January 2011

Hobble Creek Talent Show Fundraiser

Submitted by sabrina.huyett on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 16:12
1.  THE BASICS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
When is the Event:  February 9th and 10th (Wed & Thurs), doors open at 5pm.  Talent Show begins 5:30pm.                                                                                                                         
  What is the "Love Your School" fundraising event?  This free community talent show is hosted by the students, staff, and parents of Hobble Creek Elementary School, who recognized a need and wanted to help.  Funds from this event will go directly to the purchase of projector systems for our classrooms.                                                                                                                                  
  Cash donations are a welcome contribution towards our effort, as are purchases from our wonderfully supportive vendors - who are giving 100% of their profits over to Hobble Creek Elementary.  Vendors during the event include: Shaybee's gourmet gifts, Usbourne Books, Basa Body beauty products, Homemade card & Gifts by Dianne, Balloon Animals, Glittery Hair-Styles  and make-up by Renaissance Hair Studio, and Utah Valley Nursery.  Items from Xage Medical Spa, Pinnacle Security, Vox Marketing, Anytime Fitness, Jumpin' Jacks, and Blickenstaff's Toy Store have been generously donated for purchase as well.                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  2.  INFORMATION FOR TALENT SHOW PERFORMERS                                                                                                                                            
We are thrilled with our line-up of performances for Hobble Creek Elementary's very first talent show!  Talent for our event has been chosen on a first come-first serve basis.  Parents will be contacted by e-mail/phone with the following information:                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                           When does my child perform?  Your child has been assigned a Wednesday or Thursday evening performance.  Each evening has a first act, a brief intermission and a second act.  The first act will begin at 5:30pm.  The second act will begin at 6:30.  Performing students should be sitting in the front row, in order of their performance time (see program), 15 minutes before the starting time of their performance.                                                                                                                                                                                                   What is the program for the evening? The talent acts are currently being organized to keep sibling performances in the same night and to provide variety over the course of the evening.  The final program will be announced here as we come closer to the event date.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  What do I need to do to get my child ready to perform? We are working with minimal equipment on a small, simple stage.  Please make sure you have informed Kris Aviano (kaviano [at] xmission.com (kaviano[at]xmission[dot]com)) of any staging needs you may have (microphones, etc).  If your child will need music played, please get a copy of that music, clearly labeled with your child's name and act, to the front office.                                                                                                                                                                                                    There is an open rehearsal for any students wishing to run through their performance on stage on Thursday, February 4th at 4pm.  This is an optional rehearsal.  A parent or adult chaperon will need to be in attendance with their performer.                                                                                                                                                                                               3.  PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES                                                                                                                                                                                                   
We would like to give a sincere thanks to the following companies for their generous donations.                                                                                                                    
  Anytime Fitness                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Basa Body                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Blickenstaff's Toy Store                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Jumpin' Jacks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
NetNanny                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
Pinnacle Security                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Reams                                                                    
Renaissance Hair Studio                                                
ShayBees                                                    
Steiners                                                   
US Synthetic                                      
Usbourne Books                                        
Utah Valley Nursery                                        
Xage Medical Spa                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                           4.  WAYS TO HELP                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
*Spread the word to your neighbors and friends!  Invite them to come to the show, and enjoy all the hard work our students have done!                                                                                                                                                                                           *Volunteer your time at the show.  We need several more volunteers to help collect donations and manage the crowd at our event.  Even if you can only come for one night, we would appreciate your volunteering.                                                                                                                                                                                            *Support our vendors.  A few of our wonderful vendors have opened their sales to a pre-order form.  The purchase of items from our "Love Your School" pre-order form, will have 100% of the profits sent directly to Hobble Creek Elementary School.  Order forms are available at the front office.                                                                                                                                                                                            5.  ITEMS FOR PRE-PURCHASE (100% of the profits from these sales go directly to the technology needs of Hobble Creek Elementary School - these items will also be available the evenings of the "Love Your School" event)                                                                                                                                                                                             SHAYBEES                
1 ib pkg of cinnamon bears ($10)                         
6 Gourmet Chocolate Dipped Strawberries, wrapped in a gift box ($12)                                 
Caramel & Chocolate dipped Granny Apple ($8)                                             
Boysenberry Flavored Chocolate Bark ($6)                                   
1/2 ib of a fudge variety pack, including chocolate, peanut butter, caramelicious & raspberry cheesecake ($8)                                                                                                                                                                                             NET-NANNY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Net-Nanny is the most trusted name in Internet filtering.  This computer program will screen for profanity (blocking out the words, not the entire page), control gaming (screens games by rating), monitor social networking (even keep kids from posting pictures to online sites and forums).  This product is valued at $39.99. ($29)                                                                                                                                                                                             STEINERS FLORAL                                                                                                                                                                 
Pre-order a surprise for your sibling, friend, sweetheart, or performer.  This gift-wrapped gerber daisy flower will be waiting for you, ready to give, on the evenings of the talent show event.  Please list the name(s) of performers in the “notes” section of the order form, along with any personal notes – the item will delivered to them on the evening of the performance.  If the flower is not for a performer, your item will be waiting for pick-up at a booth during the event. ($6)                                                                                                                                                                                             BASA BODY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
*6oz Coconut Oil Lotion - All natural body lotion made using organic virgin coconut oil from wild coconuts harvested along the beautiful coast of Kenya.  Specify unscented, citrus splash or raspberry crème scents. ($14)                                                                                                                                                
*2.5 oz Coconut Oil Body Sticks - Natural Coconut Oil Healing Balm made from our organic, virgin coconut oil, soothes, softens and protects irritated, cracked and dry skin. This twist-up tube applicator is perfect for cracked heels, dry elbows, knuckles and hands. ($10)                                                        
*Penzi "Love Me" Gift Set - (includes a lotion and a body stick) Gift Pack comes wrapped in cellophane with crinkle paper and is tied with a ribbon.  It's ready to give!  For the coconut oil purists. If you love natural products or have sensitive skin, you will appreciate this pack. ($20)                                       
*Facial Kit Gift Set - (includes coconut-lime facial cleanse and peppermint lip butter) Use this daily facial cleanse to gently remove make-up, environmental pollutants and dead skin cells to reveal a fresh, glowing appearance. This amazing formula contains two super ingredients with the coconut oil—Organic  Calendula Extract and Organic Chamomile Extract.  The yummy peppermint lip butter contains SPF to protect your lips from the harsh winter weather. ($30)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                           UTAH VALLEY NURSERY                                                                                                                                                                                                          
1 gallon containers of Spring-Time Perennials. Perennials are the fastest growing trend in the landscaping and gardening market. Perennials are a flowering plant, unlike annual plants they come back year after year. Plants will be delivered to the school for pickup in the first week of may.  ($4.00 per 1 gallon perennial)                                                                                                                                                                                                       Varieties offered:                                                                                                                                                                                                                               English lavender- Hidcote                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Black Eyed Susan- Goldstrum                                                                                                                                                                                                          Echinacea- Prairie Splendor                                                                                                                                                                                                               Shasta Daisy- Becky                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Blanket Flower- Goblin                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Blanket Flower- Burgundy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 HOBBLE CREEK STUDENTS                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Give a cash donation to our school, and earn a student-cut heart for our "Our School is Loved!" wall.  4" hearts ($1 each), 6" hearts ($5 each), and 10" hearts ($10 each) are available for personalization.  Please include notes with your order.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Order forms may be picked up in the front office.  Please make your checks out to Hobble Creek Elementary School.                                                                          

The Brain Dance

Submitted by sabrina.huyett on Wed, 01/19/2011 - 20:53

The Brain Dance, developed by Anne Green Gilbert, is a series of exercises designed to stimulate the neurological system.  Many of our classes at Hobble Creek Elementary do the Brain Dance.  Learn more about it at: http://www.creativedance.org/about/braindance.cfm 

 


Heather Hughes: Teaching Artist at Hobble Creek Elementary

Submitted by sabrina.huyett on Wed, 01/19/2011 - 20:49
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Miss Hughes is a talented dancer who teaches movement at Hobble Creek Elementary. She
works along side the classroom teachers to reinforce learning from all areas of the curriculum through movement. Students understand core subjects better and attendance increases as a result . “A powerful educational truth is that children who have exposure to the arts as part of their curriculum outperform their counterparts on an academic level by 18 to 27 percent on standardized testing. What’s more, these “arts-rich” students show increased levels of creativity, confidence and self-esteem, which may prove to be the most valuable long-term assets of their educations.” www.artworkforkids.org/get-inspired/statistics

The Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program provides the funds to have Miss Hughes in our school. Without your help, our school is in danger of losing Miss Hughes due to budget cuts by the Utah Legislature. Please allow your voice to be heard about the importance of saving this extraordinary educational program for the benefit of our schools and our children.

Become a friend of Art Works for Kids. Visit <artworksforkids.org > and sign up as a friend. Your name will be used to advocate for the arts in schools. Thanks for your support of this valuable program!