Hey, everyone! WE NEED YOUR HELP! We have a super easy way to earn some extra money for our school! Target is doing an amazing giveaway! Here are the facts:
1. Target is giving away $2.5 Million dollars in gift cards to schools
2. They started their Facebook Competition on July 25th (last week) so it's just really getting started
3. It is REALLY easy to earn the gift cards for YOUR school
4. All you have to do is click https://www.facebook.com/target?sk=app_461626783866453
5. Type in Manila and 84062
6. Manila will come up and you vote
7. You can vote once a week (Sunday to Saturday midnight)
8. Get your parents, family and friends voting for Manila
9. Once we have 25 votes Manila gets a $25 gift card to Target
10. We can earn up to $10,000 in gift cards (every 25 votes gets another gift card)
11. The Opportunity to vote and earn goes until September 8th or until the $2.5 Million dollars has been earned (last I checked there were about 30,000 votes so there is still a ton of votes to go)
Please take just a moment and help us in this! Thanks!
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Manila Library Open Today!
Don't forget that our fantastic library is open today from 10:00-12:00. Stop in and say hello to Mrs. Webster and check out a great book while you're in there!
Monday, July 23, 2012
Planning Commission Meeting- is it legal to hang signs on fences?
There will be a Planning Commission Meeting on Thursday, July 26th at 7:00pm in the City Planning Building in the Council Room. They will be discussing whether or not it is legal to post signs on fences. This affects us because we do hang signs on our fence at Manila. If you would like to have any say in this one way or another, please attend this meeting.
Teacher Letters
Letters that have information about the upcoming school year will be sent out the week of August 6th. Be watching for yours! It will tell you what track you are on, who your teacher is, and more fun information!
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
First Mini Marathon Meeting
First of all, I want to explain what we mean when we say that the Mini Marathon is the only PTA fundraiser for the year. PTA gets the money made off of the Mini Marathon. That is the money we use to run all of our programs throughout the entire school year. Some of the programs the PTA provides and funds are the Reflections program, Character Counts, Teacher Appreciation, Sunshine Days for the teachers, Staff Birthdays, SEP Dinners, 6th Grade Party, Skate Nights, Dads and Donuts, Moms and Muffins, Red Ribbon Week, Anti-Bullying assembly, Bare Books, and more. These are all wonderful programs that we feel benefit our children and that is why we offer them. This year, we had some funds left over and donated $300 to each grade level to help pay for extra things like field trips that they would like to do this year. I am hoping we can raise enough this year to help the school get any technology that they are still in need of, such as a few more Smart Boards. The school fundraiser, which is the Arts Festival in the Spring, raises money that goes to Manila Elementary. That money is used in different ways throughout the school as directed by Dr. Sorensen.
With that hopefully clarified, our Mini Marathon Meeting today went very well. Thank you to those who were able to come! The date of the Mini Marathon will be Friday, September 28th. We will be starting the race at 5:30 this year to hopefully make it a little easier on the working parents.
We will be having an "Expo" from 4:00-6:30 that vendors can come to and advertise or sell products. We will also be having some food vendors there, so that families can have the opportunity to eat after the race if they would like. If you or anyone you know of would like to rent a space at the Expo, please contact Heidi at manilapta1213@gmail.com. The cost for a space will be $25.
We are wanting to dedicate this year's race to someone who has been a great influence on our school or community. We are going to name the race in their honor and then also honor them at the opening ceremony of the race. If you have someone you would like to acknowledge for this, please send their name and the reason you think they should be honored to manilapta1213@gmail.com.
Also, we are going to look for some Boy Scout Groups to help us have an Opening Ceremony and also volunteer at places around the route. If you know of any Boy Scout Troops that would like some service opportunities, have them contact Heidi Panter at manilapta1213@gmail.com.
The route last year seemed to work very well, so we will be following the same route this year. We will have online registration and paper registration, with incentive drawings for those that register online.
The T-shirt contest will be held again, so have your creative little artists start coming up with a design for the shirts!
We will be getting more information out, and registration will be open soon. We hope this will be a successful fundraiser for the PTA!!! Thank you for your support!
With that hopefully clarified, our Mini Marathon Meeting today went very well. Thank you to those who were able to come! The date of the Mini Marathon will be Friday, September 28th. We will be starting the race at 5:30 this year to hopefully make it a little easier on the working parents.
We will be having an "Expo" from 4:00-6:30 that vendors can come to and advertise or sell products. We will also be having some food vendors there, so that families can have the opportunity to eat after the race if they would like. If you or anyone you know of would like to rent a space at the Expo, please contact Heidi at manilapta1213@gmail.com. The cost for a space will be $25.
We are wanting to dedicate this year's race to someone who has been a great influence on our school or community. We are going to name the race in their honor and then also honor them at the opening ceremony of the race. If you have someone you would like to acknowledge for this, please send their name and the reason you think they should be honored to manilapta1213@gmail.com.
Also, we are going to look for some Boy Scout Groups to help us have an Opening Ceremony and also volunteer at places around the route. If you know of any Boy Scout Troops that would like some service opportunities, have them contact Heidi Panter at manilapta1213@gmail.com.
The route last year seemed to work very well, so we will be following the same route this year. We will have online registration and paper registration, with incentive drawings for those that register online.
The T-shirt contest will be held again, so have your creative little artists start coming up with a design for the shirts!
We will be getting more information out, and registration will be open soon. We hope this will be a successful fundraiser for the PTA!!! Thank you for your support!
Monday, July 2, 2012
4th of July Fun
Just wanted to wish you all a Happy and Safe 4th of July!!! Thank you to all those who have served to protect our country's freedom!
Just a few fun things going on close to home...
Just a few fun things going on close to home...
Pleasant Grove City will be putting on a firework show July 4th beginning at dark (between 9:30 and 10:00pm) at the Pleasant Grove Junior High School (100 E 900 N). I would love it if a lot of people get out and support their community! It's right here close to home and they put on a great show!
Other things going on in
Utah County
- America’s Freedom Festival Children’s Parade - June 30th
- America’s Freedom Festival Freedom Days - July 2nd – 4th
- America’s Freedom Festival Balloon Fest - July 3 and 4
- Stadium of Fire with The Beach Boys & Scotty McCreery - July 4th
- America’s Freedom Festival Parade - July 4th
- Lehi City Fireworks at Thanksgiving Point - July 4th
Firework Letter from the Mayor
June 28, 2012
To All Citizens of Pleasant Grove:
Severely dry weather has created an extreme fire hazard throughout the state. Wildfires have already claimed thousands of acres, numerous homes, and at least one life this year. In response to the extraordinary danger we face, Governor Herbert has asked every city in Utah to enact immediate restrictions on the use of fireworks. In a unanimous vote of the city council this week, an ordinance was passed that limits the use of all fireworks in certain areas of the city.
This summer, all fireworks are banned in the hillside area east of the Murdock Canal from the south boundary of Pleasant Grove to 1100 North, and east of 100 East from 1100 North to the north boundary of the city. Maps showing the affected areas have been posted where fireworks are sold, and signs have been posted at key locations along the restricted boundary. We sincerely ask all of our citizens to be aware of these restricted zones and comply with the emergency measures we are taking.
We further recognize that even in non-restricted areas conditions are dangerous. Many structure fires begin outside the home, in open fields and vacant lots. Please take extra measures to ensure that your enjoyment of legal fireworks is done in a way that is safe for you and your neighbors.
We know that those living in restricted areas may have to interrupt traditions that span years or decades this summer. If your Fourth of July plans are altered because of these restrictions, we invite you to join your neighbors and fellow residents at the Junior High for our city-sponsored professional fireworks display.
Safety to life and property is our highest priority. We plead with you to understand and comply with these emergency measures. Let's all be unified in our goal for a zero-fire July, and let's be alert, aware, and active in our pursuit of that goal.
Sincerely,
Bruce W. Call
Mayor, Pleasant Grove City
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