Community Night Tonight!

Don't forget to join us at Wendy's off Hitt Road for dinner tonight!  Come and support our school!

PLEASE VOTE!!!!

Levy Election is coming up!

When: Tuesday, December 7th
Time: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Any school in District #93

Your vote can make a difference!

Veteran's Day

We had a wonderful 3rd grade program November 10. Thanks to all the parents, relatives, and veterans who attended our program. The students really enjoyed learning the songs, and learning about the freedoms we now enjoy because of our veterans. A special thanks to Mrs. Porter for teaching the songs to our students. We are now getting excited to celebrate Thanksgiving. November gives us time to reflect on our many blessings.

Spirit Week

Spirit Week is here!

Monday: Career Day (Dress like what you want to be when you grow up)


Tuesday: Hat Day


Wednesday: American Spirit Day (Wear your red, white and blue)


Thursday: Crazy Socks and/or Slippers

AND
Donuts with Dad 7-8 a.m.

Don't forget about the Book Fair all this week!
It will be on the stage! Come check us out!

Welcome back from a fun Halloween weekend! Hope everyone enjoys their first week of November and we are all looking forward to Spirit Week in just one week from today! Details of each daily activity to come later on this week. Check back with us soon!

Halloween Festivities

We will be celebrating Halloween on Thursday, October 28th.
Costume parade starts at 8:30 a.m.
Class parties held throughout the day.
Hope you all have a fun, safe and Happy Halloween!

Red Ribbon Activity

We're excited to have our
Red Ribbon Assembly this coming Monday, October 25th @ 8:15 a.m.
We will be doing the following:
-Traditional cups in fence with help from all students
-Drug free cheer for each grade
-Special High School visitors with autographs.
Don't want to miss it!

We Love Our Teachers....

And they loved their Teacher Appreciation Luncheon. They wanted to make sure to thank everyone who helped make it possible!
Thank you!

Welcome to our new year of 2010-2011!

School is going great, the students have been getting adjusted and we are enjoying the beautiful sunny weather.
Carnival was a great success and we wanted to thank all those who helped and attended.
Look for our newsletter, and upcoming events here soon!

2010/2011 PTO Elections

Thursday, April 8

3:00-4:00

PTO Meeting Reminder

Thursday, April 8
3:00 - 4:00

Tiebreaker Teacher's Lounge

Items to Discuss:
* Spirit Week (April 12-16)

* Family Fun Night
* Book Fair
* Yearbook

* Carnival

* 2010/2011 PTO Board Elections

Babysitting is provided.
We hope to see you there!

Seussational

Read-A-Thon

"Grab Your Hat, Read With A Cat"

Friday, March 12

• 1st Place - $50 Toys R Us Gift Card
• 2nd Place - $25 Toys R Us Gift Card
• 3rd Place - $25 Barnes and Noble Gift Card
• Everyone who achieves their goal will receive a Buy One Get One Free coupon from Blast Off.
• The top classroom will get a classroom party.

Barnes and Noble Book Fair Update

Congratulations!

We made$1,175.00 to spend on new books for our school.

PTO Meeting Reminder

Thursday, Feb. 11

3:00 - 4:00

Tiebreaker Teacher's Lounge

Items to Discuss:

* Report Success of Barnes & Noble Book Fair

* Parent Feedback on Book Fair

* Read-A-Thon

* Lunch Bunch Break

Babysitting is provided.

We hope to see you there!

Barnes & Noble Book Fair

Saturday, February 6th

Tiebreaker Elementary's Barnes & Noble Book Fair

Schedule of Events:

1:00 Stories read by Mrs. Denkers

1:15 Stories read by Ms. Cook

1:30 Stories read by Mrs. Christensen

1:45 Stories read by Ms. Austin

2:00 Kindergarten Performance

2:15 1st Grade Performance

2:30 2nd Grade Performance

2:45 3rd Grade Performance

3:00 4th Grade Performance

3:15 5th and 6th Grade Performances

3:30 Essay Winners

4:00 Stories read by Ms. Howell

4:15 Stories read by Mrs. Whitehead

Be sure to check in at the table in the children's department and . . .

• Get your reward pass for coming and supporting our Book Fair
• Get your treat and prize for the book cover contest
• Make a Valentine for your teacher--the teacher with the most wins a prize!

Remember: Mention Tiebreaker prior to

each purchase!

Then bring your receipt to one of the welcome tables at either entrance and spin the wheel for a prize! What will you win? Candy? A free book? A $5 gift card? A free recess? 1 A.R. point? A pencil or bookmark? Pick a treasure from the treasure box? Come and find out!

Parents, please have your children at the Children's Department at Barnes & Noble five minutes prior to their performance. Thank you!

PTO Meeting Reminder

January 14, 2010 @ 3:00

Items to discuss:

* Barnes and Noble Book Fair

*Spring Fundraiser

Babysitting is provided.

We hope to see you there!

Volunteers Needed for Community Partners Sign-Up

Friday, October 16th, we need volunteers to sit at tables outside of Smith's and Albertson's to encourage and remind people to link their cards to Tiebreaker Elementary. This has to be done every year and it is a large part of our fundraising income each year. We need volunteers for the following times:

Smith's - Friday, October 16th

3:30 to 5:30 p.m. (2 people)

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (2 people)

Albertson's - Friday, October 16th

3:30 to 5:30 p.m. (2 people)

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (2 people)

If you can help, please call Jeana Hansen at 604-4759 or e-mail her at jeana@fatgecko.com. Thank you!

PTO Meeting Agenda - Thursday, October 8th

1)  Principal's Report

2)  Treasurer's Report: We have $21,274.28 in our checking account and $1,053.34 in savings. Of this money, $1,600 is allotted for class parties and we still have to pay for Cookie Dough.

3)  Teacher Report

4) Fundraiser Report: Lisa Hunsaker - We collected $19,269.94 for cookie dough, but out of this money we still have to pay for it.

5)  October Events:

9th - Macaroni Theater (Amy Stenquist)

19th-23rd - Red Ribbon/Spirit Week (Mattie Weatherly)

19th-23rd - Scholastic Book Fair (Glennette Hillyard and Kimberly Wynn)

21st - Family Fun Night (Misha Britton and Natalie Grover)

22nd - Muffins with Mom (Mattie Weatherly)

29th - Halloween Parties (Jennifer Carlson/Room Moms)

6) $.25 Friday (Brenda Patterson)

7) Carnival Discussion

8)Accelerated Reading (Brett Holyoak): We need suggestions and/or connections with businesses for prizes. We are in need of ideas for two of the larger prizes. Please call Brett Holyoak at 528-7509 if you can help or if you have any ideas.

9) Community Partners (Jeana Hansen): We will have tables set up for Tiebreaker at Albertson's and Smith's on Friday, October 16th and we need help manning them. We need people to work two-hour shifts at each location as follows:

Smith's - Friday, October 16th

3:30 to 5:30 p.m. (2 people)

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (2 people)

Albertson's - Friday, October 16th

3:30 to 5:30 p.m. (2 people)

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (2 people)

If you can help please call Jeana Hansen at 604-4759 or e-mail her at jeana@fatgecko.com.

PTO Budget for 2009-2010 Approved

The following budget was approved at the PTO Meeting Today:

Accelerated Reading Program - $3,000

Art Supplies - $500

Babysitting at Meetings, $180

Back-to-School Night - $150

Bank Fees/NSF Charges - $45

Class Parties (over what was collected), $200

End of Year Assembly, $250

Family Fun Nights, $1,500

Gifts, $200

Hand Sanitizer Refills, $550

Kindergarten Graduation, $75

Macaroni Theater, $350

Meeting Refreshments, $100

Office Supplies, $300

Patriot's Day Observance, $100

Playground Equipment, $1,500

Postage, $75

Registration Food, $75

Registration Magnets, $338.07

Spirit Week, Donuts with Dad, $300

Spirit Week, Muffins with Mom, $300

Spirit Week, Other, $150

Teacher Appreciation, $1,200

Veteran's Day, $175

Total Budget = $11,613.07

Smith's Earn & Learn Program

Smith's is another one of our Community Partners, and Tiebreaker can receive up to 5% of your purchases when you use your Fresh Values card when you shop. All you need to do is link up your card with Tiebreaker, and remember to use it when you shop at Smith's. Here's how to do that.

Enroll our school online here. Click on SIGN IN/REGISTER. Once you sign in, or register if you haven't accessed the site before, click on MY ACCOUNT at the top right side of the page. Then, go down to Community Rewards Information and click on EDIT EARN & LEARN INFORMATION. Next, you should be able to enter Tiebreaker Elementary with our Organization Number, which is 82857. To finish, click on SAVE CHANGES.

You can also enroll by calling 1-800-764-8897 or by e-mailing your information to earnnlearn@sfdc.com. You will need to include the following information:

• Your Fresh Values Card number (located on the back of the card)
• Our school name, city and state: Tiebreaker Elementary School, Idaho Falls, ID
• Our organization number, 82857 
  

You will have to re-enroll your designated school each new school year. If you haven't enrolled this school year, please re-enroll.

Unlike Albertson's, you can only designate one school to support with each card number. For more information, go here.