What's New?

2009-05-06  

Having trouble keeping up with the latest happenings at our school and on the website?

Well, look no further than RIGHT HERE, Cuz we're looking out for you.

All you have to do is go to this What's New blog and we'll post the newest with links to take you directly there!

NEW --> 2010-2011 Calendar

to view/print.

NEW --> 5/24/10 Weekly Communique

to read.

NEW --> School Picture Bids

to read.

2008/2009 Communiques

2009-05-11  

This will be a list of weekly communique's from the office.

Jun 1

May 26

May 18

May 11

May 4

Apr. 27

Apr. 13

Apr. 6

Mar. 30

Mar. 23

Mar. 16

Mar. 2

Feb. 23

Feb. 16

Feb. 9

Feb. 2

Jan. 26

Jan. 20

Jan. 12

Jan. 5

Dec. 15

Dec. 8

Dec. 1

Nov. 17

Nov. 10

Nov. 3

Oct. 27

Oct. 20

Oct. 6

Sept. 29

Sept. 22

Sept. 15

Sept. 8

Sept. 2

Aug. 25

Aug. 18

Aug. 11

Aug. 4

Community Svc Hours

2008-11-11  

Unlike Parent Family Support Hours, the community service hours for the children cannot be entered into RenWeb. 

They must be emailed to studentservicehours@gmail.com, and please include ALL the following information in your report:

Student's Full Name

Grade

Teacher

Number of hours

Caprock Update

2008-11-17  

Please click here for the latest information on our facilities and high school charter.

Fund-Raising Update

2008-12-04  

Information from the last meeting.  Next meeting time & place TBD.

Caprock Academy Standing Committee
Fundraising, Donations and Grant Writing
Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Prepared by Barbara Queally
   

    ATTENDANCE
1)    Present: Elizabeth Aubert, Teresa Black, Christy Fry, Laura Livingston, Leah Pabst,
Barbara Queally, Jennifer Sheetz
2)    Members participating but unavailable for meetings:  John Bear, Nancy Harward, Sharri Peters
3)    Guests:  Angel Goodman, Event Angels and Caprock Events Coordinator

    PREVIOUS BUSINESS
1)    Submitted Grant Applications
a)    Walmart Grant – Teddi Rooks submitted this November 17; expect to hear about by January 1, 2009
b)    Discussed disposition of monies that could be received that would be in excess of immediate expenditures.  Agreed to supplement current site’s playground with additional equipment or hold monies in Playground account for future needs/permanent site playground.
c)    Elizabeth volunteered to head Playground Committee beginning January 1, 2009.  Laura and Barb will oversee activities until then.

2)    CAST
a)    Jennifer - $700.00 gift card and $60.00 cash from generated by Barnes & Noble book fair; accepted invitation from B&N to do in-store gift wrapping from Dec. 21-23.  Discussed students participating in this as community service hours though it’s also a fundraising venture (donation jar).  Jennifer hoping to do another B&N Book Fair in Spring 2009. 
a)    Discussed long-range plan for library at permanent site.  Barb reported that the Board has not seen or approved a permanent site plan.
b)    Laura – Flu Clinic – generated approximately $700.00.  Will pursue and expand this opportunity next fall.
c)    Discussed mobilizing parent volunteers so that the effort necessary for these events is spread around.

3)    Current Fundraising Activity
a)    Christy- reported on Daniels Fund application.  Put on hold pending completion of
 Colorado Common Grant Application.
b)    Barb- reported on federal start-up grant (Carrie Sherrill working on reporting requirements).
c)    Barb – anticipates completion of Williams grant application soon.
d)    Leah – reported on CARES application.  Discussed verbiage regarding why
Caprock should be allowed to participate and how monies will be spent (operating costs).  Submittal anticipated by January 2009.  Where monies should be directed put on hold until after Board Workshop regarding fundraising scheduled for Dec. 3, 2008.
e)    Christy – collected historical information about Target Red Card.  Given okay to inform
 Caprock members of this fundraising opportunity.  Where monies should be directed put on hold until after Board Workshop regarding fundraising scheduled for Dec. 3, 2008.
f)    Caprock Community – funneling monies into this project put on hold until after Board Workshop regarding fundraising scheduled for Dec. 3, 2008.
     NEW BUSINESS
1)    Fundraising Activity
a)    Teresa – volunteered to coordinative narrative portions of Colorado Common Grant Application; Christy to collect financials; Barb to collect info. related to Board; anticipated completion date, January 1, 2009.
b)    Elizabeth – target date for Gates Family Foundation grant:  April 1, 2009
c)    Barb – per Jennifer’s report, Barb will contact Dan Sherrill about possibility of Kindergarten grant freeze being waived.
d)    Jennifer – volunteered to look into El Pomar grant.
e)    Teresa – volunteered to draft preliminary letter to Boettcher Foundation requesting opportunity to submit grant application.
f)    Teresa – volunteered to research grant opps. for 8th Grade Fine Arts field trip.
g)    Teresa – volunteered to research a grant-funded grant writer position.
h)    Teresa – volunteered to research grant opps. for capital construction;  will coordinate with Ann Hahn.
i)    Laura – given okay to put GoodSearch on Caprock website for fundraising via web searches.  Monies generated  to go into General Fund.

2)    Other  Activity
a)  Barb – discussed trees and necessity of having them in the ground by December.  Put on hold until Spring 2009.
b)  Barb to provide Leah with Amanda Orr’s contact information to discuss parent volunteer hours for meetings, accumulating volunteer hours while participating with children in their community service activities, and parent volunteer time being recorded hour-for-hour.
c)  Brown bag lunch at St. Mary’s on Thursday, Nov. 20, regarding “How to Talk with Planned Giving Donors.”  Catherine Norton Breman to attend.  Committee members invited to attend as well.
d)  Discussed Catherine’s relative who is very experienced in fundraising.  He is expected to present at the Board Workshop on the December 3 and/or to the Fundraising Committee.  Discussed the Fundraising Committee attending Board Workshop.  Barb will check on this.
d)  Angel Goodman of Events Angels – discussed creating and implementing a Caprock Annual Event to include Caprock Members and community.  Discussed date of event being before SD51 school year ends or during Country Jam.  Discussed theme and tentatively planned “Global Citizens Expo:  A Family Event”, hosted by Caprock Academy.  Discussed vendors, incorporating students and local charities, location.  Discussed raffle (ineligible for 5 years and legally complicated).  Discussed sponsorships.  Angel to prepare a proposal from her company for the Board’s Dec. 9 Business Meeting and fundraising committee.  If accepted, she will donate ½ of her costs to event.

CA Post Newsletter

2008-12-14  

December Issue of the Caprock Academy Post is now online.

* Feb 16 * - Weekly Communique

2008-12-18  

This will be a list of weekly communique's from the office.

Feb. 16

Feb. 9

Feb. 2

Jan. 26

Jan. 20

Jan. 12

Jan. 5

Dec. 15

Dec. 8

Dec. 1

Nov. 17

Nov. 10

Nov. 3

Oct. 27

Oct. 20

Oct. 6

Sept. 29

Sept. 22

Sept. 15

Sept. 8

Sept. 2

Aug. 25

Aug. 18

Aug. 11

Aug. 4

Fundraising Minutes - UPDATED

2009-01-19  

 ATTENDANCE
1)    Present: Christy Fry, Jennifer Sheetz, Leah Pabst, Elizabeth Aubert,
Barbara Queally

    PREVIOUS BUSINESS
1)    CAST
A)  Playground
    I)  Elizabeth will call donors for estimates of value of material donations; will call Alan Workman, Lions Club “shepherd”; will draft letter to Eddie Mort, City of Grand Junction, requesting “Rocket” Park playground equipment – Barb to sign; basketball equipment may also be available from the city.
    II)  The Parent Booster Club will be asked to help with the Lions Club Carnival activities including float preparation and the cake tent.
    III)  GJ Scores fundraising event for playground approved.  Tentatively scheduled for Feb. 12, 2009. 
B)  Library
    I)  Book Mobile – Jennifer to discuss with Ms. Trezise to have in place for school year 2009/10.
    II)  Library Goal Hour – Jennifer to talk with Carrie Sherrill about this for spring 2009.  Discussed mobilizing parents to assist with transportation.
    III)  Future Library Committee work is contingent on long range plan for a library at the permanent site.
2)    Grants
A)    Gates Family Foundation – Elizabeth is working on this.
B)    El Pomar Grant – Jennifer will call them to see about applicability to Caprock.
C)    Williams Companies grant – Playground committee will compile list of current assets and submit to Barb so this grant application can be finalized and submitted.
D)    Colorado Common Grant, Boettcher Foundation letter-of-inquiry, Capital Construction grants, field trip grants, grant funded writer position – Teresa Black:  absent, no report.
3)    Donations
A)     Petco aquarium – Barb to follow up with Sharri Peters. 
B)    Christy will prepare and mail out donor letters by January 31, 2009, for calendar year 2008.
4)    Fundraising
A)     Awaiting word on CARES program.  Monies will be directed to Capital Construction.
B)    Great American Spellcheck – Leah recommended Caprock establish its own.
C)    Jennifer wants to contact Angel Goodman, Caprock Events Coordinator, about Caprock Annual Event and possible time and/or theme conflicts with other community events.

    GENERAL
1)    Draft fundraising policy – Barb requested feedback by Jan. 30.
2)    Barb emailed each committee member an itemization of hours for Fundraising meetings they’d attended for their Family Support hours.
3)    Committee is seeking a president and secretary.  Leah will draft an “advertisement” for the Caprock Communiqué for president.

Making Money for Caprock - The EASY Way!

2009-01-25  

 
At Caprock Academy, we value our children focusing on learning, not generating revenue for our school.  So, we’ve found opportunities for parents to participate in fundraising partnerships without much effort at all, and by doing things we all do everyday.  Below is a list of affiliations we’ve established thus far and how to participate.  Questions?  Please contact Barbara Queally, Chair of Fundraising:  mikebarb1@earthlink.net.
 
Box Tops
Contact:  Angie Ingalls:  ingalls@bresnan.net
Sponsor:  Parent Booster Club
How it works:  Twice per year, box tops are collected from every Caprock classroom, counted and sent in.  Caprock gets .10 or more for each box top.  No cost to you.  At year’s end, the class that submitted the most box tops gets a party. 
To participate:  Collect “box top” labels from packaging and send to school with your child(ren).  Participation in the Parent Booster Club means your vote counts in how the proceeds are spent. 
Community involvement:  Have friends and family save their box tops.  Can you put a can or shoe box at work labeled “Box Tops for Caprock Academy”?
Caprock receives:  .10 or more for each box top label.
 
Campbell Soup Labels
Contact:  Jennifer Mendenhall:  jennie4_m@yahoo.com
Sponsor:  Parent Booster Club
How it works: Labels are collected and submitted for points. Points are accumulated and can be redeemed for school equipment.  No cost to you.
To participate:  Remove labels from Campbell’s soup cans and bring to our school office.  Participation in the Parent Booster Club means your vote counts in how the proceeds are spent. 
Community involvement:  Have friends and family save their soup labels.  Can you put a can or shoe box at work labeled “Campbell Soup Labels for Caprock Academy”?
Caprock receives:  points toward purchasing equipment for our school.
 
SCRIP
Contact:  Melissa Lindquist:  troymel7@bresnan.net
Sponsor:  Parent Booster Club
How it works:  For businesses you normally patronize (i.e., Safeway, Burger King, Land’s End), buy gift cards through SCRIP and our school receives a percentage from the retailer.  No cost to you.
To participate:  Sign up at ShopwithScrip.com or fill out the Scrip order form in our school office.  Orders are sent in weekly and must be received at school on Tuesdays by 8 a.m. (send a print-out of your online order and a check to school with your child, if you’d like).  Gift cards are sent home the following Thursday.  Participation in the Parent Booster Club means your vote counts in how the proceeds are spent. 
Community involvement:  Ask friends and family to build a SCRIP account with Caprock as the recipient.  Buy gift cards as gifts. 
Caprock receives:  a percentage of each sale from the retailer.

 
GoodSearch
Contact:  Laura Livingston:  lifehelpgj@yahoo.com
Sponsor:  Fundraising Committee
How it works:  Use the internet?  Every time you search ANYTHING, if you’ve signed up with Caprock Academy as your “charity,” our school gets .01.  Shop through GoodShop, a subcategory of GoodSearch, and generate even more revenue.  FYI:  GoodSearch uses Yahoo as its search engine.  No cost to you.
To participate:  Go to GoodSearch.org and type in Caprock Academy as your charity of choice.  Add GoodSearch to your tool bar so you remember to use it every time.
Community involvement:  Have friends and family use GoodSearch with Caprock Academy as their charity. 
Caprock receives:  Every search =  .01 – doesn’t sound like much, but look at the table below:

Nestle Water Labels
Contact:  Nancy Harward:  NHarward@eidebailly.com
Sponsor:  Parent Booster Club
How it works: Water labels are collected and submitted for points to be used to buy recreational equipment for Caprock.  No cost to you.
To participate: Buy Nestlé’s Water and turn in labels to our school office.  Participation in the Parent Booster Club means your vote counts in how the proceeds are spent. 
Community involvement:  Have friends and family save their Nestle Water labels.  Can you put a can or shoe box at work labeled “Nestle Water bottle labels for Caprock Academy”?
Caprock receives: points toward purchasing PE equipment.
 
Office Depot
Contact:  Barbara Queally:  mikebarb1@earthlink.net
Sponsor:  Caprock Academy
How it works:  At Office Depot checkout, let the cashier know you’d like a percentage of your purchase to go to Caprock Academy.  They’ll do the rest.  No cost to you.
To participate:  Shop at Office Depot.  Let them know you’d like their donation to go to our school. 
Community involvement:  Tell your family members and friends to mention Caprock Academy at check out.  Can your business order office products from Office Depot and indicate Caprock as their school of choice?
Caprock receives:  up to 5% of your total purchase.
 
Plastic Bag Recycling
Contact: Helen Reeve:  jaxon2000@yahoo.com
Sponsor: Caprock Academy
How it works: Plastic bagging of any kind (grocery, produce, dry cleaning, sandwich and freezer, newspaper, bubble wrap, shipping cushions [release air first]) is collected and turned in to Wal-Mart between Oct. 1 and March 31st.  They contribute $5.00 to our school for each filled 60-gallon trash bag and $3000.00 to the school in our region collecting the most bags; $2000 for second place and $1000 for third place.  No cost to you.
To participate:  Drop off clean, empty (no paper, receipts, etc.) plastic bags in a bin at our office’s back door.  All colors are okay except black.
Community Involvement:  Tell your friends, family and neighbors that you’ll pick up their plastic bags once per week for drop off at Caprock. 
Caprock receives: $5.00 per 60-gallon bag full of plastic plus bonus money for placing in the top three schools.  Last year we got second place!
 
Recycling Printer Cartridges
Contact: Julie Hoge:  j.hoge@caprockacademy.org
Sponsor: Caprock Academy  
How it works:  Three times per year, we send used printer cartridges to a company that recycles them.  We receive points that can be cashed in for equipment for our school.  No cost to you.
To participate: Drop off empty printer cartridges in the box in our school office. 
Community Involvement:  Ask your friends, family and neighbors to collect empty cartridges.  Can you put a can or shoe box at work labeled “Recycle empty printer cartridges for Caprock Academy”?
Caprock receives:  points toward school equipment.
 
Target REDcard
Contact:  Christy Fry:  cfry@mprbike.com
Sponsor:  Fundraising Committee
How it works:  Every time you pay for your purchases at Target with a Target REDcard and have designated Caprock Academy as your school of choice, Caprock receives a percentage of the sale.  No cost to you.
To participate:  Sign up for a Target REDcard, which can be either a credit card or a check card.  If you already have a Target REDcard, go to www.target.com/tcoe and click “enroll now.”  Enter “Grand Junction, CO” and “Caprock Academy.”  Once you select Caprock, enter your name and Target REDcard number.  If you don’t have a Target REDcard, apply on-line or at check out. You receive 10% off your purchase the day you apply.
Community involvement:  Ask friends or family members who use a Target REDcard to designate Caprock Academy as their school of choice. 
Caprock receives:  1% of purchases at Target or Target.com and ½% of purchases every time you use your Target Visa Credit Card anywhere Visa credit cards are accepted.                                      

Uniform Exchange
Contact:  Teresa Black:  teresablack@bresnan.net
Sponsor:  Parent Booster Club
How it works: Clean, tear-free and unstained uniform items are collected and displayed for exchange or purchase at CAST/Booster Club meetings. Participation in the Parent Booster Club means your vote counts in how the proceeds are spent.  No cost to you.
To participate: Bring your clean, tear-free and unstained uniform items to a Booster Club meeting. Pick up items on a one-to-one exchange or get "credit" toward future purchases.  Nothing to exchange?  You can still shop at bargain prices.
Community involvement: Encourage other Caprock families to attend Booster Club meetings and exchange or donate their uniform items.
Caprock receives: any revenue from purchases made without an exchange.

City Market CARES
Contact:  Barb Queally:  mikebarb1@earthlink.net
Sponsor:  Capital Construction Campaign
How it works:  Each time a Caprock member shops at City Market and uses their Value Card, the purchase price of their groceries is credited to Caprock.  City Market calculates our earnings quarterly and sends us a check.  No cost to you.
To participate:  Sign up at City Market using Caprock’s ID # 1903 or email Barb and she’ll send you a Value Card.  Already have one?  Email your Value Card number (on the back) to Barb.  Then simply shop at City Market as you normally would giving the check-out clerk your Value Card. 
Community involvement:  Ask friends, family members and colleagues to designate their Value Card earnings to Caprock’s ID # 1903.
Caprock receives:  a pro-rated portion of $100,000.00 every quarter.

Herberger’s Community Day Sale

2009-02-22  

VOLUNTEER HOURS AVAILABLE

We need volunteers to sell coupon booklets for the Herberger’s Community Day Sale.  In order to earn a place in the store on the day of the sale, Caprock has to be one of the top selling organizations leading up to sale day (Saturday, February 28th).

Our goal is 1,000 coupon books, which would raise $5,000 towards our capital construction fund.

If you are looking for volunteer hours, we need people to sell in Herberger’s any day leading up to the day of the sale.  (These coupons are an easy sell to Herberger’s customers.  All you have to do is sit at a table with the coupons available.  The coupon books contain several 20% off coupons and a $10 off coupon for a $10 item).

If you don’t have a few hours to sit in Herberger's, you can check out coupon books to sell to co-workers, friends, family, neighbors, etc.

Please contact Karla Hudson, hudsonrs@msn.com, 434-8171, or Christy Fry, cfry@mrpbike.com, 241-1398 if you are interested in helping out.

This is an easy way to make a great return for Caprock!

NO SCRIP this week...

2009-02-22  

No Scrip Order this week!

We will order Scrip again on March 3rd, closing orders after the 3:30 pm CAST Meeting in the 7th grade Classroom.  Not sure what Scrip is??  Come to the CAST meeting with your checkbook, you will want to get on board as soon as you understand how easy it is!!!  Also, the Scrip Store has the following cards avaiable for purchase: Albertsons, WalMart, Safeway, ITunes, Bath & Body Works, Chili's just to name a few.  Need something to hold you over?  Contact troymel7@bresnan.net to buy what we have on hand.  Questions??  Call Melissa Lindquist at 263-4913 or troymel7@bresnan.net .

* Feb 23 * - Weekly Communique

2009-02-23  

This will be a list of weekly communique's from the office.

Feb. 23

Feb. 16

Feb. 9

Feb. 2

Jan. 26

Jan. 20

Jan. 12

Jan. 5

Dec. 15

Dec. 8

Dec. 1

Nov. 17

Nov. 10

Nov. 3

Oct. 27

Oct. 20

Oct. 6

Sept. 29

Sept. 22

Sept. 15

Sept. 8

Sept. 2

Aug. 25

Aug. 18

Aug. 11

Aug. 4

Uniform Info

2009-03-09   We have a stock of NEW items for sale to benefit the school.  All shirts have the official Caprock Academy logo on them at a lower cost that what you can get elsewhere without shipping charges.  Support the school, and local businesses, by buying/ordering through our school!

Here is the NEW order form for Logo Apparel, both sweaters and SS polos - New order form.

Here is a uniform item inventory of new and logo apparel - Uniform Inventory.

Any profits go directly back into the uniform exchange program to provide additional school logo apparel items for sale at prices much lower what is available at our online resources.  Eventually, we will build up enough inventory for the school begin to earn money off the sales of apparel bearing the Caprock Academy logo!  Best of all, by ordering through the school, we are keeping our embroidery business local.

Questions?

Contact Teresa Black, Uniform Coordinator, 250-4098 or email her at teresablack@bresnan.net.

CAP Newsletter - March 2009

2009-03-15  

Caprock Academy Post Newsletter

Inside this issue:

• Message from the Headmaster

• Caprock High School Charter Update

• Staff Spotlight

• Eagle Basketball

• Fundraising Activity Proposal Form

• Celebrating Success

Click Here - Caprock Academy Post

Fundraising Minutes

2009-04-07  

Most recent minutes (03-23-09) and home of the Fundraising, Donation and Grant-Writing section.

Click here to see Mar 23 '09 minutes

Click here to go directly to their home page

** April 27 Communique

2009-04-27  

This will be a list of weekly communique's from the office.

Apr. 27

Apr. 13

Apr. 6

Mar. 30

Mar. 23

Mar. 16

Mar. 2

Feb. 23

Feb. 16

Feb. 9

Feb. 2

Jan. 26

Jan. 20

Jan. 12

Jan. 5

Dec. 15

Dec. 8

Dec. 1

Nov. 17

Nov. 10

Nov. 3

Oct. 27

Oct. 20

Oct. 6

Sept. 29

Sept. 22

Sept. 15

Sept. 8

Sept. 2

Aug. 25

Aug. 18

Aug. 11

Aug. 4

** LAST SCRIPS ORDER!!!

2009-05-01  

Last Order!!!!!!

We are doing one last Scrips order before school is out! This is a great way to plan ahead for your summer vacations, summer fun, and uniforms for the next school year. Submit your orders by the start of school on Tuesday, June 2^nd and I will deliver them on Thurday, June 4^th. If you have any questions contact Becky Behrens at bbehrens@gjhomes.com or 250-2421. Thanks!

Check out the Presto Pay Option!!! when you login to shopwithscrip.com - See Below for code.  This option allows parents to have the money taken directly out of your checking account. If you place your order by 8 am Tuesday morning it shows up in our account and we can make sure to order your cards for you. Then you don’t have to worry about your children turning in the money on Tuesday morning. So we either need your check by the start of school or they can Presto Pay by 8 am!

Never ordered Scrips?  Go to www.shopwithscrip.com  and register.  Our enrollment code is 7616951A14997.

Questions??? bbehrens@gjhomes.com or call Becky at 970-250-2421!

Thanks for your help and participation!

Swine Flu Info

2009-05-04  

Dear Parents,

We have received the following information from the Colorado Dept. of Education about H1N1 also known as the swine flu:

At this point, there have been a few cases of swine flu in Colorado.  There are many things you can to do preventing getting and spreading influenza.

 Prevention Recommendations from the CDC:

• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way

• Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

• Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.

• Please remember, if you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

Information about the Swine Flu Outbreak at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

Kathleen Patrick RN, MA, NCSN

Principal Consultant - School Health Services

Colorado Department of Education

303-866-6779 phone or 303-866-6767 fax

We will be following these recommendations and if the need arises, the Guidelines for Education: Pandemic Readiness Plan that was created to address the specific needs of the schools in a pandemic situation. You may review this document on the Colorado Dept. of Education’s website, http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/rss-nurse.asp#h1n1 .  We wanted you to be informed, but not alarmed.

Thank you for your help,

Kristin Trezise, Headmaster

If you would like a copy of this, download here.

Summer Reading

2009-06-05  

Summer Reading

Be ready for the first day of school for book discussion AND work towards a reward from Mesa County Library Summer Reading program/Barnes and Noble/Borders by reading the summer reading required book! 

Here is the link to MCPL Summer Reading Program - http://summerlibraryprograms.blogspot.com/

Here is the link to Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/

Here is the link to Borders Summer Reading Program - http://www.borders.com/online/store/MediaView_summerreadingkids

Enjoy the time you spend reading together!

Students Entering:

1st Grade    Aesop’s Fables booklet;   Available from the front office, $ 5.00

2nd Grade   Charlotte’s Web by E.B White;   ISBN: 0064400557

3rd Grade   The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame;   ISBN: 9781593082659

4th Grade    King Arthur by Howard Pyle;   ISBN: 9781402725340

5th Grade    Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood;   ISBN: 9780141305950

6th Grade    A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle;   ISBN: 9780312367541

7th Grade    Call of the Wild by Jack London;   ISBN: 9780812504323

8th Grade    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee;   ISBN: 9780446310789

9th Grade    The Odyssey by Homer (Fagle’s Translation);   ISBN: 9780143039952

Weekly Communique '09/'10

2009-08-06  

Weekly Communique's for the school year will be located here.  Check back weekly.

May 24
May 17
May 10
May 3
Apr. 26
Apr. 19
Apr. 12
Apr. 5
Mar. 29
Mar. 22
Mar. 15
Mar. 1
Feb. 22
Feb. 16
Feb. 8
Feb. 1
Jan. 25
Jan. 18
Jan. 11
Jan. 4
Dec. 14
Dec. 7
Nov. 30
Nov. 16
Nov. 9
Nov. 2
Oct. 26
Oct. 19
Oct. 5
Sep. 28
Sep. 21
Sep. 14
Sep. 8
Aug. 31
Aug. 24
Aug. 17
Aug. 10
Aug. 3

Scrips is starting up again!

2009-08-22  

Ready, Set, Scrip!

Our next order will be January 19th. I want to send out a huge THANK YOU to all of you who ordered in December. You guys made December our best month, yet. Also, if you happen to see Mrs. Dilbeck, make sure to tell her CONGRATULATIONS! She was the winner of the $25 Red Robin and $25 Regal gift cards. We’ll be having another drawing soon, so keep your eyes peeled!

For those of you who aren’t sure what scrip is or how it works, please, go and check out www.shopwithscrip.com. While you are there you might as well enroll (our enrollment code is 7616951A14997) and sign up for Presto Pay. If you have any questions contact Becky Behrens at 250-2421 or bbehrens@gjhomes.com.

                  Spring Scrips Schedule

Order by 8am                             Delivered

January 19th                             January 21st

February 2nd                            February 4th

February 16th                           February 18th

March 2nd                                 March 4th

March 16th                                March 18th

March 30th                                April 1st

April 13th                                  April 15th

April 27th                                  April 29th

May 11th                                   May 13th

May 25th                                   May 27th

What Is Scrip?

Scrip is a term that means “substitute money”. When you purchase scrip, you’re purchasing negotiable gift certificates and prepaid cards that are used just like cash. You can use scrip to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, and other essentials, and with every purchase, you earn revenue for our organization.

How scrip generates revenue for you

The Great Lakes Scrip Center acts on behalf of churches, schools and other non‑profit organizations to purchase large amounts of scrip from grocery stores, department stores, and other retailers. Because the scrip is purchased with cash up front, the participating retailers offer a substantial discount. Our organization buys the scrip from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a discount, and re-sells the certificates to families like yours for full face value. The discount ‑ from two to fifteen percent or more – is our organization’s revenue.

Scrip is "shopping cart fundraising”

Scrip is a popular fundraiser because families don’t have to sell anything. Organization members produce revenue by making regular household purchases they would make anyway. Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip.

Find Out More

Ask your scrip coordinator listed below for the latest participating retailer list or visit www.shopwithscrip.com. Then put your shopping dollars to work for our organization!

Becky Behrens / Scrip Coordinator

250-2421 or Bbehrens@gjhomes.com

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2009-08-22    

Action Alert!

2009-08-22  

ACTION ALERT: Support Using Race to the Top Funds for Education Reform in Colorado!