithscrip.com and find out all about it.

You can see a list of the current specials at www.shopwithscrip.com/Shop/specialoffers.aspx.

FAMILY PARTNERSHIP:

Families that have already met their Family Partnership Commitment for this school year may start recording work hours for next year. Please be sure to record next year’s hours on a separate sheet. 

NEED VOLUNTEER HOURS?:

Yard work and weeding are available. Contact Tami Pritchett via the school office for more information or to arrange the time.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Reach for the Stars, Pardner! Dinner and Auction, May 11th:

The silent auction begins at 4pm, dinner at 6pm, and live auction at 7pm.

What’s New at New Hope Family Fun Day, May 20th:

Plan on coming to this special event on Sunday, May 20th, 12:30-3:30.

Volunteer Appreciation Week, May 21st – 25th:

If you’ve volunteered at any time and in any way this year, we would like to show you how much we appreciate you. See the Volunteer Appreciation Week Flyer and Lunch Coupon for the special things planned for our volunteers! 

College Planning Night, May 22nd:

Are you a parent of a high school freshman, sophomore, or junior? If yes, please read the College Night Informational Flyer for all details of this college planning seminar offered here in the cafeteria on May 22nd at 7pm. Any questions??? Contact Mrs. Ward.

Secondary Spring Concert, May 24th:

Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 24th, at 7pm! Our secondary music department will be presenting their concert for everyone to enjoy.

Elementary Spring Concert, May 25th:

Plan to attend on Friday, May 25th, at 7pm! This night is set aside for the elementary music department to present their concert.

SUMMER CHILDCARE AVAILABLE:

Need summer childcare??? Reasonable rates. Call Mrs. Metcalf at 541-660-2054.