Vol. 9 No. 9 May 2014 May  1 Walk/Bike to School Day 1 School Film Festival, 6 p.m. 5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week 7 4th Grade field trip: water treatment plant 8 BYU Kinnect Day 13 T.E.A.M. PTA Party, 11 a.m. 15 Draper Orchestra Concert, 6:30 p.m. 15-16 Utah PTA Convention at BYU 16 Final Box Top contest ends 16 Spelling Bee for grades 3-5, 2 p.m. 21 Mix-It-Up “Retro Recess” during lunch recess 22 1st Grade field trip: Clark Planetarium 22 2nd Grade field trip: Utah Museum of Utah Natural History 26 No School—Memorial Day Recess 27-28 AAPPL testing for dual-immersion classes, grades 3-5 28 5th Grade Great American Program 29 3rd Grade Patriotic Program, 2 p.m. 30 Kindergarten Graduation Program  June  2 3rd Grade field trip: Clark Planetarium 3 3rd Grade Field Day 4 Last day of school—classes dismiss at 12:40 p.m. 6 Last day building is open. Construction begins June 9. Principal’s  Message   We are entering the last weeks of school and there are many wonderful learning activities planned for our students. We have updated the website calendar with the hope of helping families to plan their schedules for end of the year activities. We are proud of our staff and students and their accomplishments this school year! Thank you for your continued support – this first year as a principal has been rewarding, much thanks to you. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events as the school year comes to a close. −Piper Riddle, Principal

Students  Asked  to  Design  Next  Year’s  School  T-­‐Shirt    Calling all our future Picassos. Next year the PTA would like to use student artwork on our school T-shirts. Every student will receive a free T-shirt to wear during our Draper Dash and Spirit Days. Students in grades K-4 are invited to submit art for the contest. Please follow these submission guidelines:

- � The art/logo must say “Draper Dragons”

- � It may be hand drawn, painted or computer generated

- � Please submit it on 8x11 size paper

- � Our PTA theme for next year is “Changing the world one student at a time.” The art can reflect this theme but doesn’t have to.

- � Please print your full name and phone number on the back of the entry. � The deadline for submission is May 23. The winner will be selected by the PTA Board and will win a zip hoodie. The Draper PTA reserves the right to manipulate the image to best fit the shirt and may change the coloring to best fit the color of the T-shirt. Retro  Mix  It  Up  Recess                                                                                                            The PTA is planning a “retro” Mix It Up recess on May 21 during lunch recess. Parents are invited to come and teach students the games they played when they went to elementary school. This is a great opportunity for parents to come and play with the students and show them how to interact with other children and play new games. If they have any ideas or would like to volunteer for that day, beginning at 11:30 a.m., please email Aimee Mouille, purpleaimee@gmail.com. Dragon  Fitness  Testing    The PTA thanks those who volunteered to help with our Dragon Fitness Testing this year. Draper’s program replaced the Presidential Fitness Program that had significant changes this year and increased in costs. The students were tested in the Fall and Spring on push-ups, sit-ups, sit-and-reach, and a timed run. The students will earn the Dragon Fitness Award if they improved in two or more of these categories. The PTA will award medals to the top boy and girl in each grade who scored the best in each category.

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End-­‐of-­‐Year  Reminders   Registration for 2014-15 School Year As families with children of elementary school age move into the Draper Elementary boundaries during the summer, please ask them to register their children immediately by calling the school office 801-826-8275. It is important and helpful to enroll students as soon as possible to prepare us for the next school year. Lost and Found Our Lost and Found closet, located in the cafeteria, is overflowing with unclaimed items. Please remind your children to check for lost clothing or lunch boxes. Last Day of School is June 4 The last day for students this year is a half day. Students in morning kindergarten and grades 1-5 will end the school year at 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4. There will be no lunch provided that day. MyON Digital Library Draper Elementary is investing in your students by providing access to myON reader, a new digital library with hundreds of digital books at http://myon.com/! MyON reader can be accessed anywhere in school, at home, or wherever there is Internet access! Students and parents can access these digital books for individual reading, homework, research, and fun. Student login information was sent home last week, but please contact your teacher if you need that information again. We want all of our students to have access to these digital books! The login website is: http://myon.com/login/ This reading program is available from now through the end of August (great for summer reading!). We will evaluate the success of the program then to determine if we will continue to implement. Library Books Due May 16 All Draper library books are due Friday, May 16. Please help your children locate missing books so that their library records can be cleared. Checks for replacement costs may be made out to Draper Elementary School. Report Cards Report cards will be sent home with your child on the last day of school, Wednesday, June 4. We encourage you to review the report with your child and make plans to continue enjoyable educational experiences during the summer months.

 Teacher  Appreciation  Week  is  May  5-­‐9  Next week has been designated as Teacher Appreciation Week. The PTA expresses appreciation to our faculty and staff for the great year our students have had. The PTA will recognize teachers all week long. Celebrate  T.E.A.M.  PTA  at  End-­‐of-­‐Year  Party  May  13  All PTA members and parent volunteers are invited to attend Draper PTA’s end of year TEAM party on May 13 at 11 a.m. Thank you volunteers for all that you have done this year for Draper Elementary School! Together Everyone Achieves More!

2014-­‐15  Reflections  Theme  Announced  Encourage your students to start thinking about their entries for the 2014-15 Reflections art program. Next year’s theme is: “The world would be a better place if…” Start working on your art projects now. Entries will be due in October.

Have  a  Safe  and  Enjoyable  Summer  The Draper Elementary staff would like to wish each and every Draper family a safe and enjoyable summer. For those families that will be leaving Draper at the end of the year, we wish you good luck as you move into middle school or relocate. It is our hope that your years at Draper Elementary have given you the foundation to successfully pursue your dreams. We will see all new and returning students next school year on Wednesday, Aug. 20, the first day of school! Summer  Office  Hours  Summer office hours will be Monday through Thursday, June 9-26 and Aug. 4-19. Draper Elementary will be under construction this summer. Mrs. Riddle and Mrs. Broderick will be relocated to the gym during construction. Please enter from the west side of the school building. President’s  Message   The school year is almost over, and I want to express my gratitude to the entire T.E.A.M. of parents, PTA board, teachers, staff and Principal Riddle. Being involved in the PTA has allowed me to meet a lot of great people that truly care about the children at this school! I love the children at Draper Elementary; they are amazing students and have the potential to do great things with their lives! Our students have a great T.E.A.M. of mentors (parents, teachers, etc.) to help them believe in themselves and reach that potential! JoAnna Meyer is the PTA president for next year. Please plan to help her and the rest of the PTA Board however you can! Together Everyone Achieves More! Thanks T.E.A.M.! Have a great summer! −Kerri Brown, 2013-14 PTA President draperelementarypta@gmail.com