Message from the President

(Apr. 2007) Discover the Magic of Walking! It has been so fun to go to school and see all the kids walking or running around the field! The kids are doing great, and we hope they are encouraged to continue any type of exercise after our Trek to Disney Land is over this week!

The Health and Safety Fair was a big success! The community really did a great job to teach our kids and parents about Health and Safety. Everyone that attended had a great time!

I just want to say Thank You to every parent who helps with the PTO. It really is a group effort, and all of you are really appreciated. Have a great Spring Break.

– Shannon Ricks

New PTO President

(Apr. 2007) We are very excited to announce our new PTO President for the 2007-2008 school year! Nancy Lasky will be President and Jennifer Roos will be President Elect! They will do a great job! We really appreciated their willingness to volunteer and continue to make Fox Hollow such a great school.

Positions still available for next year are: Historian, A.R., Field Day Coordinator, Breakfast with Santa, FAME, and Art Fair. If you are interested in any of these positions please call Shannon Ricks at 552-2047.

Wendy’s Community Night

(Apr. 2007) Our numbers are in and we have received $879.00 this year from our Community Nights!!! Thanks for everyone who participated this year, it really adds up! Thanks to Wendy's for their support to Fox Hollow!

Read In

(Apr. 2007) Our Read In this month will be Tuesday, April 24th. Students get to read great books to help reach their AR Goal and eat popcorn too.

PTO Meeting

(Apr. 2007) Come to the next PTO meeting April 5th at 2:15 p.m. in room C-10. Children are welcome, but need to stay in the PTO room or are welcome in Mrs. Howard’s classroom.

RWAPN

(Apr. 2007) It’s a great opportunity to bring your student to RWAPN. It is a fun time to sit and read with your child. April 17th from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.

Birthday Book Program

(Apr. 2007) Parents, staff, and students: We have had a great year so far with birthday book purchases. 89 books have been donated to our library so far this year. Thank you to these donors! Our goal is to have 100 books donated to the library this year through the birthday book program. If you have not taken the time to donate a book, please do so now. This is a great way to support the school library, and it only costs $10.00. Your donation goes 100% to the purchase of books for the library (the PTO pays for the AR test for that book). You don’t have to be a student to donate. We have had purchases made by parents and staff for their own birthdays, too! We have a great selection of books to choose from on the birthday book shelf, so come on in and check it out.

Message from the President

(Mar. 2007) Wow, February has already come and gone! We want to thank all the parents who helped with the Class Valentines Day Parties! It sure is fun for kids to have their parents involved with their school activities!

We had a very successful Canned Food Drive! The boys came out on top this year with 420 cans. The girls brought 333 cans, for a total of 753! Way to go everyone! All the food was donated to the Soup Kitchen, and they were very thankful for your generosity. It was a great way for Fox Hollow to give back to the community, thanks to everyone who participated.

Have a great month, Shannon Ricks

PTO Board

(Mar. 2007) There has not been a lot of interest from parents wanting to serve in PTO Positions next year. We may not even have a PTO President!!!! If parents aren’t able/willing to serve in the PTO, several functions (A.R. program, RWAPN, FAME, Read-Ins, Breakfast with Santa, Field Day, etc.) will no longer be available at the school. Please be aware that you don’t have to do everything by yourself.

If you would like to be involved or have questions about what’s available, contact Shannon Ricks 552-2047. Anyone who wants to be more involved with the school, this is a great opportunity!

Fox Hollow Choir

(Mar. 2007) It’s not too late to join choir! If you are interested, please join us on Wednesday in the multi purpose room from 2 -3 or talk to Mrs. Bala or Mrs. Lee.

If there are parents out there who may be able to help with choir we would sure appreciate it. We especially need a piano player and people who can help make scenery or costumes for our spring musical.

Wendy’s Community Night

(Mar. 2007) Wednesday, March 14th 5-8 p.m.. This will be the last one of the year! Let’s make it the biggest!

Westside Health Fair

(Mar. 2007) We have been invited to be part of a Health and Safety Fair at Westside Elementary on March 15th. It will be a worthwhile and fun family activity. Watch for a more detailed flyer that will be coming home soon.

Read In

(Mar. 2007) Our Read In this month will be Tuesday, March 20th because of Spring Break the next week. Students get to read great books to help reach their AR Goal and eat popcorn too.

PTO Meeting

(Mar. 2007) Come to the next PTO meeting March 8th at 2:15 p.m. in room C-10. Children are welcome, but need to stay in the PTO room or are welcome in Mrs. Howard’s classroom.

Scholastic Book Fair

(Mar. 2007) Half Off Book Fair is now open. Hours are 9-2 Tues - Thursday, 4-9 pm Thursday night , and 8-12 am Friday morning during Parent Teacher Conferences. We use the money we earn to buy prize books for 100% AR readers. You can also buy books for your student's classroom or the Fox Hollow library. See you there.

RWAPN

(Mar. 2007) It’s a new trimester and it would be a great time to bring your student to RWAPN. It is a great opportunity to sit and read with your child. March 20th from 6:30 -7:45 p.m.

PTO Board

(Feb. 2007) We are now looking for all board members for next year. If you are interested in any position in the PTO please let any board member know. It is a perfect time to start learning a position, so you have an idea of what to do for the year. Anyone who wants to be more involved with the school, this is a great opportunity! Any questions call Shannon Ricks at 552-2047.

Wendy’s Community Night

(Feb. 2007) The community night at Wendy’s will be on Tuesday, Feb. 13th due to Valentine’s day. Come between 5-8 p.m.

Canned Food Drive

(Feb. 2007) Coming in February!! Watch for more information soon.

Read In

(Feb. 2007) Our Read In this month will be Tuesday, February 27. Students get to read great books to help reach their AR Goal and eat popcorn too.

PTO Meeting

(Feb. 2007) Come to the next PTO meeting February 1st at 2:15 p.m. in room C-10. Children are welcome, but need to stay in the PTO room or are welcome in Mrs. Howard’s classroom.

RWAPN

(Feb. 2007) RWAPN was held on January 16th with approximately 50 students and their families in attendance.

Door prizes went to Kortnee Christensen, Brian Pauley, Vanessa Burnside, Kade Fish, Savannah Covert, and Leah Shewmaker. Chili’s gift certificates were awarded to Katie Nawrocki and Kate Novascone. Makayla Pickett came the closest to guessing the number of pasta shells and won a $10.00 Barnes and Noble gift certificate. Brynn Peila was the winner of a stationery set in the writing table drawing. Vicky Lords was the parent winner of a Johnny Carino’s gift certificate.

Mrs. Martin had the most kids in attendance (7) and the following morning Mr. Lindley awarded her a prize, and the children who were in attendance received their choice of a pencil or a bookmark. Great job!

Thanks to all the students and parents who braved the cold weather and came out. Our next RWAPN is scheduled for Tuesday, February 20th. We hope to see all of you there!

Birthday Book Program

(Feb. 2007) Parents can add to the school collection by purchasing books in honor of a child's birthday. We have a selection of booksWednesday, May 9, 2007 2:38 PMhis shelf. The child's name and birth date will be inscribed in the front cover of the book, and this book will become a part of the school collection for all to enjoy. The books may be purchased at any time--you do not have to wait until your child's birthday.

Look in the “Reading Den” in the library to see who has purchased a book for the library this year!

If you want to participate, please fill out the form, and return it to school with a check or cash. Mrs. Nielsen, our school librarian, will help your child select a book.

From the President

(Jan. 2007) Welcome back, and Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great Holiday Season! The years roll by so quickly, I am just amazed that we are already into 2007!

We received an additional $300 from JSC Fundraising (the company we went through for our cookie dough) for the delay we had receiving the cookie dough! That brings the total that Fox Hollow earned to over $11,000.00!!! We just want to remind everyone, that we are NOT having a spring Fund Raiser, but ask that you participate in all the small things that we do to support Fox Hollow, such as Wendy's night, Albertson's, Box Tops and Campbell's Soup Labels.

These all seem like such small things, but if we all give a little, it really does add up to big amounts! We are also going to hold a Canned Food Drive in the month of February, so look for that, and start collecting your food!

I feel so blessed to be part of Fox Hollow. I truly believe our kids go to the best school. The staff is wonderful, and we have so many parents who are willing to help and be part of their kids lives! Have a great month.

- Shannon Ricks

New President Elect Needed!

(Jan. 2007) The PTO is still in need of someone to step up and fill this position! Contact Shannon Ricks if you are interested, or she’ll call you!!

PTO Meeting

(Jan. 2007) Come to the next PTO meeting February 1st at 2:15 p.m. in room C-10. Children are welcome, but need to stay in the PTO room or are welcome in Mrs. Howard’s classroom.

RWAPN

(Jan. 2007) Read with a Parent Night is January 16 from 6:30-7:45 p.m. We hope to see all of you there!

Read In

(Jan. 2007) Our Read In this month will be Tuesday, January 30. Students get to read great books to help reach their AR Goal and eat popcorn too

Birthday Book Program

(Jan. 2007) Parents can add to the school collection by purchasing books in honor of a child's birthday. We have a selection of books in the library on a birthday book shelf. For $10.00, a book may be selected from this shelf. The child's name and birth date will be inscribed in the front cover of the book, and this book will become a part of the school collection for all to enjoy. The books may be purchased at any time--you do not have to wait until your child's birthday.

Look in the “Reading Den” in the library to see who has purchased a book for the library this year!

If you want to participate, please fill out the form, and return it to school with a check or cash. Mrs. Nielsen, our school librarian, will help your child select a book.

From the President

(Dec. 2006) Happy Holidays to everyone! This is such a wonderful time of year for me. I love the spirit of giving that is in the air!

I just want to say Thank You to all the volunteers who came to help with the distributing of the cookie dough. It was a big success, and ran so smooth because of all the good help we had. Thanks to all the parents who made the effort to come and get their orders. We really appreciate everyone who participated! We have some fun final numbers that we want to share with everyone!

We hope everyone will come and enjoy the Book Fair and Breakfast with Santa this week! These are both fun Family activities! Have a great month, and a wonderful Holiday Season!

-- Shannon Ricks

New President Elect Needed!

(Dec. 2006) The PTO would like to thank Robbie Sleight for all the wonderful things she’s helped and will continue to help with this year! She is unable to fulfill the President position next year, so we are looking for someone who would like to fill this position! “Like to” maybe isn’t the right term, maybe it should be willing to serve! Contact Shannon Ricks if you are interested, or she’ll call you!!

Breakfast with Santa

(Dec. 2006) Come to school this Saturday, December 2, from 8:30 - 10 a.m. in the multi-purpose room. Have breakfast with Santa! Visit with Santa! And even get your picture taken with Santa ($1)! Bring the whole family! The cost is $2.50/person; $10/family (up to 6 people) add $1/each additional person.

Young Shoppers Club

(Dec. 2006) This is a great place to purchase inexpensive Christmas gifts for the whole family. It will be in Rm C-10 during Breakfast with Santa 8:30 - 10 a.m. December 2.

T-Shirt Sales

(Dec. 2006) There were extra t-shirts from the t-shirt sales that will be sold during Breakfast with Santa. There is a limited number of colors and sizes available.

Read In

(Dec. 2006) Our Read In this month will be combined with singing Christmas Carols. Students get to read great books to help reach their AR Goal and eat popcorn too.

PTO Meeting

(Dec. 2006) Come to the next PTO meeting December 7th at 2:15 p.m. in room C-10. Children are welcome, but need to stay in the PTO room or are welcome in Mrs. Howard’s classroom.

Fox Hollow Choir

(Dec. 2006) The choir will be performing their holiday concert on Thursday, December 14th at 7 p.m. in the Multi purpose room at Fox Hollow School.

RWAPN

(Dec. 2006) RWAPN was held on November 4th with approximately 65 students in attendance.

Door prizes went to Megan Schmidt, Sierra McGary, Matthew Suekel, Jenness Wayment, Jace Harrison, and Spencer Nichols. Chili’s gift certificates were awarded to Alex Larson, Misty Bills, and Emma Wayment. Maria Torres came the closest to guessing the number of froot loops and won a $10.00 Barnes and Noble gift certificate. Megan Schmidt was the winner in the writing table drawing and won a stationery set. A $10.00 Johnny Carino’s gift certificate was presented to Jill Fish for the parent drawing.

In addition, we awarded a prize to the teacher with the most students attending RWAPN –– Miss Hicks had that honor with 10 students. Way to go!!!

Thanks to all the students and parents who made the night such a success! We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to Mrs. Nielsen and Mrs. McDannel who faithfully and cheerfully help out with every RWAPN. We appreciate them very much!

We will not have a RWAPN in December; the next one is scheduled for January 16, 2007. We hope to see all of you there!

New Playground Equipment

(Dec. 2006) Attached is a copy of the playground equipment the school recently purchased with the fund from the million penny fund raiser last year! The voting was close, but this plan won by 120 votes!

Scholastic Book Fair

(Dec. 2006) The Book Fair will be held November 30th - December 1st in the PTO Room C-10. The theme is Reading Rainforest. The Book Fair will be open 4-9pm Thurs. night and 9am-12pm Friday morning for parent teacher conferences. We use the proceeds to buy AR reward books and library materials. You can also purchase books for their student's classroom on the teacher wish lists. It’s a great place to buy books for your child. If you are interested in helping with the book fair, contact Kristin Wayment at 681-5527 or Barbara Winder at 524-8609.

Birthday Book Program

(Dec. 2006) Parents can add to the school collection by purchasing books in honor of a child's birthday. We have a selection of books in the library on a birthday book shelf. For $10.00, a book may be selected from this shelf. The child's name and birth date will be inscribed in the front cover of the book, and this book will become a part of the school collection for all to enjoy. The books may be purchased at any time--you do not have to wait until your child's birthday.

Look in the “Reading Den” in the library to see who has purchased a book for the library this year!

If you want to participate, please fill out the form, and return it to school with a check or cash. Mrs. Nielsen, our school librarian, will help your child select a book.

From the President

(Nov. 2006) I just want to say Thank You to everybody who participated in the Fundraiser! The numbers are in and we are so happy with the results. We made a whopping $10,862.88!!!!! That is so amazing. It couldn’t have been done without all the support we got from all of you.

We will be drawing our 6 grand prize winners at the Birthday Assembly in November! Our approximate date for the Cookie Dough Arrival is set for November 15th. This date is not set for sure, but we will let you know the exact date and time it will be ready for pick up.

I hope you all have a happy and safe Halloween!

- Shannon Ricks

F.A.M.E.

(Nov. 2006) Our first Fine Arts Mini Experience this year will be November 13 - 15th. Students will experience art work from William Harnett titled "My Gems"; Edward MacDowell is the composer and they will study and look at his music entitled "Wild Rose." These ½ hour classes are taught by parents of the PTO during the school day. Classes are rotated through so each student will have a chance to learn about these artists. We need to have more parents to volunteer with FAME. Please contact Dorothy Parry 523-0723.

Wendy’s Night

(Nov. 2006) Our Wendy’s Community Appreciation Night will be Wednesday, November 8 from 5 - 8 p.m. We had a great turnout last month! 10% of all sales made during this time will be donated to the school.

Million Penny Update

(Nov. 2006) Don't worry! The PTO hasn't forgotten about the new playground equipment. We are currently working with the District 91 office to firm up our options. Each student will be eligible to vote for the item or group of items of their choice. Watch for further details coming soon.

Also, with the holidays coming up, please purchase as many items as possible at Lowe's on 17th Street. As you may recall, The Lowe's Corporation generously granted us an additional $5,000 for new playground equipment. Spending your dollars there is a great way to say "thanks for supporting Fox Hollow."

RWAPN

(Nov. 2006) The first RWAPN of the 2006-2007 school year was held on Tuesday, October 17th. We had a record-breaking turnout with 70+ students in attendance, along with their parents! The new writing table was a hit as well and we will display all the fine work at the next RWAPN on November 14 from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.

Jenness Wayment came closest to guessing the number of straws and won a $10.00 Barnes and Noble gift certificate. Jacob Gunnell was the winner in the writing table drawing and won a Spiderman stationery set. A $10.00 TGIF gift certificate was presented to Lawrnel Harrison for the parent drawing. We also had numerous door prize winners.

We would like to thank TGIF for their generous donation of gift certificates for our RWAPN drawings, and Key Bank for donating pencils for the writing table.

And a great big thank you to all the students and parents who made the night such a success!

Read In

(Nov. 2006) This month’s PTO sponsored "Read In" will be November 29th at 1:00 p.m. This program is to help students reach their AR goal. The PTO provides each student with a bag of popcorn to eat while reading a book from the library. Students are encouraged to take AR tests on the books they’ve read.

PTO Meeting

(Nov. 2006) Come to the next PTO meeting November 2nd at 2:15 p.m. in room C-10. Children are welcome, but must stay in the PTO room or are welcome in Mrs. Howard’s classroom.

Scholastic Book Fair

(Nov. 2006) The Book Fair will be held November 28th - December 1st. The theme is Reading Rainforest. It’s a great place to buy books for your child. It will be open various hours during school, as well as Thursday night during Parent/Teacher Conferences. If you are interested in helping with the book fair, contact Kristin Wayment at 681-5527 or Barbara Winder at 524-8609.

Birthday Book Program

(Nov. 2006) The PTO has created a great opportunity for parents to support the school library. Parents can add to the school collection by purchasing books in honor of a child's birthday. We have a selection of books in the library on a birthday book shelf. For $10.00, a book may be selected from this shelf. The child's name and birth date will be inscribed in the front cover of the book, and this book will become a part of the school collection for all to enjoy. The books may be purchased at any time - you do not have to wait until your child's birthday.

If you want to participate, please fill out the form, and return it to school with a check or cash. Mrs. Nielsen, our school librarian, will help your child select a book. Thank you! If you have questions about the birthday book program, contact Joan Webb at 552-0841. (You may also participate by purchasing a new hard backed book locally and donating it to the library.)

From the President

(Oct. 2006) How time flies when you’re having fun! I can't believe we started school over 5 weeks ago! I have truly enjoyed my time as president this far. It is a wonderful opportunity to be a part of the school, and to get to know so many of the parents!

I want to say thank you to everyone who made it to Back to School Night. We had lots of parents who signed up to help throughout the year with all the PTO sponsored activities. Thank you so much for your willingness to help. We will be sending home a flyer designed for each classroom, with the positions that are still available. We hope to have everything filled up, so make sure you take a look at it and see if you can help. This is such a big help to the teachers and just makes the classroom run smooth.

It is also time for our Fall Fund Raiser! We will be sending home the packets on Tuesday, October 3rd. This will be our ONLY Fund Raiser for the year, so we are hoping everyone will participate. Check your kids backpacks next week for all the information. Thanks again to everyone who has helped out already this year. It is amazing to see all the big things that can happen with a little help from so many. Have a great month!

– Shannon Ricks

Wendy’s Night

(Oct. 2006) Our Wendy’s Community Appreciation Night will be Wednesday, October 11 from 5 - 8 p.m. We had a great turnout last month! 10% of all sales made during this time will be donated to the school.

Literacy Council

(Oct. 2006) Can you spare ½ -1 hour a week to help listen to a child read? Do you know of a grandparent or elderly neighbor who might enjoy coming and listening to a child read? The only qualifications needed are that you can read and like children! Most people are qualified to do this. You may not have a set schedule that you can come each week and that’s okay too. We need your help! Contact Amy Ellsworth (528-0283) if you’re interested in helping out!

RWAPN

(Oct. 2006) We are going to be giving away a TGIF gift certificate at the RWAPN in October as well as a drawing for the new writing tables and the guessing jar. The guessing jar give away will be a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble. The new writing tables will be grade appropriate creative writing based on different themes.

Halloween

(Oct. 2006) The school holds a Halloween Parade along with a Spook Alley (sponsored by the Student Council) on Halloween Day. Students can change into their costume after lunch for the parade that starts at 1 p.m. Parents are welcome to come and enjoy watching the kids parade the halls in their costumes.

Read In

(Oct. 2006) Each month the PTO sponsors a 'Read In' to help students reach their AR goal. The PTO provides each student with a bag of popcorn to eat while reading a book from the library. Students are encouraged to take AR tests on the books they’ve read.

PTO Meeting

(Oct. 2006) Want to voice your opinion or make suggestions of things the PTO can do for the school? Come to the next PTO meeting October 12th at 2:15 p.m. in room C-10. Children are welcome, but must stay in the PTO room or are welcome in Mrs. Howard’s classroom.

Birthday Book Program

(Oct. 2006) The PTO has created a great opportunity for parents to support the school library. Parents can add to the school collection by purchasing books in honor of a child's birthday. We have a selection of books in the library on a birthday book shelf. For $10.00, a book may be selected from this shelf. The child's name and birth date will be inscribed in the front cover of the book, and this book will become a part of the school collection for all to enjoy. The books may be purchased at any time--you do not have to wait until your child's birthday.

If you want to participate, please fill out the form, and return it to school with a check or cash. Mrs. Nielsen, our school librarian, will help your child select a book. Thank you! If you have questions about the birthday book program, contact Joan Webb at 552-0841. (You may also participate by purchasing a new hard backed book locally and donating it to the library.)