GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The PTA needs your help... We want everyone to know about all the wonderful programs and fun activities that the PTA has been providing for Overlake Elementary and we need help getting the word out about our blog. Here is how to enter for your chance to win a gift card to Cafe Rio!

• Become a follower for the Overlake Elementary blog. Look on the right hand side of the blog and look for the title of "followers" , click the word follow in the box and register for the blog. Your name will automatically be entered in the drawing. If you have already registered with the blog, you will have your name entered in as well. It is just that easy!

The winner will be announced on our blog on February 15th 2010. Please email any questions or concerns in regards to the PTA to overlakeelementary@gmail.com


Thank you so much for your support!!!

Emergency Preparedness Drive

This week is Safety and Emergency Preparedness week at Overlake! We are asking for donations to complete the Classroom Emergency Kit for each classroom, as suggested by the Utah Department of Public Safety. The class that collects the most donations will earn and ICE CREAM PARTY!!!!!! The items needed are listed below and can be deposited in boxes located outside each classroom and the main office. Thank you for helping us be more prepared.

Suggested Items for Donations

Leather work gloves
Emergency pressure dressings ( size 5x9)
Space blankets
Tarp or ground cover
Snack bars ( energy bars, granola bars, etc.. no peanuts please)
Whistle

Reality Town and Science Fair at Clarke Johnson Jr High

There are two events coming up at Clarke Johnson Jr. High
> that we have been asked to help with. We need parent
> volunteers to help with Reality Town and the Science Fair.
>
>
> Reality Town: This is a program that
> involves 8th grade students only. We need volunteers to
> help in the Reality Town itself, and also parents who could
> help bring lunch in for the teachers and volunteers.
> Being a volunteer in the "town" requires a full
> school day commitment, 7:30 AM to 2:15PM on Thursday,
> February 3. If you are interested in participating with
> this, please contact Martha Johansen directly by phone or
> email: 843-9179; marthajo751@hotmail.com.
>
>
> Science Fair: Clarke Johnson Jr. High is
> hosting the district science fair on Friday, February 19.
> Donna Ward has asked PTSA if we could provide some
> volunteers. We need parents to help set up on Thursday,
> Feb. 18; parents be judges, parents to help tally up
> scores, and parents to put the awards on the projects on
> Friday, Feb. 19. Here is an approximate time commitment
> for each area: judging - 7:45 AM to 1:00 PM; score tally
> - 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM; awards - 12:00 PM to 2:15. We
> would also like PTSA to provide a lunch for the volunteers
> on the 19th, so if you'd like to help, but can't
> commit to the times mentioned above, please help out by
> offering to bring something for the lunch. If you are
> interested in participating with this, please contact Martha
> Johansen directly by phone or email: 843-9179;
> marthajo751@hotmail.com.
>
> We appreciate your help!
>
> Martha Johansen
>

Who loves Mcdonalds?????

Do you need a good reason to go to McDonalds? January 13th, 2010 at the LAKE POINT MCDONALDS from 5pm - 8pm is the OVERLAKE PTA MCDONALDS NIGHT. 10% of all proceeds from sales will go to the OVERLAKE PTA! Hope to see you there.

Don't forget to scroll down to read a message from the princicpal and how you can help out our Focus on the Arts program.

Focus on the Art Program

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!!

The focus on the Arts Program is in need of volunteers!
All materials and lesson plans are provided and you don't need to be artistic to teach. You can plan on one hour a week and there are many classes that are still in need of teachers. You can volunteer for as many classes as you would like. We hope that you can come and experience this great opportunity that the Overlake PTA offers our children.
Please contact the front office if you are interested in helping out.

Upcoming events!!!

• School science fair will be held January 29th. Details will be sent home soon. For questions contact Mrs. Timmreck at ctimmreck@tooelesd.org or 843-3805.

• Maturation for 4-6th will be held January 22nd. Information and permission slips will be coming home soon.

• Report cards will be sent home January 22nd.

• Dads and Donuts is January 27th at 8:00 am.

• Janaury 15th will be a Wednesday schedule for students (1:05 dismissal). Teachers will be working on grading and report cards in the afternoon.

Message from the Principal

Welcome back students and parents! I hope that everyone had a safe, happy, and relaxing holiday vacation. We are so happy to have everyone back and want especially to welcome the new families who have joined us at Overlake. We have now entered what is often considered the "best" time of the school year. The holidays are over, it's cold and snowy outside, and the world has slowed down a bit. It's that time of year when our academic learning can take our full focus. I want to thank all of our parents for the great job they do to work with their students on their homework and other school activities such as daily home reading. This support of what our teachers do here is day really does make a difference in your child's academic performance. It's a gift you give your child that lasts a lifetime! We are here to serve you and hope that you will feel welcome to stop by the school frequently.

Sincerely,

Principal Jan Johnson