Room Moms Needed!

We are looking for Room Moms for:

Schimdt-1st grade

Pita-2nd grade

Tucker-2nd grade

Smith-3rd grade

Smith-4th grade

Ghato-6th grade.

If you have a student in one of these classes, please consider volunteering as a Room Mom - or Dad :)  You can double up with another parent and be Co-Room Parents if you like.  It’s a lot of fun and the teacher's appreciate it immensely!

If you are thinking about being a Room Parent and are not sure, please join us at our Room Mom Social, tomorrow (Sept. 1), 3:15 pm, in the teacher’s lounge.  You will have an opportunity to meet with your teacher one-on-one and can ask what they expect for the year.

Thanks for being willing to volunteer!

Saratoga Ballroom Team

Mr. Theler asked me to post the following information. Looks like a lot of fun!

Come Join the Saratoga Ballroom Team

-Make New Friends

-Learn Cool Dance Moves

-Perform For Your School

-Enjoy a Team Experience

-Build Your Confidence

-Have Fun With Your Friends

-Open to 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th Graders

-Boys and Girls Team Sport

-Girls are guaranteed a spot on the team if they recruit a Boy to join the team

-Classes taught by experienced Coach:  Julie Peterson

Thursdays 3:40 to 4:25 in Saratoga Shores Gym      ONLY $40 PER STUDENT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR

Start Date:  In September TBA soon    Location:  Saratoga Shores Gym

Register by Friday Sept. 9^th – Pick up your registration form from the School Office

Questions Contact:  Heather Kuntz, PTA Ballroom Coordinator  801-766-8841  heather.kuntz@gmail.com

Room Mom Social

If you are a Room Mom for one of our fabulous Thunder Ridge teachers, please join us this Thursday, September 1st for a Room Mom Social. We will be meeting in the Teacher's lounge at 3:15 p.m. for a visit with the PTA Room Mom Coordinator, Julie Spencer, then the teacher's will join us at 3:30 p.m. You will have the opportunity to talk with your teacher one-on-one and find out all the exciting things you will be involved with this school year and of course there will be dessert.

Hope to see you there!

Mindi

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!

What an EXCITING day!!! So many new faces smiling as they walked into their NEW school with NEW classes..NEW teachers..NEW Hallways..NEW Classrooms...NEW friends to meet...That all help make for a WONDERFUL and NEW school year adventure for our Thunder Ridge Raptors!!

Hot Dog Hello

Our first Thunder Ridge Open House was on August 19, 2011 and was a great success.  The halls were filled with excited parents and children.  The teachers welcomed everyone with the same excitement and Mr. Theler was amongst us all.  We hope you all had a great time!

School Shirts

If you would like to order school shirts for your kids, or for yourself, order forms are in the front office. If you turn them in by this Friday, August 26th, you will receive your shirts by Back to School Night (September 6th). There will be one more order taken at the end of September, so act fast if you want them fast! Shirts are $8, sweatshirts are $16, and PTA shirts (ladies shirts) are $10.

Bus Routes

Here are the bus routes for the Sunrise Meadows Subdivision.  These are only temporary for the first several days of school. Mr. Theler will let us know when they will be discontinued.

Kindergarten Noon:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B0rIrHYVIr3zOTdlMjQ2NjItMmFjZi00MGUxLTk5ZmMtNzFmY2VjMzQ1Yjc1&hl=en

Bus 1:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B0rIrHYVIr3zOGQ3Y2IxYjEtYWM0OC00NmFmLWI2ZjMtMGMyNTYzYTYwOWNi&hl=en

Bus 2:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B0rIrHYVIr3zZDlhYzdlYjctOTExMy00NjQzLWIxY2YtNjRlMzQ2ZmViZGVh&hl=en

Bus Routes

We are working on getting the bus routes up for Sunrise Meadows.  Thank you for your patience.

Faculty and Staff

The Faculty and Staff lists that are on the right side of this blog are subject to change. If you see any mistakes, please know it is because the faculty list is not final and I am not going to change my lists until Mr. Theler gives me the final list. :) Mindi

More Free Meal Options

WE have decided to add two other free meal options for the Hot Dog Hello. If you bring something to donate for our PTA Auction in September ($10 value or above) you can receive a free meal OR if you donate a themed basket of items to be auctioned off at our auction you can receive free meals for your entire family.

Our PTA is in charge of so many programs and activities that your children love, but we are starting our with very little money and need to raise funds to run our programs. Our PTA Board has decided to have an Auction in September that will be a fun night for all aduls with opportunities to bid on fabulous items. We are currently collecting donations for the Auction and NEED as much help as we can get. If you know of anyone that is willing to auction off a service or an item, please contact Sheryle Coray (801-836-9963 - corayfam@gmail.com). If we don't raise money for our PTA we will not be able to do things like:

1. Raptor Reading

2. Spirit Days

3. Red and Green Ribbon Week activities

4. Patriotic Week

5. Family Week

6. Reflections

7. SEP Dinners for our wonderful teachers

8. March Madness Math Minute to Win It Night

9. Super Bowl Read-a-thon competition with Riverview

10. Talent Show

11. AND MUCH MORE

We are SO excited to get Thunder Ridge up and going and are so appreciative of all the help we have received and will yet receive. It's going to be an awesome year!!

:) Mindi

Open House "Hot Dog Hello"

Our School Open House is Friday, August19th, from 4-6 p.m. It is going to be a "Hot Dog Hello" so you will be able to come check out the new school, meet your teachers, and feed your family a quick hot dog dinner. The dinners will be $2 a meal and will include a hot dog, chips, and water bottle. If you join PTA you will get a free meal, so if both parents join, you get two free meals and can feed your family for a great deal!

PTA membership is $6 and allows you to vote on PTA issues/elections/budgets AND have a voice at General membership PTA meetings. If you sign up, you are NOT required to volunteer and will NOT be hounded by myself or my board. Your membership will just help us carry out our programs for the year and will give you the opportunity to volunteer if you would like. We welcome you all!

Facebook Contest

Thunder Ridge Parents! Help us spread the word about our Thunder Ridge PTA Facebook page and your kid(s) could win the chance to EAT LUNCH with Principal Theler!! When we reach 150 "Likes," we will do a random drawing of one lucky parent and his/her kid or kiddos will get to eat lunch with Principal Theler sometime during the first week of September.

*Winner must have at least one child attending Thunder Ridge Elementary during the 2011-2012 school year!

Meet and Greet Family Picnic

Here's some photos from our Meet and Greet Family Picnic.  Mr. Theler brought a happenin' sound system that the fabulous back door neighbors let us hook up to their outlet since the park had no power.  The teachers had balloons tied to their clothing with their names and grades on them and the kids enjoyed otterpops and playing on the playground equipment.  It was a great night!