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NewsletterPrincipal’s MessageDear Upland Terrace Family,

September has really flown by. Just as we are beginning to experience some cooler weather, the air conditioning construction project is coming to an end. We are anticipating that the construction clean-up process will be happening very soon. The school fundraiser for this year, the Entertainment Book sale, went very well. Thank you to everyone who worked to raise money for our school. We are planning on using the funds earned to support our SMART Board campaign and to purchase needed supplies for our school.

! Speaking of SMART boards, we have begun to get the word out that our goal is to put one SMART board in each classroom at Upland Terrace. There has been one on display at each of our last couple of events, and we actually have an interactive SMART board in two of our classrooms already. If you would like to

learn more about what a SMART board is and does, please visit the following website:http://smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Interactive+whiteboards+and+displays/SMART+Board+interactive+whiteboards/800+for+educationDonations are being accepted!

Please continue to help make our parking lot safe for our students. We are having a small bit of difficulty in our west parking lot during drop off and pick up times. I would like to ask all parents of students who attend Upland Terrace Elementary and Preschool to park in a parking stall if you are leaving your car. Please DO NOT leave your vehicle in our drive through lane unattended. This causes our lot to get backed up and creates an unsafe situation for pedestrians. ! Be aware that an informational letter will be coming home with your student(s) about Granite District’s Gifted and Talented Program. This letter will contain information about testing that will take place before the winter break for grades 2-6, and continue in grades k-1 after the break. Please direct questions to myself or Mrs. Gardner, our school’s G/T facilitator. ! In October we will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week with many exciting activities to educate students about the dangers associated with drugs and

alcohol, and begin providing them with strategies to “Say No”. We will also have an assembly about internet safety. School pictures are on the Oct. 24th and the Halloween Parade will be on Wed., Oct. 31st. No school on Oct. 18-19 for fall recess.! Thank you to everyone for making our first SEP conference of the year a giant success. Having wonderful parents and guardians supporting our students is essential to our success as a school!!

Sincerely,Andy [email protected]

CALENDAR

October 9th - Meet the Candidates Night 6:30, Skyline HS

October 8th-13th - Red Ribbon Wk

October 18-19 - Fall Recess

October 24th - School Pictures

October 26th - BOX TOPS are due

October 30th - Reflections Entries are due

October 31st - Halloween Parade

November 6th - Election Day, Let your voice be heard.

November 12th - Hero’s Breakfast

We believe in fostering academic responsibility and achievement in all students in a safe learning environment that nurtures initiative, life skills, respect, and self-worth through responsible behavior, achievement, services, and character traits.

October 2012

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T H E P TA S C O O P ! We made it through our first month of school. Hooray! A few points to review:

• T-shirt's will continue to be on sale for $10. If you didn't get one during SEP conferences, they can be bought in the main office at the school.

• Due to the early SEP's schedule, we were unable to coordinate for a book fair. We WILL do the Scholastic Book Fair with the next conferences in February.

• Volunteer Hours-  For grant applications and school awards please document your hours at our school.  This also includes those who need someone at home so you can come in and help at Upland.  These totals are extremely valuable in showing our parent and community support. 

! Thank you to everyone for your cooperation and patience. Our school is wonderful in how we pull together.Sincerely,

Susan Parker

MEET THE CANDIDATESOPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Granite School District’s PTA Region 5 is sponsoring a Meet the Candidates Event with support from local school PTAs. This is a great opportunity for community members to learn about individual candidates perspectives on education and other issues involving our communities. Date: Tuesday, October 9thLocation: Skyline High School located at 3251 East 3760 SouthTime: 6:30 p.m.- 9 p.m.6:30 pm-Open House Forum opens to the public7:00 pm-Program-Candidate’s statements (1-2 minutes per candidate)8:00-8:30 pm-Resume open house format/candidates close up tables

S A F E WA L K I N G R O U T E S

Did you know that International Walk to School Day involves communities from more than 40 different countries walking and biking safely to school on the same day?

We can work together to clean up our environment by walking & biking to school. This can reduce congestion and air-pollution emissions.

Check out Upland’s safe walking route.

http://www.snapforschools.com/Map_view.aspx?EntityID=452

http://www.udot.utah.gov/snap

WA L K T O S C H O O L W I T H Y O U R FA M I LY

Thank you for participating in the annual walk to school days. It was great seeing all the families walking together.

As you know, Walk to School Day is an annual event that promotes walking and bicycling for several reasons:

• Physical activity

• Teaching safe pedestrian and bicycling skills to children

• Awareness of how walkable & bikeable a community is and where improvements can be made

• Concern for environment

• Reducing traffic congestion, pollution and speed near schools

• Sharing time with community leaders,

A D VA N C E D L E A R N E R T E S T I N G

The testing window for placement in Granite School District’s Advanced Learner Programs isOctober 15 – December 14 for grades 2-6 and January 3 – February 25 for kindergarten and first grade. Testing at Upland Terrace will occur in November and December for grades 2-5 and at a different time to be announced for 6th graders entering junior high. It is not necessary to have your child tested each year; however, children who want to be considered for placement in a third grade advanced learner cluster group must be tested in second grade. Students in grades K-5 who would like to be considered for the Advanced Learning Center Programs at Fox Hills and Morningside Elementary must participate this year in the assessments. In addition, sixth graders interested in taking GT classes in junior high must also be tested. It is not necessary for 6thgraders registering for honors classes to be tested. If you would like your child to participate in the Advanced Learner testing please notify your student’s teacher by October 11. There will then be a form that will be sent home that needs to be filled out before a seat for testing can be reserved.

K E E P I N F O R M E D W I T H S O C I A L M E D I A

Upland Terrace has a Twitter and Facebook account as well as a school webpage. Follow our school on Twitter @UplandTerrace or find us on Facebook.

https://twitter.com/UplandTerrace

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Upland-Terrace-Elementary/136306246440?fref=ts

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T E A C H E R F E AT U R EWelcome to Mrs. Riggs!

We have a new fourth grade teacher at Upland. Her name is Mrs. Riggs and she comes to us with 26 years experience in education. She is married and has two grown sons and four grandchildren.

Some of her favorite things include the color blue (which will not surprise you when you learn her favorite team is the BYU Cougars), shopping at Dillard’s, crocheting, and spending time with her family. She loves M&M’s and her favorite drink is milk.

Mexican food is her favorite food and she knows all the best restaurants. El Rancho Grande tops her list for places to eat. Mysteries are her most loved genre and she loves to read anything by Gordon Korman.

Some of the places she has visited are Switzerland, East and West Germany, and Alaska. We are just glad that she decided to settle down here with us!

FAMILY PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

Don’t miss this great opportunity to have family or individualpictures taken and help our school at the same time!

October 11,12,13 at the Garff Residence

Only $40 for quarter hour sitting time plus free 8 X 10

Sign up at SEP’s or call Mariann Bengtzen at 801-278-1564

Photos by Jon Diaz Photography -

http://www.jmdiazphotography.com

REFLECTIONS CONTEST KICKS OFF FOR STUDENTSThe National Reflections program encourages students to express their creative abilities while offering positive recognition for their efforts. Millions of students have benefited from this program.

Reflections is here!!!

We have a fun theme that we are really excited about this year:

'Magic of a Moment'

Please take a few minutes to browse through the list of categories, we are

certain there is one that will suit your student.Categories are:• Dance• Film• Literature• Music• Photography• Visual ArtsEntry forms will be located in the main office. Entries are due on October 30th .

We hope you will join us this year and big thanks to those of you who have participated in the past.

Red Ribbon week is a national campaign designed to educate, inform, and enable children and adults to take a stance against the dangers of drugs, alcohol and violence.

Red Ribbon Week will be October 8-12.  The theme this year is "The Best Me is DRUG FREE."  We'll get in the spirit through special themed dress-up days. 

Every day at lunch we'll have activities on the playground.  There will be a coloring contest for grades K-3.  We'll end the week with an assembly about internet safety.  Please look for more information to follow.

BOX TOPSPlease send in your Box Tops by Friday, October 26.  You may send them taped or glued on a collection sheet or just loose in a bag or envelope.  There are collection cans in every classroom.  In the past we have earned over $1,000 for the fall deadline.  Please look for any Box Tops you could contribute to our school.   When we all save a little, we earn a lot!

S E Q U O I A C L U B

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Dear Educators, Administrators, Parents, and Students,

ZAGG Inc is excited to announce a giveaway for a $25,000 tech endowment to go to one public U.S. k-12 school. The giveaway begins September 10, 2012 and ends November 12th, 2012. ZAGG will announce the winners on November 14th.

To participate in the giveaway, just visit ZAGG.com/schools and enter the information for your public k-12 school. You can submit an entry each day. In addition, you will be entering your own name for a chance to win an Apple iMac computer. Please vote every day so you can improve the chances of winning for both you and your school.

Please visit ZAGG.com/schools for giveaway rules and details.

On behalf of ZAGG, we would like to thank you for your hard work and efforts to improve the lives and futures of young people around the country.

Thank you, and good luck!

All the best,

The ZAGG Team

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