Thursday, October 4, 2018

Week of October 1, 2018

Thursday Folder Flyers:

Candy for Trunk or Treat
We are now collecting candy for our trunk or treat event at Legend High School on October 25th. Please send in your donation to the office. Thank you for making this a great community event for our kids! 

Roadhouse Roll Sales
Everyone loves Texas Roadhouse Rolls! Everyone loves rolls for Thanksgiving!! How about Texas Roadhouse rolls for Thanksgiving!!!  Starting October 15th, we are selling these wonderful rolls. They come frozen in packages of a dozen and include the yummy honey cinnamon butter. They are only $6 per dozen rolls and $3 goes directly back to Iron Horse.  Sell to neighbors, family and friends. Fill out the order form and return it by Friday, November 2nd. The rolls will be available for pick up on Thursday, November 15th.

2018/2019 Fall Fundraiser – November 1st to 9th
The Read-a-Thon is our Fall fundraiser. It is our opportunity to raise critical funds to support the school as well as promote literacy for our children. PTO choose to replace our prior fundraiser through Boosterthon to ensure that the full proceeds of the fundraising directly impact our school (previously Boosterthon took 40% of the profits).

Like all schools in the county, we have a large wish list. Last year, the funds were used towards the playground shade structure and flexible seating for every classroom. This year, we have classroom focused requests. Here is a sample of the funding priorities: Raz Kids ; History Alive ; Literacy Footprints ; Art Room Supplies ; Headphones ; Ipad Charging Stations ; Skillastics ; Playground Equipment ; Social Studies Weekly ; Special Education Supplies ; Whole School Math. All monies raised from this event will be used to fund these staff requests. 

Our Read-A-Thon will run from Nov 1 to 9th during which time will be set aside in the classroom during different themed days to promote reading. Children will be encouraged to read a minimum of 1 unit* per evening.
A Unit equals the following for each grade level:
K/1 – 10 mins
2/3 – 20 mins
4/5 – 30 Mins.

The more units read the more changes to win individual and classroom prizes.
The more the students get sponsored for reading the more changes they will have to win individual and classroom prizes.

Prize Structure & Events
 Students who read a minimum of 1 unit per day will receive Daily Prizes from the school treasure box.

Prize
Top Reader Per Grade Group
Barnes & Noble or Amazon Gift Card $50
Runner up Reader Per Grade Group
Barnes & Noble or Amazon Gift Card $25
Top Reading Class
Pizza Party with Ice Cream cake
Book bundle for the class
Top Fundraiser Per Grade Group
Ipad Mini or Kindle Fire
Runner up Fundraiser Per Grade Group
Activity gift card Skyzone/ Boondocks

Our event will kick-off with Hot Chocolate reading sessions in class on Thursday, November 1st. Our event will end on Friday 9th November with a literacy station day.
Prizes will be awarded on Friday 16th November.

Student Involvement
Read - Read - Read!  Every day they will be encourage to read a minimum of 1 unit and complete their reading log and hand in to their teachers the next morning.
The PTO will collect the reading logs and deliver prizes to the classrooms by the end of the day.
Pledges: Students will collect fundraising pledges from family and friends.

Parent/Caregiver Involvement
There are three main areas we need our parents & caregivers supports:
Encouragement – Help your student to read a minimum of 1 unit during the Read-a-Thon period
Sponsor – Sponsor your student and encourage friends and families to sponsor the child or donate to the school. As a 501(c)(3) your donations are tax deductible.
Time – The PTO will need volunteers in school between Nov 1-9

Your student will receive more information during the week of October 22nd. In the meantime, we are asking them to start encouraging family and friends to sponsor them.

 Iron Horse Artist of the Month:
Congratulations to October's Student Artist of the Month; Abbey Dahl!  Check out her artwork here:  


 Upcoming Events:
October 6-14: NO School - Fall Break
October 16: Artisan Pizza Night for IHE
October 16: Family Art Night 5:00-7:00pm
October 17: PTO Meeting 3:45-4:45pm
October 17: Feeder SAC Meeting 5:00-6:30pm at Iron Horse
October 17: Family Art Night 5:00-7:00pm
October 18: Picture Re-Takes
October 22: Texas Roadhouse Roll Sales Starts
October 24: Outdoor Education Meeting for 5th Grade Parents 6:00-7:00pm in the Gym
October 25: Trunk or Treat 5:00-7:00pm at Legend High School PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE AND TIME
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