Thursday, February 7, 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Friday, February 8, 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Click here for form:  Parent-Teacher Conference Form

Volunteers Needed for MS Valentine's Dance

The Middle School Valentine's Dance is coming on Friday, February 15! Mr. Birch and the Student Leadership Team need several parent volunteers to help with set-up and decorations, supervision, food service, and clean-up. The dance, for 6-8th grade students only, will be held in the Commons and the Cafetorium from 3-6 p.m. Set-up and decoration crews will need to arrive much earlier. There will be a planning meeting for any volunteers sometime in early February. Please respond to Mr. Birch if you can help during the dance:  birch_brian@svvsd.org or 303-772-7286. Thanks for your support!

Volunteers Needed to Sell Re-Loadable Grocery Cards

The PTO will be selling re-loadable Safeway and King Sooper cards during Parent-Teacher Conferences, Thursday, February 7 and Friday, February 8.  We need a few volunteers, in one hour shifts, to assist. 

THURSDAY: 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 7 p.m.

FRIDAY: 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m., and 6 p.m.

If you can assist for an hour, please respond back to Mike Rose at longmontroses@aol.com.

Volunteers Needed to Organize HS Booster Club 

Did you know that we are in need of a Booster Club for our high school? Are you looking for an opportunity to fulfill your volunteer hours and raise support for the school? Would YOU be interested in helping to organize the Boosters? The Booster Club will help support the needs of the students both in and out of the classroom. We need you!  Please email Don Young, dontyoung@gmail.com or call him at 720-883-7174.

Attention 8th Grade Parents: Volunteers Needed to Organize Continuation Ceremony

The end of the year is quickly approaching, and we need volunteers to help coordinate the 8th grade continuation ceremony and dance.  If you are interested in helping or receiving more information, please contact Jen Whitmer at whitmer_jennifer@svvsd.org. 

Volunteers Needed to staff Election Booth

Volunteers needed, in one hour increments on Thursday, February 7 and Friday, February 8, to staff the Board of Directors election booth.

THURSDAY: 2 p.m., 3 p.m.

FRIDAY: 2 p.m., 3 p.m. 

Contact Beverly Weinberg weinberg_beverly@svvsd.org for scheduling and Pete Wanninger p.wanninger@lpbroadband.net for questions.

PTO Leadership

The PTO is currently looking for parents who would be interested in the following leadership positions: Vice-President and Treasurer Elect.  To find out more about these positions, please contact any of the officers:

Angel Platt: plattplace@gmail.com

Katie Gaddis: ckagaddis@msn.com

Heather Williams: tlhlwilliams@msn.com

Cory Roerhs: coryroehrs@hotmail.com

If you would like to be involved in the planning process for any of the following PTO events, please contact Katie Gaddis at ckagaddis@msn.com 

• MS Dodgeball event
• Fifth or Eighth Grade transition celebrations
• Teacher Appreciation Week
• End-of-the-year School Picnic

Re-loadable Grocery Cards for sale

King Soopers and Safeway Re-loadable Cards will be available for purchase in the West Lobby next week during Parent-Teacher Conferences. King Soopers cards are $5 (with a $5 balance on the card); Safeway cards are $10 (with a $10 balance on the card).  TPCA earns 5% of every dollar that you load and reload on your cards!

Box Tops for Education

The following parents have submitted their names as candidates for the Board of Directors.  The election will be held Thursday, February 7 and Friday, February 8 during Parent-Teacher Conferences.  Please click on the "questionnaire" links by the names to read their biographies.

       Kathy DeMatteo BOD Questionnaire

       Andrew Howell BOD Questionnaire

       Nick Ingegneri BOD Questionnaire

       Nikki Stevenson BOD Questionnaire

       Don Young BOD Questionnaire 

Finance Committee:

The TPCA Finance Committee is beginning discussions and preparation of the 2013-2014 TPCA Budget.  Click here for the Preliminary Budget Execution Schedule for these discussions.  If you have any questions, please attend a Finance Committee meeting.  These are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month in the West Campus Media Center at 5:30 p.m. or contact Don Young, BOD Treasurer, at dontyoung@gmail.com

Friday, February 1

       Follow-up Building-Safety Meeting   8:15 a.m.   WC Cafeteria

       STUDENT EARLY RELEASE         1:00 p.m.   

       Professional Day (staff)                  1:00 p.m.

       Smart Jeans Day

Wednesday, February 6

       Technology Committee                  4:30 p.m.  WC Conference Room 

       Board Meeting                              7:00 p.m.  WC Media Center

Thursday, February 7

       STUDENT EARLY RELEASE         1:00 p.m.

       PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES

       Usbourne Book Fair

       PTO Re-loadable Grocery Card Sales

       Board Election

Friday, February 8

      STUDENT EARLY RELEASE          1:00 p.m.

      PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES

      Usborne Book Fair

      PTO Re-loadable Grocery Card Sales

      Board Election   

Saturday, February 9

       HS Winter Formal                          7:00 p.m.     EC Cafetorium  

For detailed Calendar of Events, click here: TPCA website  

READING IS A THRILL!

2,000,000 Minutes

Reading Challenge

TPCA Inclement Weather 

TPCA No Late Start and Closing

Drop Off / Pick Up 

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Etiquette

In order to keep everyone healthy, please observe the following guidelines and keep your student home if she/he exhibits any of the following.

Click link for details:

Guidelines for Keeping Your Student Home

• Fever, vomiting, or diarrhea
• Colds / respiratory viruses
• Strep Throat
• Chicken Pox
• Pink eye
• Open sores on skin
• Generalized skin rash
• Head Lice

A student will be sent home from school if she/he has any of the above conditions and/or has a temperature of 100.1 degrees F. or more. 

Parent Contact Information Current

It is important that we have current phone numbers and addresses 

for all parents, guardians and emergency contacts.

For form, please click on the link IC Student Contact Information Change Form

NEW!

Milk Caps for Mooola

Do you have Longmont Dairy products delivered to your home?  If so, collect the plastic tops from any of their beverages and send them to school, because each one is worth 5 cents!

Ask your family, friends and neighbors to collect theirs as well, and cash for TPCA will start to stack up!  There will be three collection boxes available, one at the WC Office, one in the WC Cafeteria and one in the EC Cafetorium. If you would like more information, contact Maura Youle at 303-776-7106. Thanks for your participation! Click here for details Milk Caps for Mooola FAQ

The last day to buy your TPCA yearbook is February 8, 2013. 

The cost is $50 for the middle/high school book and $25 for the elementary book.  

Tutoring by high school students returns on Monday, February 11.

Third-8th grade students are eligible to be tutored by TPCHS students on Mondays from 3:10-3:55, in the high school. Parents/guardians of elementary or middle school students should contact Lori West at west_lori@svvsd.org to have their student placed on the tutoring list. 

Your student may be picked up on the east campus at 3:55. Any other arrangements must be made in advance with Mrs. West.

For more information, contact: west_lori@svvsd.org

Please check Lost and Found. Items not claimed by Friday, February 1 will be donated.