Hi ! Welcome to the 12/05/13 edition of the Desert Cove PTO eNews!! Did you know you can Click Here to View the eNews Archives in case you missed p

   
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Hi !

Welcome to the 12/05/13 edition of the Desert Cove PTO eNews!!

Did you know you can Click Here to View the eNews Archives in case you missed past issues?

The Weekly eNews is the Primary method of communication of what is going on at Desert Cove. In an effort to Go Green we do not send many communications home on paper. There are paper copies of flyers in the Front Office near the water fountains.

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Mark Your Calendars!

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December
Note: If there is a link in the date, click it for more info

▪ Dec 6 - Logo Wear Sales @ 2:30pm (Bike Rack)
▪ Dec 6 & 7 - Sounds of the Season @ PV Mall
▪ Dec 10 - PTO Meeting @ 6:30pm (Library)
▪ Dec 11 - United Parent Council (UPC) Meetings
▪ Dec 11 - Holiday Chorus & 1st Grade Performance @ 7pm
▪ Dec 12 - Desert Cove Spelling Bee @ 9am
▪ Dec 20 - Kinder Winter Concert @ 1:30pm
▪ Dec 23 - Jan 3 - WINTER BREAK

Click Here to go to the Full PTO Calendar

Click Here for the PV District Calendar

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Shopping Program Awareness Success!

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Awareness + Action = Accumulation!!

During the month of November, Homework assignments were given to Desert Cove families to learn more about the Shopping Programs we participate in that bring money back to the school at NO COST to you!

A huge THANK YOU to all that completed their homework!

The following participants were the winners of our weekly drawing:

Week 1 - Tatum McIntosh - $20 Fry's Gift card for registering her family's VIP card online

Week 2 - Aiden Leiter - $20 Gift Card to Game Stop for registering his family's email with School Cents

Week 3 - Ari and Rayna Mehta - $20 in gift cards for Starbucks for placing an order with Great Lakes Scrip

During the holiday season, remember to continue to support Desert Cove while you shop.

Click Here to See How All the Shopping Programs Add Up!

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Book Drive through December 11th

New or Gently Used Books are being collected at Desert Cove through Wednesday, December 11th. It is part of a district wide collection through the Arizona Education Assocation Educators Soaring with Aspiring Goals (eSwag) group.

The books will be donated to the following places:

• Forgach House or Children’s Crisis Center – Sierra Vista (Children’s Books)

• New Horizons Group Home – East Phoenix (Adolescent Books)

• Andre House – Downtown Phoenix (Adult Books)

• Crisis Nursery – West Phoenix (Children’s Books)

Click Here for More Details

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Apex Fun Run Update

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Congratulations to Lexi Pond for her Powered Up efforts in the Apex Fun Run! Lexi received the Go Pro Camera for collecting pledges of $50/lap! Way to go Lexi!

We are almost to 90% of our collections goal of 100% - very close to reaching our goal for the Apex Fun Run!

“Payment Reminder” letters for your students have been sent home so please encourage your sponsors to submit their pledge as soon as possible as this is our ONLY major fundraiser for the year!

Sponsors can pay on the “My Pledges” tab for their student at www.apexfunrun.com.

If you have any questions about pledges or need your student’s access code, please contact Desert Cove PTO at finance@desertcovepto.org or email Apex at info@apexfunrun.com.

Thank you SO MUCH for making the Apex Fun Run such a wonderful event for our school!

Click Here to read about why we fundraise for Desert Cove!

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Thanks to Our Gold Sponsor:
Paradise Valley School of Karate

Paradise Valley School of Karate was established in 1981 and has continuously offered quality instruction for 30 years. We offer Traditional Karate, Before & After School Programs (including transportation), Women's Self Defense, Teen Awareness and Cardio Kickboxing. Courtesy, Etiquette and discipline are all combined with traditional karate and self defenses to provide a well rounded program

Click Here to Visit the Website

Click Here to Visit the Facebook Page

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School Cents Bonus Points - Sound of the Season

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As of the November 15th Points Reporting, we are 800,000 POINTS behind Paradise Valley High School!! (we caught up by 100,000!! GREAT JOB)

1,000 BONUS POINTS OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEKEND!!

Sounds of the Season

Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7

Check out the talents of local organizations, including PV Schools,
as they showcase festive holiday performances in Center Court.

Sign in at Guest Services December 6th AND 7th to
EARN 1,000 POINTS PER PERSON.

Sounds of the Season continues each Friday and Saturday through December 21.

For a full schedule of performances, visit TheParadiseValleyMall.com.

Click Here for More School Cents Details

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Logo Wear Updates!!

Logo Wear Orders are ALMOST HERE! Look for delivery to your child's classroom by Friday, December 13th!

SPECIAL LOGO WEAR PURCHASE OPPORTUNITY
THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6TH!!

We will be selling Logo Wear
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6th AFTER SCHOOL
near the Bike Racks!!
It will include designs from previous years as well as some select NEW logo wear!

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Itty Bitty Miracles

Thanks to Our Gold Sponsor:
Itty Bitty Miracles


Itty Bitty Miracles creates and sells special gifts for special moments - custom baby shower gifts and centerpieces including diaper cakes, gift baskets and gift boxes. We also sell general gifts for moms and babies including baby blankets, gift sets, hair accessories, photo albums and much more.

Our mission is simple: We are committed to providing our customers the highest quality products and service at the lowest possible cost. We hope to be your one stop gift shop for moms and babies.


Click Here to Visit the Website

Click Here to Visit the Facebook Page

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Thank You for Another Awesome Book Fair!

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Another huge THANK YOU to all that supported the Book Fair! Because of you, our library now has NEW BOOKS! Look for those new books on the library shelves soon!!

Thank you to Jennifer Brown and the following volunteers of time and donations who helped make the Book Fair a tremendous success:

Andrew Hutchinson, Mindy McCrary, Jennifer Zeller, Jennifer Underwood, Victoria Shupe, Rajal Mehta, Sarah Wilke, Sonya Vandermolen, Angie Bettencourt, Rich Gulden, Betsy Graber, Olga Ptashnyuk, Kelly Stokes, Carrie Wakefield, Crystal Blair

Also, THANK YOU to the following guest readers for Family Reading Night:

Becky Custer, Judy Reid, Diana Flores, Cindy Judy, Kate Stewart, Gina Bair, Elizabeth Vickroy, Caycee Cooper

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December UPC Meetings - 12/11/2013

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DESERT COVE NEEDS UPC REPRESENTATIVES!!

We can have up to THREE representatives that can rotate attending the meetings on Desert Cove's behalf and reporting information back at the Monthly PTO Meetings.

PLEASE NOTE: The UPC Meetings are DAYTIME Meetings.

Click Here for More Details on UPC Rep Responsibilities

Email volunteer@desertcovepto.org if you are interested in being a UPC rep.
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Monthly Meetings & Programs are open to the Public

Topic of General Program:
Coffee and Conversation with the Cabinet

Click Here for Details on the General Program.pdf)

Click Here for all Important UPC Dates

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