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1 / October 3, 2013 Upcoming Events: NOW Oct 3-6 and Oct Oct 14 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 23 Oct Oct 26 Oct 28 Oct 31 Nov 1 Deadline to Order School Tshirts Solar Decathlon 2013 and XPO at Orange County Great Park, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Staff Development Day No School Harvest Cup Tournament Go Turtle Rockers! Entry deadline for PTA Reflections Contest Handwriting Night at Turtle Rock, MPR, 6:30 7:45 p.m. Red Ribbon Week Fall Festival; 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Parent Teacher Conferences Early Dismissal every day Parent Teacher Conferences No School LAST CALL for Turtle Rock Spirit Wear! Don t forget to order your Turtle Rock Spirit Wear online. PTA is selling $5 tshirts and $25 zippered hoodies available until October 4 th. Orders will ship to our school and be sent home with students. Order today at Handwriting Night in the MPR Join Mrs. Rosenthal on Wednesday, October 23 rd from 6:30 7:45 p.m. for an evening filled with handwriting improvement ideas. All grade levels are welcome! All participants, including parents, must bring their own paper, pencil, eraser and something hard to write on. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Donate Your New or Gently Used Books Donate your new or gently used books for our Fall Festival Book Sale! You may bring books appropriate for all ages to Room 2 either before or after school until Friday, October 25 th. PTA Fall Pledge Drive & Membership Drive. Remember to turn in your PTA membership and school directory forms to your child s teacher by October 8 th. Those parents and teachers who sign up to be a member of the PTA will receive a FREE school directory! If you ve misplaced any of your forms, be sure and check out our newly updated PTA Website ( In order to continue our support of Turtle Rock s many educational programs, we are suggesting a $220 per student donation, but will gladly accept any donation you are able to make at this time. Reflections The Reflections theme for is Believe, Dream, Inspire. Use your imagination to create a film, song, artwork, photograph, poem, short story or dance routine. You may enter as many times as you like in as many categories as you like. Each entry must be accompanied by an official entry form. Be sure to reflect the theme in your work. For rules and additional information, please visit Entry forms are attached and are located in the school office. The deadline for entry submission is October 21 st. Completed entries may be dropped off in the school office beginning October 7 th. Important Policy Regarding Absences Attendance is one of the key factors in the overall academic and social success of our children. We highly encourage your child to attend school unless your child is ill or has a medical appointment. Please do all you can to eliminate or minimize vacation and other travel during school time. Vacations and family trips are considered unexcused absences. Independent Study Contracts will no longer be available, a policy adopted by all IUSD elementary schools. Remember to call the 24-Hour Attendance Line ( ) anytime your child is not in school. If your child is late for school he/she must check in through the front office so that we know he/she has arrived. IPSF Movies at Woodbury IPSF is partnered with Woodbury Town Center to offer Family Movies for free and $1 popcorn. Select vendors in the Woodbury Town Center will donate 15% of purchases back for IPSF programs, which helps to keep our music Every child one voice

2 program running. See the attached flyer for dates and more information. Smoothie Fridays Return! To help defray the cost of the 6 th grade Outdoor Ed trip, Juice It Up will be here every Friday (unless it is raining) to sell smoothies. The smoothies come in two flavors: strawberry and mango. The cost is $4.00 each. Juice It Up gives a percentage of sales back to the school. Thanks for helping us support the wonderful Outdoor Ed program. Every child one voice

3 1. Go to: 2. Create an account 3. Select your sizes and items 4. Payment. Select between credit card or online check $5 5. That s it! Orders will ship to the school and be sent home with your student For your convenience, there will also be an order station available at Back to School Night $25 Ordering closes October 4 Contact Joann jbloxsom@outlook.com

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6 October 21, 2013 Honey Khawani at Reflections is a National PTA sponsored arts recognition program that encourages artistic expression. The Reflections theme for is Believe, Dream, Inspire. Use your imagination to create a film, song, artwork, photograph, poem, short story or dance routine. You may enter as many times as you like in as many categories as you like. Each entry must be accompanied by an official entry form. Be sure to reflect the theme in your work.

7 California State PTA National PTA Reflections Program Student Entry Process This form can be used by students entering a Local PTA Reflections program or for student winners to gather necessary information for completing the official Online Student Entry Process to advance to the next round in the National PTA Reflections Competition. Grade Level (Check one): Primary (Preschool Grade 2) Arts Category (Check one): Dance Choreography LOCAL PTA INFO Check one: PTA PTSA 8 digit PTA ID: Local Chair name: Official PTA/PTSA name: PTA address: Intermediate (Grades 3 5) Middle School (Grades 6 8) High School (Grades 9 12) Special Artist (All grades) Film Production Literature Music Composition Photography Visual Arts City State E mail Phone( ) ZIP Local PTA good standing status: Membership dues paid date / / Insurance paid date / / Bylaws approval date / / STUDENT INFORMATION Homeroom Teacher: Gender: Male Female Date of Birth: / / Grade: Student First Name: Student Last Name: Parent/Guardian Name: Parent/Guardian Address: City, State Zip: Parent/Guardian Parent/Guardian Phone: Artwork Title: Artist Statement (At least 1 sentence; maximum 100 words): I grant to National PTA an irrevocable, unlimited license to display, copy, sell, sublicense, publish, and create and sell derivative works from, my work submitted for the Reflections Program. National PTA is not responsible for lost or damaged works. Entries may not be returned. I understand that I must participate in the Reflections Program through a PTA/PTSA in good standing. I affirm that this is my own original work. I understand that the submission of my entry into the Reflections Program constitutes acceptance of the above conditions. Full signature of student Signature of parent/legal guardian (necessary if child is under 18 years) (See back for arts category questions)

8 ARTS CATEGORY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS Answer questions for the arts category relevant to your artwork submission. Dance Choreography 1. What is the title of the dance music? 2. Who is the performing artist or musical group? 3. Who is the composer? 4. Who wrote the lyrics? Film Production 1. What is the brand and model of camera that you used? 2. If you used editing software, what kind did you use? 3. If you used background music, what is the title? 4. Who is the performing artist or musical group? 5. Who is the composer? 4. Who wrote the lyrics? 6. List the names of the people who appeared in this film. Music Composition 1. Are there singers? If so, how many and what are their names? 2. Are there instruments? If so, what instruments? 3. If you used music composition software, what kind did you use? Photography 1. What brand and model of camera did you use? 2. What kind of process did you use to prepare your photograph? 3. Dimensions of picture? Dimensions with matting (no frames)? Visual Art 1. Describe the medium or type of visual art you developed (e.g., crayons, collage, oil on canvas). 2. Dimensions of picture? Dimensions with matting (no frames)?

9 SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS at WOODBURY TOWN CENTER S FRI DAY night FLIX FOUR WEEKS FREE Sept. 27 Oct. 18 GIVE & GET! Shop at any participating Woodbury Town Center eatery or store on any Friday from Sept. 27 Oct. 18, and 15% of all sales will benefit Irvine Public Schools Foundation. PRESENT THIS FLYER WITH PURCHASE. po p on over! FOR po pcorn PROCEEDS will BENEFIT IPSF! Participating Merchants Chick Fil A First Class Pizza Garbanzo Grill Halloween Bootique Majestic Spa Oceanic Fish Grill Rock N Road Cyclery Sport Clips Subway Tutti Frutti WoodBury Family Optometry DON T FORGET! YOUR LAWN CHAIRS AND/OR BLANKETS FOR SEATING ON THE GREEN Located on the corner of sand canyon ave. & irvine blvd. The Irvine Company LLC, 9/2013. Woodbury Town Center is a trademark of The Irvine Company