December 2012
DATES TO REMEMBER
November
30thHoliday Shoppe, Multipurpose room, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. refreshments will be available
December
NO PTA MEETING IN DECMEMBER
1stHoliday Shoppe, Multi-purpose room, 9:00 a.m. to noon refreshments will be available
10thChristmas Around the World concert at CDMS 7:00 p.m.
14th2nd Grade Trip to the Capital (9:00 a.m. to noon)
16thHershey Bear Ticket Order Forms Due (see flyer at end of newsletter)
18th4th and 5th Grade Holiday Concert at CDHS 7:00 p.m.
19thPizza Hut Family Fun Night - Devonshire Road Location (see flyer at end of newsletter)
21stWinter Parties 2:45 p.m. (AM Kindergarten 10:45 a.m.)
24th to Jan 1st WINTER BREAK – NO SCHOOL
January
Jan. 8, 2013 WH PTA meeting, 7 pm in the Library, childcare provided
NOTES FROM MR. C
It never seems to amaze me how time flies by so quickly. The first marking period is over and we are almost mid-way through the second marking period, parent/teacher conferences are finished and all of the turkey and stuffing has been eaten and we all have begun our Christmas/Holiday shopping! By the time you receive this there will be only 3 weeks left to finish your holiday shopping! Hopefully we will have a very snowy winter, unlike like last winter, as you all know how happy that makes Mr. C. Keeping this in mind, please continue to monitor your child’s academic progress during this busy time before the holidays. With all of the holiday distractions and winter sports season beginning, it is very easy to miss a homework assignment or study for a test. Please review daily your child’s planner for upcoming tests and assignments and continue staying in touch with their teacher if you have any questions or concerns. Finally, on behalf of the all of us here at West Hanover, as well as our families, I would like to wish all of the students and their families a safe and happy holiday season! Enjoy time spent with your family and safe travel to all! One other thing:
LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!
“MR.C.” "LEARN LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY!"
PTA OFFICERS
If you have any PTA related questions or concerns, please feel free to contact an officer. Happy Holidays to our West Hanover Family!!!
Melissa Van Eck President 991-1221
Nancy Ludwig Vice President 583-2256
Heather Wagner Secretary 651-0724
Carrie Criley Treasurer 540-5168
Check out West Hanover PTA on the web!!! Go to under “organizations”.
LITERACY LAB
As part of the RTII Skills groups that occur at West Hanover, some students attend the Literacy Lab in order to practice reading fluency. We have two grade levels that are utilizing the Literacy Lab this year; 3rd and 5th grades. At this time, we are in need of volunteers to help out with our 5th grade group, which meets from 3:00 to 3:30 on Cycle Days 1-3. If you are able to help out on one of those days, please contact me as soon as possible. You could help out in the Literacy Lab and then pick your child up at the end of school. If you are available please contact Mrs. Hisiro at the school (657-3210, x89333) or at .
WILDCAT SKI CLUB (Skiing and riding at a group discount rate.)
Do you love winter and the snow as much as Mr. C. does, even if we do not get enough of both? Do you love to ski or snowboard? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then the WILDCAT SKI CLUB is for you! This is the only elementary Ski Club in the district and it is open to anyone: teachers, parents, students, friends and relatives. The club was organized to facilitate discounted group rates to anyone regardless of age or experience. If you are interested in more information on the cost of the different packages, please contact Mr. C. at the school. While there is no cost to join the WILDCAT SKI CLUB, the NCC’s are only sold through ski clubs and schools.
PARTY PARENT REMINDER
The WINTER HOLIDAYparty will be held on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21ST. Kindergarten AM parties will begin promptly at 10:45 AM. Kindergarten PM and grades 1-5 parties will begin promptly at 2:45 PM. Enjoy your party!
ASSEMBLIES
Thank you to all the parents who volunteered their time to help with the Mobile AG Lab. The students, teachers and even volunteers had a great time!
BAKE AND SUB SALE
As always, the Election Day Bake and Sub Sale was quite a success. We sold over 600 sandwiches and $380 worth of baked goods and food at the election bringing our total profit to $1855 for the PTA! Thank you to everyone who sold or purchased sandwiches, donated food, volunteered their time and/or purchased baked goods. Please consider participating in our next Election Day Bake and Sub Sale on May 21st.
GIANT A+ REWARDS
Our school has earned $844 for the first month of the rewards program with 227 Bonuscard designations. If you haven’t registered, there is still time to help our school. Please either go to to designate our school online using West Hanover School ID Code #01283 or email your Bonuscard number to Sue D’Ambrosia at and she will handle the registration.
BOX TOPS
Thank you to all the students and families that continue to collect Box Tops. If you have been saving your Box Tops to turn in for a contest, please note Box Tops do have expiration dates. You may have some that expire 12/31/12. Please look through what you have and turn in any that are due to expire so our school can get credit. Box Tops with expired dates do not count. Look for more information shortly on an upcoming classroom vs. classroom collection contest. Contact Sue D’Ambrosia at with questions.
2012 PTA REFLECTIONS CONTEST WINNERS
Congratulations to the 2012 PTA Reflections winners.Winning entries will be judged at the regional and state levels. All entries will be highlighted at the art festival on January 23rd. Mark your calendars for this fun event!
Music
1st Place: Max L.
Film Production
1st Place:Aiden C.
Literature
1st Place:Max L.
Primary Visual Arts
1st Place:Parker H.
2nd Place:Owen C.
3rd Place:Carson C.
Intermediate Visual Arts
1st Place:Justin Y.
2nd Place:Max L.
3rd Place: Joseph W.
4th Place:Justin Y.
5th Place:Grace .
Primary Photography
1st Place:Parker H.
Intermediate Photography
1st Place:Grace L.
2nd Place:Joshua L.
3rd Place:Gavin Y.
4th Place:Katie V.
PAC (Parent Advisory Committee)
Barbra Ferster is West Hanover’s PAC representative. Parent representatives from each school in the district meet monthly with administration personnel to discuss any issues that parents may have regarding their schools and/or students. If there are any questions that you would like brought to the administration, please contact Barbra at . PAC Alternate Needed: If you might be interested in serving as an alternate representative for West Hanover in the event that Barbra can not attend, please contact her ate .
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
Thank you to everyone who assisted in making this fall’s book fair such a success. Despite an unexpected schedule change of Family Night (two years in a row) we sold over $6000 worth of books in just two days. This has allowed us to purchase over $1800 worth of scholastic books for the library and over $1800 worth of books and magazines for the classrooms at WH as well as purchasing book fair prizes to promote the upcoming book fairs at West Hanover. A special thank you to The Manor Restaurant, KL Nails, Thirty-One Gifts (Jenn Lock) and American Pie for donating raffle items. These items assisted us in collecting just over $300 for All for Books! West Hanover should be proud of the way our students donate to others in need! The committee looks forward to bringing the Buy One/Get One Free Scholastic Fairy to you this May! We hope to see you then!
SCHOOL STORE
We plan to have school store items available for purchase at Santa’s Work Shoppe on November 30th and December 1st. This will also give parents an opportunity to see the items we sell at the schools store. Again, many thanks to the fifth graders who work hard to keep the school store up and running! Please help your child remember their scheduled day to work. Any questions or concerns can be directed to Kelly Gerard at .
SERVICE PROJECT
We have completed several service projects so far this year. The food we collected went directly to the LifePointeChurch in WestHanoverTownship to help feed local families. The Humane Society collection has just finished up…thank you to all for your generous donations. The students collected $205.39 for the Humane Society. If anyone has a charity or idea we can work with, please contact Sue Pazuchanics at .
SPIRIT WEAR
The Wildcat shirts are in and will be distributed after Thanksgiving. Look for information soon on product sales for the holiday season.
STAFF APPRECIATION COOKIE EXCHANGE
The PTA Staff Appreciate Committee would like your help in donating cookies to give to the West Hanover Staff and Bus Drivers for Christmas. Let’s really show these amazing men and women how much we appreciate their hard work! Our goal is to give each staff member two dozen cookies. This means we need approximately 120 dozen!! They don’t have to be fancy, they don’t even have to be homemade. Please sign up to donate cookies in appreciation for all our staff’s tireless giving. Please email Becky Weiman by December 1st, 2012 at with your name, type, and number of cookies you can donate. We can also use individually wrapped chocolates!
TALENT SHOW
It is the time of year to start thinking about the annual West Hanover Elementary Talent Show! Over the Winter break practice your singing, dancing, magic, instruments, puppetry, or any other great talent and be ready to sign up in January for the show. Look for sign up sheets on eBackpack and the PTA website after the first of the year.
STAFF BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER
02Jordan Neff
13Ashley Oswald
15Connie Dunkle
26Pat Kochenderfer
27Stephanie Morrow
31Trish Foley
Pizza Hut® Fundraiser Night
Come Help Raise Funds for
WEST HANOVER PTA-SPIRIT COMMITTEE
By Participating with Pizza Hut in a Pizza Hut Fundraiser Night!
When: Wednesday, December 19th
Where: Devonshire Road Pizza Hut
(Dine-in/Carryout/Delivery)
What time: 4-9pm
Phone: 652-3606
Please order from Pizza Hut on the date and time shown above and our organization will receive 20%* of the sales generated! Don’t forget to detach the fundraiser ticket and bring it with you to Pizza Hut!
Hershey Bears VS. Connecticut Whale
SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013
Join your friends for a night with the Hershey Bears!! Enjoy Dollar Dogs & a snow globe giveaway ( 1st 4000 fans). If 100 or more tickets are sold for this event, we will receive an official practice jersey signed by the 2012-2013 Hershey Bears. Everyone who purchased a ticket will be entered into a drawing to win this jersey!!! ( Note- There will only be 1 winner).
Fill out the bottom portion of this form and return with payment ( CASH or CHECK only made out to the Hershey Bears) to reserve your tickets!
Forms and Payment MUST be received by December 16th. Tickets will be delivered to the students at school, unless otherwise specified.
Contact Deanna Acri with any questions- 717-651-2815 or
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If more than one family wants to sit together, then please put all tickets on one form. Tickets will be assigned by the Giant Center.
SEAT LEVEL / QUANTITY / TICKET PRICE / TOTAL ORDER100 / X / $19.00 each / $
200 / X / $15.00 each / $
TOTAL / $
**Please make checks payable to the Hershey Bears