Beacon Heights Elementary School
PTA NEWS Issue #9
April 2015
UPCOMING Dates:
PTA President’s Message:
We hope everyone had a great spring break! The end of the year is fast
approaching, and with it the many activities, tests, and programs associated
with it.
The PTA looks forward to enjoying what the art committee has planned for
the Celebration of the Arts on April 24th. The PTA is planning a
spectacular spring family fun night for May 29th, we hope to see everyone
there to celebrate another successful year at Beacon Heights. We will be
sending out more details, as well as asking for volunteers. We hope all
families will be there to support the great art programs we have at our
school.
Thursday, April 16th –
- Earthquake Drill – 10:15am
- Spring Pictures Day
- Final Mad Science Class
Wednesday, April 22nd –
- Dibels Testing – School Wide
Thursday, April 23rd –
- After School Golf Lessons Begin – Back Field – 3:20pm
Friday, April 24th –
Celebration of the Arts Night – 5:30pm~ 8:00pm
Tuesday, April 28th –
- Kindergarten Music & Dance Program – Gym – 2:15pm
Wednesday, April 29th –
- 1st Grade Music & Dance Program – Gym - 10:00am
We are truly lucky to be part of a school community that comes together to
provide such wonderful activities and education for our children!
Thursday, April 30th –
Permission forms for 6th Grade Immunization Clinic due in
the office
Kristen Reynolds
COMING Soon:
Friday, May 1st –
- Fire Drill – 12:50pm
Sci-X Schedule 2014-15
* Please remember that the start times listed below are when parents arrive for
training. Classes arrive 15 minutes after the start time.
April
7: 1st Grade – Anderson (8:45-10:00) / Dewey (10:30-11:40) / Gianelo (12:45-2:00)
9: 6th Grade – Marcy (2:00-3:15)
10: 6th Grade – Foster/Mortensen (8:45-10:15)
13: 5th Grade – Woodland (12:30-1:45) / Dinh (2:00–3:15)
14: 3rd Grade - Woodruff (12:30-1:45) / Tesseyman (2:00-3:15)
15: 3rd Grade – Lau (12:30-1:45)
17: K - Bradley am (8:45-9:45) / Powell pm (11:00-12:00) / Anderson (12:10-1:05)
27: 2nd Grade – Callister (8:45-10:00) / Jardine (10:30-11:45) / Walker (12:10-1:25)
29: 4th Grade – Giles (10:15-11:45) / Johnson (1:45-3:15)
May
Monday, May 4th –
- Returning Student Registration Begins
- Dinh’s 5th Grade Class Drama Program – Gym – 2:15pm
Tuesday, May 5th –
- SCC – Library – 7:45am
- Woodland’s 5th Grade Class Drama Program – Gym –
2:15pm
Wednesday, May 6th –
- Foster/Mortensen’s 6th Grade Class Drama Program - Gym
– 10:00am
Thursday, May 7th –
- 2nd Grade Spring Music Program – Gym – 2pm
Tuesday, May 12th –
- 3rd Grade Spring Music Program – Gym – 2pm
Wednesday, May 13th –
- PTA Meeting – 9am
- 5th & 6th Grades Spring Music Program – Hillside Middle
School – 2pm
5: 1st Grade – Anderson (8:45-10:00) / Dewey (10:30-11:40) / Gianelo (12:45-2:00)
7: 6th Grade – Marcy (2:00-3:15)
8: 6th Grade – Foster/Mortensen (8:45-10:15)
11: 5th Grade – Woodland (12:30-1:45) / Dinh (2:00–3:15)
12: 3rd Grade - Woodruff (12:30-1:45) / Tesseyman (2:00-3:15)
13: 3rd Grade – Lau (12:30-1:45)
TBD: K - Bradley am (8:45-9:45) / Powell pm (11:00-12:00) / Anderson (12:10-1:05)
26: 2nd Grade – Callister (8:45-10:00) / Jardine (10:30-11:45) / Walker (12:10-1:25)
27: 4th Grade – Giles (10:15-11:45) / Johnson (1:45-3:15)
Happy Birthdays
to
Ms. Gianelo, Ms. Louie
&
Ms. Schmidt!
Thank you for making learning fun!
We need your help.

Art Hanging: Friday April 17th 1:15 to 3:30--We are in need of your help.
Also, please contact your teachers and help them hang art anytime during the day.

Friends and Family Campaign Donation Campaign: Extended through Friday, April 17th
Please help your children fill out their donation cards, stamp them, and turn them in to their teachers. The class that turns in the
most cards will receive a Wendy’s burger and frosty party. The PTA will mail the cards.
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The Bobcat Tale
Beacon Heights Elementary School
PTA NEWS Issue #9
April 2015
REMINDERS FROM THE OFFICE
SPRING PICTURES
Spring Picture Day is scheduled for Thursday, April 16th. Spring Pictures are OPTIONAL. A Lifetouch picture envelope will be sent
home with all students. Return envelope and payment ONLY if you want your student to have their picture taken. If student does
not have the envelope and payment on picture day, they will not need to have their photo taken.
6TH GRADE IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
Sixth Grade students who will be entering middle school in August are required to obtain a second Varicella (chickenpox), a Tdap
Booster and a Meningococcal immunization prior to entering middle school. Our district nurse will hold a sixth grade immunization
clinic at Beacon Heights on Friday, May 15, at 9:00 am. If you wish to have your 6th grader receive the required middle school
immunizations at this time, please complete and return the immunization permission form your 6th grade student brought home.
Additional permission forms are located in the office. NOTE: Permission forms are due to the office no later than April 30 to give us
time to order the immunizations.
RETURNING STUDENT REGISTRATION FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR
Registration for students presently attending Beacon Heights and who will be returning for the 2015-2016 begins on May 4th and
ends on May 26th. Your student’s re-registration information will be mailed to you on April 27th.
DRESS CODE – With the weather turning warmer, please remember that shorts and skirts must be fingertip length and tank tops
and spaghetti straps are not allowed. While we realize that flip flops are stylish, they are against the dress code and should be
avoided, especially on PE days.
For more info, please see the Student Handbook on-line at
http://www.slcschools.org/schools/documents/ElementaryHandbook_6.25_WebVersion.pdf
KINDERGARTEN SPRING STATE ASSESSMENT
The State of Utah has set aside ten Kindergarten school days for Kindergarten State Assessment. On these ten days,
Kindergarteners do not attend school but do come in to be tested by appointment only. We used six days in August for the Fall State
Assessment, and we will use the remaining four days for the Spring State Assessment beginning Monday, May 18th through
Thursday, May 21st. Kindergarteners only will NOT attend school Monday, May 18th through Thursday, May 21st. You will sign-up
for a Spring State Assessment time with your Kindergartener’s teacher.
SCHOOL WEBSITE
Remember to check out the school website, http://beaconheights.slcschools.org for current events, calendar and a variety of helpful
resources.
SUMMER CAMP 2015
Children currently in Kindergarten–5th grade and enrolled in the Salt Lake City School District can enroll in the Discover Club Summer
Camp 2015 which will be held at Bonneville Elementary School. Dates are Monday through Thursday, June 10-July 30, 7:45 am5:45 pm, and cost is $30.00 per day. Registration opens April 16, 2015, and you must enroll in person at the Salt Lake City School
District Office at 440 East 100 South, Room 114, beginning at 8:15 am. For further information call 801-578-8275 or 801-578-8236.
Beacon Heights Chess Team won 7th Place at the UT State Championship
There were 27 kids from Beacon Heights who participated at the
2015 Utah State Chess Championship. Almost 500 students
from 90 schools statewide competed! Students competed in
grade-level matches and finished as follows:
6th Grade: Andy L
5th Grade: Kemry B, Stella B, Leya J (7th place), Anna L (8th
Place), Matthew T, Elinor W, Luke W, Jiyoon Y, Susannah Z,
Angela Z (outstanding)
4th Grade: Piper B, Marley B, Felicia C, Youlhee C, Adam H,
Tafton H
3rd Grade: Yongzhen C (9th place), Spencer H, Ethan M,
Octavia P
2nd Grade: Joshua J (3rd place), Sam M, Jacob S, Lillian Z (18th
place)
1st Grade: Paulie S (12th place) Munkhkhas T
Thanks to all the students who
participated, the parents who
volunteered their time, our coaches,
and everybody for helping to make
the Beacon Heights Chess Club such
a success! See you next year!
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Celebration of the Arts Fundraiser:
April 24th 6 pm to 8 pm
Come and enjoy the following:
Art Gallery Please consider making a donation for your child’s canvas
Bake Sale First Grade Hallway
Musical Performances Stage performance & Hallway (downstairs) performance
Silent Auction Rotunda & Library
Garden Check out the artwork on display in the garden. Follow the signs out of the Kindergarten hallway
PTA ARTalian Pasta Dinner: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Beacon Heights CAFEteria
We are trying to earn $15,000--or $32/child— to continue our arts
programs of music, dance, and drama.
Thank you to our community sponsors for
supporting the arts at Beacon Heights
Fingerprint Art
Stop by the fingerprint
art table to see (and
purchase!) your child’s
class fingerprint art.
We are so excited for this year's silent auction and all the sponsors
who participated and believe it’s going to be epic! Here are a few
donors to mention:
David Meikle Art, Madsen Cycles, Miyo Strong Photography,
The Dodo, Corepower Yoga, Heather Pickett Photography,
Bjorn Coffee, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Loveland
Living Planet Aquarium, Smash Burger, Zaniac, ARVO
Adventure Academy
For more information and
to sign up, visit the
information table in the
Rotunda
watches, Face Painting Party, Guthrie Bicycles, Squatters,
Gateway Aesthetic Institute & Laser Center by Elise, H2Blow, Taqueria 27, Hale Centre
Theatre, Signed & Numbered, and many more.
Hopefully we've got your attention for Friday, April 24th at 6:00p.
Come and enjoy a delicious
ARTalian pasta dinner in the Beacon Heights CAFEteria before Art Night!
5:30 pm ~ 6:30 pm
Dine on Olive Garden pasta, salad, and breadsticks, along with bottled water for only $5 per person. Pre-purchase your tickets for
dinner online at http://mkt.com/beacon-heights-elementary-pta/artalian-pasta-dinner-april-th-at-pm up until Tuesday, April 21st.
Limited dinners will be available for purchase at the event, but if you want to be sure to get dinner please buy in advance online.
Thanks to Olive Garden for their generous donation! See you soon!
Bake Sale: If you could bake for the bake sale, please e-mail Liz Conde at [email protected].
Hallway Performances: Sign your child up to perform a musical number in the 5th grade hallway.
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C084DAAAD28A7FD0-celebration/16262242
Volunteer for the Celebration: Shifts are listed on the following sign-up
3 link. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050449ABAE2AAA8-artnight/
The Bobcat Tale
Beacon Heights Elementary School PTA NEWS Issue #9
My Chess tournament Experience
April 2015
My State Elementary Chess
Championship Experience
By Matthew Thomas
By Leya Joseph
I have been in the Beacon Heights Chess Club for five years. Every
year, I have gone to multiple tournaments with fellow club members.
This year, I have been in three tournaments so far, and I have had a
fun time participating in the tournaments with my friends. It is very
fun playing a game that makes you smarter, and that exercises your
brain. Each year, our school has done very good in tournaments, and
we have very good players. These tournaments are all very fun, and
all the players have had a good time playing chess.
The biggest tournament of the year is the Utah State Chess
Tournament for Elementary Schools held each March. Beacon
Heights had 27 players at this tournament and they placed 7th out
of 100 schools. When I started on the team, we were at 20th. That’s
a big change! Each player plays six rounds, and after the round, each
person goes back to the Union Ballroom until the next round begins.
After each round, I throw a football with friends, play practice
games, and my favourite, and eat food! I look forward to these fun
tournaments each year! Thanks to Tina Yang and Coach Harrison for
doing a great job with the chess club!
I was always fascinated by chess, and I had the opportunity to
go to the State Championship for the past couple of years.
Beacon Heights Elementary chess club prepared me well
enough to be competent, and to excel in chess. The 2015
Elementary State Championship was well attended with
around 500 children in all grades combined and along with
their parents it was a gala!! Though, at times a bit chaotic, it
was lot of fun! 27 children from Beacon Heights attended the
tournament. All of them did great, with trophies and medals,
and winning a 7th place team trophy for Beacon Heights!
Thanks to our coaches, Harrison, Jacinda, Tina and other
parent volunteers. I feel so proud to be a part of such an
amazing chess club.
I like chess as it is fun, and it teaches me patience and
concentration. My first chess tournament was Newman Open
Elementary and I won a medal, which I was proud of. It taught
me the tricks of the trade. It is a whole world of difference
between the chess club games and the tournaments. There,
the opponents are more competitive and strong. Last
Championship I won 3rd place with 5 out of 6 games. This
year I ended up at 7th place with 4.5 points. The lesson is, not
all games you can win! Some you lose, some you win! But, as
in anything else you do, the key to success is practice,
practice, and practice!
Part time evening custodial position at Beacon Heights!
We now have a sweeper position open on our custodial crew at
Beacon Heights. This is an evening 4 hour position, schooldays,
$7.50 an hour. Please contact me with any questions.
Thanks!
Mike Scharman
Beacon Heights/Head Custodian. 801 835-5731
Mark your Calendar:
Music, Dance & Drama Performance
April 28th – Kindergarten Music & Dance Program – Gym – 2:15pm
April 29th – 1st Grade Music & Dance Program – Gym - 10:00am
May 4th – Dinh’s 5th Grade Class Drama Program – Gym – 2:15pm
May 5th – Woodland’s 5th Grade Class Drama Program – Gym – 2:15pm
May 6th – Foster/Mortensen’s 6th Grade Class Drama Program - Gym – 10:00am
May 7th – 2nd Grade Spring Music Program – Gym – 2pm
May 12th – 3rd Grade Spring Music Program – Gym – 2pm
Wednesday, May 13th – 5th & 6th Grades Spring Music Program
– Hillside Middle School – 2pm
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Childs Immunization Record
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