Newhart News- – Tomorrow, Thursday, September 26th is our first duck day for our magazine and cookie dough fundraiser

The Ducks are Here!

Tomorrow, Thursday, September 26th is our first duck day for our magazine and cookie dough fundraiser. Fill out your duck coupons, and don’t forget the parent signature because we won’t accept them without one, and turn them in for ducks. We will be collecting them before school (8:15) and at lunch. Our next duck day will be next Tuesday, October 1st, so continue to sell those magazines and cookie dough!

Friday is Spirit Day!-

This Friday is Newhart spirit wear for spirit day, wear your Newhart shirts, club shirts, or red and black, and come to the stage at lunch to enjoy some lunch time activities.

GIVE WITH TARGET UPDATE –

We currently have 212 votes! Carl Hankey is in first place out of MV schools and has over 400 votes. So let’s get voting to get Newhart #1! Remember, Target is giving away up to $5 million dollars to schools ($10,000 max per school) in a program called “Give with Target.” All you have to do is Vote online, once per week at the following website: https://givewith.target.com/ – choose Newhart as your school to support. Tell your family and friends and everyone on Facebook to vote for Newhart!!!

PTA’s PIE Fundraiser-

The Newhart PTA would like to thank all the families that donated so generously to our Partners in Education (PIE) fundraising campaign this year. To date, we have raised $18,032 which will fund multiple Newhart technology initiatives and classroom instructional materials. We are still short of our fundraising goal of $30,000. If you have not yet made your contribution, we are still accepting donations. To achieve our goal, we have asked for a donation of $100 per student but please know that any donation will be greatly appreciated.

If you have made a donation, we urge you to check with your employer to see if they offer a matching donation program for nonprofit organizations. Many companies (e.g., Boeing, Disney, BP, Microsoft, Exxon, GE to name a few) do offer such a benefit – so please check with your employer for opportunities to leverage your donations.

Also, the PTA wants to congratulate the winners of our PIE opportunity drawing; Kim Bache, winner of the Disneyland Park Hopper tickets and Yvonne Stevens, winner of the Chromebook.

Finally, please join us at the next PTA meeting on October 10th when members will be discussing options for investing these funds in technologies to complement the wireless infrastructure and to approve classroom grants requests.

Capo Cheer & Song Spirit Clinic-

Capistrano Valley High School Pep Squad will be hosting a Spirit Clinic on October 4th from 9–2 PM in the CVHS Small Gym. Participants will learn cheers and routines taught by the CVHS Nationally Ranked Pep Squad. The clinic will conclude with the participants attending the Varsity Football Game Friday, October 25th @ 7pm to cheer for the Cougar Football team. Open to all students K – 8th grades. For more information visit the website at www.capocheerandsong.com or click here to see the flyer.

After School Enrichment Programs

The City of Mission Viejo offers after school programs at the Thomas R. Potocki Conference Center. For more information call 949-470-3062 or visit https://econnect.cityofmissionviejo.org. Click here to see the programs offered. New classes start soon!

Walk Against Drugs Community Fair-

Come join the City of Mission Viejo at the 25^th annual Celebration Fair Saturday, October 19^th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Village on the Green, 24932 Veterans Way. There will be inflatable’s, games, food, and crafts. For more information contact tdescoteaux@cityofmissionviejo.org

Parent and Student Survey-

The District is conducting a survey to determine the features parents and students would prefer in a mobile app that can be used on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. The results of the survey will factor into the choices that are made about these products. The survey will be available until Sept. 27, 2013, and can be accessed at: http://tinyurl.com/CapoUSDMobileApp.

Important reminder about arriving at school early-

Newhart Middle School does not open for students until 8:15am Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays and 9:15am Wednesdays. Students are not to arrive on campus earlier than this. Please do not drop off students before these times, there is no supervision available.

Drop off & Pick up-

Please remember when dropping off and picking up your students from Newhart to follow all posted traffic signs on La Paz and Veterans Way. There are often sheriff officers out giving tickets for those who do not. When entering the Newhart parking lot from Veterans Way please do not block the driveway or double park on Veterans Way. Please follow all one way arrows and stay with the flow of traffic. We want all students and parents to be safe so please be considerate. A traffic flow map of the parking lot is available on the schools website.

Newhart PAL Recycling-

Please support our school by bringing your cans and bottles to Newhart for recycling on Friday mornings. PAL students will be outside to collect cans and bottles before school so you don’t even have to get out of your car! Every bottle or can helps! Thank you for your support. Go Panthers!

Newhart Book Club Meeting

Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli: When a homeschooled student begins regular high school, the students react to her strange ways.

Tuesday, November 5th, 7:00-8:00 P.M. @ Newhart Library

1. Read the book.

2. Come to the meeting.

3. Discuss the book while you eat cookies!

· The Newhart Library has copies of Stargirl.

· Families are welcome!

· For more information, e-mail Mrs. Wendehost at mswendehost@capousd.org.

· Please preview any book that your child reads.

Important Numbers:

Absence Line (949)587-9467